Chapter 184 Lu Xiyan Confronts Lu Lixiao

The person in the bedroom was sleeping soundly, breathing evenly and slowly. The warm light was shining on the bedside. The light was just right, not dazzling, but also so that she would not fall into the confused darkness when she woke up suddenly.

Just one door away.

The ground outside the bedroom was littered with cigarette butts and a few empty wine bottles were lying around.

The man sat against the wall with his long legs bent, smoking one cigarette after another.

Surrounded by smoke, he leaned against the wall, his bloodshot eyes dim in the smoke.

For the first time, he felt ashamed to see An Ning.

He had to admit that he had always believed in his heart that An Ning was indeed willing to separate from him four years ago. He thought that she wanted to leave because he could not give her a better life.

He also wondered if An Ning hadn't found the life she dreamed of after leaving, and so she'd regretted it during the four years they'd been apart. It was only after they'd separated that she realized how good he was, and only after they'd separated did she realize, belatedly, that she couldn't live without him.

Even still love him.

So when she turned around and asked him if he still wanted her, he said yes.

All he could think about was that if only she looked back, if only she regretted it, if only she admitted that she loved him, he would be so useless as to start over with her again.

It was not until this moment that he realized how stupid he was!

He is the one who should regret it!

He is the one who should be condemned!

He is the one who should repent desperately and beg the other person to love him again!

But what did he do!

He had been pushing her since the moment she returned to Jinghai.

Force her to admit her mistakes, force her to regret, force her to beg for mercy...

He took advantage of her strong self-esteem and provoked her with words again and again.

He knew she was living in poverty, so he humiliated her with money.

The more she wanted something, the less he gave it to her.

He was even stupid enough to suspect that she was married to someone else and had a child!

The child he kept calling a burden was obviously his, Lu Xiyan's biological son!

Not only did he fail to fulfill his responsibilities as a father, but he also pushed her to the brink of despair time and time again.

But she forgave him for what he did, and even mustered up the courage to come to him again and again, saying, "I want to be good to you."

Only then did he understand that she had actually put a lot of effort into saying those five simple words, desperately trying to untie the scar and hit the knife edge again.

Her mind was filled with what had happened in the past few months. Every little thing he had done to her became a bayonet, piercing him again and again, causing him to bleed profusely.

Lu Xiyan felt so regretful that his heart was broken and tears were streaming down his face.

I cursed myself a thousand times in my heart, Lu Xiyan, you deserve to die!

......

Lu Xiyan sat outside the door all night until dawn, but the person in the bedroom still hadn't woken up.

He gave the servants a few instructions and drove away from the Yuhe Mansion.

In the Lu family manor, the sun had not yet risen, and the morning dew fell on the flowers and plants in the garden, making the whole place full of vitality.

Lu Lixiao, wearing a noble and straight grey Zhongshan suit, was doing morning exercises in the garden.

Ji Xiu came over and informed, "Chairman, the second young master is here."

Lu Lixiao was still angry and snorted coldly to indicate that he understood.

Ji Xiu reminded again, "The Second Young Master doesn't look well. Something must have happened."

"He didn't even go to the company. What else could he be doing here besides for that An Ning woman's matter? He came to give me a cold shoulder so early in the morning. He's really grown cocky!"

Lu Lixiao straightened his clothes, put on a stern face, and walked out of the garden.

As soon as I arrived at the lobby door, I saw a straight figure standing in the spacious and bright lobby. He stood with his back to the room, his body straight and strong, his back straight.

Lu Lixiao looked unhappy, and became angry when he thought of the birthday meal that had gone cold a few days ago.

I waited for him for a whole day, but he didn't come back.

"Your birthday is over, do you want to go home?" Lu Lixiao put his hands behind his back and walked into the lobby.

Hearing the sound, the man in front of him turned around.

Lu Lixiao's gaze fell on the other person's face, and his brows knitted immediately. "Lu Xiyan, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look so miserable?"

He had an unshaven beard, bloodshot eyes, and reeked of alcohol and cigarettes. His complexion was so bad it was unbearable to look at.

If it weren't for the temperament cultivated by the Lu family in this person, Lu Lixiao almost wouldn't have recognized him.

but--

Lu Lixiao suddenly remembered that this was not the first time he had seen Lu Xiyan like this.

The last time was when An Ning left him.

He was even more depressed than that.

No different from a beggar on the street.

Lu Lixiao's eyes were sharp, and he thought to himself, could it be that An Ning really left Jinghai again?

"grandfather."

Lu Xiyan's throat was hoarse from a night of drinking and smoking. "Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

Lu Lixiao glanced at him, walked over to a sandalwood chair with totems carved on it and sat down.

"If you've changed your mind, I won't bother with what happened during this period. I'll just treat it as a vacation for you. You should handle the company's affairs. I'll treat the resignation letter as if I had never taken it. I'll give Ou Teng to you."

Lu Xiyan clenched his hands, staring at Lu Lixiao with scarlet eyes, "I'm not talking about work."

"Oh?" Lu Lixiao looked up, met his cold gaze, and frowned slightly.

"It happened four years ago," Lu Xiyan said with a stern look, "How long do you plan to keep this secret from me, Grandpa?"

Hearing this, Lu Lixiao's sharp eyes narrowed.

"What happened four years ago?"

"You're my grandfather. Although you've been strict with me since I was little, you've never lied to me, and I've never doubted you would." Lu Xiyan got straight to the point. "Four years ago, An Ning didn't ask you for money, did you? You forced her to divorce me, didn't you?"

"Oh!" Lu Xiyan smiled, "Let me think about it, what will you use to force her? Her parents? Her sick brother? Her work, her life? And of course, me, whom she cares about."

"You're just trying to use these people and things that are important to her to threaten her and make her leave me and Jinghai, right?"

Lu Xiyan's words were blunt.

Lu Lixiao gripped the edge of the table tightly, his face gloomy.

He asked sharply, "Did she tell you that?"

Lu Xiyan's eyes were frosty, and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his lips. "The funny thing is, you pushed her to this point, and she was afraid that I would resent you because of this, so she kept silent about it for the past four years!"

He sneered, "I didn't expect that you would go to such lengths to tell such a big lie and hide it from me for four years just to get her to divorce me! If An Ning didn't come back, were you planning to keep it a secret from me forever?"

"You want me to be obedient and be your good grandson, the successor of the Lu family, and marry according to your instructions. Every step I take must be under your control. If someone appears who is not under your control, you will find ways to threaten her and drive her away, right?"

As if he had picked out what Lu Lixiao was thinking, he flew into a rage, "I'm doing this for your own good! For the good of the Lu family!"

Lu Xiyan's clenched hands were brimming with veins. "Are you going to force her to divorce me for my own good? Force her to never return to Jinghai?"

"An Ning is not a good woman!" Lu Lixiao was furious, "Why can't you see clearly!"

Lu Xiyan retorted harshly, "It's not up to you to decide whether she's good or not! What qualifications do you have to judge her?"

Lu Lixiao was furious. He slammed the table, stood up, pointed at him and shouted, "Lu Xiyan! Look at what you look like now! Who gave you the guts to talk to me like that?"

Lu Xiyan's eyes were sharp as he questioned, "What did An Ning do wrong? I was the one who provoked her first! I was the one who fell in love with her first! She didn't insist on being with me, I was the one who begged her desperately! I was the one who let her get my money and my people, so shouldn't you deal with me?"

"You started with her because you couldn't do anything to me! You are so powerful! Crushing her to death is as easy as crushing an ant. You can force her to death with just a few words! If this is what you call doing it for my own good, then I am not worthy of being your grandson, Lu Lixiao—"

“Snap—”

Lu Lixiao raised his hand and slapped Lu Xiyan in the face, "You bastard!"