At a five-star restaurant high up in City S, due to the rain today, the view of the road was hazy, and most vehicles on the road turned on their taillights, winding like orange strips as they moved along the road.
The waiter put the appetizer on the table: “Please take your time.”
Lu Li sat on the seat obediently, nodded to the waiter, her hands propped on the edge of the chair, her whole body were tense and nervous.
Lu Qian measured her up.
“I will leave at noon. Today, the flight was delayed due to the rain, so I just came to see you temporarily.”
Lu Li nodded, not knowing what to say: “Oh.”
Lu Qian: “I should have called my brother-in-law, but this was not a planned schedule and he is probably busy at work so I did not call him.”
Lu Li: “Okay.”
Lu Qian took a sip of red wine: “I haven’t seen you in two years but I often see news about you in Hong Kong.”
Lu Li blushed, thinking about the messy news that she had with Chi Chenyan, and awkwardly laughed.
She suddenly felt that her older brother was more polite to her than before, but she also felt that it might be because he is treating her like an outsider after she got married, so she was also polite.
Lu Qian put his wine glass down and looked at Lu Li, who was blushing, and suddenly asked: “So, do you still know your last name?”
“Huh?” Lu Li didn’t know why her brother asked this. She was confused, but she still smiled and answered, “My last name is Lu.”
Lu Qian raised his eyes and said, “Really? I thought you had forgotten it.”
Lu Li had a stiff smile on her face.
Lu Qian: “You, dad, older brother, our last name is Lu.”
“Although you are already married, and it’s logical to say that we shouldn’t control you, but since you have the surname Lu, you should also live up to it. Attending that kind of show, do you think its appropriate?”
“Our family doesn’t like mingling in the entertainment industry.”
Lu Li listened and bit her lip.
Her mother was from the entertainment industry, and she was a beautiful actress.
She put her head down after a while: “Okay.”
She knew that he was probably talking about the ‘Idol Boy’ program. Although her mother didn’t care, she is not the only one in her family. If she line them up based on authority, her mother would be behind her brothers at the end of the line.
After Lu Qian finished speaking, he pushed another card.
“This is for you.”
Lu Li faced the black card and shook her head: “No, I…”
Lu Qian calmly looked at her.
Lu Li was speechless.
She didn’t know what to say, took the card with both hands, lowered her head, and said, “Thank you.”
Lu Qian saw her accept the card and lightly said: “Dad has been in poor health over the past two years, and he has not taken care of you, but that does not mean that no one will teach you. After all, our family has cultivated you into this way. I don’t want outsiders to see these kind of things and say things that shouldn’t be said.”
Lu Li’s voice was as small as a mosquito, “Um.”
Lu Qian pointed at her vegetables: “Eat.”
Lu Li lowered her head and took her fork.
No one spoke during the meal.
After the meal, Lu Qian simply said a word, went directly to the airport, and refused Lu Li’s suggestion to take him there.
In the car…
Qian Yong was sitting in the co-pilot, watching the time, and was about to ask the Madam if she would like to stroll around in the afternoon, but when he turned his head, he saw Lu Li’s head was bowed, her shoulders slightly shaking.
Qian Yong was stunned.
Lu Li still held the card in her hand.
Tears dropped down on the card.
There was a slight sob.
Lu Li wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
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