After the marriage, Gu Zhendong began calling Lu Huan "Mom and Dad," and Lu Zhong was always beaming with joy at having such a capable son-in-law.

But right now, Gu Zhendong's remark about being "President Lu" has abruptly distanced them, making Lu Zhong's expression even more stiff.

He felt increasingly annoyed, realizing he shouldn't have brought Lu Sangsang back into the Lu family in the first place, which had led to this mess.

Guo Yi looked at the slap mark on Lu Sangsang's face, her heart aching terribly. She had long forgotten about Lu Huan, who had been crying on her shoulder earlier, and tried to plead for Lu Sangsang, "Sangsang is still our daughter, you..."

"Shut up! If I don't teach her a lesson today, who knows what illegal things she might do after she dared to push someone down the stairs!" Lu Zhong's chest heaved with anger as he threatened Lu Sangsang, "If you don't apologize to Huanhuan, you're no longer my daughter!"

Once something is released, it's like spilled water—it can't be gathered up again.

If Lu Sangsang doesn't apologize today, she will have no further connection with the Lu family.

Lu Sangsang was naturally unwilling to let Lu Huan take away what belonged to her again. She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms, and glared at Lu Huan with resentment in her eyes.

Lu Huan was playing with the man's palm, childishly playing a game with Gu Zhendong, writing words in each other's palms, completely unaware of Lu Sangsang's gaze.

Gu Zhendong, on the other hand, kept a close eye on Lu Sangsang's movements, his dark eyes gleaming with a hint of coldness.

She realized that Lu Zhong and the others didn't care about the truth at all; all they cared about was Gu Zhendong's opinion.

If you don't want to be kicked out of the Lu family, the only solution is to apologize to Lu Huan.

Lu Sangsang was undoubtedly unwilling to accept this. This was her home, and if anyone should be kicked out, it should be Lu Huan.

Under everyone's gaze, Lu Sangsang lowered her head and had no choice but to apologize to Lu Huan in public, "Sister, I'm sorry!"

Is a simple "I'm sorry" enough?

The reason given for your apology is far too perfunctory!

Although she didn't suffer any major injuries, she did fall down the stairs and is still in pain.

In front of everyone, Lu Huan had to show that she was a generous and uncalculating older sister.

So, Lu Huan said, feeling wronged, "No..."

Gu Zhendong saw through Lu Huan's little schemes at a glance.

Before Lu Huan could even say "It's okay," he preemptively questioned, "Miss Lu pushed my wife down the stairs, leaving her unable to walk. Is simply saying sorry really that insincere? It seems my wife has suffered quite a bit at Miss Lu's hands in the past!"

In his eyes, Lu Huan was a weak, helpless, and pitiful person.

Lu Sangsang was absolutely furious. When had she ever bullied Lu Huan?!

After carefully considering Gu Zhendong's earlier words, he said that Lu Huan couldn't walk?

Wouldn't that mean she had already achieved her goal? Lu Huan was injured, just like Yu Ting, and couldn't host the school anniversary celebration.

Since she doesn't host the school anniversary gala, naturally no one will notice her, and she certainly won't stand out.

Thinking of this, Lu Sangsang's unbalanced heart slowly regained its strength.

In the end, fate did help her a little.

Lu Sangsang took a deep breath, "I'm sorry, sister, I shouldn't have pushed you down the stairs, it's all my fault!"

It looked like a sincere apology, but Lu Huan felt that the look in her eyes was actually tinged with schadenfreude.

Following Lu Sangsang's gaze, he looked down at his ankle, which was wrapped in bandages, and it did look quite serious.

Could it be that she's happy because she can't walk?

At least on the surface, Lu Sangsang apologized sincerely. If Lu Huan continues to hold onto the matter, it will only make her seem unreasonable and unforgiving.

On the surface, this matter seems to have been put behind us, but in reality, it hasn't.

From the first moment Gu Zhendong saw Lu Sangsang, he disliked this woman.

Lu Sangsang always appeared to be indifferent to worldly desires, but her eyes revealed a great deal; she was a greedy and scheming person.

Furthermore, the fact that she dared to push Lu Huan shows that she is an even more malicious person.

It's best to stay as far away from someone like that as possible, to prevent her from doing anything to Lu Huan in the future.

Lu Zhong persuaded Gu Zhendong and Lu Huan to stay for dinner, so that Gu Zhendong could apologize properly and put the matter behind him.

Gu Zhendong declined, saying, "No, we have other things to do."

The man's tone of refusal left no room for change, and Lu Zhong's smile froze on his face, creating an awkward atmosphere.

Actually, Lu Huan wanted to stay and watch the excitement, but someone wouldn't allow it.

They took advantage of her supposedly injured leg and inability to walk, and forcibly carried her away from the Lu family home.

The matter was resolved much faster than expected. After Gu Zhendong helped Lu Huan into the car, he instructed the driver to take her to the hospital.

In the evening, Yan Rong, her husband, and Old Master Gu arrived at the Ming family's house and exchanged pleasantries with them.

The Gu and Ming families are old friends. Old Master Gu and Old Master Ming hit it off immediately back then, and the younger generation almost grew up together.

The patriarch of the Ming family, Ming Fan, was a few years older than the old man Gu. His temples were already gray, but he looked very healthy and a few years younger than the average elderly person.

Ming Fan exchanged a few words with Old Master Gu, then squinted at the newcomer. He didn't see Gu Zhendong, nor did he see Gu Zhendong's wife.

The old man's hearing wasn't what it used to be, and his voice suddenly became very loud. He asked Grandpa Gu, "Where is your daughter-in-law? Why didn't she come?"

The old man said, "They should be on their way, what's the rush?"

"I've been hearing you say your granddaughter-in-law is beautiful every day, so I had to see if you were lying!"

"What lie? Didn't I show you a picture of my granddaughter-in-law? Let me tell you, she's beautiful!"

"I didn't see it with my own eyes..."

It is said that old people are just as childish as children, and the two of them started arguing about whether Lu Huan was good-looking or not.

Gu Zhendong and Lu Huan were late in arriving, so Yan Rong went out to make a phone call.

At this moment, Gu Zhendong was still worried about Lu Huan's foot injury and was taking Lu Huan to the hospital.

Lu Huan didn't want to go to the hospital at all, and her protests were ineffective.

Upon receiving Yan Rong's call, she asked, "Where are you two?"

Lu Huan reacted as if she had seen a savior and hurriedly called out "Mom!"

Yan Rong noticed something was wrong with her voice, "What's wrong?"

"Mom, mmm..."

Just as Lu Huan was about to speak, the man reached out and covered Lu Huan's mouth with his hand. "Mom, Lu Huan is injured. I'm planning to take her to the hospital to get her checked out."

"Mom!..." I didn't, I was just pretending!

The act was already over, so Lu Huan naturally wanted to honestly admit that he wasn't injured.

But Gu Zhendong didn't give her that chance at all, covering her mouth with one hand so she couldn't make a sound.

Yan Rong became even more worried upon hearing this, "Where are you injured? How serious is it?"

"It's alright, we won't go to Grandpa Ming's house tonight."

After saying that, Gu Zhendong hung up the phone. He glanced at Lu Huan out of the corner of his eye; the little woman's cheeks were flushed red. Then he let go of her.

"I'm really not injured, I was faking it!"

Lu Huan puffed out her cheeks in anger, lifted her leg and placed it on the man's thigh, while bending down to tear off the gauze on her ankle.

The school doctor specially bandaged her with extra thick gauze, and it takes quite a while to remove it now.

A long strip of gauze lay on the ground, finally revealing Lu Huan's foot.

"See, my foot isn't injured. Now you should believe me!"

She really went to great lengths to prove her in order to avoid going to the hospital for a checkup.

Gu Zhendong grabbed her foot with one hand and examined it carefully. Not only was there no sign of swelling in her ankle, but there wasn't even a trace of bruising.

The man's furrowed brows finally relaxed, and Lu Huan moved closer, hooking her arm around his neck. "My foot is fine now, so I don't need to go to the hospital, right?"

Lu Huan blinked her bright eyes at him, her eyes clearly saying, "I don't want to go to the hospital."

Are there any other injuries?

Lu Huan shook his head violently: "No, no!"

"Really not?" The man seemed unconvinced.

"Really, no. Luckily, Shen Fei caught me. If you don't believe me, go ask him!"

Gu Zhendong: ...

Gu Zhendong was finally relieved and instructed the driver to drive back.

Lu Huan thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, while she was taking a shower in the bathroom, the man suddenly came in.

It wasn't uncommon for the two of them to take baths together after marriage, but that was mostly when she was exhausted and too lazy to move, so she would let Gu Zhendong do whatever he wanted.

Just then, Lu Huan saw Gu Zhendong suddenly come in and hurriedly grabbed a towel from the side to cover herself. "Why did you come in so suddenly? I haven't finished washing yet!"

In broad daylight... oh wait, in the middle of the night, could it be that he suddenly had a sudden urge?

At least she's still an injured person!

The towel is too small; it doesn't cover some areas.

Especially on the exposed arms and hands, there were very obvious bruises.

Gu Zhendong's face darkened. "Didn't you say there were no other injuries? What is this?"

Following the man's gaze, Lu Huan glanced at her arm, where the bruises were indeed quite noticeable. It was too late to hide her arm behind her back.

"Honey, let me explain. It's just a tiny little injury, nothing serious!"

"So this on your leg is also just a minor injury?"

Lu Huan: ...

It's impossible to fall down the stairs without getting any minor injuries.

Moreover, after an injury, it's best to keep the wound dry, otherwise it can cause bacterial infection.

Unlucky Lu Huan not only got a scolding from Gu Zhendong, but was also caught and had to have the disinfectant applied again.

The pain was so intense that she was crying and wanted to bite someone, her cheeks puffed out as she glared angrily at the man in front of her.

Gu Zhendong remained expressionless. "You're not glaring at me. Turn around. You still have injuries on your back."

Lu Huan turned around angrily, hugged a cushion, and lay down on the sofa. "You can't blame me for getting hurt. Blame Lu Sangsang. She pushed me!"

Why did she push you?

"Who knows what she suddenly did wrong!" Lu Huan cried out in pain, tears welling in her eyes. Suddenly remembering Lu Sangsang's expression at the time, she said, "Could it be that she didn't want me to participate in the school anniversary celebration?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Anyway, when Lu Sangsang heard that I was injured and couldn't walk, her face was full of schadenfreude! Ah... be gentle!"

Lu Huan was analyzing the situation when Gu Zhendong suddenly applied the medicine, causing her to cry out in pain.

Her voice was soft and gentle, but it sounded completely different to the man.

Author's Note: Goodnight