Chapter 168 Do you only owe him five million?
Lu Lixiao's eyes fell on the bank card and check.
That bank card was given to An Ning by him four years ago, and the check was given to her the last time they met.
He looked at the other check and asked with a smile, "Miss An, what does this mean?"
"I used five million on this card," An Ning said frankly, "and this check for five million just happened to make up for it."
During her most difficult time, she never touched the card for a single cent.
But when Lu Xiyan sold her house, she transferred five million from that card.
Seeing the smile in Lu Lixiao's eyes, she added, "The 40 million you gave me will be returned to you intact."
After she finished speaking, she bowed politely again and prepared to leave.
"Miss An!"
Lu Lixiao called her, his voice full of ridicule, "Your behavior is a bit too ridiculous."
He picked up the check for five million and said, "Don't you think it's funny that you're paying me back with Xiyan's money?"
An Ning turned around and said, "I borrowed this money and wrote an IOU. I will pay it back to Xiyan."
After listening to this, Lu Lixiao couldn't help but laugh a few times, as if he had heard a funny joke.
"I thought Miss An was very strong-willed. She returned all the money I gave her to prove that she wasn't after Xiyan's money. I didn't expect that she actually took money from Xiyan to pay it back."
Lu Lixiao emphasized the word "take" and looked at An Ning with sharp eyes. "Miss An, you have made a good calculation. After all, if you marry Xiyan, you can afford to spend 5 billion, not to mention 5 million. Don't you agree, Miss An?"
"Grandpa Lu."
An Ning took a deep breath. "I know you've always been prejudiced against me. I will definitely return the money to Xiyan. I'm not doing it to show you, but to get over it myself. Believe it or not, I never loved Xiyan because he's the second young master of the Lu family, or because he's rich and powerful. I love him simply because he's Lu Xiyan. I said this four years ago, and it's the same now."
"You may not understand this feeling, and you don't need to understand." She smiled gently, "If you don't allow me to marry Xiyan, I can stay single for the rest of my life. I know you have great power and can interfere in many things, but you can't interfere with the love between two people and the closeness of two hearts."
Her words were clear and forceful, and she left immediately after saying that she didn't want to stay any longer.
"Miss An, do you think that if you return the money to me, you can be with Xiyan peacefully?"
Lu Lixiao's words were neither light nor heavy, and An Ning, who was about to leave, paused slightly.
She turned her head and Lu Lixiao raised his hand to sip the tea slowly.
He blew away the rising steam from the cup, took a sip, and looked up at An Ning, "If you owed Xiyan more than five million, would you still be able to get over it?"
An Ning's heart suddenly tightened, "What do you mean?"
"Sit down." Lu Lixiao nodded slightly and placed a cup of tea in front of her.
An Ning tightened her hanging hands and sat down.
"Has Xiyan ever told you about his parents?" Lu Lixiao asked.
An Ning didn't know what he meant by asking this question. Xi Yan really didn't mention it much. The last time he saw Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu was four or five years ago.
Seeing that she remained silent, Lu Lixiao said in a deep voice, "His father passed away."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Ning suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at him.
Full of disbelief.
"He passed away four years ago. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Lu family ancestral hall and see his father's memorial tablet there."
Lu Lixiao stared into her astonished eyes. "I was the one who suppressed the news and told everyone that his parents were on vacation abroad. Because if this news got out, it would cause a huge sensation and would not benefit the Lu family."
An Ning didn't react for a long time and her face turned pale.
Xiyan's father passed away?
He never mentioned it.
"Four years ago?" she asked. "How did he die?"
Lu Lixiao stared at her, "Because of you."
At these three words, An Ning's heart trembled violently, her face quickly turned pale, and her voice trembled, "Because of me?"
"His father was trying to help him find you, but his plane crashed and nothing was left. I lost my son, and he lost his father." He asked, "Miss An, how can I not be heartbroken about this?"
"Looking for me?" An Ning's hands were shaking so badly that she felt like an invisible hand was grabbing her heart, making it hard to breathe.
"Not only that, her mother was deeply shocked and fell down the stairs and has been in a coma ever since."
Lu Lixiao pointed to a courtyard in the Lu family manor and said, "She's lying there right now. She's on a ventilator 24 hours a day. The medical staff are monitoring her vital signs all the time. She could die at any moment. Miss An, do you want to go and see her?"
An Ning looked at him in shock, her face pale, as if someone was strangling her throat and she couldn't even breathe.
No wonder Lu Xiyan hated her so much and wanted to take revenge on her when she just returned to Jinghai.
It wasn't just because she had cheated on him.
Also because his parents met with an accident because of her.
How could he accept such a blow and not feel hatred or revenge?
No wonder they said that Lu Xiyan was badly hurt by her.
So that’s how it is!
"Do you think that's all?"
Lu Lixiao seemed to see the panic in her eyes, and stabbed her heart again. "On the day his father died, he drove to see his father for the last time. He encountered a serious car accident on the way. Although he saved his life, but-"
He stared straight into An Ning's stunned eyes, "His hand is broken!"
The tea on the table was suddenly knocked over, spilling all over An Ning's hands. She was unaware of the scalding heat.
"His hand..." She opened her mouth and spoke with difficulty, "left hand?"
Her heart was torn to pieces and An Ning was trembling with pain.
"It seems Miss An has also noticed something wrong with his left hand," Lu Lixiao said. "He has nerve damage in his left hand. I've sought out the most authoritative doctors and the best medical teams both domestically and internationally, but none of them have been able to completely cure it. The best we can do right now is to ensure it doesn't recur."
"But he will never be able to drive, use his hands excessively, or lift heavy objects. If he doesn't recover properly, he might not even be able to hold chopsticks in this hand."
An Ning's blood almost froze and she was shivering with cold.
——"My hand slipped and the soup spilled."
——"I'm tired of it. I don't like driving anymore."
——"My hands are sore, let's move them around."
The scenes from the time at Dianhai came to mind.
His shaking hands, his clenched wrists...
Now they are like ropes strangling An Ning's throat, making it impossible for her to breathe or even make a sound.
Lu Lixiao sighed deeply, "My grandson should have been a child of destiny. If it weren't for Miss An, he wouldn't have gone through this."
"Just this morning, he was willing to give up his position as chairman of the Oteng Group and resign as president of Oteng for you, even if it meant losing everything."
"Miss An, he's done all this for you. Don't you feel it's a heavy burden? Can you accept it with peace of mind? Can you really do it with a clear conscience?"
He placed the check for five million in front of An Ning and asked her, "At this point, Miss An, do you still feel that you only owe him this mere five million?"
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