Gong Shaohua's story was so perfect that after returning home, Lu Anning carefully sorted out the entire story and could not find any flaws. According to him, his mother and Gong Shaohua were still imprisoned by the secular world, which led to their current situation.
Rather than saying that they were in love but couldn't get it, Lu Anning felt that the relationship between them was more like a feeling of being unable to let go.
Is it really just because their mother gave birth to them that she cannot accept Gong Shaohua?
She sighed deeply and leaned into Tang Jingyuan's arms.
"What do you think of my mother? Would she give up being with the one she loves just to give birth to us?"
"Our mother? How is that possible! What era is this? If she was really so old-fashioned, you wouldn't exist at all."
Seeing that Lu Anning was still confused, Tang Jingyuan asked doubtfully: "What did Gong Shaohua tell you?"
"He wants me to help bring him and Mom together."
Tang Jingyuan was shocked: "Just like that?"
"You mean, he has other purposes?"
Lu Anning told Tang Jingyuan everything Gong Shaohua said at the dinner, even imitating his affectionate look vividly. As Tang Jingyuan listened, the smile on his face became even wider.
"You believe it?"
Lu Anning hesitated for a moment: "You mean, Gong Shaohua is acting in front of me?"
"I'm not sure if I'm assuming the worst of people. But, based on my understanding of this man, he owns the entire Gong Group and has such power. If he wants to find our mother, isn't it possible that he will never see her? Ningning, don't forget, he's also a businessman."
"But I feel that Mom's feelings for Gong Shaohua are not that simple."
"Precisely because it's not simple, it's even more inappropriate for us to get involved. I believe our mother knows exactly what she wants. If she really must have Gong Shaohua, she would naturally take the initiative without us even asking. But we all saw that she refused."
Lu Anning thought about it and felt that it made sense.
The mother must have her reasons for not wanting to accept Gong Shaohua. Gong Shaohua only talked about how much affection he had for his mother and didn't mention anything else. At first glance, it seemed more like the mother was being ungrateful.
"Gong Shaohua didn't tell the truth either. Something must have happened between him and my mother, and my mother can't let it go."
Unfortunately, she had asked her mother before, but she refused to confess, so Lu An Ning didn't dare to ask too many questions.
Before Lu Anning could figure out Gong Shaohua's real purpose, Gu Zhiwei also showed up.
She and Tang Jingyuan were chatting and laughing as they walked into the house. When Aunt Wang heard the noise, she hurried forward to greet them and winked at them.
Tang Jingyuan noticed the leather shoes placed at the entrance and they looked familiar.
Aunt Wang lowered her voice and said, "Madam's father has been here for a while and he wouldn't let me call you. He's in the living room."
The two exchanged glances, said nothing, and went into the house one by one.
Gu Zhiwei was sitting in the living room drinking tea, his expression calm. Seeing them return, he smiled, a rare moment.
"You're back."
Lu Anning looked him up and down suspiciously. One wouldn't come here for no reason. Gu Zhiwei was waiting here in person so late at night. It must be something very important.
She suddenly thought of Gong Shaohua's purpose in looking for her. Could it be that her high and mighty father had the same idea?
"Why are you here so late?"
Lu Anning spoke in a cold tone, not giving Gu Zhiwei a good look at all.
He smiled awkwardly: "Nothing, I just came to see you. I saw an ancient hairpin a while ago and thought it would suit you very well, so I bought it and brought it to you specially."
Gu Zhiwei opened the jewelry box as he spoke. A pure gold phoenix hairpin with gilded and colorful paintings lay quietly in the box. It was exquisitely crafted and lifelike.
Lu An Ning just glanced at it. The hairpin was nice, but she would not give Gu Zhiwei a good face just because of this little thing.
People like him are most likely to take advantage of others.
Tang Jingyuan greeted Gu Zhiwei respectfully, and the three of them sat down. The atmosphere was a bit depressing.
Lu Anning got straight to the point: "Just tell me! What's the matter that brought you here to see me?"
"Do I have to have something to do before I come to see you? Can't I just come to see you?"
Lu An Ning smiled: "Your time is so precious, why would you waste it on me! You are an old fox, and I am a young fox, so don't hide it. After that, go back and rest early. You are too old to stay up late."
Gu Zhiwei curled the corners of his mouth. He really had no idea what to do with his daughter.
"Okay! Then I'll be frank. I came here because I actually wanted to tell you about your mother."
Gu Zhiwei hadn't wanted to come, knowing Lu Anning wouldn't treat him well. But when he approached Gu Yue, he was told he didn't want to be deserted like him. He approached Gu Yu, but that guy was even more evasive.
He reminded himself that the most precious thing to his brothers now was Lu An Ning, and only if Lu An Ning agreed could he get what he wanted.
What's more, what An Li cares about most is her daughter.
There was no other way, Gu Zhiwei could only come over with a shameless face. Even though Lu An Ning had a cold face now, he could only smile in a good temper.
When Lu Anning saw his father smiling at him, he immediately got goosebumps all over his body.
She looked at Gu Zhiwei warily: "You don't want me to help match you and my mother, do you?"
Gu Zhiwei accurately grasped the word 'also': "Has anyone else contacted you?"
"You're so smart, you should have guessed who it is."
Gu Zhiwei snorted coldly: "Gong Shaohua is so shameless that he actually has the nerve to ask you for help. He won't forget that you are my daughter! An Ning, don't be fooled by Gong Shaohua's superficial gentleness. He is very scheming. Back then, your mother almost fell into his trap."
Lu Anning lowered his eyes: "Do you know what happened between him and my mother?"
Gu Zhiwei was stunned by the question and sighed, "I don't know the specifics. I only know that before the Gong family fell, he wanted to get the Gu family's acupuncture method. Now, only your mother knows that acupuncture method, and he definitely hasn't given up."
"What about you? What's your purpose?"
Gu Zhiwei was stunned by the question. After a while, he said, "Of course I want our family to be reunited. Besides, your mother learned the needlework handed down by the Gu family. It shouldn't fall into the hands of outsiders, right?"
"It's good as it is now! Mother has already taught my second brother the needlework, so the problem you're worried about doesn't exist at all. Don't be so perfunctory with me. Do you want to get something else from my mother?"
Gu Zhiwei dodged his gaze, but met Tang Jingyuan's scrutinizing gaze again, and there was no way to hide.
"What else can I think about? You're overthinking it."
Tang Jingyuan said calmly, "You want to get the ancient recipe from Professor An, right?"
At first, when they were at the auction house, they had a conflict with the Gu family because of a broken ancient prescription. At that time, it was Lu Yunxi who replaced An Ning and represented the Gu family in the auction. Tang Jingyuan remembered it very clearly.
Now, the incomplete ancient recipe is still in my second uncle's hands, waiting for him to find the other half.
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