Free Web NovelChapter 960: Chapter 355: [Heartbreaking Fairy Tale] This Tsunami Remains (Part 4)_3
A phrase kept echoing in her ear: Lu Huai’an and Lin Chu have a five-year-old son.
Because of the child’s existence, will the hatred... gradually fade away?
Shen Weiyi heard someone mention her name, and only then did her distracted mind return to reality. She nodded in thanks and said, "Thank you."
Being here, she felt like an outsider who didn’t fit in.
Setting down her teacup, she stood up gracefully and said, "Uncle, I have work to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first."
They were all men over fifty, with no common topics to discuss. Lu Zhengmao did not insist, "It’s quite late and not safe, Huai’an, see Weiwei off."
Shen Weiyi slightly lifted her eyes to look at the man opposite, with a trace of expectation in her eyes.
Lu Huai’an also stood up, elegantly fastening the buttons on his suit jacket with his long fingers, but his words were somewhat unfeeling.
"I’m going home, it’s not on the way. Let the family driver take you."
With so many people present, it unintentionally made Shen Weiyi feel embarrassed, her beautiful face turning a shade paler.
She forced a difficult smile, maintaining her pride, "Uncle, you don’t need to worry. My assistant will be coming to pick me up."
Without waiting for Lu Zhengmao to speak, Shen Weiyi took her belongings and left the house. It was her first time being disrespectful in front of Lu Zhengmao.
Even though they were sitting at the same dining table, Lu Huai’an did not spare her a glance, as if she didn’t exist at all.
Aloofness was always present, but never had it left her in such an awkward position as it did tonight, in front of so many people.
Shen Weiyi suddenly stopped, biting her lip with her white teeth.
Did he... find out something?
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After six years, Lin Chu once again stood outside the independent building in the backyard of the Lu Family Villa.
When she married Lu Huai’an, she had lived here for a long time.
The password on the door hadn’t changed; it was still the old one. Turning on the light, the warm yellow glow dispelled the darkness inside, and everything was familiar.
Lin Chu led Qi Ming upstairs to the study.
Pushing open the door, she paused for a long while, as if she could still see the man frowning and working here.
Qi Ming obediently stood aside, watching Lin Chu search the bookshelf, and asked softly, "Mom, how do you know the door’s password? Did you live here before?"
Lin Chu smiled gently and replied, "Yes, I lived here for a long time."
What she was looking for was a photograph.
When she and Lu Huai’an just got married, he went abroad for business for two or three months, and on his birthday, he avoided everyone and secretly returned home.
It was that day that he stayed in the study for a long time. When she suddenly pushed open the door, the deep nostalgia and pain in his eyes were too late to hide.
The bookshelf was full of books, and Qi Ming was a little worried, "Mom, what are you looking for? Can I help you?"
Lin Chu shook her head and continued searching the next book, "Step back a bit, just in case the books fall and hit you, it will hurt."
Qi Ming obediently took a few steps back, examining the layout of the study. He saw a photo frame on the desk, holding a group photo.
In the photo, Lin Chu was in a white wedding dress, smiling sweetly as she leaned on Lu Huai’an’s shoulder. It was a moment captured during their wedding.
They never had a wedding photo shoot, and the pictures in the house were all taken by Ji Wanxia on their wedding day.
Lu Huai’an never looked directly at the camera, yet even in profile, his sharply defined features could make one swoon.
"Swoosh!"
An old photograph slipped out from between the pages and fell onto the carpet.
She found it.
Lin Chu paused for a long while, gently lowering her tiptoes and slowly squatting down. As she picked up the photo, her fingers trembled slightly.
In the photograph were two people: a youthful boy and a bashful girl.
It was taken in the yard, with snowflakes swirling around, even the warm breaths they exhaled were clear, and there was a freshly built snowman next to them.
Lu Huai’an and his sister Lu Yicheng. freewebnovel.cσ๓
In Lin’s dreams, the features of Lu Yicheng had always been blurred, as if shrouded in mist. Now, she finally saw her clearly.
Ten years old.
She left before she could truly experience the world.
Lin Chu looked at the girl smiling like a camellia flower in the photograph, her heart aching faintly, and her breathing became somewhat difficult.
Qi Ming noticed Lin Chu’s strange behavior and ran over, anxiously asking, "Mom, what’s wrong?"
Lin Chu placed the photo into her coat pocket, smiled, and said, "It’s nothing. Let’s go out now; it’s quite late. You have school tomorrow, so you need to sleep early."
Halfway down the stairs, Lu Huai’an entered from outside.
