Lu Jingyan clutched his chest, squatted on the ground, and gasped for breath. His wife and his child had both died because of him.
Lu Jingyan does love Guan Yao, but his love is mixed with too much possessiveness.
He just wanted Guan Yao to live a carefree and happy life, without having to work, just enjoying life. He could earn money, and he could earn as much as he wanted.
Lu Jingyan is working hard to develop the Lu family business in order to make more money so that Guan Yao and their children will have a secure future.
Guan Yao can spend her money however she wants and buy whatever she wants. Lu Jingyan gives every penny he earns to Guan Yao. He's not afraid of Guan Yao spending his money; he's happy when Guan Yao spends money. What he's afraid of is Guan Yao not spending his money.
He worked overtime day and night to develop Lu's Group, all to make Guan Yao happy, but Guan Yao told him that she wanted to go to work and wanted her own career.
Lu Jingyan had seen how hard Guan Yao worked when she was a student, and he felt that Guan Yao was too tired. Sometimes, she would not get more than 3 hours of sleep a day because of projects and research.
Often, after finishing work in the lab, they immediately have to rush to the airport to fly abroad for a music competition, working non-stop.
At that time, Lu Jingyan was not yet married to Guan Yao, so he couldn't control much. He could only take Guan Yao out for a nice meal when she had free time. He had finally managed to gain some weight back from Guan Yao, but she became thin again when she got busy.
Lu Jingyan told himself then that he must work hard in the future so that Guan Yao wouldn't have to suffer so much.
The Lu family is already very wealthy, but Lu Jingyan feels it's not enough. He feels that what he gives to Guan Yao will never be enough.
After the two got married, Lu Jingyan told Guan Yao to stay home and enjoy her life. Guan Yao was pregnant at the time and had a new life, so she temporarily put her career aside.
After Lu Shifeng was born, Guan Yao devoted all her attention to the child. Lu Shifeng was well raised by Guan Yao, and Lu Jingyan felt very fulfilled and satisfied every time he came home and saw Guan Yao and the child.
When Lu Shifeng entered high school, Guan Yao told him that she wanted to go out and work. Lu Jingyan's alarm bells went off. Guan Yao had finally recovered her health over the years, and once she started working, she would revert to her old self.
Guan Yao is very hardworking; she's the kind of person who would sacrifice sleep and health for her career, but Lu Jingyan doesn't want Guan Yao to be like that.
He refused, and they had a big argument about it. They parted on bad terms, and Guan Yao went back to her parents' home.
Lu Jingyan was discussing a very important project at the time and didn't have time to spare. He thought it would be good for Guan Yao to go back to Yancheng to stay for a while. His parents-in-law doted on their daughter, and Guan Yao would be well taken care of, so he wasn't worried.
A few months later, Lu Jingyan received a message from a friend at the Beijing Research Institute, saying that Guan Yao had submitted a manuscript to them. Only then did Lu Jingyan realize that Guan Yao had not given up her work.
The thought of Guan Yao possibly staying up late at home again these past few months made him both angry and anxious. Sure enough, he couldn't let Guan Yao stay at her parents' house for too long; her parents-in-law simply couldn't control her.
He called Guan Yao and questioned her about whether she had started doing research again. He told Guan Yao that he was going to Yancheng to pick her up immediately, and the two had a big argument. Guan Yao hung up on him.
Soon after, he received a call from the hospital saying that Guan Yao had been in a car accident. Lu Jingyan was shocked and immediately abandoned everyone in the conference room and flew to Yancheng.
But he didn't get to see Guan Yao one last time. Guan Heng stopped him and told him that Guan Yao was dead. Upon hearing this, Lu Jingyan couldn't stand up and collapsed to the ground.
Three days later, Guan Heng told him that their child had died.
Lu Jingyan then learned that Guan Yao was pregnant when she left the capital. He deeply regretted not paying more attention back then. If he had known earlier, he would have brought Guan Yao back sooner.
Guan Heng originally wanted to take Lu Shifeng away, but Lu Jingyan begged Guan Heng to leave Shifeng behind, saying that this was the only thing Guan Yao had left him and that he shouldn't take him away.
Guan Heng sighed. How could he not see that the two of them loved each other? It was just that their love was too intense, and in the end, it hurt them both.
In the end, Guan Heng did not take Lu Shifeng with him, but instead sold all his family property and left Yan City with his entire family.
When Guan Heng left, he also took Guan Yao's ashes with him. Lu Jingyan knew that he was in the wrong and had caused his father-in-law to lose both his daughter and his wife, so he did not argue anymore.
Upon returning to the capital, Lu Jingyan instantly lost all motivation. After handing over the Lu family business to the rest of the family, he locked himself in the house where he lived with Guan Yao.
After his son graduated, he had a fight with him and ran away to his mother's hometown, Yancheng.
Lu Jingyan didn't go looking for him; he simply stayed in the now lifeless house.
Guan Yi returned to the capital and, remembering his grandfather's words, went to the Lu family to look for someone. The Lu family told him that Lu Shifeng was not there and had gone to Yancheng.
Yancheng is too far away. Guan Yi is a senior in college this year and has a lot of things to do, so he had to give up and sent a message to his grandfather to tell him that his cousin was not in Beijing.
He had never met this cousin. Guan Yi had been studying in the capital since he was very young, and only occasionally returned to the Guan family for the New Year. He only knew that his aunt had passed away early and did not know that his aunt had such a big child.
Back in the lab, since it was noon, Zhong Ran and Lu Yibai should have gone to lunch. Guan Yi thought no one would be there, but when he went in, he saw Shi Qian still recording data.
"You must be the new junior brother. I'm Guan Yi. Welcome to the lab."
Shi Qian looked up and met Guan Yi's gaze, then politely introduced himself as well.
"Why didn't you go to eat? Didn't they take you with them?"
Guan Yi put down his backpack, moved closer to Shi Qian, and looked at the data with him.
"No, I ate too much this morning and couldn't eat anymore, so I didn't join them."
"How are you doing? Are you settling in? If you encounter any difficulties, you can tell us directly, whether it's academic or personal."
"Um."
"Did you do this modeling? It's very sophisticated. Have you worked with this area before?"
"good."
Shi Qian gave an irrelevant answer. This Senior Brother Guan was quite like the senior brother, and Shi Qian didn't dislike him.
Since regaining consciousness, he seems to have suddenly become adept at mathematics; he can understand many things at a glance and learn them very quickly.
After the college entrance examination, he decided to study mathematics. During the summer vacation, he read a lot of textbooks and literature on the subject and practiced a lot. The laboratory project was not too difficult for him.
"Are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together to celebrate your joining us."
"OK."
Guan Yi patted Shi Qian on the shoulder, went straight back to his seat, and started working.
As Guan Yi was working, he looked up at Shi Qian. Shi Qian felt Guan Yi's gaze and looked back at him. Guan Yi smiled, signaling him to continue, and then turned his attention back to his computer.
Guan Yi felt that Shi Qian looked familiar. Before leaving, Guan Heng called him to the study to give him instructions. Guan Yi secretly glanced at Guan Heng's desk and saw a photo frame there, which should be a photo of her aunt when she was young.
To be honest, Shi Qian and his aunt looked quite alike when they were young. Maybe it was just his imagination, since good-looking people often look similar.
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