The Domineering Chief Dotes on His Wife

The next day, Lu Jingchuan came to Jingyuan as usual. Having learned from yesterday's lesson, he did not force his way through the gate and had the gatekeeper notify him in advance.

Unsurprisingly, he hasn't been allowed to go in yet.

This time, Lu Jingchuan didn't make a fuss. He just stood at the gate and even had the gatekeeper call Lu Jingshen to tell him that he would stand there and not leave until Lu Jingshen wanted to see him.

The two little ones woke up early. Over time, they have gradually become familiar with their surroundings. Today is the weekend, and Lin Jiaran is also at home. As soon as she woke up, she went to spend time with the two little ones.

Lin Jiaran was unaware that Lu Jingchuan was waiting at the door. The morning sun was shining brightly, and she was about to take the two little ones to the gate to bask in the sun when Lu Jingshen objected.

"Why can't we go out? Sunbathing in the morning can help with calcium absorption. Is the sun poisonous today?"

"Lu Jingchuan will be coming in from outside in a bit, so don't let him see the child yet."

Lu Jingshen already had other plans in mind. His wife already knew about the children's parentage, and given her personality, it was inevitable that the two children would eventually return to Lu Jingchuan's side. He didn't want Lu Jingchuan to see the two children now.

Lu Jingchuan was outside, and Lu Jingshen wouldn't let him see the children, so Lin Jiaran took them to the backyard to sunbathe.

At noon, the sun was blazing.

Lu Jingchuan was still standing in front of the park gate. During this time, the gatekeepers, who did not know his relationship with the owner of the park, advised him several times that this was a private residence and the owner had a rule that he could not enter without permission, and told him to go back quickly.

"You should leave. If you get heatstroke in the sun, no one will be responsible," the gatekeeper advised again.

Lu Jingchuan didn't answer, standing firmly. He had made up his mind today and wouldn't leave easily.

After waiting all morning, just as the gatekeeper was about to try to persuade him again, Lu Jingshen called and asked the gatekeeper to relay a message that Lu Jingchuan was finally allowed to enter.

Before entering, Lu Jingchuan underwent a body search, which the security guard explained was to prevent him from bringing in controlled items.

The nanny was taking the child upstairs for a nap when she ran into Lin Jiaran, who was coming downstairs.

"The master wants you to wait for him on the upstairs balcony," the nanny relayed to Lin Jiaran.

Hearing from the nanny that Lu Jingshen had gone out to meet someone, Lin Jiaran went up to a balcony.

In the pavilion in front of the courtyard gate, Lu Jingshen stood with his hands in his pockets, while Lu Jingchuan stood upright with his arms hanging naturally at his sides.

The two were talking about something, and judging from their calm expressions, they were unlikely to fight. Lin Jiaran continued to observe from the balcony.

“Li Mu is still alive, you must know that,” Lu Jingchuan said with certainty.

"So what if I know?"

"I'm not mainly here to talk to you about Li Mu today." He didn't expect Lu Jingshen to say a word about Li Mu.

"What do you want to say?"

“I already know. Yan Liluo is Luo Chuan. You sent me to Jincheng just to make me realize how stupid I am.”

He didn't realize that Luo Chuan wasn't a man; he mistook a woman for a man at first glance, which he had to admit was incredibly foolish.

Lu Jingshen slightly curved the corners of his lips, but did not speak. According to the plan, Lu Jingchuan would not know these things so early, but it doesn't matter if he knows now. Lu Jingchuan is still far from knowing more of the truth.

"Can we clear things up today?" Lu Jingchuan said, his tone low, which proved that he had come today with the sincerity of wanting to shake hands and make peace.

"what do you want to say?"

"Didn't Grandfather always teach us that brothers shouldn't turn against each other? Today I'm giving you a way out by admitting my mistake. That way, we can clear up our differences and I won't interfere in anything you two do anymore. Is that alright?"

"Admit your mistake? What mistake did you make?"

"I deliberately smeared your image and affected your relationship with Lin Jiaran because of Li Mu's matter. I was wrong in this matter, and you were not wronged. Let's call it even."

"Regardless of whether you were involved in forcing Li Mu to leave, I will not provoke any further conflict with you because of this matter."

Lu Jingshen sat down on the solid wood bench, poured himself a glass of cool tea, took a sip, and then said, "My grandfather gave me one million as a reward and asked me to go to the Li family to deliver two things: a check and an admission letter from the London School of Economics."

This statement implies that Lu Jingshen concealed the truth, and that Li Mu's disappearance had nothing to do with him.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jingchuan walked excitedly in front of Lu Jingshen and demanded, "Why didn't you say these things back then!"

Lu Jingshen took another sip of his cool tea before saying, "You only asked me if I had contacted her, so of course I'll answer whatever you asked."

"Can't you just explain things clearly without asking me? Why do you have to make me misunderstand?"

"If you knew that, how could I possibly have a chance to get another ten million?"

The old man gave Li Mu a check for ten million to go to London for further studies. However, he did not see Li Mu and urgently needed more start-up funds, so he became greedy and secretly kept the ten million check for himself.

This matter was a secret that had been hidden for many years. Lu Jingshen thought to himself that it was time to let Lu Jingchuan know the truth.

"So you deserve it, and you can't blame me alone." If Lu Jingshen had explained things in more detail back then, he wouldn't have misunderstood so much, and he wouldn't have thought of breaking up his relationship with Lin Jiaran.

Lu Jingshen stood up abruptly, staring at Lu Jingchuan. "This matter was deliberately misunderstood by you, but I have never broken you up with anyone. Do you dare to admit that?"

These words immediately deflated Lu Jingchuan's momentum. Indeed, Lu Jingshen had never done such a thing. Even when Lu Jingshen thought he was really with Lin Jiaran, he never thought of breaking them up. He only warned him not to let Lin Jiaran down.

"I admit it." After a long while, Lu Jingchuan finally uttered these three words.

"I deliberately caused the misunderstanding, so you don't need to apologize to me for this."

"Aren't you angry with me? If we hadn't fought that day, why would we have gotten into a fight? You know the truth. It had nothing to do with me. I was just saying it in anger."

"We can't stay at this stalemate forever. I apologized to you today and gave you a way out, but you're still not satisfied. I don't know what you want to be happy with."

Lu Jingshen's expression appeared extremely calm, but his eyes were filled with rage. "I want you to die," he said coldly.

It seemed as if he sensed the approach of death; this wasn't just a casual remark, but Lu Jingchuan's genuine feeling at that moment.

"You should change your request. I've thought it through and I don't want to die anymore."

"Then get out of my sight. I can't think of anything you can do to satisfy me except kill you."

After a pause, Lu Jingshen added, "If you kneel down and apologize to me, I might consider it if I'm in a good mood."

Lu Jingchuan frowned; he knew that Lu Jingshen's real intention was to make him kneel down before him.

Although kneeling is a shameful thing, as long as I can settle things with Lu Jingshen and gain some benefits, it doesn't matter whether I lose face or not.

Lu Jingchuan looked around but didn't see anyone. Lin Jiaran was standing on the balcony. Due to the limited view from the pavilion, Lu Jingchuan didn't see Lin Jiaran standing on the balcony upstairs.

“After we settle all our scores, you still have to restore all my frozen assets.”

After mentally preparing himself, he knelt down with a sincere attitude.

Seeing Lu Jingchuan kneel down, Lin Jiaran's eyes widened in disbelief. What was going on? Lu Jingchuan had actually knelt down.

Lu Jingchuan stood up. "If you don't keep your word, I wish you a divorce sooner or later."

“You stood up without even asking if I accepted it, so your attitude wasn’t sincere enough. Therefore, I still don’t accept it.”

He was too hasty; he knelt down too hastily. He should have considered that Lu Jingshen wasn't that magnanimous!

"?!" Lu Jingchuan's eyes widened in disbelief. He was so angry that he wanted to stomp his feet. He clenched his fist, but Lu Jingshen gave him a cold glance at his hand, and he quickly loosened his fist.

"No, Lu Jingshen, if you insist on doing this, believe me, I'll just throw caution to the wind and do whatever I want!"

Lu Jingshen left without saying a word, a smug look on his face, ignoring how angry Lu Jingchuan was behind him.

"Lu Jingshen, you..."

Lu Jingshen turned around quickly. "What's wrong with me?"

"Can you restore my assets..." Lu Jingchuan finally suppressed his anger and didn't say the words he wanted to curse, but instead pleaded in a low voice.

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