The Lu family members sat down in a row, their eyes sparkling, ready to watch the drama unfold.
Shen Yi noticed the subtle change in Lu An'an's expression. Seeing that she remained silent, he felt uncertain and unconsciously added a hint of probing and caution to his voice: "An'an, is something serious?"
Lu An'an snapped out of her shock, looked at Shen Yi with a complicated expression, and asked with a hint of sympathy, "Brother Shen Yi, how...how is your relationship with your family?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi's heart skipped a beat, as if he had a premonition of something. He frowned slightly and asked, "Are you saying that this matter is related to my family? Could it be those relatives of the Shen family? Our relationship is certainly not close."
Lu An'an gently shook her head, interrupting Shen Yi's guess, "No, I was talking about someone very close to you."
Shen Yi was taken aback: "Someone closest to me?"
Lu Yanli crossed his legs and guessed, "Could it be your older brother?"
Shen Yi subconsciously denied it: "Impossible. My older brother and I have a very good relationship. He would never harm me."
Lu Yanli chuckled softly, "Who can say for sure? There are plenty of cases of framing and plotting for the sake of wealth in these wealthy families. Besides, isn't your older brother your half-brother?"
Shen Yi frowned, shook his head, and said firmly and sincerely, "But my older brother and I reached an agreement before. I only want the entertainment industry part of the business, while he will manage the other family businesses. Moreover, my father and my older brother have given me the shares in my older brother's businesses. I have never interfered in my older brother's company affairs. How could my older brother harm me because of this?"
Lu Yubai also guessed, "Is that your sister?"
Before Shen Yi could refute, Lu An'an denied all their guesses: "He's not Shen Yi's older brother, nor is he Jiajia."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi tried to search his mind for possible answers, but found himself completely lost. He gave a bitter smile and said, "An'an, just tell me directly. I can handle it."
Lu An'an looked at Shen Yi with increasing sympathy. She spoke slowly, each word weighing heavily on Shen Yi's heart: "This might really be too much for you to bear. The person who bribed the doctor was your mother, and you changed your medicine."
Poor Shen Yi, the culprit who prevented him from singing is actually his own mother. How devastated he must be.
Shen Yi's pupils suddenly dilated, filled with disbelief and shock. His lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
After a long silence, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence, his voice hoarse and trembling: "Why did my mother hurt me?"
Lu An'an was silent for a moment, then replied, "What you just said is the reason."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi's face turned even paler. "Is it because... I didn't fight for that share of the inheritance?"
Lu An'an nodded slightly, "Ever since you entered the entertainment industry, your mother has been afraid that if your father saw you like this, he would leave the heavy burden of the family and the huge business to his ex-wife's son."
“Back then, you weren’t famous yet, and your father never brought up the sensitive topic of property distribution with you, so your mother was always worried. It wasn’t until you became famous that your father saw that you really liked your current job and talked to you two about the company’s distribution.”
Lu An paused for a moment, then continued, "Although you requested to take over the entertainment industry yourself, and the shares in the parent company were allocated by your father as you felt was appropriate, your mother is not satisfied."
"Just like wealthy wives all hope their sons are in charge, your mother also hopes you can take over the Shen family. But you've been a singer in the entertainment industry and haven't shown any interest in competing with your older brother. Your mother is getting anxious. She originally wanted to find an opportunity to make your older brother get into trouble, but your older brother is very vigilant, and your mother has failed several times already."
Shen Yi murmured softly, his voice trembling slightly: "My older brother has never told me about these things."
Seeing Shen Yi's face growing paler and paler, Lu An'an explained to him, "Your older brother knows these things have nothing to do with you, that's why he didn't tell you. He cherishes his brotherhood with you."
Shen Yi looked somewhat lost: "So, after my throat got sick, my mother started to harm me?"
Lu An'an nodded. "Your mother was already so anxious because your older brother had escaped her plots time and time again. Your illness showed her another way to get you to take over the Shen family company: by making it impossible for you to continue singing. Then she could use that as an excuse to persuade you to return to the company."
Shen Yi smiled bitterly as he continued Lu An'an's words: "But after I could no longer sing, I did not retire from the entertainment industry as she wished. I continued to manage the entertainment company, which disappointed her. So she changed my medication, which worsened my condition, thinking that I would give up my current career and return to the head office?"
Lu An'an nodded, agreeing with Shen Yi's words, and then remained silent, giving Shen Yi time to process them.
[Shen Yi's mother is quite ruthless; she'd even harm her own son so she could remain a wealthy wife.]
Lu Yubai sighed inwardly, "That's right, even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs."
A sarcastic smile curved Lu Yanli's lips; greed knows no bounds.
Shen Yi sat on the sofa, looking lonely and melancholy. Lu An'an thought about how to comfort Shen Yi.
Just then, Shen Yi's phone rang, and he mechanically answered it.
"Hello?"
A deep, clear, and steady male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Chen Yi, there's something I want to tell you, about your voice."
Shen Yi chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Are you trying to say that my throat is getting worse because my mother changed my medication?"
On the other end of the phone, Shen Yi's older brother was silent for a moment before asking, "When...did you find out?"
Shen Yi sighed softly, his voice filled with indescribable weariness: "I just found out."
He paused, his lips pressed tightly together, and apologized to his older brother with some guilt: "Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't know my mother..."
“Chen Yi”.
The person opposite interrupted Shen Yi before he could finish speaking, saying firmly and clearly, "You don't need to apologize for her. You are you, and she is she. You are different."
Shen Yi's eyes were slightly red, and he remained silent for a long time. After a long while, he finally said softly, "Thank you, brother." His voice trembled slightly.
Lu An'an was somewhat moved.
[I have to say, this older brother is really good at building relationships; he really trusts Shen Yi.]
A soft "hmm" came from the other end of the phone.
The older brother said in a calm tone, "Since you already know, then come to the company to find me now, and we'll discuss what to do."
Shen Yi nodded, then, remembering that the person on the other side couldn't see him, added, "Okay, brother, I'll be right there."
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