A street urchin turned academic genius, starting by saving the blind school beauty.

Chapter 111 Chat with Xu Feng

Lu Zhaoye helped Xu Feng out of the stinking toilet, ignoring Cao Jian.

The two walked together to an open space outside the dormitory building, where the air was deathly still.

Lu Zhaoye felt the vibration in his pocket, took out his phone, paused after seeing the contact name, and slowly said,

"Dad...no, Uncle Xu, it's Xu Ziqing on the phone."

Xu Feng was taken aback at first, but he smiled when he heard Lu Zhaoye's change in address. He picked up his phone, hesitated for a long time, and then answered the call.

"Big brother, how are you? Waaaaah!"

"Big brother, are you alright? Don't scare me, waaaaah."

"Big brother, if all else fails, let's call the police, sob sob..."

Lu Zhaoye broke out in a cold sweat. Why wasn't anyone talking about his father? He secretly glanced at Xu Feng's face beside him.

Xu Feng's face showed no signs of anger or sadness; instead, a relieved smile appeared on his face. He slowly began to speak.

"Qingqing, your older brother is doing very well."

"It's alright now, don't cry."

"..."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, but a few seconds later, a burst of laughter broke through the tears.

"Dad, I'm so glad you're okay."

"What exactly happened? Did they give you a hard time? Are you alright?"

"..."

Lu Zhaoye and Xu Feng walked to a bench and sat down slowly. He listened to the father and daughter's conversation and raised his head slightly.

It must be said that Xu Ziqing's parents are very good people, and judging from their conversation, their family atmosphere is really good.

Even though Xu Ziqing and Xu Feng hadn't seen each other for a long time, the father-daughter relationship hadn't grown distant with time or distance.

Lu Zhaoye smiled slightly. In his previous life, he was an orphan. He had never experienced his mother's care or his father's reprimands.

Therefore, he was actually afraid and anxious about having both parents in this life.

For someone who has been reborn twice, perhaps only this kind of unspeakable emotion is what makes Lu Zhaoye most nervous.

However, judging from his last conversation with his mother, Lu Zhaoye felt that his family atmosphere... seemed to be quite good.

Lu Zhaoye thought for a moment and realized that he hadn't seen his father yet. He decided to wait until after the city competition next week and go home for a visit.

After all, he was still looking forward to being the father of the Pirate King.

Just then, Lu Zhaoye suddenly felt a light tap on his thigh. He turned his head...

The call had already been disconnected. Xu Feng was looking at him, but his gaze... seemed a little off?

"Ono, thank you so much this time."

Lu Zhaoye smiled and quickly waved his hand.

"It's alright, Uncle, it's what I should do."

Xu Feng frowned, looking at the now gentle Lu Zhaoye, a sudden worry creeping into his heart. After all, the coldness Lu Zhaoye had displayed towards Cao Jian just now wasn't an act.

"Xiao Ye, I heard from Qing Qing that when you came, all you knew was that I was beaten up by a factory foreman surnamed Cao, right?"

Xu Feng stared at Lu Zhaoye, his eyes scrutinizing him.

"Our factory isn't big, but there happen to be two factory supervisors surnamed Cao. How did you know it was him?"

Lu Zhaoye was taken aback, this was something he hadn't expected. He laughed and told Cao Jian the whole truth with great interest.

After hearing this, Xu Feng also laughed heartily, slapping Lu Zhaoye on the shoulder so hard he almost vomited blood.

"Good lad, you're brave and resourceful."

"But what exactly was 'that day' you were talking about with Cao Jian?"

Lu Zhaoye still had a smile on his face, and when he heard Xu Feng's question, he explained again.

"It was just something I made up. I'm just a kid who's only been in Nanjing for half a day. How would I know anything about this?"

The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.

Xu Feng's doubts were completely resolved, but his worries about Lu Zhaoye increased even more.

After all, would a child who is so brave, resourceful, and calm in handling matters really fall for his daughter?

He knew deeply that Qingqing couldn't suffer any more harm, otherwise his family would truly be completely broken.

But Xu Feng also knew that his daughter might actually change completely because of this boy, so he wanted to observe her more.

"Alright, Ono, you should hurry up and go find Qingqing too, don't keep her waiting too long."

Lu Zhaoye suppressed his smile and nodded; it was indeed getting late.

However, he also had some things he wanted to discuss with Xu Feng.

"Uncle Xu, I overheard you talking to Xu Ziqing just now. It seemed like you didn't tell the truth; you just brushed it off lightly."

"I know you don't want Xu Ziqing to worry about you, but for Xu Ziqing..."

"The unknown itself is a source of worry."

Having said that, Lu Zhaoye stared intently at Xu Feng and spoke each word clearly.

"Therefore, I think it's best not to hide this matter."

Xu Feng was stunned upon hearing this. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and subconsciously offered one to Lu Zhaoye, but quickly realized that he was still a child.

Just as he was about to stop, Lu Zhaoye suddenly took the cigarette butt from Xu Feng and, to Xu Feng's astonishment, put it in his mouth and lit it.

"It's alright, Uncle Xu, you can smoke."

Xu Feng nodded, took a deep drag on his cigarette, and then slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, feeling much better.

"In addition, the fact that I helped you resign without prior discussion was essentially because of Xu Ziqing."

Xu Feng was taken aback again. He frowned and asked,

"Is it because of Qingqing, or because I can't stay here anymore?"

Lu Zhaoye shook his head and said with a smile,

"No, actually, if you stayed here, you might have even better opportunities."

"After all, now that he has something on Cao Jian, he probably won't bother you anymore. On the contrary, he might treat you like a god."

Xu Feng chuckled and quickly waved his hand.

"I don't have that ability. Cao Jian is very good with words, he'll find out about this sooner or later."

Lu Zhaoye nodded. He had been worried that if he spoke up, Xu Feng would change his mind.

After all, no one can predict the greed in human nature.

However, Xu Feng was able to see himself clearly, and having such a clear-headed father gave Lu Zhaoye even more confidence in Xu Ziqing's future recovery.

"I took that into consideration, which is why I made this decision for you."

"Instead of living here in fear and anxiety, it's better to quit while you're ahead and retire gracefully."

"Moreover, for Xu Ziqing's eyes to recover, in addition to having enough money, she also needs enough courage."

"If you shoulder everything alone, Xu Ziqing will only feel like a burden."

"In that case, you and Aunt Xu are putting too much pressure on him, which will make him less courageous and even less willing to cooperate with the treatment."

After Lu Zhaoye finished speaking in one breath, his tone was somewhat excited, but every word he said came from the bottom of his heart.

In fact, many diseases can be cured not only with money. Sometimes, in addition to money, love can also completely cure an illness.

A brief, deathly silence fell over the air.

After finishing his cigarette, Xu Feng looked at the pitch-black sky and suddenly a star appeared. His stubble-covered jaw twitched slightly. He stood up and said to Lu Zhaoye,

"Ono, no matter what happens to my Qingqing in the future, I thank you on behalf of my whole family."

Then, under Lu Zhaoye's bewildered gaze, Xu Feng slowly bent down and bowed to Lu Zhaoye.