Part 2
“Good, good, good, Mom understands.” Gu Yalan hugged Yu Ningxuan, smiling with immense smugness. The Gu family couldn’t just be annoyed with her because the old man got sick. When the Gu family saw Lu Zhengyang’s weight, would they still slight them, mother and daughter? Tian Jing was still far from being able to fight her!
Thus, the people visiting Old Master Gu that day turned out to be Meng Jingdong and Lu Tian, alongside Lu Zhengyang and Yu Ningxuan.
The Lu family’s business focus had only shifted to this city in the last few years. Although the Gu and Lu families didn’t have much interaction, having one more friend in the business world was better than having one more enemy. Despite his shock, Old Master Gu didn’t forget to treat them with courtesy.
“I wonder if Mr. Lu knows Jingdong? He is Tiantian’s husband…” Among the Gu, Meng, and Lu families, the Meng family was the most powerful. Old Master Gu tried to act as an intermediary to introduce the two, but he didn’t notice that the expressions of the four parties involved were very strange.
Lu Tian lowered her head and took a sip of juice to hide her smile, while Meng Jingdong said directly: “Old Master, Mr. Lu and I have known each other since we were young. Our families are old friends, and we are somewhat related.”
Old Master Gu really didn’t know that. He said with interest, “Is that so? That’s really a coincidence.”
“Indeed, it’s a coincidence. Mr. Lu’s elder brother is Jingdong’s uncle-in-law,” Lu Tian added unkindly.
Lu Zhengyang had originally planned to visit an elder, but looking at the combination of Meng Jingdong and Lu Tian, he inexplicably felt the illusion of “an old cow eating tender grass.” His plan was disrupted, so he had to maintain a polite smile and didn’t deny their words. Meanwhile, seeing the male god she had admired for a long time, Yu Ningxuan focused all her thoughts on him, her pretty face slightly red, wanting to say something but daring not to.
“Hehe, that is indeed a coincidence,” Old Master Gu concluded.
Grandma Gu observed the expressions of the group from the side. She knew Yu Ningxuan had always liked Meng Jingdong, but no one knew when Lu Tian and Meng Jingdong had connected, which was very strange. She had always thought Lu Tian was very calculating. Was Meng Jingdong really someone she could get in touch with? But it wasn’t a bad thing for the Gu family to have such a marriage alliance.
Everyone had their own thoughts, and Lu Zhengyang’s plan to visit Old Master Gu to boost his dear girlfriend’s status was interrupted just like that.
After coming out of the hospital, Lu Zhengyang said to Meng Jingdong, “Why didn’t you tell us in advance that you were coming to see Old Master Gu?”
“I just thought of coming here, I didn’t mean to squeeze in with you.”
Lu Zhengyang could trust what Meng Jingdong said; after all, they had decades of friendship.
“Alright then, from now on, are we considered peers?”
Meng Jingdong smiled without speaking, and the four parted ways in the parking lot.
——
In the City First People’s Hospital, Lu Chengyang was dealing with the Lu family. Not long after his surgery, he entered the recovery period. Old Madam Lu came to the hospital to see him and stayed with him all day, feeling very fortunate that he had survived a narrow escape. She kept asking, “Who exactly is the person who donated bone marrow to you?”
He looked at his mother: “Mom, this information is confidential. Don’t ask too many questions.”
“I just want to know the person’s information so I can thank them!” Old Madam Lu was very emotional.
“Mom, why are you asking all this? You might as well go home and make some soup for Big Brother so he can nourish his body properly!” Lu Chengyang’s second sister, Lu Ningyang, said.
Old Madam Lu felt she couldn’t out-talk her son and daughter, especially since she had been in the hospital long enough, so she left resentfully. Lu Ningyang looked at her big brother triumphantly, showing off: “How about it, Big Brother? Mom still listens to me, right?”
“Yes, thanks to you,” Lu Chengyang said weakly.
Lu Ningyang waved her hand and said, “We are biological siblings, no need to be so polite!”
“You have something to ask me, right?” He knew his sister very well.
“No, am I that kind of person?”
“I think you are,” Lu Chengyang said unceremoniously.
Lu Ningyang curled her lips. Her big brother was as sharp-tongued as ever. Since that was the case, she simply told the truth because she really couldn’t suppress her curiosity. She lowered her voice and said, “Brother, Du Kang saw Tian Jing a few days ago.”
“Hm? And then?” Lu Chengyang appeared very unmoved.
“Then there was a girl about twenty years old beside her. Who is she?”
“Don’t you already have the answer in your heart?”
Lu Ningyang sighed: “I just wasn’t sure, so I came to ask you. Who knew you would answer me like this.”
“Then what did you expect me to say?” Lu Chengyang looked very sad.
Lu Ningyang sighed inwardly. She knew clearly about what happened back then. A loving couple was forcibly separated; no one could understand that kind of pain. Especially since Big Brother had lost his memory for so many years, and by the time he remembered, everything was gone. He should be the one in the most pain, right?
“Second Sister, keep it a secret for me.”
“Why?” Lu Ningyang was puzzled. If that girl was really Big Brother’s biological daughter, she was a child of the Lu family and should be recognized and brought back to the clan!
Lu Chengyang revealed a bitter smile: “Do you think if I rashly go to recognize that child, she will agree?”
Lu Ningyang suddenly fell silent. Yes, that child hadn’t seen her father for so many years. Now that she had grown up and finally saw what her father looked like, how could she accept it?
“Then was she the match for the bone marrow this time?”
Lu Chengyang nodded silently. “If it weren’t for her, I might not have had the chance to live in this world anymore.”
“But Big Brother, are you going to keep hiding it?”
“I don’t know, but she hates me very much. I want to wait until our relationship eases before revealing the truth. Maybe she will be able to accept it then.”
Lu Ningyang understood; he was afraid of being hated by this child. After losing his memory, although Big Brother didn’t remember who Tian Jing was, he never married. It wasn’t until he was almost forty that he fell in love with and married his sister-in-law, but a few years later, his sister-in-law died of illness without leaving a child. Big Brother was alone again. Although their mother never said anything, she must have regretted it very much in her heart. If she hadn’t stopped them from being together back then, maybe Big Brother would have a very happy family now.
“Big Brother, if you need me to do anything, just ask.”
“Okay, I know,” Lu Chengyang agreed with a smile. Suddenly remembering something, he asked about his third brother-in-law, Zhang Chun: “Is he still in the US and hasn’t come back?”
Lu Ningyang nodded: “Yeah, Dad sent him to the US on a business trip more than half a year ago, right? Why are you suddenly asking about this?”
Lu Chengyang’s eyes darkened: “Just asking casually.”
“Oh right, Third Sister is nearby, isn’t she coming to see you? I haven’t seen her!”
“Maybe she’s busy with work,” Lu Chengyang said indifferently.
Lu Ningyang shrugged. She couldn’t do anything about these people, so she just let them be.
“What about Little Brother?” Lu Ningyang asked. Usually, the relationship between siblings was not bad. It was really excessive that no one came to see Big Brother when he was so sick!
Mentioning this, Lu Chengyang was even more helpless: “He went to visit his girlfriend’s family.”
Lu Ningyang became interested. They had all met Lu Zhengyang’s little girlfriend. She was indeed a soft and cute girl who looked very lovely. Lu Zhengyang hadn’t been moved for many years, but this time, the ‘old house caught fire’ (an older person falling deeply in love). He kept her hidden tightly so the family wouldn’t see her, probably preparing to conquer them one by one before finally visiting Mom and Dad.
“Do you think Mom and Dad will allow him to find such a young girl? Should we help?” Lu Ningyang asked while eating cookies non-stop. She had a good relationship with Lu Chengyang and always liked listening to him.
“Let him be,” Lu Chengyang said, not caring much. Lu Zhengyang and Yu Ningxuan were still far from discussing marriage. No one could say for sure what Mom and Dad’s reaction would be when they found out Yu Ningxuan’s true identity.
So that meant no help? Lu Ningyang knew what to do and continued eating without any burden.
Meng Jingdong knocked and came in. Seeing Lu Ningyang smiling and greeting him, inviting him to eat cake.
“Thank you, Second Aunt. I just had lunch.” Meng Jingdong politely declined Lu Ningyang’s kindness. He looked solemn, clearly having important matters to discuss with Lu Chengyang. Lu Ningyang tactfully got up and left.
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