Chapter 38 This time, he seems to have lost
Meng Anran drank a sip of sparkling water, and not only did she not touch the remaining half of the cake, she even didn't touch the pasta that she had only taken two bites of.
Leaning leisurely against the back of the chair, holding a glass of sparkling water in his hand, he sat quietly, waiting for Lu Heng to finish his meal.
Lu Heng, who had not eaten a single bite just now, just drank the red wine in the glass. The steak was cut into small pieces and even the sauce did not have the chance to enter his mouth.
He put down his empty red wine glass and asked, "Let me take you to eat something else."
"No, I have no appetite." Meng Anran put down the sparkling water and picked up her schoolbag. "Let's go."
Lu Heng didn't say much. He knew very well that once Meng Anran said the three words "no appetite", no matter how tempting the food was, it would only make her feel sick.
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The Mercedes-Benz stopped at the entrance of the community, and the two people in the back seat saw the young man who had been standing under the dim light and waiting for a long time.
Lu Heng pursed his lips in thought, then turned his head to glance at the girl beside him, "Did you ask him to come down and pick him up?"
Meng Anran shook her head. She didn't know why Meng Yushu was standing at the gate of the community so late at night. It seemed that he had been waiting for quite a long time.
The two got off the car one after another. Meng Yushu came up with a gentle smile and took Meng Anran's schoolbag naturally.
"Brother, what are you doing here so late?" Meng Anran asked.
Meng Yushu rubbed her head lovingly and said with a smile, "I came down to take out the trash. It seems like you should be back soon, so I'll just wait here for a while."
The security measures in the residential complex were not good, and even inside the complex, robberies occasionally occurred at night. Meng Yushu was worried about her sister's safety, but she was also afraid that calling her would disturb her, so she simply stood at the entrance of the residential complex and waited.
Seeing his familiar movements, Lu Heng's eyes suddenly darkened. He knocked on the car door frame with his knuckles, the sound so light that it almost blended into the night wind.
Over the years, he had only seen Qin Mu touch Meng Anran's hair.
Now there is one more.
Meng Anran was stunned by Meng Yushu's words and realized that it was already past eleven o'clock. She had never called home to report her safety.
But Meng Yushu was worried about her safety, and he had been waiting for her here for so long without any complaints, and even greeted her with joy in his eyes.
This made her feel a little sour in her heart.
"Mr. Lu, thank you for sending An Ran back." Meng Yushu had a gentle expression and always looked calm and cold, as if he had no hostility towards anyone.
Seeing Meng Anran lowering her head and not saying anything, Lu Heng could guess what she was thinking at the moment.
"You're welcome." Lu Heng's voice was emotionless, and the light reflected from his cufflinks passed over Meng Yushu's face. "After all... she is my sister."
Meng Yushu's expression remained unchanged as he spoke lightly, "I'm also very happy that so many people care about and take care of An Ran."
Lu Heng's eyes moved slightly, and without saying anything else, he turned around and got into the car.
This time, he seemed to have lost.
She noticed that Lu Heng's mood was a little strange, something she had never seen before.
There's a sense of reluctance, a sense of loneliness, and also... a sense of peace of mind.
Only after the car was running away did she put her thoughts aside, took Meng Yushu's arm and went home together.
"Brother, if I come home late from now on, I'll call you and tell you. I'll also send you a message before I get home, so don't wait at the gate of the community. There are a lot of mosquitoes at night in the summer, and your hands are all bitten."
Looking at the seven or eight red and swollen mosquito bites on Meng Yushu's forearm, Meng Anran felt a little uncomfortable.
"It's okay, just apply some Tiger Balm."
Meng Yushu did not blame Meng Anran, and even felt very happy that his sister cared about him and was willing to report her itinerary in the future.
She is slowly accepting him as her brother and slowly integrating into this family.
When I got home, elementary school student Meng Chenghong was already lying on the bed and sleeping, while Meng Rong and Su Wanman were still sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting.
"What time is it? Does dinner really need to take so long? Yu Shu has been waiting downstairs for over an hour. Will An Ran... not come back?"
Su Wanman lowered her eyes, her eyes were red, unable to hide her loss.
Meng Anran only told Meng Yushu that she had made an appointment with Lu Heng to have dinner. Meng Yushu went to Su Wanman's store to help after school and did not tell Su Wanman until the store closed.
Why would dinner take so long? Su Wanman was afraid that her little daughter would never come back without even saying hello.
Just like Lu Qingcheng did at the beginning, leaving resolutely.
"No." Meng Rong held his wife's hand as if to comfort her, but his expression also showed a bit of unease. "We should trust An Ran."
"It's not that I don't trust An Ran, it's just that our family's conditions are so much worse than the Lu family's. If the Lu family really cares about An Ran and wants to take An Ran back, we have no right to disagree and let An Ran live a better life." Su Wanman sighed melancholy.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see the current situation of the Meng family. The day An Ran came, she was wearing a beautiful dress worth tens of thousands of yuan. Given their financial situation, they could only buy her clothes worth a few hundred yuan at best.
If An Ran really wanted to return to the Lu family and live a prosperous life, it would be understandable. How could they have the nerve to object and force her to stay here and suffer with them?
If the Meng family could become a wealthy family like they did in the past, she would definitely not be willing to let her biological daughter be adopted by someone else's family!
Outside the door, Meng Anran heard everything the two said. For her, staying in the Meng family was just playing a development game.
But for the Meng family, it was a treasure they had regained and they found their real family.
She pushed the door open and the voices of conversation stopped abruptly. Su Wanman and Meng Rong looked up at the same time, their eyes filled with joy at having regained what they had lost.
"An Ran is back?" Su Wan Man secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her worry turned into a smile. She couldn't wait to get up and greet her. "Did you eat enough tonight? Mom will make you some midnight snack."
Meng Anran really had no appetite. Just imagining the taste of egg noodles made her feel nauseous. She thought for a moment and said, "I'm not hungry. I just want to drink something sweet."
"I just bought a box of grape juice that you like today. Sit down and rest for a while. I'll get you a bottle of ice cold one." Su Wanman's joy was beyond words and she quickly walked into the kitchen.
Meng Anran changed into slippers, Meng Yushu locked the door, and the brother and sister sat down on the sofa.
Mengrong kept drinking water to hide his relief.
Seeing that he was so nervous that his palms were sweating but he was still pretending to be calm, Meng Anran laughed inwardly and said, "Dad, let me talk to you about something."
"Ah?" Meng Rong's hand suddenly shook, and some water in the cup spilled out. He quickly put down the cup, patted his pants, and began to panic again.
There were also ping-pong sounds coming from the kitchen.
Could it be that An Ran has been persuaded by Lu Heng and came back this time to say goodbye to them?
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