Don't think of rebirth.

Chapter 643 Video Chapter

Lucas was dazzled by the menu again, and the food on Yunjinlou's menu looked much more upscale, so he couldn't help but feel restrained.

He leaned close to Tao Shenxing's ear and whispered, "Didn't you say that Gu Qinghuan's family conditions are not as good as yours?"

They had been having dinner with Gu Qinghuan these days, and Tao Shenxing basically paid for all the meals. That's how he explained it to Lucas.

Of course, Gu Qinghuan would order drinks for them, and when they bought some snacks outside, Gu Qinghuan would also be the first to pay the bill.

Tao Shenxing replied: "As for the benefits of a membership card, I also have a membership card here. The person who gave me the card was a classmate of ours and also her good friend."

After hearing what he said, Lucas finally felt relieved: as long as it doesn't bring any burden to Gu Qinghuan, it's fine.

Tao Shenxing probably guessed what he was worried about, but considering Lucas' psychological endurance, he decided not to explain.

Tao Shenxing: When it comes to backing, our squad leader is the strongest!

While waiting for the food to be served, the three of them started chatting about other things.

This time the topic was not about Lu Jingying, but about Gu Qinghuan and Tao Shenxing teaching Lucas how to "be bad".

"Going against them on the surface is only the most basic means." Tao Shenxing said clearly, "Going a step further is pretending to obey but secretly disobeying! It's pretending to build a plank road but secretly marching through Chencang!"

When it comes to idioms, Lucas starts to get confused. His Chinese is indeed quite good, but when it comes to idioms, he has to first match the pronunciation with the Chinese characters, then recall the content of the idiom, and finally clarify the meaning.

In short, decompression requires a process.

Gu Qinghuan sighed and explained to Lucas: "It means pretending to be obedient on the surface, but actually not obedient behind the scenes."

When she said that, Lucas understood: "Isn't that what I'm doing now?"

Tao Shenxing was stuck for a moment: "It seems that what you said is correct..."

As he was speaking, Lucas's phone on the table vibrated and the screen lit up.

Tao Shenxing was sharp-eyed and saw the word "Mom" at a glance. He knew it was a message from Lu Jingying. He was even more excited than Lucas: "Hurry, hurry, the opportunity to practice is here!"

Gu Qinghuan covered his forehead with his hands, suspecting that it was only a matter of time before Tao Shenxing led Lucas astray.

After Lucas read the message from Lu Jingying, he said to Tao Shenxing, who was looking expectant, "Mom asked where we are now. As I said before, I don't need to reply now, right?"

Gu Qinghuan thought for a moment, then said to Tao Shenxing, "Take Lucas to the bathroom, and remember to take a few pictures. You don't have to take pictures of the front, as long as you can see his figure."

"What are you doing?" Tao Shenxing asked curiously.

"Lucas didn't reply to the message. If Aunt Lu wants to contact him, she can only ask Aunt Xiang to contact you." Gu Qinghuan said.

"Just say that Lucas left his phone in the box, but he was with you, and then send them the pictures he took."

“In this way, even if Lucas doesn’t reply to the message, Aunt Lu will know about Lucas’ situation, which can lower her vigilance a little.”

Although she skipped the step of "replying personally", Lu Jingying achieved her goal.

Then she would unconsciously reduce her resistance to the fact that Lucas didn't reply to her messages.

After that, even if Lucas didn't reply to the message again, Lu Jingying would think that he might have forgotten to take his phone again, and would take the initiative to find excuses for him and relax her control over him.

Lucas looked at Gu Qinghuan with a hint of awe. He was too embarrassed to say it to her face, so he waited until he and Tao Shenxing left the box before he whispered, "Does Gu Qinghuan plan to study psychology in the future?"

Tao Shenxing shook his head and said, "Does our monitor need to learn psychology when she is like this? She has already learned it by herself!"

"That's true," Lucas obviously didn't realize that Tao Shenxing was just joking. He felt a little regretful, "If I had known her earlier, maybe my mother wouldn't be so stubborn now."

Tao Shenxing paused, turned his head and looked at Lucas, and said seriously: "There is a saying that goes like this - don't beautify the road you haven't chosen."

“There are so many things we can assume in life. Instead of wasting time on regrets from the past, it is better to seize the present moment.”

Gu Qinghuan always looks forward. No matter what happened in the past, she will do what she should do now and make plans for the future.

Everyone in Class 3 saw this and followed Gu Qinghuan's example, including Tao Shenxing.

Lucas nodded vigorously: "You are right. I will work hard from now on."

Tao Shenxing patted his back with satisfaction. Just as he was about to encourage him again, he received a video call from Xiang Jiri.

Tao Shenxing: Wow, he actually made a video call directly.

He quickly pushed Lucas and said, "Be careful later. Don't expose yourself."

Lucas was a little panicked, but he managed to suppress his nervousness.

Tao Shenxing pressed the answer button: "Mom, what are you doing?"

Although there was only Xiang Jiri's face on the other end of the video, Tao Shenxing knew that Lu Jingying must be there as soon as he saw the look in his mother's eyes.

Xiang Jiri asked: "Shenxing, is Lucas with you?"

Tao Shenxing responded: "Yes, we are just about to go to the bathroom."

Xiang Jiri continued, "Let me see."

Tao Shenxing switched the video to the rear camera and aimed it at Lucas's confused face - fortunately, Lucas's confusion was real enough so there was no need to worry about being exposed.

Lucas also asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiang Jiri obviously heard Lucas' voice and continued, "It's okay, it's just that your mom is a little surprised that you didn't reply to the message."

Lucas reached out for his phone as he had agreed. He put his hand into his pocket and froze again. Then he realized, "I left my phone in the box!"

Hearing this, Xiang Jiri turned his head and said to the side: "I said I didn't see it, you don't have to worry too much."

Obviously, Lu Jingying was sitting next to Xiang Jiri at this time.

Tao Shenxing took advantage of the fact that the camera was not pointed at him and stuck out his tongue exaggeratedly: Gu Qinghuan’s guess was so accurate.

Xiang Jiri quickly turned around and said to Tao Shenxing and Lucas, "Which restaurant are you in?"

Tao Shenxing deliberately raised his phone and stopped pointing the camera at Lucas, allowing Xiang Jiri and Lu Jingying to see the surrounding scene: "We are in Yunjin Building."

When he put down his phone and turned the camera back to face himself, he asked in a relaxed tone, "Anything else?"

Xiang Jiri's tone was also very casual: "That's all. Just knowing where you are is enough. I'm hanging up now."

The screen went dark again, and Tao Shenxing looked at Lucas, who then held his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Lucas smiled bitterly and said, "This is the first time I lied to my mother."

"How do you feel?" Tao Shenxing asked.

"I feel very complicated. I feel guilty and a little uncomfortable, but..." Lucas put down his hand that was pressing on his chest, "I don't regret it."

Tao Shenxing grinned: "That's fine. Let's go back to the box. It's time for lunch."