Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 794 - 310. [Sad Fairy Tale] He fell from the edge of the cliff (3)_2

Chapter 794: 310. [Sad Fairy Tale] He fell from the edge of the cliff (3)_2

Although Lu Huai’an is now the CEO of the Lu Family, who knows how many people are waiting for him to make a mistake and relinquish that position. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Every step he takes is like walking on a wooden board full of steel needles.

Of course, it hurts, but he would never say it out loud.

"I understand. Take care of yourself, don’t forget to eat no matter how busy you are. I’ll be waiting for you at home."

"Mm."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Huai’an stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a long time.

The sun outside was shining brightly, with sunlight falling on him, casting a long shadow on the ground.

Solitary, indifferent.

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Apart from meal times, Shen Weiyi spent almost all her time in her room.

Lin Chu had to go to school every day and only returned home in the evening, so the two had no chance to meet.

Although Song Jingyuan hoped the two children could get along, she also understood how deep the grudge in Shen Weiyi’s heart was. Any relationship that involved love was beyond reason.

Both were good girls, and she cherished them dearly.

But perhaps out of guilt, she unconsciously favored Shen Weiyi. Though Lin Chu had a simple nature, she wasn’t naive and could feel it.

Not speaking didn’t mean she didn’t mind.

Sometimes she reflected on whether she was being too sensitive, but whenever she lay alone in her bedroom at night, she couldn’t help feeling a bit melancholy.

Since that phone call ended, whenever Lin Chu sent a message to Lu Huai’an, she would get a reply.

Of course, not every message would have a response, nor would his reply come immediately; it often took one or two hours, sometimes a sentence, other times just a word.

Lin Chu always felt that Lu Huai’an’s temperament had improved a lot compared to before, but she wasn’t sure because they hadn’t seen each other.

October 25th.

Tomorrow is Lu Huai’an’s birthday, and today the calls and messages Lin Chu sent to him were like stones sunk in the sea—there was no reply from morning till night.

Feeling a bit downcast, she didn’t even notice the extra person in the living room when she returned home.

"Fourth Aunt, is this Huai’an’s new wife?"

A gentle voice rang out, unfamiliar.

Only then did Lin Chu notice that there was a guest at home. She looked up to where the voice came from and unexpectedly met a pair of narrow, smiling eyes.

For some reason, that gaze made her very uncomfortable, slightly furrowing her pretty eyebrows.

"Yes, this is Xiao Chu, a girl from the Lin Family," Song Jingyuan smiled and nodded.

She waved Lin Chu over and introduced her to this ’stranger’, "Xiao Chu, this is Huai’an’s uncle’s son, who recently returned from abroad. You probably haven’t seen him during his time in An City each year."

Lin Chu wasn’t interested in any man other than Lu Huai’an, but since he was from the Lu Family, even though his gaze made her a bit uncomfortable, basic manners had to be maintained.

She sat next to Song Jingyuan, not in the mood to awkwardly chat with a stranger she was meeting for the first time, and merely extended her hand to greet the man courteously.

"Hello, I’m Lin Chu."

Polite, yet distant.

Lu Mingchuan shook hands with Lin Chu and introduced his name, "Lu Mingchuan."

He smiled, but there was always an unfathomable depth to his eyes, glowing faintly where Song Jingyuan couldn’t see.

Lu Mingchuan’s actions and voice were very gentlemanly, yet they made Lin Chu shiver.

She did not like this person.

Quickly averting her gaze, she said to Song Jingyuan beside her, "Mom, I’m a bit tired today, I’ll go back to my room to rest."

Song Jingyuan also noticed her emotional state wasn’t great, and since she indeed didn’t know Lu Mingchuan, it would be boring to stay here with him, so she didn’t insist.

She asked with concern, "Do you want to eat something? I can ask the servant to prepare it for you."

"No, Lu Huai’an complained about me being chubby yesterday, it really annoys me."

Lin Chu fake-sighed, making Song Jingyuan laugh, "Such a poor talker, when he comes back, mom will reprimand him for you."

Lin Chu nodded with a smile.

Picking up her bag, she stood up, gave a simple farewell to Lu Mingchuan, and headed for the back door of the living room.

She felt a gloomy gaze trailing her until she closed the door and the strange feeling finally disappeared.

This year, the temperature in An City dropped earlier than usual, and by late October, it had already become a bit cold.

There was a sycamore tree in the backyard, and as Lin Chu walked, she suddenly glimpsed a figure underneath it. In the dim streetlight, the person was wearing white clothes, which was quite unnerving.