Madam Lu gently embraced Lu Minghuai, patting his back softly: "Minghuai."
Lu Minghuai's voice was choked with barely suppressed sobs: "Mom, my third brother and I have been looking for you and Dad for many years, but we just can't find you. My third brother and I are really worried about you."
Lu Mingxu stepped forward, his eyes also reddening: "Yes, it's all our fault for being too slow, which is why Mom and Dad have suffered for so long."
Lu Mingqian lowered his head guiltily, "It's my fault. If I hadn't failed to notice something was wrong immediately, then..."
"Mingqian".
Madam Lu gently interrupted Lu Mingqian's unfinished words, softly comforting her three sons: "This is not any of your faults. I know you have all done your best. And now that your father and I are back, let's not talk about these things anymore."
Grandpa Lu also chimed in from the side, "Yes, Ruilan is right. Don't blame yourselves too much."
The atmosphere here was warm and cozy, but Lu Yixuan and Lu Yanhua's gazes wandered, their hearts churning with unspoken emotions.
Lu Yanhua looked at the happy family over there, her fingernails digging into the sofa.
Especially when she witnessed how much Lu Minghuai trusted and relied on Old Madam Lu, the anger in her heart raged like a wasteland ignited by a storm.
Anger overwhelmed her reason, and she stood up abruptly, her voice shrill: "What are you doing! I'm your mother! Why are you calling her 'Mother'!"
All eyes turned back to Lu Yanhua.
Lu An'an felt inexplicably familiar with the scene before her, and she frowned as she thought about it.
Why does this scene feel so familiar?
A thought struck everyone: Could it be that the plot of the novel was being reenacted?
Ah, I remember now.
Everyone held their breath and waited.
Lu An'an's brows relaxed as she finally remembered where she felt familiar.
[Isn't this exactly like when my Monkey King and the Six-Eared Macaque confronted each other before the Buddha?! It's practically identical!]
Those who heard their thoughts thought: ...Why don't they ever learn their lesson?
Lu Yanli took a deep breath and called the person guarding the activity room: "Bring the person over here."
A question arose between Lu Xunran's brows. "They got it?"
A deep and wicked smile slowly curved Lu Yanli's lips, carrying a hint of barely perceptible amusement: "No, I just think the play is more interesting when all the main characters are present, isn't it?"
A moment later, the bodyguard half-dragged, half-carried Lu Rongyu into the living room, casually threw her on the ground, and stepped aside.
Lu Rongyu collapsed to the ground, looking disheveled. Her gaze swept quickly across the living room, finally settling on Old Madam Lu and Old Master Lu. Her voice was sharp with shock: "Lu An'an, you actually brought them back?!"
Lu An'an raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled meaningfully: "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you. If you hadn't attacked my older brother, I wouldn't have been able to go into the ancestral hall to save him, and I wouldn't have been able to find my grandparents so easily."
Upon hearing this, Lu Rongyu's heart tightened, and she involuntarily glanced at Lu Wenjing. Startled by the coldness on his face, she hurriedly retorted, "I didn't! What gives you the right to say that about me?!"
Lu An'an scoffed, "Don't worry, it'll happen to you eventually. We respect the elderly and care for the young, so let's start with your grandma."
After saying that, she turned to look at Lu Yanhua and said with a playful smile, "Lu Yanhua? Your name sounds too rustic and is not worthy of my grandmother who comes from a wealthy family."
A glint of light flashed in Lu Yanhua's cloudy eyes. "Lu An'an, I know you have a problem with me, but you shouldn't be so dense as to not recognize your own grandmother. I am Xu Ruilan, and she is Lu Yanhua."
Before he could finish speaking, a sudden sound of retching rang out, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Lu An'an's eyes twitched as she watched Old Master Lu vigorously dry heaving.
Grandpa put on quite a show!
Grandpa Lu waved his hand weakly, his movements conveying a deliberate sense of powerlessness. He slowly leaned back until he slumped against the sofa back, as if he had no strength left to speak: "You don't need to worry about me. I'm just a little nauseous from the shock. I'm fine."
Lu An'an bit her lower lip tightly, trying her best to maintain a calm expression and suppress her laughter.
[Grandpa, you're killing me by breaking my spirit!]
Madam Lu glared helplessly at Old Master Lu, then turned her gaze to Lu Yanhua, her gentle expression instantly replaced by coldness: "Lu Yanhua, you don't need to waste your time here. We all know who you are. You can't escape today."
Lu Yanhua gripped her crutch tightly, her fingertips turning white from the force, and said with gritted teeth, "Sister, why do you want to take my place so badly? Do you really want my family that much?"
A warm smile appeared on Madam Lu's lips, but the words she uttered sent a chill down Lu Yanhua's spine.
“Lu Yanhua, you grew up in Yunling Village, raised as Lu Dayong’s child bride, and even took their family name. After you grew up, you married Lu Dayong. Although you were Lu Dayong’s wife, in reality…”
"Stop talking!"
Lu Yanhua interrupted Old Madam Lu sharply, her eyes filled with hatred as she stared intently at her: "How did you know?"
Madam Lu smiled slightly, "Is it difficult? Oh right, you don't know, I've actually been on Wuling Mountain all along. There must be someone in the village who knows what's going on, right?"
Then, she continued cruelly, "Lu Yanhua, your husband, Lu Dayong, was killed by rat poison after your second child was born. You threw him into the river."
"I also know that your parents-in-law were locked in your cellar and starved to death. Lu Yanhua, you're heartless. You've taken three lives on your head, and you can still impersonate me with a clear conscience. Don't you really hear them whispering in your ear at night?"
Lu Yanhua felt a chill run through her body. "You...you..."
Old Madam Lu looked at her coldly, her words piercingly piercing: "So, the master behind you chose you because he saw your ruthlessness?"
Lu Yanhua felt as if she were enveloped in an invisible chill, every inch of her skin trembling. Her eyes widened, and her voice was filled with terror: "You... how could you know about the master's existence?!"
Madam Lu did not respond directly, but changed the subject, her tone filled with an indescribable complexity: "Lu Yanhua, I am very curious, how much do you hate me to be able to do such a heavy thing to me? Even though we haven't seen each other for so many years, I am still your own sister."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhua laughed out loud, then looked up at Old Madam Lu with a sinister expression: "Xu Ruilan, shouldn't I hate you?"
She spoke each word with deep-seated hatred: "You and I are twin sisters, so why are you a high and mighty young lady who can marry a man from a wealthy family, while I was sold into the mountains at birth and have suffered so much for so many years!"
"Xu Ruilan, you stole my life, shouldn't I hate you? If I had known this would happen, I should have killed you the moment I kidnapped you! I should have tortured you to death!"
"Xu Ruilan, you deserve to die!"
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