Substitute Driver's Notes

Chapter 68 My abilities are limited

Shen Yueru asked in a trembling voice, "Brother Wei, are we just going to talk like this?"

After chatting for a while, Shen Yueru also addressed him as Brother Wei without any hesitation.

"Hmm!" Nonsense, what's the point of talking to a silly woman like you? I can't just pay for my food and lodging for nothing, I need to find someone to reimburse me, right?

Looking at Shen Yueru's timid appearance, Li Wei was speechless. What was I doing this for? It's because I'm afraid of being clung to by this silly, pig-headed beauty.

Of course, you can't say that to outsiders; you have to boast that you are a chivalrous and righteous hero who loves helping others.

Li Wei, with the air of a true man, wanted to take Shen Yueru to discuss business, but she stumped him with a question she posed.

"Brother Wei, what's your pretext for going? What should I say if someone asks who you are to me?"

Li Wei, born under the red flag and raised in the new China, was suddenly stumped. He was a law-abiding citizen! He couldn't break the law and act without any official status. He decided not to go.

"Or, we can just tell everyone that you're my godbrother."

Seeing that Li Wei was silent, Shen Yueru casually offered a bad idea.

Is it okay to suddenly have an extra "adopted sister"? My wife probably won't think too much of it if she finds out, right? But what if...?

Li Wei shuddered: "Forget it, let him off this time. We'll talk about it next time."

I'm definitely not being cowardly; I'm just following my heart.

"Oh? You're not going?"

Shen Yueru's face was full of disappointment.

Don't think I don't know what godfathers and goddaughters are all about in the entertainment industry. This is what Lu Lili told me, making up wild guesses and doubting the purity of their relationship. If she finds out one day that I have a god-sister here, who knows if she'll start making wild guesses and then call on Lu Feng and Lu Jingjing to gang up on me?

Li Wei gave an awkward smile: "Let's talk about it in a few days! Didn't you say you were planning to go home? I'll take you home."

After I load the truck in a few days, I'll go straight back and never drive this route again.

Shen Yueru shook her head: "I can't go back. My parents will definitely worry if they see me like this."

"Where are you going if you don't go back? That place last night was too shabby, you can't stay there permanently." I said it like that, and my refusal was tactful enough, but any smart person could understand what I meant.

"It's great! I think it's great, I can sleep soundly." Shen Yueru said, looking at Li Wei expectantly.

Li Wei nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you expect me to support you?"

The consequence of not knowing how to refuse others is an awkward staring contest. Li Wei, who had the demeanor of an ancient chivalrous hero, ultimately succumbed to reality.

Li Wei, who was mentally organizing his words to apologize, sat on the stool looking around, trying to figure out how to express his meaning without hurting this silly woman.

Perhaps Li Wei's unusual behavior alerted Shen Yueru to something. The hopeful light in her eyes gradually dimmed. After sitting there for a moment, her face flushed slightly, and her voice was soft with a hint of sob: "I'm sorry, Brother Li, I asked for too much. Could you give me your phone number? I will definitely pay you back."

For some reason, Li Wei felt a little uncomfortable, but reason told him that he was indeed powerless to do anything about it.

With a sigh, Li Wei waved his hand weakly: "Forget it, it's not much money, why bother? You should think about what to do next. I'll be here for the next two days, you can contact me if you need anything."

Finally, tears streamed down Shen Yueru's face: "Thank you. Go back and rest, Brother Wei. I, Shen Yueru, will find a way to repay your life-saving grace as long as I live."

Li Wei dared not hesitate any longer, fearing that his momentary soft-heartedness might hurt others. He waved his hand, stood up, and softly said, "Take care of yourself."

Unable to bear looking at this foolish woman with such a tragic fate any longer, he could only let out a sigh.

Taking big strides, afraid that he would soften his heart and take on too much if he stopped, Li Wei eventually left for the sake of his responsibility.

As I hurried back to the inn, a voice, trembling with tears, called out from behind me: "Brother Li..."

This might be the mentality of someone who has fallen into the water, trying to grasp at a straw. But a straw is ultimately not a lifesaver, and in the end, they can't hold on to it. Even if they do, they will drown along with it.

We are just two straight lines, perhaps we will meet by chance, but in the end we will go our separate ways. I'm sorry, my abilities are limited, I really can't help you much.

The further he went, the slower he walked, until Li Wei finally stopped, hesitant and undecided.

Suddenly, Li Wei turned around and walked back to Shen Yueru, who was looking on with surprise. He raised his hand to stop her from speaking, took out some money from his pocket and handed it to her: "Sister, I'm sorry, I only have a little over a hundred yuan. Please take it! See you again sometime."

He stuffed the money into Shen Yueru's hand, unwilling to look at her tearful face and the look in her eyes that went from surprise to despair, and prepared to leave again.

Shen Yueru grabbed Li Wei, her voice trembling, "Brother Wei... I... I..."

Suddenly, a voice filled with gritted teeth rang out: "Adulterers, adulterers! I knew you kept trying to divorce me, let's see what you have to say now!"

Li Wei looked up and saw a young man leaning on a stick, leading about ten people standing not far away, glaring at them. This was the man whose leg Li Wei had stepped on last night.

Not wanting to be misunderstood, Li Wei stepped back a few paces and quickly explained, "We are innocent."

The guy limped over, angrily pointing at the two of them and saying, "Do you think I'm blind? Do you think I'd believe that?"

As he spoke, the men behind him, who were clearly thugs, followed him over.

"Come back with me. You're mine whether you live or die. You'll never get a divorce in this lifetime. If you dare mention divorce again, I'll beat your two old bastards to death first, and then I'll kill you." This person, disregarding those around him, made such a blatant threat.

Shen Yueru looked around with pleading eyes and cried out, "Fellow villagers, could someone please call the police for me?"

Shen Yueru's husband glared menacingly at the people eating around them, then raised his cane to threaten, "Anyone who dares to meddle will be punished! If they don't kill me this once, I'll make them pay!"

After saying that, he swung his cane and hit Shen Yueru, cursing her viciously, and snatched the hundred-odd yuan from her hand.

People around seemed to recognize them and left one after another, even the breakfast stall owner kept his distance.

Seeing Shen Yueru being beaten and only able to cry, Li Wei could no longer bear it and roared, "Stop!"

"You're still not running? Brothers, help me beat him up, I'll treat you all to a big meal." The man looked up at Li Wei, then turned to the thugs around him and made a promise.

Clearly, these people didn't respect him and started asking him questions like, "Do you have money?"

"Let's agree on the standards first, otherwise we'll waste our time."

"This guy's pretty big, let's agree on a price first before we fight."

"Or you could have your wife drink with us guys."

Li Wei was furious. "Is this even human language? Does being a thug give you the right to have no moral compass?"

He raised his palm and slammed it down hard. "Bang!" The breakfast stall's table was of such poor quality that wood chips flew everywhere, and it shattered into several pieces with a crash.