Rebirth Counterattack with Space

"I wouldn’t have noticed anything amiss if you hadn’t asked me. Ding Gaoqun’s original wife got a divorce and settled abroad with their son. As for the three wives in between, one suddenly jumped off a building, one died in a car accident, and only one, reportedly, got the house, took the money, and went back to her hometown."

Lu Aiguo frowned, "I still vaguely recall that the wife who died in the car accident ended up making a big sum of insurance money for him. The beneficiary was listed as Ding Gaoqun alone. The woman’s family even made a fuss, claiming that Mister Ding had plotted for wealth and caused death.

I happened to be inspecting the branch office here in S City at that time, and your uncle mentioned it, so I have a strong impression of that man. Although the rumors about Ding Gaoqun’s plotting for wealth and murder were quickly suppressed, it still led to a lot of speculation and discussion in private among people in the industry for a while."

"Plotting for wealth and causing death? That’s really no small matter." Lu Yun and Shitou looked at each other and both felt that this possibility was indeed very high.

Lu Aiguo shook his head: "Actually, at that time, your mom, your aunt, your uncle, and I also speculated about it in private, but who really knows what the truth is?

If it really is like that, then sooner or later he will have his day. But anyway, it has nothing to do with us.

Sigh, what are some of these girls thinking nowadays? They know what kind of person he is, yet they still dare to jump into the fire pit. Isn’t it just like Zhou Yu hitting Huang Gai—each doing it willingly? If they end up with a bad fate, in the end, it’s their own doing. Is the enjoyment of unearned wealth and honor really that enjoyable?"

"It’s not necessarily that they value money over their lives. They’re probably dazzled by the sudden prospect of a wealthy man willing to marry them, the dream of transforming from a sparrow to a phoenix coming true. They get muddled for a moment, not wanting to think too much. Besides, they may think, ’So what if he’s a playboy? Maybe I’ll be the one to win in the end.’"

Lu Yun didn’t know whether to laugh or sigh.

Having gotten the information they wanted, Lu Yun and Shitou made a little more small talk with Lu Aiguo. When they saw that more people were approaching Lu Aiguo with wine glasses, they suggested that they would like to wander off on their own. Lu Aiguo, seeing the person coming over, smiled helplessly and didn’t try to keep them.

"It’s pretty crowded inside, so why don’t we go outside for some kebabs? The air is at least fresher there." Lu Yun proposed eagerly.

The wedding of Gu Meng was being held on the top floor of a hotel, with part of the buffet inside and some barbecuing on the terrace. The terrace was decorated magnificently, with flower arches, gauzy curtains, hanging stars, little angels... It looked like a fairy tale world under the illumination of the lights.

Outside was mostly a young people’s world.

Sitting in an outdoor chair with a swing set, eating barbecue, one could also ask a waiter to bring a small pot and use a trolley to push over some washed vegetables, seafood, rolled lamb or beef.

Accompanied by the starlight and drinking authentic D Country dark beer could also be a nice treat.

"Seems quite enjoyable." Shitou agreed happily.

"Of course it’s nice. When we get back, how about we set up a spot like this on the rooftop?" Lu Yun, taking Shitou’s arm, walked toward the terrace. When they got close enough to the doorway to smell the scent of roasting meat, she voiced some regret, "I suddenly regret eating so much just now. It would be a real pity if I don’t have enough room in my stomach later, wouldn’t it?"

"Of course that would be great. Don’t worry, if we can’t finish it later, we can take the leftovers. If we don’t eat our fill before going back, how could you, the little miser and foodie, ever be content?" Shitou teased her, playfully pinching her nose with evident affection.

"Really, what bumpkins snuck in here? Even thinking about taking leftovers from a buffet." A breeze scented with a hint of perfume passed by them, followed by a sharp voice tinged with disdain. The young woman even turned around to give them a look full of scorn before walking away.

This situation of being blatantly scorned was indeed a novel experience.

"Hahaha, it’s all your fault. We could have done it quietly, but why did you have to announce it? Hmph, no way, I definitely have to pack more later. We can’t let ourselves be laughed at for nothing, right? There’s a saying, ’people do business even at the risk of losing their heads, but no one makes a deal at a loss.’ If we don’t take stuff home, aren’t we missing out big time?"

Lu Yun deliberately raised her voice at Shitou, her tone filled with the excitement of about to do something "naughty."

The woman in front had stumbled, clearly not expecting someone to be so shameless. She couldn’t help but turn back to look at the two again, and on a whim, Lu Yun bared her teeth at her in a ’I’m the biggest, what can you do about it?’ expression.

"Crazy."

The woman shivered and hurriedly quickened her pace to leave, her fleeing figure evidently scared.

Lu Yun laughed until her stomach hurt.

"Naughty."

Shitou smiled and rubbed her head, "Alright, whatever you say. Since we’re going to take some, we might as well take a lot, why waste it? Didn’t Auntie say that the master griller today was specially invited from Xiangjiang? If we don’t taste more, wouldn’t that be wasteful?"

"Mhmm mhmm mhmm." Lu Yun nodded excitedly, immediately grasping Shitou’s intent. This was clearly a hint for her to transfer more into her space later, a task she was skilled at. She would use her spiritual power to cover it up, guaranteeing that no one would notice.

"Shall we also ’pack’ some desserts later? The desserts today seem to be done very well too," Lu Yun’s eyes sparkled.

"No problem." The two agreed heartily.

On the terrace, the business of the foreign barbecue chef specially invited by the Gu Family from Xiangjiang suddenly picked up. Finally, when Shitou came to grab barbecued meat for the nth time, the pace of the foreign chef couldn’t keep up with his picking. The chef eventually looked up at him with puzzled eyes, "Young man, you seem to have quite an appetite, don’t you?"

"Mhmm, your grilled meat is too delicious. You need to speed up and grill more, there’s not enough for everyone; I’ll have to come back for more as soon as I take this plate over there."

Shitou shifted to the side towards the direction he came from, and the foreign chef saw a crowd of young people horsing around over there. Realizing the situation, he also became happy and eagerly agreed, "OK, no problem, you guys really have good taste. Before you came, they didn’t quite appreciate my barbecue. You should know that my grilled meat is the tastiest."

"Well, it’s still a bit short of the tastiest, but it is indeed very good," Shitou cheerfully replied, lifting two big plates full of grilled meat and leaving, naturally heading towards the back of that group of people. That was the spot he and Lu Yun had specifically chosen.

What? Did his words mean that this man had tasted even better barbecue?

The chef was still in a daze watching Shitou walk away, and he suddenly felt a surge of competitiveness. While continuing to grill, he pondered speaking with him again later.