Chapter 475 Lu Jiaping disappears
Wu Xinyue was also at the old house.
She sat on the sofa with an expressionless face, and Lu Qingqing snuggled up to her, also without saying a word.
Seeing Lu Jingyou coming back, Mr. Lu immediately said, "Call Qin Shuang and ask her if your second uncle is with her."
"Qin Shuang called me just now and said she couldn't contact my second uncle and asked me what was going on." Lu Jingyou saw that the atmosphere in the room was not right and sat down as well. "I called Jinxi and they said my second uncle's phone was broken and was being repaired."
"Excuse me." Wu Xinyue sneered. "I don't believe a single punctuation mark in what you Lu family members say. His phone is broken, so can't he use the landline to contact his family? I don't need to guess, I know he must be with Qin Shuang, and your family is helping him hide it from me."
Lu Jingyou didn't say anything after hearing this. He took out his cell phone and called Lu Jiaping. The call still didn't go through, so he called Qin Xiuming again: "Go back to the old house."
"Brother, I just arrived in Guangzhou and can't go back. My father is missing, so I came to see if he is here." Qin Xiuming had just got off the plane and his tone was very anxious.
"Okay, contact me if you have any questions." Lu Jingyou instructed, and Qin Xiuming agreed, "Don't worry, I understand."
"Xinyue, look, Jingyou wouldn't lie to you," Old Lady Lu said. "We were worried when we couldn't find Jiaping. If he was with Qin Shuang, Xiuming would definitely know. But you saw Xiuming go to Yangcheng to look for Jiaping, which means Jiaping isn't with Qin Shuang."
"Everyone can act." Wu Xinyue pulled out a divorce agreement from her bag and threw it on the table. "This is the divorce agreement I received this morning. Take a good look at it. Lu Jiaping wants to divorce me."
"Mom, please don't divorce Dad." Lu Qingqing's eyes turned red as she cried, "I won't let you get divorced."
"Qingqing, it's your father who wants to divorce me. Now that he has a son, we're both superfluous in his eyes." Wu Xinyue had already calmed down and said to Mrs. Lu, "Mom, if you support our divorce, just say so. There's no need to go through all this trouble by disappearing. We're already old, and it's not good to do that."
"Xinyue, we didn't support his divorce, and we didn't know about the divorce agreement." Mrs. Lu explained, "You know the rules of our Lu family. Divorce is not allowed in the Lu family."
"Mom, does your Lu family still have rules?" Wu Xinyue said as if she had just heard a joke. "Bringing an illegitimate child home openly is your Lu family's rule?"
"Openly collaborating with your ex-girlfriend to defraud others is also a rule of your Lu family?"
"Xinyue, how can you talk to your mother like that?" Old Master Lu said, "Your mother is old and doesn't know anything. If you have anything to say, come to me."
"Dad, you already knew about the handicrafts, didn't you?" Wu Xinyue asked Old Man Lu calmly. "You also knew about Lu Jiaping being summoned by the police, didn't you?"
"Of course I know about this." Mr. Lu said, and then said to the old lady, "You go and rest first."
Mrs. Lu shook her head: "How can I sleep when Jiaping's whereabouts are unknown?"
"He took all the blame on himself and completely distanced himself from Qin Shuang. He truly has deep feelings for her." Wu Xinyue said self-deprecatingly, holding Lu Qingqing's hand. "And I was kept in the dark like a fool. Then I received a divorce agreement. If he was so infatuated with Qin Shuang, why did he marry me? He should have stayed with her until the three of them were reunited."
"Xinyue, Qin Shuang's case was an accident, and we were unaware of it before." Old Master Lu coughed lightly. "In those days, travel was difficult and information was hard to come by. Even Jiaping didn't know that Qin Shuang had his child. This matter is indeed Jiaping's fault, but Xiuming is still a member of the Lu family, and we can't turn him away."
"Yes, I know. Grandsons belong to your family, but daughters-in-law are always outsiders." Wu Xinyue couldn't continue. She stood up and walked out. When she reached the door, she stopped and said, "Tell Lu Jiaping that I don't agree to a divorce unless he sues in court. If he has the guts, he can come back and confront me face to face. What kind of man is he if he disappears?"
"Mom, I'm going back with you." Lu Qingqing followed, but Wu Xinyue gently pushed her away. "Qingqing, you're a member of the Lu family. They won't ignore you. Just stay here and wait for your dad to come back."
"Mom..." Lu Qingqing's eyes were red as she tugged at Wu Xinyue's clothes and refused to let go. "I won't let you go."
"Xinyue, don't leave either. Go back to the house with Qingqing and rest!" Mrs. Lu stood up and pulled Wu Xinyue in. "Let's discuss this properly. Don't make things difficult for the child."
"Jingyou, report Lu Jiaping missing to the police tomorrow." Old Master Lu was furious. "I will find him even if it means I have to go to the ends of the earth."
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow." Lu Jingyou nodded. Mrs. Lu led Wu Xinyue and Lu Qingqing back to the house and repeatedly comforted Wu Xinyue, "As long as we are alive, you are not allowed to divorce. We recognize Xiuming, not Qin Shuang. Our Lu family is not a place that any woman can enter."
"Jingyou, come with me." Grandpa Lu invited Lu Jingyou into the study, and the two of them sat down to talk. "I've already called your father, and he'll be here soon. What do you think about your second uncle's matter?"
"Did he flee for fear of punishment?" Lu Jingyou's biggest worry finally happened. "How's Tang Youxin?"
"I heard he's been arrested," said Old Master Lu, heartbroken. "We trusted your uncle too much. If he had spoken up earlier, we could have prevented this from happening and settled the matter privately. If it had gone to court, he'd have been sentenced."
"My second uncle is really confused. Is a mere three million worth taking such a huge risk?" Lu Jingyou was incredulous. "Or is there something else going on?"
As the two were talking, Lu Jiahe arrived. He had been drinking and still reeked of alcohol. Old Master Lu looked at him with disdain: "Go take a shower first and then come over."
Lu Jiahe had no choice but to go to the bathroom to take a shower in disappointment. As soon as he entered, Mrs. Lu called out: "Don't use this bathroom, go to the one outside. This is for Jingyou to use."
Lu Jiahe left speechlessly and went to the shared bathroom in the west wing. After washing, he felt much more sober. As soon as he sat down, Mr. Lu instructed him, "Tomorrow, Jingyou will call the police. You go talk to Yu Baiqiang and tell him that we want to settle the case privately. We will compensate him for whatever amount he asks."
"Dad, I don't know anything about this." Lu Jiahe was very reluctant when he heard it. "Why don't I call the police and let Jingyou talk to Yu Baiqiang..."
"Are you crazy? How could Jingyou do such a thing?" Old Master Lu looked at Lu Jiahe in confusion. "If you can't handle the newspaper's affairs, forget it. If you can't handle this, then don't come back."
"Dad, why do you treat me like this?" Lu Jiahe couldn't believe his ears. Did he have to deal with the whole family's mess?
"You're the eldest in the family, if you don't do it, who will?" Old Master Lu said disapprovingly, "It's okay if you don't go. Find Jiaping and have him go find Yu Baiqiang."
Lu Jiahe fell silent upon hearing this.
There are so many people, where can he find her? He might as well go find Yu Baiqiang!
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