Lu Zhixing hurriedly grabbed some tissues, intending to wipe Tang Li's face.
Tang Li put down the porridge, jumped up, and darted past him, heading straight for the bathroom. After grabbing some toilet paper, she pressed herself firmly against the transparent door, which offered no privacy.
"Tangtang, here's some water for you."
Tang Li choked and felt uncomfortable, but her face was burning.
That's incredibly embarrassing.
She swore she had never been so humiliated in her life.
I lost it twice tonight!
While cleaning her nostrils, which had been choked by the porridge, she said in a thick nasal voice, "Fourth Brother, don't worry about me. Give me two minutes, and I'll be out in two minutes."
Lu Zhixing knocked on the door and gently told her:
"Actually, I think you are especially cute tonight, which is completely opposite to your usual aloof and unapproachable image. Fourth Brother hopes that you can be a pampered little princess again, instead of a queen who is strong in everything."
Tang Li almost cried, so embarrassed that she really wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"Fourth Brother, you don't need to comfort me or persuade me. I have a thicker skin than a city wall, so I won't feel embarrassed. It's just that my brain is usually resting at this time of day, but I forced it to work today, so it's acting up and a bit sluggish. Just wait for me to fix it, and it'll be fine soon."
Brain: I've been unfairly blamed for nothing.
On ordinary days, you don't sleep until the moon does.
Tonight, my IQ went haywire, and my brain is to blame.
Knowing that the young girl was shy, Lu Zhixing retreated to the chair next to the sofa and sat down quietly, waiting for Tang Li to come out.
After feeling a little better, Tang Li washed her face with water, then patted her cheeks and looked at her silly reflection in the mirror, sighing inwardly.
Tang Li, Tang Li, where did your usual imposing manner go?
Why are you acting so strange tonight?
However, a little voice inside her comforted her, saying, "This isn't your fault. You can only blame your fourth brother. You treat him like your own brother, and he actually wanted to sleep with you."
well.
What kind of mess is this?
But we still have to face what we have to face.
Tang Li composed herself, tidied her appearance, and mustered her courage to step out.
When Tang Li met Lu Zhixing's smiling eyes, she lowered her head shyly again. Lu Zhixing handed her the porridge, but Tang Li quickly waved her hand.
"Fourth Brother, I'm full. You should get to the point."
You absolutely mustn't touch this thing again!
Lu Zhixing smiled and didn't press the matter further.
He took out a tissue and handed it to Tang Li, gesturing for her to wipe the water stains off her hair.
After half a minute of preparation, he revealed everything:
"Six years ago, after the car accident, my father's hair turned white overnight and he fell seriously ill. It took more than half a year for him to recover slightly. Your mother's death was a great blow to him. After a long period of recuperation, he, who had raised me for so many years, begged me like a child to return to China and take over Shengrong Group."
Once the conversation got back on track, Tang Li's awkwardness dissipated.
She frowned:
"As far as I know, you were already in full control of Shengrong at that time."
Lu Zhixing nodded:
"Yes, actually I was in charge of it, but I was in charge of Shengrong's overseas business and had almost no involvement in the domestic business. But at that time, his health was very poor. Whenever he thought of your mother, he would be overcome with grief and would often be sick for months. His biggest worry was that he couldn't let go of you three siblings."
At that time, the Tang family was going through a very difficult time. They had lost their parents, their pillar of support, and their reliance, and they also had to face everyone's doubts and accusations.
In those years, the Tang family was lifeless, and everyone thought that the Tang family was doomed.
"In his heart, you are still the same as the children he held in his arms. He is afraid that you will be bullied, especially you. When he learned that you had secretly married Huo Chenyu, he was so angry that he vomited blood. You were the apple of Aunt Yun Shu's eye when she was alive. Marrying Huo Chenyu was a perfect match, but Huo Chenyu actually treated you as a secret that could not be made public. This made him extremely heartbroken."
Tang Li understood.
Sheng Chaosheng probably saw himself as an elder to the three siblings and wanted to protect them on behalf of their mother.
That's why I got so angry.
Just like Tang Yuan, who, after learning that Huo Chenyu could not give her a public title, had been unwilling to accept the fact that she and Huo Chenyu were already married for so many years.
"So, Uncle Sheng sent you back to China to get close to me?"
That means he's a really good actor.
Although Tang Li initially had some doubts about his appearance, she never thought he was so sinister.
Lu Zhixing readily admitted:
"Yes, he felt that he had already missed Aunt Yunshu in his life, and he didn't want me to miss you too. The thing he regretted most in his life was not being able to take care of Aunt Yunshu himself."
Tang Li roughly understood.
"So that means you approached me not of your own volition, but only to repay Uncle Sheng's kindness in raising you, and only then did you reluctantly return to the country to get close to me and help me?"
Although Lu Zhixing was unwilling to admit that he was doing it reluctantly.
But in the beginning, he was indeed forced.
"Yes, that's right. I don't want to go back to China. To me, the country has been kind, but my hometown is heartless."
"But you still came back."
Tang Li smiled bitterly.
Lu Zhixing sighed:
"Not only did I return, but I also successfully approached you, just as Father wished, at a time when you needed me most."
Tang Li recalled the scene when Lin Yiyun had tricked him.
Let's think about the timing of Lu Zhixing's appearance.
"What if I hadn't escaped from the room that day? What would your script have been? I would have been defiled, and you would have appeared in my life like a god, pretending not to care about me?"
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