Lu Fengshen opened his mouth and said straight out: “Did you take the wrong medicine?”
Lu Ming was stunned, not understanding what Lu Fengshen was referring to. His whole body had gone through that struggle just now and now the soles of his feet were so wobbly that he couldn’t stand up very well at all. Naturally, his brain was still in a sluggish state and he didn’t realize the meaning of Lu Fengshen’s words.
He frowned and struggled to think for a moment, “What?”
And Lu Fengshen’s forehead was filled with cold sweat as he anxiously grabbed Lu Ming’s arm: “You didn’t take the whole bottle of medicine, did you? I told you to wait for me to come with you, why are you so disobedient!” He put on the appearance of an elder as he sighed heavily before hurriedly turned around to explain to Gao Yun,”That medicine is not good for the brain if he eats too much…”
When Gao Yun heard this, her face turned pale. Her attitude was no longer indifferent. She hurriedly helped Lu Ming into the room with Lu Fengshen, urging: “Sit down first.”
Lu Ming was dumbfounded: “…”
Only to see Gao Yun reach out and touch Lu Ming’s forehead with her slightly cold palm: “Xiao Ming, are you not feeling well again?” Thinking that there was something wrong, she hurriedly grabbed Lu Fengshen, “Didn’t you also book a room in a nearby hotel? Let’s go there to rest, don’t stay here.”
She was worried that Lu Ming would be greatly stimulated if he continued to stay in this room, so she wanted to leave as soon as possible.
On the contrary, the frail-looking Lu Ming stopped them. His attitude was no longer as cold as before and his voice was also much gentler as he called Gao Yun: “Grandma.”
Gao Yun habitually answered.
Lu Ming settled his emotions and spoke again: “Grandma, I’m fine.” He was clear in his mind why Gao Yun had gone out of her way to appear here in the middle of the night even though she was old; she was worried that something would happen to him.
Lu Ming reflected on his own ignorance, and then held Gao Yun’s wrinkled hand: “Don’t worry, I didn’t overdose on medicine either.”
Gao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, her old face was full of sadness. Regarding her grandson’s initiative to get close after so many years, she frowned, trying to say something but couldn’t say anything.
It was Lu Fengshen, who was annoyed by Lu Ming’s attitude of leaving alone that he and Gao Yun had to come here at night.
“How can we not worry about you like this? Your grandmother said she was angry with you and stopped contacting you, but as soon as she heard you were coming here, she bought a plane ticket and flew over regardless of anything.” He wiped the sweat from his forehead. Because his fear had just calmed down, he said a few more words.
He glanced at Lu Ming’s suitcase: “What’s going on with you? Speak clearly.”
Lu Ming apologized: “I’m sorry. Grandma, uncle. I’m going to the airport now, I bought an early morning ticket back to China.”
“…”
Without waiting for Lu Fengshen to say anything, he explained: “I remembered everything, I’m going back to Chi Qiu, I’m going to ask him to give me another chance.”
But even though he said this, Lu Fengshen was still confused, and even Gao Yun was puzzled.
Lu Ming got up again. His expression was indeed much more relaxed; no longer as tense as before: “Time is tight. I can’t tell you in detail, We’ll talk about it later.”
He couldn’t afford to delay any longer, he couldn’t wait a second.
Lu Fengshen stood in front of him and raised his hands halfway: “Wait, what nonsense are you talking about? Chi Qiu has made up his mind to divorce you, and you have accepted it, haven’t you? Also, what have you remembered?”
This time, Lu Ming answered without hesitation: “Didn’t you ask me before? Ask me who the person I’ve always wanted to go back to. I can tell you now. That person is Chi Qiu, I loved him ten years ago.” He added, “And I love him now.”
The sudden confession stunned Gao Yun. She wondered if she was getting older, or if young people nowadays were like this; liked to make a simple relationship complicated before they were willing to give up.
Of course, Lu Fengshen, who was also standing with him, was confused.
Lu Fengshen pondered for a few seconds, then said with a headache: “Lu Ming, I’m not pouring the cold water on you, but it’s very unpleasant for you to go to him now.”
Casually hurt people like this and then suddenly decided to chase them casually again. As long as anyone from the Chi family had a bit of a brain and a temper, they wouldn’t let Lu Ming step into the door.
Facing Lu Fengshen’s knife, Lu Ming gritted his teeth and said with a positive attitude: “So I have to quickly admit my mistake and chase him again. Even if he ignores me, I will not give up.”
“Lu…”
“Uncle, grandma is getting old. You can accompany her to rest for one night before leaving. I’ll go back to China first.” After he finished speaking, he glanced at the room, as if saying a final goodbye to the memory. No one knew what kind of thorns his heart had gone through to be able to stand here so calmly.
And the harvest of this time was in his heart and in his suitcase.
He slowly took a breath, exhaled, and whispered: “Goodbye.”
This goodbye was said to Lu You in this house. He thanked Lu You for not tearing up those letters. Otherwise he wouldn’t have recalled everything so quickly.
Of course, he would never forget Chi Qiu again in his life. Because, he was no longer that confused seventeen-year-old teenager. Back then, he was so young that he could not bear such pain. Now, ten years have passed, Lu Ming had become an adult who could make his own choices.
He sidled past them and walked straight to the elevator.
Tomorrow, it would be a brand new day, ba.
Around half past one in the morning.
After Lu Ming left without looking back, Gao Yun who was inside the house, rubbed her tired head and went to sit on the sofa as she let out a weak sigh. It was a false alarm before and now she was out of breath. She felt weak, unable to walk even half a step.
Lu Fengshen poured a glass of water and handed it to her: “Mom, have a drink.”
Gao Yun waved her hand: “Book a ticket for tomorrow at noon.”
“Are you going back home?”
“If not?”
“Don’t worry about Lu Ming’s relationship.” Lu Fengshen filially squeezed her shoulders and said kindly. “I’ll just keep an eye on it, you can go home. If he and Chi Qiu can get along again, I’ll let you know in time.”
Besides, Gao Yun had a feud with the Lu Family over there. As soon as she returned to China, in case there’d be contact with them, most likely there would be disturbance again. Gao Yun was stubborn, her heart also wasn’t in good condition, Lu Fengshen was really worried that she would step in.
So, he continued to persuade: “You didn’t even go to their wedding before, and usually refused to see Chi Qiu, so it’s clear that you hate him. Now, Chi Qiu is most likely afraid of you. You just go home and wait, don’t add any more trouble.”
These words hit Gao Yun’s sore spot.
She said furiously: “I didn’t see Chi Qiu at the beginning, wasn’t it because I was angry with Xiao Ming for trashing his feelings. If I saw him, wouldn’t I be an accomplice? I’m not like you, you don’t have a bottom line. You just went there.”
She herself resented these things, how could she be an accomplice.
Lu Fengshen nodded again and again: “Yes, yes, yes, I am the ‘accomplice’.”
Gao Yun was very thoughtful, she said in a not good tone: “Now Lu Ming has gotten into such a big disaster, I think ah, most of them can’t be recovered. I’m afraid that he will be stimulated… His mother was just like this. She couldn’t get up when she fell down emotionally. Back then, Lu Rongtian and her were just like this. She even kept it from us and refused to divorce. If your father and I had known that she would become like this, we would have tied her back.”
The poor Lu You’s condition was sometimes good and sometimes bad, but when they returned to China, she was not sick.
Today’s Gao Yun was angry and helpless, all feelings were mixed up, making her heart throb: “Lu Rongtian’s family is not a good thing! Xiao You was so seriously ill at that time but they actually let Xiao Ming, a child, take care of her? Even if they send her to a mental hospital, it’s better than torturing the child at home, right? And the old man of the Lu family, making himself look so upright, but in the end, he still let the mistress and the bastard son into the door? This family is really a nest of snakes and rats.”
In her opinion, the Lu family over there were all hypocritical and pretentious.
Lu Fengshen lightly squeezed her shoulders and reassured her: “Mom, don’t be angry, it’s not worth it.” He said so with his mouth, but in his heart he was also resentful about these things.
Lu You’s condition was actually dragged down by Lu Rongtian’s ‘family’.
But it was also true that Lu You was in this room when he went completely insane. Lu Fengshen probably knew something. He guessed that maybe it was in this room that Lu Ming gave up on Lu You, and that was what led to Lu You’s complete breakdown and derangement.
That was why the tragedy happened, and that was why it caused Lu Ming’s indelible psychological trauma.
But when all was said and done, they were also to blame for not realizing the seriousness of the situation earlier.
Both of them fell into a short silence.
“Forget it, let’s not mention it. Just rest.” She patted Lu Fenshen’s hand before getting up and walking to the room where Lu You lived when she was alive.
Lu Fengshen stopped her: “Mom, aren’t we going to the hotel?”
“Nevermind.” Gao Yun said, “I’m exhausted, just sleep here all night.”
“…”
“Didn’t you say, this ‘ghost’ is an acquaintance, we can sleep here.” Gao Yun was not afraid at all. It was her own daughter, what was she afraid of.
The one who should be afraid, the one who should be tortured, should be that beast Lu Rongtian. For the two of them and Lu Ming, this was only a difficult knot in their heart.
Knowing that Gao Yun was doing it on purpose, Lu Fengshen smiled helplessly: “Okay, then you should rest early, call me if there is something.”
At the end of September, osmanthus flowers covered Xingxi City, dyeing the entire city with golden hues.
Chi Qiu sat quietly in his room, using his own computer to look up some information, ready to finish the story at hand.
A while ago, his personal belongings were all moved back from the Lu house by Ji Yanchen. However, on the day that Ji Yanchen went there, it happened that Lu Ming had already left for abroad, and Lu Fengshen was the one who arranged these things on his behalf.
As soon as Ji Yanchen met Lu Fengshen, he didn’t have a good face at all. He took Chi Qiu’s things and left, as if he saw the plague god. On the way, he also deliberately urged: “Trouble you to proceed with the divorce agreement as soon as possible. We don’t have so much spare time.”
At that time, Lu Fengshen did not expect Ji Yanchen to come over to get Chi Qiu’s stuff. Facing this young man with a very bad attitude, Lu Fengshen politely asked: “You didn’t break your butt last time, ba?”
Ji Yanchen’s face tightened, he was most annoyed by people mentioning his embarrassment.
“Nuts.”
As soon as he arrived at Chi’s house, he complained to Chi Qiu about Lu Fengshen’s picking on him as well as informing Chi Qiu about Lu Ming’s going abroad. Unfortunately, Chi Qiu was not interested; he didn’t care too much about Lu Ming or ask about him, only lowering his head and silently sorting his belongings.
Originally, Chi Qiu thought that this was the end of the intersection between him and Lu Ming.
The next, at most, they would meet once or twice because of the divorce, and then there would be no intersection in the future.
As a result, the days after that, what Chi Qiu didn’t expect was—
“Knock knock.”
The door of his room was knocked twice and Chi Qiu’s thoughts were interrupted. He immediately closed the computer and pushed it aside. Then, he walked to the door of the room and opened the door. In front of him was Auntie Su who came to care for him.
Auntie Su said in a warm voice: “Young master, the sweet-scented osmanthus in the front yard is fragrant. Do you want to go sit for a while? I’ll make you a pot of tea.”
“Sure.” After a busy morning, Chi Qiu was a bit tired.
Accompanied by Auntie Su, he walked to the front yard.
The sweet-scented osmanthus flowers fell on the table with the wind and the front yard was very peaceful. Right now, Chi Lanyan went abroad to work while Chi Xia moved out of the villa, so the large place was now inhabited by only Chi Qiu and Auntie Su.
Auntie Su quickly prepared tea for Chi Qiu, pouring a small cup and putting it in front of him: “Be careful.”
“Thank you Auntie Su.”
Auntie Su also sat beside him together and poured a cup for herself. The two of them chatted with each other, and when the tea was no longer too hot, Chi Qiu slowly took a sip.
Just this sip and his face changed.
“Auntie Su, I said, don’t accept anything from him except the divorce agreement he sent.” Chi Qiu put down the teacup. He wasn’t blaming Auntie Su, he just didn’t want to see any ‘kindness’ from Lu Ming around him.
Aunt Su looked embarrassed: “I took it this time because he said you like this tea and sent it specially for you.”
This morning, she couldn’t shirk a box of tea leaves that Lu Ming had stuffed, so she brought it in reluctantly. Usually, she didn’t accept anything that Lu Ming brought. But with this box of tea, she couldn’t bear to look at the pitiful Lu Ming.
“Actually, Young Master Lu comes here every day. You don’t let him in, so he waits obediently outside the community for a few hours every day. I can see him when I go in and out to buy food. Young Master…how about you let him in for a chat?”
T/N: Double update today. And there’ll be update for the whole week until 30th.
