Taxis were hard to come by at this time. All the passing taxis were occupied. Wen Sining raised her arm to check her watch. The moving minute hand made her increasingly anxious. She stepped closer to the middle of the road and kept waving her fair arm in the air.
Half an hour later, a taxi came from the opposite direction.
"Sir, take me to the Lu Family Mansion."
The driver glanced at the rear - view mirror, stepped on the accelerator, turned the car around, and drove into the other lane.
"Sir, could you please drive a bit faster?"
The road ahead was congested. The driver had to step on the brake every few minutes.
"Miss, it's not that I don't want to drive fast. There's a traffic jam ahead. Getting anxious won't help."
Seeing Wen Sining fidgeting in the back seat, the driver explained the situation.
Wen Sining rolled down the back - seat window and stuck her head out. Dozens of cars were stuck on the road, unable to move forward or backward. They were right in the middle of the jam.
He should have arrived home by now!
The deep - night darkness enveloped the Lu Family Mansion. The well - lit interior contrasted sharply with the outside.
"Sir, it's getting late. Why don't you go to rest first and talk to the young master tomorrow?" Uncle Bai stood aside, looking at the clock on the wall.
Normally, the old master would have already gone to bed at this time. Tonight, he had barely eaten and had even postponed his bedtime. If the person came back, it would be another restless night.
"Keep calling!" The old master leaned on his walking stick and stared gloomily at the entrance of the living room.
The house had been cleaned. Since the old master was sitting on the sofa without going to rest, the servants didn't dare to go back to their rooms either. Some stayed in the living room, while others waited in the yard.
Uncle Bai walked up to the phone. Feeling the old master's gaze, he had no choice but to follow his order.
"Sir, the young master is back!"
The servant's voice drifted in from outside. The once - gloomy house suddenly came to life.
The main door opened, and the Maybach drove into the garage. Lu Luochen got out and tossed the car keys to the approaching servant.
Uncle Bai hadn't even put down the landline phone when Lu Luochen walked in from the yard.
"Stop!"
The old master stomped his walking stick on the ground and glared at Lu Luochen menacingly.
"If it's about Chu Tong, don't say it." Lu Luochen stared back at the old master.
The old master had called the company this afternoon, but he had deliberately ignored the call because he didn't want to hear anything bad about Yun Chutong from the old master.
The old master walked up to Lu Luochen with his walking stick and his gaze fell from his face to his collar.
The lipstick mark on the white collar was like a gorgeous flower, but also like a mouth declaring war on the old master.
"Were you with her tonight?"
"Yes."
Holding his breath, the old master looked at the red mark with disgust. "I can turn a blind eye to what you do outside, but you'd better sort out your relationship with her before the wedding. Don't wait for me to take action and then try to bargain with me."
"I won't marry her." Lu Luochen said firmly.
The old master's chest heaved with anger, and he swallowed back the words on his lips. He looked up at the second floor and suddenly remembered something.
"Hasn't Sining come back yet?"
Uncle Bai was suddenly reminded. They had been trying to contact Lu Luochen and had forgotten to check on Wen Sining.
If the old master had seen the photos this afternoon, Wen Sining must have seen them too. The old master shifted his attention completely from Lu Luochen and rushed to the sofa.
He dropped his walking stick and slumped onto the sofa. His fingers trembled as he pressed the buttons, and he was too nervous to take a deep breath.
On the congested road.
"Sir, do you have a power bank?"
Looking at her turned - off phone, Wen Sining became anxious.
The driver opened the front compartment and pulled out a universal charging cable. "See if this works."
The cable was passed to the back. Wen Sining rummaged through the plugs to find the right one.
"Thank you, sir." Seeing the charging icon on the phone screen, Wen Sining let out a sigh of relief. She looked at the high - hanging moon outside the window and sighed. "How long will it take for the traffic to clear?"
"I heard there was a car accident ahead. Several cars crashed into each other. The situation is pretty bad." The driver told Wen Sining the news he had just heard from a colleague.
Since they couldn't leave for a while, should she call the Lu family?
While she was hesitating, her phone in her hand rang.
It was the Lu family's number!
Wen Sining moistened her throat and swiped the screen.
"Sining?"
"Grandpa, it's me."
Hearing the familiar voice, the old master's stiff body relaxed. He let out a sigh of relief and asked with concern, "It's so late. Why haven't you come back yet?"
"There's a traffic jam."
Lu Luochen, who was listening to the call, thought of the road he had passed on his way here. That was the only way to the Lu Family Mansion, and there had been several cars colliding when he passed by.
The old master glanced at Lu Luochen and then said into the phone, "Do you want me to send someone to pick you up?"
"Grandpa, the traffic jam is really bad. It won't help even if you come." Wen Sining said, "Don't worry about me. I'm in a taxi now. I'll be back soon after the road clears up."
"Then grandpa will wait for you at home."
The old master couldn't rest peacefully until she got home safely.
After hanging up the phone, Wen Sining felt the car moving forward.
An hour passed. The old master was dozing off on the sofa. He would occasionally lift his eyelids and look at the clock on the wall.
"Sir, why don't you go back to your room and rest?"
"It's okay."
The old master waved his hand at Uncle Bai, covered his mouth and yawned, then rubbed his tired eyes.
On one side of the sofa, Lu Luochen, who was forced to stay, was texting Yun Chutong on his phone.
On this quiet night, any little sound outside could be heard. Uncle Bai saw a beam of light shining on the glass and quickly walked to the French window.
Wen Sining paid the taxi fare. She had prepared the fake scar in advance and made sure it was firmly attached before getting out of the car. As she walked into the yard, she accidentally saw her reflection on a wall and frowned at her clothes.
She had originally planned to go back to her apartment outside to change out of her work suit and then take a taxi back to the Lu family. But the traffic jam had ruined all her plans, and she had to change them on the spot.
"Madam, you're finally back." Uncle Bai greeted her.
She had to play it by ear. Wen Sining took off her coat and held it in her hand.
"Come in quickly. The old master has been waiting for you."
"Okay."
Following Uncle Bai, Wen Sining noticed Lu Luochen sitting on the sofa, looking down at his phone, before she even entered the living room.
Oh no!