Chapter 61
Watching Luo Ping’s tearful pleas for affection from An Qiang, An Le remained unmoved. With Lu Heng there, he wasn’t afraid at all. He hid in Lu Heng’s arms and called out, “Don’t cry! Give… give me the earrings back.”
Seeing the fiercely adorable little bunny in his arms, Lu Heng’s lips curled into a smile. If it weren’t for the inappropriate situation, he might have laughed out loud.
His timid little bunny was very well-behaved and clever.
He only needed a few pointers, and An Le knew how to act and how to fight for himself.
“No!”
Luo Ping’s voice was melodious and sweet. “These are all my things! Husband, say something! Tell him to give everything back to me! They’re all mine!”
“Alright.”
If it were usual, An Qiang would certainly never let An Le touch their belongings, but now it was different.
An Qiang hugged Luo Ping and said helplessly, “Didn’t I tell you before? Le Le has been wanting to live at home lately. Give him whatever he wants. Besides, these were originally his mother’s things; you’ve had them for over ten years, that should be enough.”
Hearing this, Luo Ping instantly looked up, staring at An Qiang in disbelief, her eyes full of hurt and sadness.
An Qiang, feeling a little unbearable, looked away and said helplessly, “I’ll buy you better ones later.”
Luo Ping had been able to live in the An family for so many years without being kicked out, which showed that An Qiang liked her, whether for her beauty or her temperament, she suited An Qiang very well.
Luo Ping had never really argued with him; she was always gentle and submissive, always obeying him.
This time was no different. Luo Ping ultimately said nothing, only taking off her earrings and throwing them onto the dressing table.
An Le saw this and immediately came out of Lu Heng’s arms, grabbed a piece of paper nearby, wrapped the earrings in it, carefully wiped them clean, and then put them in the box.
Then, holding his laundry basket and pulling his Mr., he swaggered out the door.
An Le’s actions were clearly slapping Luo Ping in the face, but she had no way to retaliate; An Qiang’s heart was completely biased towards An Le.
But she couldn’t just leave, causing An Qiang and herself to sulk.
Because she was worried that as soon as she left, someone would come to take her place.
So, she couldn’t leave. No matter what, she had to endure it.
In the end, she could only grit her teeth and hide in An Qiang’s arms, acting coquettishly and crying until An Qiang promised to buy her three better sets of jewelry, before she was finally satisfied.
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Back in the room, An Le dumped all the jewelry boxes from the laundry basket onto the floor. Then he took disinfectant wipes and sat on the floor with Lu Heng, opening all the boxes and taking out the jewelry one by one to wipe and disinfect them.
An Le wiped them while saying, “Mr., look, these are Mom’s favorites, the sapphire earrings.”
Lu Heng: “They’re beautiful. Do you like them?”
An Le nodded. “I like them.”
These were the prettiest earrings his mother wore; unfortunately, there were no photos.
An Le said helplessly, “There used to be many photos; Mom loved taking pictures, a lot of them.”
“But later, after they moved in, the photos were destroyed.”
Some were torn, and some were burned. Except for the portrait photo, none were left.
An Qiang was so ruthless, he didn’t leave any room.
“But I… I learned to paint.”
An Le said with a smile, full of anticipation, “After a while, I… I’ll paint it for you. Mom was very beautiful.”
“I know.”
Lu Heng helped him wipe the jewelry while saying, “You’re already so handsome, your mother must have been even more beautiful.”
An Le shyly lowered his head and didn’t speak.
Suddenly, An Le’s face changed, and he suddenly looked up. “Oh no, the soup!”
After saying that, he put down what he was holding and quickly ran downstairs.
Lu Heng didn’t know what was going on and quickly followed him.
He saw An Le rushing into the kitchen, turning off the stove, and stirring the soup with a spoon.
“Phew, it’s okay; it’s not ruined.”
The soup wasn’t spoiled, and the taste was still good.
He turned around and saw Lu Heng had followed him down. He quickly took a bowl and ladled a large bowl of soup for Lu Heng.
Lu Heng smiled. “Le Le is amazing.”
“Yeah.”
An Le loved it when Lu Heng praised him; his eyes were bright. Because of the surgery on his left eye, they were brighter than before, making him even more handsome.
An Qiang was still coaxing Luo Ping in the room.
Lu Heng and An Le were already feeding each other soup at the dining table.
Lu Heng knew that An Le had gotten his things back, which meant he had agreed to meet that person. While speaking, he patted An Le’s hand. “Don’t be afraid then, I’ll be with you these next few days.”
An Le nodded. “Mmm.”
Mr. was the best.
An Le fed the last spoonful of soup into Lu Heng’s mouth, hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.
“Mr.”
Lu Heng: “What’s wrong?”
An Le pursed his lips. He knew this might make Lu Heng unhappy, but he still wanted to ask. “Mr., you’ve done so much for me, but what about Mr.?”
Lu Heng didn’t understand what An Le meant and asked in confusion, “What about me?”
An Le gritted his teeth and mustered his courage to say, “I want to help Mr., too.”
Lu Heng froze, and the atmosphere at the dining table suddenly fell silent.
An Le’s eyes were red. He whispered, “Mr. is often unhappy, Mr. is very sad, but Mr. never tells me why you’re sad.”
He knew Lu Heng certainly wouldn’t want to say it.
Just as he had tried his best to hide things from Lu Heng.
Lu Heng was probably afraid too, so he had to ask Lu Heng, just as Lu Heng had asked him.
Looking at An Le’s pitiful appearance, Lu Heng suddenly smiled.
He shook his head. “Since I have Le Le, I’ve rarely been unhappy.”
An Le gritted his teeth. “Then why was Mr. unhappy before?”
Lu Heng’s smile was unnatural. He suddenly felt the scar on his eyebrow throbbing. He touched the scar and whispered, “Maybe… it was also because I suffered unfair treatment.”
An Le wanted to ask more, but he saw An Qiang coming downstairs with Luo Ping in his arms, and immediately shut his mouth. He didn’t want An Qiang to know about Lu Heng’s matters.
But Lu Heng seemed unconcerned. “It’s all in the past. I’m not sad anymore. Le Le, are you hungry? What do you want for dinner?”
An Le shook his head. “I’m not hungry; I’m full from the soup.”
Lu Heng: “Then let’s go upstairs and continue.”
An Le: “Okay!”
The two held hands and went upstairs to continue wiping and disinfecting the jewelry.
Luo Ping thought they were going upstairs to get all lovey-dovey, instantly feeling disgusted, and secretly cursing in her heart: Disgusting!
But on the surface, she smiled and said to An Qiang, “Husband, when are you going to take him to meet that person?”
An Qiang: “In a few days, let’s see when that person is free.”
As long as An Le and that person were connected, their family would truly have smooth sailing.
An Qiang smiled triumphantly. “I hope he doesn’t follow his useless mother and refuse.”
Luo Ping nodded. “Yes, it’s better if he doesn’t cause trouble for us, right?”
An Qiang: “Hahaha…”
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There were many pieces of jewelry left by Mom, and it took An Le and Lu Heng a long time to finish cleaning them all.
The next morning, Lu Heng pretended to go to work, but actually kept an eye on the An family’s movements.
Li Jie had a cigarette in his mouth and was boredly playing mobile games at the door.
This time he got paid easily; he only needed to stay here every day. Protecting An Le was all done by Lu Heng himself.
He only needed to subtly give An Qiang some leeway. As a perfectly vigilant bodyguard in all aspects, it was difficult to give someone leeway without leaving any trace.
After Lu Heng left, An Qiang finally took action. He called An Le to his side and whispered, “Have you finished cleaning your mother’s things?”
An Le nodded. “Mmm.”
An Qiang: “Now that you’ve finished, you should come out with me to meet that person.”
An Le was still reluctant, and An Qiang immediately said, “If you refuse again today, I’ll immediately take back your mother’s things.”
“I’ll go.”
An Le pretended to have no choice and was forced to agree.
After a while, he slipped away from Li Jie and got into An Qiang’s car.
They drove for a long time, traveling a long distance, to a resort.
An Le wasn’t familiar with the place. An Qiang took him to a small path and smiled. “Walk forward; that person is waiting for you ahead.”
An Le had no choice. He looked back and only saw An Qiang, not anyone else.
He didn’t know if Lu Heng had followed, but he chose to trust Lu Heng.
Before leaving, he suddenly turned around and asked, “Dad, if I follow that person, can I go to your study in the future?”
An Le calling An Qiang “Dad” while holding back his disgust made An Qiang very happy.
“Of course. As long as you follow that person, half of the company can be given to you, and you can enter my study whenever you want.”
Only then did An Le smile, a charming and alluring smile that instantly captivated An Qiang, as if he had seen An Le’s mother.
But when he came to his senses, An Le was already gone.
An Le walked forward with a nervous heart. There was only one road. When he turned the second corner, he saw Gu Chen.
He widened his eyes in disbelief and instinctively took a step back.
Gu Chen walked towards him. “An Le, what a coincidence; I actually met you here.”
An Le didn’t dare to move; he felt his blood rushing backwards, and he was too nervous to speak.
But at that moment, his phone rang.
His body stiffened as he took out his phone and answered. An Qiang’s disappointed voice came from the other end. “Come back. That person said he has something to do today and can’t make it. Come home with me, and we’ll try again another day.”
That person had gone back!
So, it wasn’t Gu Chen.
Only then did he dare to look up at Gu Chen, relieved, but also feeling the sweat on his back.
Seeing his strange reaction, Gu Chen asked softly, “What’s wrong? Did I scare you?”
“Uncle!”
An Le opened his mouth, but that “Uncle” wasn’t what he had intended to say.
He looked back and saw Lu Heng.
Lu Heng walked to his side, directly pulling him into his arms and smiling. “Why would Uncle be here?”
Gu Chen smiled helplessly. “I had a meeting with a few clients here, but they stood me up.”
If it had been someone else today, An Le wouldn’t have felt this uneasy.
But it was Gu Chen. Even with An Qiang’s call, he still felt uneasy. He didn’t dare to speak or look up at Gu Chen, only hiding in Lu Heng’s arms.
Lu Heng, as if certain that the person was Gu Chen, asked coldly, “Is that so?”