"What's the matter? Why does your expression suddenly look so terrible?" Through the rearview mirror, Zhang nglong saw Lu Yiyao's grave expression.
"It's nothing. How about you just drop
off at the school gate and head back? Sothing ca up with my roommate, and I'm afraid I can't have dinner with you tonight."
"Yiyi, you're not good at lying," Zhang nglong had heard everything clearly, "Your roommate said 'he' is coming. Who is 'he'?"
"Don't ask, this is my own business."
"What do you an, your own business? Your business is my business. Haven't I said that more than once or twice?" At this mont, Zhang nglong suddenly took on the deanor of a domineering CEO, "An ex-boyfriend? No problem, give him a couple billion and tell him to get lost!"
"No," Lu Yiyao shook her head, "It's... it's my dad."
"Your dad?" Zhang nglong furrowed his brow.
He and Lu Yiyao were close enough to share almost everything, and apart from Lu Yiyao herself, probably no one knew her family better than he did.
In fact, Lu Yiyao appeared cheerful in front of others, but when alone, she almost beca soone who shut herself off, keeping only music for company. It was only after eting Zhang nglong that she began to change sowhat.
The initiator of all this was her own family.
Lu Yiyao used to have a happy family, but then her father, Lu Huiyang, developed a terrible gambling habit. Each ti he lost money, he would throw a tantrum at ho, which eventually led to her mother's decision to divorce because she couldn't stand such a life.
Later on, her father even started to exhibit so ntal issues, and several tis he injured Lu Yiyao badly enough to require hospitalization. The worst incident had her laid up in the hospital for an entire month!
Only after Lu Yiyao went to university did she begin to escape the tornt of her father. Relying on her musical talent, sotis giving music lessons to little children, sotis releasing her work on various music sites, she managed to earn a decent inco. At the very least, she could be self-sufficient.
Since then, she hadn't contacted her father again, and she stayed in Gusu even during the New Year. This year had been the happiest Spring Festival for her, thanks to Zhang nglong's company.
The university years were the most relaxed of her life. After graduation, she could find a job she loved. Maybe she would even et the person she had known for a long ti but had never t. Everything seed to be getting better.
But now, without any prior indication, her father had actually co to her school. His gambling addiction had not abated over the years—in fact, it had gotten worse. He had lost even the house and was buried in debt.
The crazed Lu Huiyang had only now rembered he had a daughter. This was his second ti coming to find her. The last ti, he forcibly took away nearly half a year of Lu Yiyao's living expenses and the entire year's tuition. If it had not been for her roommates' help, she might not have even been able to continue her studies.
"I'll co with you!" Zhang nglong stepped on the gas, speeding up the car. A trip that should have taken twenty minutes was completed in less than ten.
As expected, there was already a crowd gathered at the bottom of Lu Yiyao's dormitory building, with even the school security on the scene. But the guards were sowhat hesitant in the face of Lu Huiyang's crazed behavior. After all, if soone with a ntal illness hurts soone, they're not held accountable.
"Lu Yiyao, co down here!"
"I've raised you for over twenty years, and now that you've t a wealthy boyfriend, shouldn't you repay your old man?"
"If you don't co down, I'll wait right here until you do!"
"What are you all looking at? It's only natural for a father to look for his daughter. Get lost, all of you!"
Although the news about Lu Yiyao and Zhang nglong had only spread online for less than two days, Lu Huiyang had seen it by chance. The person who had been very close to the recently famous rich second-generation online was his own daughter!
He imdiately sought out all the information he could find on Zhang nglong. After so investigation, he realized that the young man's wealth and background were shockingly unimaginable!
He imdiately assud that Lu Yiyao was dating Zhang nglong, which gave him so hope. Perhaps he could get a large sum of money from his daughter—maybe even enough to not worry about gambling money ever again!
...
"This is your dad?" Zhang nglong looked at the man, disheveled and unkempt, and for a mont, he didn't know what to say, "These years must have been difficult for you, right?"
"It's okay," Lu Yiyao said with a helpless, bitter smile, "It's been bearable since I started college. After all, he is my dad. I owe it to him, I guess."
"Owe him? A man who fathers but does not raise does not deserve to be called a father," Zhang nglong was filled with rage, and he even wanted to rush over and give Lu Huiyang a beating. If not for him, Lu Yiyao's personality wouldn't have beco so fragile and reclusive.
"Zhang nglong, don't be rash, he's still my father after all..."
"It's okay, don't worry. I won't do anything rash," Zhang nglong said. He sent a voice ssage to Hong Yi, "Hong Yi, find out all the information about Yiyi's father as soon as possible. Sothing ca up here."
"Mr. Zhang, we've always had his information," Hong Yi replied promptly, "From the mont you first t miss Lu, all her information has been with us."
"Damn, are you guys spies or what?"
"We need to make sure that everything around you poses no danger to you," Hong Yi said, "Lu Huiyang, 49 years old, diagnosed with moderate ntal illness, compulsive gambler, currently owes a total of 1.27 million in debts and is holess."
"Gee, they even let soone with moderate ntal illness out, who knows which hospital made that diagnosis," Zhang nglong muttered, "I got it, you help
contact Cao Yushan, have him bring so guys over. I'm afraid the security here can't handle this lunatic."
"Okay, I'll contact him right away."
"Let's go, we'll go up and take a look."
"I'm afraid..."
"It's alright, I'm here." For the first ti, Zhang nglong took Lu Yiyao's hand. It was their first physical contact since they'd known each other.
Lu Yiyao did not resist, that hand made her feel very secure.
"Excuse , please make way!"
"Zhang nglong? It's Zhang nglong!"
"Lu Yiyao is here!"
"This is going to be a good show, the drama of the year!"
"How could Lu Yiyao have such a father? She has never ntioned him before."
"Family scandals should not be aired in public, if I had such a father, I wouldn't want to tell anyone either."
"True, it's also a wonder how they're going to handle this."
"What's there to handle? With a boyfriend like Zhang nglong, what problem can't be solved?"
"True, maybe Boss Zhang will just drop a bag of money and make that madman scram!"
"Haha, where are my sunflower seeds?"
...
"It's nothing!" Sensing the emotion that Lu Yiyao showed when she heard the gossip around her, Zhang nglong gripped her hand even tighter.
"You little brat, so you've run off outside!" It was unclear whether Lu Huiyang was genuinely ntally ill or faking it, but at that mont he seed very lucid.
"Co here!" Lu Huiyang shouted, "I heard you've got yourself a very wealthy boyfriend, is it this guy?"
"Young man, are you dating my daughter?"
"Yes," Zhang nglong pulled Lu Yiyao behind him!
"Wow! He admitted it!"
"Crap, crap, crap!"
"Wuu, my youth is over!"
"So romantic, I'm so jealous!"
"Hahaha, good!" Lu Huiyang started laughing, "I've spent quite a bit of money raising my daughter, I won't ddle in your affairs from now on. Give
a dowry of 5 million, and my daughter is yours, how about it."
"Damn! Selling his daughter?"
"5 million for a dowry? Why doesn't he just rob soone?"
"Pfft, only 5 million, that's practically an insult to Boss Zhang!"
"Hahaha, exactly, the man just spent 500 billion US dollars today to buy a few thousand famous paintings. This dowry offer is nothing but insulting!"
"Hahaha, 'insulting dowry', that's a good use of words! This old lunatic probably has no idea just how wealthy his daughter's boyfriend really is, huh?"
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