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0.47% The Long-awaited Mr Han / Chapter 17: Is It Alright for You to Take Advantage of Lu Qi?

Chapter 17: Is It Alright for You to Take Advantage of Lu Qi?

Editor: Atlas Studios

Lu Man walked out of the hotel and hailed a cab.

After getting into the back-seat of the cab, she made a call.

"Tang Zi, it's me," Lu Man said. Tang Zi was paparazzi. He had followed the news on Lu Qi before and had even gotten into a conflict with Lu Qi's bodyguard.

Back then, the bodyguard had easily hit Tang Zi's scrawny figure onto the ground and his camera was almost smashed to smithereens.

Back then, Tang Zi had just entered the industry and his seniors took advantage of him.

On watching a young boy like him being ignored by others, and even bullied by his seniors, Lu Man empathised deeply with him and felt the same way as he did. Hence, she went up and helped him.

However, she did not expect this incident to spark a friendship between them and she became good friends with Tang Zi.

"Hey, Xiao Man." It sounded really noisy and chaotic where Tang Zi was at. Lu Man could even hear someone saying, "come on, move quickly."

"What's going on… Where are you?" Lu Man asked.

"You don't know?" Tang Zi asked incredulously. "I was just about to ask you about it. Apparently, Director Lu Hanli got injured and was sent to the hospital. This incident seems to involve some female celebrity, but until now, nobody knows who it is. However, somehow I found out from my friend that Lu Qi is currently being held at the police station for questioning. It got me wondering, could Lu Qi be involved in this? Hey, tell me, do you know what's going on?"

Actually, Lu Man had called him just to let him know about this incident. So upon hearing his question, she smiled. "Yes, Lu Qi is indeed involved."

"Sh*t! This is huge news! Xiao Man, you are an amazing friend!" Tang Zi was extremely happy, beaming with joy that he started jumping about on the spot. His mind was already racing with ideas and working up a story on the secrets and sleazy happenings.

Lu Man laughed. "Don't bother with staking out at the hospital already. Lu Hanli is gravely injured and unconscious. He won't wake up anytime soon. Come and wait at my house, soon there will be a good show for you to watch."

"Don't I have to wait at the police station? Maybe I can even catch Lu Qi," Tang Zi said.

"Are you dumb?" Lu Man said. "Lu Qi went to the police station for questioning, but once she isn't charged, she will eventually have to come home, right? You guys can't meet Lu Hanli, and all of you know that Lu Qi is at the police station so everyone will rush to the police station to find her. You might as well come to my house earlier and reserve yourself a good spot first."

"Right! Right! Right!" Seeing the crowd in front of him, Tang Zi quietly moved to the back and ran away stealthily.

While walking, he asked, "But, is it alright for you to take advantage of Lu Qi?"

"How is this considered 'taking advantage'? Do you not know how to watch your words? To think that I was still concerned about you." Lu Man rolled her eyes.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Tang Zi slapped his mouth and said, "It was a slip of the tongue."

Tang Zi knew a little about the strained relationship between Lu Man and Lu Qi.

As Tang Zi and Lu Man's friendship became deeper, Tang Zi could tell that there was something wrong between Lu Qi and Lu Man even without Lu Man mentioning it.

As the two started trusting each other more, Lu Man told him a little more about herself.

"She even tried to frame me! If I had not run away quickly, I would have become her scapegoat. Anyway I'm not hurting her, I'm just trying to shed light on reality, that's all. So just wait there, soon there will be a big scoop."

"Big scoop or whatnot, it really doesn't matter to me. I can dig out more news by running about a bit more. But you, considering how biased your father is towards Lu Qi, you should be a little more careful," Tang Zi advised, worried for her.

Tang Zi's words warmed Lu Man's heart. "Got it, I understand."

Hanging up the phone, she let out a deep sigh.

In her previous life, when she was in jail, she did not dare to tell her mother.

However, she had asked Tang Zi to visit her mother every now and then.

All those years, Tang Zi had helped her tremendously.

Being stuck in jail, how could she have had any income?

It was Tang Zi who had single-handedly taken care of all of these from paying her mother's medical expenses to buying medicine and tonic. He had even helped out with maintenance in the house.


Chapter 18: At That Moment, Both of Their Faces Were the Same.

Editor: Atlas Studios

Eventually, when Lu Man's had mother died of anger from Lu Qi, Tang Zi dared not tell Lu Man at all. He was afraid that she would not be able to deal with it while in jail.

However, on the day of her release, Tang Zi was on a work trip and could not go fetch her.

But he immediately came to see her once he was back. When he go to know that he could not hide the news from her any longer, he burst into tears and cried his heart out, blaming himself for not taking better care of her mother.

Thankfully, she could still redo everything now.

So in this life, she would not have any regrets.

***

Currently, as Lu Man returned to the Lu family house she stopped before entering and stared at the cold, hard door.

Back then, when she had found out that Lu Qi had caused her mother to die of anger, she had come back here to seek an explanation from Lu Qi, only to get thrown out by Lu Qiyuan. That memory was still vivid in her mind.

Taking a deep breath, she walked through the front door.

"Young Mistress," Madam Chen called upon seeing her.

At least she still had some manners, but she was more affable and respectful towards Lu Qi.

Nonetheless, Lu Man did not respond and glanced towards the living room.

Madam Chen muttered to herself. What is wrong with Lu Man today?

While she had never been particularly friendly with Lu Man, Lu Man would at least treat her with some respect.

However, once she recalled why Lu Qiyuan had got Lu Man to return, she pursed her lips.

Who did not know about Lu Man's awkward position in this household?

Lu Man's place in the Lu family was perhaps even beneath hers? Who is she to act all high and mighty now?

Anyway, Lu Man couldn't care less about what Madam Chen was thinking about. Upon entering the living room, she saw Lu Qiyuan's sullen face.

Even Lu Qi and He Zhengbai were both present there with Xia Qingyang comforting Lu Qi.

Lu Man raised her eyebrows and asked surprisingly, "You're back from the police station so soon?"

"Smack!" Without even speaking a single word to Lu Man, Lu Qiyuan had smacked her hard on the face.

Even though Lu Man expected Lu Qiyuan to not let her off so easily, she had never imagined that he would just slap her without even saying a word.

Speaking of which, ever since Lu Qiyuan had divorced her mother and married Xia Qingyang, he barely cared for Lu Man, but he had never hit her before.

This was the first time he had hit her.

If it were the Lu Man from the previous life, she would have been heart-broken.

However, right now, Lu Man's heart has long since been numb, devoid of any feeling.

Just now, when Lu Qiyuan lifted his hand, she had already seen it coming.

She could have even avoided it, but she chose not to and intentionally let him slap her.

However, what she did not anticipate was how much force Lu Qiyuan had used. Not only did his harsh slap forced her head to the side, but her whole body also staggered backwards.

Lu Man lowered her head and her expression changed. She could have stood up, but after swaying a little, she fell onto the ground.

Raising her head, she cradled her red and swollen cheek with one hand. Upon raising her head a little more, Lu Qiyuan could see that tears had welled up in her eyes as if she could not believe that he had just hit her right now. She gave him a pitiful look.

Lu Qiyuan's heart wavered a little. The look in Lu Man's eyes was too similar to Xia Qingwei's.

At that moment, both of their faces were exactly the same.

In the past, Xia Qingwei had gone through all kinds of hardships and difficulties with him. No matter how tiring it was, she had never cried in front of him.

Only once he had accidentally seen her crying. She had always hidden her weak side from him, unwilling to let him see her frailty. In front of him, she would intentionally put up a strong front. Yet, this made his heart ache more than watching her bawl.

Lu Man was just like her.

Lu Qiyuan held his hand back, his palm stinging. He could not believe himself that he had just hit Lu Man in a fit of anger.

Seeing Lu Qiyuan's conflicted emotions, Xia Qingyang's gaze shifted. She quickly helped Lu Man up and asked sympathetically if she was alright.

She then turned towards Lu Qiyuan and said, "Qiyuan, how could you have hurt a child? We can always just talk things out."

"That's right. Sister, are you alright?" Lu Qi asked, concerned. She did not even bother wiping her tears, letting them continue to roll down her face shamelessly.


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