I was silent for a few seconds, suppressing the panic and anxiety in my heart, and slowly exhaled.
I calmly replied, "Yan Meng, the feud between your mother and Lu Zhiyuan's father is a matter of the previous generation. You and Lu Zhiyuan are both innocent in that matter. I don't want to see either of you get hurt, let alone you both end up fighting over this and suffering losses."
Every word I said came from the bottom of my heart, but Yan Meng seemed to have misunderstood what I meant.
"Lan Shan, there's no such thing as a perfect match, and there's no time for hesitation." His words were profound. "Hesitation between the two will only lead to failure and gain nothing. Sometimes, people must learn to make choices and be responsible for the choices they make."
I was stunned. On the surface, he was educating me, but his underlying meaning was something else.
My heart was pounding. Make a choice? What choice? Was it about Lu Jing's death?
I was about to ask more questions, but Yan Meng had already hung up the phone.
I became increasingly uneasy, vaguely feeling that Yan Meng might have had something to do with Lu Jing's suicide.
The police had previously inspected the scene and found no signs of struggle or fighting. Lu Jing committed suicide by jumping off the building voluntarily, but why did he go to Haicheng to visit Lou Xiaoyun's grave before?
As Yan Meng said, that was already a thing of the past.
If Lu Jing really betrayed Lou Xiaoyun and did something that harmed others and benefited himself, then why didn't he go to Lou Xiaoyun's grave to repent for so many years, but instead suddenly committed suicide to atone for his sins many years later?
Was it because of the sudden pangs of conscience he felt after seeing Yan Meng at the birthday party? Or did he have some leverage or hardship?
Compared to the former, I believe in the latter more.
Yan Meng's hatred for Lu Jing has implicated the entire Lu family. He once tried to cooperate with me to use me to avenge Lu Zhiyuan. Now that Lu Jing is dead, is he willing to let go of his hostility towards Lu Zhiyuan?
Recalling what Yan Meng secretly instigated Tang Jun to do on the cruise ship, his deep scheming made me nervous. I was worried that Lu Zhiyuan would fight him, and I was also worried that he had already made preparations and was waiting for Lu Zhiyuan to fall into his trap.
I called Lu Zhiyuan, hoping to stop him in time, but Lu Zhiyuan didn't answer my call at all.
I called several times but no one answered.
In desperation, I had no choice but to send him a WeChat message, earnestly persuading him to calm down and wait until he had solid evidence.
But I still didn't get a response from him.
Just as I was anxiously waiting, my phone suddenly vibrated twice. I excitedly turned on the screen immediately, but what I saw was a message from Mingsi.
"Xiao Shan, Mom has prepared a surprise for you. Come home early."
I felt both warm and lost in my heart, warm because of Mingsi's concern, and lost because of Lu Zhiyuan's lack of response.
As time passed, I became more and more confused. The staff came out and asked me to go back for dinner, but I didn't have much appetite, so I paid for them in advance and drove back to Ming's house.
As soon as I stepped into the house, I heard romantic music. Mingsi had her back to me, humming a little tune and fiddling with the flowers in the vase.
"Mom." I called softly.
Mingsi turned around when she heard the sound, and when she saw me coming back, she immediately put on a gentle smile and said, "Come and see the surprise mom prepared for you!"
As she spoke, she opened the gift box on the coffee table. Inside was an exquisite cake with a beautiful crown placed on it.
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