Lust's Thorn

In Buddhism, wealth, sex, food, fame, and sleep are known as the five desires that trouble people, like thorns pricking the skin, hence "Lust's Thorn."

The moment Yun Tan returned...

Chapter 47: Admit that mommy is the best in the world.

Chapter 47: Admit that mommy is the best in the world.

Although Lu Wangshan had an arrogant face, no one would ever think that he was weak in character, but this was the first time he spoke so sternly in front of others, not to mention that the target was Yuan Fang.

Lu Chengjun frowned when he heard his words. He was about to say something but was stopped by Xiang Yin, who shook his head to indicate that he should not offend his son at this moment.

Before this meal, the scandal between Lu Wangshan and Yun Tan was spreading like wildfire.

After this meal, all the rumors of an affair were dispelled, and some even reported that the two had been at odds with each other for a long time and were irreconcilable.

Lu Wangshan’s phone was filled with messages from Xiang Wu, Jin Ci and a group of people.

But he didn't have time to reply for the time being, so Lu Kun called Lu Chengjun and angrily ordered them to return to the old house immediately.

Lu Kun had experienced life in the army, and now that he was older, his temper was even worse. Usually, his grandmother Liao Yinqiu could still persuade him, but today, even a god could not help.

The house was brightly lit.

Led by Lu Chengjun, followed by Xiang Yin and Lu Wangshan, they walked quickly inside.

"You sit outside for a while." Lu Chengjun said to Xiang Yin, worried that his father's anger might hurt her accidentally.

Then he glared at Lu Wangshan and said unhappily, "Come in together!"

As soon as the door closed, Xiang Yin heard Lu Kun's angry scolding——

"Isn't Yuan Fang going to live to see his birthday next year? He's even got the right to dictate my grandson's marriage!"

Yuan Fang's methods of making a fortune were not upright, and Lu Kun could not stand it. Usually, they only maintained a superficial friendship and had very little personal relationship.

Now, look what happened. He and Liao Yinqiu were not invited to the dinner, but his son and his family were invited. Who wouldn't know what this old man is up to?

He simply relied on his seniority to speak with authority, and no one dared to refute him. Not refutating him in front of so many people meant tacit approval! Did he think that the head of the Lu family was dead?

The teacup was slammed against the table. Lu Kun pointed his index finger at Lu Chengjun angrily, "You too! Can't you see that this is a Hongmen Feast? And you're still rushing to it!"

“…”

Lu Chengjun really had a hard time saying anything. He could see it, of course. Regardless of Yuan Fang's status, he was still the nominal grandfather of his son's sweetheart and it was he who sent the invitation. How could he not give him face?

He stepped forward, patted Lu Kun on the back, and advised, "Dad, calm down. It's not good for your health."

Lu Kun took a deep breath and looked at Lu Wangshan again: "And you, what's going on between you and Yun Tan?"

"I like her." Lu Wangshan stood straight and answered frankly.

Lu Kun got angry again and picked up the calligraphy he had just written on the desk and threw it at him: "You like shit! You two are not a good match! Ruan Zhao is such a good girl, but you just don't like her!"

"Don't feel sorry for her. She may be your granddaughter-in-law in the future."

Lu Wangshan confessed Lu Shiyue without any burden at this moment, "Ruan Zhaozheng and Ayue are in love now."

"What?"

"What?"

Lu Kun and Lu Chengjun turned their heads and spoke at the same time.

"I'm talking about you now! Why are you bringing up Ah Yue?"

For the first time, Lu Kun was extremely disappointed with Lu Wangshan. "I don't know what kind of person Yun Tan is, but her father abandoned his wife and children, and her stepmother Yuan Qinrong even has an autistic son! Well, to be frank, if she really was the daughter of an ordinary family, it would be fine, but she has an inseparable relationship with the Yuan family. Yuan Siliu and his men are all wolves and tigers. Do you think it's just a simple matter of you falling in love with a girl?!"

"Dad, don't get angry."

Lu Chengjun consoled her, "I think Xiao Tan is a reasonable girl. It's not easy for her to remain neither humble nor overbearing in front of Elder Yuan, and not be intimidated by his power. Besides, she's already said in front of everyone today that her relationship with Wangshan isn't what everyone thinks. You don't need to worry about them getting married."

Lu Kun was slightly startled: "Did she say that?"

"Yes, that child has a strong personality and is definitely not like the Yuan family." Lu Chengjun said.

Lu Wangshan spoke at this time: "That's what she said, but I don't think so."

Lu Kun turned his head.

Lu Wangshan straightened his back and looked him in the eyes, equally polite and respectful. "She doesn't want to marry me, but she's the only one I can marry in this life. No matter what her father, Yuan Qinrong, Yuan Siliu, or Yuan Fang are like, she's the only woman I want to marry and will marry in this life. That hasn't changed since I was 22. I'll do everything I can to make her want to look at me and walk towards me."

Now that things have come to this, he finally no longer needs to hide his true feelings for Yun Tan from his grandfather.

"Even if you will be used by the Yuan family and even eaten by them, are you willing to give up your life that should be so glorious?" Lu Kun asked in a deep voice.

Lu Wangshan suddenly smiled: "Grandpa, first of all, I don't think I can do anything to the Yuan family."

The arrogance in his smile was truly dazzling; he was truly unwavering and open-minded. "Secondly, let alone a life of endless glory, even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, as long as she was willing to marry me, I would be more than happy to do so."

-

Yun Tan received a message from Lu Wangshan at 10pm: "Are you coming back today?"

She and Yuan Qinrong had completely fallen out, so it was naturally impossible for her to continue living there today.

Yun Tan replied: "I'm back."

In the end, they didn't eat the meal. Yun Tan happened to meet Li Sen when passing by the mall, so he had dinner with her.

While strolling around, I also bought some summer clothes for Lu Wangshan, a shirt, two short-sleeved shirts, and a pair of shoes that he could wear when walking the dog.

Li Sen tutted his words and sighed, "Don't love Comrade Xiao Tan too much. Men are the easiest animals to take advantage of."

Yun Tan chuckled and tilted his head to ask, "I heard that the company is recruiting people to transfer to Guangdong recently?"

The topic changed so quickly that Li Sen was stunned. "Yes, we're still encouraging everyone to sign up voluntarily, but what idiot would be willing to do that? Anyway, if I'm chosen, I'll negotiate compensation and get out."

"LH can't do without Comrade Li Sen." Yun Tan joked, "In order to keep Comrade Li Sen, how about I sign up?"

"Get lost, don't come here."

After Li Sen finished cursing, he realized that Yun Tan was not joking and stopped immediately. "What do you mean, you are willing to go to Guangdong?"

Yun Tan shrugged: "I have this idea."

"No, you're not from Beijing, are you?" Li Sen was almost incoherent. "Did you know that cockroaches in Guangdong are as big as a palm and can fly?"

Yun Tan patted her shoulder and said, "I'm not afraid of cockroaches, no matter how big they are."

She only has two emotional connections in Beijing.

One place is her grandmother, where she has no place to put her hopes; the other place is Lu Wangshan, the person she least wants and should not put her hopes on.

After her grandmother passed away, Beijing was no longer her hometown.

She could finally fulfill her grandmother's 80th birthday wish without any worries - she hoped Xiao Tan could take control of her own life and walk the path she wanted to walk.

"What about the sponsor? Are you still in a long-distance relationship?"

Yun Tan laughed: "I've always told you that we're not in a relationship, so how can we be in a long-distance relationship?"

The relationship between her and Lu Wangshan should be one of coming together when fate arises and parting when fate ends.

Li Sen was stunned for a long moment, then he finally burst into a curse: "No, Yuntan, you are sick! Why did you go to Guangdong for no apparent reason?"

Yun Tan suddenly became quiet, and the casual smile on his lips disappeared.

She stood at the entrance of the shopping mall, with the bustling city behind her, the whirring traffic in front of her, and tall buildings overhead. She suddenly spoke softly, "Li Sen, you know what? When I was 18, I imagined my future self to be a very capable and brilliant white-collar worker, soaring through the sky every day that I couldn't move on without the company."

"You're pretty awesome now too."

"That's different," Yun Tan said. "I just want to see if if I really work hard to live up to my 18-year-old fantasy, everything will be a little different."

Looking at Yuntan's current situation, it is hard to imagine that she was working so hard and risking her life when she was studying abroad.

"But you don't have to fly to Guangdong to work hard. Can't you just work hard in Beijing?"

no.

She didn't want to see Yun Qihui and Yuan Qinrong's family again, didn't want all her efforts to become capital for others to exploit and restrain her in the future, and didn't want to continue to delay and torture Lu Wangshan because of her existence.

But she didn't say anything in the end. She just patted Li Sen on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Okay, I know you can't bear to leave me."

-

Yun Tan came home carrying a lot of bags, and as soon as she pushed the door open she saw Lu Wangshan standing at the door.

"You scared me!" Yun Tan patted his chest, "Are you going out?"

"No."

He just heard the noise and couldn't wait to see if Yuntan had returned, just like Leo who was also lingering at the door.

"You bought so many things, why don't you let me pick you up?"

"It's just some clothes, they're not heavy." Yun Tan handed the bag over. "I bought them for you. I don't know if they fit you."

Lu Wangshan's hand holding the bag paused, his heart seemed to rise and fall at the same time, excitement and fear coexisting. He liked the gift Yun Tan prepared for him, but reason told him that this was all unreasonable.

He still remembered how awkward it was when Xinjiang Yuntan gave him that windbreaker. Their relationship was not yet at the point where they could give each other gifts so freely.

He lowered his eyes to look at Yun Tan and asked softly, "Why did you think of buying clothes for me?"

"I just happened to pass by it and thought it suits you, so I bought it." Yun Tan said casually.

She walked over to Leo, clapped her hands to signal Leo to jump up, then hugged him, rubbed his fur and took a deep breath.

It had just taken a bath and smelled of nice essential oils: "Do you miss your mother?"

Leo tilted his neck back and woofed, licking Yuntan's face.

Yun Tan hugged Leo and sat on the sofa, watching Lu Wangshan try on clothes one by one. With his face and figure, he would never look ugly in anything.

"How is it?" Lu Wangshan asked.

"nice."

"You have good taste." Lu Wangshan smiled. He put the shirt away again, ready to wear it to work tomorrow.

Then he hugged Yun Tan and fell on the sofa, kissing her cheek: "Thank you, Xiao Tan."

Yun Tan swallowed hard and asked, "Did your family scold you about Yuan Fang?"

"No, you don't have to worry about that." Lu Wangshan held her cheek and kissed her gently. "Didn't you eat much for dinner? Your chin has become thinner. I'll go make you something to eat."

"I ate at the mall with my colleagues. I'm not hungry."

Lu Wangshan paused for a moment, but decided to mention the matter of his grandmother. He was afraid that Yun Tan kept everything in his heart and had no one to talk to.

"Xiao Tan, I understand your relationship with grandma, and I also understand that you must have been in a lot of pain this week. I won't try to dissuade you from being sad. You can spend a long time feeling sad and get over it slowly. It doesn't matter how slowly you get over it. I will always be by your side, as long as you need me."

Lu Wangshan's arms were wrapped around her, so warm and reliable. He put his lips to her ear and whispered, "As long as you need me, anytime, I'm here, okay?"

Yuntan's nose suddenly felt sore.

These days, pretending to be strong has become a habit, so habitual that she thinks she will no longer be sad.

She tilted her head and pressed her forehead against Lu Wangshan's chest. The tiny sobs finally overflowed from her lips. In the end, she could no longer hold back her sobs. Her shoulders were shaking with sobs, and her tears wet a large piece of his clothes on his chest.

Lu Wangshan hugged her and patted her back gently, never saying anything.

She waited until Yuntan finished crying heartily, then tilted her head back and kissed him hard, pressing her wet cheek against his, and pushed him down on the sofa with her hands on his chest.

With red eyes and choked sobs, she said, "Lu Wangshan, please save me. I don't want to think about those sad things anymore."

Lu Wangshan's heart felt like it was being squeezed hard, and for a moment he was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.

"Okay." He whispered.

It suddenly started to rain heavily. The torrential rain merged with the overly sentimental breathing in the bedroom. Yun Tan's whole body became wet. She trembled and shuddered, buried her head in Lu Wangshan's neck and bit his shoulder, finally having no time to feel sad.

After that, as usual, Lu Wangshan first carried her to take a shower, then changed the bedding, and after Yun Tan lay down, he took a shower and washed up.

Usually Yuntan would fall asleep after he took a shower, but today he was still watching him brushing his teeth in front of the sink.

She lay on her side, supporting her head with her hands, the quilt slid down, revealing half of her smooth white shoulders, her hair also swayed to one side, her eyes still red, and she just looked at him quietly.

Lu Wangshan brushed his teeth and walked over to her, rubbing his palm against her cheek. "Are you not sleepy yet? Did I not serve you well just now?"

Yun Tan smiled, holding his wrist and pressing her cheek against his palm, narrowing her eyes in a very coquettish manner: "How could it be, Mommy is the most powerful in the world."

She looked lazy, like a cat: "I just want to look at you for a while longer."

Lu Wangshan paused.

Now he was sure that something was wrong with Yun Tan.

He looked at Yun Tan quietly, but in the end he couldn't ask anything. He just stroked her cheek and said, "There's plenty of time to read. Go to sleep. Haven't you slept well these days?"

-

Lu Wangshan observed Yuntan for many days and found nothing else wrong, so he put his heart at ease again.

The following week, Yuntan formally submitted an application for transfer to Guangdong for a long-term business trip.

LH's largest manufacturing plant is located in Guangdong. Every year, the headquarters sends talents there to be responsible for prototype testing, mass production and product release.

Although everyone in the design department was puzzled and reluctant, they could only support Yuntan's decision.

Recently, there have been rumors that the company's top management is planning to rotate Ding Mian to become the head of another department. Rotation usually means a promotion is in sight, and after rotating through 2-3 departments, he can be promoted to the position of vice president.

So everyone encouraged Yuntan to get a deputy ministerial position after arriving in Guangdong, so that he could accumulate enough experience to become a minister when he returned.

Yun Tan smiled and made a cross on his chest: "I refuse to be flattered."

On Friday night, everyone in the design department had a dinner together to see Yuntan off.

Everyone drank a little, and at the end, Ding Mian suddenly called Yun Tan. He hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Xiao Tan, I hope you're not going to Guangdong because of me."

Yun Tan was stunned for a moment. "Of course not, Ding Bu. I wouldn't run that far just to avoid a somewhat awkward relationship. Besides, it's all in the past, isn't it?"

Ding Mian nodded: "Does Lu Wangshan know about your trip to Guangdong?"

He was rarely so blunt, almost too blunt.

Yun Tan paused for a moment: "I don't know yet."

"I just submitted your application to the deputy general manager in charge. He hasn't read it yet. Once he has read it, I think he will tell Lu Wangshan immediately. After all, he is one of the shareholders of LH."

"I know, I will tell him tomorrow." Yun Tan said.

Tomorrow is Lu Wangshan’s 29th birthday.

The night breeze at the end of May was already very gentle. The two stood on the noisy street, not saying a word while waiting for a taxi.

When Yun Tan's taxi arrived, Ding Mian suddenly called her again, "Xiao Tan."

"What's wrong?"

"I've always wanted to know, is he the only different person to you?" Ding Mian's voice was still gentle when asking.

The wind from the dinner blew Yuntan's long hair. She suddenly lowered her head and smiled, saying, "Yes, I love him."

On the day Yuntan really decided to leave Beijing and leave him, she finally stopped deceiving herself.

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