[Clang—]

Lu Ya knelt down, startling everyone.

"Dad, I was wrong."

After she finished speaking, before Lu Zhentian could say anything, she shifted her knees to the side where Su Wantang was standing.

When Lu Ya's gaze swept over, as if a soft feather brushed against her heart, Su Wantang felt inexplicably flustered.

The next second, Lu Ya's loud "Auntie!" made Su Wantang's head buzz.

Not only her, but everyone, including Xia Bao, was completely dumbfounded.

Lu Ya was no longer embarrassed to say the hardest part.

"Aunt, I was wrong. I'm kowtowing to you."

No... you call this an apology?

Oh my god!

Su Wantang screamed inwardly and dodged away in a flash.

She dared not accept this bow!

Wen Wanqing acted even faster. Before Lu Ya could finish speaking, she threaded a needle and grabbed Lu Ya, preparing to lift her up from the ground.

Li Jia snapped out of her daze and rushed forward to lend a hand.

"Wanqing, Li Jia, don't stop me. I did something wrong, and I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just hope you won't involve Baobao—"

Lu Ya struggled to break free, her hair disheveled, her eyes full of pleading, and she kept calling out "Auntie" smoothly.

Tears welled up in Xia Bao's eyes instantly.

Before coming, Lu Ya only told him that she would only apologize sincerely if she brought her whole family.

Xia Bao also realized from this incident that his uncle was unreliable and didn't care about his silly mother at all.

But he didn't expect Lu Ya to go to this extent.

He was just saying it casually at the pharmacy that day.

He raised his arm and wiped away his tears.

"Third Aunt, Eldest Sister-in-law, I'm here."

Lu Ya's eyes lit up with joy. Freed from her restraints, she had just bent her knees when Xia Bao choked back a sob.

"Mom, you're not allowed to kneel! I'll kneel!"

Lu Zhentian might have been a little slow to react, but he wasn't confused. He could tell that Lu Ya was genuinely apologizing and that she was doing this for Xia Bao's sake.

He had considered this idea before, but he knew Lu Ya too well and was afraid that Su Wantang would be blamed.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, we still ran into each other.

Lu Zhentian looked at Su Wantang, his eyes asking for her opinion.

Su Wantang understood something, and seeing that Lu Ya was truly sincere, although she was a little overwhelmed by this sincerity.

"No need to kneel," she said, offering a way out. "Xia Bao is Xia Bao, and you are you. I won't involve Xia Bao in our grudges."

"Auntie, thank you." Lu Ya said gratefully.

Su Wantang: "..."

Lu Zhentian couldn't bear to look at his foolish daughter and said irritably, "Aunt what? You're just afraid that Wan Tang won't die young!"

Lu Ya hadn't expected this, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly said, "I'm willing to shorten my lifespan!"

Lu Zhentian: "..."

That idiot!

Why didn't your spouse come?

“He’s busy, he doesn’t have time.” Xia Bao seemed reluctant to mention Xia Lin.

“Baby!” Lu Ya gave him a disapproving look and spoke up for Xia Lin, “Dad, it’s unfortunate that Xia Lin is working overtime today, but before he came, he specifically told me to buy you some more supplements and to say hello to him for me.”

Lu Zhentian nodded, his eyes sweeping across the room before his gaze settled on Lu Yuanzhou.

Where is your wife?

Lu Yuanzhou's right eyelid twitched violently, and he stammered, "She...she..."

Suddenly, Lu Huaidong stepped forward.

"mom--"

The next second, Lu Huai'an put his hand on his shoulder and said first, "Grandpa, Aunt has chickenpox on her face and it's inconvenient for her to see people."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Lu Yuanzhou didn't care why Lu Huai'an was helping him; he only knew that he absolutely couldn't let Lu Zhentian know about the stupid things they had done.

Otherwise, where would they get a share of the family fortune?

Lu Zhentian's suspicious gaze shifted between Lu Huai'an and Lu Yuanzhou.

Why does he feel like there's something fishy going on here?

“It’s like this, Grandpa.” Lu Huaidong withdrew his complicated gaze from Lu Huai’an.

Li Jia also said, "Grandpa, Grandma also told me to send her regards to you."

"Grandpa, you have no idea how bad my mom's chickenpox was. She's grown up like this..." Wang Xiu gestured seriously, "The chickenpox was accidentally scratched and burst, and it was full of pus and blood."

Seeing that she spoke so convincingly, Lu Zhentian's doubts dissipated.

"Let's eat."

Perhaps because they had something to hide, Lu Yuanzhou's family was unusually well-behaved, and they still managed to enjoy the family dinner, even though not everyone was present.

"Captain Fu, what brings you here?" Su Wantang was surprised to see Fu Jing the next day at noon.

His brows were furrowed, and his aura was chilling, as if he had brought the frost outside with him.

Su Wantang's heart skipped a beat. Had something else gone wrong?

She racked her brains for a long time but couldn't figure out what could have happened to make Fu Jing suddenly approach her.

Just as he was thinking, Fu Jing suddenly asked.

What happened at the store yesterday?

The shop? The shop is fine, nothing happened!

Su Wantang paused for a moment, then said, "It's nothing."

"Then why did my aunt faint from crying at home?"

"Your aunt?" Su Wantang was completely confused. "She came to see me yesterday? How come I didn't know?"

Fu Jing had told Su Wantang that his aunt was a doctor at a hospital in Beijing and that he wanted to exchange medical knowledge with her, and he had even given her her contact information.

However, Su Wantang has been busy lately and hasn't had time to call and arrange a meeting.

If Fu Jing hadn't brought it up today, Su Wantang would have almost forgotten about it.

Fu Jing frowned: "You mean... my aunt didn't come to the store yesterday?"

"I've been—" She stopped mid-sentence, realizing something was wrong. She quickly told Li Zhi to attend to the customers, then called Zhou Yu over and asked, "Xiao Yu, did someone come to the shop looking for me yesterday morning?"

Zhou Yu shook her head: "Sister Wantang, no."

Su Wantang turned to Fu Jing: "Captain Fu, why don't you go back and ask your aunt again? Did she go somewhere else? Was she wronged? Is she upset and that's why she's crying so hard?"

"No." Fu Jing lifted his eyelids, his eyes sharp. "My aunt noticed that you hadn't contacted her for so long, and since she was on vacation, she went to the police station yesterday morning to ask for the address I needed, saying she was coming to the store to find you."

Whether it was her imagination or not, Su Wantang sensed a hint of resentment in those words.

She felt uneasy: "Don't even mention your aunt being a doctor; she didn't come to my shop. Yesterday, my shop didn't even have a nurse—"

wrong.

A director came by.

Could it be such a coincidence?

Su Wantang composed herself, gripped the hem of her dress, and asked nervously, "Captain Fu, what's your aunt's last name?"