In the office, Lu Anning teased, "Aren't you afraid she'll be angry if you treat her differently like this?"
"No. Even if she doesn't want to be nice to you, she can't stop the rest of the family from being nice to you."
As soon as Lu An Ning sat down, Secretary Wang came in pushing a snack cart. There was a wide variety of snacks on it, all of which were Lu An Ning's usual snacks. Even her preference for drinking black tea after eating snacks was well remembered by Gu Yue, and his arrangements were made perfectly at this time.
Lu Anning couldn't help but smile as he looked at the snack cart. "If you eat snacks now, how will you eat later? Did you ask Jing Yuan about this?"
Because there is one exactly the same one in Bixiwan. In addition, an entire wall has been hollowed out to make an invisible snack cabinet, which is filled with her favorite foods.
Gu Yue smiled and said, "I saw it by chance last time in Bixiwan, so I asked my secretary to prepare one. I thought maybe it would be useful someday. I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon."
Lu Anning symbolically took a piece of dried meat and drank some black tea, eating while waiting. Half an hour passed quickly.
Gu Yue looked up at the quiet person on the sofa several times, and there was a different feeling in his heart, as if it was filled with something, and he even hoped that time could pass slower.
At noon that day, a piece of gossip spread throughout the Gu Group. The usually stern CEO Gu, because the Fifth Miss invited him to dinner today, smiled several times in less than an hour. It was a miracle.
Lu Anning chose a nearby Chinese restaurant. While waiting for the food, the brother and sister drank tea and chatted about family matters.
Gu Yue was happy that Lu An Ning took the initiative to come to him for dinner, but he also knew that his sister would not come to him for no reason. She came here specially today, so there must be something important.
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
Lu Anning smiled awkwardly: "Is it that obvious?"
"Is it because you missed me?"
Lu An Ning burst out laughing. The big brother in front of him who was good at joking was nothing like he was when they first met.
"I do have something I want to ask you, eldest brother. Among all the brothers, you have spent the longest time at home. I believe you should be the most familiar with the family situation. I want to ask, who are the elderly people in the Gu family? That is, those who were already here before Dad got married."
"Speaking of the elders in the Gu family, the one who has served the longest should be the old butler. He has been the family's butler since I can remember, and he has been until now. Is there something you want to inquire about? I'll ask for you."
Lu Anning frowned. This answer was pretty much what she expected.
"Besides the butler, is there anyone else?"
"Yes, there are, but there are fewer now. Besides the old housekeeper, it's probably Aunt Li and Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao is responsible for our mother's daily life, and Aunt Li is in charge of the kitchen. The others have been replaced for various reasons over the years, so I'm afraid they can't answer your question."
"Brother, do you know what I want to ask?"
Gu Yue shook his head: "If you ask the elders of the Gu family, you must want to know about the Gu family's past. I know what you should be investigating. If you don't want to tell me now, I won't ask."
“Brother…”
Lu Anning looked at the sincerity in Gu Yue's eyes and almost blurted out.
However, she couldn't prove anything yet, and many of her ideas were just guesses. She had to find definite evidence first.
"Brother, there are some things I'm not sure about myself. I'll tell you when I figure it out."
"It's about our mom, right?"
Lu Anning was shocked. He didn't say anything, so how did he know?
"You asked me before how Mom treated us over the years. Now you want to find the old man who has been staying in the Gu family. Putting the two things together, it's not hard to guess. Do you want to know about Mom and Dad's past? Do you need my help?"
Lu Anning opened his mouth: "Not for now. Brother, I just want to clarify something."
"You also doubt your relationship with Mom, right? That's right! With Mom's attitude towards you, anyone who doesn't know her would think Lu Yunxi is her biological daughter. It's not just you; I doubted it too. But she's had depression and threatened suicide several times because she lost you. No one wanted to upset her, so Dad just gave in to her."
"Do you remember these?"
"You were lost before you were even a month old. I was already seven years old at that time, so of course I wouldn't forget it."
Lu Anning thought thoughtfully: "Did I lose it in the Gu family? Or..."
Gu Yue shook his head: "The children of the Gu family are only taken home after they are one month old. To be precise, you were stolen away before you could even go home."
Lu Anning was surprised: "Stolen? I was stolen?"
"That's right! I remember it clearly. Dad came back and told me that you were stolen by a wicked confinement nanny. Everyone in the family went out to look for you, but there was no trace. A child that young has very poor recognition, so we could only identify you based on that wooden sign. Over the years, the family has never given up looking for you, but we didn't want to upset Mom, so we had to do it secretly."
"Then do you remember that there was a fire in the Gu family before? The whole house was burned down?"
Gu Yue pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I haven't heard Dad mention this. Maybe I was still young then, and the Gu family has so many properties, so Dad didn't mention it to me."
They were both silent for a long time, and Gu Yue finally asked, "Ayue, what are you investigating?"
Their eyes met, and Lu Anning was stared at by Gu Yue. He was tempted to tell him the truth several times, but he held back.
"Brother, give me a little more time. When the time is right, I will tell you the truth. Okay?"
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