Chapter 451 The embodiment of happiness
It had been a long time since he had seen his sister with such a lively expression. Lu Heng vaguely recalled his fourteenth birthday.
Little Anran ran into his study, put her hands behind her back, and said to him in a baby voice, "Brother, I have a gift for you, and you'll never guess what it is!"
He looked at the little ball of milk in front of him, which was not even as tall as the desk, and felt annoyed for no reason. He said in a gloomy voice, "Who allowed you to come in? Get out."
Little Anran seemed to have gotten used to his indifference. She pouted and continued, "I'm not! Today is your birthday, and I've prepared a gift for you!"
If she hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have realized it was his birthday.
No one ever celebrated his birthday.
"Brother, guess what it is." Little Anran looked at him with a smile.
Lu Heng became more and more irritated. He lowered his head and continued reading, trying to ignore her. "Don't guess, get out."
Little Anran refused to give in. She ran over to him and placed the gift she had prepared for him on the table. "Look! This is the cup I made!"
Lu Heng glanced at the crooked and colorfully painted "cup", and his hand tightened unconsciously on the corner of the book.
He had never seen such an uglier cup.
But it was the first birthday gift he received in his life.
"I made this in the handicraft class last week. When I become more skilled, I will definitely make you a more beautiful one." Little Anran smiled brightly on her chubby face.
At that moment, the frost on the window in the study that was never opened seemed to be melting quietly.
Later, when Anran was nine years old, she witnessed him stabbing the family's Czech wolfhound to death and suffered from PTSD.
She began to hate and fear him, and no longer celebrated his birthday or gave him gifts.
Only then did he understand that the irritation that had risen up in his heart every time he saw little Anran was not disgust.
But fear.
He was afraid that such a simple sister would not be able to survive in the complicated world, and he was afraid that the home filled with coldness and evil would swallow her up.
When everything was settled, Lu Heng unconsciously curled up the corners of his lips when he saw the bright and beautiful smile on Meng Anran's face again.
His sister grew up safely, and the happiness he had lost was also found.
"Oh! You laughed!" Meng Anran stared at him in surprise.
"No." Lu Heng immediately put away his smile and returned to his icy face.
"It's obvious. I saw it with both my eyes!" Meng Anran tilted her head and looked at him, as if teasing a decent man or woman. "Smile again."
Lu Heng pushed her away a little, "You must be dazzled. Where's the gift?"
Seeing that he was feeling uncomfortable, Meng Anran stopped teasing him and said, holding her cheek, "Guess."
Lu Heng: "No, it's boring."
Meng Anran rolled her eyes, "You're just too boring!"
She stood up with the help of the table, went into the study, took out the big wooden box and placed it in front of him.
When Lu Heng opened the lid and saw the vase wrapped in golden satin, his eyes froze.
"Where did you get this Tang Dynasty vase?"
Meng Anran sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding the fruit plate and continuing to eat cherry tomatoes. "I picked these when I went to Gangcheng to attend the Jiang family banquet last time."
After saying that, she leaned towards Lu Heng and said, "Happy birthday."
Lu Heng froze, completely unaware that today was his birthday.
He pursed his thin lips in a slight upward curve and closed the lid.
I didn't expect that after so many years, I would be able to hear her blessings again and receive her birthday gift.
What he didn't expect was that she actually remembered his birthday.
"Thank you." He heard himself say lightly.
"As long as you like it." Meng Anran smiled and looked happier than the person receiving the gift.
Qin Mu walked out of the kitchen carrying the freshly cooked dishes. "It's time to eat. Would you like something to drink?"
"Open a bottle of red wine." Meng Anran put down the fruit plate and ran into the kitchen, taking out the red wine from the refrigerator.
She remembered that Lu Heng liked to drink red wine.
Lu Heng looked at the young couple in the kitchen and for the first time intuitively felt the embodiment of "happiness".
His sister is well taken care of here with Qin Mu.
There were four dishes and a soup on the table, which was quite a feast.
Every dish is delicious and flavourful. It is obvious that Qin Mu has put a lot of effort into learning how to cook, and he is no less delicious than the chefs in other restaurants.
"Qin Mu is a great cook. Try these chicken wings, they're super delicious." Meng Anran kept picking up food for the birthday boy.
Lu Heng looked at the protruding bowl and felt like he was in a dream.
In the past, in the Lu family, table manners were very strict when eating, and the act of passing food to each other was absolutely not allowed.
An Ran may have developed this habit after returning to Meng's home.
But he actually felt that such behavior should be the intimacy and warmth that family members should have.
No wonder my sister has become more cheerful and humane than before.
"Okay, you should eat more too." Qin Mu put a piece of salt and pepper pork ribs into Meng Anran's bowl. "Look at you, you've been in Yatang for half a month. You've lost weight."
"Hey, no dangerous remarks allowed." Meng Anran stared at him. "Master will be furious if he hears this."
Lu Heng watched the two of them interacting intimately and asked abruptly, "You didn't hire a servant?"
"We have hired a servant to come and clean the house regularly. Before, all the housework was done by Qin Mu." Meng Anran's tone was full of pride.
She knew that Lu Heng cared about her, so he would naturally examine her fiancé as his "big brother".
Of course she had to let Lu Heng know that Qin Mu was very good to her and was someone worthy of trust.
"Is it Qin Mu who cooks every day?" Lu Heng asked.
"I cook when I'm free at home." Qin Mu replied, "An Xiaoran is picky, and the food the servants cook doesn't suit her taste."
Lu Heng nodded in understanding, he also knew how picky his sister was.
During the chat, Lu Heng told Meng Anran about the treatment he had just received at Kenana.
Meng Anran was stunned after hearing this.
The cause of Lu Heng's illness was actually the medical dispute that caused the death of Kenai's parents?!
Recalling that the chef testified in court during the trial, he mentioned that he accidentally heard Bai Yujin talking on the phone and ordered people to go to the hospital to make a scene.
So it is very likely that Bai Yujin was also involved in that medical dispute.
However, Bai Yujin had just given birth. What good would it do her to start a medical dispute?
Although Bai Yujin has now been sentenced to death, everything has been settled.
But Meng Anran always felt uneasy until she found out the whole story.
Besides, since this involves Konai's parents, everything must be brought to light.
"I have ordered Xiang Fu to investigate the whereabouts of Butler Chen. However, if Butler Chen really knew the inside story of the medical dispute, he would have been wiped out by Bai Yujin long ago," said Lu Heng.
Meng Anran took a sip of sparkling water, his expression solemn. "No matter what the result is, let's investigate first."
Ke Ling died in a ridiculous experiment with white turmeric, and we can't let Kenai's parents die in such an unclear way.
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