In the pavilion, Lu Anning withdrew his gaze from the fish in the pond and shifted it to Lu Yunxi.
"If I were you, I wouldn't come out and seek death at this time."
After just one glance, Lu An Ning withdrew his gaze and continued to tease the koi swimming freely in the pond. His eyes suddenly became clear.
"I know, you just wanted to ruin my marriage with Cheng Yi, didn't you? Unfortunately, I couldn't let you do what you wanted. I have a very good relationship with my future mother-in-law now. It's impossible for you to ruin me."
Lu Anning sighed softly, "Yes! In order to maintain your relationship with Pei Chengyi, you are willing to admit that you dropped the child. It's really difficult for you."
She walked towards Lu Yunxi step by step. Her sharp eyes made Lu Yunxi flustered. She quietly took a half step back and was forced to look her in the face.
"What...what do you want to do?"
"I don't want to do anything! I just feel a little regretful. I should have invited the old man to the hospital directly to see if you could still be fooled so easily."
"You..." Lu Yunxi thought of what happened that day and raised her hand angrily to hit Lu An Ning, but Lu An Ning grabbed her wrist.
"Lu Yunxi, you haven't woken up yet. I don't mind throwing you in there to wake up your brain. This is my last warning to you, don't mess with me. The things you care about are nothing in my eyes."
After saying that, Lu Anning pushed Lu Yunxi aside, lost the mood to watch the fish, and left quickly.
Lu Yunxi lost her balance, quickly grabbing the nearby railing to avoid falling into the pool. A thin layer of cold sweat formed on her back. She turned around fiercely, glaring at Lu Anning's retreating figure, her nails scratching the redwood railing.
Lu Anning made a rough guess when she saw Lu Yunxi and Shen Yizi chatting and laughing. How could she forget that Pei Chengyi did not have a high status in the Pei family now? At this time, exposing the scandal of Lu Yunxi's fake pregnancy would only reduce the old man's impression of their family.
The news of their marriage has been announced. No matter how much Chen Yizi dislikes it, she cannot cancel the engagement at this time. This is undoubtedly gambling with her son's reputation and future.
Furthermore, if the engagement was cancelled, she would most likely face the arrogant daughter-in-law Shan Ying, who was no easier to deal with than Lu Yunxi. If she tolerated this, she could use the fake pregnancy to manipulate Lu Yunxi, and she would have to obey her from then on.
After weighing the pros and cons, it was reasonable for Chen Yizi to choose Lu Yunxi, and Lu Zhenghao and his wife would be grateful to Chen Yizi, so they would not dare to put forward other conditions in the future.
Shen Yizi's actions were a good calculation.
At the door of the living room, Lu Anning and Shen Yizhi bumped into each other. Lu Anning nodded slightly, and Shen Yizhi blocked her way with a cold face, and Lu Anning frowned.
"My sister-in-law is thoughtful. I admire her."
Lu An Ning curled his lips: "I don't quite understand what Second Sister-in-law means."
Chen Yizhi gritted her teeth: "I have to accept Lu Yunxi now. Isn't it your doing? No wonder you, an orphan, dared to refuse marriage in public. You actually wanted to be my sister-in-law. You also did what happened to Cheng Yi and Shan Ying."
Lu An Ning suppressed her smile. "Second sister-in-law, what do you mean? I knew someone was trying to harm me, but I couldn't resist. The one with bad intentions is your future daughter-in-law. Since you dislike her, cancel the engagement now. You let her in because you want to control her in the future."
She approached Shen Yizhi and laughed softly, “If I don’t refuse the marriage, your life will be even more difficult.”
“You…” Shen Yizi stared at Lu An Ning, speechless for a long time.
She just couldn't bear to see her son marry such a woman. If it weren't for the difficulty in explaining to the old man, she would have canceled the marriage and found a better one.
Calming herself, Shen Yizhi smiled at Lu Anning: "Do you think your life will be better if you marry the third brother? Lu Anning, you look down on the Pei family too lightly."
Lu An Ning turned around and looked in the direction of Shen Yizi's smile. The housekeeper was leading someone towards this side. The figure looked more and more familiar. As it got closer, Lu An Ning was startled.
Why did Ye Lingfei come to the Pei family's old house!
"Ling Fei, you're finally here. The old man and the others are discussing something in the study. Let's go in first and chat while we wait."
Shen Yizi passed by Lu Anning and eagerly took Ye Lingfei's hand. The two of them greeted each other warmly like sisters.
"I should have come to visit the old man earlier, but I was too busy and delayed until now." Ye Lingfei said with a smile, looking at Lu An Ning: "An Ning, you are here too."
Lu Anning smiled and nodded as a greeting.
For a long time afterwards, the living room was filled with the sounds of Shen Yizi and Ye Lingfei chatting and laughing. Lu An quietly sat by the side, sipping tea, letting them chat animatedly without interrupting.
The people upstairs finally came down, and when they saw Ye Lingfei, several men were quite surprised.
Ye Lingfei stood up gracefully, walked forward to greet the old man with a smile, and presented him with a gift.
"My parents asked me to say hello to you. They have too many family matters to attend to, and they always said that they would come to Jiangcheng to meet you in person if they had the chance. This mother tree Dahongpao is something my father asked me to bring to you to try."
"That's thoughtful. Sit down!"
Although the old man still looked indifferent, there was a hint of smile between his eyebrows. It was obvious that he was in a good mood after seeing Ye Lingfei.
A group of people sat in the living room and started chatting. Pei Wenbin accidentally mentioned Shen Yizhi: "As a sister-in-law, you should at least bring your brother and sister-in-law to entertain Miss Ye. How can you let her sit alone and drink tea?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked over and saw that Tang Jingyuan was just adding tea to Lu Anning's cup. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Ye Lingfei quickly tried to smooth things over: "It's my fault! I was so happy to see Sister Yizhi that I was busy talking about the past, so An Ning couldn't get a word in. An Ning, you won't blame me, will you?"
Lu Anning was about to reply when Tang Jingyuan handed her the tea and answered for her nonchalantly, "Ningning likes quietness and doesn't like to join in the fun."
Everyone laughed awkwardly and quickly changed the subject. Lu Anning remained silent, vaguely noticing Ye Lingfei occasionally glancing in her direction as she chatted and laughed with the old man. Lu Anning smiled quietly to herself, letting them chat about Tang Jingyuan's past without paying any attention.
Amidst the laughter, Ye Lingfei suddenly turned the topic to Lu Anning: "I heard that Anning is getting married to Jingyuan. Since Anning has severed ties with the Lu family, has she considered finding her biological parents so that the family can be reunited during the wedding? That would be great. Otherwise, it would be a great pity for the bride to be without her family at the wedding."
Lu An Ning paused what he was doing, looked up at Ye Lingfei, and his laughter froze in the blink of an eye. Everyone looked at Lu An Ning with different expressions.
Everyone only remembers that Lu Anning is the adopted daughter of the Lu family, and almost forgets that Lu Anning also has her own biological parents.
This problem is a bit tricky!
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