Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Looking at the tightly closed door before him, Lu Jinwen’s body immediately became rigid.
It had been so many years.
It had been so many years since he had been locked out of the room.
In his entire life, no one had ever been so audacious to lock him out of the door, with the exception of … Lin Xuanji.
He could not even remember how many times she had locked him outside the door. Every night when he went over, she declined to see him and had locked the door from inside. He did not tire of doing so and persisted in knocking on the door repeatedly. If she still did not open the door, he would then pry it open.
Actually, he could have engaged a locksmith, who would be able to open the door in a few seconds. But this idea did not cross his mind at that point and thus he had taken his own tools and pried the door open.
The servants all knew that the door lock needed to be changed everyday. He was aware that the servants all talked about him behind hushed whispers. They said that he had trained himself to be a locksmith who could pry open doors.
He was incensed. Every single time that he had pried open the door and stepped into the house, there would be a huge pile of things greeting him – pillows, lamps… anything that could collapse onto his body.
He would kick away all the things and dash in. He would hold her captive and pin her against the bed, sofa, table, vanity table…
He would then turn her over and slap her bottom repeatedly, which would often reduce her to tears.
He had a way to deal with her.
It had been so many years that he had been locked out of the room.
He had not imagined that he would be locked out again today.
His well-defined large palm was on the doorknob. He wanted to open the door. This daughter was so brazen to lock him out of the room.
He was her Daddy!
A loud ‘dong’ sound was heard coming from the room soon after. It was uncertain what Tang Mo’er had picked up to hit the door, which produced the sound.
Lu Jinwen’s large palm froze on the doorknob. His thin lips curved upwards slightly. She was also brazen enough to hit him.
This mother-and-daughter pair was indeed his nemesis.
At this point, Lu Yan walked over. His brown eyes looked at Lu Jinwen. He had been with Uncle Jin for so many years and this was the first he had seen the latter smile.
What was Uncle Jin smiling about?
The smile that played on his cold, thin lips was filled with so much warmth and adoration.
He would never had thought that Uncle Jin could smile.
Lu Yan coughed. “Uncle Jin.”
Lu Jinwen raised his eyes. The expression on his handsome, chiseled face had reverted to his usual serious and conceited look, as if the smile just now was simply an illusion.
…
In the study room.
Gu Mohan, Lu Jinwen and Lu Yan were present. Lu Yan said, “Uncle Jin, the love pea poison in Mo’er body has entered her bloodstream and there are no antidotes…”
Gu Mohan curved his lips into a derisive smile. “Master Yan, this is all your doing.”
“…” Lu Yan looked at Lu Jinwen. “Uncle Jin, I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”
He had thought Lu Qi’er was the daughter of the Lu family. He had never imagined that Tang Mo’er was the biological daughter. He had protected the wrong person.
Lu Jinwen stretched his hand out to pat Lu Yan’s shoulder. “You don’t have to blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you.”
“Ha.” Gu Mohan gave a low laugh and glanced sideways at Lu Jinwen. His low, irresistible voice was laced with scorn. “Uncle Jin, then whose fault is this? Yours? Yes, it was you who committed this sin.”
“…”
Lu Jinwen pursed his thin lips and turned his head to look at Gu Mohan.
Lu Yan realized there was tension between the two men and swiftly attempted to mediate. “President Gu, this is wrong of you. Mo’er is Uncle Jin’s daughter and so you are Uncle Jin’s son-in-law. You should be acknowledging Uncle Jin as your father. How could you speak to your father in this manner?”
“Oh? I listen to Mo’er. When Mo’er has acknowledged him, I will call him father,” Gu Mohan nonchalantly replied.
“…”
Lu Yan astutely changed the topic. “Actually, there’s a way to save Mo’er.”
After these words were uttered, Gu Mohan and Lu Jinwen quickly turned their attention to Lu Yan. “What way?”
“Have you all heard of Miao Gu 1 ?”
Miao Gu?
“Actually, this Miao Gu is extremely dangerous and it can only be used to save a person’s life only as a last resort. However, Mo’er is now lethally poisoned and so we can only give it a shot. I’ve already sent someone to fetch Master Miao Gu. He will be here shortly. As for the details, let’s wait for the Master to come over first before discussing,” Lu Yan explained simply.
Gu Mohan nodded. As long as there was a way, he would be willing to give it a try. “Alright.”
A melodious cell phone ringtone rang. Gu Mohan had received a call.
“You all go ahead to talk. I’m going out to take a call.” Gu Mohan walked out of the room.
Lu Jinwen and Lu Yan remained in the room. Lu Yan walked to Lu Jinwen and softly said, “Uncle Jin, Master Miao Gu can also rouse Madam Xuanyin. Madam Xuanyin is going to wake up.”
These words tugged at Lu Jinwen’s heartstrings. He turned his head to look at Lu Yan.
Lu Yan nodded lightly. Yes, the day that Master Miao Gu arrived would be the day that Lin Xuanyin woke, after having slept for many years.
Lin Xuanyin would wake before Lin Xuanji returned.
…
At the ground floor of the apartment.
Gu Mohan wanted to take Tang Mo’er to his own company. The Rolls-Royce Phantom car was parked ahead. Yan Dong respectfully opened the backseat door and Tang Mo’er was about to get into the car.
“Mo’er, wait!” At this moment, she heard a voice that sounded urgent.
Tang Mo’er turned her head to look. It was Tang Hai.
Qin Yawen had also come. However, Qin Yawen’s face was pale and her clothes were in shambles. She looked like she had just been beaten up by someone and no longer portrayed the favorable image that she used to have in the past. Two bodyguards in black were pinning her, which made her unable to move.
Lu Qi’er arrived too. Terror was all over her face.
The whole family had arrived.
Tang Hai came forward. He looked at Tang Mo’er and pleaded in a hushed voice. “Mo’er, can Daddy ask a favor of you?”
Gu Mohan stretched out his strong arm to hold Tang Mo’er’s slender waist and curved his thin lips. “Mayor Tang, you know that you are not Mo’er’s father. You did not harm Mo’er like how Qin Yawen did, but that does not mean you have fulfilled your duties as a father. You used Mo’er to achieve your current position. What rights do you have as a father to ask a favor of Mo’er now?”
“I…”
Tang Hai was extremely embarrassed and his ears burned a bright red. He admitted that he had neglected Mo’er and was not a good father to her. Indeed, he really did not have the right to request anything from Mo’er now.
His position as a Mayor was achieved by making use of Mo’er, the daughter of the Lu family.
At this moment, two police cars came to a halt. A few uniformed policemen walked towards Qin Yawen. “Qin Yawen, we are now arresting you on the grounds of intentional murder. Please come with us to assist in our investigation.”
The police had come to arrest her.
No, she would not go.
The charge of intentional murder would be sufficient to imprison her and not even Gu Mohan or Lu Jinwen could help to release her. She would be in jail her whole life.
Qin Yawen struggled as if she were insane. She shouted, “No, I do not want to go. I did not kill anyone, you all have made a mistake… I do not want to go to jail, please don’t arrest me… Tang Hai, save me. I did all this for you and our daughter…”
Qin Yawen shot one last hopeful look at Tang Hai.
