The two washed their hands and brought the food to the table. In addition to the two dishes that Gu Zhiyuan had bought from the state-run restaurant, Gu Zhiyuan also made a cucumber salad.
After sitting down to eat, Gu Zhiyuan finally had a chance to ask, "Why are you so late getting off work today? Did something come up at the company that required you to work overtime?"
Xu Ningyan shoveled a mouthful of rice into her mouth and said, "Isn't Lin Hong getting married? Today, a batch of bed sheets and duvet covers from Shanghai arrived at my workplace. They have many different patterns and are very pretty. I was helping her pick out a pattern, which is why I'm late!"
"I had some bad luck on the way back. I ran into Xu Zhenzhu, who said some strange things. I scolded her and told her to take her anger out on Lu Kaisa and not to come looking for me, or I wouldn't be so polite! That's why I'm late!"
Gu Zhiyuan's brow twitched slightly. Lin Hong needed to choose bed sheets and duvet covers for her wedding, while his and Xu Ningyan's wedding was still a long way off.
Xu Ningyan will only be eighteen years old next year.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard that he had encountered Xu Zhenzhu, and immediately forgot about his previous thoughts: "She didn't lay a hand on you, did she?"
He carefully examined Xu Ningyan.
Xu Ningyan raised her arm, "If only she had made a move, I could have taken the opportunity to beat her up, but unfortunately she didn't!"
He looked rather regretful.
Gu Zhiyuan was relieved: "The Lu family is in such a state now, how can she still have the leisure to cause you trouble? It seems that the Lu family isn't chaotic enough yet!"
This is going to cause trouble for the Lu family again.
Xu Ningyan didn't ask any more questions, pretending that she hadn't heard anything.
A hint of helplessness flashed across Gu Zhiyuan's eyes. He hadn't hidden anything from Xu Ningyan lately, hadn't he revealed enough suspicious points?
Logically speaking, given Xu Ningyan's intelligence, she should have noticed the problem long ago.
But she remained calm and didn't ask a single question about the suspicious points, no matter what she heard.
This only made Gu Zhiyuan feel more and more uncomfortable.
The matter here is almost over. After it's finished, he will be leaving for a while to go back and report on his work.
This departure is uncertain, and if she doesn't make things clear, she's afraid Xu Ningyan might misunderstand that she's abandoned her and doesn't want her anymore.
Therefore, during this period of time, I have been looking for an opportunity to slowly explain my identity and background to Xu Ningyan.
He had hinted at it to the point that it was almost explicit, but this little rascal just pretended to be stupid and refused to ask a single question.
Several times, he wanted to be direct, but his cautious nature kept him from doing so. His identity could not be exposed until the final roundup.
Therefore, seeing Xu Ningyan burying her head in her food and not looking up, Gu Zhiyuan could only smile wryly.
She deeply regretted drawing such a clear line between them, which made Xu Ningyan cling to that line and refuse to cross it.
He deserved it in the end!
With his mind preoccupied, Gu Zhiyuan lost his appetite and ate only half-heartedly.
They had just finished eating and hadn't even had time to clear the table when there was a knock on the courtyard gate. When they opened the door, a somewhat familiar-looking man stood there and said urgently, "The boss has received some new information, it's very important, and he needs you to come over!"
Seeing the anxious look on the man's face, Gu Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat. He turned around, gave Xu Ningyan some instructions, and then followed the man.
He hasn't come back for a whole day and night.
Xu Ningyan immediately realized that something serious had probably happened.
Sure enough, Gu Zhiyuan returned on the afternoon of the third day, looking hurried. He only took two sets of clothes to change into, told Xu Ningyan that he would be away for the next few days, and advised her to keep the doors closed and be careful before leaving.
Xu Ningyan was still completely confused when Lin Hong was brought over by Lin Feng before dark. Lin Feng said that he knew Xu Ningyan was home alone and wanted to keep her company.
Judging from Lin Hong's expression, you could tell she was up to gossip.
Lin Feng dropped the person off, then rode off on his bike, as if something good was waiting for him.
Lin Hong sighed from behind, "My brother must be in a hurry to go back and get the news. Look at how fast he's going to go. He's never been this attentive when pursuing a girl."
He turned around, pulled Xu Ningyan, who was still unaware of what had happened, and went into the house.
That's when a shocking piece of gossip was dropped.
"The entire Lu family, except for the two children, has been arrested!"
"Such a good thing?" Xu Ningyan exclaimed in surprise.
Which deity has opened their eyes?
"What happened? Quick, tell me in detail—" Xu Ningyan urged.
Lin Hong didn't keep them in suspense and slowly began to explain.
It turned out that after getting off work the day before yesterday, the machinery factory suddenly issued a transfer order, transferring Lu Xing to the logistics department as a deputy director without any real power, and also asking Lu Xing to hand over all the materials and work at hand within the next two days.
Lu Xing was mentally prepared for this day to come. Although it came a little earlier than he had expected, he just assumed that Wu Jie and the others were in a hurry to make room for him.
Since the matter was of great importance, Lu Xing still gave Lu Kai some instructions, which was also meant to tell Lu Kai and Meng Ruyi to behave themselves.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Lu Kai knelt before Lu Xing, weeping bitterly, saying that it was all his fault for being unfilial and that he had dragged Lu Xing down with him.
Lu Xing always doted on Lu Kai the most. Seeing that Lu Kai was genuinely repentant, and that this grown man was crying like a dog, what could his parents do?
I can only forgive him. He's my own son, how could I not want him?
The father's loving heart overwhelmed his anger and disappointment, and the two of them embraced and wept in the study, which eased their relationship considerably.
This blow has taken a toll on Lu Xing, making him look much older than he is, and his body is also unable to withstand it.
Seeing this, Lu Kai personally took charge of getting Lu Xing back to his room to sleep. He also asked Meng Ruyi to make Lu Xing a calming soup so that he could drink it and sleep better, and have the energy to deal with Wu Jie's people the next day.
Lu Xing didn't worry about anything else and drank it.
Sure enough, not long after drinking the soup, the person became drowsy and then knew nothing more.
When he woke up, it was already broad daylight; he had been awakened by the sound of his mother smashing things.
Besides the sounds of Lu's mother smashing things, there was also the noise of the two children making a ruckus inside the house.
When Lu Xing got up, he saw that his mother was throwing a tantrum in another room. When she saw him get up, she complained that she didn't know if Meng Ruyi was fast asleep. It was so late and she still hadn't brought her breakfast or helped her to the toilet. She was about to burst from holding it in.
She also scolded Xu Zhenzhu, saying that she only cared about making breakfast for herself in the morning, ate it and ran away, not caring about the lives of others at all.
Lu Xing frowned and knocked on Lu Kai's door. After all, Meng Ruyi was his daughter-in-law, so he definitely couldn't go to her.
After knocking on the door for a long time, there was still no response.
Lu Xing sensed something was wrong and pushed the door open forcefully, only to find that Lu Kai's room had been ransacked, with things scattered all over the floor, as if it had been robbed.
When I pushed open Meng Ruyi's door again, her room was also a mess.
Lu Xing suddenly realized something and ran to Lu Kai's room. He saw that the drawers in his room were open, and the documents and money inside were gone.
Half of the clothes in the closet are gone.
Who is Lu Xing? He immediately realized something and turned to run to the study.
He always locked his study room as soon as he left, but yesterday, because he had hugged Lu Kai and cried about his father-son relationship, Lu Kai helped him back to his room, so the door was unlocked and opened easily.
Lu Xing went directly to the space under the desk, where there was a small, hidden safe containing confidential documents and materials, as well as some gold bars.
The safe was wide open, completely empty; nothing was left inside.
Just as Lu Xing's vision went black and he was about to fall, the courtyard gate was kicked open—
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