Before Lu Chuanbai could explain himself, Xu An'an on one side mercilessly exposed him.
Lu Chuanbai felt a bit embarrassed and tapped Xu An'an's head with his knuckle.
"Hey, didn't I tell you to keep it a secret for me?"
Xu An'an ran away giggling. "It's all because Uncle Lu forced me to eat the fried egg you made. My mouth still tastes bitter!"
Xu Qingqing's gaze fell on the only fried egg on the dining table, giving off a burnt smell. The charred egg looked extremely eye - catching on the white porcelain plate.
Xu Qingqing looked at Lu Chuanbai in disbelief. She couldn't understand how someone could make something as simple as a fried egg so badly.
Seeing Xu Qingqing looking at him, Lu Chuanbai felt even more embarrassed. He coughed lightly and said expressionlessly, "Go wash your hands."
"Okay."
During the meal, Xu Qingqing mentioned to Lu Chuanbai that Lu Fenglin had used a disclaimer to get away.
Xu Qingqing said regretfully, "I thought your younger brother would reflect on his mistakes and turn over a new leaf."
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, Lu Chuanbai got a bit angry. The chopsticks in his hand made a slight cracking sound as he tightened his grip.
That Lu Fenglin had actually pulled so many tricks behind his back!
"If Lu Fenglin promised you and got the lawyer to issue a disclaimer, it probably wasn't his real intention," Lu Chuanbai said, suppressing his anger based on his understanding of Lu Fenglin.
"Really?"
Xu Qingqing looked at Lu Chuanbai in surprise and stuffed a meatball into her mouth. "You'd still speak up for him. I thought you two brothers only knew how to quarrel."
Lu Chuanbai prodded the rice in his bowl with his chopsticks and said awkwardly,
"Lu Fenglin and I were very close brothers before. It's just that he somehow got brainwashed by our step - mother."
"Lu Fenglin always thought that I was trying to harm him and compete with him for the family fortune."
"It must have been our step - mother's doing to use the disclaimer to get Lu Fenglin out."
At the Lu Family Mansion.
The furious roars of a man came out continuously from the villa. The angry voice was so terrifying that even the moon in the sky timidly hid behind the clouds.
Outside the villa, a gale was blowing, and the temperature in the room dropped to zero.
Father Lu angrily slapped the table and roared, "You're really something! I clearly warned the people in the company not to help you, but you went to ask others for help!"
"You're really something!"
Father Lu said "really something" twice, which scared the step - mother badly. She managed to calm herself down and explained, "I did this for our son!"
"Have you ever thought about why Lu Fenglin was locked up? It's because he made mistakes. If you hadn't always spoiled him, how could he have gone astray!"
Father Lu was so angry that he could hardly catch his breath. He pounded on his chest and sat down on the chair.
Most of Lu Fenglin's paranoia and scheming were forced out by this so - called good mother!
"It's all my fault. Don't be angry!"
The step - mother quickly walked over to soothe Father Lu's breath, thinking to herself: Anyway, Fenglin has been sent abroad. It doesn't matter to admit the mistake.
Father Lu couldn't possibly bring Lu Fenglin back, could he?
"Where did you send him?" Father Lu pushed the step - mother's hand away and didn't want to look at her anymore.
"Fenglin went abroad. I want him to reflect on himself there..."
But Father Lu directly saw through the step - mother's intention. "You sent Fenglin abroad to avoid the limelight."
"Forget it... I won't care about Fenglin anymore. Do whatever you want."
The step - mother was stunned when she heard this and said anxiously, "You're his father. How can you not care about him..."
"Then why didn't you listen to my arrangements!"
Father Lu was really angry.
In these few days, Father Lu had reflected on himself and realized that he shouldn't have ignored Lu Fenglin. He decided to make amends. But the step - mother had done such a thing, which made him hate his wife even more, and he also lost his love for Lu Fenglin.
No! No!
If Father Lu completely ignored Lu Fenglin, how could Lu Fenglin compete for the inheritance of the Lu family!
The step - mother was about to say something else.
"If you don't want to add fuel to the fire, get out of here."
Father Lu supported his forehead and issued the final ultimatum.
On the other side, Sun Jingjing, who was about to board the plane, was dragging the unconscious Lu Fenglin through the security check.
Lu Fenglin, whose head was groggy, slowly woke up. Looking around at the strange environment, he sensed something was wrong.
"Where... where am I?"
"Fenglin, you're awake. We're about to board the plane," Sun Jingjing said amiably to the person in her arms.
"Board the plane?"
Lu Fenglin shook his tired head, trying desperately to regain his clarity.
"Yes. Aunt Lu asked me to accompany you abroad to relax. We'll come back after the storm in the country has passed," Sun Jingjing said with a smile, hugging Lu Fenglin's arm tightly, as if afraid that the kite with a taut string would fly away.
"Let go of me!" Lu Fenglin was much more awake now. He escaped from Sun Jingjing's embrace and staggered in the opposite direction of the security check.
He had promised Xu Qingqing that he would take responsibility for his mistakes. There was no way he was leaving!
Sun Jingjing tried to rush up and stop him, but she was no match for Lu Fenglin in strength. After Lu Fenglin broke free, he ran even faster.
Helpless and in a complete mess, she called the step - mother. "Aunt Lu!"
"Oh, it's Jingjing," the step - mother was doing her skincare and asked with a smile. "Have you boarded the plane?"
"No!" Sun Jingjing replied anxiously. "Just as we were about to board, Fenglin suddenly woke up. He refused to go with me and ran away."
"What!" The step - mother couldn't hold it in anymore. She angrily threw the essence bottle in her hand to the ground.
She had taken such a big risk to send Lu Fenglin abroad and even had a big fight with Father Lu. But this bastard had actually run away!
"Aunt Lu, what should we do?" Sun Jingjing asked anxiously. "His phone and wallet are with me. Fenglin has no money on him. Where could he go?"
"Don't worry. I'll go find him right away!" The step - mother hung up the phone and glanced at the sky outside.
She had to find Lu Fenglin quickly.
The clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker. Lightning flashed across the sky, lighting it up with a strange purple color. The downpour came all of a sudden.
It was most comfortable to hide in the quilt on such a day. Xu Qingqing wrapped herself in the quilt and fell asleep comfortably.
Lu Fenglin walked in the heavy rain all night. He was afraid that Xu Qingqing would misunderstand him as a liar after knowing this news. He had to go to Xu Qingqing to clarify.
It took Lu Fenglin almost the whole night to reach the community where Xu Qingqing lived.
Lu Fenglin was completely drenched. The skin on his body was swollen and an abnormally pale color from being soaked in the rain, but there was a smile on his face. He was happy that he was about to see Xu Qingqing.
At the Lu Family Villa.
Lu Chuanbai held an umbrella for Xu Qingqing and saw her into the car. Looking at the curtain of the downpour outside the umbrella, he asked worriedly, "It's raining so heavily. Do you still want to go to Weishan Lake?"
"Let's wait until the rain stops."
Lu Chuanbai was worried that Xu Qingqing would be cold, so he took off the scarf around his neck and tied it around Xu Qingqing's neck.
"It'll be okay."
Xu Qingqing wanted to visit the site again to write a good speech.
Xu Qingqing looked at the two kids in their pajamas, peeping out of the door. "Please take care of the two kids. Bye."
"Okay. Be careful on the road."