Gu Yuan was an outspoken person and spared no expense in his praise. "Wow! The restoration is amazing. Xu Qingqing, your restoration skills are even better than mine."
"From now on, all the work of restoring ancient paintings will be handed over to you."
"Kid, don't be lazy." Wang Lide tapped Gu Yuan on the head.
Wang Lide's initially skeptical attitude turned into trust. His kind but somewhat distant smile became sincere. He formally extended his hand to Xu Qingqing. "Xu Qingqing, welcome to join us."
"Thank you, Teacher Wang, and all the team members, for your recognition. I'll work hard from now on." Xu Qingqing respectfully held his hand with both hands.
She wasn't overly happy just because she'd restored a painting. Instead, she cherished the opportunity to join the cultural relic restoration team.
"It's getting late. You can go back first. I'll handle the remaining coloring work." Chen Jiashu rarely said something nice.
Although his face was still serious, he'd changed a lot compared to when he first met Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing remembered that she still had to visit Lu Chuanbai, so she didn't decline.
"Teacher Wang, I'll leave first."
Xu Qingqing packed up her things and drove to the hospital to visit Lu Chuanbai.
"You got injured but didn't even tell your family. If we hadn't seen it on the Internet, were you going to hide it from us forever?" Father Lu scolded the tired - looking Lu Chuanbai lying on the hospital bed.
Early this morning, Father Lu got up to read the news and only then learned that Lu Chuanbai had been shot and was in the hospital.
"I'm your father, not your enemy."
Lu Fenglin on the side sneered. "Dad, don't blame big brother. Maybe he just thinks we family members are dispensable."
"Shut up!" Father Lu roared at Lu Fenglin.
A flash of coldness passed through Lu Fenglin's eyes, and he didn't say anything more.
It was always like this. Father always favored Lu Chuanbai!
Stepmother rolled her eyes. "Why are you yelling at Fenglin? Fenglin reports everything to you. Don't pick on the weak."
Because Father Lu was on guard against Lu Fenglin, he required Lu Fenglin to report everything he did in advance and only act after getting permission.
Stepmother had been dissatisfied with this for a long time.
"Since the eldest can do things without reporting, Fenglin doesn't need to report either from now on. Fenglin isn't a child. He can handle things on his own."
Father Lu was speechless.
Stepmother glared at Lu Chuanbai lying on the bed and secretly cursed in her heart that he should have been shot dead!
The hospital ward fell into an eerie silence. Then Xu Qingqing walked in, breaking the silence and stepping into this fiery confrontation. She wanted to run but was seen by Lu Fenglin.
"Qingqing, you're here to see my brother."
At the sound of "Qingqing", everyone in the ward looked over. Xu Qingqing could only walk in awkwardly.
"Hello, Uncle and Aunt. I'm here to see Lu Chuanbai. How's his injury?"
"It's okay. The doctor just changed his dressing." Father Lu's cold expression softened a bit.
Seeing Xu Qingqing in person, Father Lu finally understood how beautiful she was. No wonder his eldest son liked her.
Stepmother sized Xu Qingqing up and down, secretly comparing their looks. She touched her own eyes and thought disdainfully.
Those big eyes must be from plastic surgery!
She must have had double - eyelid surgery!
Lu Chuanbai, who had been frowning all this time, finally showed a smile when he saw Xu Qingqing. "Why did you come?"
Seeing this, Lu Fenglin sneered again.
"Big brother, when Dad, Mom, and I come to see you, you frown, but when Qingqing comes, you can smile."
"Big brother, you really treat people differently!"
Lu Fenglin's tone rose, with an annoying tail - note.
Lu Chuanbai retorted rudely. "You're not worth my smile."
"Lu Fenglin, your brother is injured, and you're still making sarcastic remarks." Father Lu looked at the two unharmonious brothers and angrily scolded. "Lu Chuanbai, we're your family. Shouldn't you smile?"
Lu Chuanbai ignored him and kept his eyes on Xu Qingqing. "Where are the two kids?"
"They're at home."
Xu Qingqing nervously tugged at the corner of her clothes, wracking her brain for an excuse to leave.
She really didn't want to get involved in the Lu family's feud.
The sound of children's laughter came from the corridor. Xu An'an and Xu Yiyi ran into the ward. They weren't shy at all when they saw strangers but instead ran in front of Father Lu, blinking their big watery eyes at him.
The decisive Father Lu in the business world actually felt a bit awkward. "Hello."
"Are you Grandpa Lu, Lu Uncle's father? You two look so alike." Xu An'an covered her mouth and laughed.
"Really?" Father Lu relaxed and rubbed Xu An'an's head. His eyes fell on Xu Yiyi, and he felt as if he was looking at a young Lu Chuanbai.
This child looked so much like Lu Chuanbai when he was young. Even his eyebrows resembled those of the current Lu Chuanbai.
Xu An'an looked more like Xu Qingqing, but there was also a bit of Lu Chuanbai's pride in her gestures.
"These two kids look so much like Chuanbai. Just like you when you were young."
Hearing this, Xu An'an quietly whispered in Xu Yiyi's ear. "Brother, I've always thought you look like Lu Uncle. Do you think Lu Uncle could be our father..."
"It's possible." Xu Yiyi clenched his fists, planning to get Lu Chuanbai's personal belongings for a paternity test.
Xu Qingqing's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She quickly stepped forward and laughed it off. "Kids' looks aren't set yet. Good - looking people all look alike."
Oh no! Why did these two kids come!
Father Lu liked these two cute kids more and more. A natural sense of closeness made him like to play with them.
"You two little rascals ran so fast and didn't even wait for us." Mother Xu and Tang Li caught up. Mother Xu was out of breath.
Mother Xu entered the ward and saw Father Lu. She stepped forward warmly to greet him. "You must be Chuanbai's father. Hello, I'm Qingqing's mother."
"Thanks to Chuanbai, Qingqing was able to be safe."
"Hello." Father Lu stepped forward and shook Mother Xu's hand. "It's my son's duty."
Seeing that it was Xu Qingqing's mother, the stepmother couldn't help but roll her eyes. Father Lu secretly warned her. "She might be our future in - law. Don't pull a long face. Leave a good impression."
"Got it." The stepmother snorted impatiently.
On the other side, it was also a fiery confrontation. Lu Chuanbai and Lu Fenglin instantly became vigilant when they saw the handsome young man who came in with Mother Xu.
Lu Chuanbai guessed that the young man was Mr. Tang who had called last night.
Sure enough, Tang Li faced them with a provocative smile. "Hello, Mr. Lu. I'm Tang Li."
"Brother, do you know each other?"
Lu Fenglin's nervous gaze, which he didn't even notice himself, turned to Lu Chuanbai. Although Lu Chuanbai was very angry, his expression remained calm, only his tone was a bit stiff.
"Hello, Mr. Tang."