Although Wen Sining strongly insisted that there was no way she would spend the night at the Lu Family Mansion, in the end, she couldn't hold out against Old Master Lu and ended up staying the night there.
"Grandpa, there won't be a next time. If you do this again next time, I really won't dare to come back to the Lu Family Mansion," Wen Sining said helplessly to Old Master Lu.
She was determined to divorce Lu Luochen. It wasn't appropriate for a couple on the verge of divorce to keep staying together so often.
Old Master Lu heaved a heavy sigh. He glanced at his useless grandson who was on the phone in the distance, then patted Wen Sining's hand.
"Ningning, just indulge Grandpa this once. Grandpa will never make any decisions that will put you in a difficult position again, okay?"
When an old white - haired man spoke to her in such a pleading tone, Wen Sining couldn't hold it back any longer. She looked at Old Master Lu with a guilty expression.
"Sorry, Grandpa. I don't mean anything else. It's just..."
"I know, good child. You don't need to say anything. Grandpa understands. But Grandpa can also clearly tell you that no matter what happens between you and that brat Luochen in the future, Grandpa will always support you. The doors of the Lu family will always be open for you. If you encounter any troubles or if anyone bullies you, just come home and tell Grandpa."
Old Master Lu lovingly stroked Wen Sining's face. There were faint tears glistening in his cloudy eyes.
"Grandpa... has long regarded you as his own granddaughter. Grandpa just hopes that he can still see you often in the future."
Wen Sining's nose also twitched. She almost couldn't hold back her tears. She blinked hard to disperse the tears, then said with a smile, "Of course, Grandpa. I'm afraid you'll find me annoying then."
"You silly girl, what are you talking about? Have you ever seen a parent who dislikes their own child? Come, let me tap this mouth of yours that loves to talk nonsense so that it can remember what to say and what not to say."
As he said this, Old Master Lu pretended to gently pat Wen Sining's mouth a few times. Wen Sining cooperated and quickly promised that she wouldn't talk nonsense again.
It should have been a very childish scene, but it made the grandfather and granddaughter burst into laughter. Even Old Master Xiao and Uncle Bai, who had been paying attention to them, couldn't help but laugh. Only Lu Luochen, who had just finished his phone call, looked confused and didn't know what they were laughing about.
"Grandpa, it's getting late. I'll take you back to your room to rest," Wen Sining said with a smile as she helped Old Master Lu back to his room. She left contentedly only after seeing him take his medicine, lie in bed, and close his eyes.
As soon as she came out, she bumped into Old Master Xiao, who was waiting for her on purpose.
"Ningning, are you available now? Grandpa Xiao wants to talk to you for a while."
So Wen Sining followed Old Master Xiao to his room.
Ten minutes later, Wen Sining walked out of Old Master Xiao's room. She was holding a small wooden box in her hand, but her expression was not very happy. Instead, there was a faint sadness on her face.
Just then, Lu Luochen came downstairs. Wen Sining quickly stuffed the wooden box into her pocket and started walking forward. But just as she took two steps, her wrist was grabbed.
"What are you holding me for?" Wen Sining looked at her tightly - held wrist and then at the person holding her. She frowned slightly.
"Where are you going?" Lu Luochen frowned and asked.
Wen Sining couldn't help but reach out and touch his forehead.
"Lu Luochen, are you out of your mind? It's so late. Of course I'm going to rest. What else can I do? Stay up all night to cultivate immortality?"
Lu Luochen let out an almost inaudible sigh of relief and said, "Oh, I saw you walking towards the door and thought you were leaving."
Just now, Wen Sining was walking in the direction of the main gate of the Lu Family Mansion. For a moment, Lu Luochen really thought that Wen Sining was about to leave, so he rushed downstairs in three steps at a time.
Wen Sining: "..."
She rolled her eyes in disbelief.
"I've already promised Grandpa that I'll have breakfast with him tomorrow. So in your eyes, am I such an untrustworthy person? Stop. You don't need to explain. I don't want to know what kind of person I am in your eyes. Also, I have no intention of leaving. I just wanted to get something from the kitchen. So, please let go of me, okay?"
"...... Sorry. Did I hurt you?" Only then did Lu Luochen realize that he was still holding her hand. He quickly let go, and saw several red marks on her fair skin.
Wen Sining rubbed her wrist. Hearing Lu Luochen's words, her ears suddenly turned red. She couldn't help but think of a dirty joke she had accidentally seen before, but on the surface, she remained calm.
"It doesn't hurt. I'm not made of clay. Would I break just from a little squeeze? That would be too delicate."
Speaking of this, she suddenly paused and thought of someone.
If it were Yun Chutong, she might really be like a delicate flower that would break at a touch.
Wen Sining shook her head to get the image of Yun Chutong out of her mind. She didn't go to the kitchen anymore and directly turned around and headed towards the guest room.
"Go and sleep in the master bedroom," Lu Luochen said with a complicated expression on his face. "The guest room hasn't been cleaned for a long time. You'll probably feel uncomfortable if you sleep there. Go back to the master bedroom. Don't worry. I haven't been back to the master bedroom. Everything is still the way it was when you lived there before."
Wen Sining originally wanted to refuse, but when she looked up, she saw Lu Luochen's look of "I'll pester you until you agree." She didn't want to argue about the childish topic of which room to sleep in with him in the middle of the night, so she simply nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then I'll go and rest first. Good night, Mr. Lu."
Wen Sining rushed into the master bedroom on the second floor like a gust of wind. From start to finish, including closing the door and locking it, it didn't take more than a minute.
Hearing the familiar sound of the lock being turned, for some reason, Lu Luochen felt happy. He said "Good night and sweet dreams" to the person inside through the thick door panel, then went back to his own room.
After Wen Sining returned to the bedroom, she found that Lu Luochen was right. When she left before, she had roughly taken away all her things. But when she came back here again, it seemed that none of her things were missing.
There was still an identical set of the clothes she had taken away in the closet. The skin - care products and cosmetics she had taken were also all there on the dressing table, and even their positions hadn't changed.
When she went to the bathroom, the towel she often used was still there. Even the toothpaste and toothbrush were the same as before, and even the scented candles had been changed to her favorite smell.
Looking at all these familiar things, Wen Sining had a complex look in her eyes. After washing up, she lay down on the soft big bed.
The bed smelled so familiar to her. To be honest, everything here was so familiar to her that it really made her feel at ease.
She let out a long sigh and decided not to indulge herself. Just as she was about to take out her phone to browse the news, she suddenly felt another hard object.