It was 7 p.m. at the Lu Family Mansion.
"Jinsheng, I'm so glad you've seen the light and pulled back from the brink."
A long - awaited smile finally appeared on Lu Ziqian's face.
Right now, nothing could make him happier than the cancellation of the marriage between Lu Jinsheng and Shen Jianyi.
"Since the engagement is off, you two should get the annulment of your divorce certificate sorted out some time."
Hearing this, Lu Jinsheng, who was sitting casually on the sofa, lifted his eyelids. A faint chill flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
His thin lips moved slightly. "What's the rush?"
Lu Ziqian was taken aback. He thought Lu Jinsheng was still pining for Shen Jianyi and was about to fly into a rage.
But then, Lu Jinsheng's next words left him speechless.
"Didn't you want me to get married soon? Now that things with Yiyi are off, don't I have to find someone new?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the huge living room fell completely silent.
All the Lu family members' eyes were fixed on him.
Was this really something Lu Jinsheng would say?
Lu Suowei also looked at him curiously. After a while, he asked gently, "Jinsheng, you've just announced the cancellation of the engagement. Isn't it a bit too hasty to look for someone new right away?"
If Lu Jinsheng were to find a well - matched family for a marriage alliance, it would be even more difficult to deal with him in the future.
Hearing Lu Suowei's words, Lu Ziqian gave Lu Jinsheng a long look. He wondered if Lu Jinsheng was just giving up after being hit hard.
"Since I have to find someone sooner or later, I might as well do it quickly."
Lu Jinsheng said indifferently. Then he lifted his eyelids and stared straight at Lu Ziqian across from him. "If I wait too long, I might not want to get married at all."
"Fine."
Lu Ziqian immediately made a decision upon hearing this.
"I'll have invitations sent to all the major families tomorrow. There'll be a dinner party the day after tomorrow. You should get well - prepared."
As long as it wasn't that woman Shen Jianyi, Lu Jinsheng could choose any girl from the major families in Huaguo.
"Got it."
Dropping these words, Lu Jinsheng got up and left directly.
After walking out of the living room, he took out his phone and sent a message to Shen Jianyi.
"Your man is going to sacrifice his charm. How are you going to compensate me later?"
Not long after, his phone vibrated twice.
Looking at the message from Shen Jianyi, Lu Jinsheng curved his lips into a smile.
There was only one line on the screen.
[Remember to protect yourself. I don't want a man who's been slept with by other women.]
Just looking at the message, he could picture Shen Jianyi with one leg carelessly thrown over the armrest of the chair, casually replying to the message.
She was so naughty.
But he loved it, loved it so much.
At the Xia Family.
Shen Jianyi locked her phone screen and lay back on the bed.
Xia Liang had already seen online that the Lu family was going to hold a dinner party soon.
"Master, your man is going to find another woman!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a pillow flew over and hit her on the back.
"Get out."
Her voice sounded a bit sullen.
Xia Liang knew she was in a bad mood. She pushed the glasses on her nose, hugged her laptop, and left.
In the guest bedroom.
Staring at the yellowish bedroom light above her, Shen Jianyi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
This was the first time she hadn't slept with Lu Jinsheng since they got married. It felt... kind of strange.
It seemed like something was always missing by her side.
She reached out and felt around on the empty big bed. The slightly cool touch made her heart feel even emptier.
...
At the Lu Family Mansion.
After the others had left, the smile on Lu Ziqian's face faded.
"Lu Yuan."
He called out in a deep voice.
On one side, Lu Yuan, wearing a white knitted long gown, nodded obediently and walked over to sit beside him.
"I need you to do something at the dinner party the day after tomorrow."
A glint flashed in his shrewd eyes, sending a chill down one's spine.
Was that really it? Had Shen Jianyi and Lu Jinsheng cut their ties so easily?
He had a vague feeling of disbelief. But... it didn't really matter. It wouldn't matter at all after the dinner party the next night.
He whispered a few instructions to Lu Yuan.
After hearing him out, Lu Yuan looked at him in surprise, then curved her lips. "Dad, if Big Brother finds out about this, he might not be happy."
"Just do as I say. Why should I be afraid of his unhappiness? He's made me unhappy plenty of times."
Only when everything was a done deal could he finally feel at ease.
Otherwise, with Shen Jianyi's tricks, who knew what else she might come up with.
Seeing that Lu Ziqian was determined, Lu Yuan obediently lowered her eyelids.
"I understand."
Lu Ziqian nodded in satisfaction.
Looking at the well - behaved and gentle adopted daughter in front of him, his expression softened a bit. "Yuan Yuan, Dad has put a lot of effort into you. Not only did I spend a fortune to buy you, but I also taught you a lot of things. Don't think that I taught you those things just to make you help me deal with others. You should know that only when power is in our own hands can we sleep soundly."
He spoke slowly but with an innate sense of oppression.
Lu Yuan blinked her eyes, hiding the thoughts in her eyes, and asked in a soft voice, "After everything is over, will you help me find my family?"
Lu Ziqian's hand on his knee twitched. A look of displeasure flashed across his face, but he quickly suppressed it.
"Yuan Yuan, it's not that Dad doesn't want to help you find them. But you were seriously injured at that time and your memory was damaged. You can't provide us with any effective clues... Finding your relatives is really not an easy thing."
Lu Yuan hung her head and bit her lip hard until she tasted a faint taste of blood in her mouth.
"I understand, Dad. I'll go and rest first."
She stood up and said respectfully.
"Okay. Rest well. Don't let me down."
Lu Ziqian said with a smile.
Lu Yuan's room was on the innermost part of the second floor of the main building. She quietly walked into the room and lay down on the soft big bed.
Her face, which was almost transparently white, showed an indescribable sadness.
Even though the Lu family was in a mess, they all knew who they were and what they were doing.
But what about her?
She only knew that she was an adopted daughter raised abroad by Lu Ziqian. She remembered nothing else.
After taking a shower, Lu Yuan lay in bed and gradually fell into a dream.
But not long after, she covered her forehead painfully, and soft moans of discomfort escaped from her bloodless lips.
"Tingting, I'm your sister."
Vaguely, the back of a petite girl appeared in her vision.
"Who are you?"
She cried out in a hoarse voice and tried to take a step forward to find out.
But she couldn't move. She could only watch helplessly as the figure ran further and further away.
"Don't go!"
She shouted in her heart, but no matter what, she couldn't move.
Lu Yuan struggled hard until she woke up from the nightmare.
So it was all just a dream.
Lu Yuan smiled self - deprecatingly, but a tear welled up in the corner of her eye.