He wouldn’t and didn’t dare to. Nobody dared to touch his—Chu Lui’s-daughter. Qin Luo knew him for more than ten years already. If he didn’t have complete trust in Qin Luo, there was no way he would’ve handed his daughter over to him. Du Jingtang scoffed. “Okay, okay. Just pretend that I didn’t say anything. Just pretend that I didn’t say anything.”


  He wasn’t an idiot. He was just too worried about the little cutie. Alright then. He had already expressed his concerns; now, all that was left for him to do was sit and wait.

  It was just that it felt like there were thorns on his butt; there was no way for him to sit still.

  They waited for another unknown period of time. Du Jingtang waited so long that he felt like scratching the wall already. He checked the watch on his wrist from time to time. Another ten minutes had passed. Just then, the sound of lighthearted footsteps traveled from inside the room; and the three of them redirected their gaze.

  Qin Luo held Rainy’s hand and walked out. Although Rainy’s eyes were still red, she had evidently stopped crying. Her ugly and unsightly watermelon head had been permed into a few cute curls by Qin Luo. It wasn’t long, and it wasn’t short-very suited for this extremely attractive small face. Upon seeing it

  —even though her hairstyle was still short, it made her appear a lot more naive and cuter than before. This was really better than that watermelon head. Furthermore, she really looked like a mixed-blood now. Her hair was also slightly dyed into a light shade of linen.

  “Don’t worry. This dying agent won’t harm her body.” Qin Luo explained. Of course, he knew what Chu Lui was worried about. “Of course.” His voice continued. “These colors will stay with the hair as it grows, making it look more natural and prettier.” He held Rainy’s hands as he approached them. Then he let go of her tiny hands.

  “Alright, Baby, go look for your Mommy.”


  Rainy extremely obediently nodded her head before running towards Xia Ruoxin and hugging her tightly. “Mommy, is Rainy pretty?” She saw herself in the mirror just now, and she looked almost like her dolly. She really liked it. There were even small curls on her hair.

  “Really beautiful.” Xia Ruoxin complimented her daughter and smiled gratefully at Qin Luo. Qin Luo simply raised his eyebrows. “You don’t have to thank me because somebody will be paying me quite a large sum of money for this. I won’t need to do business for a few months.”


  He nonchalantly stood at the side and placed his hand on his chin. “Don’t you agree? Mr. Chu. This time will cost more than four years ago. Remember, deposit the money into my account. Pay anything less, and I’ll be going directly to your office to get my money. Don’t blame me for embarrassing you then.” Qin Luo sluggishly narrowed his eyes. Yes, Chu Luithis man, he was a stupid man with a lot of money. He could probably blackmail him for more money. Anyway, Chu Lui could just pluck a strand of his hair, and that would be enough for him to feast for a year.

  “Don’t worry, I won’t pay you any less.” Chu Lui stood up and placed both of his hands into his pocket. Although nonchalant, it also looked dignified. He closed both of his eyes, and surprisingly, he suddenly felt faint. He quickly shook his head, wanting to feel a little more awake.

  Du Jingtang was totally satisfied with Rainy’s new look. She really looked like a mixed-blood baby. Those small curls especially, they could randomly be tied up with a variety of ribbons. She could even have an entire head of ribbons.

  “Du Jingtang, let me warn you. Don’t you dare touch Rainy’s hair again.” Du Jingtang was still thinking about it when-in the end-he heard Chu Lui’s cold, tough voice; making his entire body involuntarily freeze for a moment. For god’s sake. This man was definitely that bug in his stomach. How did he always know what he was thinking about? It was really repulsive.

  “Little Cutie, come and let uncle hug you.” Du Jingtang reached out his hands to carry Rainy. However, Rainy simply blinked her eyes at him and then shook her head. Her sweet voice resonated: “Rainy wants Mommy to carry her, not Uncle.”


  She buried her small face in Xia Ruoxin’s chest. With Mommy here, she didn’t want anybody else.

  Du Jingtang’s expression crumbled. This heartless child, he doted on her so much for nothing. There was no way for him to not dote on her. Who asked her to be so cute? It made him always unable to reject her.

  Forget it. He was no match for her mother in the first place anyway.

  “Thank you, we’ll get going.” Xia Ruoxin picked her daughter up, her eyes constantly avoiding Chu Lui. Then, she turned around and left. Nothing was going to change even if she took another look. That’s why she might as well just not take another look at him. She might as well just let it be.

  “That time, I felt like you would regret it, and it turned out to be true.” Qin Luo straightened his body and approached Chu Lui. He placed his hand on Chu Lui’s shoulder. Then, he applied pressure to it. Chu Lui’s body swayed slightly before Qin Luo released his hand. “You’re really sick. Go back to the hospital. I don’t want to have to attend your funeral a few days later.”


  After speaking those harsh words, he brazenly swung his body around and walked forward. “You really lost to your stubbornness. You clearly loved her, and yet you kept saying you hated her. You sure knew how to lie to yourself. There are many idiots in this world, and it turns out that you’re one, too.”


  “Yes, I regret it already. However, there’s nobody to give me a second chance.” Chu Lui’s lips lifted into a bitter smile. People only get one chance. A second chance was really too hard to get—so much so that it practically didn’t exist.

  “If I gave you another four years. What would you do?” Qin Luo suddenly stopped walking. Another four years, it was important to know that four years was a long time-very long. What would he do then? Qin Luo really wanted to know.

  “I would do everything that I can. It doesn’t even matter if it’s four years, eight years, or sixteen years of my life. Even if it was my entire life, I’d be fine with it. I don’t just owe it to her; I owe it to myself to do this. I owe her a mountain of debt and my happiness as well.” The hands by Chu Lui’s sides clenched firmly into fists. The pain within his palms made him feel a little more awake. It didn’t matter how long, he was willing to wait; even if it was going to take a lifetime, he didn’t mind.

  The only thing he was afraid of was not waiting for this chance. He already said it before; he wasn’t going to force her ever again. That meant that he also wasn’t going to use his old methods. He wasn’t going to steal things from others anymore; instead, he would learn how to be understanding. Then learn the absurd-how to be appeasing.

  “Really? I had never thought of you as such a devoted man. Chu Lui, you have really opened my eyes. What a revelation. However, as your friend, I do hope that you can go back to how you were before. At the very least, you were powerful then.”


  Chu Lui’s throat stung a little. Was he powerful? No. As brilliant as his schemes were and as capable as he was, there was no point in him expanding the Chu Enterprise because he was just a man-an ordinary man. He felt exhaustion and loneliness just as any other human did, and at the very end, he actually had nobody by his side.

  As compared to him, that Gao Yi was evidently way more fortunate.

  At the very least, he had her.