Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn
Chapter 515 speaks candidly, with great luck and great prosperity

Chapter 515: 515 speaks candidly, with great luck and great prosperity

Late at night, Yancheng’s temperature plummeted.

Lian Qingyi had nowhere to go, so she pulled her suitcase and sat inside the bank’s ATM lobby.

During that time, she considered calling her friends countless times, but when it came to making the call, she would immediately hang up, still unable to put aside her so-called pride.

At that moment, a few homeless men passed by outside, occasionally glancing into the lobby.

Lian Qingyi, drenched in a cold sweat, could only shrink into a corner, trying as much as possible to avoid being noticed.

It wasn’t until the homeless man had gone that Lian Qingyi was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and when she touched her forehead, it was already soaked.

But moments later, the homeless man came back. As the automatic door opened, Lian Qingyi screamed in fright and then dashed away from that terrifying place, pulling her suitcase behind her.

She didn’t want to stay in such a frightening place.

However, when she went to the newspaper office that morning, she hadn’t taken her bag, and when she was thrown out of the house, her mother didn’t give her the backpack hanging by the door either.

So now, she had nothing but her cell phone, and without identification, she couldn’t check into a hotel.

Lian Qingyi pulled her suitcase in search of another place to stay, but after just a few steps, she realized the homeless man was still following her.

She quickened her pace in fear, but because of the thick snow, once her foot sank into the snow, she couldn’t speed up at all.

"Hehe... give me something to eat, give me something to eat..."

The homeless man caught up from behind and knocked Lian Qingyi down into the snow, where she immediately began to scream in despair.

In the end, Lian Qingyi found herself at a police station...

Sitting on a bench at the police station, a police officer on duty offered her a cup of hot water and asked, "Ran away from home, did you? Life outside isn’t as easy as you imagine. A young girl, what are you doing to yourself? Go back and bow your head to your parents, apologize. Otherwise, think about it, if instead of a madman, you had met a bad person tonight, you’d already be full of regret."

"It’s normal for kids to get into trouble. When parents get angry, they feel like they could kill you, but if they hear you’re in danger, they’re definitely more anxious than anyone else. Believe that?"

Clutching the hot water, Lian Qingyi started crying in a mess.

"Tell me your parents’ phone number, and I’ll notify them to come pick you up."

When Lian’s wife received the call, she indeed was startled. She and Lian Yinseng hurried to the police station. Seeing that their daughter was unharmed, they finally relaxed.

Lian Yinseng cooperated with the police to make a statement, then took his family from the station. However, the three of them sat in silence in the car, looking at each other wordlessly.

It was a while before Lian’s wife spoke up, "Your father and I are planning to start over in Nanqi. With your father’s condition now, he can’t provide the high-quality life for you like before. What are your plans?"

Lian Qingyi had been crying all along, looking out the window. She had spent the whole day in a daze, with ups and downs.

"If you want to stay here, then find a job and settle down yourself. The house will be left to you."

Lian Qingyi dried her tears, lowering her voice, and in the end, she said, "I’ll go with you."

"After all this fuss, and having taken your punishment, you should wake up. As parents, we’re flawed, but we’re not beyond redemption. Your arrogance and assertiveness are largely my fault. After returning to Nanqi, I plan to send you abroad for further studies. What do you think?"

"I’m sorry."

Lian Qingyi didn’t only say this to her parents, but she also logged into her forum account and posted these three words.

Finally, an apology was uttered, although it was only three words, but... netizens could feel that these three words were a sincere expression of her remorse.

The vitriol from the netizens was finally smoothed over by the old lady’s letter of apology, as well as Lian Qingyi’s three-word expression of regret.

Perhaps living is all about making trouble for ourselves.

After all the struggles, we ultimately exchange loss for growth.

...

One day, Shi Lan asked her subordinates to deliver a suit embroidered by the old lady to a certain artist for his appreciation of the craftsmanship.

Afterwards, she had the old lady prepare another set because her day to go abroad was just around the corner.

A few days later, that little rascal, who should have been preparing for the elimination round, suddenly called Shi Lan and asked her if she could get in touch with Huo Zhao.

Shi Lan knew that Huo Zhao had been competing abroad these past few days and probably couldn’t take calls, but she also knew the little rascal understood boundaries, so she told him, "Huo Zhao is always reliable in his work, and besides, this trip abroad is just for a competition, not a mission—there’s no danger."

"I know, but on the first few days he went there, he’d reply to my messages, and now there’s silence." The little rascal said, "Sis, we’re friends, right? Shouldn’t friends care about each other? He’s so introverted, a complete blockhead—if something really happened to him, wouldn’t it be possible that not even one person would be there to claim his body? Tsk tsk tsk, children’s nonsense, wishing good luck and prosperity."

"I’ll try to contact him in a moment."

Shi Lan was moved by the little rascal’s words.

In some ways, the young miss felt she had something in common with Huo Zhao.

Not really liking to be restrained or tied down, and not wanting to establish connections with anyone—of course, if meeting someone like Yan Shixiu, an incomparable beauty, even the greatest disciplines would be broken. But for the little rascal... he hadn’t reached the point of making someone give up their self.

Cough, cough, Shi Lan felt her thoughts were slightly biased.

After hanging up the phone, she immediately tried to contact Huo Zhao.

She calculated the time in Russia, it should just be early morning there, but indeed, she couldn’t reach Huo Zhao.

Thinking back on Huo Zhao, Shi Lan realized she only knew limited information about the bodyguard: twenty-four years old, a professional bodyguard—all contained in those eight characters.

If it had been before, a bodyguard was a bodyguard, a servant was a servant; in Shi Lan’s dictionary, business was simply a transaction completed with the exchange of money.

But after spending time with Yan Shixiu, whether it was the bodyguards or the assistants, they would inexplicably become her friends and even akin to family.

Well, that was not necessarily bad; in fact, it could be quite pleasing, but... there were also moments of worry, like now.

All day long, Shi Lan tried calling several times in four different timeslots, but Huo Zhao never answered.

The next day, the situation remained unchanged, and Shi Lan feeling concerned, informed Yan Shixiu about it.

Yan Shixiu immediately had someone investigate the situation at the competition in Russia, and that’s when they learned that an explosion had occurred near the venue where Huo Zhao’s team was competing.

The competition venue was situated in an open area and didn’t suffer much damage, but the problem was that Huo Zhao’s hotel was right next to the source of the explosion, and the casualties were unknown.

"Is Huo Zhao’s information really only those eight characters?" Shi Lan asked Yan Shixiu.

Yan Shixiu rummaged through his desk drawer and pulled out Huo Zhao’s file, which was exceedingly brief: "Come take a look."

"An orphan? That cursed jest actually hit the mark." Shi Lan thought of the little rascal’s words—if Huo Zhao were to die, there would be no one to claim his body, "I’ll make the trip myself."