Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Have you ever considered when to have a child...
After saying this, the air in the entire living room froze. Ye Anyu looked at Lu Mingzhou, then at Lu Xingzhi, and was about to find a topic to ease the awkwardness when Lu Junyi put down his things and walked over.
"Mingzhou, don't just stand there. Go sit on the sofa." He glanced toward the kitchen and continued, "Dinner will be served soon."
Because it was New Year's Eve, no one was at home except the aunt who cooked. Lu Xingzhi poured two cups of hot water and brought them over and placed them in front of the two of them.
Despite their previous disagreement, Lu Junyi still smiled and said, "Mingzhou, why are you so late today?"
Lu Mingzhou had a blank expression on his face as he leaned back on the sofa and said, "Something delayed me."
Lu Junyi continued, "Mingzhou, no matter how busy you are at work, you should take some time to rest during the weekdays. Put your work aside for the New Year."
"It's not about work." This sentence made the air in the living room even more tense.
Lu Junyi's next words were choked back in his stomach. He stood up and said, "I'll go see how the meal is going."
There were only three of them left on the sofa in the living room. Lu Xingzhi started to find topics to chat about. He smiled and said, "Mingzhou, your relationship with Anyu is getting better and better."
When mentioning Ye Anyu, Lu Mingzhou turned his head and looked at her, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Seeing you like this, I, as your brother, am very happy." Lu Xingzhi's eyes were full of smiles.
Although the two brothers were not born of the same mother, they are very similar in some ways, such as their eyebrows and eyes. The only difference is that Lu Mingzhou has a colder temperament, while Lu Xingzhi has a gentler one. They are also similar in some aspects of their bones, such as their persistence in certain things.
Ye Anyu remembered Brother Xingzhi saying that before she came to the Ye family, when Lu Mingzhou was still young, the relationship between the two brothers was pretty good, and he also got along well with his sister Lu Jiaxin. But she didn't know what happened later, it was as if everything changed overnight, and Lu Mingzhou began to deliberately distance himself from them.
Lu Xingzhi didn't know the reason at first and asked Lu Mingzhou several times, but he didn't answer. After that, their relationship became more and more distant, even a little unfamiliar.
Later, Lu Xingzhi conducted a private investigation. Although he didn't know the whole picture, he did understand some of the inside story. He began to understand Lu Mingzhou and started his own resistance.
Lu Xingzhi's gaze shifted from Lu Mingzhou's face to Ye Anyu, and he said, "By the way, Anyu, you've been married for three years now. Have you considered when to have children?"
Ye Anyu naturally wouldn't tell him that they had been nominally husband and wife for the past three years, but in reality they had been partners. They had only recently opened up to each other. She glanced at Lu Mingzhou and said, "I've been thinking about it recently."
Lu Xingzhi changed his sitting position and said happily, "Then I will become an uncle soon."
Lu Xing knew: "By the way, Mingzhou, Xinxin will graduate in March next year." The Xinxin he was talking about was his sister Lu Jiaxin, who was also Lu Mingzhou's half-sister. Lu Jiaxin had a good relationship with Lu Mingzhou before.
Lu Mingzhou's face finally showed a hint of emotion. He asked, "Is she planning to return to China after graduation?"
Lu Xing knew: "He is preparing to return to China for development."
Lu Mingzhou asked, "Go to your family's company?"
Lu Xingzhi crossed his fingers, shook his head, and smiled helplessly: "I don't know either. You know, Xinxin always has her own ideas. Not only me, but even Dad can't interfere."
Hearing this, Lu Mingzhou said "hmm" softly, without much change in his expression, but Ye Anyu felt that he seemed a little unhappy.
Lu Jiaxin is half a year younger than Ye Anyu. She had come into contact with her when she was young. She has a cheerful and quirky personality and has had her own ideas since she was a child. Although they are about the same age, they did not grow up together, and Ye Anyu was very inferior at that time, so she did not take the initiative to make friends with her. They could only be considered acquaintances.
Although Lu Mingzhou didn't say it, Ye Anyu could still see that he actually cared about his half-brother and half-sister and didn't want to hurt them.
But some things are destined not to be perfect. In order to take everyone into consideration, he wanted to bring down Lu Junyi and Li Huijun and take back his mother's company, which would definitely involve the two siblings, so Lu Mingzhou showed that expression.
She gently held Lu Mingzhou's hand.
After noticing her movements, Lu Mingzhou looked up at her and smiled at her.
Lu Xingzhi continued, "Xinxin also called me via video this morning and asked about you and Anyu."
Ye Anyu asked, "Jiaxin, aren't you going home for the New Year this year?" In previous years, she would fly back to China to celebrate the New Year.
Lu Xingzhi explained, "Xinxin is in her last year of graduate school. She's busy writing her thesis and preparing for her defense, so she doesn't have time to come back. She said she'll make time to come home after she finishes this busy period."
Ye Anyu nodded and said, "So that's how it is."
Lu Xing knew: "Yes, but I said, since I will be returning to China next year, I should focus on preparing for the thesis defense in the meantime and not fly back and forth. It's very tiring to toss back and forth."
Ye Anyu echoed, "Brother Xingzhi is right, but it's not easy for Jiaxin, a girl, to be abroad. When she sees others having reunion dinners during the Chinese New Year, she will definitely miss home and you too."
Lu Xingzhi shook his head and said, "If it were someone else, I would believe it, but when it comes to Xinxin, I don't quite believe it."
The three of them chatted about this and that for a while, of course it was mainly Ye Anyu and Lu Xingzhi who were talking, and Lu Mingzhou listened silently, and finally the New Year's Eve dinner came.
Although there was only one person missing, this year's New Year's Eve dinner table was obviously much quieter.
Lu Xingzhi was not married yet, so there were only Lu Junyi, Li Huijun, Lu Xingzhi and the couple at the dinner table, only five people in total.
As soon as he sat down at the table, Lu Xingzhi noticed that something was missing. He said, "This year's dumplings are a little different from previous years."
The aunt who was cooking immediately replied, "The second young master always brought it before, but this year I made it."
Lu Junyi immediately said, "Mingzhou is so busy on weekdays, how can he have time to do these things." Li Huijun rolled her eyes.
This year's New Year's Eve dinner was the same as in previous years. In addition to dumplings, there were eight dishes and one soup, including braised pork, steamed sea bass, sweet and sour pork crab, etc. Due to the absence of Lu Jiaxin, the place was very quiet. Everyone was silent and just lowered their heads to eat.
Lu Mingzhou silently picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork tenderloin and placed it in Ye Anyu's bowl. Li Huijun glanced at him, then looked at Lu Xingzhi and said, "Xingzhi, you are not young anymore, it's time for you to think about your lifelong event." Lu Xingzhi is one year older than Lu Mingzhou, and will be 32 after the New Year.
If he had not left before getting married, he and Ye Anyu would be husband and wife now.
Hearing this, Lu Xingzhi frowned and his face turned cold instantly.
He had disapproved of the marriage between the Lu and Ye families from the very beginning. Firstly, because there was a huge age difference between him and An Yu, and he had always treated An Yu as his little sister since childhood; secondly, because Lu Xingzhi had a girlfriend at that time.
For her own ambition, Li Huijun did not respect his opinion and insisted that he break up with his girlfriend at the time. When she found that she could not convince her, she even went to the girl in person and forced her to break up with her son.
The girl came from an ordinary well-off family and was definitely not a good match for Lu Xingzhi. In addition, Li Huijun was too aggressive, so the girl had to let go.
At the moment of the breakup, the rift between Lu Xingzhi and his family became increasingly larger. Seeing that he could not be persuaded, he finally chose to escape.
He saw Lu Mingzhou's feelings for Ye Anyu, so he made an appointment with Lu Mingzhou before escaping, and then the current situation became what it is today.
Lu Xingzhi didn't tell anyone where he went. After he left, Li Huijun looked for him like crazy, but there was no trace of him. In these three years, perhaps no one knew where he had gone except himself.
Seeing her son's bad face, Li Huijun was probably afraid that he would leave again, so she hurriedly explained: "Mom is not rushing you, I have a lot of girls of the right age here, I just thought I could meet some when I have free time."
Lu Xingzhi said coldly: "I'm not interested."
Hearing such a blunt rejection, Li Huijun was unable to finish her words. She smiled awkwardly and said, "It's okay if you're not interested in these. I can always find other options."
Obstinate and refuse to repent.
Lu Xingzhi did not answer, but lowered his head and ate his meal silently. The already quiet table was filled with a depressing atmosphere. What finally broke the silence was Lu Jiaxin's video call.
Lu Jiaxin called Lu Xingzhi. As soon as the call was connected, her voice came from the phone. She smiled and said, "Brother, are you having New Year's Eve dinner with Mom, Dad, Second Brother, and Second Sister-in-law now?"
Lu Xing knew: "Yes."
Lu Jiaxin noticed from the screen that his mood was not right and immediately guessed that something unpleasant had happened. She continued, "Brother, please turn on the speaker so I can say hello to everyone."
"Dad, Mom, Happy New Year's Eve!"
Lu Li Huijun suddenly put on a smiling face and said, "Xinxin, happy New Year's Eve!"
"And big brother, second brother, and second sister-in-law, happy New Year's Eve!"
Ye Anyu greeted: "Jiaxin, happy New Year's Eve."
Li Huijun had just been humiliated by her son, and when she saw her daughter calling, she found a way out. She stood up and prepared to go to her husband, Lu Xingzhi. When Lu Xingzhi saw her, he handed her the phone directly.
In the second half, Li Huijun spoke to her daughter in the video. Overall, the meal was very unpleasant.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Lu Junyi tried to persuade the two to stay as he did in previous years, but was rejected by Lu Mingzhou. When he put on his clothes and was about to go out, he saw that Lu Xingzhi had also put on his coat.
When Li Huijun saw this, she immediately came over and said to Lu Xingzhi: "Xingzhi, today is New Year's Eve, aren't you sleeping at home?" The tone of her voice made it seem as if he had been sleeping at home before.
Seeing Li Huijun about to burst into tears, Lu Xingzhi finally softened his heart and said, "I'll send Mingzhou and the others off."
After hearing this answer, Li Huijun still didn't believe it. She followed the three people to the door and stared at them.
Lu Xingzhi sent the couple to the car and said something to them. Then the couple drove away. Lu Xingzhi stared at the rear of the car for a while before going back.
When Li Huijun saw her son come back, she felt relieved and welcomed Lu Xingzhi back home.
On the way back, Ye Anyu sat in the passenger seat and thought for a while before asking, "Brother, what do you think of what Brother Xingzhi just said?"
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