Lu Anning followed Du Man into the restaurant. The familiar environment made her feel superior, and even her back was straighter than usual.
Lu Anning chose Du Man's favorite window seat, which had a great view. He was very skilled at ordering dishes, choosing dishes that Du Man liked. Du Man was particularly satisfied with this.
"It's rare that you still remember my preferences. It's worth all the time I spent teaching you all these skills."
Lu Anning smiled slightly and didn't respond. In fact, she didn't like French food because it had too many rules and the taste wasn't to her liking, but her adoptive mother did.
The appetizer was soup. Du Man enjoyed the elegant posture of drinking the soup with a spoon. If Lu An Ning didn't mention it, Du Man would act as if nothing had happened.
Lu Anning quietly accompanied Du Man to eat the main course before speaking: "Mom, why did you come to the company to see me last time?"
She was giving Duman one last chance to confess!
Duman's hand slipped, and the cut of the foie gras was crooked. She was a little dissatisfied and frowned: "Eat, don't you know?"
"Just eating?"
Lu Anning's questioning made Du Man a little irritated: "Why do you think I would come to see you alone? Anning, what are you suspicious of me for? I know nothing about your work."
Lu An Ning looked at her disappointedly and forced a bitter smile: "Yeah! You don't understand anything, so I don't want to doubt you. But, the evidence is here."
The USB drive was pushed to the middle of the table. Lu Anning stared at Duman and said, "You came to me that day to steal the bidding proposal I had prepared."
Du Man's eyes flashed with panic, and he didn't dare to look at Lu An Ning: "What bidding plan? I don't know what you are talking about."
"The surveillance footage was clear. When Lu Yunxi asked you to steal, didn't she remind you to be careful of the cameras? Mom, stealing trade secrets can get you jailed. When you did that, did you ever think about my situation?"
Duman didn't expect Lu Anning to ask so directly. Stealing business secrets is not that serious.
What's more, what she got was not a real bidding proposal. Speaking of this, Duman got angry.
"You knew exactly what I was going to do that day, and you deliberately put a fake plan on the table to lure me in. You deliberately caused your father and your sister to lose the big project! You knew your sister needed this project, so why couldn't you pretend not to know and give her the plan?"
Because they didn't win the bid, both the father and daughter came back yesterday with gloomy faces, and even she was affected.
This is all because Lu Anning is too stingy!
Lu Anning looked at Duman in astonishment. So that's what she actually thought. He stole her plan and now he's questioning her. How ridiculous!
"Why should I let her? Just because I'm an adopted daughter, I should give her everything I have?" Lu An Ning clenched her knife and fork, with a chill in her eyes.
"She's suffered so much outside for so many years, and she's back to the Lu family to enjoy life. It's just a plan that can help her gain a foothold in the Pei family. Why can't you give it to her? You have real talent and knowledge, and you have the support of the Pei family's young master. Do you still worry about not having opportunities in the future? This time is not a big deal!"
Lu Anning stared at Duman and smiled unconsciously. So this is what she thought.
So, when the Lu and Pei families got married, Lu Yunxi fell in love with Pei Chengyi, and I could only pick up what she didn't want.
Her most beloved adoptive mother had never considered herself, and she still treated Duman as her own biological mother.
Lu Anning gritted his teeth, looked up and met Du Man's gaze: "Mom, I don't owe Lu Yunxi anything. If there is nothing else, we can see each other less often."
Lu An Ning's heart sank. He couldn't eat this meal anymore. The exquisite food in front of him seemed more like an irony. Lu An Ning called the waiter to pay the bill and didn't even look at Du Man.
Duman was anxious: "What do you mean by this? Are you going to cut off all ties with me too?"
Lu Anning didn't reply. Every time they met, he was more disappointed. It would be better not to meet him.
Seeing Lu An Ning leave like that without responding to her words, Du Man angrily roared, "Your father is absolutely right, Lu An Ning, you are an ungrateful person."
Lu Anning paused, smiled bitterly, looked up, and left quickly without any reluctance.
Under the scorching sun, Lu Anning walked aimlessly down the street, her heart still cold. Du Man's words lingered in her mind. After living together for so many years, Lu Anning had feelings for Du Man. In the past, she had only guessed about her, never confirmed, and she always wanted to keep some hope for herself.
She had said it all today: there was no way that things between her and Duman could go back to the way they were before. It would be a lie to say she wasn't sad.
In the distance, a black Maybach drove over, followed by a white Maserati. Tang Rui saw the lost Lu Anning on the side of the road from the car.
"Dad, look."
Tang Jingyuan also saw it, pulled over and honked the horn. Lu Anning turned around and didn't expect to meet them father and son, so he quickly forced a smile.
"Why are you here?"
Tang Jingyuan frowned: "Get in the car."
They couldn't stay on the roadside for long, so Lu Anning quickly got in the car, putting away his bad mood. Lu Anning put on a smile and said, "Aren't you guys going to play ball? Have you eaten yet?"
"I was just about to go eat. Don't you have other plans? Why are you walking alone on the street in such heat?"
"Oh! Well, the dinner is over. I ate too much, so I need to digest it."
As soon as she finished speaking, her stomach made a few rumbling sounds and the car suddenly became quiet. Lu Anning tried to smile to hide her embarrassment, but Tang Rui disliked her.
"Your smile is uglier than your cry. I don't know what you're pretending to be." Tang Rui's tone was always like this. Lu An Ning didn't take it to heart, but he didn't explain today.
She herself doesn't know why she is forcing herself when she is obviously unhappy.
"Let's go eat first." Tang Jingyuan saw it but didn't say anything. He drove the car into the underground parking lot of the shopping mall.
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