Chapter 443 I've Got Prosopagnosia
For a long time after his birth, Lu Junyan was unaware that his biological mother was someone else.
Back then, Yang Liyun had been pursuing Lu Yexiong.
After all, Lu Yexiong was very handsome and manly when he was young, and he also came from a wealthy family.
Even if you only consider money, Yang Liyun would still want to marry Lu Yexiong.
However, Lu Yexiong didn't think much of Yang Liyun.
From beginning to end, Lu Yexiong loved He Yanqing.
But He Yanqing doesn't love Lu Yexiong.
Ultimately, the couple still ended up getting a divorce.
Yang Liyun also became increasingly aware that—
Love is of little use to a woman.
Instead of trying every means to win Lu Yexiong's love.
Instead, we should try to get Lu Yexiong's money.
Therefore, when Yang Liyun heard that Lu Yexiong's condition for divorcing He Yanqing was that He Yanqing would find someone to be a surrogate mother, she volunteered to be the surrogate mother.
Although, in the future, the child she gives birth to will actually be the child of Lu Yexiong and He Yanqing.
But the one carrying the Lu family's child is her.
She was also the one who gave birth to the Lu family's descendants.
As Yang Liyun had predicted, after she gave birth to Lu Junyan, Lu Lifeng arranged for Lu Yexiong to marry her.
Lu Yexiong did not disagree.
Yang Liyun could sense that Lu Yexiong, who had been dumped by He Yanqing, no longer cared who his wife was.
Fortunately, Yang Liyun didn't care whether Lu Yexiong loved her or not.
All she wanted was to secure her position as Mrs. Lu. As long as the Lu family prospered, she would have endless money to spend.
It was within this marital relationship that Lu Junyan was born.
The Lu family is not short of money, and naturally, they are not short of manpower.
Everyone thinks I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and that I was waited on hand and foot.
Facing the magnificent waterfall, Lu Junyan murmured as if he were talking about someone else.
"Indeed... compared to many children in this world who can't even afford to eat, I'm doing very well... however..."
Lu Junyan sighed heavily.
"But I have never felt that my childhood was happy."
Lu Junyan has countless servants and bodyguards.
But he has no parents.
He lived in a large house with his servants and bodyguards.
A house should be a warm home, but for Lu Junyan, his home was like a cold prison.
On one occasion, his bodyguard and servants took him out and passed by a park.
He would feel incredibly envious whenever he saw children his age playing in the sand or on slides with their parents.
But he can't play.
He forbids me from playing.
Lu Junyan could only see Lu Yexiong and Yang Liyun once every few months.
When Lu Yexiong was around, Yang Liyun's attitude towards him was acceptable.
But once Lu Yexiong is not around, Yang Liyun's attitude towards him becomes exceptionally cold.
At that time, Lu Junyan never understood why his parents didn't like him.
The two of them never celebrated his birthday because Lu Yexiong and Yang Liyun never gave any instructions for it, so the servants wouldn't prepare anything.
No one was with him when it thundered, because Lu Yexiong wanted to cultivate his independence.
But at that time, he was only three or four years old.
They still want to rely on their parents at that age.
When Yang Liyun finally came back, Lu Junyan wanted to act cute with his mother, but she pushed him away with disdain. Sometimes, when Yang Liyun was in a bad mood, she would directly tell Lu Junyan, "I'm not your mother."
Later, as Lu Junyan grew up, he gradually understood—
Because his father doesn't love his mother, and his mother doesn't love his father either.
Therefore, neither of them loved him.
Compared to children of the same age, Lu Junyan is relatively mature, with strong insight and comprehension.
He realized as soon as he started elementary school that Yang Liyun had never really cared about him.
Yang Liyun only wanted to use him, relying on him as the sole heir of the Lu family, to extract more shares from Lu Yexiong.
Money—that's what Yang Liyun cares about most.
Lu Yexiong, however, was concerned about him.
They only cared about his grades.
As Lu Junyan became increasingly aware that he was merely a tool to his parents, he embarked on a rebellious path.
The originally cold and distant family relationships began to fall apart and become fragmented.
Lu Yexiong blamed Yang Liyun, and Yang Liyun blamed Lu Yexiong.
The two of them blamed Lu Junyan together.
Finally, after Lu Junyan entered junior high school, they sent him to a juvenile detention center because he was disobedient.
"I don't need to go into what happened in the juvenile detention center; you probably remember it better than I do."
Lu Junyan's clouded eyes only shone like pearls the moment he looked at Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning shrugged and smiled.
"What do you mean I remember you better than you do... You mean you left an unforgettable impression on me, but I'm completely forgotten by you?!"
Knowing that Jiang Ning was teasing him, Lu Junyan laughed, then shook his head.
“That’s not what I meant… It’s that after I got out of the juvenile detention center, my parents confiscated my phone and then locked me up here…”
As Lu Junyan spoke, he took a step and walked towards the only building in the area.
This place is surrounded by mountains and has a waterfall.
Although it looks like a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, it is too remote and isolated from the world. It is more suitable for imprisonment than for living.
Jiang Ning approached the old door of the villa, turned his head, and asked Lu Junyan curiously:
"They locked you up here? Why?"
"Because after I got out of the juvenile detention center, I didn't become more obedient; instead, I kept saying I wanted to find a girlfriend!"
Meeting Lu Junyan's smiling gaze, Jiang Ning looked away and cleared his throat.
She knew that the girlfriend Lu Junyan was talking about was her, A Chu.
"In order to cultivate an outstanding successor who can inherit the Lu Group, my parents locked me up in this place... for almost two years."
"He was locked up for two years?"
Jiang Ning was shocked.
“Hmm.” Lu Junyan nodded. “For the past two years, I haven’t been able to leave this house, which is equivalent to being confined in ancient times… The entire villa was surrounded by Lu family bodyguards, and different teachers came to teach me every day… At that time, my father told me that I could only leave here when I finished my studies.”
Jiang Ning frowned.
Just listening to Lu Junyan's description, she could feel the oppressive and suffocating atmosphere that was chilling.
Jiang Ning stared at Lu Junyan's profile, which had sharp, angular features like a model.
Lu Junyan's expression didn't change much, as if he had already let go of the past.
However, those jewel-like eyes were much deeper than before.
“When I was locked up here, the pressure of studying every day was immense… The motivation that kept me going… was you, Achu.”
Lu Junyan turned around to face Jiang Ning.
Then, he reached out and gently stroked Jiang Ning's smooth cheek with his rough palm.
Normally, Jiang Ning would definitely have removed Lu Junyan's hand.
But at this moment, she let Lu Junyan stroke her cheek.
She felt that Lu Junyan needed her.
Lu Junyan needed to confirm her existence in this way.
“Back then, I would relive our time together in the juvenile detention center countless times every day… however…”
Lu Junyan's face suddenly turned very pale and painful, as if it had been shattered.
"But I can hardly remember your face anymore."
Jiang Ning's eyes widened.
"I have prosopagnosia."
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