allonlinenovel Chapter 127 Arrogant Second-Generation Prodigy (Gong) VS Humble, Sensitive, and Invisible (Shou) [65
Chapter 127 Arrogant Second-Generation Prodigy (Gong) VS Humble, Sensitive, and Invisible (Shou) [65
If Lu Xingye refused to go abroad simply because he didn't want to accept a life that was arranged for him, then Lu Zhengnian wouldn't say anything at the moment.
After all, going abroad was just a suggestion to make Lu Xingye even better, but Lu Xingye refused.
The right to refuse was something Xu Wu had earned with her life back then.
Lu Zhengnian is a businessman, and since he has made a promise, he will not easily do anything that would ruin his reputation.
It is precisely because of this reputation that he has made many concessions in his education of Lu Xingye. However, this does not mean that he will completely abandon him.
Lu Zhengnian is an extremely patient person, at least he believes he is over the years.
Otherwise, Lu Xingye wouldn't have developed this temperament; at least in his eyes, Lu Xingye is not a qualified successor.
He lacks any of the qualities a businessman should have. He is easily irritable and prone to anger, acts on his whims, and is as childish as a spoiled child, which is why his weaknesses were exposed to him too early.
Jiang Xiyu seems to be that Achilles' heel.
At first, Lu Zhengnian didn't pay much attention to Jiang Xiyu because he was too inconspicuous.
Although Lu Zhengnian always appeared in the photos of Lu Xingye that his subordinates took, he treated them as if they were air and never paid any attention to them.
Gradually, he discovered some interesting things.
From an angle that Lu Xingye couldn't see, the child's gaze towards Lu Xingye wasn't entirely innocent.
So much so that when Lu Zhengnian saw those intimate photos later, he showed a rare hint of surprise.
He really hadn't expected it.
So he said to Jiang Xiyu in a way that sounded like a compliment, "I believe you are a smart child."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have let his son, who has always been averse to intimate relationships, come out of the closet.
Jiang Xiyu put down the photo in her hand, without speaking or answering.
He knew that Lu's father had sent someone to bring him here because of Lu Xingye's matter.
On his way to the Lu residence, he had already considered the worst possible outcome.
It's simply a matter of getting him to leave Lu Xingye...
Jiang Xiyu had always been prepared to leave, so he wasn't surprised at all that it actually happened.
His only surprise and sadness was that he hadn't expected this day to come so soon.
Seeing that Jiang Xiyu remained silent, Lu Zhengnian spoke in a tone reminiscent of an elder: "Don't be nervous. I called you here today simply because I was curious and wanted to meet you. I have no other intentions."
In fact, Lu Zhengnian did not expect to achieve his goal by threatening a child.
In his eyes, the so-called feelings between Lu Xingye and Jiang Xiyu were nothing more than a fleeting whim between children seeking novelty and excitement.
The reason he called Jiang Xiyu here was simply to verify some things.
The bait has now been thrown out.
Lu Zhengnian truly hoped that his son wouldn't disappoint him.
The study was so quiet it felt oppressive.
In that oppressive atmosphere, Jiang Xiyu forced herself to put on a smile that appeared to be polite.
His smile was incredibly pale. After a long silence, he spoke his first words to Mr. Lu, his voice soft and pleading: "Please... please don't tell Auntie about this..."
The kindness Lu's mother showed him was something he could never repay, no matter how much he tried.
Jiang Xiyu would absolutely not allow her relationship with Lu Xingye to cause harm to Lu's mother.
He could accept the consequences of his actions, but he didn't want his mother to know.
This was his only request: that Lu's father not tell anyone.
Even though the other party didn't explicitly object and spoke as if it were unimportant, Jiang Xiyu still took the initiative to speak.
He absolutely did not believe that Lu's father had sent someone to bring him here today simply out of curiosity to see him.
No matter what he wanted to do, Jiang Xiyu only had this last request.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhengnian revealed a rare hint of emotion.
He frowned and turned his gaze back to Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu's hands, hanging at her sides, clenched into fists.
He took a deep breath, met his father's scrutinizing gaze, and pleaded again, "Please don't tell her..."
After a pause, Jiang Xiyu said with difficulty, "I will... I will handle it."
The following words were spoken in a low voice, almost inaudible, with a barely perceptible sob.
In her mind, reason and emotion were tearing each other apart, and in that struggle, Jiang Xiyu finally lost all her strength.
Lu Zhengnian looked at him calmly, and after a long while, a slight, mocking, and cold smile appeared on his lips.
Doesn't that sound contradictory?
If you care so much about Xingye's mother's feelings, then why do you still cross the line with her son?
However, if she found out that the child she brought home and treated as her own had been coveting her son for a long time, and had even ruined him...
This is indeed not something that is easy to accept.
Lu Zhengnian indifferently withdrew his gaze.
He did not respond to Jiang Xiyu's plea until Jiang Xiyu left the study.
Jiang Xiyu got back into the same car she had come in.
The driver, following orders, originally intended to take him directly back to the Lu family villa, but Jiang Xiyu refused.
He asked the driver to take him back to the flower shop. After arriving at the flower shop, Jiang Xiyu took out his phone and found that Lu Xingye had sent a lot of messages.
Most of them asked him why he hadn't gone home yet, while some angrily asked him why he wasn't replying to messages or answering calls.
Jiang Xiyu scrolled up the chat history to the ones he hadn't replied to, and carefully replied to each one, quoting Lu Xingye's messages.
Actually, his fingers were still trembling uncontrollably. He made some typos and spent a long time deleting and rewriting.
Lu Xingye finally couldn't wait any longer and made a phone call.
Jiang Xiyu suppressed her emotions and tried to make her tone sound normal.
As soon as the call connected, Lu Xingye asked, "What happened? You've been buying flowers for so long. If you don't come back soon, they'll all die..."
The young master was furious and regretful.
When he didn't receive a reply, he felt extremely uneasy, thinking bitterly that he shouldn't have let Jiang Xiyu go alone.
He had originally planned to go out and pick them up himself, but just then, the other side started replying to messages.
Lu Xingye then angrily said to him, "You don't reply to my messages, you don't answer my calls, how dare you treat me like this now?"
The words, strangely, carried a hint of grievance.
Jiang Xiyu's heart immediately softened, and her eyes welled up with a thin mist, though it wasn't very noticeable.
His hands, resting on his knees, gripped his clothes, tightening and loosening them repeatedly.
Jiang Xiyu listened quietly as he finished his accusations. After calming down, she explained to him gently, "My phone died just now. I'm sorry, Xingye-ge. I'll be right back..."
As he spoke, he gently coaxed the young master with words he liked to hear, his voice very soft: "I really miss you, and I really want to go back to see you as soon as possible."
The young master snorted and said with satisfaction, "That's more like it."