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Lu Chengyang called Meng Jingdong to ask about Lu Tian’s recent situation.
“Uncle, to be honest, she hasn’t paid attention to me either.”
Lu Chengyang immediately became apprehensive: “Will she… anger you too? Tian Jing said she is calm right now, just not planning to talk to anyone. It’s just that you guys…”
Whether she took her anger out on him or not didn’t matter much. Meng Jingdong guessed Lu Tian was angry out of shame from being deceived. Given her changeable personality recently, he really couldn’t guess what Lu Tian would do. But as a couple who had obtained a license and were dating, reasonable or not, he had to go to the Zou family to coax Lu Tian.
“Then I’d better explain to her.” Lu Chengyang panicked. If he caused problems in their relationship, that would be bad.
“Forget it. The more you explain, the more she’ll think we teamed up to lie to her. I’d better go to the Zou family first and see Lu Tian’s state.” Meng Jingdong was really unsure about Lu Tian’s current personality.
“Also, Lu Tian might not recognize you anytime soon.” Meng Jingdong didn’t have much contact with Lu Tian, but inexplicably, he could estimate this result. Maybe if Lu Chengyang had appeared when she was making a scene at the Yu and Han families’ engagement ceremony and said he was her biological father, she would have been happy to recognize this father. But now… even Tian Jing wasn’t sure what she was thinking.
“I know. I don’t dare hope she forgives me immediately. It’s just that she already knows the truth, and I can’t stay silent for fear of her anger. If possible, I want to compensate her slowly.” Lu Chengyang spoke from his heart. He definitely wouldn’t force Lu Tian to do anything; he just hoped to show her the Lu family’s attitude. If Old Madam Lu knew he had a daughter, who knew what the reaction would be? He had to do something first. Although whatever he did might seem powerless, having missed twenty years, he couldn’t be wrong again.
Meng Jingdong understood his feelings, but people were greedy. At first, they wanted to talk, meet, and chat, and then they would crave father-daughter recognition, returning to the Lu family. There were too few people who really did things behind the scenes without craving repayment.
He came to the Zou family on the weekend. Zou Fan and Mother Zou were home. Hearing he was looking for Lu Tian, Mother Zou was surprised: “Lu Tian went out to play with her classmates. Didn’t you know?”
“I… I forgot to ask her first.” Because of Mother Zou’s scrutinizing gaze, and the fact that their situation wasn’t something to tell outsiders, Meng Jingdong took the blame for Lu Tian’s negligence.
Mother Zou suddenly understood and said casually: “Then give Tiantian a call. This child goes out to play without even telling you.”
Because the Meng family was powerful, Mother Zou unconsciously lowered her stance when facing Meng Jingdong and enthusiastically invited him in to make a call. But entering would expose the fact that Lu Tian was ignoring him. He didn’t enter the Zou house and decided to take a look at Lu Tian’s school.
When he walked out of the elevator, he was confused for a moment. Why was he doing this? Was it to mediate, or was he curious about Lu Tian?
When Lu Tian entered the unit door, she saw such an unusual scene: Meng Jingdong standing there in a daze. She walked over, wanting to wave her hand to scare him, but before she raised her hand, he looked over, and she quickly took her hand back.
“Who are you looking for?”
“Looking for you. Can we find a place to talk?”
Lu Tian thought for a moment: “There’s a coffee shop nearby. The desserts are pretty good.”
Meng Jingdong breathed a sigh of relief. The two turned and walked out. Mother Zou went downstairs and heard their conversation, frowning deeply. What conflict did these two have? She wanted to follow and ask clearly, but the pet dog she was holding didn’t agree, so she had to stare at their backs as they walked toward the garden.
The coffee shop at 10 AM on a workday was surprisingly quiet. The two ordered two cups of coffee and sat facing each other by the window. The late autumn sun was warm and dazzling. Lu Tian considered for a long time but didn’t apply sunscreen in front of Meng Jingdong.
“Actually, I came to explain some things to you regarding Lu Chengyang.”
Lu Tian ate a mouthful of tiramisu. The slightly bitter taste spread on the tip of her tongue. She looked calm: “Speak, I’m listening.”
“Sorry. During the bone marrow matching back then, I took the liberty to lie to you, saying it was matching for a relative, and didn’t mention his true identity. I’ve been hiding this matter all along.”
“This matter is nothing. Besides, I already used it to make a deal with you. We’re even.” Lu Tian looked into his calm eyes, a slight smile on the corner of her mouth: “You’re not going to go back on your word, are you?”
“No. Since we agreed, the agreement is valid forever.”
Lu Tian liked his honest attitude. Outside the plot, Big Shot Meng was also a living person, and the type of polite gentleman she admired. She rested her chin in her hand lazily: “Actually, you only needed to explain this one thing. Everything else is just coincidence.”
If the original owner hadn’t drugged Meng Jingdong and forced herself on him, there wouldn’t have been the dog-blood incident of getting a marriage license with her stepfather’s nephew.
Coincidence? Meng Jingdong raised his eyebrows, barely accepting this explanation. Anyway, he came to put on a show in hopes of restoring their peaceful cooperative relationship. After explaining, he was infected by her lazy attitude. Since they were sitting together, chatting casually didn’t matter. One of the items was attempting to be a lobbyist for Lu Chengyang.
“What is your view on the Lu family?”
Lu Tian held the coffee cup to warm her hands. After thinking, she said: “No view. I’ll live how I lived before. I talked to my mom. Since she doesn’t hate him anymore, I don’t need to struggle with it. A biological dad is just a biological dad.”
“But if the two elders of the Lu family know your identity, they might not leave you be. You are the only grandchild of the Lu family, arguably Lu Chengyang’s only heir,” Meng Jingdong said meaningfully. Lu Chengyang held sixty percent of the Lu family’s properties. His intended heir was definitely only his biological daughter, Lu Tian. Regardless of the elders’ attitude, as long as there was a will, she would have to deal with the Lu family in the future.
If the two Lu elders had a strong attitude, maybe even the Zou family would be affected.
“I understand what you mean, but things have to be taken one step at a time. Why should I recognize the Lu family just because they say so? Also, regarding how the Lu family treats me, I can’t recognize the Lu family just to live a life like I did in the Gu family, right? Then I might as well be free and unfettered now.” Lu Tian put down the coffee and looked straight into Meng Jingdong’s gradually smiling eyes.
“Also, regarding the previous car crash, who is that Zhang X? Was he really targeting you? From what I see, the Lu family is a fire pit buried with gold. Even if I want the gold, I have to keep my life first.”
Meng Jingdong updated his impression of Lu Tian again. How could he have thought she was a simple-minded girl before? Facing the huge temptation of the Lu family, she was neither impatient nor impetuous, understood the stakes clearly, and was incredibly frank.
“That Zhang X is Zhang Chun, the Lu family’s third son-in-law. But now he is the ‘ex’. He owed a large sum of money from gambling and embezzled and accepted bribes in the Lu Corporation. Even without hiring a hitman, he would soon be arrested by the police for criminal acts. His purpose in hiring a hitman was to make you disappear, then plot against Lu Chengyang to get a large inheritance.”
Lu Tian wasn’t too surprised after hearing this. So the culprit who killed Lu Chengyang in the original novel was undoubtedly Zhang Chun. The original owner was likely killed by him too. He could commit two perfect murders, yet died of food poisoning. It was probably the Lu family’s third miss avenging her brother, or Zhang Chun had done other things to let her down, receiving such retribution.
“Listening to you, the people with ulterior motives in the Lu family are too scary. I’m living quite well right now.” She said this with a flat expression.
Meng Jingdong felt something wasn’t right. He blurted out: “Even if you don’t go back, these dangers are still potential…”
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized the eldest miss was frankly hinting: If Lu Chengyang wants to recognize his daughter, he has to clean up the Lu family before inviting her back.
“I understand your meaning. I will convey it.”
Lu Tian shrugged: “Up to you.”
If Lu Chengyang couldn’t figure out this meaning, then he was truly muddled.
“So are we considered reconciled now?” Meng Jingdong felt it necessary to confirm, to make himself believe this wasn’t an illusion, ensuring a peaceful life in the future. At the beginning, both he and Lu Chengyang thought Lu Tian would make a huge scene. The anticipated situation didn’t happen; now it felt like an unreal illusion.
Lu Tian thought for a moment and extended her right hand: “Reconciled. As long as you fulfill the agreement, I will be very good.”
Good? Meng Jingdong smiled: “You are very much like someone I’ve met.”
“Someone you like?” she asked casually.
He remained silent without speaking, but the smile on his lips gradually faded.
Oh, did she guess right? Lu Tian suppressed the thrill of poking someone’s scar and lowered her head to eat the cake. She liked the tiramisu here very much. When leaving, Meng Jingdong paid the bill. She took two portions to go for Zou Fan. The little handsome guy was innocent and cute; she liked borrowing flowers to offer Buddha (doing favors at no cost to oneself) the most.
Before parting, the two confirmed follow-up cooperation items. Meng Jingdong would accompany her to attend Grandma Gu’s birthday banquet next week.
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