Chapter 85 His Engagement Is Fake

As the sky darkened, the restaurant lit up with colorful lights.

The mottled light shone on An Ning's beautiful face. Lu Qinghe took a sip of the wine in the glass, looked at An Ning and smiled brightly.

"Sister Qinghe is still the same as before. She looks especially beautiful when she smiles." An Ning looked at the woman in front of him, and his usually cold eyes became gentle.

"Haven't you noticed that you haven't changed either?" Lu Qinghe's smiling eyes seemed to see through her. "The same goes for Lu Xiyan. He hasn't changed either."

"A person's appearance and personality may change with different experiences, but as long as their heart remains unchanged, they will remain the same." Lu Qinghe raised her rosy lips and asked with a smile, "Isn't that right, An Ning?"

An Ning's eyes trembled slightly, and she asked softly, "Sister Qinghe... do you hope that he and I can reconcile as before?"

After she finished speaking, she heard the other party smile, but there seemed to be a hint of sadness in Lu Qinghe's bright smile.

"Do you know what the biggest regret in a relationship is?" Lu Qinghe's beautiful eyes dimmed. "It's being unable to be loved."

"One is knowing clearly that the other person doesn't love you, but still forcing it, even if it means being wronged, hoping to gain a little sympathy from the other person, but failing to get it. The other is clearly in love, but because both parties are too cowardly and lack the courage to risk their lives, they regret not being able to get love for the rest of their lives."

Lu Qinghe smiled gently, "My mother was the first type. My father never loved her until she passed away."

Hearing this, An Ning's heart was deeply stabbed. She didn't expect that the always bright and cheerful Lu Qinghe had such an environment to grow up in.

"Lu Xiyan is the person in the Lu family who treats me the best, except for my mom." Lu Qinghe smiled, "Compared to cousins, they are more like real siblings."

"My mother has passed away, and I don't want my brother to be unhappy." She looked up at An Ning, "If you love him, please be brave. After all, he has risked his life for him. It's not too much for you to take the initiative this time."

An Ning's fingers holding the glass suddenly turned white, and suddenly Lu Xiyan's words came to her mind again - "To be honest, I'm quite disappointed in you, but I'm just a cheapskate and still hope that you love me!"

His body trembled violently, and his heart felt like someone was grabbing it and tearing it downwards.

"Sister Qinghe..." An Ning began, her voice incredibly hoarse, "Xiyan is getting engaged at the end of the month, is that true?"

Lu Qinghe frowned slightly, then relaxed after a while, "So you're bothered by this—"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sudden ringing of the phone.

Lu Qinghe glanced at the phone and picked it up immediately.

"What?" Her expression suddenly became serious. "Does Xi Yan know? Okay, I'll go back and take a look."

Hearing Lu Xiyan's name, An Ning suddenly felt panic. Seeing Lu Qinghe preparing to get up, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen to Xiyan?"

"It's not him, it's his mother." Lu Qinghe said as he raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to pay the bill.

Seeing how anxious Lu Qinghe was, something very important must have happened.

An Ning stood up and asked hurriedly, "What happened to Aunt Lu? Wasn't she on vacation abroad with Uncle Lu? Did something happen?"

Lu Qinghe suddenly realized what had happened. The Lu family had kept secrets very well in the past few years. The outside world believed that Mr. and Mrs. Lu from the Lu Group had settled abroad. An Ning probably didn't know what had happened to Lu Xiyan or what happened to his parents.

Since Lu Xiyan didn't say anything, she naturally couldn't say anything more.

"My second aunt is suddenly feeling unwell, so I'm going back to see her." Lu Qinghe looked at her brows that were furrowed with worry and nervousness, and said with a smile, "There are some things I think it would be better if you ask Lu Xiyan in person."

An Ning was puzzled and didn't understand what she meant.

"Order whatever you want to eat, put it on my bill. I'm leaving now."

"By the way," Lu Qinghe was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask, "You were just asking me about his engagement at the end of the month, right?"

An Ning suddenly raised her eyes, with a hint of loneliness in her eyes.

She felt sad when she mentioned his engagement.

“It’s fake.”

Lu Qinghe's three words with a smile made An Ning's thin shoulders suddenly startled, and she looked at him in disbelief.

"His engagement to Cheng Wanwan is real, but their relationship is fake." Lu Qinghe shrugged and smiled. "I don't know the details, but it seems like he had to put on this show for some business reasons. To put it simply, it's a show for outsiders. Once the show is over, they'll find an excuse to break up."

My heart was pounding as if it was going to jump out of my throat.

An Ning felt as if her chest was almost shattered, and her heartbeat was strong and lively.

"Then...does the Cheng family know?" An Ning asked, "Does Cheng Wanwan know?"

Although it wasn't obvious, Lu Qinghe still noticed the hope rising in her eyes. "The Cheng family doesn't know, but Cheng Wanwan does know, and it was she who came up with this idea."

"Even though she knew that Lu Xiyan didn't have her in his heart, she was still willing to play along with him." Lu Qinghe laughed, "She thought she could make the fake play real, but her hopes may be dashed. Men like Lu Xiyan are always stubborn to the end. Once they have made up their minds about someone and something, they will not change easily."

An Ning's head was buzzing, and her mind was filled with the words "it's fake".

The engagement was fake.

He doesn't have Cheng Wanwan in his heart.

It's fake.

It's just a pretense, he's not anyone's fiancé.

She will not become a mistress who destroys other people's relationships.

"Hehe..." She suddenly chuckled, her eyes became hot and tears welled up.

"peaceful."

Lu Qinghe called her.

An Ning raised her eyes, and through her blurred vision, she heard Lu Qinghe say, "He has always had you in his heart, so why not give each other another chance?"

......

There were about ten people standing outside the sanatorium in the Lu family manor.

The doctor in white coats and his team members stood respectfully at the door, reporting what had just happened in the room.

"Master, Second Young Master, the Second Madam's heartbeat suddenly became irregular, and her blood pressure and vital signs also dropped sharply. That's why the machine sounded the alarm, indicating that Madam's physical condition was fluctuating."

The man standing in front of him was tall, with long legs and a straight back. His face had smooth and delicate contours, and his deep eyes and expression were very profound, which made people feel a little scared.

He asked coldly, "What's going on now?"

The leading doctor hurriedly said, "The Second Madam's condition is now stable. The Master and the Second Young Master can rest assured."

Lu Lixiao's face was serious. "Why did you suddenly have an irregular heartbeat?"

"Although Madam is currently unconscious and becoming less and less aware of the outside world as time goes by, she is not completely incapable of perception," the doctor explained. "If certain sounds touch Madam's sensitive areas, they could potentially cause her to experience mood swings."

Lu Xiyan frowned and asked, "You mean, my mother can still hear the sounds from the outside world?"

"It's only a very small possibility," the doctor said. "It's mostly because the Second Madam's will to live was never very strong, and her organs are gradually failing..."

The doctor didn't say anything else, everyone already understood.

Lu Xiyan's face was extremely cold, and his hands hanging by his side were clenched into fists.

"My mother, how long can you hold on?"

The doctor thought for a moment and said truthfully, "Eight months at most."