Lu Anning forced a smile, hesitated for a moment, and took the brooch from Gu Yue's hand.

She wouldn't tell her brothers until her doubts were resolved. But if there really was something fishy going on about her mother's death in the fire, she would do her utmost to bring justice to her mother.

Gu Yue was a perceptive person. Even without Lu Anning saying anything, he could still sense his younger sister's emotions. He didn't ask any questions, but simply smiled and tried to cheer her up, but doubts were brewing in his heart.

The night before, my younger sister and my father went to the study to chat in a mysterious way and made an appointment to meet the next day. He felt something was wrong. As it turned out, the two of them went to the cemetery.

Could it be that someone in this cemetery has affected my little sister's mood?

Gu Yue did not ask Lu An Ning directly, but when he sent people to Bixiwan, he called Tang Jingyuan out alone.

Two men were standing outside the house chatting, but Lu Anning ignored them and went upstairs by himself.

Gu Yue handed Tang Jingyuan a cigarette: "Are you and A Yue hiding something from me? Yesterday, she went back to see Dad. What was it about?"

Tang Jingyuan didn't expect Gu Yue to ask so directly. Thinking of Lu Anning's instructions, he smiled awkwardly.

"A woman's mind won't tell me everything. Maybe it's just a little secret between father and daughter. If she doesn't say it, I usually won't ask her about it. Ningning doesn't like being controlled by others."

Gu Yue frowned. These words seemed more like a reminder to him.

"I picked her up at the cemetery this afternoon. She was the only one there, and she looked a little down. I was worried she might be worried and hiding something, which might make her sick."

"Not really. I'll be more careful these days, and if there's any trouble, I'll let you know."

Tang Jingyuan brushed the matter off with a few words, but Gu Yue happened to receive a phone call, so he dropped the subject.

When Ding Wan's name was mentioned on the phone, Gu Yue looked uneasy. He said a few words and left in a hurry.

Tang Jingyuan watched Gu Yue walk away, let out a long sigh, remembered what Gu Yue said, turned around and strode upstairs.

In the master bedroom upstairs, Lu Anning was watching Gu Yue's car quickly disappear at the end of the road. When Tang Jingyuan came in, he saw Lu Anning leaning on the rocking chair, staring straight into the distance.

Judging from the situation, I'm afraid the answer she got was not what she wanted.

Tang Jingyuan walked forward lightly and covered her with a thin blanket. The moment the blanket touched her body, Lu Anning withdrew her gaze.

"I'm not cold."

"Every autumn rain brings a chill. It's easy to catch a cold this season, so it's always better to be careful."

Lu Anning moved his seat and the frustrated Tang Jingyuan sat next to him.

Tang Jingyuan smiled faintly: "I'm afraid of crowding you."

Lu Anning rarely acted coquettishly and stretched out her hand to Tang Jingyuan: "Then hold me!"

Tang Jingyuan was stunned, but didn't refuse. He leaned over and picked her up, and the two of them sat on the rocking chair together. Lu Anning leaned in Tang Jingyuan's arms, looking at the dim night sky, and only then did she regain her sense of belonging.

"Why don't you ask me what happened today?"

"I can see it's not a happy result. If you don't want to say it, I won't force you."

Lu An Ning sighed deeply. It wasn't that she didn't want to talk. At this moment, she just needed someone to talk to. However, when she really wanted to speak, she didn't know where to start.

After a long while, she softly asked, "Tell me, what kind of love would make such a proud woman, without regard for status, willingly bear children for a man?"

Lu Anning found it unbelievable when she thought that her mother had lived with Ji Yan for seven years.

At this moment, a thought flashed through Lu Anning's mind and he sat up suddenly.

wrong!

The story my father told me is wrong!

Since her mother and Ji Yan had lived peacefully together in the Gu family for more than seven years, how could her brothers not know who their biological mother was? Considering that the third and fourth brothers were still young, what about the eldest and second brothers?

It is impossible for a child of six or seven not to remember things.

If they knew of their mother's existence, it would be impossible for them to believe that Ji Yan was their biological mother.

Her father didn't tell the whole truth in this story.

Tang Jingyuan was frightened by Lu Anning's reaction and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

Lu Anning held Tang Jingyuan's hand tightly: "My father lied to me! He was lying! He was lying to me at my mother's grave."

Lu Anning was furious and wanted to go to Gu's house to find Gu Zhiwei and ask him clearly.

He kept telling himself not to disrupt the peace in front of him. He was just comforting himself and didn't want her to bring trouble to the Gu family.

She was almost deceived.

If it was really as my father said, then there was no way my brothers could have been kept in the dark. Unless, they had never seen their mother since they were born.

That meant that my mother didn’t get along well with them, and it was more likely that she was just imprisoned by the Gu family.

Seeing that something was wrong, Tang Jingyuan immediately stopped Lu Anning.

"An Ning, calm down. What's going on? Tell me clearly first. If you have any problems, we can find a solution together. Don't be impulsive."

Lu Anning's eyes were bloodshot. Thinking that her mother might have been imprisoned and abused, she couldn't calm down at all.

"My dad lied to me! If my mom had lived happily in the Gu family for seven years and given birth to children for my dad, my eldest brother couldn't have been unaware of my mom's existence. There's something wrong with Ji Yan, my dad..."

She guessed something and looked at Tang Jingyuan in horror: "He might be the culprit."