Chapter 115: Escape and Atonement
The old man snorted on the other end and said unhappily, "You proposed to her so loudly the day before yesterday, and you haven't even told me yet. Do you think I'm dead?"
"You will live to be a hundred years old." Lu Tingzhou raised his eyebrows. "People without hearts live long."
There was a "click" sound from the other end of the phone.
Just by listening to the sound, Lu Tingzhou knew it was the sound of the old man's walnuts hitting the marble table.
"Put your walnuts in good shape. I'm hanging up now."
"You little brat."
When Lu Tingzhou was about to die, Mr. Lu's urgent roar was heard.
"My phone is about to explode with calls from relatives and friends, all asking when the wedding banquet will be held."
Lu Tingzhou listened, and a very faint curve appeared at the corner of his lips.
He put on his glasses again, and his eyes behind the lenses were deep and unfathomable.
"Just say you don't admit it, there's no such unfilial son."
"you……"
The old man was angry but didn't dare to lose his temper at the moment. After all, it didn't matter if he didn't know about his son's proposal. But when the brat got married, he wouldn't be allowed to sit at the main table. He couldn't afford to lose face.
Moreover, with his bad character, he would definitely do it.
"Bring her back."
The old man's tone softened a bit.
"You want to go back?"
He chuckled, his tone carrying a hint of nonchalant arrogance.
"I have to ask Sang Wan if she's willing to go."
"you!"
The old man was almost choked by him.
He really had a hard time these past two days.
His mother-in-law and elder brother-in-law, with whom he seldom interacted, both put pressure on him indirectly.
The implication of their words was very clear: if he dared to interfere with Lu Tingzhou's marriage, they would risk everything to come from the capital to kill him.
The old man has lived for most of his life, and this is the first time he knows what it means to be unable to defeat the younger generation.
He took a deep breath, and his tone finally softened, with a hint of compromise and commitment.
"You reassure her."
"As long as you come back today, I promise that no one will dare to embarrass her."
"I'll knock on Sun Meixi's side."
Lu Tingzhou curled his lips, "What kind of sincerity is this? I won't consider it."
"I've prepared a generous gift."
The old man has a lot of face. It’s okay to lose face in front of his son, but if he loses face in front of outsiders, how can he go fishing with a group of old men every day?
"How thick?"
Lu Tingzhou paused in his action of hanging up the phone. It seemed that the old man was under pressure.
"The jewelry set your mother wore when she was alive."
Lu Tingzhou paused for a moment. This was quite thick.
Because the old man had a son in his old age, he was still very fond of his mother at that time. There was a set of top-grade jade jewelry, which the old man spent 80 million to buy.
The current market price is at least 200 million.
"Do you mean what you said?"
The old man knew that his son couldn't refuse this generous gift, so he sneered, "Of course."
"You dare not not count, otherwise I won't even give you an invitation when I get married."
"you……"
Without waiting for him to finish, Lu Tingzhou hung up the phone with a smug smile on his face.
…
When Sang Wan received Lu Tingzhou's call, she was looking at the information that Qi Qi had just sent her.
When she heard the words "go back to the old house for dinner", her fingertips holding the phone paused slightly.
To be honest, deep down in her heart, she was extremely reluctant to have any contact with the Lu family.
Especially Sun Meixi.
But that is Lu Tingzhou's roots after all, and his father is there.
She didn't want him to be caught in the middle.
Lu Tingzhou on the other end of the phone seemed to sense her hesitation, and his voice became gentler.
"Just go back and have a meal."
"The old man promised himself that no one would dare to make you unhappy."
He paused, a hint of a coaxing smile in his voice.
"Not only are there generous gifts, but there's also a great show. I want you to see it with your own eyes."
Hearing the word "good show", Sang Wan raised her eyebrows slightly.
She understood almost immediately that Lu Tingzhou must have ulterior motives for this dinner.
The reluctance in my heart disappeared in an instant.
She curled her red lips and spoke in a light voice.
"Okay, come back and pick me up."
…
The night was dark and the Lu family's old house was brightly lit.
The dishes have been placed on the long mahogany dining table one after another, and they are as exquisite as works of art.
It was rare for Lu Tingzhou to have a meal at home, not to mention that this time the old man personally invited him to bring his fiancée back.
Everyone in the Lu family takes it very seriously.
Sitting in the main seat was the energetic Mr. Lu.
On his left are Sun Meixi and Lu Jinxuan, on his right are the second son and his wife, and his granddaughter, Lu Siyue, who is in high school.
Lu Tingfeng's son is studying abroad, so there are not many people in his family.
When Lu Tingzhou and Sang Wan arrived, the atmosphere at the dinner table was subtly stagnant.
Sun Meixi didn't show much emotion under the old man's beating.
Of course, she didn't think much about it. After all, she was in a passive position and couldn't be too picky.
Lu Tingfeng is right, we should bide our time now.
If Lu Tingzhou had a weak point, it would mean he gave them an opportunity.
Sang Wan was wearing a simple outfit: a milky white cashmere long skirt with a khaki cashmere coat on the outside. Her long hair was loosely tied up, revealing her slender and graceful swan neck. She looked gentle and well-behaved.
As soon as she appeared, everyone's eyes were focused on her.
There is scrutiny, jealousy, and of course surprise.
Sun Meixi's face gradually collapsed, her lips were tightly pursed, and the resentment in her eyes almost turned into substance.
Sang Jingchu used to be so handsome.
Lu Jinxuan's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up, "Uncle, Sister Sang Wan."
Lu Tingzhou put his arm around Sang Wan's waist, walked to the old man as if no one was around, and nodded slightly.
He helped Sang Wan take off her coat and handed it to the servant, then pulled out the chair next to him and asked Sang Wan to sit down. His movements were natural and considerate.
Lu Siyue looked at Sang Wan with her eyes wide open. After many classmates knew that her uncle proposed to her, they asked her for her autograph. She wondered if she could get it tonight.
"Everyone is here, let's eat." The old man spoke in a deep voice, breaking the deadlock.
Sang Wan was not embarrassed at all, as they had dealt with each other before. Moreover, he had never lost his momentum before, so he couldn't lose face today.
She picked up the food calmly.
In addition, Lu Tingzhou was very considerate and picked up food for her, so she ate quite comfortably.
Lu Tingfeng glanced at Sun Meixi and thought, if she can eat it, why can't I?
During the dinner, except for Lu Jinxuan who took the initiative to talk to Sang Wan, everyone else had different thoughts and undercurrents were stirring.
Sun Meixi took a few bites and said she was full and wanted to go back.
Lu Tingzhou stopped her and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you so anxious because you have no appetite?"
Sun Meixi curled her lips, "I'm afraid it will affect your appetite."
Lu Tingzhou curled his lips and said, "Sister-in-law, you're worrying too much. I'll feel more appetizing when you're here."
Sun Meixi looked at Lu Tingzhou, and the atmosphere in the restaurant changed instantly. "Third brother, are you deliberately looking for trouble?"
Lu Jinxuan put down his chopsticks and pulled his mother's sleeve.
He took out his cell phone, fiddled with it for a few seconds, and then turned the screen to face his mother, Sun Meixi.
"Mom, look."
His voice was low and pleading, with a hint of warning in it.
"This is the message my dad sent me two days ago."
Sun Meixi's attention was instantly drawn over.
There was a long text message on the phone screen.
The sender of the letter was her husband, who had been a monk for many years and had never seen her.
Sun Meixi's pupils suddenly shrank.
[Jinxuan, persuade your mother. Your uncle is capable and cold on the outside, but warm on the inside. Stop targeting him. The Lu family is best left in his care. The reason I chose to leave wasn't just because of Sang Jingchu, but also because I couldn't face your mother and the situation of my family fighting each other. I was escaping, but also atonement.]
[That’s what I told her back then, and I still say it now.]
As for my love for Sang Jingchu, that was a dream from over twenty years ago. Ever since I was with your mother, I've let it go and we're just friends. With a single candle in front of the Buddha, I've long since let it go. I just can't bear to see her persist in her wrongdoings, and even more so, I can't bear to see her hurt innocent people again.
[There is a lamp before the Buddha, and Chen Yuan's words are without any concealment.]
These lines of words exploded in Sun Meixi's mind like a thunderclap.
She always thought that Lu Tingyuan became disheartened and became a monk because she planned the car accident that killed Sang Jingchu.
She blamed all the mistakes on the dead woman.
Lu Tingyuan had said this before, and she thought it was his sophistry.
But now...
Then what about her persistence and hatred over the past twenty years?
A joke?
The blood color drained away from Sun Meixi's face in an instant.
She stared at the lines of words, her lips trembling, unable to utter a word.
There was deathly silence at the dining table.
Lu Tingzhou slowly and leisurely picked up a piece of her favorite squirrel mandarin fish for Sang Wan, and a faint, cold arc appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Sister-in-law, what is your purpose in getting to know Song Xinran?"
Sun Meixi hadn't recovered from Lu Tingyuan's words yet, and she was stunned for a moment when she suddenly heard Lu Tingzhou ask.
The old man was displeased when he saw her standing there. "No manners, sit down."
Sun Meixi looked at the old man's tense face and had to sit down.
Lu Tingzhou spoke again, "Sister-in-law, tell me, what did you do with my assistant's girlfriend four years ago?"
Sun Meixi felt a little scared. Why did he suddenly bring up this matter at this time? It was obvious that he knew that she had been in contact with Song Xinran before the one million.
"Old Three, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"
Lu Tingfeng was puzzled.
"It's best if you don't understand. Otherwise, you can't hide."
The old man heard Lu Tingzhou's tone and thought it was not a good thing. He reminded him, "Third brother, we are family after all. Today is the first time you bring Miss Sang back. Don't be too embarrassed."
"Aunt, let me toast you." Lu Siyue took the opportunity to speak.
Sang Wan smiled at her, raised the juice in his hand and clinked it with hers, unaffected by the outside world.
Lu Tingzhou glanced at the old man and chuckled, "My wife has seen all kinds of embarrassing situations, so this little bit of embarrassment is nothing."
Sang Wan frowned. Why did this guy call her "wife"?
"Sister-in-law, please tell me why you wanted to get to know my assistant's girlfriend. I gave her one million before the accident. Don't even think about buying her some antique jewelry. That's not credible anymore."
They said before that they didn’t know each other and only those who bought jewelry had transferred money.
Now it turns out that they have known each other for a long time, so the jewelry pretext is no longer valid.
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