Soon, a middle - aged man in a suit got out of the black car.
He walked up to Shen Jianyi politely and said in a low voice, "Miss Shen, the master requests your presence."
Shen Jianyi recognized this man. He often followed Lu Ziqian around.
It seemed that her "father - in - law" had sent for her to have tea.
"Is the old man feeling unwell?"
Shen Jianyi put away her previous glamorous look, shrank her neck, and asked in a cute and innocent manner.
The man kept a straight face, seemingly oblivious to her affectation.
"Please get in the car, Miss Shen."
Tsk, so boring.
Shen Jianyi felt it was dull. She rolled her eyes mentally at his lack of romance and then strode into the car.
Half an hour later, the car stopped at the hospital entrance.
Shen Jianyi obediently followed the man into the hospital, then went to the inpatient department. Finally, she met Lu Ziqian by the pond behind the hospital.
The old man's body had recovered well.
Just a few days ago, he was still wearing an oxygen tube, but today he could move around freely on his feet and even had the mood to soak up the sun outside.
It seemed that in the Lu family, Lu Ziqian still had his own personal influence. Otherwise, given his previous physical condition, he might have been devoured alive by other Lu family members.
Shen Jianyi quickly analyzed in her mind and then politely greeted Lu Ziqian, "Uncle Lu."
Lu Ziqian was sitting in a wheelchair. He didn't say a word, just stared at Shen Jianyi in front of him coldly with his slightly cloudy eyes.
After a long while.
"Miss Shen," Lu Ziqian suddenly spoke up. "We're both smart people. Let's just be straightforward."
Shen Jianyi looked up at the elderly man in front of her and forced a smile. "I don't understand what you mean, Uncle Lu."
"Since you still want to play dumb, I'll just come straight to the point."
Lu Ziqian glanced at her, showing his dislike without any disguise.
"I've had someone investigate your background."
"If you're so interested in me, Uncle Lu, why didn't you just ask me directly?"
Shen Jianyi sat on the stone chair beside him, squinted and smiled, as if she wasn't worried at all about what Lu Ziqian had said.
Lu Ziqian frowned. "You know I won't find out anything. But don't think that I'll agree to let that rebellious son of mine, Lu Jinsheng, marry you just because of this. Let me tell you, although I haven't found out anything, precisely because of this, it means that you're a woman of unknown origin. Honestly, what's your purpose for approaching our Lu family?"
Hearing the word "rebellious son", Shen Jianyi frowned.
She wanted to kick this bad - tempered old man into the pond to feed the fish.
But it might be troublesome to escape.
She glanced at the few strong bodyguards not far away and decided to abandon this idea.
"Do you mean someone as 'clean - backgrounded' as Lin Zhirou, Uncle Lu?" She yawned lazily and didn't even bother to pretend politeness. "If I remember correctly, Lin Zhirou was the real culprit of the kidnapping last time. Old man, your judgment is really off."
"You!"
Lu Ziqian was so irritated that he couldn't say a word.
He glared at the charming Shen Jianyi in front of him with disgust. "It's all because of you. If you hadn't butted in, Miss Lin wouldn't have done such a stupid thing. In the end, it's all because of your appearance!"
"Okay, okay, you're right. I instigated Lin Zhirou to kidnap me, and I also instigated Lu Jinsheng to marry me."
Suddenly, the smile on her face disappeared, and her black eyes were filled with cold light. "So what? Do you want to drive me away from Lu Jinsheng?"
"I advise you not to be ungrateful. Don't think that just by getting close to Jinsheng, you can become the mistress of the Lu family. If I'm not happy, I won't give the position of the head of the Lu family to him even if I die."
Looking at those eyes that were too similar to that person's, Lu Ziqian said this viciously.
The head of the Lu family?
Shen Jianyi burst into laughter. Her laughter was sweet, but it was full of sarcasm, which annoyed Lu Ziqian.
"What are you laughing at?!"
"I'm laughing at you. At your age, you still treasure the position of the head of the family so much."
Shen Jianyi stood up and patted the dust off her butt.
"You can only talk to me about this. If you threaten Lu Jinsheng like this, see if he'll take this so - called head of the Lu family seriously."
Lu Jinsheng didn't even care about the current "head of the Lu family" position. How could he care about the "future head of the Lu family" position?
How ridiculous.
She sneered, put her hands in her pockets, and walked out of the hospital briskly.
...
When she returned to the Lu family mansion, Lu Jinsheng was already back.
He had taken a shower and was wearing a white home - suit. There was a faint look of tiredness between his eyebrows.
Seeing Shen Jianyi come back, he closed the book in his hand and waved to her. "Yiyi, come here."
The other servants in the living room lowered their heads and stared blankly into space.
Shen Jianyi took off her shoes and walked barefoot to Lu Jinsheng slowly. She leaned against him and smelled the nice fragrance on him.
"You came to the company to find me today?"
He pinched her soft fingers and let her rest her head on his thigh.
Shen Jianyi murmured, complaining a little. "But you seemed very busy. I got impatient waiting and left by myself."
Looking at her aggrieved expression, Lu Jinsheng felt ashamed.
"After the old man is discharged from the hospital, I'll have more time to accompany you."
Shen Jianyi's heart skipped a beat.
She opened her eyes, looked at his smoothly - lined jaw, and reached out to gently touch his Adam's apple.
"Lu Jinsheng, if someone threatens you with the position of the head of the Lu family and asks you to abandon me, what will you do?"
Lu Jinsheng lowered his head slightly and looked at the serious - looking girl in his arms.
She rarely showed such an expression. Had she met someone else today?
He was suspicious in his heart but showed nothing on his face.
"It's just the position of the head of the family."
Lu Jinsheng smiled faintly, lowered his head, and kissed her on the forehead. "Do you want it? I'll use it as your betrothal gift."
Shen Jianyi was stunned.
She stared at the man less than five centimeters away from her.
She wanted to find a trace of hesitation, a hint of guilt, or even a bit of evasion in his eyes, but there was nothing.
He just looked at her, his eyes bright.
A sense of touch slowly spread and finally filled her whole heart.
"Lu Jinsheng."
She murmured his name.
"Hmm?"
Lu Jinsheng gave a nice response from his nose.
"Let's have a kiss."
"Hmm. Hmm?"
The girl lying on his lap propped her elbows on the sofa, raised her upper body, and kissed his lips accurately.
This was the first time Shen Jianyi had taken the initiative to kiss someone in her life.
She thought it would be very difficult for her to fall in love with someone.
But at this moment, she was absolutely certain that Lu Jinsheng was the one she loved.
She was willing to fall in love with such a man. Lu Jinsheng was worthy.