“I know that Grandma is good to me. Anran can find a house to live in near the Lu family. When she has nothing to do, Anran can go to the Lu family to keep Grandma company more often.”
The old lady held Anran's hand tightly, unwilling to let go, saying, "There are rooms at home, enough for you to stay in, why go outside?"
Li Anran waited for a while, and seeing that Lu Shen hadn't said a word, she understood that no matter what she said today, Lu Shen wouldn't agree to let her enter the Lu family.
“Grandma, it’s better for the Lu family and for Ah Shen’s reputation to live outside now. If I go directly into the Lu family now, I won’t have a proper status or identity, and that won’t be right.”
She was well aware that her frequent mentions of her university days to Lu Shen had had some effect, at least changing his perception of her.
However, she was also self-aware, knowing that her position in Lu Shen's heart was no longer what it used to be.
She is far less influential than Jian Ruoxi is today.
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry." Li Anran secretly vowed in her heart, "Sooner or later, I will completely remove Jian Ruoxi from A Shen's heart."
"Only my spot will remain."
Her words just now weren't just casual remarks; most importantly, they were a reminder and urging of Lu Shen that they needed an engagement to establish their official status.
Lu Shen acted as if he hadn't understood her implied meaning and didn't respond.
Instead, he said calmly to the two of them, "I'm going home to arrange for Grandma's discharge from the hospital. Anran, you stay with Grandma."
"Once I've found a place to stay, I'll take you there."
For a while, Lu Shen was able to allow Li Anran to live in the Lu family home, but as soon as he thought that doing so might hurt Jian Ruoxi, he instinctively resisted.
Watching Chen Shen's departing figure, a look of loneliness appeared on Li Anran's face.
The old lady patted her hand gently to comfort her, "Anran, don't give up. Ashen had feelings for you before, and he will continue to do so."
If she hadn't insisted when she was young, she wouldn't have been able to marry Lu Shen's grandfather.
“I am Ah Shen’s grandmother, so I naturally know who is the most suitable person for him.”
"Thank you, Grandma!" Li Anran nestled obediently against the old lady.
After returning to the Lu family home, Lu Shen instructed the steward to clean the entire house inside and out.
"Don't worry, young master, I will definitely supervise the servants to clean the house properly and wait for the old lady to return home."
The butler remembered a news report from a couple of days ago that his young master and Miss Li were together, so he couldn't help but ask Lu Shen about the next steps.
"Young Master, has Miss Li returned? Should we prepare a room for her?"
Lu Shen waved his hand, "No need, just find her a house outside to stay in."
"By the way, is her room still being cleaned every day?"
The butler immediately understood that the "she" his young master had just mentioned was the former young mistress.
Three years ago, before the young mistress married the young master, she always lived in that room.
Ever since the young mistress and the young master divorced, the young master has been instructing him to clean the young mistress's room regularly, as if the young mistress might return at any time.
"Don't worry, young master. I've remembered everything you instructed me to do. I'll have the servants clean the young mistress's room every day."
The older folks at the Lu residence have been calling her "Young Madam" for three years now, so it's hard for them to switch back to calling Jian Ruoxi "Miss Jian."
The young master never corrected the way he addressed her as "young mistress".
It seems that in the young master's heart, the most important person is still the young mistress.
The maid walked up to the butler, whispered something, and then left. The butler shook his head helplessly after hearing this.
Chen Shen noticed the butler's expression and asked curiously, "Is there anything else?"
The butler replied respectfully, "That's right. Ah Jie and the others are all standing outside the courtyard. They know that the young master has arrived, so they dare not come in."
These young lads are really something. After completing the task assigned by their master, they just lay down and fell asleep, sleeping until the afternoon of the next day.
We were counting on them to protect the young master's safety, but he hasn't had anyone by his side for days.
Fortunately, nothing bad happened to the young master during this time, otherwise, even if the young master didn't say anything, he would have insisted on kicking them out.
"Bring them in; I have something to tell them."
"yes."
The bodyguards, led by A-Jie, entered cautiously. Before Lu Shen could even speak, A-Jie immediately admitted his mistake.
"Young Master, it's all our fault. We shouldn't have slacked off at work or slept in. We should have gone to protect you earlier."
Ah Jie listed out their "evidence" one by one, and the butler's face had already turned ashen.
If he fires these people now, he doesn't know if it will be too late.
"Young master, please don't rush to send us away. You can punish us however you want."
Ah Jie is the most capable bodyguard. He has no other flaws, except that he's a bit talkative and not very bright.
Lu Shen sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "When did I say I was going to punish you?"
"Isn't that right?" A-Jie asked, puzzled.
“Of course not,” Lu Shen explained. “The data you provided for the young mistress last time was quite good, so each of you will receive an extra half-month’s salary this month.”
Upon hearing about the pay raise, all the bodyguards' eyes lit up, and they wished they could kneel down before Lu Shen right then and there.
The butler looked meaningfully at the young master sitting in front. He had just been wondering why the young master didn't punish them at all, and now he realized it was because of the young mistress.
"There is one more thing I need you to do."
With an extra half-month's salary, Ah Jie's smile stretched from ear to ear.
He assured Lu Shen with certainty, "Young Master, rest assured, we will definitely complete the mission."
"Ah Jie, after Li Anran moves into the new house, you should hire two bodyguards to protect her."
He seems to feel more guilty towards Li Anran now, and just doesn't want anything to happen to her again.
With bodyguards watching over her, they can at least stop her from doing something foolish before she has a seizure.
"Yes, young master, I will arrange it."
After Lu Shen finished speaking, he noticed that A-Jie and the others were still reluctant to leave, and asked in confusion, "Is there anything else?"
The bodyguards finally pushed Ah Jie forward to answer, "Young Master, the brothers want to know, from now on, do we still need to continue providing data for the Young Madam?"
"You did a good job last time. You can continue as long as there are no other tasks."
He was truly looking forward to seeing Jian Ruoxi's radiant beauty as soon as possible.
That time must have been beautiful.
After Chen Shen left, A-Jie and the remaining bodyguards quickly took out two mobile phones and began leaving comments and liking posts on Jian Ruoxi's Weibo.
The butler found this scene truly bizarre and strange: the bodyguards weren't doing any work, but instead were all glued to their phones.
"Is this the task that the young master assigned to them last time?"
It truly broadened his horizons.
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