Lu Fenglin, whose car was parked diagonally opposite the villa, naturally saw Lu Chuanbai rejecting the bag. His face turned extremely gloomy as he answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Manager, what should I do if the recipient doesn't accept the bag?"
"Then leave the bag at the door. Add a line on the note saying that this bag was sent by Gu Anrou."
After saying that, Lu Fenglin hung up the phone. He didn't believe that Xu Qingqing would still refuse the bag when she knew it was from him.
The secretary stared at the suddenly hung - up phone and wanted to curse, but he always felt as if a pair of sharp eyes were staring at his back, preventing him from uttering a single swear word.
"What on earth? Am I somehow under the manager's spell that I dare not curse at him?"
Scratching his head, the secretary went to the supermarket to buy a pen.
He would never know that Lu Fenglin had been following him, watching his every move.
When Xu Qingqing was about to go out to pick up the kids, as soon as she opened the door, her foot stepped on something. It was the orange box the man had brought during the day.
There was a note on the orange box, saying it was from Gu Anrou.
"A box from Gu Anrou?"
Xu Qingqing was completely confused by all these happenings. She simply opened the box and saw the same bag lying inside.
Only then did Xu Qingqing remember that this was the bag she had asked Gu Anrou to compensate for. She never thought it was actually sent by Lu Fenglin.
It seemed that the two of them were in cahoots, and it was only natural that they were so close.
Xu Qingqing decided not to accept the bag. She carried it into the house, planning to ask Lu Chuanbai to return it.
At first, when she asked Gu Anrou to compensate for the bag, it was just an angry outburst. Moreover, it was a bag Lu Chuanbai had given her, and she couldn't bear to return it.
Xu Qingqing put the bag in the living room. Seeing Lu Chuanbai cooking in the kitchen, and knowing that it was getting late to pick up the kids, she didn't go in to tell Lu Chuanbai the truth.
She grabbed the bag and rushed out to pick up the kids.
From afar, Lu Fenglin saw Xu Qingqing take the bag. A faint smile curled up on his lips.
This bag was bought by Gu Anrou with the money she borrowed from him, so it was practically bought by him.
It was as good as Xu Qingqing accepting the bag he bought.
After Lu Chuanbai finished serving the dishes, he caught sight of the eye - catching orange box lying on the sofa. Filled with anger, he picked it up, opened the door, and threw it into the trash can outside.
Just as Lu Fenglin was about to start his car and leave, he saw Lu Chuanbai throw away the bag he had sent. Instantly, his anger reached its peak, and he slammed his fist hard on the steering wheel.
Why did Lu Chuanbai throw away his bag? Xu Qingqing had already accepted it voluntarily!
That bastard Lu Chuanbai!
Lu Fenglin cursed in his heart. At that moment, he witnessed a scene that made his blood boil.
Father Lu came to Lu Chuanbai's house with big and small bags of fresh vegetables, a kind smile on his face.
This kind of kind smile was something Lu Fenglin had never seen on Father Lu's face when he went to accompany his step - mother.
Since retiring, Father Lu had been researching cooking at home. His fried chicken chops, big hamburgers, and cola chicken wings were deeply loved by the two kids.
Because the food was homemade and hygienic, Xu Qingqing didn't stop the kids from eating the fast food Father Lu made. So the two kids always pestered Father Lu to cook delicious food for them.
The reason Father Lu bought so many vegetables to come to Lu Chuanbai's house today was that he had made an appointment with the two kids to make hamburgers for them.
As people got older, they wanted to have their kids and family around. Otherwise, they would feel lonely.
Lu Fenglin, who was unaware of the truth, felt like a fool, like a joke that was preventing the Lu family from being happy!
He shouldn't have come!
Filled with resentment, Lu Fenglin started his car and left. The hatred in his heart towards the Lu family grew even stronger.
He could be fine on his own. He didn't need a family!
Lu Chuanbai, who was showing off his cooking skills in the kitchen, saw Father Lu come in with big and small bags again. His face darkened.
Father Lu's cooking skills were much better than his, and the food he made was what the kids liked. Who would still eat the food he cooked?
In order to get the kids to eat his food, Lu Chuanbai deliberately joked with Father Lu, "Don't feed the kids that junk food all the time. What if it makes them sick?"
The shrewd Father Lu saw through Lu Chuanbai's thoughts at a glance. He took out the bread slices and asked, "Is bread junk food?"
Lu Chuanbai remained silent.
Father Lu then took out the thawed beef with blood on it and looked directly at Lu Chuanbai, asking, "Is beef junk food?"
Lu Chuanbai had nothing to say in rebuttal.
Father Lu took out the tender vegetables and placed them directly in front of Lu Chuanbai, asking seriously, "Are vegetables junk food?"
Looking at the green vegetables, Lu Chuanbai was speechless and voluntarily gave up the kitchen to Father Lu.
"You can cook."
The victorious Father Lu snorted and looked at Lu Chuanbai mockingly.
"Look at how petty you are. My grandchildren like the hamburgers I make. What's wrong with that? Some people just don't know how to cook."
There was a hint of pride in Father Lu's tone, which made Lu Chuanbai even angrier. He gritted his teeth in frustration.
"Your son makes me angry, and now you do too..."
He was so angry that he decided to leave. He couldn't stay downstairs anymore!
Before leaving, Lu Chuanbai still reminded Father Lu, "Don't make too much. Xu Qingqing and I made dumplings. The kids still want to eat dumplings."
Father Lu replied with a smile while washing the beef.
"Let the kids eat hamburgers. I'll eat dumplings. I haven't eaten the dumplings you made with your own hands. I'll give them a try."
As soon as Father Lu said this, he froze on the spot. Lu Chuanbai, who was going upstairs, also stiffened.
Since Lu Chuanbai's mother passed away, Lu Chuanbai and Father Lu rarely ate at the same table, let alone Father Lu eating the food Lu Chuanbai made.
Father Lu thought Lu Chuanbai had already gone upstairs. Thinking of the little argument he had with Lu Chuanbai just now, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He was even more motivated to wash the vegetables and started humming a tune.
It was the first time Lu Chuanbai had seen Father Lu so happy. He felt a bit dazed and didn't even know how he got upstairs and sat in front of the computer.
The private detective he had sent to monitor Wang Chengxiang sent an email, which contained the record of Wang Chengxiang getting drugs from the hospital.
A few years ago, Wang Chengxiang had specifically gone abroad to get hallucinogens from the hospital. And that year happened to be the year when Lu Chuanbai's mother frequently had hallucinations and suspected she had a mental illness.
Seeing the picture of the hallucinogens and the hospital records, Lu Chuanbai tightly clenched the mouse and continued to read.
The doctor who was in charge of prescribing the drugs to Wang Chengxiang in the hospital that year had returned to China. Now he was running his own private hospital in the country and was doing quite well.
The private detective also thoughtfully found out that Wang Chengxiang had invested a sum of money in the doctor's private hospital.
Presumably, the two of them had made a shady deal back then. Wang Chengxiang used this sum of money as a reward for the doctor to open the hospital.
The doctor's name was Wu Daoquan. In the photo, he was wearing gold - rimmed glasses, and there was a hint of cunning in his eyebrows. He didn't look like a good person at first sight.