At the door of his house, Xu Lei's legs felt like they were filled with lead. He stood there motionless. Especially when he heard the heart-wrenching cries at home, he felt extremely complicated.
Just as he was about to knock on the door, it opened. Seeing Xu Lei standing there, Liu Cuilan pounced on him like a madman, touched his face and said, "Are you Yifeng?"
Xu Lei's tears streamed down and he kept nodding. "Mom, I'm Yifeng."
Suddenly, Liu Cuilan knelt in front of Xu Lei and slapped her own mouth with all her might. She said, "Yifeng, Mom is sorry. I didn't look after you properly and let the human traffickers kidnap you. Please forgive Mom, boohoo …"
Seeing this, Xu Lei also knelt down and held Liu Cuilan's hand tightly. "Mom, don't be like this. I'm sorry. I should have come back long ago."
The door was open. The person who lived opposite heard the crying and came out. She was surprised to see this scene and asked with concern, "What happened?"
Lu Yiwei immediately said, "Nothing, nothing." Saying that, he let Xu Lei enter the house and quickly close the door.
After entering the door, Liu Cuilan took off Xu Lei's shoes without caring about anything. After seeing the scar on his foot, she touched the back of her head and kept muttering, "Yes, it's Yifeng. The scar on the back of his head was left by your dad when he had a haircut." Then she held her cheek and looked left and right. "It's Yifeng. Where have you been all these years? I've been looking for you so hard."
Xu Lei felt the warmth of a mother's love and cried. "Mom, I've been looking for you all these years. I'm sorry I came back late."
"It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back …" Lu Weiguo wiped his tears and said to Lu Yiwei, "Call Lingling and ask her to come quickly."
"Oh." Lu Yiwei quickly took out his phone and called Lu Ling. The result was predictable. When Lu Ling heard it, she was even more excited than her mother. She put down everything she was doing and rushed back.
In fact, Lu Ling and Lu Yifeng's relationship was relatively weak. After all, she was only one year old at that time. After she had her memories, she only knew that her brother was kidnapped by human traffickers. However, blood was still thicker than water, and even if the bones were broken, the tendons were still connected. This familial love could not be severed.
When Lu Ling entered the room, his face was already covered in tears. When he saw that it was Xu Lei, he opened his mouth wide in shock. She asked in disbelief, "You are my second brother?"
Lu Ling knew Xu Lei, but he did not expect him to be Lu Yifeng.
They hugged each other and cried bitterly again. After the grief, the whole family was immersed in joy. Liu Cuilan took out all the old photos from home, as well as the clothes Lu Yifeng had worn when he was young and the toys he used to play with. She recited them one by one as if she was counting her family treasures. It was only when Fan Chunfang came back that he remembered to eat.
Lu Ling did things in a hurry and immediately asked Zhong Ming to book a table at the East Lake Hotel. Twenty-six years later, the family reunited once again. The difference was that the children from back then had grown up, and their parents were old. The family of five now had four more members.
At the dining table, the main topic revolved around Xu Lei. Liu Cuilan was even more meticulous, asking about everything from small to big. Lu Weiguo did not say a word, his face brimming with a happy smile as he silently watched his second son who had been lost and regained.
It was already three in the afternoon after the meal. Lu Ling proposed to take a family photo, which was unanimously approved. The family happily walked out of the private room and took the elevator downstairs. The moment the elevator door opened, Xu Lei's smile froze, and the hand that was holding his mother suddenly loosened.
Xu Shousong saw the scene in front of him, and said with a blank face, "Xu Lei, what are you doing here?"
Xu Lei, who had always been eloquent, was suddenly speechless, and stammered for a long time. Lu Yiwei quickly came to the rescue, "Secretary Xu, today is my birthday, and I specially invited Xu Lei to come over."
Xu Shousong half believed and half doubted, and the man next to him asked, "This is your son?"
Xu Shousong immediately changed his expression, and nodded proudly. He waved his hand to summon Xu Lei, "Xu Lei, quickly greet Uncle Liu."
Xu Lei respectfully greeted him.
"Not bad, the young man is tall and handsome, if only I had a son like him," the man said enviously.
Xu Shousong hugged Xu Lei, and said with a smile, "Of course, don't you know whose son he is? This kid takes after me, haha."
"Haha …"
Xu Shousong called Xu Lei to the side, and said, "You didn't go home for lunch, and didn't call your mother, and turned off your phone when I called you. Quickly call your mother back later."
"Okay, got it."
After that, Xu Shousong walked to Lu Yiwei, and said, "Yiwei, is it your birthday today?"
"Yes, it's true, you can ask my family if you don't believe me." The Lu family immediately nodded stiffly.
"Oh." After that, Xu Shousong and the man entered the elevator.
Xu Shousong was a smart person, how could it be hidden from his eyes? Why did Lu Yiwei only invite Xu Lei for his birthday? Moreover, he had told Xu Lei to stay away from Lu Yiwei, how could he go against his own wishes? Most importantly, why was Xu Lei holding Lu Yiwei's mother's hand, could it be … He didn't dare to think further.
"Old Xu, what are you thinking about?" The man saw Xu Shousong in a daze, and asked.
Xu Shousong came back to his senses, and quickly said, "Oh, nothing." But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and quickly pressed the elevator, "Old Liu, I have something to do at home, you guys eat first."
"What's wrong?" Old Liu said, "Secretary Qiao of the Provincial Party Committee will be coming over later."
"Explain to him, I really have something to do." After the elevator stopped, Xu Shousong hurried downstairs. When he reached the main entrance, he couldn't find anyone.
Xu Shousong quickly called Xu Lei, but his phone was still turned off. His mood was terrible to the extreme, and he hurried home without stopping.
The moment Xu Shousong appeared, the Lu family understood everything. Because Lu Yiwei told me to recognize him, but not to disturb the normal life of Xu Lei's family, just like before. But from the looks of it, I probably can't hide it from Xu Shousong.
Lu Yiwei called Xu Lei to the side, "Xu Lei, go home now, I think your dad noticed something, don't let him be suspicious."
Xu Lei was a filial son, he didn't want to abandon his parents, but he also didn't want to hurt his foster parents' feelings. After thinking for a while, he said, "Brother, I think it's better to be honest with them. Instead of hiding it, it's better to tell them earlier."
"Will your parents be able to accept it? If they know that you haven't given up on finding your biological parents all these years, what will they think? "
"My dad will definitely be able to accept it, it's up to my mom." Xu Lei said, "Moreover, it's nothing, they are still my parents, I won't abandon them."
"Alright then, but be careful of your words."
After Xu Lei left, the family returned home. As soon as Lu Yiwei sat down, he received a call from Xu Lei. Xu Shousong asked him to go over, so he could only bite the bullet and go downstairs again.
To be honest, Lu Yiwei didn't like Xu Shousong from the beginning, especially the matter between his father-in-law and himself. He couldn't forgive him.
When he arrived at Xu Lei's house, although there was heating, it was as cold as an icehouse. Xu Shousong sat at the side, smoking non-stop, while Xu Lei's mother covered her face and cried.
"Yiwei, come in with me." After Lu Yiwei entered, Xu Shousong stood up with a black face and entered the study.
After Lu Yiwei entered, Xu Shousong locked the door and said with a fierce expression, "Lu Yiwei, what do you mean by this? Are you taking revenge on me? You took Xu Lei's woman, and now you want to take my son away too? "
Lu Yiwei said calmly, "Secretary Xu, this is purely a coincidence, I didn't know that Xu Lei was my long lost brother …"
"Enough!" Xu Shousong angrily interrupted, "Lu Yiwei, I'm telling you clearly that Xu Lei is my son, and no one can take him away. Don't blame me for being ruthless if you do something irrational. "
Xu Shousong was a little agitated, but behind the agitation was guilt. He knew the truth, but he wasn't willing to accept it.
Lu Yiwei said, "Secretary Xu, I've never thought of taking Xu Lei away, but have you ever thought about how my parents have waited for 26 years for Xu Lei? Have you ever thought about their feelings?"
Xu Shousong did not speak, but stood by the window with his back facing Xu Lei. His legs started to tremble.
Lu Yiwei continued, "Secretary Xu, it doesn't matter if you accept it or not. Xu Lei and I have the blood of my parents flowing in our veins, and this is the truth, and it can never be changed. Don't worry, Xu Lei will not leave you guys, but if you don't allow us to reunite, I will not agree to it! "
Xu Shousong wiped his teary eyes and suddenly turned his head to beg, "Yiwei, I was wrong in the past. I'm a bastard, and I deserve to die. Please don't torture me anymore. Even if you and Xu Lei are brothers, please leave him and don't disturb our family's life, okay? "
Lu Yiwei replied without any expression, "Secretary Xu, I can understand your feelings, but it's impossible for me to leave Xu Lei. But I respect Xu Lei's opinion. "
Xu Shousong was still unwilling, so he grabbed onto Lu Yiwei and said, "As long as you agree, I'll give you as much money as you want. Don't you want to be promoted? I'll immediately ask Secretary Zhang to promote you. As long as you're willing, I can even give my position to you. "
At this moment, Xu Lei came in and asked, "Dad, what are you doing?"
Xu Shousong grabbed onto Xu Lei and said, "Son, didn't you want to go to Japan? Your mother and I have agreed to it, and you can leave tomorrow. Also, I won't interfere with your marriage with that Japanese girl anymore. It's up to you. "
"Dad!" Xu Lei suddenly shouted, "What are you doing? Didn't I already say that you're still my dad? This is a fact that can't be changed. After all, you raised me up, and I won't forget this favor. I'll also take this opportunity to say, don't make life difficult for Uncle Fan and Yiwei in the future. We're all family, okay? "
Xu Shousong sat on the sofa like a log, his head turned sideways and tears flowed down. After a long time, he choked and said, "Son, go."
At this moment, Mama Xu ran in and hugged Xu Lei tightly, crying and shouting, "Son, mom is begging you, don't leave me, okay?"
It was another sad drama of a family. Who was to blame? It seemed that no one was wrong. But such misplaced affection made both families fall into endless panic. One waited bitterly for more than 20 years, the other lived in fear for more than 20 years. In the end, the one who was hurt the most was Xu Lei.
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