“Lu Jingyan, your mother told you a long time ago not to keep Wanwan around and to marry a daughter-in-law as soon as possible. But you are rebellious. The more we try to persuade you, the more you do the opposite.”
Lu Cong glared fiercely at Lu Jingyan.
The person in question remained lounging lazily against the doorway, pursing their lips without replying.
It wasn't easy for Wanwan to accept him. He respected all her decisions, and the child was only possible after Wanwan agreed to it.
She lived almost her entire childhood under Feng Yunzhou's lies.
All I can do is accompany Shi Wan as she slowly accepts everything related to him.
Now is the best time.
Seeing that Lu Jingyan remained silent, Lu's mother, who had just reached the stairwell, retorted, "I don't have a son like that. I should never have picked him up from the roadside in the first place. Lu Cong, if you hadn't been soft-hearted back then, I wouldn't be so upset by this unfilial son now."
Lu Cong: ...
Lu Jingyan: ...
“We’ve been raising him for decades, and who knew he would stay at home and do such a beastly thing? I have no face to see the ancestors of the Lu family.”
Without even glancing at Lu Jingyan, Lu's mother went straight downstairs to Lu's father and plopped down on the newspaper he had just been reading.
Lu Jingyan: ...
Was the paternity test result switched?
Is this what a biological mother would say?
Her dislike for her own son has reached its extreme; she didn't show this much dislike even before she was dating.
He was convinced.
Lu Jingyan, his face full of resentment, couldn't stay any longer. He put his hands in his pockets, put his arm around Shi Wan, and turned to leave.
Finally, still unwilling to admit defeat, she turned her head and smiled, "Someday, I would like to ask Madam Lu to take me to that road so that I can find my family."
He paused for a moment, then added, "Oh! Also, I'll have to bring Wanwan along, since I'm someone else's son, and Wanwan will naturally become their daughter-in-law."
Lu's mother: !!!
Shi Wan glared at Lu Jingyan with a look that left her speechless. "Could you be any more childish?!"
Then he looked at Lu's mother and said, "Auntie, the island in the middle of the lake is closed today, and there are no outsiders here. You haven't been out to play in a long time. Uncle, you two can come with us later. You can go boating on the lake, and we'll just take pictures on the shore."
The largest artificial lake in Kyoto and the island in the center of the lake were built with funding from the Lu family enterprise. The island is divided into inner and outer rings.
The outer ring serves as a popular tourist destination for ordinary city dwellers during holidays, while the inner ring is a private estate with tight security.
The scenery around the manor is even better than the outer ring, but it is reserved for the Lu family and a few other prominent families with good relations with the Lu family.
Lu Jingyan's smug smile, which had just been salvaged by a slight turn of events, gradually froze.
Lu's mother slowly curled her lips and got up to walk towards Shi Wan.
Before Lu Jingyan could react, his mother shoved him, and Shi Wan's hand was instantly grabbed by her. With her chin held high, Lu Jingyan led Shi Wan away from the villa.
Zhou Yuan realized what was happening and, seeing his wife and young mistress leave, quickly raised his hand and ordered a group of servants to carry the clothes rack and follow them out.
Leaving behind Lu Jingyan and Lu Cong, who were disliked.
After a long pause, Lu Jingyan looked at his father. When they met his gaze, his father remained calm and said, "In this family, if we're talking about status, you don't even rank among the top."
"And I'm a little bit taller than you." He said, making a gesture with his thumb and forefinger.
Lu Jingyan: ...
I'm going abroad tomorrow, just bear with it a little longer.
On the bus.
Lu's mother looked at Shi Wan with concern, "Wanwan, that boy Lu Jingyan often acts recklessly. Don't agree to his excessive demands."
"Regarding the wedding photos, if your body can't handle it, we can postpone them. We can take them later after the baby is born."
Shi Wan smiled and said, "Auntie, I've been recovering well at the old house. Jingyan has already asked the doctor, so taking wedding photos is fine."
Hearing Shi Wan say this, Lu's mother did not insist any further. She took Shi Wan's hand and said, "Then let's take pictures and record this special period. When the little one in my belly grows up, he can see how hard his mother went through when she was pregnant with him."
Instead of blaming Shi Wan, Lu's mother doted on her without any limits, which warmed Shi Wan's heart.
At this moment, Lu Jingyan and his father walked to the car. Lu Jingyan coldly curled the corners of his mouth.
He said one thing and got ten counter-arguments; Shi Wan's own mother would wholeheartedly agree with her.
Sure enough, the paternity test with Lu's mother can now be scheduled.
As the car slowly drove into the center of the island, the once expansive view was gradually replaced by a landscape of exotic flowers and plants.
Makeup artists, stylists, and the medical team were already waiting at the filming location.
Fearing that Shi Wan might get tired during the shoot, Lu Jingyan instructed the photographer to precisely calculate the time for each movement and to immediately rest with Shi Wan once a set of movements was finished.
As a result, the shooting progressed very slowly; the time spent shooting one set of wedding photos was less than the time spent resting, and the plan to go to country Y was postponed again.
It was a week later when the wedding photos chosen by Shi Wan were finally taken.
Zhou Yuan was extremely efficient. After filming ended on the seventh day, Shi Wan's wedding dress had already been bound into a thick book and delivered to Shi Wan early on the eighth day.
In addition to the photo album, several photos that Shi Wan was satisfied with were enlarged into frames and sent to the old house.
"Take these paintings down, and yes, hang up all the group photos."
When Shi Wan entered the hall, she saw Lu's mother and Lu Jingyan directing the servants to replace the million-dollar painting with a wedding photo scene.
Shi Wan looked at the wall covered with her and Lu Jingyan's wedding photos with a complicated expression.
It was already evening when all the photos were arranged.
Mother Lu clapped her hands, admiring the "masterpiece" on the wall with a satisfied look, and occasionally making sounds of praise.
"Xiao Yun truly lives up to her title as the most beautiful woman in Kyoto. Even her daughter is so gorgeous. Her shop could make a fortune just by using these photos for advertising. No, wait, our Wanwan is far more beautiful than any of those celebrities or models. It's such a shame that she's been given away to certain people."
Just as she was praising it, Lu Jingyan's face darkened again.
"Mom, your son is truly not good enough for your daughter-in-law."
"Although you're a bit dim-witted, at least you're not lacking in discernment." Lu's mother waved her hand at Lu Jingyan, signaling him not to disturb her admiring the beauty.
"Am I your biological child?"
"I hope not."
Lu Jingyan: ...
What a touching story of a loving mother and filial son.
Shi Wan sat on the sofa, her chin resting on the cushion in her hand, looking at the wedding photos covering the wall, and then at the mother and son arguing in front of the wall.
Seeing that he couldn't win against Lu's mother, Lu Jingyan turned around and sat on the sofa, putting his arm around Shi Wan and asking softly, "Do you like it?"
"Mmm..." Shi Wan leaned against Lu Jingyan's chest and responded softly.
"It's very beautiful." Shi Wan's eyes softened considerably as she stared at the photos covering the wall.
"It would be even better if we went back to Y country to hold the wedding there again in a while."
There are no regrets.
This was what he had sought all his life, and now it was in his arms, so familiar, so soft.
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