Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 356 - 344: Stunned

Chapter 356: Chapter 344: Stunned

"Mom, don’t worry, I’m so busy trying to make money that I don’t have time to mess with those people," said Lu Jiao with a playful laugh.

Yu Xiu’s heart ached yet was comforted by these words; she couldn’t help but reach out to wipe away her tears.

"Mom, everything will be fine once I graduate and get assigned to a job."

Lu Jiao quickly consoled her, "Then you can come and enjoy life with me, and you won’t have to work so hard anymore."

"Yes, mom is waiting." Yu Xiu nodded with tears, but didn’t forget to ask Lu Jiao, "You didn’t pay attention to that woman, did you?"

Lu Jiao laughed dismissively, "Rest assured, I haven’t. I just watched her from a distance going into a coffee shop. That coffee shop is ridiculously pricey, I heard a cup of coffee there costs over a hundred, only rich people go in. I have no interest in following her to say hi. We’re only from the same village, and I hardly have anything to do with her. We’re not familiar at all."

"Well, that’s good. Even if you come face to face with her, you don’t need to greet her. That kind of woman doesn’t keep to her virtue, she would spread her legs for anyone with money, tsk, has no self-respect, just like prostitutes of old, I have to admit I am amazed she doesn’t despise getting dirty and isn’t afraid of catching some disgraceful disease."

Yu Xiu spat with disgust, "I heard a while ago that she took off with several thousand yuan meant for the construction of Old Niu’s house. No wonder she had the nerve to go drink coffee that costs a hundred a cup. I guess she’s probably trying to snag a rich man now."

"Heh, Mom, that’s none of our business. But do you think we should make a call back home and let Auntie Niu know? I bet they are looking for her as well," Lu Jiao asked Yu Xiu.

"Better not, who knows where she might run off to tomorrow? Yang Banmei has a mouth that can’t keep any secrets. As soon as we tell her, she’d blab to the whole village, and everyone will know it was us who informed them."

Yu Xiu shook her head, "We shouldn’t bother with this thankless task, and then end up being hated by Chen Qiuyu and her rowdy family."

Lu Jiao nodded in agreement and let the matter go.

In N City, Qingyuan Cafe.

"Qiuyu, you’re late again today, if you keep this up, I won’t be able to cover for you next time," said Wang Yingxiong at the door of the women’s changing room, blocking Chen Qiuyu who had just finished changing clothes and walked out, in a dissatisfied tone. Of course, if one overlooked his lecherous gaze lingering on Chen Qiuyu’s shapely bust, his words might have been a bit more persuasive.

Chen Qiuyu sneered internally, did she even need his protection? Wasn’t he only acting so arrogant and pompous because he was the boss’s brother-in-law?

She scoffed, too lazy to pay him any heed and started to walk past him.

Seeing Chen Qiuyu’s reaction, Wang Yingxiong couldn’t help feeling both embarrassed and angry. He stretched out his hand to stop her and said venomously, "I know what you’re relying on. Isn’t it just that you’ve seduced my brother-in-law and been to his bed a few times? Are you not afraid I’ll tell my sister and make it so you can’t stay here?"

With a face full of scorn, Chen Qiuyu looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Knowing that she had an affair with his brother-in-law, he still dared to stop her and try to take advantage of her? Did he really think her favors were so easily taken? His entire family lived off his brother-in-law’s whims, did he truly think his sister could throw her weight around in front of his brother-in-law?

It was only because she wasn’t interested in the owner of this coffee shop, otherwise she could have the place change its owner’s wife in a minute.

"What’s with that look in your eyes?" Wang Yingxiong felt inexplicably uneasy as Chen Qiuyu stared back at him with a sarcastic gaze in response to his threat, but he couldn’t show weakness now.

As the supervisor, couldn’t he reprimand a waitress for being late?

With that thought, Wang Yingxiong’s spine straightened suddenly, and his tone became more fierce.

"Didn’t the boss tell you? He called me himself this morning to help with some personal errands. How could that be considered being late? If you ask me, I was actually early and could even apply for overtime pay. If you don’t believe me, go ask the boss."

Chen Qiuyu looked at Wang Yingxiong with a wronged expression, using an innocent voice. Then, glancing around to see no one else nearby, she leaned in close to his ear and whispered teasingly, "You can also ask your sister if you don’t believe me. Did your brother-in-law not come home last night? This morning, the boss woke up in my bed, and I even made him a loving breakfast."

"You slut!" Wang Yingxiong’s face contorted with rage.

"Don’t vent your anger at me, be polite. I get scared easily, and if my fear leads me to want to live as the boss’s wife for some revenge, I really wonder if your sister, that old hag, could hold on to her position? If she can’t, it would be perfect for me because then I wouldn’t have to exhaust myself here serving dishes anymore, right?"

After saying this, Chen Qiuyu sashayed away, leaving Wang Yingxiong staring at her retreating figure, his hands clenched tightly. All his whimsical thoughts of taking advantage of the situation vanished.

At that moment, he genuinely feared Chen Qiuyu would do as she said.

As for the situation with his sister and brother-in-law, perhaps no one understood it better than he did. Thinking of how his whole family depended on pleasing his brother-in-law, if his sister were truly discarded—Wang Yingxiong’s face grew even more ashen. This woman was too cunning; his sister was no match for her. It wouldn’t do; he had to think of a way to drive her out, even if his brother-in-law wanted to keep her.

While Wang Yingxiong was brooding over how to get rid of Chen Qiuyu, she was standing in the cafe, maintaining a soft and appropriate smile, saying "Welcome" now and then, and eyeing the male patrons as they entered, picking out her future sugar daddy.

She was confident that any man she set her sights on would be wrapped around her finger.

From the moment she sought to get the attention of the boss of the Qingyuan Cafe, which was said to be one of the high-class establishments in N City, her goal was clear: she was looking for a wealthy and generous sugar daddy.

Even though the owner of the café had given repeated hints that Chen Qiuyu need not work so hard in the cafe, as long as she was willing to live in the Golden Nest he provided for her, she stubbornly refused.

If she wasn’t still thinking of using the cafe as a stepping stone, she would’ve spat in the boss’s face. The little bit of money he gave her, only enough to rent an apartment, not even to buy one for her, and he had the audacity to call that place the "Golden Nest"?

Did he really think she was some naive country girl?

From her perspective, the place was nothing more than a straw nest.

Chen Qiuyu’s eyes were fixed on the door with a sense of boredom. During the more than ten days she had been here, she had not encountered a single man who caught her eye. Sighing, it seemed today was yet another disappointment.

Just as she was wallowing in dissatisfaction, the wind chimes at the door jingled. Subconsciously, she lifted her head and with the most beautiful smile she had practiced in the mirror, she smoothly said, "Welcome."

All of a sudden, she froze.