Chapter 171: Difficult Old Lady
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“What’s the matter?” Mei Shu sat down with Mei Yun gracefully.
Lu Si pushed the paper bag on the table over and took a sip of tea leisurely. “After the police brought Zhang Jiao in for questioning, they found that he was speaking incoherently, insisting on implicating the Mei family. So, they conducted a drug test on him and discovered that he had ingested an excessive amount of a stimulant before the incident.”
Mei Shu’s eyebrows twitched. She finally understood the meaning behind his ambiguous smile earlier. She tried to maintain a calm tone as she asked, “Have they found the person who drugged him?”
“They have,” Lu Si nodded. “They reviewed the surveillance footage from the hotel for that entire day and found that Lin Feng, on the day of the incident, had entered the room in advance with some kind of incense-like object. He set up something in the room and then went to the lobby, disguising himself as a waiter to find Miss Mei.”
Mei Yun let out a sigh of relief. “So, he originally wanted to harm Shu’er!”
Lu Si nodded, “It’s just that when Zhang Jiao entered the room, it escalated the situation beyond their control. Zhang Jiao now knows the truth, but Lin Feng refuses to confess. He’s seriously injured, and with the influence of the Lin family, even the police can’t apply too much pressure on him. However, they have started investigating the connection between Lin Feng and the Mei family.”
“I didn’t even know Lin Feng before.” Mei Shu sighed and explained softly to Mei Yun, “Dad, I’ve only been in the city for a short time. I was either studying or with my younger brothers every day. I had never met Lin Feng before the birthday banquet. Otherwise, I would have recognized him when he came to find me.”
“Dad knows that. This might have been aimed at the Mei family. They wanted to harm the entire Mei family by harming you,” Mei Yun comforted his daughter by patting her head. “You don’t need to blame yourself. Dad will protect you.”
Mei Shu gave him a sweet smile in response.
Lu Si was momentarily blinded by her bright smile. He looked at the hand Mei Yun had placed on her head and wished his hand could replace it immediately.
Mei Shu noticed his intense gaze and looked back at him in surprise.
Lu Si’s emotions in his eyes faded away, and he continued to sip his tea with an air of indifference.
This time, Mei Yun had come to express his gratitude and strengthen his relationship with Lu Si. He had brought many gifts, and now that Lu Si had shared so much information, Mei Yun felt even more grateful. He eagerly stood up to introduce each gift, fearing that Lu Si might not like them and refuse to accept them.
But Lu Si’s mind was elsewhere. He listened with half attention, occasionally making perfunctory remarks, which made Mei Yun feel overwhelmed by the favor.
Seeing that they had already taken up a lot of Lu Si’s time, Mei Yun stood up with Mei Shu to take their leave.
However, just as they left the Lu family’s house, Mei Yun received a call from his mother.
She had come all the way to the Mei family’s house. Her tone and words implied that she was upset.
Mei Yun felt something was amiss and quickly returned with Mei Shu.
In the living room, Mei Yan and Mei Jing stood with their heads down, while Wang Yue carefully served tea to the elderly lady.
“Mom, why are you here?” Mei Yun handed his coat to the butler and smiled as he sat down.
But the elderly lady’s expression changed dramatically. “Did I tell you to sit down? You’re already so grown-up, yet you don’t know your manners. No wonder your children don’t respect their elders, just like you!”
“Mom!” Mei Yun dared not sit down anymore and hurriedly walked to her side, trying to appease her. “Mom, what’s wrong? You haven’t seen me for so long, and the moment you arrive, you scold me?”
“Why shouldn’t I? I ask you, why hasn’t Mumu come home yet? I came all the way here to see my granddaughter, but 1 can’t even meet her!” She spoke while occasionally casting her glances towards Mei Shu.
It was clear she was insinuating something.
Mei Shu didn’t mind her attitude and, upon seeing her two younger brothers still standing there, wasting time, made a gesture to take them upstairs to study.
“Hold on!” The elderly lady stood up in anger, pointed at Mei Shu’s back, and scolded, “Mei Shu, why didn’t you greet me when you saw me? Do you still consider yourself a part of the Mei family? Do you still have any respect for your elders?”
Mei Shu turned around in confusion and blinked innocently. “Oh, it’s Grandma! Sorry, when I was sent to the countryside, I was too young to remember. Just now, 1 saw you only refer to Mumu as your granddaughter and thought you were a relative on Aunt Wang’s side whom I wasn’t very familiar with. So, I didn’t want to disturb you and Dad’s conversation and planned to take my brothers upstairs to study.”
What a quick-witted girl.
The elderly lady squinted her eyes and spoke sarcastically, “So, you claim you didn’t recognize me. Alright then, now that you know who I am, come here and pour me some tea!”
Mei Shu stood still.
Mei Yun sighed lightly and stepped forward to mediate, “Mom, you’ve come all this way, and I want to show you proper filial respect. Let me pour you some tea.”
“I don’t need you to do that!” The elderly lady impatiently swatted his hand away.. “I want her to pour me tea!”