bayedsolid Chapter 229 Attacking the Heart
Chapter 229 Attacking the Heart
Early on Sunday morning, Lu Xingchen continued to work overtime at the company.
Although it was a two-day weekend system, not long after she arrived at the company, Zhao Wenjing, Lin Huanxi and Xu Ke also arrived one after another to help her solve her problems.
The few of them first discussed the current technical problems they were facing, and tried to develop the intelligent core architecture required for the Hot Spring Mountain Sanatorium in a short period of time.
At noon, Lu Xingchen invited everyone to lunch and just returned to the office and sat down, Lu Dingsheng called as expected.
Lu Xingchen thought for a moment and picked up the phone, "Hello?"
Lu Dingsheng: "Have you eaten?"
"I have eaten. Have you eaten?"
"I haven't eaten yet. I thought I'd eat with you if you hadn't eaten yet."
I have done all kinds of psychological preparation, but I still feel guilty because of something he said. Lu Xingchen hesitated for a moment and said, "If you need me to accompany you, I'll go over now."
"Where are you?"
"Overtime."
"Then you don't have to come here specially." Lu Dingsheng thought about it and asked directly, "You went back to the old house for dinner yesterday, right?"
"…I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance."
"Is it because of the car accident that Lu Wenli had on the day your mother divorced?"
Lu Xingchen guessed that this topic would be brought up, and she would have taken him there even if he hadn't said it. "I'm sorry, it may have embarrassed you, but I said I must protect my mother."
In just a few words, she had already said sorry to him twice. Lu Dingsheng felt bad. "After you came to me last time, I went to see grandma. She admitted that she had tampered with your mother's company. I apologize to you on her behalf."
"You don't have to apologize, and let's forget about what happened."
The implication was that she only hoped to avoid it in the future. Lu Dingsheng could hear it and felt even more guilty. "I know about this traffic accident, but I haven't found any evidence related to grandma or other family members, so I haven't given you an answer."
Lu Xingchen was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you think I shouldn't go to my grandma before finding out the truth?"
"No, I'm just sorry that I didn't do it for you last time. I'm sorry that I failed to help you this time."
"...You have your own difficulties, I understand."
This is the art of speaking. There is understanding between the lines, but there is no denial of disappointment, and Lu Dingsheng does care about her disappointment.
Youqi paused for a moment and continued, "Don't worry about these. I will take care of my own affairs."
This added another layer of distrust and alienation, and at the same time confirmed that after the accident she no longer went through him, but went to find the old lady herself, because she felt that he did not care about her affairs and he no longer considered her his own.
Lu Dingsheng said with guilt and helplessness: "I will help you find out about this matter."
Lu Xingchen was silent for a moment. "What if we find out the truth? Just like grandma admitted that she did something to us mother and daughter, I can only choose to forgive her, and you have no way to pursue it."
Lu Dingsheng: “…”
Lu Xingchen: "Later I thought, I was indeed inconsiderate when I went to see you last time, and I didn't understand your difficulties. This time I went to the old house not just to pursue the previous matter, but I really didn't want this kind of thing to happen again. Otherwise, it was two drivers who died this time. Will it be my and my mother's turn next time?"
If she continued talking here, Lu Xingchen was afraid that she would really get emotional. Moreover, she already felt too guilty about doing this to Lu Dingsheng, so she said hastily, "You go eat. My colleague has something to talk to me about, so I'll hang up first."
The moment she hung up the phone, she gritted her teeth and closed her eyes. If Lu Dingsheng still had feelings for her, he must have been tormented by her. She had indeed taken advantage of his feelings.
Lu Dingsheng returned to the old house in the evening.
The old lady was practicing calligraphy in the study, copying the Diamond Sutra.
This time, Lu Dingsheng did not talk to the old lady about reason or feelings. He had already said all these words when he wanted to keep Lu Xingchen at home. And he had said them again last time.
So he said directly: "It seems that my request is of no use to Mom."
The old lady only raised her eyelids slightly when she heard this and continued writing, "Lu Xingchen went to complain to you again so soon?"
"Last time she asked me for help but it was ineffective. This time she didn't even go through me, but came to the old house on her own, so there's no doubt that she would come to complain to me."
"You seem disappointed that she didn't come to you?" The old lady continued to write methodically, "Since someone told you that she came to the old house, did they tell you that Lu Xingchen called you her dad in front of our whole family and threatened that if we offended her again, she would go back to the Lu family. Didn't you hear that she was using you to deliberately provoke us?"
"Even if she took advantage of me, so what?" Lu Dingsheng guessed Lu Xingchen's intention, but he understood her situation better. "Besides taking advantage of the little kindness I showed her, what else can she use to fight you?"
The old lady looked up at him, "So, you knew she was using you, and you came back to me, right?"
"Why don't I go find her and ask her why she fought back when she was hurt? Why didn't she just hide and let herself be bullied like before? I couldn't ask because I couldn't find any fault with her."
Lu Dingsheng looked at his mother, feeling sad and disappointed. "She asked me today, saying that two drivers died this time, so who will be the next one, her turn or her mother's? How do you want me to answer? How do you want me to answer? She has called me dad for 19 years."
"Then why have you called me mom for more than 50 years!" The old lady threw the pen heavily on the rice paper, and the ink on the tip of the pen quickly spread while the mother and son looked at each other. "Lu Dingsheng, you always think from the perspective of the mother and daughter. Haven't you ever thought about us, your closest relatives?"
"If I hadn't been thinking about you, would they be in their current situation?"
"Them?" Old Madam Lu sneered, "So, not only did you feel sorry for Xingchen, you also still have that vicious woman Xu Fanghua in your heart, right?"
Lu Dingsheng's original intention was not on this issue at all, but they always found a way to bring them here. He was very tired. "I gave up on them seven years ago, and I have never contacted them in the past few years."
"You didn't contact them or they didn't respond?" Mrs. Lu asked back, "How many times have you sent people to look for them, and how much money have you given Lu Xingchen? Do you think I don't know?"
"Since you know, then you should know clearly that they have never accepted my help, and she has not touched a penny of the money she gave to Lu Xingchen. But they have already done this, why can't you let them go?"
"Because you don't give up, they have the opportunity to counterattack at any time!" Old Mrs. Lu said it again, "Unless I die, I will never let this mother and daughter enter the Lu family, and Lu Xingchen will never become a descendant of our Lu family."
Seeing his mother's determination, Lu Dingsheng gave up, "In that case, I will grant your wish."
After hearing this, the old lady not only did not feel relieved, but had a bad premonition, "What do you want to do?"
Lu Dingsheng also said resolutely, "Let's notarize the Lu family's property that belongs to me. All your other assets will be given to you, and Lu Xingchen will not lose a penny."
"Lu Dingsheng... Lu Dingsheng, stop right there!"
The old lady's blood pressure soared and she wanted to cover her head, but Lu Dingsheng had already turned and walked out of the study. She didn't bother to cover her head and went around the big desk to chase him out. Because she was in a hurry, her waist hit the corner of the table. She turned pale in pain and shouted at Lu Dingsheng's back.
"Lu Dingsheng! I didn't do this at all!"