Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 214 True or False First Love 14_1

Chapter 214: Chapter 214 True or False First Love 14_1

Zhou Lina knew Old Madam Zhou would definitely have Zhou Juan block her path. Since she had already decided to make a scene, there was no turning back.

Fortunately, as she went downstairs, she saw an acquaintance, "Brother Li, can you give me a ride to GWH?"

She knew this Brother Li did not get along with Zhou Dahai’s family and had initially learned under the same master as Zhou Hong.

Brother Li wasn’t as eloquent as Zhou Hong, who could sweet-talk the master and make him happy, so many skills were privately taught to Zhou Hong by the master and not to Brother Li.

Once or twice, Brother Li hadn’t noticed, but after several times, he might not have been talkative, but he was no fool. Of course, he saw what was going on, and it infuriated him.

Fortunately, although the master did not teach him, Brother Li was intelligent enough to closely watch and learn gradually.

Even if the master was biased towards Zhou Hong, Brother Li’s craftsmanship turned out to be better than Zhou Hong’s, and he even achieved higher grades than Zhou Hong when they finished their apprenticeship.

Brother Li, relying on his excellent skills, reached two levels higher than Zhou Hong, severely stimulating Zhou Hong and his master.

Even though Brother Li’s technical level is high now, with people saying he could surpass his master within two years, Brother Li would never forget Zhou Hong’s past actions.

Learning the craft was one thing, but there was also the time they were allocated housing, when Zhou Hong did something nasty again: the apartment that was originally meant for him—since his family also had housing difficulties—was snatched by Zhou Hong through his connections.

If it weren’t for the fact that Brother Li’s grade later improved and the machine factory offered him a two-bedroom apartment to retain him, who knows if his whole family would still be miserably crammed together.

Now, having learned from Zhou Lina’s mouth about Zhou Hong’s sister’s foolish actions, Brother Li was definitely on Zhou Lina’s side.

Although this time it was Zhou Hong’s sister who was in trouble, once it was confirmed that Zhou Juan was a thief, as her brother, where could Zhou Hong be any better?

Brother Li was in a very good mood, taking Zhou Lina around to two places as if flying.

Zhou Lina, sitting in the back seat, could feel their astonishing speed, as if the bicycle had turned into a wheel of wind and fire, rushing straight into the police station.

Then they dashed into GWH, and the speed made Zhou Lina want to say, she really owed it to Zhou Hong, the pig of a teammate.

Otherwise, why would Brother Li be so supportive? Perhaps he might have even tried to talk her out of it. Lucky, so lucky.

After everything was settled, Zhou Lina remembered something, that she had forgotten to notify Zhang Shifen.

She had no idea how Zhang Shifen would react upon knowing or whether she would support her.

Yesterday, although she also had a dispute with Zhou Yong and Zhou Dajiang, it was an internal conflict at most, causing people around to laugh at them.

But now it was different; it involved two departments that everyone dreaded, and this was no longer a trivial matter.

Although Brother Li wanted to go back and watch the showdown between the two departments, he knew why Zhou Lina was worried.

He directly and clearly stated, "No worries, you go back, I’ll talk to your mom."

Even though it wasn’t the same department, who didn’t know Zhang Shifen?

"Thank you, Brother Li."

"Brother Li, you really are a good person," Zhou Lina said generously, giving him the label of a good person.

Brother Li’s expression turned a bit awkward, "I’m not that good."

"Actually... actually..." Well, everyone knew he and Zhou Hong didn’t get along well, "I just want to see Zhou Hong and his family’s joke."

Brother Li’s expression became sheepish, feeling really embarrassed and somewhat guilty about the word ’good person’ Zhou Lina used.

"Brother Li, you’ve helped me, so in my eyes, you are a good person."

"Rest assured, you don’t want to see them doing well, and neither do I."

"Nobody plots against us, and we can still live comfortably."

Zhou Lina knew Brother Li would definitely not spread it around; although they weren’t on the same team, there was a reason they would step in to help.

Seeing the stunned Zhou Lina, Brother Li deeply felt that one really couldn’t listen to so-called rumors.

Initially, so many people said how spoilt Zhou Lina was and how her sister Zhou Juan took care of a sibling with no blood ties.

Brother Li, who had suffered at the hands of Zhou Hong, simply didn’t believe that someone like Zhou Hong could have such a sister.

"Yes, people like that, if they had good days, it would be the most unreasonable," he agreed.

Brother Li agreed wholeheartedly, "I say, if there’s a chance, I’ll definitely help you."

Perhaps he felt that the words he uttered lacked sincerity. Including Zhou Dahai and the others, everyone knew that Zhou Lina’s days wouldn’t be too tough.

"Okay, if I need help, I’ll definitely come to you." Zhou Lina, who also felt it was unlikely she would ask for help, thought that anything was possible, wasn’t it?

The two at that moment had no idea that one day, Zhou Lina would indeed seek out Brother Li, and he would fulfill his promise.

Watching the now unseen back of Brother Li, Zhou Lina couldn’t help but marvel at his incredible stamina.

She turned to head upstairs to wait for the main force to arrive, unsure who would be the first to show up.

She surmised it would most likely be the police since, though she had been to GWH, would those people be willing to get involved in something that sounded like they’d gain little?

This kind of matter fell under the jurisdiction of the police station, and given her identity, they surely had no choice but to come.

Zhou Lina, upon reaching upstairs, noticed that the crowd around Zhou Dahai’s door was growing ever larger.

Her first thought was, have they already arrived? "Excuse me, let me through."

"Sorry, excuse me." As one of the people involved and the one who reported the incident, she of course couldn’t be absent.

Hearing this voice, the crowd that was debating whether Zhou Lina had gone to the police, including Old Master Zhou and the other two, all turned to look.

Zhou Juan, seeing Zhou Lina looking refreshed and energetic, suppressed her urge to snort disdainfully.

"Li Na, where have you been? I couldn’t find you, hmph." Hmph, wasn’t she supposed to go to the police? Or perhaps she got cold feet.

"Didn’t I say I was going to report it? I’ve been to the police station and GWH; let’s just wait," she replied, not missing the gloating look on Zhou Juan’s face.

Thinking she hadn’t reported? No, sticking to her word was a principle she abided by.

Having heard Zhou Juan say she’d followed for quite a distance without catching a glimpse of Zhou Lina, some suspected she hadn’t gone at all.

If that were true, she would be nervous, maybe just as Zhou Juan had suggested.

But to their surprise, she actually did go, and even told them to wait for the main force to arrive.

Zhou Juan, having been embarrassed a few times before, didn’t dare mislead the neighbors, worried about being figuratively slapped in the face.

She merely led the neighbors to speculate a bit more; now, she was endlessly relieved she hadn’t done something foolish.

Old Master Zhou, hearing Zhou Juan hadn’t caught up with Zhou Lina, also prayed, hoping it was just to scare them.

But there she was, having gone to both places so quickly, "You went to two places that fast?"

Checking the time, it hadn’t been long; how could she have managed?

Right, everyone present also turned their attention to Zhou Lina, curious about how she accomplished it.

As for that, it’s not like there’s anything I can’t say, "I ran into Brother Li as I was going down..."