Chapter 682 Persuade


    It was a sleepless night.


    Nancy lied on the bed for a long time but she just kept flipping around and couldn''t fall asleep. The


    woman''s mind was in aplete mess and she fell asleep around four o''clock in the morning.


    Early the next morning, she heard the doorbell. She was so sleepy and she struggled for a long time to


    get out from her bed.


    "Who is it?" After opening the door, she saw Antonio Lu standing by the door. Nancy was stunned,


    "Xiao-an? What are you doing here?"


    "I''m here to bring you breakfast! How was it, did you sleep well?" Antonio Lu said smilingly as he


    walked inside.


    "Oh…" Nancy answered indifferently and closed the door after him.


    Antonio Lu put the breakfast on the table and said, "Let''s eat!"


    Nancy walked over and sat opposite him. When she looked at the breakfast he meticulously prepared,


    she wasn''t the least bit moved but she felt guilty, "You don''t have to send breakfast to me so early in


    the morning!" She said.


    "How can that be. You just moved here. What if you can''t get used to it? I promised to take care of you


    properly. Therefore, from today onwards, I wille over to eat breakfast with you!" Antonio Lu said.


    The more he does that, the more Nancy felt guilt ridden.


    Antonio Lu looked at her and ate his breakfast, "What do you want to do today?"


    Nancy was eating and she was stunned when she heard him, "I want to rest at home today!"


    "Didn''t you rest wellst night?"


    "Yeah, I fell asleep around five o''clock in the morning. Still haven''t gotten used to the new ce!"


    Nancy said honestly.


    Antonio Lu nodded, "All right, just rest properly today. I''ll bring you out some other day!"


    "Okay!" Nancy nodded.


    At that time, Antonio Lu''s phone rang. When he saw the number, he took his phone and walked away


    to answer it.


    "Hello…" He lowered his voice.


    "I will think of a way. I''ll get over right now!" After saying that, he hung up.


    Antonio Lu walked back and sat down. Nancy looked at him and asked, "Did anything happen?"


    Antonio Lu forced a smile, "It''s nothing. Just a problem in thepany!"


    "Do you need to rush back?"


    "I''ll go back after eating with you!" Antonio Lu said.


    "There''s no need for that. You should go back to yourpany and handle your work matters first!"


    Nancy said.


    Antonio Lu contemted for a while and nodded, "Okay. Then you should rest after breakfast. I will visit


    you again in the night!"


    "Okay!" Nancy nodded.


    Antonio Lu took his car keys and left.


    As Nancy saw him leaving, she was relieved. She couldn''t shake off the feeling that Antonio Lu was


    treating her too well. It didn''t feel real at all.


    Therefore, she just couldn''t be restful…


    However, she didn''t think much and decided to follow with the flow. After all, she just gave her bold


    deration to move out. She couldn''t be going back to the Mu House with her tails between her legs


    now.


    As she thought about that, she finished her food and went back to rest on her bed. Since she knew that


    Antonio Lu would only being in the night, she was able to rx herself and sleep.


    ……


    When it was afternoon, Nancy woke up and she felt hungry. She wanted to get out to eat something but


    she was bored doing that alone. After pondering for a while, she decided to give Jerry Kuang a call.


    The two of them met outside and Nancy was having a good time.


    She wasn''t very close with Jerry Kuang but he was the limited friend she had in A city. Not only that, he


    was close with Alistair and she could be restful around him.


    "Why are you looking for me so suddenly?" Jerry Kuang looked at her and asked. He didn''t have much


    of an appetite towards the food. The man was simply watching as Nancy ate.


    "I only know you and him over here. Who do you expect me to find?"


    "Now I became the spare tire!"


    Nancy smiled, "Don''t be jealous, you are not my spare tire!"


    Jerry Kuang''s lips curled up. He lifted his ss of red wine and shook it gently. After that, he sipped on


    it elegantly, "I heard that you moved out from the Mu House!"


    Nancy was stunned for a while and she continued to eat. She didn''t even raise her head, "You


    managed to get the news quite soon!"


    "So it was right!"


    "Yeah, it is…" Nancy continued to eat. The woman made herself busy to hide her restlessness and


    dejection.


    Jerry Kuang lowered his winess but continued to y around with his ss casually andzily, "You


    moved in with Antonio Lu?"


    "It seemed that you have known everything!" She chewed and answered slowly.


    "Nancy, are you serious?" Jerry Kuang raised an eyebrow and asked. His deep gaze seemed to be


    able to dissect everything. The man continued to stared at her.


    Nancy didn''t know what to say and she simply replied, "I don''t know…"


    Although Jerry Kuang didn''t say anything, he could tell Nancy''s feelings towards Alistair. The man knew


    that she wouldn''t be able to give up so easily.


    "Are you doing that on purpose to frustrate Alistair?" The man was asking the question but it seemed


    that he had already known the answer.


    Was she so obvious?


    If she was, why could Jerry Kuang tell and Alistair couldn''t?


    Nancy didn''t say anything but her silence was the best answer.


    Jerry Kuang''s lips curled up as he looked at herzily, "Nancy, do you know what are the


    consequences of you doing that?"


    When Nancy heard that, she raised her gaze and showed a puzzled expression, "What kind of


    consequence?"


    "Do you think you can make Alistair regret by doing that? You are simply making yourself look cheap!"


    Jerry Kuang spoke his mind in an objective point of view.


    Nancy was shocked and she stared at Jerry Kuang, "Why?"


    "First of all, you moving out the Mu House was a silly move to cut clean from him. Do you think you


    could get him to think of you more by doing that? Secondly, in Alistair''s point of view, you are moving in


    with another man. Do you think he can ept a woman that had been with another man?" Jerry Kuang


    asked.


    All of a sudden, Nancy sank into a sudden realization. She was simply trying to get Alistair''s attention


    and make him frustrated. She wasn''t thinking in her right mind and hadn''t been considering so much


    factors. Now that he mentioned it, it did sound foolish.


    The woman sat in her seat and her face turned pale.


    Jerry Kuang said no more. The man simply stared at Nancy. His deep gaze was carrying a sense of


    wisdom and sophistication.


    "I… I didn''t live together with him. I was simply staying in another apartment of his!" After a long while,


    Nancy responded.


    Jerry Kuang simply raised his eyebrows uncaringly and lifted his winess elegantly, "It doesn''t matter


    what I think or what I know. Most importantly, it is what Alistair thinks that matters. Moreover, he had


    been fooling around enough with women and I don''t think he would believe you!"


    Nancy tightened her grip on the cutlery. She was thinking about the gravity of the situation.


    She must admit that Jerry Kuang was making a strong and logical point.


    Nancy raised her gaze and looked at Jerry Kuang. Her eyes were making a distress call, "I know. But


    what can I do now?"


    "Go back!"


    "No!" Nancy refused right away.


    "Why?"


    "No particr reason!" Nancy answered. She was the one that stubbornly wanted to move out. Now


    she just couldn''t bring herself to tell Alistair she wanted to move back.


    When Jerry Kuang saw how determined she was, there was just nothing he could say. The man simply


    nodded, "All right. Since you have made up your mind, there is no point for me to say anything." After


    saying that, he took up his fork and knife and ate his steak elegantly.


    Nancy sank into silence. She was feeling a strong conflict inside. She could be determined when others


    tried to persuade her. When they gave up, she would feel dejected as if she was being given up.


    Nancy''s mind was wandering around while the two of them ate together.


    "By the way, how are things going on between you and that guy?" Jerry Kuang didn''t even remember


    Antonio Lu''s name.


    "Just like that!" Nancy answered slowly and wasn''t showing any interest at all.


    "What''s his name again?"


    "Antonio Lu!"


    "Oh, right, that guy! Do you even know that guy?"


    "Why are you asking that?"


    "I heard that hispany is facing some cash flow problem and he owed a total of four-million-dor


    debt!" Jerry Kuang said indifferently. As if it was the most unimportant thing to him.


    When Nancy heard that, she frowned. The woman recalled the call he received this morning. Was that


    about this issue?


    "Where did you hear that from?"


    "Anyone could get ahold of that information if they just investigate him a little. Why? You don''t know


    about that?" Jerry Kuang asked.


    Nancy, "...I didn''t ask!"


    "However it may be, let me give you a piece of advice. Before you know anything, make sure you don''t


    give him anything!" He stared at her and said seriously.


    "Even if that is the case, that doesn''t mean he stayed with me for the sake of money!" Nancy said.


    Jerry Kuang nodded agreeably, "But with hispany doing so badly, does it make sense for him to


    enjoy a good time bringing you around? It doesn''t matter. I was simply trying to remind you. It is your


    matter after all and you are ultimately responsible for your own actions!" Jerry Kuang said. He had


    done enough by alerting the woman.


    Nancy didn''t continue to discuss the matter with Jerry Kuang. After having their meal, she went back.


    After they got to the apartment''s parking, Jerry Kuang raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you staying


    here?"


    Nancy nodded and walked down the car.


    "Which floor?"


    "The twelfth!"


    Jerry Kuang nodded, "All right, see you!"


    "Okay, drive safe!"


    Jerry Kuang didn''t say anything more and simply drove away. Nancy got back upstairs.


    After getting inside the house, Nancy sat down and watched the TV. Although it was just the first day


    after she moved here, she couldn''t help but started to feel bored and lonely already.


    The sound from the TV resounded in the empty house.


    In the evening, the doorbell rang and Nancy knew Antonio Lu came.


    She walked over and opened the door.


    Right after the door was opened, Antonio Lu walked inside wobblingly.


    "Hey, what''s wrong with you?" Nancy asked as she noticed a strong smell of alcohol, "Have you been


    drinking?"


    "A little bit…" Antonio Lu answered.


    "Go sit over there!" Nancy helped him to move to the couch.


    "Why did you drink so much?"


    "No choice. I had to do it for work…" After saying that, he smiled bitterly and helplessly.


    Nancy looked at him and didn''t know what to say.


    "Let me get you a ss of water!" After saying that, she walked into the kitchen.


    Antonio Lu sat on the couch and reclined to the side. After a short while, Nancy came with a ss of


    water, ", Have a drink!"


    Antonio Lu took it over and drank a little bit.


    "Have you eaten?"


    Nancy nodded, "Yeah!"


    "What did you eat? With who?"


    "With my friend. You don''t know him!"


    "Alistair?"


    "No."


    "Do you still have other friends here?"


    "Jerry Kuang…"


    Jerry Kuang?


    It was a name he was all too familiar. The prominent man was simr to Alistair, another well esteemed


    young man in A city. He had heard of his name since forever.


    "Do you know him?" Antonio Lu asked.


    Nancy nodded, "Yeah!"


    "Was it through Alistair?"


    Nancy looked at him and she felt ufortable with his question, "What are you trying to say?"


    Antonio Lu had an awkward smile, "It''s nothing. I simply think that your heart is far from mine…"


    The moment Nancy heard him saying that, she felt burdened with guilt.


    "Xiao-an…" After hesitating for a long while, Nancy said, "Sorry, I shouldn''t have used you…"


    Antonio Lu''s expression changed and he stared at her intently.


    "You don''t have to apologize. I did that willingly!" Nancy obviously liked Alistair and the man had no


    problem telling that. However, he was willing to put on a show with her.


    Nancy was stunned. She looked at Antonio Lu and didn''t know what to say.


    "I know that you don''t like me. Don''t worry, I will not force you. You being unable to ept me now


    doesn''t mean things will stay the same in the future. At the very least, we are still friends, right?"


    Antonio Lu asked.


    When Nancy heard him, she was stunned and she hurriedly nodded her head, "Yeah, that''s right…"


    Antonio Lu smiled, "This is more than enough!"


    "Do you really… Don''t mind?" Nancy asked.


    "As long as you are happy, everything is worth it!"


    Nancy felt guilt ridden again, "Xiao-an, sorry…"


    Antonio Lu smiled bitterly, "It''s okay. As long as you are happy!"


    Nancy didn''t know what she should say.


    At that time, Antonio Lu got up suddenly, "Let me use the washroom a while!" After saying that, he


    stood up and walked away. The moment he moved, his phone dropped on the couch.


    "Be careful!" Nancy said.


    Antonio Lu walked wobblingly inside the washroom.


    Soon after the door was locked, his phone rang.


    Nancy saw that it was just on the couch and she called out to him, "Xiao-an, you have a call!"


    However, there was no response from the washroom.


    The phone kept ringing and Nancy was worried that it might be something important. Right after she


    took it up, the call stopped.


    The moment she wanted to put the phone down, it rang again. Since Antonio Lu wasn''t responding at


    all, Nancy answered it.


    "Hello…"


    "Antonio Lu, if you still couldn''te up with the payment for thepany tomorrow, I have no choice


    but to report you to the police and let them apprehend you!"


    When Nancy heard that, she was stunned.


    The other party didn''t say anything after that and hung up the phone.


    Nancy looked at the phone and she was silent. She couldn''t help but feel anxious.


    At that time, Antonio Lu came out from the toilet. When he saw Nancy holding his phone, he frowned


    and asked, "Is anything the matter?"


    "Someone kept calling you just now. I thought it was something urgent and I answered it!" Nancy said.


    Antonio Lu expression changed and he hurried over and took the phone from her hand. After he


    checked the call history, he was stunned.


    After sometime, he raised his head and forced a smile, "It''s nothing. Maybe a prank call or something!"


    "But what I heard wasn''t like that!" Nancy stared in his eyes and said.


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    Antonio Lu showed a distressed expression and he didn''t know how he should say it.


    "What happened?" Nancy asked.


    "It''s really nothing!"


    "But the other person said that if you aren''t paying him tomorrow, he will call the police and send you to


    jail… Tell me, what actually happened?" Nancy asked.


    If Antonio Lu hadn''t said something like that earlier, she might not have insisted. The woman was trying


    topensate him.


    When Antonio Lu saw that Nancy was determined to know, he exined, "Previously, my brother


    embezzled thepany fund to invest in shares. However, it turned out to be a huge mistake. Now our


    thepany would be facing a cash flow crisis and we will also get in trouble!" Antonio Lu said.


    "Embezzlement, you will need to serve jail time for that!" Nancy said.


    "I can''t let my brother get into trouble. He did that for me as well and I will not see him getting in jail!"


    "Don''t tell me you n to take his ce!"


    "If the situation calls for, I will do that…" Antonio Lu said.


    Nancy looked at him and she didn''t know how to describe her feeling. After hearing what Antonio Lu


    said, her impression towards him changed tremendously.


    It is just rare to see such a good man nowadays.


    "This isn''t a small matter!" Nancy said.


    Antonio Lu smiled, "It will be okay. I wille up with something!"


    "How much is the debt?"


    "Five million!"


    Nancy was stunned. It wasn''t a small figure at all. After contemting for a while, she said, "Before my


    daddy left, he gave me some of money…"


    "No!" Before she finished, Antonio Lu interrupted her, "I will not ept your money!"


    "Why?"


    "Because everyone was cocksure that I approached you because of money. If I were to ept your


    money, they would be proven true. Therefore, I will never ept it!" Antonio Lu enunciated and he


    seemed to be determined.


    "But this circumstance is so dire, you might need to be jailed!" Nancy said.


    "Then so be it. I will never ept your money!"


    Nancy pondered for a while and said, "If that''s the case, just treat it as a loan from me. Just pay back to


    me when you get the money!"


    When Antonio Lu heard that, he was stunned. He raised his gaze and looked at her. The man''s eyes


    showed that he was moved but he shook his head determinedly, "No way. Nancy, I know that you are


    trying to help me. But if I were to use your money, even I would look down on myself!" As he said that,


    he showed a pained expression.


    "Xiao-an, you are overthinking. Like you said, we are friends, aren''t we? You have helped me and now


    it is my turn to help you! That is only right!" Nancy said nonchntly. She didn''t feel that it was wrong at


    all.


    Antonio Lu frowned and looked at Nancy, but he didn''t say anything.


    "Before daddy left, he told me he left my pocket money with Alistair. I will go and collect it from him


    tomorrow!" Nancy said.


    After hearing that, Antonio Lu''s eyes flickered. He smiled bitterly, "It seemed that your daddy trusts


    Alistair very much!"


    How could he entrust her money with Alistair…


    "Daddy was afraid that I might get into trouble and he left the money with him. As long as I need it, I


    can take it anytime!" Nancy said casually. She didn''t feel troubled at all with Alistair handling her


    money. Not only that, she was restful with that arrangement.


    After all, Alistair was one of her daddy''s most trusted person!


    Antonio Lu nodded and looked at her, "Nancy, thank you. The moment the money is ready, I will pay


    you back right away!"


    Nancy simply smiled uncaringly, "Okay!"


    Five million wasn''t a small amount for Nancy. However, it was insignificant. The youngdy''s pocket


    money was much more than that.


    The two of them continued to chit chat.


    "Nancy, will you look down on me?" Antonio Lu asked suddenly.


    Nancy shook her head, "I won''t, everyone will have trouble from time to time. Moreover, this is all


    caused by your brother. You have proven to be a responsible and loving person to stand up for him like


    that. I definitely believe that you will be able to push through this hurdle!" Nancy said encouragingly.


    Antonio Lu had done so much for her and she could at least do that much topensate him. At least,


    that was her fault.


    "Do you really think that?" Antonio Lu asked.


    Nancy nodded sincerely, "Yes. I am pleasantly surprised to find out that you are this kind of man!"


    At that moment, Antonio Lu had given Nancy a very good impression. He had proven himself to be a


    very responsible and virtuous person.


    Antonio Lu showed a rxed smile. Now that she looked at him, his features were good looking as


    well.


    "I simply did what I should. I will never let my brother get even the slightest harm. He has a bright future


    waiting for him and he mustn''t get his future ruined because of this!"


    "I understand that you care for your brother. But even if you are doing this for his sake, you shouldn''t


    take the fall like that!" Nancy said.


    When Antonio Lu heard that, he raised his head and looked at Nancy. After a while, he nodded, "You


    are right, I will do that. And now, I have you as well and I need to protect myself… I need to be a better


    man in order to protect you!" He looked at her lovingly.


    Nancy sat opposite him. As she heard his sudden confession, she didn''t know what to say. The woman


    simply at him and smiled gently.


    At that time, Antonio Lu stared in her eyes and moved closer to her lips. Nancy didn''t move away and


    watched as he inched closer and closer. There were all kinds of memories shing in her mind…


    Nancy waspassionate towards the man. He simply fell in love with the wrong girl. But why did


    everyone dislike him so much…