The Chinese had a rather mystical idiom: enemies meet on a narrow road. It meant that once two people had forged a grudge, some mysterious connection seemed to bind them in the dark, causing them to cross paths again in the strangest places, no matter how hard they tried to avoid each other.
So when Li Ye spotted Lu Zixue among the people from Korshi Company, he could not help sighing inwardly. What a small world.
Ever since Lu Zixue had done his graduation internship at the First Branch Factory in 1987 and had been driven nearly to jump off a building by Li Ye, the two had never met again. Later, when Li Ye returned home to visit graves, he heard that Lu Zixue had ultimately gone abroad with his Older Sister, Lu Jingyao.
At the time, Lu Jingyao's father, Lu Ruichang, had suffered a brain injury after falling off a motorcycle. Lu Jingyao had arranged for him to go abroad for treatment and recovery, but Lu Zixue had shamelessly kicked up a fuss, claiming that he was the only one "qualified to sign the treatment plan."
But later, Lu Ruichang recovered and returned to Qingshui County to live out his retirement, while Lu Zixue never came back. Looking at him now, dressed in a sharp suit, had he finally "made something of himself"?
Li Ye nudged Wen Leyu beside him. "Hey, do you know what this guy's situation is now?"
Wen Leyu shot Li Ye a sidelong glance. "You don't know, so how would I?"
Li Ye blinked hard and said in a low voice, "Didn't you say before... that you'd been keeping an eye on them?"
When Li Ye had gone to Zhucheng the year before last, Wen Leyu had mentioned Lu Jingyao's recent circumstances. Only then