Chapter 60: Chapter 60 After Running Away, the Disabled Tycoon Stopped Pretending 22
At first, Lu Peijin was away on a business trip and indeed did not know that Su Zhiruan was pregnant.
After the meeting, his secretary, holding his phone, handed it over to him with a look full of congratulations, “Mr. Lu, congratulations to you!”
“Why would you congratulate me for no reason?” Lu Peijin replied indifferently as he tidied up the documents, casually taking the phone, and then he saw the message at the top from Elder Lu—
[Lu Peijin, the girl you’re hiding in the golden house is pregnant! One month!]
It was in this instant that Lu Peijin’s mind suddenly went blank.
The documents that were neatly organized in his hand were subconsciously released, scattering on the floor, just like snowflakes.
At that moment, Lu Peijin, who was always cold, distant, and heartlessly indifferent, as if born with a lack of emotion and the man in power at Lu Group, was completely dumbfounded.
His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but his brain, which normally worked like high-end machinery, couldn’t come up with a single word to say.
First, he froze, and then what followed was sheer ecstasy.
He felt as though he was immersed in tender bubbles, but the next second, he fell into an endless abyss.
She was pregnant, one month, from that time before he left.
But her pregnancy also meant that in less than ten months, she would leave Jinghua, fly far away with her grandmother, and never come back again.
Su Zhiruan didn’t know there were CCTV cameras in the villa, and maybe it was out of boredom, or simply a desire to see what she was doing, or some unclear feelings in his heart, he almost watched her every day through the surveillance.
Sometimes she was reading on the sofa, sometimes biting her pen while seriously working on problems, and other times preparing meals and then eating quietly.
Even turning off the CCTV feed elicited a sentiment of reluctant attachment.
For a long time, Lu Peijin even wondered if there was something wrong with his mental state, otherwise why would he daydream, and when he did, his head was filled with her face, her smile.
“Mr. Lu?” The secretary squatted down, picked up all the documents, and organized them one by one before placing them in front of Lu Peijin. He thought of something else and simultaneously informed Lu Peijin, “By the way, Mr. Lu, there’s another thing, the old master declared he’s going to cast out the two Lu Ming brothers from the Lu Family.”
“Why?” Lu Peijin, holding his phone with the chat box of Su Zhiruan still lit up on the screen, their last conversation being just yesterday about what they ate today without a single mention of her pregnancy, the secretary knew by looking at his expression that Lu Peijin’s mind was entirely filled with Su Zhiruan, having no interest in what he was about to say.
“Apparently, Lu Ming kidnapped Miss Su and brought her back to the Lu Family in a sack; the intention was to expose you to the old master, but they didn’t expect Miss Su to suddenly have morning sickness, and it was only after the old master took her to the hospital for a checkup that they found out,” the secretary directed the conversation back to Su Zhiruan.
Indeed, Lu Peijin’s attention was instantly captured.
He turned off his phone, clenched his fists, and said, “Are you telling me… she was kidnapped by Lu Ming and taken back to the Lu Family?”
“Yes, Mr. Lu,” the secretary continued, “but now, the old master has pronounced to expel these two brothers from the Lu Family, and it seems Lu Ming is making a huge scene crying and causing a ruckus. The old master has also kept Miss Su at the Lu Family, saying they can take good care of her!”
Lu Peijin’s aura gradually grew icy as he softly repeated these two words, as if speaking about a dead man.
“Buy the next available flight ticket and come back immediately!” Lu Peijin ordered his secretary.
The secretary nodded in agreement, “Okay, I’ll go right now.”
Su Zhiruan was now staying at the Lu Family’s place.
Even though she insisted that she could take care of herself, the old Master Lu, along with the butler, Zhang Ma, and others, took turns persuading her. They promised they would take such good care of her that she would be plump and healthy, telling her not to worry or be afraid.
Even the old Master Lu, in an attempt to alleviate her stress, spent time with Su Zhiruan telling her many things about Lu Peijin.
“This kid, Lu Peijin, has always been like a little ice block since he was young; even as he grew up, he remained the same, like an old ice block,” Master Lu seemed to be reminiscing about long-ago memories and couldn’t help but sigh, “Ever since he was young, he never got close to anyone, be it friends, family, or a lover, he dismissed them all with disdain. It’s as if he has no ties to this world at all.”
Master Lu seemed to be speaking both to Su Zhiruan and giving vent to his own feelings.
Today, after he found out about Su Zhiruan’s pregnancy, he sent a message to Lu Peijin. However, it had been a long time since they had messaged each other before this.
In his youth, Master Lu neglected his family to vigorously develop his business outside the home, entangling himself in amorous affairs and piling up romantic debts, ultimately producing many illegitimate children. This not only completely alienated his original wife, Madam Lu, leading to her death, but it also turned his only son cold-hearted and cynical, no longer believing in the warmth of a family, despising marriage, despising family, and it’s likely why they hadn’t been in touch for an extended time.
When Master Lu was young, he cared nothing for his family. Now that he was old, he realized that he had long since lost what he most wanted. The illegitimate children all wanted to come in and claim their share of the inheritance, each of them vying to please him and push down their siblings in various ways. Yet his own son, Lu Peijin, had long since built up his own business, taking over his mother’s shares and winning the admiration of many shareholders, never relying on pleasing him to get what rightfully belonged to him.
Even though Master Lu knew that the final inheritance would undoubtedly be left to Lu Peijin, he realized that only when the illegitimate children flitted before his eyes did his son Lu Peijin put some effort into dealing with these half-siblings, showing some drive. And so, he let those illegitimate children be.
But Master Lu was getting old, after all, and he still hoped that his son could have a family and not follow his old path.
Su Zhiruan listened to his endless chatter, and eventually, Zhang Ma made some nutritious dishes. Su Zhiruan helped her serve them, surprising Zhang Ma, “Miss Su, you should just leave it, I can do it!”
“It’s no trouble, Zhang Ma, it’s on my way, and I didn’t even help with the cooking,” Su Zhiruan said, and with a polite smile, she once again gained a lot of favor.
After the turmoil at the hospital and Master Lu’s endless chatter, the time had already reached evening.
Just as Master Lu and Su Zhiruan were about to sit down to eat, they heard the butler cry out in surprise from outside the door.
Then, the front gate of the Lu Family estate was flung open, and a travel-worn man stepped in from outside.
And he wasn’t in a wheelchair!
Lu Peijin looked straight at Su Zhiruan and then warily at Master Lu.
The tense atmosphere exploded in an instant—