After saying that, Meng Lingyao rushed into the dressing room, grabbed her bag, and left in a huff. As she passed by Xu Qingqing, she didn't forget to shoot her a glare.
Xu Qingqing naturally didn't care about this.
She told Xu Yiyi to go filming with satisfaction.
Since Xu Qingqing left with the two children, Lu Fenglin and Lu Chuanbai had been staying in the hospital ward.
From initially disliking each other on sight, Lu Fenglin gradually changed his opinion of Lu Chuanbai.
Lu Chuanbai was not as cold - blooded and heartless as he had imagined. Instead, he would often care about him casually.
Finally, on the fifth day of their co - habitation in the ward, Lu Fenglin's concussion was cured and he was about to leave. He made up his mind to reconcile with Lu Chuanbai.
"Lu Chuanbai, I admit that I did some bad things to you before, but it was all because of misunderstandings. Plus, I was envious and jealous of you..."
Lu Fenglin bared his heart and told Lu Chuanbai all his innermost thoughts.
Lu Chuanbai also put away his usual nonchalance, sat up straight, and listened to Lu Fenglin say a great deal. There was a bit more earnestness and emotion in his eyes.
His younger brother had been poisoned by his step - mother. His mind had been twisted by her and he had become a tool for his step - mother to fight for power, money, and to keep Father Lu.
After pouring out all his feelings, Lu Fenglin felt much lighter. He heaved a long sigh and looked at Lu Chuanbai with a rare sincerity on his face.
"I won't interfere in your relationship with Xu Qingqing from now on. Qingqing is a good girl. You should treat her well."
Lu Chuanbai, who had been touched just now, felt a bit annoyed when he heard Lu Fenglin mention Xu Qingqing again.
Of course he knew that Xu Qingqing was a good girl. If Lu Fenglin hadn't been causing trouble all the time, he wouldn't have ended up in the hospital. He would have proposed to Xu Qingqing long ago.
However, since Lu Fenglin had realized his mistakes and turned over a new leaf, Lu Chuanbai didn't hold it against him and just nodded.
"I wish you could find your own happiness soon."
"Thank you."
After sincerely thanking Lu Chuanbai, Lu Fenglin turned around and left.
It was as if he had shed the turtle shell he had been hiding in all day, and his steps became lighter.
Not long after Lu Fenglin left, Father Lu pushed open the ward door with a look of guilt on his face. His eye sockets were red, as if he had been crying.
Seeing Father Lu like this, Lu Chuanbai frowned with concern.
"Dad, what's wrong with you? Why are your eyes so red?"
"Oh, it's okay. My eyes were just irritated by the wind."
Father Lu quickly wiped his eyes with his hand and waved it nonchalantly.
Father Lu thought of what he had heard outside the ward just now, about the reconciliation between Lu Chuanbai and Lu Fenglin. He was deeply touched.
When Father Lu heard that both Lu Chuanbai and Lu Fenglin had been hospitalized due to an accident, he came to the hospital to visit them. Just then, he heard Lu Fenglin baring his heart to Lu Chuanbai.
Father Lu didn't want to go in and interrupt the conversation between the two brothers, so he had been hiding outside the ward listening.
When Lu Fenglin was about to leave, Father Lu, out of consideration for Lu Fenglin's feelings, even hid in the stairwell and secretly wiped his tears.
This whole thing was ultimately his fault. He had thought that he would pay the price for this for the rest of his life and would never have a happy and harmonious family.
But now it seemed that there was still hope.
Father Lu placed the fruit basket he had bought beside Lu Chuanbai's bed and said cheerfully, "After you're discharged from the hospital, let's have a family dinner."
"We haven't had a family reunion for a long time."
Lu Chuanbai didn't refuse. He took the peeled orange from Father Lu, broke off a segment, and put it into his mouth. He said awkwardly,
"Okay. You should also care about Lu Fenglin when you have time. His mother is in the hospital now. He must be very lonely by himself."
Hearing that Lu Chuanbai could take the initiative to care about Lu Fenglin, Father Lu was even happier and readily agreed.
"I know. I plan to go to his place and live with him for a few days, cook for him and take care of him."
"His mother has the hospital nurses..."
At this point, Father Lu couldn't help but secretly observe Lu Chuanbai's expression.
Father Lu had already known about the things that Lu Chuanbai had investigated.
From the initial anger when he found out that his beloved wife had been killed, to the later sigh when he saw his comatose step - mother lying in bed.
Father Lu didn't know if Lu Chuanbai would continue to hold his step - mother accountable.
Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Chuanbai noticed Father Lu looking at him. His tone was flat, showing no emotion.
"I won't do anything to the woman in the hospital for now, but when she wakes up, she won't escape punishment."
The step - mother should have gone to prison with Wang Chengxiang to atone for her sins. Now, because she had become a vegetable and could lie in bed comfortably, she was getting off lightly.
Although Father Lu couldn't tell if Lu Chuanbai was willing or not from his tone, he understood that Lu Chuanbai had already made a great concession for his and Lu Fenglin's sake.
Only then did Father Lu heave a sigh of relief. He peeled another orange for Lu Chuanbai and even joked,
"Thank you. I was afraid you would just pull out her life - support tube."
Lu Chuanbai swallowed the orange in his hand in one gulp, took the orange that Father Lu handed him again, and was a bit unhappy when he heard Father Lu paint him in such a bad light.
"How could I do such a thing?"
"How couldn't you?"
Father Lu chided him gently and his face showed a nostalgic expression.
"Do you still remember when Fenglin first came to our family? You did a lot of things to target him."
Unexpectedly, the things he did back then had been caught by Father Lu. Lu Chuanbai felt a bit uncomfortable, thinking that he had been so naive back then.
"I was just young and didn't know any better..."
Hearing that Lu Chuanbai was actually making excuses for himself, Father Lu looked at the white bandage on Lu Chuanbai's head. He wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, and there was a hint of heartache in his tone.
"Now you're still like a child, getting hurt all the time."
This was the cold - faced CEO who was all - powerful in the business world and could secure any order.
Lu Chuanbai didn't expect that he was still considered a child in Father Lu's heart. A warm feeling welled up in his heart. He silently ate the orange, not knowing what to say.
The Lu family was naturally introverted. Although they had warm hearts and rich emotions, they were always too shy to express them.
Father Lu naturally knew what Lu Chuanbai was thinking now. He smiled and sat beside Lu Chuanbai's bed, peeling an apple for him.
Lu Chuanbai casually picked up the half - read book on the bedside table and started reading page by page in the sunlight.
It was a rare moment for the father and son to sit down and enjoy their leisure time. All the previous suspicion and resentment vanished at this moment.
When Lu Fenglin returned to his cold, lifeless home, he suddenly missed the time he had spent in the hospital with Lu Chuanbai.
Although they didn't talk much, just thinking that there was someone else in the next room made him feel less desolate.
Lu Fenglin threw himself on the sofa, sprawled out. As he thought about all that had happened in the past few days like a TV drama, he only felt ridiculous and regretful.
If he had explained the misunderstandings earlier, there would have been no need for him and Lu Chuanbai to fight to the death.