The hospital ward was deathly quiet.
All four pairs of eyes were fixed in the same direction as a girl slowly emerged from behind Lu Jinsheng.
It was a face they all recognized, yet one that left everyone feeling perplexed. Shen Jianyi was stunned.
"Lu Yuan?!"
Xia Liang wondered if there was some mistake. Maybe she had just come to this place with Lu Jinsheng.
That's what she thought, so when she spoke, she didn't deliberately target the girl.
"Mr. Lu, where's my master's younger sister?" she asked, tilting her head.
Before Lu Jinsheng could answer, Lu Yuan stepped forward. Looking at those in front of her, she said in a low voice, "It's me."
"Stop joking. How could you possibly..."
Xia Liang didn't even finish her sentence before Shen Jianyi interrupted.
She frowned slightly. "Is it really you?"
On many occasions when Shen Jianyi saw Lu Yuan, she had a strong sense of familiarity.
This time was no different. Everything seemed so familiar. Just having Lu Yuan stand there made her think of her younger sister from long ago.
Lu Yuan nodded. Not knowing how to explain, she could only show them the evidence.
She stood while the woman sat.
Shen Jianyi looked up at her. Lu Yuan raised her arm and slowly pushed aside her thick bangs.
Beneath the bangs was a fair forehead and a red mole.
This was unique to Shen Weiting. There was no mistake. It meant that Lu Yuan was her own younger sister.
She stood there, stunned, her mind in a complete daze.
Countless nights, Shen Jianyi had wondered what she would say if she ever found her sister. But now that it had happened, she was at a loss for words.
Lu Yuan walked towards her, crouched in front of the woman, and looked up at her blank expression.
"Sister, I'm Weiting..." Tears welled up in her eyes. "It's me. We've finally met..."
Shen Jianyi couldn't hold back any longer. She reached out and hugged Lu Yuan tightly.
"That's great."
She had finally found her long-lost younger sister. Shen Jianyi even forgot what she wanted to say. All her words had turned into longing.
After so many years of missing her, how could Shen Jianyi let go so easily?
The corners of her eyes were red, and her nose was sore. The emotions that had been pent up for so long were finally released.
"Weiting, I was too slow," Shen Jianyi's voice trembled. "You were always by my side, but I failed to recognize you."
Lu Yuan of course knew that none of this was her sister's fault. She had no memory of the year she went missing. It was obvious that she was very young at that time.
The two didn't know how long they hugged. Finally, Shen Jianyi let go.
She looked Lu Yuan up and down. Fortunately, she had been adopted by a good family and hadn't suffered. Otherwise, Shen Jianyi would have felt extremely guilty.
As for Lu Yuan, she had watched Shen Jianyi go through so many ups and downs over the years. Finally, things were looking up.
"Sister, you've suffered."
"No, as long as you're back with me, sister will never feel wronged no matter what."
This reunion of the sisters was truly touching. Even Facai, who always claimed to have a high tear threshold, was crying.
"Woohoo, Jianyi has finally found her younger sister," Facai sobbed, wiping his snot on Lu Weiran. Lu Weiran immediately jumped up in disgust.
"Damn it, if you're going to cry, don't wipe your snot on my clothes!" Lu Weiran's face darkened. "It's my sister-in-law who found her younger sister, not you. Why are you more excited than she is?"
He grumbled a few times and looked at him cautiously. "I have strong empathy. I don't usually cry!"
Watching the two of them liven up the atmosphere, even the two sisters, who had been feeling sad just now, couldn't help but laugh through their tears.
Shen Jianyi turned around, a rare sincere smile on her face. "Facai, stop disgusting him. He's quite pitiful."
Come to think of it, Lu Weiran had been deceived all this time. Anyone would find it hard to bear.
But not only had he endured it, he had also found his own love in this pain. It was truly a cause for celebration.
"By the way, Weiting, do you know how you were adopted? Did you ever ask your father?"
She instinctively shook her head. "No. Father has always been tight-lipped about this. He's very sensitive about this topic, so I've never brought it up."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi was a bit confused.
Adopting a child wasn't a big deal, so why did Lu Ziqian choose to keep it a secret?
"I think... I should go back and ask father. I want to know what really happened..."
Without hesitation, Lu Jinsheng nodded in agreement.
"Now that you know Lu Yuan is your sister, father shouldn't keep it a secret anymore. There's no point."
They planned to go back right away, but unfortunately, Xia Liang couldn't move. She still couldn't be discharged from the hospital.
As soon as Lu Jinsheng opened the door of the ward and was about to step out, he saw many medical staff running in one direction.
He was a bit confused and casually stopped a familiar nurse. "May I ask what you're all going for?"
"Mr. Lu!" She seemed to have grabbed a lifesaver. "Your uncle is standing on the rooftop of the building. He's trying to commit suicide. Please go and have a look quickly!"
Hearing this, Lu Jinsheng was stunned for a moment. Although he disliked Lu Suowei, he wouldn't just watch him kill himself.
"Please go with us quickly! We can't get in touch with his children either."
Seeing how anxious the nurse was, Lu Jinsheng had no choice but to agree first. He turned to look at Shen Jianyi and said urgently, "You go home first. I'll come as soon as I've dealt with this."
"Okay!"
Shen Jianyi readily agreed. She knew Lu Jinsheng wasn't that cruel. After all, they were family.
If he were really so ruthless as to kill his own relatives, Lu Weiran would surely be the first one in danger.
She watched Lu Jinsheng leave and then took Lu Yuan directly back to the main building of the Lu family.
...
At the main building of the Lu family.
As soon as Shen Jianyi got out of the car, she saw Uncle Li standing at the door. She smiled and said, "Uncle Li, are you here to help today?"
"Yes. The old master wants to go out later. The original driver has gone back to his hometown on leave, so I've come to replace him for a few days." Uncle Li was a bit surprised to see the two of them standing there in harmony.
"Madam, are you here to see the old master?"