"… After your father and my mother broke up, he met your mother. I'm not sure how they got together, but I know that not long after they got married, you were born. Bai Lu, did you know that your father was also an architect? "
Liang Feifan reached out and flicked the ash from his cigarette. His handsome features seemed to be hidden under the white smoke, and his expression was unreadable.
Bai Lu's heart skipped a beat. She was surprised.
Her father was an architect?
She didn't seem to have heard her mother talk about it before. If some of her childhood memories had faded, she could still clearly remember some of the happy times they used to spend together as a family. She remembered that her father worked in a small company at the time. His income wasn't high, but it was very comfortable. She never knew that he was actually an architect.
So, she had liked architecture since she was young. Actually … did she inherit her father's genes?
Liang Feifan looked at Bai Lu's shocked and surprised expression and already guessed that she really didn't know anything.
He frowned slightly. Then, the doubts that had been floating at the top of his heart before probably had a very good explanation.
"… What happened after that?"
Bai Lu didn't dwell on the question of her father's occupation for too long. She was eager to know what happened after that. Relax, Beast Woman! Relax.
Liang Feifan raised his hand and took a deep puff of his cigarette. When he slowly exhaled the smoke, his male voice was a little sexy and hoarse. "After that … your father and a colleague he knew took on a project together."
He narrowed his eyes. His burning gaze stared straight at Bai Lu's faded cheeks. He watched as her red lips were tightly pursed. Under his calm and handsome face, there was a deep pain that only he knew the best. Some things had to be said eventually.
Liang Feifan tightened his grip on his cigarette. It was as if there was a force in the depths of his soul urging him to say, "… The project they took on was a collaboration between the Liang Clan and the Ye Clan."
Bai Lu's ten fingers were twisted together. When she heard the words "Liang Clan" and "Ye Clan," her whole body instantly tensed up. Her originally pale little face instantly turned green and her lips trembled.
Liang Feifan obviously noticed her expression. His brows furrowed even tighter. He wanted to go forward, but he realized that at that moment, he actually didn't have the courage to do so.
There was an even crueler truth to tell her later. If he went closer, he was afraid that she would run away. He was afraid that she wouldn't listen to everything he said and rush out of the ward without looking back …
This was a VIP ward. There was an ashtray in the small suite beside it, but he didn't take it. He just held the half-smoked cigarette between his fingers. The scarlet light flickered little by little and was about to burn his skin. Liang Feifan's voice deepened.
"… Bai Lu, when you heard this, you must be thinking that your father's death probably has something to do with this project. And this project just so happens to be a collaboration between the Liang Clan and the Ye Clan. Then, does that mean that your father's death also has something to do with the Liang Clan and the Ye Clan? I don't want to lie to you, but it does have something to do with it. It has a lot to do with my father, Liang Jiannan. But back then, your father committed suicide. He died right in front of our Family Liang. It's just that the whole thing isn't as simple as it seems. I can't give you the best answer yet. I can only tell you that my father has a certain degree of responsibility in this matter, but … he really didn't do it on purpose. Ye Zijie, he … planned everything. Perhaps you might think that I'm just trying to find an excuse for my father to be punished, but do you believe me? "
…
Silence.
The air seemed to have solidified.
There was obviously bright sunlight outside, but the little bits of light that seeped in through the dense branches outside the window didn't give people any warmth at all. In an instant, the ward seemed to have fallen into a pitch-black abyss. The two of them, one standing and one sitting, seemed to be separated by an insurmountable gap.
Liang Feifan furrowed his brows. When the wind blew in, he felt the cigarette between his fingers burn even faster. The scarlet light was already lying on his skin. His fingers twitched instinctively, but in the end, he still turned around and walked into the room beside him. Just as he leaned over to put out the cigarette in the ashtray, he heard a "bang" from outside.
His back stiffened, and he suddenly reacted. He looked outside and saw that Bai Lu, who had been sitting on the sofa, was gone. The door to the ward was wide open. He quickly ran out with his long legs and just happened to see Bai Lu's petite back at the end of the long corridor. Like a little rocket, she rushed into the elevator.
Liang Feifan furrowed his brows and cursed under his breath a few times. He wanted to call Guan Chao, but he remembered that Li Tanglin had smashed his phone, so he could only hurry after her. When he reached the elevator, he realized that the number had already jumped by one floor. Was she trying to leave the hospital?
Liang Feifan didn't think too much about it. Waiting for the elevator would take too long. He was afraid that Bai Lu wouldn't be able to catch up if she ran too far away, so he turned around and rushed down the back stairs. Fortunately, it wasn't a very high floor, so he ran down and quickly reached the hospital entrance.
The hospital staff naturally recognized someone of his status. When they saw him run out without a care for his image, a few young nurses were so frightened that they stood to the side. Liang Feifan's thick brows furrowed tightly. He reached out to grab a nurse and asked sternly, "Did you see a woman run out? She was wearing a light blue striped jacket. Did you see her?! "
"… Saw, no … I …"
"D * mn it, I'm asking you. Did you see her?"
The nurse was so frightened by Liang Feifan's fierce look that her eyes turned red, and her voice disappeared from her throat. Fortunately, someone at the side saw it and quickly stepped forward to say, "… I saw her. That, Miss Bai … seems to have run in that direction. [Moka Maiden Sakura] Moon Shadow Oblivion." She pointed to the side. She had probably changed Bai Lu's medicine before, so she recognized her and knew about Liang Feifan's relationship with her.
Liang Feifan pushed the young nurse in front of him away and ran out quickly.
The hospital entrance was on the main road. At this time of the day, there were cars and people coming and going, so the traffic was especially high. Liang Feifan anxiously glanced at the crowd a few times, but he didn't see the familiar figure. He only felt that his heart was in his throat. At this time, he couldn't tell whether his choice to tell her in detail was right or wrong.
But if he didn't tell her, would she give up? No, she wouldn't. Liang Feifan knew Bai Lu's personality best. She was the kind of person who wanted to get to the bottom of things.
So, he chose to lie? If that was the case, there would be a day when this lie would be exposed. When that time came, it would only be harder to explain.
So, God cruelly left him only one way out, and that was to let him choose to be honest.
He knew that it would be difficult for her to bear, so he was prepared. But he didn't expect that he would still be careless. In the blink of an eye, she ran away.
He felt guilty and blamed himself. His heart felt like it was being ruthlessly stabbed by a sharp object.
There were so many people coming and going in front of him. There were so many people, and he couldn't find her. She ran away right under his nose. He couldn't find her …
It was as if his center of gravity had suddenly been pulled away by someone. Then, another kind of panic that he had never felt before surged up and covered all of his rationality. He reached out to wipe his cheeks. Helpless, he quickly returned to the door of the operating theater.
Guan Chao was still waiting at the door. There were two sets of breakfast on the bench. Chu Weiye had already left.
"… Mr. Liang."
Guan Chao saw the man rushing over. His handsome face, which had always been calm and reserved, was obviously flustered at this moment. He hurriedly stood up and walked over to greet him.
"How much longer will the surgery take?"
Guan Chao could hear that Liang Feifan's voice sounded a little breathless when she asked the question. He raised his wrist and looked at the time. "It has been more than three hours. I think it will take another three hours."
"Go back immediately and send someone to look for Bai Lu."
Guan Chao's heart skipped a beat. He had a premonition that something bad was about to happen. He also had a hunch that it had something to do with Bai Lu. After all, in this world, only Bai Lu could make Liang Feifan so flustered.
However, what he didn't expect was that Bai Lu had disappeared.
"… Mr. Liang, has Mrs. Liang left?" Without any clues, he didn't know where to start.
Liang Feifan reached out and massaged his temples. His voice was hoarse as he said, "… She found out about what happened to her father 20 years ago. She couldn't accept it at the moment and ran out too quickly. I couldn't catch up with her. Send someone immediately. I don't care what method you use, but you must find her. Get me a new cell phone. I'll wait at the hospital. "
It was definitely not good to leave no one behind while Chin Jin-hee was undergoing surgery. Liang Feifan could only choose to stay here and wait.
He felt assured that Guan Chao would go and look for her. He had always known Guan Chao's abilities.
Guan Chao didn't hesitate and quickly left the hospital. In less than 20 minutes, someone came over with Liang Feifan's new cell phone.
Liang Feifan sat in the long corridor of the hospital. After hesitating for a long time, he finally called Liang Wu-ming.
He didn't beat around the bush. He was now asking for a favor. After all, Liang Wu-ming was his grandfather. Previously, he had chosen to turn a blind eye to his mother's matter because he thought that his grandfather would eventually do him a favor regarding Bai Lu's matter.
However, he didn't expect that this favor would be done so quickly.
"… Yes, she's in City A, but I don't know where she is at the moment. Grandfather, I rarely ask you for anything. This time, I'm begging you to help me find her, but don't scare her. I just want to know where she is."
Liang Wu-ming had been in politics for many years. It wasn't difficult for him to find someone in City A.
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