After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

He Wenyuan had a lot to say, and he couldn't hold back any longer.

Zhao Ke reminded him to be careful with his words, because Lou Xiao was clearly biased towards Lu Sijian, showing no favoritism towards his relatives.

He Wenyuan was immediately displeased. What did he mean by "not being close to strangers"? When it came to his relationship with Lou Xiao, who could be closer to him than his grandmother?

However, he was also careful and made arrangements with his grandmother beforehand, pushing many things onto the old lady.

"My grandma had good intentions in asking her to play the erhu, hoping she could show her filial piety to the relatives."

"That's just how old people are, a little vain, but it's all for your own good. Just go along with her and coax her, who knew she would be so confrontational."

“My grandma asked her to delete the posts on her WeChat Moments showing off her relationship, and she probably got upset because she thought my grandma was being nosy.”

“She even sent me stock charts, which is one thing, but to say in public that the Ho family’s stock price has plummeted is a bit inconsiderate of the occasion.”

"With so many relatives and partners present, what if someone had reservations about these things and decided not to cooperate with us?"

"She even suspected I was targeting her. What reason would I have to target her?"

"She made a complete mess of the banquet, and then just walked away. My grandma was so angry that she had a high blood pressure attack and is still in bed."

He Wenyuan said a lot, and Lou Xiao listened quietly the whole time.

Zhao Ke was a little surprised, because if it were him, Xiao Ge might have been unhappy and refused to say it on the spot.

He also realized that although He Wenyuan seemed impulsive, he was actually very good at complaining. Every sentence he uttered was leading and sowing discord, but his expression was extremely indignant, which was very deceptive.

Although lying was wrong, he was even more unwilling for Lou Xiao to side with Lu Sijian, so he tacitly accepted the lies told by He Wenyuan.

"Zhao Ke, is what happened to Sister Ye true? Did you see it with your own eyes?" Lou Xiao suddenly asked.

Zhao Ke came to her senses and realized that she had reached the point of complaining about Sister Ye.

"Yes." He nodded, then thought for a moment and explained, "I made some inquiries, and it's true that Aunt Ye's failure to properly dispatch a car is somewhat problematic..."

Lou Xiao hung up the phone, feeling as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his head.

Zhao Ke couldn't lie, so he helped Lu Sijian make excuses, but only he knew that Lu Sijian was using the matter of Sister Ye as an excuse to make trouble.

She clearly forgave Sister Ye in front of him, but as soon as he left, she started to make trouble for Sister Ye.

So much time has passed, and Sister Ye has suffered so much, yet I know nothing about it.

The slight worry that had just arisen for Lu Sijian dissipated once again.

-

He Zhilong ended his call with Lou Xiao, and his expression turned serious.

"So, what did Lou Xiao say?" Old Mrs. He pressed.

He Zhilong sneered: "What else can we say? It's just a verbal apology, telling us not to hold it against Lu Sijian."

Grandma He: "I knew it! I knew it! He just loves to protect that little bitch!"

He Zhilong was very dissatisfied with Lou Xiao's attitude. He believed that if a woman was disobedient, even if he couldn't bear to hit her, she should still be taught a lesson.

Lou Xiao, instead of forcing Lu Sijian to come and apologize, actually asked him, as the uncle, to be understanding of the younger generation's lack of manners.

You know she's immature, yet you still indulge her?

He originally wanted to get an explanation from Lu Lingjun, but when he called, he was met with a cold shoulder.

The assistant who answered the phone said that Lu Lingjun's stomach problems had flared up and he was currently receiving treatment. He would apologize to Lu Lingjun once he recovered.

This is clearly an excuse; they're just treating him like a fool!

"If this were my own daughter, I would have beaten her half to a pulp and sent her to apologize to him!" He Zhilong was so angry that he swept everything on the table onto the floor.

No matter how angry he was, he couldn't do anything to Lu Sijian.

Lu Ting is known for being a doting father to his daughter; if he were to actually harm her, things might get messy.

"No, I will never let that kind of woman enter the Lou family and ruin the family's reputation!" Old Mrs. He was still furious.

He Zhilong: "..."

He disliked Lu Sijian, but he also disliked the domineering Lou Xiao.

If Lou Xiao were to find a powerful marriage partner, wouldn't that be terrible? Wouldn't he be able to ride roughshod over all of them?

It would be perfect to be paired with a cripple like Lu Sijian; it would be best if he could watch the chaos and laughter every day.

Besides, only if Lu Sijian marries into the Lou family can he slowly torment her while maintaining the airs of an uncle.

"Wen Yuan is never home. Where has he been gallivanting off to?" He Zhilong changed the subject.

Grandma He: "He went to find that Mu Liangyue."

As a father, how could he not see through his son's little scheme? The excuse of finding a miracle doctor to cure his grandmother's leg was just that—an excuse.

He Zhilong could see it more clearly than anyone else: his son's behavior at the banquet that day was all to stand up for that girl surnamed Mu.

If there were no conflict, he would of course not care, after all, Mu Liangyue was beautiful and sensible, and she was very respectful to them, her elders.

If my son wants to play, then let him play. I myself had many romantic encounters when I was young, but that didn't stop me from finding a wife of equal social standing later on.

But after that banquet, he harbored a deep grudge against Mu Liangyue.

Lu Sijian comes from a wealthy family, so who is she to dare to cause trouble at the He family's banquet?

If her son hadn't been bewitched by her, he wouldn't have bothered Lu Sijian that day.

She, on the contrary, sided with Lu Sijian, showing no respect for the He family whatsoever.

He can't touch Lu Sijian for the time being, but dealing with a young girl with no background is a piece of cake.

-

Lu Lingjun had his assistant say that he had a stomach ailment, which wasn't exactly an excuse.

The medical report showed that his stomach was indeed not very good. Western medicine did not have a good solution and could only suggest that he seek treatment from traditional Chinese medicine.

Lu Lingbo: "Big brother, I heard there's a very skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor in the capital. I'll try to use my connections to get an appointment with him in the next couple of days."

Lu Sijian sat on the sofa, looking completely lost in thought.

"Jian, what do you think?" Lu Lingjun looked at her. "How about our whole family goes to the capital for a visit?"

Lu Sijian snapped out of her daze: "I'll do whatever my older brother says."

[Why go to such lengths? Mu Liangyue has the medicine. She once saved a mysterious old man, who gave her a bottle of medicine, saying it could cure stomach ailments...]

And then? Lu Lingbai couldn't help but glance sideways.

Lu Sijian: [Mu Liangyue successfully cured her elder brother's stomach ailment using this medicine.]

Lu Lingbai was anxious. Why hadn't his sister told him about something so important? Luckily, he could hear her thoughts!

“Then we’ll go to the capital in a few days. I’ll have Yu Xi arrange for us to get a number.” Lu Lingjun had already made the final decision.

Lu Lingbai hesitated for a moment, then thought that her older brother probably couldn't hear his younger sister's thoughts and knew nothing about them, so she decided to let it go.

He planned to secretly approach Mu Liangyue and make sure he got his hands on the medicine.

Lu Sijian stood up: "Big brother, I'm going out for a bit."

"Where are you going?" Lu Lingjun paused for a moment before saying, "I'm about to go out, I can take you there."

Lu Sijian: "Oh, I've made an appointment with Liangyue for afternoon tea."