The surveillance cameras in the Hong Corporation Hotel only had video recordings and no audio.
However, Lu Jin had learned lip reading before. He could roughly guess what the other party was saying from the angle of their lips opening and closing, their facial expressions, and the movements of their tongues in the surveillance video.
However, the angle of the surveillance was not very good, because there were large patches of green plants in the corner to create a private atmosphere, and also to block part of the surveillance range of the camera.
Lu Jin could only see half of the people's facial expressions and the direction their lips were moving.
But even with these people, he understood the whole story.
It was exactly as Huo Shaoheng had said. Nothing increased or decreased.
It was very difficult for Lu Jin to admire a person, but Huo Shaoheng gradually gained Lu Jin's respect and approval in his own professional field, just like Lu Yuan.
After confirming that Huo Shaoheng wasn't exaggerating, Lu Jin felt even worse about Gu Nianzhi's experience.
At one point, he even wondered if his decision was wrong.
If Gu Nianzhi had married Huo Shaoheng earlier and let the whole world know that Gu Nianzhi was Huo Shaoheng's wife, then no one would look down on her like this and think that she could be sacrificed at any time, right?
Although it was just a small matter like a reserved seat, in Lu Jin's heart, it concerned his daughter's personality and dignity.
He hadn't given Gu Nianzhi a carefree and harmless childhood. In order to make up for it, he had to work harder than an ordinary father. He wanted his daughter's future path to be incomparably broad and smooth.
Lu Jin silently downloaded the surveillance video to his phone and went to check the surveillance video from other parts of the lobby that day.
He also saw that the two girls, Guo Huining and Dou Aiyan, had gone up to the second floor, but when they saw Huo Shaoheng come down, they quickly hid.
Huo Shaoheng didn't see them, and they didn't go upstairs after Huo Shaoheng came down. Instead, they returned to their reserved seats and called their other two friends from the investment bank over.
Lu Jin snorted coldly as he watched them chatting and laughing as if nothing had happened.
…
For the next week, Lu Jin lived a routine life.
After breakfast, he video-called Gu Nianzhi for a while to talk about what had happened the day before and what he had to do that day.
If Gu Nianzhi was interested, she would come to Lu Jin's apartment and work with him.
If she was busy, Lu Jin would continue his research.
However, most of the time, he was called by Song Jinning to the Institute of High Energy Physics to teach her graduate students and researchers.
Lu Jin had already been hired by Song Jinning as a visiting professor at the Institute of High Energy Physics. He had an official title, a salary, and complete benefits.
Lu Yuan was very supportive of Lu Jin's lecture at the Institute of High Energy Physics. This way, he could take the opportunity to deliver food to Lu Jin and also give Song Jinning a meticulously prepared delicacy.
Song Jinning had spent the past eighteen years in pain.
Although she had returned to normal with the help of Gu Nianzhi's bone marrow, her previously out-of-control nervous system still needed to be repaired and nurtured.
The guilt in Lu Yuan's heart was unparalleled, but he never said a word.
Song Jinning thought that she was basking in Lu Jin's glory. After eating for a few days, her mouth became more and more stubborn. Occasionally, when she went to the cafeteria for breakfast, she actually felt like she couldn't swallow it.
It was Friday, and Lu Yuan went to deliver lunch to Lu Jin a little late.
Song Jinning did not eat breakfast. She had been waiting for Lu Yuan to deliver the food. In the end, her stomach was rumbling with hunger, but Lu Yuan still had not arrived.
She was so hungry that her blood sugar was about to drop. She sat listlessly in front of the experiment bench, her mind conflicted. She was wondering if she should go to the cafeteria to buy lunch.
In the end, hunger won over everything. Just as she got up to go to the cafeteria, Lu Yuan finally arrived.
As soon as he entered, he smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a little late today. I received a call before I left, so I have to rush out later. I only cooked a few simple dishes. You guys eat first. I'll cook a big meal when I get back tonight. "
Song Jinning immediately took the food box and said with a smile, "You're finally here. I'm about to faint from hunger!"
Lu Yuan: "…"
Although he had said that he was "late", it was only half an hour later than his usual delivery time. Why was he so hungry that he fainted?
He looked up at Song Jinning's laboratory and did not see Lu Jin. He asked calmly, "Where's Lu Jin?"
Song Jinning opened her food box and said as she took out the food, "He's still doing the experiment. He said he'll have lunch after the results are out."
It was obvious that Lu Jin wasn't hungry yet.
Why was Song Jinning so hungry?
Lu Yuan looked at his watch and asked without batting an eyelid, "Director Song, what did you have for breakfast?"
Song Jinning put a mouthful of fried rice into her mouth and chewed in satisfaction. After swallowing, she said, "… I was too busy this morning, so I didn't have time to eat."
Lu Yuan: "…"
It looked like he would have to ask Lu Jin to bring two breakfasts over from next week.
Lu Yuan made a mental note and said, "Then I'll leave first. After you finish eating, put the food box in the fridge. I'll bring it back to wash tonight. "
"It's fine. I'll wash it while I'm at it." Song Jinning was in a good mood as she ate. She waved her hand at Lu Yuan. "You go ahead. I'll give this lunch to Professor Lu."
Lu Yuan didn't say anything else. He smiled at her and turned to leave the Institute of High Energy Physics.
After getting into the car, he sped all the way to the military general hospital.
Ever since he came back, he hadn't been to this place even once.
He knew that his father, Huo Xuenong, had become a vegetable and was being treated here.
But he didn't want to see his father at all.
Moreover, his surname was no longer Huo. Legally speaking, Huo Xuenong had nothing to do with him.
However, the law was the law. There was no doubt that he was Huo Xuenong's biological son.
Today, Huo Guanchen had taken the initiative to call him and told him to come to the military general hospital to see his father. He said that he had something important to discuss with him.
In fact, Zhang Baochen had called Huo Guanchen and told him to transfer to someone else to try and treat Huo Xuenong.
Huo Guanchen didn't mind Zhang Baochen's reason, but he said that he needed to think about it for the time being and would give Zhang Baochen an answer in two days.
If Huo Guanchen didn't agree, Zhang Baochen wouldn't be able to make the decision alone to take Huo Xuenong out of the military general hospital.
Huo Guanchen also believed that since Huo Guanyuan was back, his father was also involved. Therefore, this kind of matter needed to be discussed by the three brothers before deciding.
Of course, because of Huo Guanyuan's special identity, Huo Guanchen was still vigilant. He didn't tell Zhang Baochen that Huo Guanyuan had returned. He only said that he needed to think about it, but in fact, he called Lu Yuan and asked him to come to the military general hospital to meet Grandfather Huo.
Lu Yuan thought about it for a long time before deciding to come and see Huo Xuenong.
For no other reason than to see what had happened to this man.
Just like Huo Shaoheng, he wasn't an emotional person.
In fact, the most important characteristic of people who worked on the special front was calmness. It was an extraordinary calmness, a calmness that transcended the seven emotions and six desires.
Another important characteristic was decisiveness. Decisiveness without any sloppiness.
After a long time like this, their feelings would be hidden very deeply. Sometimes, they would even be so deep that they wouldn't be able to detect it.
..
Lu Yuan parked the car in the parking lot of the military general hospital and went to the place where he had agreed to meet Huo Guanchen, which was Huo Xuenong's ward.
Because it was Friday, the nurse Huo Guanchen hired had just left. Huo Guanchen sat alone in Grandfather Huo's ward, lost in thought.
The door of the ward was open, and Lu Yuan knocked on the door.
Huo Guanchen turned around and saw that it was Lu Yuan. He nodded at him and said, "Brother, you're here."
Lu Yuan strolled in and said aloofly, "I told you, my surname is Lu. I'm not your brother."
Huo Guanchen smiled bitterly and turned to look at Huo Xuenong, who was lying motionless on the hospital bed. He said, "Okay, Lu Yuan. Look at your father. We haven't seen each other for eighteen years. Do you really not miss him at all?"
Lu Yuan thought to himself that decades ago, after he found out that Huo Xuenong and his head nurse had an illegitimate child, he no longer had any father-son feelings for Huo Xuenong.
Now, he had to say that he missed him. Even if he was on a mission, he might not be able to say such words that went against his conscience.
Lu Yuan put his hands in his trouser pockets and leaned against the windowsill nonchalantly. He said, "I have too many things to think about. My brain capacity is limited, so I'll temporarily exclude irrelevant people."
"Our father is irrelevant?!" Huo Guanchen turned around in shock and glared at Lu Yuan. "You weren't like this back then! Where have you been for the past eighteen years?! How did you become like this?! "
Where was his gentle, magnanimous, and kind older brother?!
He had always refused to accept the older brother who had a big argument with him a few days ago. He even thought that his older brother was just saying those words out of anger.
When he was in a better mood, the two brothers would definitely be able to let bygones be bygones.
Lu Yuan crossed his arms and looked at Huo Guanchen expressionlessly. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Why did you call me here?"
Huo Guanchen racked his brains and tried to find something to say. "Zhang Baochen is our third brother. He said …"
"Shut up." Lu Yuan stopped him calmly but firmly. "I don't have a third brother. I only have a second brother. His name is Lu Jin."
At this moment, he didn't even recognize Huo Guanchen.
Huo Guanchen was speechless for a moment, and he became angry from embarrassment. He stood up and pointed at Lu Yuan. "Whether you admit it or not, you're my older brother! My biological older brother. "
He then pointed at Huo Xuenong, who was lying motionless on the hospital bed. "… He's also his son! His biological son. "
Lu Yuan put down his arms and stood up straight. He smiled alienatedly. "No, your biological older brother, his biological son, died eighteen years ago. Now, the person standing in front of you is another person. Whether you believe it or not, that's the truth. "
Huo Guanchen was suffocated by Lu Yuan's aura.
Lu Yuan put his hands back in his trouser pockets and turned to leave Huo Xuenong's ward.
Huo Guanchen's hands trembled. Words rolled in his chest, but he couldn't say them.
He knew that General Ji and the others had already approved Lu Yuan's change of name.
This kind of thing was also a common practice for people in Lu Yuan's industry.
But he just didn't want to, he just didn't want to!
He knew better than anyone what Lu Yuan was going to do once he completely gave up his identity as Huo Guanyuan..
Looking at Lu Yuan's receding figure, Huo Guanchen shouted, "Big brother! Do you really think no one can control you?! "
Lu Yuan heard his shout, but he had no intention of stopping. He continued to walk forward unhurriedly.
Seeing the old man on the hospital bed, his heart really didn't waver at all, and he didn't want to laugh.
He just felt calm and indifferent, as if he was seeing a stranger.
As for Huo Guanchen's intense reaction, it was also within Lu Yuan's expectations.
However, he didn't care. He didn't want to care anymore.
Huo Guanchen stood alone in Huo Xuenong's ward until it was dark. The nurse came in for ward rounds and turned on the lights. Only then did he come back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream.
Picking up his phone, he walked to the corridor and dialed Zhang Baochen's number. "Is this Baochen? Alright, I agree. Help my father transfer to another hospital. "
The worst-case scenario for her father would be the same as now.
From Huo Guanchen's point of view, there was no worse outcome than this, so why not let Zhang Baochen try?
Perhaps there was still a chance of survival.
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