Lu Anning chuckled, as if he had heard a funny joke.
Didn't she say it?
Gu Zhiwei knew that he had gone too far and was so embarrassed that he was speechless.
Gu Yue forced a smile and spoke to explain: "It's all in the past, isn't it? Now that A Yue is back, we've figured out the truth. There's still a long way to go, and there's still time."
"You don't have to feel anything. I don't need you to do anything for me anymore. It's fine the way it is now. Does anyone have anything else to say?"
Looking at the thick documents, the Gu family members had different expressions and no one said a word.
Gu Huai knew about the Lu family. It was only when he discovered that Lu Anning's understanding of her was different from his that his attitude towards her changed. The same was true for Gu Yue.
Gu Zhiwei seemed to have not recovered from the shock yet. Facing his daughter, whom he owed for many years, he didn't know what to say.
He had even used her wedding with Tang Jingyuan to calculate her betrothal gift. No wonder Gu Yue said it was more like selling his daughter.
"Ayue, what else do you need? How about Dad open a supplementary card for you? One with no limit, okay?"
After thinking about it, Gu Zhiwei felt that the only thing he could give her now was money.
Even the things that were given to the child before were obtained by her own efforts.
With only one daughter and without his careful upbringing, he can live so well and manage a pharmaceutical company by himself. This is much better than that fake.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhiwei felt guilty and proud. He finally had the idea of being good to Lu An Ning, but found that he had no idea where to start.
This child seems to have everything. What else can he do as a father?
Gu Yue finally spoke up: "Where are Mr. and Mrs. Lu Zhenghao now? They raised you and planned to sell you for profit, and yet you still have to work for them to make a living. They don't deserve it."
Lu Anning said calmly, "The grace of raising me is greater than heaven. I grew up eating the Lu family's food. They treated me badly, but without them, I wouldn't be who I am today. They have already received the retribution they deserved. As for the benefits I got in exchange..."
Lu Anning smiled bitterly: "Even my biological parents would do this kind of thing, so how can I expect such high standards from my adoptive parents? Compared to you, they seem to have done a pretty good job. Right?"
As Lu An Ning spoke, his eyes fell on Ji Yan, who had been silent the entire time.
She was once infatuated with Duman's kindness to her and was open-hearted to her. In the end, she found out that her adoptive mother was a hypocrite. She was greatly disappointed and gradually distanced herself from her.
Later, she learned that she still had family, and she wanted to find her family with a glimmer of hope, just to see what was different about her biological mother.
She thought that her biological mother would not be indifferent to her, and would not be willing to trade her for benefits.
Who knew that the facts would slap her in the face.
His biological mother's attitude towards him was even worse than his adoptive mother's. Lu Anning even doubted whether it was an accident that he was taken away.
"Mom, what about you? You haven't said anything. Don't you have anything to ask me?"
Lu Anning was so stubborn that she wanted to hear Ji Yan's thoughts. She was very curious why her biological mother was so indifferent to her, even a little disgusted.
Ji Yan was suddenly called out and snapped back to her senses. She looked up and met Lu An Ning's clear eyes. At first glance, she subconsciously frowned, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.
Lu Anning was very sure that he was not mistaken!
She looked at Ji Yan carefully: "You hate me, right? Can I know why?"
Ji Yan tried hard to force a smile: "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? You are my biological daughter, how could I possibly hate you? Stop imagining nonsense!"
"Yeah?"
Even after everything was revealed, Ji Yan still refused to tell the truth.
After just a moment, Ji Yan avoided his gaze and was even unwilling to look at Lu An Ning for too long. Bitterness spread in Lu An Ning's heart.
Because I am a girl?
But she liked Lu Yunxi very much at the beginning. She couldn't understand why her own mother would rather like a stranger's daughter than even look at her own daughter.
why is that?
"Mom, I'm not your biological child, am I?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Yan's expression changed immediately.
"If you're not my child, whose child could it be? You guys are all mine and your father's children. I'm just not used to it yet. How can you doubt even your own mother? I'm strict with you because I want you to succeed."
"Your mother is right! After all, you don't live with us, so you're a bit unfamiliar with us now. That's normal. Now that the misunderstanding is resolved, if you come back often and get close to us, our relationship will naturally improve. In fact, your mother still loves you very much."
"Yeah?"
Lu Anning smiled and said, "We have a relationship, so as for hiding away, I don't think it's necessary. I'm married now and have my own family. We weren't familiar with each other to begin with, so I think it's fine to just keep things the way they are now. From now on, it's best if everyone is well."
Gu Zhiwei was unhappy when he heard this: "You are my daughter, what do you mean by 'well-being'? Of course, a family should visit each other more often, Jingyuan, don't you think? Isn't it good to have so many people protecting you?"
Tang Jingyuan frowned. Everything the Gu family had done was still fresh in his mind. None of them had protected Lu An Ning. There was really no need to maintain such a relationship by force.
"An Ning doesn't want to, and I respect her decision. As she said, we're here today to make it clear that she doesn't want to have any more interactions. I hope you won't bother her anymore."
Lu Anning smiled slightly and held Tang Jingyuan's hand.
"My family only has you and Xiao Rui. Let's go!"
When Lu An Ning turned his head and looked at Gu Zhiwei, the smile on his face just disappeared.
"From now on, if there's anything going on at home, we should call to hold a conference call whenever possible! Running back and forth between Bixiwan and these two directions is tiring. If there's nothing else, let's go."
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