Rebirth in the 1970s: Refusing to Be a Side Character

Chapter 48: Love Kills Quickly

◎Damn love!◎

News of Lu Yao's execution spread with mixed reactions.

He Chengjun breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Lu Yao would come after him, but now he was free from that concern.

As for the two thousand yuan he had borrowed, almost no one knew about it. Since there was no written loan agreement, He Chengjun naturally wouldn't bring it up.

The Lu family quietly took care of Lu Yao's affairs and then... busied themselves with moving.

Lu Kangping had been dismissed by the Traffic Bureau, so the house provided by his job was to be reclaimed.

Now, besides Lu Ming, the rest of the Lu family were unemployed and had to find rental accommodation.

Dong Jiaojiao, upon hearing the news, paused for a moment and then hugged the man before her tightly.

She remembered asking Lu Jinzhou once whom he would choose between her and Lu Yao.

Lu Jinzhou had said he would choose her.

She hadn't believed him.

But now, reality proved that he kept his promises, and Dong Jiaojiao felt a hint of gratitude.

She knew that Lu Yao's swift punishment was largely thanks to Lu Jinzhou.

In fact, he had even shielded her from many troubles.

For instance, Lu Yao must have confessed to attacking her in the woods, but Song Guangming had not come to question her.

Similarly, the missing drugs and camera, as well as the confessions of Deng Weidong and Lin Xiaoqiang, all remained unexamined by Song Guangming.

Dong Jiaojiao believed in the professionalism of the experienced investigator, and since he had not forgotten these issues, it must be because Lu Jinzhou was handling them behind the scenes.

Dong Jiaojiao kept this in mind, even if she couldn't say it out loud.

Lu Jinzhou, embracing his affectionate wife, felt that life was becoming more hopeful.

Previously, his life had been all work, like a machine running non-stop.

Now, apart from work, there was life. He could sense that his wife was gradually opening her heart to him.

Though she still hid some secrets, Lu Jinzhou believed that one day, he would fully enter her heart.

He had a lifetime to win her over, so there was no rush.

However, Lu Jinzhou's urgency was irrelevant at the moment. Chen Xuemin, his colleague, was in a panic due to a major issue in the project he was leading and urgently needed Lu Jinzhou's help.

As a result, Lu Jinzhou, who had been enjoying his time with his wife, was whisked away to a secret base.

It was a fully enclosed environment—no exit without resolving the problem.

Dong Jiaojiao, now free from Lu Yao's interference, settled into her routine and got along well with her colleagues in the cafeteria.

One day, after finishing her shift, Dong Jiaojiao was preparing to leave with her fellow cafeteria worker Li Yanan when Chen Yuanjiang suddenly approached her.

Everyone at the factory knew that Dong Jiaojiao had come to work as a cafeteria worker because of Chen Yuanjiang's recommendation.

People assumed they were distant relatives. Since Dong Jiaojiao was already married and Chen Yuanjiang had a good reputation, no one speculated further.