Chapter 170 The Old Man's Promise
"dad!"
"Big brother!"
Everyone was shocked and turned to look at the closed door.
Grandpa Lu is awake.
Meng Wan was the first to react. She gripped Su Wantang's hand tightly, the sharpness in her eyes instantly turning into surprise and tenderness, and quickly walked into the inner room.
Lu Jingyan followed closely behind, his tall frame trembling slightly with excitement.
Su Wantang was pulled by Meng Wan and also entered the ward.
Everyone could only wait anxiously outside, craning their necks and barely daring to breathe.
On the hospital bed, Old Master Lu had already opened his eyes.
Those once powerful eyes, though now cloudy, still held a sharp, all-knowing edge. His gaze passed over his son and daughter-in-law, landing directly on Su Wantang.
His gaze was complex. There was scrutiny, surprise, gratitude, and a hint of... relief at surviving a disaster.
He struggled to sit up in bed.
"Grandpa, don't move." Su Wantang stepped forward and gently pressed his shoulder. Her movements were steady, and her voice was clear and cool, carrying a convincing professionalism.
The old man then lay back down, his chapped lips moved a few times, and a layer of water slowly welled up in his cloudy eyes.
He had seen all sorts of storms and survived countless battles in his life, yet he almost died in a small hospital room without any explanation.
Having just escaped death, he knew better than anyone how close he had come to it.
“Good…good boy…” His voice was hoarse as he reached out his withered hand and tightly grasped Su Wantang’s wrist.
Su Wantang did not break free.
"Jingyan," the old man turned to look at his grandson.
"Go, open the door, and let them... all stand at the door. I have something to say in public."
Lu Jingyan was taken aback, then nodded emphatically: "Yes!"
He turned around, strode to the door, and flung it open.
Outside the door, Lu Wende, Lu Zongren, and others were eavesdropping through the crack in the door when they were startled and almost fell over.
"Come here, everyone! The old man has something to say!" Lu Jingyan's voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion.
No one dared to be negligent. They scrambled to the door, but dared not cross the line. They could only crowd outside the door frame like a flock of quails awaiting judgment.
Inside the ward, Old Master Lu took a deep breath. His gaze swept over the various faces outside the door before finally settling back on Su Wantang.
"My old life was snatched back from the jaws of death by this child."
His voice wasn't loud, but every word carried immense weight and clearly reached everyone's ears.
There was a deathly silence outside the door.
Old Master Lu paused, a fierce glint flashing in his cloudy eyes.
"Including the last time, when that bastard Wenbo set a trap for her in Shanghai, our Lu family owes her two lives!"
boom!
These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears!
The faces of Lu Wende and the others outside the door turned ashen.
Especially Lu Wende, who had just been clinging to a sliver of hope that as long as the old man woke up, out of brotherly affection, he wouldn't go too far.
But when the old man said the words "I owe her two lives," they carried a completely different weight!
This isn't just simple gratitude; it's a promise! It's repayment! It's elevating this woman named "Bai Shu" to a height they could never reach!
This statement completely severed any possibility of them turning the tide in the future.
It's over.
This time it's really over.
Lu Zongren's old face was scrunched up like a bitter gourd, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.
Inside the ward, after saying these words, Old Master Lu seemed to have a great weight lifted off his shoulders, and he turned to the guard standing by his side.
"Xiao Zhang, go and get the box from the bottom of my bedside table."
The guard immediately responded, took out an antique sandalwood box from a locked cabinet, and presented it with both hands.
The box is small, but it exudes a sense of weight and history.
Grandpa Lu gestured to the guards to open it in public.
The lid was opened, and everyone held their breath.
There were no gold or silver treasures inside, no house or land deeds, only a seal lying quietly on red velvet...
It was a private seal made of chicken-blood stone, its color deep red, like congealed blood. A lifelike reclining tiger was carved on the seal knob, exuding majesty and domineering power.
“Child,” Old Master Lu pushed the box in front of Su Wantang, “you can take this.”
Su Wantang was taken aback.
She recognized it. In her past life, this kind of private seal of a top tycoon represented supreme power and credibility.
"Grandpa, this is too precious, I can't accept it." She instinctively declined. She saved people to protect herself and for Lu Jingyan, not to covet the Lu family's wealth.
"Take it!" Old Master Lu's tone brooked no refusal, his eyes revealing a stubbornness that said, "If you don't accept it, you're disrespecting me." "This is not a thank-you gift."
He took a breath and said, word by word, "This is a talisman!"
"From now on, in Beijing and throughout our country, seeing this seal will be as if seeing me in person! You can mobilize all of the Lu family's assets and connections!"
"Anyone who dares to make things difficult for you is making things difficult for me! I want to see which blind fool dares to touch the savior of the Lu family!"
These words were spoken with absolute certainty!
The person outside the door was no longer just ashen-faced; they were utterly terrified!
Mobilizing all of the Lu family's businesses and connections! What terrifying power that is! It's like handing half of the Lu family over to this woman!
Meng Wan smiled and nodded to Su Wantang, her eyes full of encouragement.
Lu Jingyan grabbed her hand and pressed it firmly against the sandalwood box, leaving her no room to back down. He leaned close to her ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Listen to me, accept it. This is the confidence Grandpa gives you, and also... what I owe you."
He owes her so much.
A life, a stable home, and warmth that will not be abandoned by the whole world.
Su Wantang's heart was struck hard.
She looked at the old man in front of her, at Meng Wan and Lu Jingyan beside her, and then at the silent faces outside the door.
She understood.
This is not a simple gift.
This is a pledge of allegiance, a symbol of status, and the core ticket for the Lu family's grand ship to be officially opened to her.
With it, her identity as "Bai Shu" was finally firmly established in Beijing.
She no longer refused, solemnly held the wooden box in her hands, and bowed deeply to Old Master Lu.
"Thank you, Grandpa."
That "Grandpa" was a genuine expression of his feelings.
Grandpa Lu smiled with satisfaction, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out.
He felt much better, then looked at Lu Jingyan, as if he remembered something, frowned, and spoke with a hint of disdain.
“What kind of awful place is that apartment building you’re living in now? The soundproofing is terrible, and the security is a mess. My granddaughter-in-law is suffering.”
Lu Jingyan touched his nose and didn't dare to say anything.
"Go!" Old Master Lu ordered, leaving no room for argument. "Isn't that No. 1 compound at the foot of West Mountain in the guard area always empty? Send people to clean it up immediately! Move there today!"
Lu Jingyan's eyes lit up instantly!
"Yes!" He straightened his back, accepted the order in a loud voice, his eyes filled with barely suppressed joy and tenderness.
He looked at Su Wantang, his eyes seeming to say: We finally have a home.
Outside the door, Lu Wende, who had just recovered from the shock of the private seal, felt his mind go blank and his vision went black when he heard the words "No. 1 Courtyard".
His legs could no longer support his weight, and he collapsed completely to the ground.
Because everyone in their circle knows that.
The No. 1 courtyard at the foot of Xishan Mountain has never been inhabited by ordinary people.
That was the true symbol of the Lu family's power, a place only the next generation of heirs were qualified to live in!
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