Lu Ronghui thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution. He Shuyue and Bai Rongjun were so affectionate that they looked more like a mother and daughter than she did.
Moreover, there has been no news yet about him replacing He Shuyue at work.
She could only think of her older brother.
Afraid of being found out by her family, she borrowed the phone from the Lin family next door. She even deliberately called when her brother got off work, but the person on the other end of the line said he wasn't home.
"My parents aren't coming back today, so you can continue waiting here."
Lin Shu and Lu Ronghui are good friends. Lin Shu noticed that Lu Ronghui's condition had been a bit off these past few days. What was even stranger was that when she called Lu Ronghui's brother, he actually had to borrow her family's phone.
"Then I'll wait a little longer until he gets back."
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Knowing that the call was coming from Xin'an, Lu Yang assumed it was from his parents and quickly called back.
"Hello?"
“It’s me, your older brother.” Lu Ronghui’s voice was a little choked up. Hearing his voice reminded her of her older brother, who was all alone away from home, constantly numbing himself with work.
"Ronghui? What's wrong?" Lu Yang asked anxiously, as Lu Ronghui rarely called him.
Lu Ronghui calmed down and said, "Brother, can you come back? I have something I want to tell you."
Lu Yang had just taken a vacation a while ago, but Lu Ronghui's voice was trembling with tears. Her sister rarely acted like this; usually, it meant something urgent had happened, something that was inconvenient to say over the phone.
"It's urgent, brother, I'm scared." Lu Ronghui was terrified. The Lu and Bai families had already done what they did to the Chen family, and her sister-in-law would eventually find out.
Her brother likes her sister-in-law, and she doesn't want them to divorce.
And then there's Bai Rongjun. She doesn't know how to deal with her. Should she let her take over her family's position, suck the blood of the Lu family, and live a happy and fulfilling life, while she and her brother live in regret?
"Okay, I'll take the day off tomorrow and go back home. You must take good care of yourself."
Lu Yang hung up the phone and remained silent for a while, while Song Qing thanked the gatekeeper.
"What happened?"
"She didn't say."
"Is it your aunt? Which aunt?"
Lu Yang was puzzled. "You have other aunts?"
"Aunt Rongjun!"
“You only have one aunt.” An’an walked beside them, holding the toys she had bought at the zoo entrance. Song Qing looked at Lu Yang, whose face was indifferent.
It seems that his relationship with Bai Rongjun is not what she imagined.
Although they didn't spend much time together, they had been married for five years, so she had a certain understanding of the Lu family.
She doesn't like Bai Rongjun.
No one likes someone who hates them. Bai Rongjun was only in junior high school when she married Lu Yang.
Even after the marriage, Song Hai still made her go home to live. Coincidentally, He Shuyue was also dissatisfied with her, so Song Qing went home.
Later, after Lu Yang took a vacation and returned to the Lu family home, Bai Rongjun came to tell her some things.
"Sister Song Qing, although Aunt He originally wanted my sister to marry Brother Lu Yang." After saying that, he looked at Song Qing with an expression that said, "I know everything."
"Now that you're married, you should treat Lu Yang well and stop thinking about other people."
It turns out that Bai Rongjun's older sister, Bai Jiaying, has liked Lu Yang since childhood, and the two have always had feelings for each other. He Shuyue has already discussed marriage with the Bai family.
Who would have thought that Song Hai would suddenly interfere? He used his past favors with the Lu family to pressure them and forcefully separated the two lovers.
Bai Rongjun desperately wanted her sister to marry Lu Yang, so that her relationship with Aunt He would be closer than before, and her older brother would treat her even better as her brother-in-law.
Unexpectedly, Song Qing beat her to it. At that time, she was young and did not know how to hide her dissatisfaction, and her emotions were clearly displayed on her face.
Song Qing already felt guilty towards the Lu family, and knowing that she was the one who caused Lu Yang and Bai Jiaying to separate made her even more guilty.
She was thinking that she should divorce Lu Yang when he came back from his next vacation.
Before she could even make up her mind, she discovered she was pregnant. As An'an was born and grew up, the idea of divorce was quietly hidden in Song Qing's mind.
She wasn't a very good person; she kept thinking she'd wait until things got really bad before getting a divorce.
She didn't want her daughter to grow up under the scrutiny of others, so she waited until she was a little older.
Bai Rongjun dislikes Song Qing and An An, but in front of the other members of the Lu family, she pretends to be very nice to An An.
Song Qing lived with her daughter in the apartment allocated by her work unit, and maintained a very ordinary relationship with the Lu family. She rarely allowed her daughter to have contact with Bai Rongjun.
But as soon as she returns to the Lu family, she will know how good Bai Rongjun's relationship with Lu Yang is, and how much she is valued in the Lu family.
As if afraid Song Qing wouldn't know, he spoke of Lu Yang's doting affection for his younger sister, which even Lu Ronghui couldn't match.
Song Qing even went home and complained to her mother that she and Lu Yang had only met a few times over the years, and there was no need to talk about these things in front of her.
"She's saying she's more important than you, her sister-in-law, in that family. Don't pay any attention to her."
“I told you not to take the child back, but you wouldn’t listen.” Song Hai didn’t know why Tian Qiaozhu was so insistent on having his granddaughter return to the Lu family.
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When Lu Ronghui returned to the Lu family home after making the phone call, they had already started eating.
"Where have you been? You're always running around outside." Lu Weiguo said sternly, "She's always running around outside; there's no room for her at home anymore."
"Lu Ronghui, you're already so old, you'll be starting work in a few months, why don't you settle down a bit?" He Shuyue said, ladling a bowl of soup for Bai Rongjun while looking at Lu Ronghui with dissatisfaction.
She's really no match for Rong Jun at all.
As Lu Ronghui watched the three of them sitting happily at the dinner table, a sarcastic smile crept onto her face.
"Dad, I'll be getting my graduation certificate in two months. What place have you arranged for me?"
Lu Weiguo and He Shuyue both had high salaries and their family ate well. Lu Ronghui glanced at the food on the table and suddenly sat down next to Bai Rongjun.
He Shuyue had always felt sorry for Bai Rongjun's poor health since she was a child, and she often made soup for her at home to nourish her body, which was different from the soup they drank at the dinner table.
Why should she drink it?
Before Lu Weiguo could reply, he saw Lu Ronghui quickly pick up the soup that was placed in front of Bai Rongjun and drink it down in one gulp.
"Have you not eaten for days?" Lu Weiguo asked with a look of disgust.
Bai Rongjun was dumbfounded. But that wasn't all. Lu Ronghui put down the soup bowl, picked up the stew pot that was specially used to serve her soup, and took a sip.
"I haven't drunk any water all day, Mom, this soup is really good." Lu Ronghui said sarcastically, as if afraid He Shuyue wouldn't understand.
"That soup was made for Rong Jun. She's not in good health. If you drink it, what will she drink?"
He Shuyue's face was ashen, and Lu Ronghui used to feel uneasy whenever she saw her like that.
She was afraid that she might do something wrong and displease her.
Now, seeing it makes her happy.
"Sister Rongjun has been drinking for so many years, it won't matter if she drinks one less time today!"
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