Xia Qingyang sobbed and took out her phone for Lu Qiyuan to look at. "This is going to ruin Qi Qi. When Qi Qi saw all this news, she hid in her room and since then she has been refusing to come out. She is still too young, how could she handle all this hate? What would become of her in the future? Moreover, the entertainment industry is so cruel."
As he listened to Xia Qingyang worry over Lu Qi's agony, Lu Qiyuan's face became even darker. "How would the paparazzi know all this!"
"You're right. I couldn't understand it either. We have been completely silent and kept mum about this. Even when Qi Qi left the place, no one had seen her either. Also, the police would never tell the public about this too. As Zhengbai is Qi Qi's boyfriend, even he would never mention it. So how could they have found out?" Saying this, Xia Qingyang eliminated them one after another. Naturally, it only left one person.
Lu Qiyuan said furiously, "It must be Lu Man! Didn't she say so today? If we dare force her, she would tell everyone about it!"
"That's… that's impossible?" Xia Qingyang hid the smugness in her eyes. With disbelief plastered all over her face, she tried to fake support Lu Man, "Man Man wouldn't go overboard. Qi Qi is her sister…"
"Why wouldn't she? You still call her Man Man? She doesn't even treat us as her family! She does not even treat Qi Qi as her younger sister!"
Turning around, Lu Qiyuan knocked on Lu Qi's door and solaced her. "Qi Qi, just open the door first, don't coop yourself up alone. Rest assured, Dad will never let you suffer."
Finally, the door opened with a creaking sound and Lu Qi's beautiful tear-stained face came into view.
Her small figure was sobbing profusely, making Lu Qiyuan's heart ache tremendously.
"Dad, what… what should I do? Was it really older sister who did it?" Lu Qi asked pitifully.
Lu Qiyuan snorted, "If it's not her, who else could it be?"
"Why? Why would she treat me like this? Dad, how am I going to live from now on? Everyone must be thinking I slept my way to the top." Lu Qi lamented about her current misfortune and held onto Lu Qiyuan desperately as if he was her last strand of hope.
Lu Qiyuan coaxed Lu Qi gently and said, disdain evident in his voice, "What sleeping around? Based on our Qi Qi's talent, do you still need to use your body? Those people are being stupid."
"But Qiyuan, what should we do now? That paparazzo was pretty confident and even promised that he would definitely release the evidence on Wednesday. If he does, what would happen to Qi Qi?"
"Don't bother waiting till Wednesday." Lu Qiyuan said grimly. "Tomorrow, let's drag Lu Man to the police station and force her to turn herself in! As long as she does, nobody would care about what the paparazzi would release on Wednesday. Once someone is arrested, then it will have nothing to do with you."
"But, how are we going to find elder sister? She has clearly refused today. We can't do anything." Lu Qi said.
"She is most concerned about her mother. Tomorrow, we will send someone to the hospital. She will definitely appear." Lu QIyuan said solemnly. "If she doesn't want her mother's illness to relapse after witnessing that scene, she will obediently leave with us. It will be different from today. Today she was all alone, thus she had nothing to worry about. However, once her mother is in the picture, it will be different."
Hearing that, Xia Qingyang let out a breath. She quickly hugged Lu Qiyuan's waist. "Qiyuan, you are the best. We are counting on you."
Lu Qiyuan looked at his little daughter's beautiful yet tearful face and his gentle and lovable wife both of whom were dependent on him.
He thought, "Thankfully, they have my protection. If not, what would they do?"
***
"Ding dong… Ding dong…"
Suddenly the alarm on her phone rang compelling Lu Man to open her eyes.
She had set her alarm at 5 a.m. However, until now, she had only slept for four hours.
Yet after waking up, she did some simple cleaning in the house and went to the market near their place. She bought a fish to make fish soup for Xia Qingwei.
She also made a small pot of porridge and prepared two side dishes.
Packing all of them into thermos containers, she quickly left for the hospital.
***
"Mom." Entering the hospital room, she saw that Xia Qingwei was already awake.
"Man Man." Upon seeing Lu Man, Xia Qingwei immediately brightened up.
Even though she had already seen her secretly yesterday, now upon seeing her alive and well as well as hearing her voice, Lu Man could not hold back her tears.
Right now, Xia Qingwei's face still looked pale and sickly and her body was thin and frail.
But at least, she was alive.
It was good that she was alive. Being alive meant that there is hope.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Seeing Lu Man's red-rimmed eyes. Xia Qingwei got worried and quickly tried getting off the bed. "Did the Lu family treat you badly?"
"No." Lu Man hurriedly went forward and held onto Xia Qingwei's shoulders.
Xia Qingwei was still wearing the hospital gown. The entire hospital was filled with the smell of disinfectant. However, from Xia Qingwei's body, she could still smell the familiar and gentle scent that belonged only to her mother.
"I just miss you." Lu Man hugged Xia Qingwei and locking her in a loving embrace.
"Silly child, your mother is right here. Didn't you just visit me a few days ago?" Xia Qingwei smiled and said.
However, for Lu Man, it had been eight years since she had last seen Xia Qingwei.
Yet, for Xia Qingwei, Lu Man just visited a few days ago.
Xia Qingwei gently stroked Lu Man's hair, her face full of concern. "Are you sure you weren't bullied? Tell Mom, don't bottle everything up."
Every time Lu Man visited, she was always smiling like she was in a very good mood.
She told her that she had a good time in the Lu family and nobody bullied her.
However, Xia Qingwei knew that Lu Man was just afraid that she would be worried for her and she did not want her to feel sad.
After all, who could tolerate the man they've once loved bullying their daughter?
Yet, just because Lu Man did not mention it, it did not mean that she did not know.
But the more Lu Man tried to act nonchalant and pretend everything was fine in front of her, the more it made Xia Qingwei uncomfortable.
However, as long as it was Lu Man, she had to pretend that she knew nothing.
Therefore, this pair of mother and child were both lying to each other.
"No, they can't bully me now." Lu Man said quietly, "I just miss you, that's all."
"Silly child." Yet, Xia Qingwei was still happy with how intimate and expressive Lu Man was behaving.
As for Lu Man, she always tended to hide her feelings and coupled with the changes she had to overcome in her life, she matured at a very young age.
Lu Man always hides her feelings. Also, she was bad at expressing herself. Even though she was genuinely nice to others, she refused to say a word.
Anyway, Lu Man was her daughter, and she knew her too well.
She was clearly very close and loved her mother dearly, but she never behaved like other young ladies, seeking her mother's embrace and acting like a spoiled child. She would not even hug her.
All she would do was foolishly show her best side to her.
However, Xia Qingwei knew that the burden on Lu Man's shoulders was too heavy.
With Lu Qiyuan, Xia Qingyang and Lu Qi's bullying, as well as the burden of her illness, all of it fell onto her shoulders alone.
Thus gritting her teeth, she had to withstand all these. So how would she still have the energy left to behave like a spoiled child?
Life had forced her to grow up quickly.
Just thinking about that, made tears well up in Xia Qingwei's eyes too. She gently patted Lu Man's back.
"Mom knows that you are being thoughtful. Be it whatever is happening in the Lu family, or whatever unhappiness you are facing at work, you can always tell Mom. Even though in my current sickly state, I may not be able to help you much, but I can still be a listening ear to help you get things off your chest and let off some stress."
"I'm really alright. I just miss you a lot." Lu Man shook her head, sniffed her nose and finally calmed down. She let herself out of Xia Qingwei's embrace. "I even brought some breakfast that I had prepared. You haven't eaten yet, right?"
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