Chapter 49 Unreasonable
Sitting on the bus, Lu Yu was seated by the window, and under the warm sunlight, he looked through the window at the city he was once familiar with, and inevitably fell into memories.
Five years have passed, and this originally highly prosperous and affluent international city has become even more modernized, but Lu Yu's memory remains rooted in the past.
Once upon a time, these familiar roads were places where he had sped through, laughed and cursed, but he never imagined that such a drastic change would happen in his life.
Thinking of the upheaval of the Lu Family five years ago, he felt suffocated and incredibly uncomfortable, and thinking of the news of his parents' passing, he felt exceptionally sad.
"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I will find the culprits who harmed you five years ago and make them pay with blood!" Thinking of this, Lu Yu clenched his fists tightly and shouted in his heart.
While Lu Yu was still immersed in his memories, all of a sudden he felt a punch land on his shoulder, the force was quite strong. Although it didn't cause him any injury, it made him very displeased.
Turning his head, he saw a man in a suit standing next to him. This man wore glasses, looking prim and proper, but his right hand was clenched in a fist, clearly indicating he was the one who struck him.
"Why did you hit me?" Lu Yu asked in a deep voice, looking at the man in front of him.
"Why did I hit you?" The man scoffed at Lu Yu's question, pointed to an elderly person behind him, and said, "Didn't you see the elderly person? Why didn't you give up your seat?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu glanced around the bus environment and sneered slightly.
It was the afternoon, not during rush hour, hence there were many empty seats on the bus, making it easy to sit anywhere. Yet this middle-aged man wanted Lu Yu to give up his seat, what logic was this?
"There are so many seats on the bus, I don't think it's necessary for me to give up mine," Lu Yu said patiently, although feeling irritated inside.
"This seat gets sunlight, can't you let my elderly father have it? Would it kill you?" The man's attitude was very aggressive, as if the seat rightfully belonged to them.
With these words, all the passengers on the bus immediately turned their gaze towards them.
Hearing this, Lu Yu frowned and said, "Is this bus yours? Can't you just pick a seat?"
"No, we want this seat!" The man demanded arrogantly, trying to grab Lu Yu.
Angered by the man's unreasonable behavior, Lu Yu slapped his hand away and said, "I absolutely won't give it up, there are so many seats, why should I yield to you?"
Upon this statement, some passengers began to discuss: "Exactly, why don't you sit in another seat? Why insist on taking the young man's seat?"
"Indeed, if you're asking for a seat, at least be polite. You hit him first without an apology, and then demand him to move. It's really excessive!"
"Living long enough, you encounter all sorts of shameless people!"
Various passengers spoke up against the middle-aged man.
"What are you all shouting for? Only you have a voice? Mind your own business, what are you shouting about? Damn you all!" The elderly man shouted aggressively from behind the middle-aged man, appearing energetic and clearly not in need of a seat.
"Young man, you're still young, I won't argue with you. When you're your father's age, you'll understand. Now hurry up and give up the seat..."
The middle-aged man said to Lu Yu, but before he could finish, Lu Yu cut him off.
"Screw you!"
Lu Yu said to the man in front of him, "Just because your father is old, it doesn't mean he can bully others for a seat, right? You look all fancy in that suit, and yet you're squeezing onto a bus with your father. If you have the capability, buy a car, then sit wherever you please. Don't act up on a bus!"
Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, the man's face turned beet red. He did have a car, but he didn't want to spend money on gasoline, so he chose to squeeze onto the bus with his father.
The man's face turned coldly serious upon hearing Lu Yu's words, and he pointed to the sign on the bus promoting respect for the elderly and the young, and said, "Can't you read? Don't you understand respecting the elderly and caring for the young?"
"Respect is based on virtue, not age. You asked me to give up my seat, but first hit me, and your father's spirit doesn't seem lacking, yelling so loud that the whole bus went silent. Quite impressive. Why should I give up my seat to such a person?" Lu Yu said to the man in front of him.
"Young man, that's right; respect is based on virtue. A scoundrel like him deserves no respect!" The bus driver spoke up, "I've driven buses for so many years, and I've never seen such shameless people as you two!"
Upon hearing the driver's words, the middle-aged man raised his fist towards Lu Yu and said, "Will you give up the seat or not?"
"Hmph!" Lu Yu sneered and coldly said to the man, "What? Want to fight?"
Upon saying this, a beast-like aura instantly pressured the man: "If you're not afraid of death, just try touching me again!"
Feeling this beastly aura from Lu Yu, the man instantly felt a chill as if falling into an icy abyss, a cold shiver running up his back. He froze in place, full of fear, his previous arrogance vanished, not daring to utter a word.
Just then, the bus arrived at a station, and Lu Yu looked at the wide-open door and coldly said, "Are you going to get off yourself, or should I throw you off?"
"You..."
The man wanted to say something but, feeling Lu Yu's menacing aura, he sharply glanced at Lu Yu, and sheepishly walked off the bus with his father.
As soon as the two of them got off the bus, thunderous applause erupted inside the bus.
Hearing the applause, Lu Yu smiled slightly and thought to himself, "I really need to buy a car. As smart people increase, so does the army of idiots; better start converting my money soon and buy a car."