"So... just the two of us?"
The old man snorted lightly: "Don't worry, you will know soon. You, child, suffered such a great injustice and didn't tell me. If I hadn't seen the news, would you not have said it?"
Lu Anning smiled awkwardly: "Actually, it's not a big deal."
"I know this very well. No matter what, Jingyuan is already married, and that woman is still trying to get close to him. There are problems between them. You don't have anything to say, so I'll do it."
"You also asked Bai Lu to come over?"
Lu An Ning asked the old man tentatively, and the old man snorted, which was considered as his agreement.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the box.
The waiter pushed open the door, and standing behind him was Bai Lu with a cautious look on her face.
Lu An Ning glanced at her casually. She was dressed quite decently in a light-colored professional suit, with her long hair tied into a high ponytail. She had the student-like air that was typical of her age, and exuded a natural simplicity from the inside out. She was completely different from the way she looked when he first met Bai Lu.
I have to say that Bai Lu has changed a lot in recent days.
At least, her obedient appearance at first glance is the type that most elders would like. It seems that she put a lot of thought into it.
Bai Lu obviously didn't expect Lu An Ning to be here. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. When she looked up again, a sweet smile was on her face.
"Hello, Mr. Tang! I'm Bai Lu."
She held her head high and chest out, with confidence in her eyes, no longer as self-deprecating and timid as before.
The old man just glanced at her casually and replied calmly: "Are you Bai Yue's sister? You do have some similarities with him in your features, but unfortunately, your personalities are very different."
Bai Lu's smile froze: "Old man, are you saying that I have a bad character?"
"A student who hasn't even graduated from college knows how to use her cleverness to get close to married men. Can such a character be called good?"
Old Master Tang smiled with a fake smile, and asked Lu An Ning with his head tilted sideways: "Girl An Ning, what do you young people call this? Mistress? It's only because Jing Yuan is not in the army now, otherwise, your behavior would directly send you to the military court, do you know that?"
The old man had a cold face and was intimidating without even getting angry. One cold look from him scared Bai Lu so much that her face turned pale.
After a while, Bai Lu looked up and met the old man's sharp gaze.
"I don't know what I've done to deserve such a slap on the wrist from the old man. Back then, my brother went on a mission for Brother Jingyuan and never returned, leaving me an orphan. He promised to take care of me my whole life, and now I'm just an intern with Brother Jingyuan. Miss Lu, since you're Brother Jingyuan's wife, you should be more generous. He's in a high position and will have plenty of opportunities to come into contact with the opposite sex. Do you have to ask the old man to come out and solve these problems for you every time you encounter such a situation?"
"What a clever girl!"
The old man sneered, "You and I know exactly what you did. You don't have to bring up your brother's matter. The Tang family does owe you, and they won't break their promises to you. There's no need for Jing Yuan to come in person to take care of you."
Bai Lu's alarm bells rang loudly: "What do you want to do?"
"I'll give you two choices! One, I'll send you abroad to study, with a fixed monthly living allowance. After you graduate, I'll arrange housing and a job for you, and you'll settle down abroad. Two, I'll have the second son adopt you as his goddaughter, and the Tang family will help you choose a wealthy man from Beijing to marry. I'll ensure you have plenty of food and clothing for the rest of your life, and I'll also give you a generous dowry. It's your choice!"
When these words came out, Lu Anning and Bai Lu were stunned.
It took Lu Anning a while to come back to his senses from his shock, and he couldn't help but admire the old man's thoughtfulness.
Both paths are foolproof and can both shut Bai Lu up and completely stop her from thinking about Tang Jingyuan.
Either go abroad or get married. The Tang family can provide her with food and clothing, but they will not let her ruin Tang Jingyuan's marriage.
Bai Lu gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing a determination that defied power: "What if I choose neither of them?"
The old man smiled contemptuously: "Do you think you have the ability to resist? If Miss Bai can't choose, I, an old man, don't mind choosing for you."
"Brother Jingyuan won't agree to that."
Bai Lu looked at them warily, then turned her gaze to Lu An Ning: "Sister-in-law, it's you, isn't it? You're afraid that Brother Jingyuan will develop feelings for me, so you have to send me away, right? If Brother Jingyuan has me in his heart, even if you send me away, you can't erase me from his heart. If you do this, you will only push him further away, and I will not give in."
She spoke passionately, acting like a pair of unfortunate lovers whose homes were forcibly demolished. Even Lu An Ning found it ridiculous.
She didn't say anything!
"That's not up to you. Miss Bai, you're a smart person. It will be good for you if you just follow my instructions. Otherwise..."
Before the old man could finish his words, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open and Tang Jingyuan strode in, with an eagerness in his eyes that had not yet completely dissipated.
"Grandpa, An Ning, what are you doing?"
When Bai Lu saw Tang Jingyuan, she immediately burst into tears.
"Brother Jingyuan, please talk to the old man. Because of today's news, he insisted on sending me abroad and never allowing me to come back. Otherwise, he would marry me off. I am a person and I have the right to choose my own life. I don't want to be arranged like a commodity. Please help me!"
Tang Jingyuan's face suddenly turned cold, and his brows were wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
"Grandpa, what are you doing? You'll scare Bai Lu. She's still a student."
The old man glanced at him and said, "Can't you see? I'm helping you solve your problem. You still need me to intervene in such a small matter? Have you forgotten what I taught you?"
Lu Anning was quietly drinking tea when she was suddenly fixed by a sharp gaze. She raised her eyes and met Tang Jingyuan's scrutinizing gaze.
"Is this the grandfather you're looking for?"
He thought he had explained everything to her clearly enough, or was it that women tended to overthink things and were suspicious?
Lu Anning was inexplicably blamed and was completely stunned.
"What did you say!"
She didn't do anything, but Tang Jingyuan actually thought that she had deliberately alarmed the old man and joined forces to send Bai Lu away.
absurd!
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