Chapter 151: Chapter 142 Being Watched
Although she didn’t trust Fatty Aunt’s big mouth, she figured it would still take a few days before the news got out, but to her surprise, Lu Jiaguang came to ask about it that evening.
Lu Jiaxin couldn’t help but complain about how fast Fatty Aunt’s mouth was. No, it wasn’t right; it must have been that the news spread too quickly, even her older brother had found out already.
Lu Jiaguang asked in confusion, “When did you get to know people from Hong Kong?”
Since the matter with Gu Xiuxiu wasn’t settled yet, Lu Jiaxin didn’t want to say anything. After thinking for a moment, she found an excuse, “Do you remember Nie Zhan? His secretary also wants to collect antiques; she left her number with me. Since I’m preparing to open an antique store, I called her to ask what kind of antiques she wanted to collect, so that I could set them aside for her if I came across them.”
Lu Jiaguang frowned and said, “The boss’s secretary should be pretty young. But Fatty Aunt said the person who called you sounded quite old.”
Lu Jiaxin hadn’t expected Fatty Aunt to blab about that as well… Thinking about this, her face suddenly turned extremely ugly. Even if Fatty Aunt didn’t keep the secret for her, in theory, her older brother couldn’t have found out so quickly—firstly, because he had just been promoted and was very busy, and secondly because they didn’t live together. Furthermore, rumors shouldn’t be so detailed; it wasn’t like it was some sordid gossip.
With that thought, she looked at Lu Jiaguang and asked, “Brother, who told you about this?”
Lu Jiaguang didn’t hide it from her and said, “Dad told me. Xinxin, it’s indeed not right what he did. I also gave him a talking-to today. Don’t worry, he has promised not to do such a thing again.”
Lu Jiaxin’s face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She thought there was a real mutual non-interference, but had not expected him to be spying on her.
Lu Jiaxin said coldly, “Brother, I can’t endure that kind of care. Tell him, I was young and didn’t know how to resist before, but now that I’ve grown up, he shouldn’t expect to control me anymore.”
Lu Jiaguang said, “Jiaxin, Dad is wrong, but you were young and didn’t understand the treachery of human hearts, you still need to be more cautious when dealing with people.”
Lu Jiaxin said, “Brother, you are wrong there. Society is complex and people’s hearts are insidious, all of which I have deeply experienced over the years. But outsiders can’t hurt me. It’s the knife from the people closest to me that has stabbed me and left me full of scars. Brother, I’m lucky to be alive, otherwise in a few days it would be the anniversary of my death.”
Given Lu Hongjun’s temperament, if the original person hadn’t had an accident, she would definitely have had to apply for the school he chose, go to the workplace he considered good, and then marry the man he approved of; she would have been controlled by him for her entire life. The original person’s life had all been arranged by him, how could such an obedient daughter be disobedient? She certainly couldn’t.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and even her breathing became more rapid.
Seeing her panting heavily and her face turning an unnatural shade of red, Lu Jiaguang got scared and while holding her arm, started patting her back, “Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, anger is harmful to your health. I promise you, it’s just this one time, it will never happen again.”
After speaking to the doctor about needing to rest, she didn’t understand before, but she knew now why.
With tearful eyes and touching her chest, Lu Jiaxin cried out, “Brother, it hurts so much here, it really hurts.”
She was pretending to cry at this moment, but she truly felt heartbroken for the original person. Such a nice kid, who originally had a bright future, had lost her life because of that scumbag father. Pondering over Lu Hongjun’s selfishness, she thought perhaps death was a kind of relief for the original person. The original was naive and idolized Lu Hongjun as a father and would find it hard to escape his control, but to be manipulated for a lifetime was too tragic.
Startled, Lu Jiaguang said, “Xue Mao, Xue Mao, quickly push out your tricycle, Jiaxin is unwell and needs to go to the hospital.”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Qian Xiaoxiao burst in like a gust of wind. She shoved Lu Jiaguang aside and scooped Lu Jiaxin into a princess carry and dashed out.
Lu Jiaxin hadn’t expected to be carried like a princess, and couldn’t keep up her act any longer. She tapped Qian Xiaoxiao and said, “I’m fine, I just got a bit upset and my chest felt uncomfortable just now.”
Xue Mao said, “Sister Xin, you should still go to the hospital to get it checked out, right?”
“No need, I’m fine now. Xiaoxiao, put me down.”
Seeing that she looked normal, Qian Xiaoxiao did indeed put her down, but not without adding, “Sister Xin, you’re too light; you need to eat more and put on some weight.”
Lu Jiaguang said with concern, “Jiaxin, you should still go to the hospital for a check-up.”
Lu Jiaxin shook her head, “It’s fine, it doesn’t hurt anymore. Big brother, it’s getting late, you should hurry back, or you’ll miss the last bus.”
Lu Jiaguang knew she didn’t want to continue the conversation: “Really, it’s nothing.”
“Really, it’s nothing.”
Lu Jiaguang was still worried and decided to stay and observe.
Lu Jiaxin didn’t urge him to leave and asked, “Big brother, how is your new position? Is your work going smoothly?”
Lu Jiaguang, unsure why she asked, vaguely said it was okay.
Seeing his expression, Lu Jiaxin knew it was not okay, “Is it because of those who didn’t get promoted, giving you a hard time?”
Lu Jiaguang couldn’t hide it from her and nodded, “Yes. But it’s not a big deal, things will get smoother after a while.”
Lu Jiaxin changed the subject, talking about the phone installation, “Big brother, I’ve already applied for a phone line with the telephone company, but there’s a long waiting list. Do you know anyone there? I want to get it installed sooner.”
After this incident, the installation of the phone had become urgent. Once Madam Guh’s people arrived and confirmed the blood relationship through DNA testing, there would definitely be more phone calls. Fatty Aunt’s loud voice made it impossible to keep anything secret.
Lu Jiaguang clearly understood her, and nodded in agreement, “I’ll go talk to someone later and get your phone installed as soon as possible. Jiaxin, I didn’t know about this beforehand, otherwise, I definitely would have stopped him.”
Lu Hongjun thought he was doing Lu Jiaxin a favor, saying she was too young to distinguish right from wrong and as a father, he had to screen things for her. Lu Jiaguang disagreed with this approach and had given Lu Hongjun a stern talking-to after learning about it today.
Lu Jiaxin knew it was hard for him, and said, “It’s okay, big brother, once we get a phone at home, it’ll be better.”
Lu Hongjun wasn’t likely to bribe someone at the telephone company to monitor her calls; he didn’t have that kind of power. He also needed to stay for a while to recuperate, otherwise, he would leave tomorrow.
After seeing Lu Jiaguang off, Xue Mao asked, “Sister Xin, who made you so upset that your chest hurt?”
Qian Xiaoxiao gave him a big eye-roll and said, “Do you even need to ask? It’s definitely her scumbag dad whose conscience was eaten by a dog.”
She just couldn’t understand, if that inhuman thing cared so much about his new wife and stepdaughter, why did he keep showing up? Couldn’t he just act as if he were dead? It’s just infuriating.
“Sister Xin, what did he do again?”
Lu Jiaxin snorted and said, “Whatever anyone says to me on the phone, Fatty Aunt will tell him. Plus, he pretty much knows everything I do at home.”
Qian Xiaoxiao cursed outright, “That son of a bitch is actually monitoring you? Sister Xin, we can’t let this go. If it’s monitoring this time, who knows what he might do next!”