Chapter 217 Reuniting Their Family
Lu Yunqi looked at Lu Zhentao in horror, moved her lips, but couldn't utter a single word.
The caregivers in the ward had already run out in fright, leaving only the father and daughter.
Lu Zhentao bent down, grabbed Lu Yunqi by the collar, lifted her off the ground, and threw her back onto the bed. "You want to be discharged, right? I'll take you out now."
...
Lu Yunzhou sat in the car, watching the surveillance video in the ward, wondering why Lu Zhentao's attitude towards Lu Yunqi had suddenly changed so much.
She doesn't seem like a daughter, she seems more like an enemy.
Even if Lu Zhentao felt sorry for Lin Xi, he wouldn't take his anger out on Lu Yunqi, after all, he was the one who switched the baby.
Unless there are other factors involved, such as Lu Yunqi not being his biological daughter...
Thinking of this, Lu Yunzhou raised his eyebrows. If that were the case, then he wouldn't need to personally deal with Meng Xiuwan, that mistress.
His father was much more ruthless than him when he got physical.
After seeing Lu Yunqi being led out of the ward, Lu Yunzhou turned off the surveillance video, stepped on the gas, and left the hospital.
Lu Zhentao processed Lu Yunqi's discharge from the hospital.
Lu Yunqi sat next to Lu Zhentao, wearing a men's black overcoat, which belonged to one of the bodyguards, and the coat still smelled of men.
She suppressed her nausea and wrapped herself tightly in her clothes, because they were empty inside. After taking off her hospital gown, she was left with only her underwear.
Filled with doubt and fear, Lu Yunqi pressed herself against the car door, not daring to approach Lu Zhentao.
She suspected that her father had been possessed, otherwise why would he suddenly become so terrifying?
Lu Zhentao didn't even glance at her, his eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.
The car had been driving for over an hour. Lu Yunqi secretly looked out the window and realized that the road was getting further and further off-center, and it was definitely not the way home.
She wanted to ask, but seeing Lu Zhentao's cold face, she closed her mouth again.
She was afraid of being beaten, and today she received three slaps on her left cheek, each slap harder than the last, the lightest of which was delivered by Lin Xi.
Lu Yunqi's left cheek was swollen, her eye was swollen into a slit, and there was a large crack at the corner of her mouth, which hurt when she moved.
After another hour, the car finally stopped.
Lu Zhentao opened his eyes and coldly uttered two words: "Get out of the car."
After saying that, he got out of the car first.
Lu Yunqi had a bad feeling that this was not a good place. She dared not get out of the car, yet she dared not stay in the car.
The moment I opened the car door, I heard barking coming from inside the gate; it was clearly the barking of a large dog.
Lu Yunqi shuddered in fright; her body trembled uncontrollably. She was afraid of dogs.
She's terrified of even half-grown dogs, let alone large, fierce breeds. Her father knows this, but...
Lu Yunqi hid in the car, too afraid to come out. Lu Zhentao grew impatient and said, "If you don't get out, I'll drag you in and feed you to the dogs."
"I'm getting out!" Lu Yunqi stepped out of the car in a panic, wearing slippers that exposed her toes.
As soon as she got out of the car, the cold wind seeped in from her feet, making her whole body feel icy. Lu Yunqi wrapped her coat tighter around herself and followed Lu Zhentao into the base gate.
As soon as Lu Zhentao walked in, a man in black came up to him and said, "Boss."
Lu Zhentao grunted in agreement. "Where is he?"
"He's locked in a dog cage in the backyard. Both his legs are broken, and he has a slight fever," the man in black replied.
"Give him some medicine, don't let him die too quickly, keep him alive for a few more days," Lu Zhentao instructed.
"Yes, boss." The man in black nodded and led the way for Lu Zhentao.
Lu Yunqi swallowed, wondering who they were talking about and what their purpose was in bringing her here.
Every step she took felt like stepping on an electric shock; her body trembled uncontrollably, whether from the cold or from fear, it was hard to tell.
As they walked down a long corridor, the barking of dogs grew closer. The man in black pushed open a door, and a stench hit them.
Lu Yunqi couldn't help but gag.
Lu Zhentao glanced at her sideways and sneered inwardly. She couldn't tolerate this already; she'd get what's coming to her later.
In the spacious backyard, there are more than a dozen large iron cages against the wall, each containing more than a dozen large Tibetan mastiffs with glossy, smooth fur, clearly indicating that they are well-fed.
The dozen or so birds smelled the strangers and started barking loudly.
Lu Yunqi hid behind Lu Zhentao and the others, trying to stay as far away from the iron cage as possible.
Walking along the dog cages, Lu Yunqi breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that the cage on the far right was empty. She had assumed it was an empty cage, but upon closer inspection, she discovered that there was indeed no dog inside; instead, a person was tied up inside.
The person lay paralyzed in the cage, chained around the neck, his face flushed and his lips cracked; it was obvious he had a high fever without even touching him.
Lu Zhentao pushed Lu Yunqi forward, "Let's see who he is?"
Lu Yunqi gripped the iron cage with both hands and looked inside. She quickly recognized the man inside, "Chang Gui?"
"Dad, why did you lock Changgui inside? Did he do something wrong?" Lu Yunqi turned around and asked, mustering her courage.
Changgui treated her very well. Whenever she had a problem and asked Changgui for help, he would take care of it for her. She had feelings for Changgui.
So even though she was terrified, she still asked the question.
“I’m not your father,” Lu Zhentao said coldly. “He is.”
"What did you say?" Lu Yunqi's eyes widened, and she held her breath, forgetting to breathe.
“Impossible!” Lu Yunqi shook her head. “Dad, you’re joking with me, right? How could I not be your daughter?”
"Would I joke like that?" Lu Zhentao's voice grew colder and colder, and he was practically glowing green with envy.
Lu Yunqi's legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground. "I'm not your daughter, but what does this have to do with me? It was my mother who was unfaithful and had an affair with one of your men, which resulted in me."
“If you want to settle scores, you should go to the nursing home to find your mother. I… I am also a victim. Besides, no matter what, my brother and I are half-siblings. My brother won’t abandon me.”
Lu Yunqi said these words more to comfort herself. She could still have some connection with the Lu family, and she could still call Lu Yunzhou "brother." So her brother wouldn't abandon her, and she shouldn't starve to death.
Lu Zhentao sneered, "You wish! Too bad your mother isn't my wife Zhou Ruolan, but my mistress. You're just a little slut born of an old hag."
"Impossible! How could my mother be a mistress? You must be mistaken. I was born to Zhou Ruolan!" Lu Yunqi was on the verge of collapse.
How could she have gone from being the heiress of the Lu family to an illegitimate child born from a mistress's affair overnight? That's impossible.
“Is that possible? Go ask your biological father. He planned all of this,” Lu Zhentao waved his hand and ordered the man in black, “Lock the father and daughter together and take good care of them. As long as they don’t die, that’s fine. I need to reunite them as a family.”
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