Since she just recovered from a fever, Lu Beichen didn’t trouble her, just held her in his arms at night to sleep.
While eating, she seemed a little down, so he asked, "What’s wrong? Didn’t you handle Shen Congjun easily today, or did you actually encounter some problem?"
He thought it was because of that matter, and Ji Niandong didn’t expose it, so she went along with him and said, "I want Shen Congjun to return twenty thousand to me within a week, plus the property deed for the house in New City Garden!"
Though Shen Congjun wasn’t very famous, he should be able to come up with twenty thousand; it wasn’t too hard for him. However, he didn’t expect the little woman to demand that house!
That house is on the second ring of New City, and current house prices are more than twice what they were back then, with a rising trend!
Lu Beichen chuckled softly, "Mrs. Lu, you have a keen eye, knowing that the house is worth more than the money he has!"
"That house was originally mine!" Mentioning this, Ji Niandong was vaguely angry, "That was the money from the compensation for my car accident, it’s something I exchanged with my life!"
Lu Beichen’s hands holding her stiffened, then he lowered his head and frowned as he asked, "You were in a car accident, and it’s compensation money from the perpetrator?"
"Yes, Lingling said so, and Shen Congjun didn’t deny it!" Ji Niandong’s voice carried a hint of grievance, as she rubbed her forehead against his chest repeatedly, like a wounded little kitten, "Little Uncle, people really are unpredictable!"
Lu Beichen raised his hand to stroke her head, the soft touch made him feel reassured, "Then, it indeed needs to be reclaimed! Do you need my help with anything?"
"You don’t need to do anything! Your name is enough to help me, Shen Congjun won’t dare not to give it to me, because he’s afraid if you take action, then he’ll truly have nothing!" After knowing him for twenty-five years, she was well aware of his cowardly nature; she just hadn’t expected to become the target of his bullying!
"You won’t let me intervene." He paused, "Are you leaving room for him, afraid he’ll have nothing left?"
"No!" Ji Niandong said lightly, "He’s always been a failure, now just barely surviving in the entertainment industry, eventually he will get his comeuppance, but it shouldn’t be me forcing him into a corner, then I would be just like him, and Lingling wouldn’t know what to do with herself!"
The little woman does distinguish between right and wrong, balancing her considerations, only...
Lu Beichen replied calmly, "Indeed, he’ll get his comeuppance sooner or later!"
"Yes! Him getting his comeuppance is his own matter! I hope he gets it sooner!" She suddenly felt a bit cold and snuggled closer to his embrace.
"Mrs. Lu, hugging so tight, can you still breathe?" Lu Beichen asked with a chuckle.
"Yes!" she softly replied, then suddenly raised her head from his embrace, and asked, "Little Uncle, did you promise Nian Nian that you would let him reunite with his mom?"
She just couldn’t help but ask!
"What’s wrong? Did he tell you?" Lu Beichen asked, his voice revealing nothing unusual.
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If Nian Nian reunites with his mom, then what about me?
Ji Niandong opened her mouth, and after a long while, she said, "Little Uncle, I’m tired!"
"Then sleep!" he gently stroked her back, "Don’t overthink, you’ll always be my Mrs. Lu!"
He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, a good night kiss!
But his comfort was also his promise!
Ji Niandong knew very well, and there was a trace of contentment in her heart, "Mm, good night, Little Uncle!"