However, less than three days later, Lu Anning received another call from the Gu family. This time, it was Gu Zhiwei who contacted her personally.

The moment he heard the voice, Lu Anning had already guessed the other party's intention.

"Mr. Gu, do you have an answer?"

A dissatisfied man's voice came from the phone: "You should call me 'Dad'."

"so?"

Gu Zhiwei sighed deeply. "I can agree to your terms. However, I need to discuss the details with you in person. Tonight, you and your wife will come back for dinner together, and then I will explain it to you in detail."

Lu Anning raised an eyebrow. "It seems you've thought it through. Jing Yuan and I will be there on time! Don't forget, we don't like sweets."

Lu Anning didn't care, but she just didn't want Tang Jingyuan to go to the Gu family with her and not even have a good meal. That would be too unfair to him.

Gu Zhiwei agreed: "Dinner will be arranged to satisfy you."

The father and daughter didn't talk for long. They agreed on a time and hung up the phone. Perhaps they were still a little unfamiliar with each other, Lu Anning didn't know what to say to him.

She used to be well-behaved, but later she followed her heart, but she never thought of acting coquettishly to please others.

She couldn't learn Lu Yunxi's tricks.

After coming to his senses, Lu Anning sent a message to Tang Jingyuan and received a call from him shortly afterwards.

"Is it settled?"

"Well! Do you have time tonight?"

"I'll definitely have time to go with you. But are you mentally prepared?"

Tang Jingyuan was worried that if the Gu family agreed to his wife's request, they would turn around and make things difficult for her, which would make her unhappy.

"We have to face it eventually."

Wasn't it to find her relatives that she decided to come to Kyoto?

She had been unwilling to acknowledge them initially, partly out of spite, especially after seeing Lu Yunxi acting so effortlessly in front of her family. Honestly, she was unwilling to accept this. She simply didn't want this incident to affect her life.

Now, they came to her house on their own initiative. Regardless of what would happen to her relationship with them, she would not allow Lu Yunxi to make her home a mess.

Even if she doesn't want it, she can't let Lu Yunxi ruin it.

"It's good that you've thought it through. I'll pick you up after get off work and we'll go to the Gu family together."

Lu Anning hesitated for a moment: "If you are busy, I will go alone."

"Are you worried they'll embarrass me?"

Lu Anning remained silent. Tang Jingyuan's confident laugh reached her ears. "Don't worry! Your husband isn't that useless."

Lu Anning hung up the phone and looked out the window. Thick clouds pressed down heavily overhead, with only a few rays of sunlight trying to break through. It should have been a sunny day, but instead it felt dull and awkward.

This time, Tang Jingyuan arrived downstairs a little earlier to pick up Lu Anning, so that they could avoid the rush hour after get off work.

When I arrived at the Gu family, I happened to meet Gu Yue who had just returned from the company.

Both parties nodded, and Lu Anning addressed him politely yet distantly, "Mr. Gu."

Gu Yue was not happy to hear this: "It's time to change your tune."

Lu Anning pursed her lips and said nothing. Gu Yue didn't force him. He casually took out a bottle of wine from the car and walked straight in.

The butler was already waiting at the door. When he saw them, he respectfully welcomed them in.

Tang Jingyuan had prepared a box of good tea in advance. When Gu Zhiwei entered the room, he caught a glimpse of it and a hint of elusive joy flashed across his stern face.

The family had prepared new slippers for them in advance. When Lu Anning looked at the pink rabbit slippers in front of him, he was stunned for a moment and put them on.

It's very cute and a style she has never tried before.

"Are you here? Take a seat! We'll have to wait a while before the meal starts. Try this! My new Tieguanyin."

The servants were busy at work, so they sat in the living room and drank tea. When Gu Yue came down again, he had changed into casual home clothes. A few minutes later, Gu Yu and Gu Huai also returned. The only ones missing were Ji Yan and Lu Yunxi.

Lu Anning knew full well that her biological mother seemed to dislike her very much. However, she didn't care.

Everyone sat neatly in the living room drinking tea, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was subtle.

It wasn't until the housekeeper came over to remind everyone that dinner was ready that Gu Zhiwei spoke: "Let's go eat first! Go, call the lady and the young lady down."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yan accompanied Lu Yunxi downstairs.

Lu An Ning looked up and her eyes met Lu Yunxi's, but after a moment, she looked away, no longer showing her previous arrogance and pride.

She stood beside Ji Yan and greeted everyone obediently. When it was Lu Anning's turn, she glanced at him quickly and smiled at Tang Jingyuan, but was ignored by Tang Jingyuan.

Everyone followed Gu Zhiwei to the restaurant and took their seats. The dishes on the table were finally different from the last time. There were only some sweet dishes, and there were several of them, which were the favorites of Lu Anning and Tang Jingyuan.

Lu An Ning saw it all, and it turned out that it was not that he didn't know, but that he had never thought about understanding.

The meal was relatively quiet, everyone was on the same page, and Lu Anning didn't feel uncomfortable. Halfway through the meal, Gu Yue brought over the opened red wine, and the main event finally began.

Gu Zhiwei cleared his throat. "I'm sure everyone has guessed my intention in inviting you two back for dinner today. I've carefully considered An Ning's offer. I can agree to yours. You've been away for over 20 years, so 10% of the shares isn't too much."

The three Gu Yue brothers remained calm, as if they had anticipated this outcome. However, Ji Yan and Lu Yunxi looked a little unhappy for a moment.

Ji Yan smiled and said, "They are all our children. Your father will certainly not favor one over the other. From now on, we are a family. But, you are getting married so soon. Originally, I was thinking of letting you stay at home for a while so that you can develop a relationship with us."

Gu Huai smiled and said, "It's not like she married far away, Mom. If you want to be nice to her, you'll have plenty of opportunities. People say that a daughter and her mother are the closest."

Laughter rippled through the restaurant, and even they themselves didn't know how the atmosphere had become lively. Lu Yunxi sat nearby, blending in with difficulty, her smiling face uglier than crying.

"Ji Yan, our daughter is coming home. We can't let this go lightly. We have to make a big deal about it! You should make preparations later. How can I, Gu Zhiwei's biological daughter, remain unknown? We must let everyone in Kyoto know about it."

As he spoke, he changed the subject and looked at Tang Jingyuan: "Jingyuan, if I remember correctly, you and An Ning haven't had your wedding yet, right?"