"… Yihan, you, do you know what you just said?"
"What doesn't he know?"
Lu Shiyun tightened his grip on the walking stick in his hand and interrupted Li Muhua with a frown. He couldn't get used to her nagging and talking nonsense. The way he looked at his wife right now was not like how a husband should look at a wife. He was colder than a stranger. "The moment Xinyu came home, you couldn't stop nagging. You either hit or scolded her. Even if she was in the wrong, how could you treat her like this? Even if she's your biological daughter, she's already an adult. You can't just hit her. I haven't reprimanded you for what happened last time, but you're still acting so fierce today! That's enough. If you really can't stand the person I choose in the future, you can stay in your room and don't come out. "
Li Muhua said, "… Lu Shiyun, you —"
"That's enough. Can you two stop arguing?" Lu Yiting only felt that it was ironic. Every time Leng Xinyu appeared, the family would be in chaos. She couldn't stand Lu Shiyun's scolding of her mother. Although they used to quarrel often, the nature of their quarrel now was completely different.
She gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Xin Yu. There was only one thought in her mind — she had to make sure that she couldn't make a comeback. She had to chase her out of the Lu family and away from Qin Fangang's side!
"Dad, didn't you say you had something to tell me? If you want us to sit here and listen to you and Mom quarrel over this woman, I don't have the time to do that! "
"Who said it's nothing?"
Lu Shiyun glanced at Lu Yiting, then his gaze fell on Xin Yu's face. She kept her eyes down and didn't say anything. Her beautiful brows were tightly knitted. He muttered to himself for a moment and then spoke to Lu Yihan.
"… Yihan, how did your fifth wedding anniversary with Xin Yu go?"
"It went quite well," Lu Yihan replied emotionlessly.
"There's only a few days left. I asked all of you to come back today to talk to you about this. You should know what kind of shameful reports there were in the past. Two days ago, the Lu Clan caused some turbulence in the stock market. I hope that we can publicize this through our fifth wedding anniversary celebration to make up for the bad reports from before. The world is forgetful. What they love to talk about is the current situation. No matter what happened in the past, as long as they see the two of you reconciling and loving each other, all the negative news will disappear. "
Li Muhua sneered and crossed his arms. This time, he held back and did not dare to rebuke Lu Shiyun.
Xin Yu only felt a dull pain in the back of her head.
She really felt that there was no need to hold a wedding anniversary celebration. No matter how grand it was, it would be like slapping herself in the face. However, Lu Shiyun did not budge. She secretly raised her head and glanced at Lu Yihan. He also had a look of agreement and did not say anything against it.
Xin Yu tightened her grip on her bag. Her throat was a little dry. There were some words that she wanted to say. When Li Muhua spoke just now, she had the urge to say loudly: I don't care about the position of Young Madam. I want a divorce!
But Lu Yihan stood up, so she swallowed her words.
…
"I don't have any objections," the man beside her said cheerfully.
The man beside her said happily, "… I owed Xinyu a lot in the past. Although I used to think that things like anniversaries were unnecessary, I'm willing to cooperate now."
"That's good."
Lu Shiyun sounded very pleased. "I've already arranged everything for you. There are only a few days left. The designers have already prepared the clothes for you to wear on that day. But because it's the first time you're holding a wedding anniversary in public, there will definitely be a lot of celebrities present. Yihan, you …"
"Dad!"
Her ears were buzzing. Lu Shiyun's voice was like nails that kept drilling into her eardrums and piercing her heart. She felt that she really couldn't take it anymore. How long had it been? This happened again and again. Every time she asked for a divorce, someone would always reject it. Even when something like that happened, they could still turn a blind eye to it. Sometimes, she really couldn't figure it out. Was it because she was overthinking it, or did the Lu family really see it as too normal?
But no matter which it was, to her, she couldn't continue to exist in this twisted marriage. It was meaningless. They were just tormenting each other, exhausting their energy and time. This wasn't what she wanted.
This thought spurred Xin Yu's courage. She raised her head abruptly and interrupted Lu Shiyun.
Lu Shiyun frowned and looked at her, as if waiting for her to continue.
Xin Yu pursed her lips. She really didn't dare to look into Lu Shiyun's eyes and say it. She took a deep breath and her eyes flickered. Finally, she said, "… I'm sorry, Dad. I don't want to attend this anniversary. I'm very sorry that I only expressed my position so seriously at this time. But I really can't lie to myself like this. Also, my marriage with Yihan —"
"Enough!"
Before Xin Yu could finish speaking, Lu Yihan grabbed her hand. His gaze was deep and his brows were tightly knitted. "Don't say anymore."
"I want to say —"
"You want to say it? Fine, come upstairs with me. I'll talk to you in private! "
Xin Yu froze for a moment. Lu Yihan had already grabbed her hand and led her to the stairs. She instinctively struggled, but Lu Yihan tightened his grip. The remaining three people in the living room all had different expressions on their faces, but no one spoke. Xin Yu felt a little uneasy. Then, she heard Lu Yihan say in a low voice in her ear, "… Now shut up. If there's anything you want to say, come upstairs with me!"
Then she raised her voice and said to Lu Shiyun, "Dad, I'll get someone to settle the paperwork for the fifth anniversary. You don't have to worry. Xin Yu is a little emotional, so I'll calm her down. I'll still say the same thing. No matter what, we'll solve our own problems as husband and wife."
"Come upstairs with me."
"…"
Before Xin Yu could say anything, Lu Yihan forcefully pulled her upstairs.
Lu Shiyun's gaze deepened as he watched the two awkward figures tugging and pulling at each other at the top of the stairs. His gaze deepened, and his expression was exceptionally stern.
Li Muhua stood to one side. She sneered coldly and said in a strange tone, "I told you at the time that you were really good at putting on a show. I'd like to see how you're going to keep up this act."
She snorted and glanced at Lu Yiting, who was standing to one side with an equally unpleasant expression. She lowered her voice and said, "… Tingting, come with me too. I have something to say to you."
Lu Shiyun had never interfered with the matters between mother and daughter, so Li Muhua didn't have any qualms about speaking to them.
Ever since Lu Yiting had said those words to her in the hotel room, she refused to sit down with her alone for a chat. Since Lu Shiyun was around today, Li Muhua was confident that she could make Lu Yiting obediently go upstairs with her.
Sure enough, Lu Yiting looked unwilling, but she didn't dare to let Lu Shiyun see that she was throwing a tantrum with her mother.
Ever since she was young, she had always been close to Li Muhua. If Lu Shiyun found out that there was something going on between her and her mother, she was worried that the big lie would be exposed.
In the end, she still couldn't bear to give up her position as a rich young lady.
She had been born with a silver spoon in her mouth since she was a child. Not to mention that it had become a habit for her to live like a princess, she had to acknowledge that useless man who was nothing and had to be raised by a woman as her "father".
Lu Yiting deeply detested him from the bottom of her heart.
…
Lu Shiyun watched the mother and daughter go upstairs before he went straight to his study. He took out his cell phone and dialed a number. When the call went through, he asked in a deep voice, "… What's the news from England?"
Lu Shiyun didn't know what the other party said, but he nodded and said, "… Don't stop them. Just pass the news to Qin Huimin. She knows what to do. Get someone to delay Fan Gang today so that he can board the plane successfully tomorrow … Yes, no matter what method you use, you must make him board the plane successfully. Get someone to delay him for a little … a few days? Don't let him discover anything for five days. "
"…"
Upstairs.
Xin Yu stood beside the sofa and looked down at Lu Yihan, who was sitting on the sofa with his long legs crossed. She had a headache and a tightness in her chest.
"Have a seat."
Lu Yihan pointed to the sofa opposite him. He raised his eyebrows and said in a relaxed tone, "You keep standing beside me and talking to me. I have to crane my neck. I'm tired."
Xin Yu was speechless.
She wasn't interested in fooling around with him. She pursed her lips. She had to finish what she hadn't said downstairs. "Lu Yihan, I've told you countless times and tried to communicate with you countless times, but it didn't work every time. Today, I have to make things clear. Don't be like this, okay? Why do you have to delay each other's time? Actually, for a man of your status, what kind of woman can't you find? Even if you and Lan Ruoran … Forget it, I don't want to get involved in your matters. I just want to make things clear to you in a serious manner. I want to divorce you. Definitely. Divorce. "
It seemed to be self-deprecating and an indescribable pain.
Xin Yu's heart trembled. She had never seen Lu Yihan like this before.
She quickly averted her gaze and told herself that she absolutely couldn't compromise. No matter what, she had to make things clear today. She was grateful to Lu Shiyun, but there were many ways to express her gratitude. Because she couldn't fall in love with this man, accompanying him to waste time when both of them should be happy was definitely not the wisest choice.
"Lu Yihan, I …"
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