"Big brother!"
Lu Jianjun was somewhat surprised to see his older brother arrive. "Aren't you busy today?"
Shouldn't the eldest brother be working at this time?
According to his usual habits, even if he knew that he was coming, he wouldn't specially put down his work to come see him, unless he really had nothing to do.
However, Lu Jianjun didn't recall ever seeing his older brother with nothing to do.
Lu Guozhong's gaze remained fixed on Meng Fuyan. He rarely lost his composure, but this time he strangely stared at the little girl for a long time.
Lu Jianjun said to Meng Fuyan, "Yanyan, this is your uncle."
Meng Fuyan greeted him, "Hello, Uncle Lu!"
Uncle!
The relationship has become a little closer, which makes me somewhat happy, but I don't feel satisfied.
Lu Guozhong responded, "Yes! It's just some routine training, no need to be too nervous, just be basically vigilant."
Meng Fuyan blinked. Was this meant to comfort her? Or was it just a casual expression of concern?
This work machine doesn't seem to have this kind of personality!
However, Meng Fuyan didn't care about all that. She had a sweet tongue and immediately smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle. I will study hard."
Lu Guozhong was momentarily stunned by the smile. In the past, he would have looked away from such a junior long ago, but this time, he unusually kept staring at her.
Feeling a bit strange, Lu Jianjun, who was left standing to the side, glanced back and forth between Lu Guozhong and Meng Fuyan a few times, sighed inwardly, and decided not to bother his older brother.
Meng Fuyan knew that Lu Guozhong was watching her, and she felt a little bittersweet. She was no longer a teenage girl; she had grown up and had decades of experience from her past and present lives. Her views on many things had changed.
She didn't know much about her mother and him. In fact, at first, he was practically invisible in her life. She only started to notice the difference after she grew up.
All she knew was that her mother disliked Wu Guozhu, that Wu Guozhu was a bad guy, an enemy agent, and that he was the one who killed her mother.
She had even resented this person in the past, thinking that he had let her mother down, which was why they hadn't gotten married. But now, looking back, Meng Fuyan even admired her mother. In that era, to make such a decision was truly brave!
Seeing that the atmosphere had become awkward, and with Lu Guozhong staring at her like that, Meng Fuyan couldn't let it stay like this. She smiled and said, "Uncle, you must be a veteran of many battles, right? You have a very special aura about you, much like my grandfather. My mother said that only veterans of many battles have that kind of presence."
Lu Guozhong's eyes flickered. "Your mother... would tell you these things?"
Meng Fuyan nodded, "Yes, she admires men with such an aura. When my grandfather was alive, he would often tell stories from the past, and my mother admired him a lot."
It was obvious that she could see Lu Guozhong's emotional fluctuations.
Even though he hid it well, and even though he was used to being serious and often had no expression, Meng Fuyan still saw through it.
She sighed inwardly.
"Yanyan!" Lu Jianjun glanced nervously at his brother and stopped Meng Fuyan.
Because in his heart, he knew that Meng Suqin had once had a relationship with his brother, but it seemed that it ended badly. His brother had always harbored resentment towards Meng Suqin over the years, but never mentioned it.
He probably didn't like Meng Fuyan mentioning her.
"Brother, Yanyan is still young and doesn't know how to speak properly. Don't take it to heart."
Lu Guozhong glanced at his younger brother and said, "She didn't say anything, why are you reacting so strongly?"
Lu Jianjun: "..."
Lu Guozhong didn't say anything more. He lowered his eyes and said directly, "Come with me. Let's go to our accommodation first, and then we'll talk about training."
Meng Fuyan followed Lu Jianjun into Lu Guozhong's car.
Finally, the car pulled up in front of a two-story building. Lu Jianjun got out and looked at it with some surprise. "Brother, why did you bring us to your house?"
This is Lu Guozhong's home, his residence during his military service. However, it is not the Lu family's home; his wife and children do not live here.
Lu Guozhong has a high position and is a workaholic. He spends most of his time living in his office. He has a house here, but he doesn't come back very often. However, Lu Jianjun knows about this place; he has been here before.
Lu Guozhong didn't even look at him, and said with a hint of disdain, "You're here to visit relatives, so if you're not staying at my house, where are you going to stay?"
Lu Jianjun: "..."
He was speechless.
Please, "visiting relatives" is just his public statement. He's already in the military now, there's no need to be so formal, is there?
Besides, Yanyan is still here. He can stay here, but Yanyan needs to be arranged to have another dormitory, right?
Just as he got to this point, he heard Lu Guozhong turn to Meng Fuyan and say, "Take your luggage down. You'll be living here from now on."
Lu Jianjun: "..."
Meng Fuyan obediently took down her luggage. From her perspective, she shouldn't have any doubts. After all, this was Lu Jianjun's older brother, whom she should call her uncle. There was nothing strange about her staying at his house.
Therefore, Meng Fuyan showed no unusual expression and obediently carried her luggage and followed Lu Guozhong inside.
The house was quite large, and given Lu Guozhong's status, such treatment was not surprising. However, the house was too desolate, and the interior was just like Lu Guozhong himself—serious and rigid, with almost no warmth or coziness.
The house is clearly designed to be bright and airy, but the weather wasn't great today, so it looked gloomy inside. The dark wooden sofa and matching tables and chairs made the whole place feel even darker, cold, and poorly lit.
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