Lu Fenglin cursed under his breath and then turned around and got into the car.
He drove at full speed on the road, his eyes as dark as water.
Damn it! He thought he could escape the blind date just by not going, but he didn't expect that woman to come to his house to look for him!
As time ticked by, Sun Jingjing couldn't wait any longer. The smile on her face grew more and more impatient, and she proposed to leave again.
"Uncle, Auntie, I think I'll go home first. My parents are waiting for me."
Sun Jingjing had lost all her good feelings for Lu Fenglin. She increasingly thought this man had no sense of time and was not suitable to be with.
"Just wait a bit more..."
"Sorry, I'm late!"
Lu Fenglin drove like crazy all the way. He managed to rush back home just in time before Miss Sun left. He was out of breath from running.
"You bastard! Where have you been? Why are you so late! Did you forget about the blind date!" his stepmother said angrily, looking at Lu Fenglin.
"You've made Miss Sun wait for a whole day. Hurry up and apologize!"
"Sorry." Lu Fenglin was sweating slightly on his forehead from running. His fair skin made him look like a gloomy and darkly beautiful young man.
Sun Jingjing couldn't help blushing. She didn't expect Lu Fenglin to be even more handsome than in the photos.
"I called you, but you didn't answer. Do you even care about your mother!" his stepmother kept scolding.
"Mom, my phone is broken, and I forgot to buy a new one." Lu Fenglin explained. He put on his most innocent smile and bowed directly to Sun Jingjing.
"Miss Sun, I'm sorry."
Sun Jingjing quickly helped him up. Her eyes were full of shyness. Lu Fenglin glanced at her expression and was sure that Sun Jingjing must have developed a crush on him.
Another woman who only cared about looks. She was not as interesting as Xu Qingqing.
Although Sun Jingjing had regained her good feelings for Lu Fenglin, she still felt a bit annoyed about being stood up. She deliberately put on a straight face and asked, "What on earth did you do this evening?"
"I found out this morning that something happened to my elder brother's construction site, so I was helping him investigate it." Lu Fenglin looked like a sincere and obedient younger brother.
"I didn't expect to forget about our date."
"I see..."
Sun Jingjing nodded. Before, she had heard rumors that the relationship between the two sons of the Lu family was not good. She was worried that if she married Lu Fenglin, she might be targeted by Lu Chuanbai.
But now it seemed that the relationship between the two brothers was quite good.
"You're always thinking more about others and less about yourself. Miss Sun has been waiting for you for a whole day!"
His stepmother was a woman who had been in the social scene. She could read Sun Jingjing's facial expressions clearly. She was sure that Sun Jingjing was no longer angry.
The stepmother deliberately criticized her son to win Sun Jingjing's favor. "Miss Sun, it's Lu Fenglin's fault. My stupid son is not good enough for you. Maybe..."
"No!" Hearing the implication in the stepmother's words that she didn't want the two of them to continue developing their relationship, Sun Jingjing quickly interrupted her.
"I also have a younger brother. If something happened to my brother, I definitely wouldn't go on a blind date but would go to help my brother instead. I can understand him."
"It's my fault that I didn't figure it out..."
"No, it's my fault." Lu Fenglin tilted his head and raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Sun Jingjing. His eyes, which were used to looking cold, were now full of tenderness. The contrast with his thin cheeks made him look even more affectionate.
Sun Jingjing was immersed in the gentle dream woven by Lu Fenglin. She asked softly, "If I give you another chance, will you cherish it?"
"Yes." Lu Fenglin replied to Sun Jingjing gently and coldly. In his heart, he was thinking whether he could use this look on Xu Qingqing. He wondered if it could move her.
"You have to perform well this time! Jingjing, if he dares to bully you, come and tell me. I'll definitely teach him a lesson!"
The stepmother took Sun Jingjing's hand, looking as close as mother and daughter.
She's really good at acting, pretending to be kind in front of everyone.
Lu Fenglin's eyes fell on the hands of his stepmother and Sun Jingjing that were clasped together. He sneered in his heart.
When Lu Chuanbai got home, he heard Xu Yiyi whining, "Mommy, my tummy hurts so much. Rub it for me."
"Kid, I've told you not to overeat. Your digestive system is not good. Of course you'll have a stomachache if you overeat."
Xu Qingqing picked Xu Yiyi up and lifted his clothes to expose his round belly. She rubbed it for him.
Using a massage technique, she first made a fist and gently pushed it against his lower abdomen, then opened her hand into a palm, rotated counterclockwise three times and clockwise three times until his abdomen was warm. She covered it for a while and repeated the process.
Lu Chuanbai stood at the entrance without going in. He was so absorbed in watching Xu Qingqing's technique that he was in a daze. He remembered that when his leg was injured, Gu Anrou massaged him in the same way.
At that time, Lu Chuanbai had asked Gu Anrou to teach the massage technique to the family doctor so that she didn't have to do it herself every time.
But Gu Anrou said it was her unique secret recipe and only she could massage him. It wouldn't work if she taught it to others.
But how did Xu Qingqing know this massage technique?
Lu Chuanbai was lost in thought. He remembered a casual remark Xu Anan had made before.
If it was really Gu Anrou who massaged his leg and cured it, Gu Anrou would have been eager to tell the whole world and use this to force him to marry her. Why would she be so secretive, full of loopholes, and refuse to massage him again?
Could it be that the person who massaged his leg wasn't Gu Anrou?
"Uncle Lu, you're back!"
Xu Yiyi was dangling his little legs with his head down. He looked up and saw Lu Chuanbai standing there in a daze at the door.
Xu Qingqing gently patted Xu Yiyi's belly. "How about it? Does your tummy still hurt?"
"Thank you, Mommy. It doesn't hurt anymore." Xu Yiyi flapped his short legs and jumped off Xu Qingqing.
Xu Yiyi took the briefcase for Lu Chuanbai on his own initiative. "Uncle Lu, you came home so late today."
"Why are you standing there outside and not coming in?" Xu Qingqing got up and looked at Lu Chuanbai with concern. "Have you eaten?"
"My leg hurts a bit. Can you massage it for me?" Lu Chuanbai's eyes were dark and unclear. He stared straight at Xu Qingqing, his eyes full of inquiry and expectation.
Xu Qingqing frowned. Back then, she had massaged Lu Chuanbai's leg thoroughly. Her hands were so tired and sore every day that she couldn't even pick up things. She had done this just to prevent Lu Chuanbai's leg from leaving any after - effects.
But why did his leg suddenly hurt?
Xu Qingqing was worried about Lu Chuanbai's leg. Without thinking much, she urged Lu Chuanbai to sit down quickly.
"Lie down. Let me take a look."
Seeing Lu Chuanbai's expression of self - restraint and endurance, Xu Qingqing thought he was in great pain. She let Lu Chuanbai lie down on the sofa bed, rolled up his trouser leg, rubbed her palms warm, and began to massage him.
Lu Chuanbai closed his eyes and felt it carefully. The warmth from Xu Qingqing's soft palm came. The massage was very strong, making every vein in his leg active.
That's right!
This was the technique that had given him the strength to live on during that desperate time and the hope of being able to walk again.