Lu Xingye sighed, glanced around, and whispered, "Dad, I'm your son. There's nothing we can't talk about. I'm all grown up now, I can accept anything. Tell me the truth, do Yanyan and Yunji have... do they... have... some other relationship with you?"
Lu Jianjun's expression changed. "What are you trying to say?"
Looking at his father's face, Lu Xingye thought he had guessed correctly and sighed deeply, saying, "Dad, you're being too obvious to Yanyan and the others. Others might not notice, but family members definitely can! Yunji looks so much like you, and if you look closely, Yanyan looks just as much. No wonder Mom has been heartbroken for so many years."
At first, Lu Jianjun thought he could understand it, but he couldn't understand the last sentence.
"No... what are you trying to say, you brat? Yanyan looks like me, why is your mother upset about that?"
Lu Xingye couldn't stand it anymore. "Dad, you don't need to act like this in front of me. What woman can stand her husband bringing his illegitimate child home?"
Lu Jianjun was completely stunned, and it took him a long time to process what he said. "You mean you think Yanyan and Yunji are my illegitimate children?"
Lu Xingye retorted, "Isn't that right? Your care for them has gone beyond the norm, and Yanyan and Yunji both look a bit like you..."
"Nonsense!" Lu Jianjun slapped Lu Xingye on the forehead in anger. "You brat, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you to death today."
Now Lu Jianjun finally understood why Qin Qiongying had been so sarcastic and critical of Meng Fuyan and her brother all these years. He was speechless. He racked his brains but never expected that his wife suspected this.
I'm speechless, angry, so angry!
Lu Jianjun paced back and forth angrily, "I'm so angry, so angry! That Wu Guozhu is unreliable and has ulterior motives. I knew he was no good a long time ago, and I was protecting those two kids. How could you think that way? It's too much! I'm so angry!"
Lu Xingye was a little dazed after being slapped on the forehead.
"Dad, really not? They're really not your children?"
"What is it? You brat, I'm going to kill you today, you little bastard!"
Lu Jianjun was so angry that he grabbed his son and started beating him. He hadn't beaten his son in years, but today he was furious and determined to give him a good beating.
So, the punches and kicks were all directed at the eldest son.
"I'll teach you to talk nonsense! I'll teach you to talk nonsense! I raised you all with so much effort, and this is how you see me? You little brats...you little brats..."
It had been a long time since he had been beaten by his father, but at this moment, he still dared not fight back. Lu Xingye was beaten and ran around in all directions, jumping up to dodge his father's punches.
"Dad, Dad, I was wrong, Daddy, waah... I was wrong... Dad..."
There was no one else in the square except for the father and son. Lu Jianjun chased and beat Lu Xingye for a while until he finally ran out of strength and stopped.
"come over!"
Lu Xingye had been punched twice in the cheek, his face was bruised and his lips were red. He limped over to Lu Jianjun.
"How long has this been going on? You actually believed your mother's words and thought that Yanyan and Yunji were both my children?"
Lu Xingye glanced at his father cautiously. "It's been a long time. At first, I was also wondering why Mom was acting that way. Later, I couldn't stand it anymore and told Mom. She was so angry that she complained to me. She felt that you had wronged her, that Aunt Meng had betrayed her, that you...you...are shameless, bullying people, bringing your illegitimate child right under her nose, and then brazenly using the excuse of repaying a debt of gratitude to openly take care of those two children."
Lu Xingye was also puzzled. "Dad, they really weren't your children? Then why do Yanyan and Yunji look like you?"
Lu Jianjun slapped him again in anger, "There are plenty of similar people in this world. So what if they look a little alike? What kind of family is the Meng family? Your Aunt Meng is their only daughter. Would the Meng family let their daughter do such a thing?"
"To put it bluntly, even if Old Master Meng forces me to divorce your mother and marry your Aunt Meng, it's still more reliable than your Yanyan and Yunji being illegitimate children. Do you think the Meng family is easy to mess with?"
Lu Xingye said helplessly, "I don't really believe it either, since there's no real evidence. I just think you're being too nice to them, which is why I find it strange."
Lu Jianjun glanced at him; there were many things he couldn't tell these people.
"In short, neither Yanyan nor Yunji is mine. They are the heirs of the Meng family. Stop thinking nonsense. You grew up together, so you're not allowed to speculate about their identities like this anymore, understand?"
"knew!"
This incident also served as a wake-up call for Lu Jianjun. He carefully considered the appearances of Meng Fuyan and Meng Yunji, and had to admit that they did resemble him somewhat, and the resemblance only grew stronger as they grew older.
well……
I felt a mix of happiness and sadness.
This is a secret; he can't tell!
“Old Meng has been kind to me. Before you, Aunt Meng, passed away, you knew that Wu Guozhu was unreliable. You were worried that after you were gone, these two children would be harmed by Wu Guozhu, so you asked me to take care of them. These are the only two children left in the Meng family. No matter what, I will protect them.”
After a long silence, Lu Jianjun suddenly looked at his son and asked, "Since your mother suspects this, why hasn't she asked me about it all these years? Or, why hasn't she brought up divorce?"
Lu Xingye gave an awkward twitch of his lips, "She can't bear to part with us!"
Lu Jianjun sneered, "Really? So you knew about this too, why didn't you tell me? Don't you want your mother to 'escape her misery'?"
Lu Xingye was completely speechless. "Dad, this is a matter between you and your husband. How can I bring it up? The key is that my mother has never thought about divorce. She doesn't dare to bring it up with you either. She's worried that if she does, you'll feel like you've lost face and will completely give up and divorce her. She's also worried that if you refuse to admit it and she still won't divorce you, she'll have you under her thumb and become even more demanding."
“I told her that Aunt Meng has passed away. If she really can’t swallow this and wants a divorce, then she should just tell you directly and vent her anger. But she will have to bear the consequences. If she doesn’t want a divorce, then she can just pretend she doesn’t know and continue living her life peacefully. But she doesn’t choose either of those!”
Lu Jianjun finally understood what Qin Qiongying was thinking. His anger surged, but considering that she was the mother of three children, he ultimately didn't say anything harsh in front of his eldest son. He gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger, and said, "Your mother can't bear to see the three of you suffer."
After saying that, he turned around and went home.
Lu Xingye watched his father's retreating figure and sighed deeply. He knew that his father... was disappointed in his mother.
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