Chapter 1 (2/2)

For his mother’s sake, he knelt down dejectedly and kowtowed.

Tang Wenyi’s self-satisfied laughter seemed to pierce his eardrums. “I thought your mom could teach you well, but it looks like it’s nothing more than this.”

Afterward, she threw a sum of money to Lu Ming. “From now on, you mother and son will have nothing to do with Yaohua.”

That sum of money indeed made life a little easier for Lu Ming and his mother.

Her mother took the opportunity to find a part-time job. She worked as a waitress at the restaurant during the day and did handiwork at home at night.

A year later, her health failed due to exhaustion once again.

This time, his mother did not allow Lu Ming to spend money as he had already been admitted to university.

It could be said that he went to university using life-saving money.

But he could not watch his mother die, so he went around borrowing money.

In the end, his mother held on until the day he graduated.

Before she died, she grabbed his hand tightly and said, “I’d been a burden to you… If you had followed Lu Yaohua back then… At least you wouldn’t have to starve with me… Go find him… Otherwise, I wouldn’t let him off even after I die…”

Over the years, Lu Yaohua’s life had been getting better and better. His career was thriving, and he had gone from being a junior employee to one of the top 20 richest men in Shanghai.

Lu Ming understood his mother’s intention. She was afraid that he would be crushed by these debts.

Although his mother had said so, Lu Ming was still unwilling to look for that person. He would rather bear the debts than bow down to Lu Yaohua.

He had once seen in the newspapers that Lu Yaohua and Tang Wenyi had a son. They had specially thrown an extravagant first-month birthday party for him, and more than half of the local wealthy people attended.

That day, Lu Yaohua was eating delicacies at the banquet.

He and his mother were having noodles with vegetables.

“Ding-Dong!”

“Ding-Dong!”

The ringing of the doorbell brought Lu Ming back to reality. He stuffed the photo into the drawer and asked while walking, “Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

Lu Ming stood rooted to the ground. “Is this familiar middle-aged voice… Lu Yaohua?” he wondered.

As though he wanted to confirm his guess, he opened the peephole and saw the same face as the one in the photo. There were only a few more wrinkles with the passing years.

He looked at Lu Yaohua, his mind in a blur.

“Why did this man show up uninvited?” he thought.

Lu Ming wondered if it was possible that his father wanted to apologize.

“After neglecting him for so many years, he now had the gall to apologize?” he fumed.

However, when he saw the teenager who resembled Lu Yaohua beside him, his hope was extinguished.

It seemed strange to Lu Ming that his father would apologize with Tang Wenyi and the child he had with her in tow.

He thought, “Could it be that they had come together to apologize for the kneeling incident back then?”

He shook his head. “Why would he apologize now, of all times?”

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, a disdainful voice came from outside. “Mom, why do we have to come to such a godforsaken place? I’m afraid I’ll get infected with some kind of germ!”

“It’s fine. Just bear with it a little longer and shower a few times when you get back.” The female voice said arrogantly.

The doorbell rang again. “Little Ming, I know you’re at home. Can you open the door?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming lowered his head. It had been a long time since someone called him that.

Judging from the situation, he thought that Lu Yaohua might really be here to apologize.

He turned the doorknob..