Chapter 84: As a Father, He Doesn

Capital——-

Red Star Grand Hotel.

Lu Mingyuan was invited to attend a longevity banquet for a household in the Grand Courtyard.

When the atmosphere was great, the Old Master Lin, who had always been close to his own father, suddenly spoke:

"Mingyuan, aren't you being a bit thoughtless?"

The scene fell silent instantly, because the Old Master speaking held a very high status, the most prestigious person at today's wedding banquet.

Thus everyone set down their cups and chopsticks, and leaned in to listen.

"Uncle Lin Shi, what do you mean by that?"

Lu Mingyuan's smile stiffened; he hadn't expected that, in front of so many people, this Uncle would suddenly turn hostile and give him a warning.

"Oh? Your children just got married and you didn't even tell me; I could have given a big red envelope to your two kids."

Old Master Lin wore a teasing smile, appearing pleasant, but in fact he lounged lazily back in his chair, tapping the tabletop with his right fingertips, letting everyone sense an unusual implication.

Lu Mingyuan, hearing that, thought the other side was talking about a stepdaughter, relaxed his whole body, and said, "Uncle Lin Shi, my family Manman indeed…"

"I'm not talking about your stepdaughter; I'm talking about your two biological children, Lu Xiu Bai and Shen Man."

They held a group wedding on Sea Island yesterday; didn't you know?

Old Master Lin's expression was half‑smile, half‑frown, his cloudy eyes flashing with sharp light.

Old Lu had sent him a telegram, urging him to find a chance to publicly humiliate his son, slap his son's face, otherwise he wouldn't send him celebratory sweets or Sea Island specialties!

Is he someone who lacks celebratory sweets and Sea Island specialties?

He simply loves to champion the wronged and enjoys helping others!

That said, Lu Mingyuan as a father really isn't doing well.

From this, he doesn't even know his own son and daughter have married.

Could it be that he doesn't even know who his daughter‑in‑law or son‑in‑law is?

No way?

"Old Master Lin, did you perhaps misremember? Isn't the Lu family just Xiu Bai and a stepdaughter? Who is Shen Man?"

"Damn, you arrived late, unaware of the details, the Lu family..."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem."

The host family of the banquet arrived, and upon seeing this they were at a loss, each feeling doubly overwhelmed.

They are hosts you can't afford to offend, but if you truly do…

Lu Mingyuan only felt his face being pressed and rubbed on the ground, hurting badly.

His son got married?

Who is his daughter‑in‑law?

His daughter also got married?

Who is his son‑in‑law?

He was completely clueless; no one told him, and he hadn't received any telegram!

Thinking of his own father, of the son who left without notice, and of the daughter whose marriage he tacitly let be taken away, his heart was a swirl of countless feelings.

He felt like an outsider, cut off by his three closest relatives.

"Looking at you, you can't possibly not know, can you?"

"Hey, I still want to ask whether you know who your daughter‑in‑law and son‑in‑law are."

"Enough, enough, come on, keep drinking; nobody leaves until they're drunk~"

Old Master Lin smiled slyly, delivering another jab, his grin like an old fox.

Onlookers, being sharp, guessed that Old Master Lin was doing it on purpose, deliberately slapping Lu Mingyuan's face!

Thus, everyone cooperatively pretended all was well.

During the banquet, those in the know began to brief the uninformed…

The voices went from whispered side‑talk to open remarks, pointing and snickering, that look of shock, contempt, disgust, and schadenfreude, like maggots on a heel bone, shadowing him, making Lu Mingyuan unable to sit still,

He felt as if his outer coat had been stripped, leaving him naked for everyone to critique!

Embarrassment, shame, humiliation......

What hurt him most was that when his son and daughter married, not a single person sent a telegram to inform this father.

As a father, he didn't even know who his children's spouses were!

Is this retribution?

It came so quickly......

Meanwhile, at the Capital's First People's Hospital.

Lu Qingfeng supported his recovered mother, and with his sister, completed the discharge paperwork.

Lu's mother learned from her daughter that Gu Yinyin's sister‑in‑law was the daughter taken by the second brother's wife years ago, Lu Manman.

During these two days of convalescence, she couldn't stop sighing.

Gu Yinyin is undoubtedly a good girl, but unfortunately, with Lu Manman as a sister‑in‑law, her own son wouldn't accept her…

What a tragic injustice.

Unexpectedly, fifteen years later, their family could still meet the second brother's wife's daughter.

It is said that the second brother's wife remarried, became the wife of a high official, and lives very well.

Indeed, a selfish person like her can thrive wherever she goes.

Unlike the second brother, whose grave‑side grass grew so long, except for his own children pulling it, his biological daughter, raised elsewhere, hasn't returned even once in fifteen years!

When they went downstairs, they met at the stairwell entrance.

Looks alike, really alike.

This niece's facial features really resemble those of the second younger brother.

It was obvious that Lu Manman also learned about the Lu family from Gu Yinyin.

At this moment, her eyes were full of resentment.

She blamed the Lu family's appearance for ruining her perfect identity and destroying her peaceful life!

With difficulty, she gained her present happiness through scheming.

Yet, under the Lu family's meddling, her identity was exposed prematurely!

As they brushed past, she harshly bumped into Lu's mother.

She didn't utter an apology, just strode away.

Her decisive back view was exactly like her mother......

"Mom."

Lu Qingfeng frowned; his original dislike for his cousin had risen to its peak.

Sure enough, he was led astray by that woman.

Would the second uncle, in the afterlife, regret having once saved a comrade with his life?

"It's fine, let's go."

Lu's mother shook her head, but her heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

After all, their paths differ; they cannot plot together.

The second branch has completely severed blood ties and affection.

Forget it, forget it...

Lu Manman took her coat, about to return to the changing room, when she heard colleagues laughing inside the changing room——

"Hey, have you heard? This time the exchange study slot with Jinling belongs to Pei Yao."

"I've heard, it's great! Doctor Pei's professional level is obviously superior to Doctor Lu's; her acupuncture skill is superb!"

"Shh, keep it down; if Doctor Lu hears, she might hold a grudge and give you trouble later."

"Hahaha, I'm not scared; haven't you heard? She's actually just a stepdaughter of the Lu family, not a blood granddaughter of the Lu family—what's there to fear?"

"Huh? My mom even took me to her wedding with that Gu family person; she's not a blood granddaughter of the Lu family, so how—"

"What else could it be? Just like her scheming mother who climbed into bed to rise, they're all—"

"Bang!"

The changing room door was flung open; seeing the person arrive, the giggling female nurses fell silent, communicating only with their eyes...

Lu Manman's face was dark, as if someone owed her money.

She opened her wardrobe, put her coat inside the cabinet, then took out her everyday clothes and bag.

She was furious, her face burning with pain!

Her inner rage burned, her rationality on the verge of collapse—who, who leaked her identity?

Is it, Pei Yao?

Yes, it must be her!

Only she has a competitive relationship with me, and we are like fire and water!

Damn it, she won't let the other off!