With Lu Beifan as an example,
Mother Lu certainly knew why Lu Shaoren brought Lin Zhan back to the Lu Family and introduced him like this.
One illegitimate child was not enough. After being chased out for a few days, he found another one.
It could be seen how much Lu Shaoren had been a playboy all these years!
Mother Lu slammed the bowl and chopsticks on the table. The sound of porcelain colliding showed the anger in the master's heart.
She looked coldly at Lu Shaoren and questioned, "What do you mean by this?"
Lu Shaoren let Lin Zhan sit in Lu Beifan's seat.
Then he sat directly in front of Mother Lu.
He ordered the servant to bring two more bowls and chopsticks.
"Look at you.
What do you look like in front of the children? "
"What do I look like?" Mother Lu sneered.
"Why don't you take a look at yourself?"
Mother Lu had been suppressing the anger in her heart for more than twenty years.
Ever since she married into the Lu Family, the anger in her heart had never been extinguished.
There had never been much sincerity in a business marriage. Mother Lu understood the principle of playing along.
She would not be jealous, and she would not deliberately wrong herself. It was not until Mother Lu's family business fell into decline that everything changed.
Mother Lu's surname was Lin.
Her name was Lin Mei.
The Lin Family was once a family of equal social status to the Lu Family.
But in the second year after Mother Lu married into the Lu Family,
The old master of the Lin Family passed away.
Those disappointing descendants were tossed around one after another.
Such a huge family business was torn apart.
It could no longer be mentioned in the same breath.
In a family like the Lu Family,
The reason why a woman could stand firm.
Either it was the love from her husband.
Or it was from the power of the family behind the woman that could not be underestimated.
Lin Mei had neither the love of her husband nor the support of her family. She didn't have any skills or a sense of security. She didn't have the foundation to establish herself, which was the most worrying thing.
Fortunately, she was pregnant. Before Lu Beichuan grew up, she lived her life cautiously. She knew about Lu Shaoren's dissolute past, but she had no choice but to endure and hold it in. Fortunately, Old Master Lu was a man of rules. Lu Shaoren could play around, but those unpresentable mistresses and illegitimate children could never be brought into the Lu Family!
It wasn't until Lu Beichuan grew up and became the head of the Lu Family that he was able to hold his head high.
Now that her son had not only woken up, but his legs had also recovered and he could stand up, Mother Lu had no reason to hold back her anger.
"First it was Lu Beifan, then it was Lin Zhan. Why are you bringing anyone home? Is the Lu Family a garbage dump or a recycling center? "
Mother Lu had never tried to embarrass Lu Shaoren in front of outsiders, but she was clear about this matter. Lu Shaoren was selfish and heartless. Everything he did was disgusting. Why should she care about his reputation?
"Lin Mei!" Lu Shaoren didn't expect Mother Lu to say such embarrassing words in front of so many people. "You have to know your limits in front of the younger generation!"
"Limits? What about your limits? Does Dad know that you're bringing him back to the Lu Family? "
Lu Shaoren looked as if he had expected this. He said faintly, "Dad agreed to this."
Mother Lu's face froze. It was very ugly. After a while, she spat out a few words in disbelief. "How is that possible?!"
"How is that not possible?!" Lu Shaoren was displeased. He reprimanded righteously, "Beichuan may have woken up, but the doctor said that whether or not he can stand depends on the follow-up treatment. If he can't stand again in the future, the heir of the Lu Family will be a disabled person. How is that appropriate?"
After he finished speaking, Lu Shaoren sighed. He turned to Lu Beichuan and said, "Beichuan, don't blame Dad. Your grandfather agreed to this. You should know what he's worried about. Your health isn't good, and there's too much work to do in the company. It won't be good for your recovery if it's all on your shoulders. With Lin Zhan here, he can help you share some of the burden. We're all brothers in the family, so there's no distinction between you and me."
These words were so dignified that Mother Lu trembled in anger.
On the other hand, Lu Beichuan's expression was cold. It was as if nothing could move him. "Family? Brothers? Did you do a paternity test? Are you sure he's a member of the Lu Family? "
"Of course. If you don't believe me, I can bring Lin Zhan to do a paternity test."
Lu Beichuan smiled. "Okay. When the paternity test comes, you can bring him into the Lu Family. For now, I'll have to trouble you to bring him out the same way you brought him in."
"Lu Beichuan!" Lu Shaoren was exasperated. "Do you still think of me as your father and your grandfather as well? Don't you know his painstaking efforts? Everyone is thinking of your health! "
"If you're worried about my health, then you don't have to, because …" Lu Beichuan stood up and bent down to pick up some food for Mother Lu. "I'm recovering quite well."
Lu Shaoren looked at Lu Beichuan in astonishment. The sight of Lu Beichuan standing up completely shocked Lu Shaoren. "You … you can stand up?"
Lu Beichuan nodded. "Yes."
"Wh … when did this happen?"
Mother Lu was in a good mood. She raised her eyebrows proudly. "It happened in the past two days. You always said that the company was busy, but you don't have to be so busy in the future. Your son will go to the company to help you."
Lu Shaoren's face was pale. He had received news that Lu Beichuan would never be able to stand up again. But in just a few days, Lu Beichuan had actually recovered! He was caught off guard!
Under these circumstances, it would be a joke for him to bring Lin Zhan back!
The Lu Family's heir was fine. Old Master Lu would never allow him to bring an illegitimate son back and be the subject of ridicule!
"So, do you think the Lu Family needs two heirs?" Lu Beichuan's sharp eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Lin Zhan. "Go out the same way you came in."
Under everyone's watchful eyes, these words didn't give Lu Shaoren any face at all.
But if Lin Zhan left the Lu Family because of this, Lu Shaoren would lose even more face. After a moment of silence, Lu Shaoren said in a stiff tone, "Your grandfather agreed to this matter. Now that he's gone to the old mansion, we'll discuss everything when he comes back."
Lu Beichuan was used to bossing people around. "Do you think that I can't make decisions for the Lu Family?"
The atmosphere suddenly stagnated. The young lady who was washing the dishes in the kitchen didn't dare to bring them over. Uncle Lu asked her to bring the dishes to him and personally brought them to the dining table.
"Mr. Lu must be hungry after working all day. Let's eat first." After speaking, he smiled at Lu Beichuan and said, "Young Master, you're the head of the Lu Family. You're a guest. How can you push him away? It's against the rules."
Uncle Lu was an elder in the family. Ever since Lu Shaoren was born, he had been taking care of him. No one dared to disrespect him.
He was the most suitable person to ease the atmosphere.
Uncle Lu placed two sets of bowls and chopsticks in front of Lu Shaoren and Lin Zhan. He bowed and smiled at the young man who seemed to have nothing to do with this from the moment he walked in.
Lu Shaoren calmed down a little. He knew that he couldn't be too hasty in this matter. "Let's eat first."
He looked around the dining table and finally fixed his gaze on Ye Zhen and Ye Qing. "This … this is?"
Mother Lu's tone wasn't good. "That's Ye Qing's twin sister, Ye Zhen."
"Ye Zhen? They look exactly the same. I almost confused them. "Lu Shaoren digressed and tried to make himself look like the head of the family.
Ye Zhen's heart was beating like thunder.
From the moment Lin Zhan walked in, she was completely immersed in anxiety. She didn't listen to the chaos at the dining table at all.
How did the plot twist like this?
Shouldn't Lin Zhan be working hard outside, relying on his unyielding spirit and his golden finger as the male lead to achieve great success and return to the Lu Family to slap the villain in the face? Why was he being slapped in the face by the villain here?
As an illegitimate child, shouldn't he know what kind of treatment he would receive if he returned to the Lu Family? The Lu Family was already in Lu Beichuan's pocket. Lin Zhan had no one to rely on, yet he still wanted to take something out of Lu Beichuan's pocket? How much did he not want to return to the Lu Family?
Didn't he look down on the Lu Family and Lu Shaoren? Would he rather die than return to the Lu Family? Why did he become jackals of the same lair as Lu Shaoren now?
Or was it because Ye Qing came back, so he came back with her?
But thinking about it carefully, in the novel, the male lead had an unswerving love for Ye Qing. All his hard work was because of Ye Qing. If Ye Qing came back, it wasn't impossible for Lin Zhan to come back with her.
But this … was too messy …
Ye Zhen's mood was like this. Ye Qing's heart was also in a mess. Looking at the sumptuous meal in front of her, she found it hard to swallow.
She thought that she and Lin Zhan had nothing to hide, but Lin Zhan had never told her that he was the illegitimate child of the Lu Family. Whether it was in this life or the previous one, he had never told her. She thought that the two of them had nothing to hide, but she didn't expect that he was still hiding something from her. He had been lying to her all this time!
Now he was sitting here, looking at her without blinking. What did he mean?
Did he really think that she was still the little girl in the previous life who could be easily coaxed by him?
Lin Zhan's seemingly indiscernible gaze was too eye-catching, making Ye Qing feel particularly embarrassed.
Lu Beichuan chuckled. "Mr. Lin, why are you always looking at Ye Qing?"
Lin Zhan's eyes darkened. Ever since he found out that Ye Qing had returned to the Lu Family for the sake of her younger sister, he had made up his mind to take Ye Qing away from this whirlpool. From the moment he entered the Lu Family, he recognized his girlfriend whom he spent all his time with.
Lin Zhan looked down. "It's nothing."
Ye Qing smiled and thoughtfully picked up a piece of pork rib for Lu Beichuan. "He's not looking at me. He's looking at Zhen Zhen."
Lu Beichuan looked at Ye Qing. His eyes were as sharp as knives, and his voice was piercing. "He's looking at Zhen Zhen?"
Ye Qing's hand trembled slightly as she held her chopsticks. She had always been careful with her words and actions in front of Lu Beichuan. She had never dared to overstep her boundaries, but Lu Beichuan's attitude towards her was so cold that it could even be said that he loathed her. She could still hear the tenderness and sweetness from Lu Beichuan in the previous life. Whenever she thought about it, she would feel a sense of defeat.
She forced a smile. "Zhen Zhen's boyfriend is Lin Zhan."
"What?" Mother Lu's gaze moved back and forth between Lin Zhan and Ye Zhen in disbelief.
Mr. Lu also looked at her quizzically. "What's going on?"
Ye Qing smiled and explained, "It's like this. Previously, my parents didn't approve of Zhen Zhen and Lin Zhan's marriage, so the two of them decided to elope. I saw that my parents were very anxious, and my mother even fell ill, so I asked Beichuan to help me find Zhen Zhen. Fortunately, Beichuan helped me find her today."
Ye Qing glanced at Ye Zhen. The warning look in her eyes was clear at a glance.
"So that's what happened …" Mr. Lu looked at Lin Zhan. "So she's that girlfriend of yours."
Lin Zhan's expression was extremely ugly. He knew that Ye Zhen had taken Ye Qing's place in the marriage, but he could also tell at a glance that the person sitting next to Lu Beichuan was Ye Qing, not Ye Zhen. However, Ye Qing's words sounded extremely unfamiliar to him. The kind, generous, and proud girl in his memory had actually become this cold, cautious, and submissive woman in front of him.
She was clearly the one who had eloped with him, yet she could calmly push all the blame onto Ye Zhen!
Lin Zhan clenched his chopsticks so tightly that the veins on the back of his hand popped out.
Just as he couldn't take it anymore, he felt someone kick his leg under the table.
Instinctively, he looked over at Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen, who was sitting across from him, had her head lowered. Her face was slightly red as she smiled at him and shook her head. Her eyes were filled with a pleading look.
The diamond-like lights on the ceiling of the restaurant were reflected in her eyes. It was as though there were bright stars in the sky.
At that moment, the anger in Lin Zhan's heart suddenly dissipated, and he loosened his grip on his chopsticks.
This girl, who had been mediocre since she was a child, was braver than anyone else at such a critical moment. When her sister had disregarded her own safety and eloped for love, she had willingly sacrificed herself to protect her sister and her Family Ye by marrying a person in a vegetative state with no future ahead of him.
Now that he was awake, she was willing to leave even though she didn't get anything in return. She was even willing to bear the reputation of eloping that her sister couldn't wait to get rid of.
With Ye Qing's explanation, Ye Zhen and Lin Zhan had a relationship. Mother Lu didn't look at Ye Zhen as kindly as she had when she first arrived. "Ye Zhen, logically speaking, I'm not your family, so I have no right to criticize you. But since you're Qing Qing's sister, I still have to say a few words to you. You don't know how sinister people can be right now. You're only thinking about men and love, and you eloped on impulse. Let me ask you, have you ever thought about the future? Have you ever thought about how anxious your parents are right now?"
Ye Zhen smiled and said in a low voice, "Auntie, Lin Zhan is a very good person. In the past, Lin Zhan and I were too impulsive and didn't think too much about it. In the future, we'll carefully discuss it with Mom and Dad."
"That's good. You're a good child, but you're too naive. You can't judge a person by their appearance. Only with time will you be able to see a person's heart. Your parents are experienced people, so they can't be wrong about people."
Ye Zhen nodded repeatedly. In her heart, she mourned endlessly for the male lead.
Although it was tough to struggle outside, how could it compare to being in the Lu Family with so much gossip and sarcasm?
Instead of enjoying the pleasures of the outside world, he came here to look for trouble.
Love really makes people blind.
Ye Zhen quietly kicked Lin Zhan's foot under the table. She smiled and motioned for him not to mind.
As the male lead, all of the suppression would become his motivation to move forward!
But all of this was seen by Lu Beichuan. Don't think that he didn't know about the eye contact and interaction between Ye Zhen and Lin Zhan, as well as the little movements under the table!
Lu Beichuan clenched his fists under the table. He originally had victory in his grasp, but because of Ye Zhen, he felt especially sullen.
In the past, when this woman said that she liked Lin Zhan, he thought it was all fake. He didn't expect that this woman really liked Lin Zhan!
***
After dinner, Lu Shaoren used the excuse of taking Lin Zhan to the study. Mother Lu arranged a guest room for Ye Zhen. After a bumpy day, Ye Zhen finally had some time alone to rest. She took the pajamas that the servant brought over and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
The guest room she was in didn't have a private bathroom, so she could only go to the bathroom on the second floor to take a shower.
The pajamas that the servant brought over were made of silk and were of a common style. After taking a hot shower, Ye Zhen felt that the exhaustion brought on by the stormy night was instantly washed away.
After taking a shower, Ye Zhen wiped her wet hair with a dry towel and walked out of the bathroom in her slippers.
As soon as she walked out of the bathroom, she heard voices coming from the bathroom adjacent to the bathroom.
That voice sounded a bit like Ye Qing's.
In the narrow space of the bathroom, Ye Qing and Lin Zhan stood opposite each other. They were a couple who had been together for three years. Although they had only been apart for a few days, the warmth of the past had already disappeared.
"Lin Zhan, what do you mean? Why didn't you tell me that you were the illegitimate child of the Lu Family? "
In the face of Ye Qing's questioning, Lin Zhan explained, "I didn't tell you because I never considered myself a member of the Lu Family. I told you before that my only family in this world was my mother. Now that my mother is gone, there's no one else in this world besides you."
"You're quibbling! If you really loved me, you should've told me everything without holding anything back! "
Lin Zhan was silent.
He really shouldn't have hidden this from Ye Qing.
The narrow and dark space was filled with the smell of Ye Qing's shower gel and shampoo. It was sweet but didn't feel cheap. It was the complete opposite of the fresh smell from before.
Lin Zhan began to understand that the woman in front of him might no longer belong to him after she left that day.
But he couldn't accept it!
"Qingqing, we still have a chance. Come with me."
"Go with you? How can I go with you? I'm already Lu Beichuan's wife! "
"Don't be silly!" Lin Zhan was exasperated. "Even I can see it. Can't you see it? Lu Beichuan doesn't have any feelings for you at all. Are you willing to spend the rest of your life in a marriage without love? Did you forget what you said to me in the beginning? You said that even if I had nothing, you would still be willing to be with me! "
When she was young, Ye Qing was always asked if she would like to sit behind a bicycle and smile or cry in a BMW.
At that time, Ye Qing had a BMW, so she replied in high spirits that she would like to sit behind a bicycle and smile.
But after experiencing the daily necessities of her previous life and seeing Ye Zhen's happiness, she was filled with regret.
At that time, she kept thinking over and over again that if she hadn't given up the identity of Mrs. Lu, the person sitting in the Bentley right now would be her!
Ye Zhen's life should also be hers!
Ye Qing shook her head and said in a calm voice, "No, I didn't say that."
Lin Zhan thought she was deliberately denying it. "Stop lying to yourself. Qingqing, come with me. I swear that I'll work hard to let you live a good life."
In the darkness, Ye Qing looked into Lin Zhan's eyes.
Lin Zhan was young and frivolous. He was handsome, had excellent grades, and was popular throughout the school. At that time, she didn't understand life and society. She bumped into a handsome young man on the basketball court. The feeling of love blossoming was unforgettable.
But after experiencing what happened in her previous life, the short period of youth was no longer important. A long life was about running around and working hard. Who had the time and energy to reminisce and manage love?
"Lin Zhan, the person who said that really wasn't me. It was Ye Zhen."
Lin Zhan frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
"At this point, I'll just tell you the truth." Ye Qing said calmly, "The person who wrote more than 20 love letters to you was not me. The person who worked with you was not me. The person who sent you to the hospital when you fainted and the person who took care of your mother in the hospital without rest was not me. I wouldn't write those tearful love letters, and I wouldn't work in those dirty restaurants. You're too tall for me to carry you. I would hire a caretaker to take care of your mother. The person who would do all these things was Ye Zhen. Do you know that?"
Lin Zhan's breathing stagnated as if he couldn't react. "You … what do you mean?"
"Don't you know what I mean?" Ye Qing threw caution to the wind and blurted out, "These were all done by that little sister of mine. She was born with low self-esteem and was taciturn. She never dared to say that she was good to others. She liked you, but she was afraid that you wouldn't like her. She didn't dare to say that she was that little sister in the Family Ye who didn't know anything. She only dared to say that she was that big sister in the Family Ye who knew everything, had excellent grades, and was popular!"
"But … But … No! That's impossible! You're lying to me. "
"Why would I lie to you? Do I have to lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can ask Ye Zhen. Ask her if she likes you! "
Ye Qing's words seemed to have overturned what Lin Zhan had known all these years. He choked up, as if something was stuck in his throat, making him unable to say a word. Those precious memories of Ye Qing that he thought were the most precious were actually not his and Ye Qing's. By a freak combination of factors, they actually belonged to Ye Zhen?
"But … If it wasn't you, how did you know about those things?"
Ye Qing looked at him silently. After a while, she said, "She … wrote a diary. In the diary, she wrote everything about you. Later, I read the diary."
"So you …"
"Lin Zhan, there's no point in saying all this now. I know that I owe Ye Zhen a lot. Now, I'm willing to repay everything I owe her, including you."
Lin Zhan chuckled. "Return it to her? Am I something that you can give away? "
"I think that a large part of the reason why you fell in love with me was because of the things that you went through with her. Maybe you should try to …"
"What are you doing here?" Suddenly, a deep and magnetic voice came from outside the door.
There was someone outside the door!
Ye Qing quickly shut her mouth and held her breath to listen to the commotion outside.
Suddenly, the bathroom door was pushed open.
The lights in the hallway instantly filled the bathroom. Lin Zhan's back was facing the door. Most of his shadow covered Ye Qing. Under the shadow, Ye Qing appeared blurry.
Outside the bathroom, Lu Beichuan stood beside Ye Zhen. He glanced at Lin Zhan and Ye Qing in the bathroom and said in a low and unfriendly tone, "If you have something to talk about, why don't you be so secretive? You don't have to be so sneaky. We can talk in the room. "
Ye Qing didn't understand. Just as she was about to explain, she saw Lu Beichuan put his arm around Ye Zhen's small waist. His tone was intimate and his eyes were gentle. "It's so late. Let's go back and rest."
At this moment, Ye Qing realized that she and Ye Zhen were wearing the same pajamas.
Lu Beichuan seemed to have … mistaken her for someone else.
However, she and Lin Zhan were a single man and a single woman. How could she explain it clearly in this cramped bathroom?
Ye Zhen had only been eavesdropping. How could she have known that Lu Beichuan would interfere and even mistake her for someone else?
She looked at the plain silk pajamas she was wearing. It was the same style as the pajamas that Ye Qing was wearing.
Under such dim lighting, it was hard to avoid mistaken identities. But looking at Ye Qing, it was impossible to explain. This matter couldn't be explained clearly.
But if she didn't explain …
Ye Zhen, who was being hugged by Lu Beichuan, stiffened.
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