Lu Ze ultimately decided to stay.
He had no other purpose than to cause trouble for the old man and his second son's family.
Lin Xiaoxiao's attention was drawn to the haggard, abnormally thin woman next to Lu Ze. With her sharp eyes, she also noticed the bruises on the woman's neck that hadn't completely disappeared.
It's a pinch mark.
His hands were covered in calluses and knife scars, indicating that he must have suffered a lot of abuse in his daily life.
Lu Ze was clearly a super-masculine man. He pulled the woman very forcefully, and even when the woman's leg hit the table leg and her face contorted in pain, he did not let go at all.
Lin Xiaoxiao tightened her fingers, her brows furrowing involuntarily.
Seeing that she kept looking at Lu Ze and his wife at the table in the distance, Old Master Chu knew she was curious, so he whispered, "That's Lu Ze, the third son of the Lu family, and his wife Wang Jingxiang."
Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask, "It seems like she's gotten used to being abused."
Even though Lu Ze treated her so roughly, she didn't resist at all.
They ate very quickly, as if they hadn't eaten in a long time—a reaction only someone starving would make.
Grandpa Chu sighed, "It's a long story. Lu Ze and his wife originally had twin sons. When the fire broke out twenty years ago, the two children were only two years old and both perished in the flames."
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyelids twitched.
Two years old.
They perished in the fire.
Grandpa Chu continued, "It's said that Lu Ze's wife left the child at home and went out shopping with someone. Lu Hua thought she had taken the child out, so they missed the rescue time, and therefore..."
Therefore, Lu Ze attributed everything to Wang Jingxiang.
To vent his anger, he has been abusing and assaulting others for ten years straight.
Wang Jingxiang certainly didn't expect that leaving her son at home would lead to such an accident. Perhaps to atone for her sins, she didn't complain or resist no matter how much Lu Ze abused her.
Lin Xiaoxiao exhaled a breath of stale air, "The person who set the fire was truly a beast."
Old Master Chu said in a low voice, "The whole of Beijing thinks that your father set that fire. It happened twenty years ago, so it's really not easy to investigate."
During this time, Wen Mo had been investigating something that happened twenty years ago, and Lin Xiaoxiao didn't ask him if he had found anything.
But since Wen Mo and Wen Shiyu chose to expose everything today, they must have discovered something.
After the meal, no one was in a hurry to leave. Lu Hua stood up and expressed his gratitude and joy that everyone had come to celebrate Old Master Lu's birthday.
"Second brother, stop with the high-sounding words." Lu Ze couldn't stand his showing off and immediately started making sarcastic remarks.
Lu Hua's face twitched, and he smiled helplessly, "Third brother, your temper..."
It's like facing an unreasonable younger brother.
Lu Ze felt like he'd punched a pillow; his lips drooped as he looked at Old Master Lu, "Dad, do you know why I'm here today?"
Before Old Master Lu could speak, Lu Hua interjected, "Today is Dad's birthday. Didn't you come to celebrate with him?"
His intuition told him that Lu Ze was a man who couldn't possibly say anything nice.
Lu Ze said coldly, "Oh, so you know it's Dad's birthday today? Then what's the meaning of you, the second brother, not sending invitations to your younger brothers? Are you afraid we'll steal your second branch's things?"
Lu Hua lowered his eyes. "Third brother, that's not what second brother meant."
Lu Ze wasn't buying it. "I'm talking to the old man, why are you interrupting? Do you really think the Lu family belongs to your second branch?"
In front of so many people, the two brothers staged a scene of fratricide.
Old Master Lu took a few deep breaths, afraid that he would be so angry that he would die on the spot. "Second son, step aside. I want to see what he's up to."
Lu Hua felt aggrieved, but he had no choice but to listen to the old man.
She could only move a few steps to the side, glaring at Lu Ze with hostility.
Lu Ze walked up to Old Master Lu and said loudly, "Dad, what have you thought about the matter of dividing the family property that Yun Yi mentioned a while ago?"
Separation?
The crowd exchanged glances, their faces filled with surprise.
Old Master Lu's face darkened. "Third son, can't you just let your father celebrate his birthday in peace?"
Lu Ze paused for a moment, then moved closer to Old Master Lu, his voice low and chilling, "Old Master, as long as you give me the key, I won't cause any more trouble, how about it?"
"What key?" Old Master Lu frowned, looking puzzled.
"Heh..." Lu Ze snorted coldly, "I'd like to see how long you can keep up this act."
Lu Hua walked over and pulled Lu Ze aside, deliberately saying, "Third brother, what are you whispering to Dad? Tell us all."
After saying that, he glanced at Old Master Lu.
I thought to myself, surely the old man isn't senile.
While the Lu family was performing a play for their guests, Lin Xiaoxiao spotted a familiar face in the crowd.
She was surprised for a moment, then said something to Old Master Chu and walked towards the man.
"You are... Tan Yan?" Her voice carried a hint of uncertainty.
The main reason was that I didn't expect to see Tan Yan, the captain of the Lone Wolf Commando Team, on the Lu family's territory.
Tan Yan sat in the corner, quietly watching the farce unfold at the Lu family. He noticed Lin Xiaoxiao the moment she approached, but he didn't say anything.
"Comrade Lin, it's a pleasure to meet you." He looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Lin Xiaoxiao found a stool and sat down, asking in confusion, "What are you doing here?"
Tan Yan looked at Old Master Lu at the front and said, "Chief Lu invited me here."
In fact, he had no idea why Chief Lu had invited him to his 80th birthday celebration, since he had never had any contact with the Lu family before.
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