Free Web NovelChapter 34: Chapter 34: I’ll Go With You
However, seeing Shen Nian’s reaction, the three members of the Lu family were quite pleased.
’Shen Nian is so worried about Lu Cheng’s call. What does that prove? It proves she truly cares about him!’
"Hey, Sister-in-law, don’t panic! Didn’t my brother leave you his company’s phone number? You can just call him back."
"That’s right!"
Shen Nian then remembered that Lu Cheng had given her a phone number when he left. For some reason, the thought hadn’t even crossed her mind these past few days.
"I’ll go find the number and call Lu Cheng right away!"
Shen Nian scurried back to her room, found the phone number, and then rushed to the phone without a moment’s delay to dial the number for Lu Cheng’s company headquarters.
The three members of the Lu family watched Shen Nian rush about. They didn’t even have a chance to tell her they had Lu Cheng’s company number right there. Their eyes followed her, and for a moment, they stopped what they were doing and just watched.
"Hello, I’m looking for Lu Cheng. I’m family."
Shen Nian waited anxiously for the call to connect. The moment it did, her anxiety turned into excitement.
However, the response from the other end of the line made Shen Nian’s excitement instantly vanish.
"I see. Well, thank you."
After saying that, Shen Nian hung up the phone, a look of disappointment on her face.
"What’s wrong? What did they say about Lu Cheng?"
Seeing Shen Nian’s reaction, the three members of the Lu family gathered around her.
"The company said Lu Cheng is out on assignment and not in the office."
Shen Nian’s spirits fell. ’If only I hadn’t gone back to my room so early yesterday to give the Lu family time to think, I wouldn’t have missed Lu Cheng’s call.’
The three members of the Lu family breathed a sigh of relief. ’So he’s just on a company assignment. As long as he’s okay, that’s all that matters. As long as he’s okay!’
"Xiao Nian, it’s all right," Mrs. Lu said. "He’ll definitely call back once his assignment is over. Besides, he didn’t tell us about it beforehand, so it must be a minor job. It probably won’t take too long."
After all, Lu Cheng had been with the security company for years. He always notified the family in advance if he had a long-term assignment. Since he hadn’t this time, it probably wasn’t anything too complicated.
"Yes, I know."
Shen Nian was only disappointed for a moment before she put things into perspective. ’Since I’ve chosen to accept Lu Cheng, I also have to accept his profession.’
’In my last life, Lu Cheng sacrificed so much for me. In this life, it’s my turn to repay him!’
"In that case, I’ll go make some food," she said. "I can mail it to Lu Cheng. Maybe he’ll get to eat it as soon as his assignment is over."
Having figured things out, Shen Nian’s spirits quickly lifted. After all, she still had a lot to do!
"Let me help you, Sister-in-law."
"Okay."
Over the course of the morning, with help from Lu Xinyue and Mrs. Lu, Shen Nian turned all the meat she had bought the day before into jerky and other easily preserved snacks.
Of course, Shen Nian didn’t forget to add some Spiritual Spring Water. Now that she was more familiar with her dimension, she was able to add the Spiritual Spring Water without Mrs. Lu or Lu Xinyue noticing a thing.
The Spiritual Spring Water could improve one’s physique, after all. Shen Nian herself felt that her physical condition had improved tremendously over the past few days.
"Mom, I’m going to the post office to mail this to Lu Cheng. Then I’m going to stop by the school. The results for the college entrance exam are out today, so I need to go pick them up."
Shen Nian was quite looking forward to seeing her exam results. ’In my last life, I was foolish enough to give up on college because of Qin Xueling’s bad advice. This time, I’ll definitely seize the opportunity.’
"Go on. Do you have enough money? If not, I can get some for you."
"That’s okay, Mom. I have enough."
Shen Nian did, in fact, have some money. It was all from the betrothal gifts Lu Cheng had given her family. When she got married, Mrs. Shen had given it all directly to her.
Thinking of this, Shen Nian hated her past self all the more. ’How could I have believed that ridiculous lie from the Shen family, that they had sold me off for the Lu Family’s lavish betrothal gifts! If that were true, how could all that money have ended up in my hands?’
’I was so incredibly foolish back then. Thankfully, I have another chance now. This life, I will never again let down the people who love me!’
"Sister-in-law, I’ll go with you!"
After just one morning, the relationship between Lu Xinyue and Shen Nian had warmed up considerably. The more Lu Xinyue got to know Shen Nian, the more she realized that the woman before her was completely different from the person she’d always imagined.
’If I’d known my sister-in-law was such a gentle person, I never would have disliked her so much!’
’Most importantly, the food my sister-in-law makes is seriously delicious!’
So, Lu Xinyue now genuinely wanted to get to know Shen Nian better. Besides, she was about to start high school herself, so this was a perfect opportunity to check it out.
