Lu Anran saw the change in Xu Fengyu's expression clearly. For some reason, her heart ached when she saw him like this. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Xu Fengyu removed his hand from the back of his head and put it under the blanket. He turned around with his back facing Lu Anran. "Close the door when you leave."
"… Grandma Lin said it's time to eat."
"I'm not hungry. I want to sleep. Please leave."
Lu Anran felt a little uncomfortable. She felt that Xu Fengyu was even more unacceptable than the Xu Fengyu who usually bickered with her. "You didn't eat lunch …"
"Get out!" The man raised his voice, obviously impatient.
Lu Anran's heart tugged slightly. She didn't know if she was angry or sad. "Why are you shouting? If you don't want to eat, then forget it. Who cares about you? It's best if you starve to death. "With that, she turned around and left.
Lu Anran went downstairs. Tong Qiao and Lu Jinshen had already returned from work.
Tong Qiao worked at the Lu Corporation and helped Lu Jinshen manage the company.
"Where's your brother?" Tong Qiao asked.
"You didn't ask me to watch him. How would I know?" Lu Anran said angrily.
Tong Qiao frowned. "Who provoked you again?"
"No one." Lu Anran walked straight to the dining room.
Tong Qiao poked Fu Yiran, who was watching TV. "Did you provoke her?"
Fu Yiran shrugged and shook his head. "She just went to brother's room."
"Ziqian provoked her?" Tong Qiao muttered to herself as she got up from the sofa and walked towards the dining room.
Lin Lan came out with the dishes and didn't see Lu Ziqian. She asked Lu Anran, "An 'an, why didn't your brother come down?"
"He doesn't eat." Lu Anran sat down in his seat angrily.
Lin Lan said worriedly, "He didn't eat lunch and won't eat dinner. How can his body take it? No, I'll go call him. "
When Tong Qiao heard that Lu Ziqian hadn't eaten lunch, she quickly said, "Aunt Lin, I'll go."
Not long after Tong Qiao went upstairs, Xu Fengyu came down with her.
Lu Anran pursed her lips. How pretentious. But seeing him come down to eat, her heart felt more at ease. What was going on?
At the dining table, Lu Anran remembered that her phone was still with Xu Fengyu. She didn't dare to go to his room to ask for it again. She had entered his room three times. The first time was when he had just finished bathing. The second time was when she accidentally kissed him while trying to snatch the phone. Today, she fell asleep on his body. Each time made her blush more and more. She still wanted to live well.
Lu Anran tilted his head and glanced at the man beside him. Fortunately, he said at the dining table, "I left my phone in your room last night. Return it to me later."
"Okay." Xu Fengyu didn't waste any time and readily agreed.
At nine o 'clock in the evening, Lu Anran looked at the phone screen. Her mind was thinking about Xu Fengyu's trembling and fearful face when he had nightmares. He didn't look like a timid person usually. The fear in his dreams must have seeped into his bones. Otherwise, how could a grown man like him be so scared?
She remembered that he had shouted for his mother not to leave him in his dreams. Was it related to his mother?
Oh right, his mother should be about the same age as Tong Qiao. Why was she dead?
Lu Anran thought about it and decided to ask Tong Qiao. She threw her phone, got out of bed, and went to Tong Qiao's room. She knocked on the door. "Mom, are you asleep?"
"No." Tong Qiao's voice came from the room.
When Lu Anran came over, she saw that the light in the study was on. Knowing that Lu Jinshen wasn't in the room, she pushed the door open and went in.
Tong Qiao came out of the walk-in closet with Lu Jinshen's pajamas in her hands. "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Lu Anran walked to the sofa and sat down. "I can't sleep. Mom, don't fiddle with Dad's things. Come and talk to me."
Tong Qiao placed Lu Jinshen's pajamas on the bedside table. She walked over to Lu Anran and sat down next to her. "Why can't you sleep?"
"I just … don't feel like sleeping. Mom, can you tell me the story of you, Dad, and Brother's mother?"
Tong Qiao leaned over to get the water on the coffee table. She glanced at Lu Anran. "What's there to talk about a cliché love triangle?"
Lu Anran sat next to Tong Qiao. "Then tell me, why did your love rival pass away at such a young age? Was it an accident or illness? "
Tong Qiao brought the water to her lips and took it away. "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"Nothing, just asking." Lu Anran massaged Tong Qiao's shoulders obsequiously. "Since we have nothing else to do, why don't you tell me about it?"
Tong Qiao took a sip of water and placed the cup back on the coffee table. She leaned against the sofa and enjoyed her daughter's massage. She roughly told her how she had been kidnapped 17 years ago, how Sheng Yufei and Lu Ziqian had been held hostage, and how Sheng Yufei had been shot to death in order to save Lu Ziqian.
Lu Anran was stunned. "So, Xu Fengyu …"
"Call him Brother."
"My brother saw his mother die in front of him with his own eyes?"
Tong Qiao nodded. She felt a little sad when she thought of this. "After Sheng Yufei died, your brother was frightened and had nightmares every night. Later, he went abroad with his Grandpa Xu."
Seeing his own mother die in front of him in such a bloody manner was indeed a huge blow.
It was no wonder that Xu Fengyu still had nightmares after more than ten years. Moreover, his physical reaction was so strong. He trembled and was terrified. This meant that what happened back then had left an indelible mark in his heart.
Tong Qiao saw that Lu Anran had stopped massaging and looked pensive. She asked, "An 'an, what are you thinking about?"
Lu Anran snapped back to reality. She didn't tell Tong Qiao that Xu Fengyu was still having nightmares. She didn't want Tong Qiao to worry. "Nothing. I think Brother is very close to you, but he isn't close to Dad. Is he angry with Dad because Dad didn't agree to exchange hostages back then and caused his mother's death?"
Tong Qiao sighed faintly. Her expression darkened. "Ziqian said that he doesn't hate your father, but I think he must be angry. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stopped calling you Dad after that."
"So you asked him to stay at home because you wanted to ease the tension between him and Dad?" Lu Anran asked.
Tong Qiao nodded.
Lu Anran finally understood a little, but … "Mom, why are you so good to my brother? Although he is Dad's son, he is also the son of your love rival. I have never seen a woman as generous as you. "
"What do you know?"
"I don't know. That's why I'm asking you."
Tong Qiao thought about it. There were some things in the past that shouldn't be told Lu Anran. For example, Lu Jinshen's life was saved by Xu Zihua. If she told her, Ziqian's identity would be exposed. "It's late. Go to sleep."
Lu Anran was urged to go back to her room by Tong Qiao. She couldn't sleep when she thought about what Tong Qiao had said.
He had watched his own mother die in front of his eyes. More than ten years had passed, and he still had nightmares. It was so real. He must be in pain, right?
She had been angry with him before. Wasn't that a little too much?
It wasn't too much, was it?
She had gone to visit him out of goodwill, but he had sneered at her and even chased her out. He had been rude to her first.
Yes, he had asked for it.
But …
It was understandable that he was in a bad mood when he had nightmares, right?
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