Substitute Driver's Notes

Chapter 72: Is it because you don't want to pay?

Despite thinking it wasn't appropriate, he obediently followed Shen Yueru into the courtyard.

Upon hearing the shout, a sprightly old man and a well-dressed, still charming woman emerged from the house. The old man appeared to be in his fifties at most, and the woman in her forties at most. It was not true that her parents were unwell, as she had claimed.

Wuji's mother is absolutely right. The prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive. What have I done today? Why did I come here? You're such a smart and pretty girl, why don't you find a big boss to scam? I'm just an employee, I don't have any money! What does she want from me?

Actually, not only Li Wei couldn't understand it, but even Shen Yueru didn't know what was going on. She just felt a special sense of security when she was with Li Wei.

At that moment, Shen Yueru felt like she was about to be beaten to death, but she suddenly heard footsteps. While praying to all the gods and Buddhas to save her, she cried out loudly. Then, Li Wei appeared in front of her with a broken palm-leaf fan in his hand and wearing tattered slippers. He slapped the three people to the ground with a few slaps, and then left without saying a word after picking up the broken palm-leaf fan. Shen Yueru once thought that the Living Buddha Ji Gong had descended to earth to save her.

Dizzy and disoriented from the beating, she saw Li Wei's dashing figure waving a tattered palm-leaf fan and followed him without a second thought. When Li Wei spoke under the streetlights, even though she knew he wasn't Ji Gong, she was worried they would chase after her, so she followed him regardless.

In the ensuing conversation, while she was still confused, they indeed chased after her. To protect herself, Li Wei pushed her to the side of the road. (Actually, he thought she was a burden and threw her into the ditch.)

Then, facing the three alone, he punched the bastard who had once showered her with sweet words but had become a heartless gambler shortly after their marriage. His heroic figure as he shouted "Kill!" made her realize that this was the only person she could truly rely on.

Especially when she was holding his arm, exhausted and asleep, and was woken up by Li Wei's princess carry, the feeling of strength she had never experienced before made her want to sleep well next to him.

After Li Wei carried her to the hotel, he arranged a room and thoughtfully turned on the fan. His actions of not taking advantage of her vulnerability were like those of an ancient gentleman, making her feel that she had to hold on to him tightly, regardless of the fact that he was married and she was not yet divorced.

Li Wei knew nothing about any of this.

Old Man Shen saw his daughter holding Li Wei's hand, looked at her closely, snorted, and turned back.

Looking at the two of them, Shen's mother glared especially at the owner of the small hand holding the big hand, and said in a cold tone, "Let's go inside and talk."

Shen Yueru then let go of his hand, and the two went into the house one after the other.

The living room wall was very elegant, with a traditional Chinese ink landscape painting that conveyed a profound artistic conception. Next to it was a couplet in a flamboyant style that Li Wei did not recognize.

In front of the sofa was a large coffee table with a complete set of tea utensils for boiling water, and Mr. Shen was busy preparing them.

Seeing Li Wei enter, Shen's father looked up, pointed to the sofa with a serious expression, and said, "Sit down!"

That's weird. It's clearly your daughter who's causing trouble, I haven't done anything wrong, so who are you giving me that long face to?

He immediately sat down opposite him with an air of nonchalance, waiting for Mr. Shen to pour him tea.

When Shen's father saw Li Wei's aggressive appearance, he was taken aback. He even wondered if his son-in-law had gambled away all his money and this man had come to collect the debt. But his daughter didn't look like that. The way she walked in was too much like the scene when she dragged that gambling son-in-law home back then.

Suppressing his doubts, he silently poured tea for Li Wei.

Seeing this, Li Wei tapped the coffee table lightly with his five fingers to express his gratitude, but remained silent.

Shen Yueru was pulled away by her mother and taken to another room for a chat or interrogation.

The two people left in the living room didn't know each other, and Shen Yueru left without introducing them. They could only stare at each other, creating an extremely awkward situation.

Mr. Shen waited a while for Li Wei to speak first.

Li Wei picked up his tea and slowly savored it.

Mr. Shen coughed and said something that Li Wei couldn't understand.

Li Wei put down his teacup and nodded in serious praise: "Good tea, this tea is worth at least a hundred."

Mr. Shen was taken aback again, and asked slowly, with a question in his voice, "You're not from around here?"

"Um!"

"What is your relationship with Yue Ru?"

Li Wei was taken aback. "If I said we just met yesterday, would you believe me?"

Just say we have nothing to do with each other. I saved your daughter and took her back to the hotel, so you have to give me money. Is that fair?

For a moment, the living room fell silent. Li Wei didn't know how to answer, while Shen's father pondered and waited.

For a while, apart from the sounds of teacups and teapots clattering and water splashing as tea was poured, neither of them said anything.

Li Wei, who was pondering how to say a few words before taking his leave, saw Shen Yueru come out with red eyes. She said a few words in gibberish to Shen's father, who stood up, gave an awkward smile, and went into another room, presumably to discuss it with his wife.

Shen Yueru sat next to Li Wei and poured him tea.

Li Wei finished his tea and put down the cup, stopping Shen Yueru from refilling it. He smiled and said, "Little sister, you'll be fine once you get home. It's not shameful to explain things clearly and let your parents help you solve the problem. Don't worry, your family is your true support. It's getting late, I should go back now. If fate allows, we'll meet again someday."

Shen Yueru was startled and held onto Li Wei tightly to prevent him from standing up, looking at him with pleading eyes.

Should we wait a little longer? Let's wait a bit longer!

This includes the hotel, meals, and transportation; there's still several tens of yuan left to pay me. I'll politely accept the money in a bit before leaving. The silly girl meant I shouldn't worry too much, otherwise it would backfire.

Whether he was deceiving himself or not was unimportant; Li Wei sat comfortably and continued drinking his tea.

The teapot was almost completely colorless, so Shen Yueru replaced it with fresh tea and continued brewing, but the elderly couple still hadn't come out.

Li Wei suddenly realized two problems. First, he felt a little uneasy being stared at by Shen Yueru for too long.

Secondly, having drunk too much tea, he needed to relieve himself. After sitting awkwardly for a while without seeing his father come out, he grew increasingly uncomfortable and had no choice but to ask Shen Yueru.

"Hey girl, where's your toilet?"

Shen Yueru didn't care at all: "Come on, I'll take you there."

After leading Li Wei to the toilet, Shen Yueru hurriedly ran into the house. Her parents were sitting there, weeping, heartbroken that their daughter had almost been beaten to death and worried about her disobedience.

The elderly couple wouldn't hesitate to give money to Li Wei to thank him for saving their daughter, but they couldn't accept Shen Yueru's interest in a married man.

Upon hearing about what her daughter had experienced last night, she didn't know how to scold her.

Li Wei, who was not known how to treat outsiders, suddenly became furious when his daughter came in.

The three argued endlessly about this, but could not persuade their daughter for the time being.

Li Wei came out feeling refreshed, but when he returned to the living room, he was shocked to find that all three of his family members were gone, leaving him sitting there awkwardly.

What's going on? Are they not planning to pay me back? Are they going to give me the cold shoulder? Should I just leave or go directly to them and ask for it back?

It's only a few dozen yuan, forget about it! Just consider it lost.

Thinking of this, Li Wei stood up again and said loudly to the room next door, "I've disturbed you for half the afternoon. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."

One sentence reminded the family of Li Wei. Shen Yueru screamed and ran out. The old couple exchanged a glance. It was indeed a bit much to ignore their daughter's savior without him knowing. They quickly followed her into the living room.

Outside the living room door, Shen Yueru held onto Li Wei, insisting that he not leave. Shen's father hurried out to persuade him to stay, first expressing his apologies, then thanking him for saving his daughter's life, and advising Li Wei to finish dinner before continuing the conversation.

Hearing such sincere words, Li Wei finally nodded. The whole family came out. Surely someone would offer to give me money this time?