Chapter 16: Senior Chu is literally Doraemon's dream-splitting machine!

Auntie's house.

Auntie was practically slumped in her chair; she looked at the document in front of her, knowing the consequences of signing it.

The life where she didn't have to work and could go play mahjong whenever she pleased, where Uncle had money to buy high-quality knock-off designer goods, and where Lu Mingze attended a noble school like Shilan High School while having plenty of pocket money to squander—the life of the so-called "Prince Ze"—would be gone forever.

It was simply a nightmare.

But the lawyer in a suit with a kind smile sitting before her brought more than just this bad news—if she didn't want to live in a nightmare, that was possible too; there was another choice.

He would file a lawsuit, go to court, and request the recovery of the fixed assets they had purchased over the years using the money Lu Mingfei's parents had provided.

When that time came, the small-displacement BMW their family bought would definitely be gone, and they might even have to go bankrupt and sell their house to pay off that sum.

That wouldn't be a nightmare; it would be pure hell!

And according to the lawyer, they had originally intended to do exactly that, but Lu Mingfei, mindful of old ties, felt there was no need to go too far, which was why he had let their family off the hook...

"I don't believe it!" Auntie suddenly perked up again. "I want to see Mingfei! Did you deliberately induce him to do this? Are you trying to swindle money out of him? I'm telling you, I won't be fooled..."

"Yes, yes... I can give up my room for my cousin to live in..." Lu Mingze was also on the side, his face deathly pale, as if he saw his "Prince Ze" nickname vanishing and a future of hardship approaching.

"Shut up!" Uncle, who had been silent from the very beginning, finally spoke, and the moment he opened his mouth, he said something Auntie had never heard in all the years they had been married.

"Are you two not embarrassed enough?"

Uncle glared fiercely at Auntie and Lu Mingze. This middle-aged man, who had always played the role of a henpecked pushover, finally stood up to make a decision at this moment. He took a deep breath and signed the document directly.

"I think Mingfei probably doesn't want to see us again... Please convey to him that we are the ones who failed him all these years," Uncle said in a low voice.

"I will."

The professional fake smile on the lawyer's face remained unchanged; he was not moved in the slightest.

As a gold-medal lawyer, he had handled countless cases and seen the "a dying man's words are good" routine many times, but he couldn't help but think: "If you knew it would come to this, why do it in the first place?"

Can a moment of regret and an apology make up for the trauma left over so many years? That would be far too cheap.

"I'll also have to trouble you to identify Lu Mingfei's personal belongings; we need to take them away," he said with a smile.

Auntie and cousin Lu Mingze no longer had the strength, so only Uncle stood up silently, though he felt ashamed during the identification process—

Even though they lived in the same house, the gap between Lu Mingfei's and Lu Mingze's personal belongings, both in quantity and quality, was like heaven and earth.

"The matter is resolved."

Chu Zihang finished reading the messages about the whole process, ignored the words the lawyer said Uncle wanted to convey, and closed his phone.

"Your personal belongings will be shipped directly to that residence. I'll have Chen Shu take you over tonight. The money should arrive in your account today; I had someone open an account for you."

"Senior," Lu Mingfei said with teary eyes, "does your house still need a manservant? Although I can't warm the bed, I'm quite diligent with my hands and feet!"

This level of nonsense was already within the "direct exemption" range Chu Zihang granted Lu Mingfei. He ignored it entirely and simply raised his hand to pat Lu Mingfei on the shoulder.

"You're one of us. If you have any trouble in the future, just tell me."

Lu Mingfei trembled slightly. What virtue or ability did he have to be called "one of us" by Senior Chu?

At least up until now, it had always been Chu Zihang helping him!

However, as his Proficiency grew, he would surely be able to help out in the future...

He said nothing, but a poem came to mind.

To repay the favor of the lord on the Golden Terrace, I would draw my jade dragon sword and die for him!

"Speaking of which, there is indeed one more thing I need to trouble Senior with."

After making the decision in his heart, Lu Mingfei felt much more relaxed when asking Chu Zihang for help.

Every gift bestowed by fate has already had its price marked in the dark. If one is anxious because the price is unknown, then one should simply set the price oneself!

"What is it?" Chu Zihang asked.

"I want to learn to play the Piano later, but I don't know where to go..." Lu Mingfei said with a wry smile.

According to the Schedule Plan, after the Practice Basketball session this afternoon, from 18:00 to 22:00, after finishing dinner, he had to go Learn Piano.

It was simply fucked up!

It was the umpteenth time Lu Mingfei had cursed himself in his heart for letting himself go when filling out the Schedule Plan.

But no matter how he cursed himself, this thing couldn't be changed, and he still had to find a place to learn.

"Piano..." Chu Zihang pondered slightly. He didn't ask why, just took out his phone and made a call.

The phone rang twice before being answered. "Zihang, what's wrong? Oh my, Mom is shopping with the girls at the mall, it's so crowded here..."

"Mom, is Shanshan Ayi teaching Piano?" Chu Zihang had to interrupt to get to the point.

"Oh my, yes, how did you know, my good son? Your Shanshan Ayi just said she has a class tonight and has to leave soon. She's been so busy ever since she won an award at that American international piano competition last year!"

"She has a class tonight?"

Chu Zihang frowned slightly. His original intention was to have Lu Mingfei learn from Shanshan Ayi, but now there was a schedule conflict. "What time exactly? Can the time be changed?"

"Let me, let me!"

The person on the phone changed, and Shanshan Ayi's happy voice came through; it sounded like she had been hovering nearby listening the whole time.

"Zihang, do you finally want to learn Piano from your auntie? Boys who play the Piano are the coolest! Although you're already very cool..."

"It's not me," Chu Zihang interrupted helplessly, "it's my friend."

There was a two-second silence on the other end, followed by the irrepressible, low-pitched excited squeals of four women. The person on the phone changed again, asking excitedly.

"A friend! This is the first time I've heard you say you have a friend, Zihang. Is it a girl? Is it a girl?"

"... A boy." Chu Zihang had to add that, to prevent these beautiful aunties who had nothing better to do all day from getting the wrong idea. "A proper friend."

On the other end, there were four more simultaneous low-pitched squeals. "That's even rarer! When are you bringing him over to meet us?"

So you didn't listen to the explanation I added as a precaution at all, did you!

"He wants to learn Piano..." Chu Zihang decided to get straight to the point. "Tonight."

"Leave it to your Shanshan Ayi!"

Shanshan Ayi took charge directly, "Just have him come straight to my piano studio. The student I'm teaching tonight is a pretty girl, and working with the opposite sex makes the work less tiring!"

"Okay, thank you, Shanshan Ayi."

After Chu Zihang finished speaking, he wisely hung up the phone immediately, cutting off the resentful voice that hadn't yet come through from the other side, then looked at Lu Mingfei and gave two light coughs, "It's arranged. I'll have Chen Shu take you there when the time comes."

To show politeness, Lu Mingfei had naturally moved a bit further away just now, so he hadn't heard anything; hearing this, he simply gave a thumbs up with admiration and starry eyes.

"Senior brother, are you a branch of Doraemon? I feel like you're omnipotent!"

【Warning, it is now 【dinner】 time...】

"Let's go, senior brother, my treat today!"

With a large sum of money about to be deposited, Lu Mingfei finally had some confidence.

Two updates, asking for monthly tickets, collections, and follow-up reads~

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