At the Pinnacle of Power: My Insider Report Alarms Bigwigs in Beijing's Elite Circle

Although the Lu family patriarch arranged for his family members to keep his illness a secret from Lu Mingrui, it was impossible to keep it a secret from all the major wealthy families, and Lu Mingrui soon found out.

Lin Yi also learned of the news, called to comfort Lu Mingrui, and made a special trip to visit the Lu family patriarch during the Spring Festival holiday.

Since the old man of the Lu family was not in a bad state, the two did not discuss any sensitive topics during this meeting.

However, after visiting the Lu family patriarch, Lin Yi also gathered Lu Mingrui, Xiao Yuan, Wang Xiang, Chen Zhan, and Zhong Xiaole together.

He demonstrated his intentions in advance through his actions, which was tantamount to indirectly making a promise to Lu Mingrui and the Lu family.

When the old master of the Lu family learned of this, he was deeply moved.

The old man had a special conversation with Lu Mingrui the night before he returned to Pengcheng, and said this at the end: "Mingrui, it is the greatest luck of your life and the Lu family that you have met Lin Yi, who is talented, virtuous, kind and righteous! You must cherish this opportunity and do things according to Lin Yi's instructions."

"Grandpa, I know what I'm doing. Just take good care of yourself and wait and see how I perform!"

That night, Lu Mingrui forced a smile and said the following.

After the Spring Festival, almost everyone was paying attention to the progress of Mr. Lu's condition.

Because, the Lu family patriarch has been the biggest variable in the top-level chess games over the past few years.

Back then, after Lu He failed to enter Beijing as he wished because of Lin Yi's setback in Dongjiang Province, almost everyone thought that the Lu family would turn against the Xu family. However, the old man of the Lu family did not do so. Instead, he did not fight or compete, but took the initiative to let Lu He retire due to illness, thus accumulating good karma and paving the way for Lu Mingrui.

More importantly, the patriarch of the Lu family later chose to switch sides and support the Xu family's camp.

In a sense, the choice made by the Lu family patriarch directly changed the situation at that time!

This is also one of the main reasons why the Xu family was not pushed around or kicked while they were down after the death of the old man.

Because in families like the Xu and Lu families, the major decisions made by the elders not only represent the will of the family and the camp, but also the direction of the wind, which is of great significance!

Many people originally predicted that the old man of the Lu family would not survive this winter.

however--

With his strong willpower, Grandpa Lu survived the winter and the Spring Festival until just before the Qingming Festival in 2021, when he finally succumbed to his condition and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the 301 Hospital.

Lin Yi had been keeping track of the Lu family patriarch's condition through his mother-in-law, Wu Guizhen. When he learned that the Lu family patriarch was nearing the end of his life, he rushed back to Beijing to see him one last time.

This is the third time Lin Yi has visited the Lu family patriarch in the past year.

The old man of the Lu family lived in a special small building in the inner courtyard of the 301 Hospital. The building was a converted ward with guards stationed inside and outside, and was equipped with various advanced medical equipment.

When Lin Yi arrived at the first floor of the small building, all the elders of the Lu family were there, but only Lu Mingrui was among the younger generation.

In addition, Wu Guizhen, the director of the 301 Hospital, and the health care doctor of the Lu family patriarch were also present.

"Hello, former leader, hello, uncles and aunts."

After entering, Lin Yi first greeted the Lu family members, addressing Lu He as "Old Leader" and Lu Mingrui's father and others as "Uncle and Aunt".

"Lin Yi, thank you!"

Lu He took the initiative to greet Lin Yi, grasped Lin Yi's hand, and his face was full of gratitude.

Although he was defeated in Dongjiang because of Lin Yi, he was wrong to bully the weak first.

Now that things have come to this, he has resolved his inner conflict and harbors no resentment towards Lin Yi. Instead, like the rest of the Lu family, he is extremely grateful to Lin Yi.

"Old boss, Mingrui and I are good friends, it's only right."

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he released Lu He's hand, then patted Lu Mingrui's shoulder without saying anything, but Lu Mingrui's eyes reddened.

Seeing this, Wu Guizhen reminded Lin Yi, "Xiao Yi, come with me, Old Master Lu is waiting for you."

"Okay, Mom."

Lin Yi nodded and quickly followed Wu Guizhen towards the ward.

In the ward, the old master of the Lu family lay on the hospital bed, already emaciated, connected to medical equipment. The attending physician and nurses were constantly monitoring his condition.

After Wu Guizhen arrived at the ward, she nodded to the attending physician, who then injected the elderly Lu family man with a special drug—this was specially arranged by the old man Lu so that he could talk to Lin Yi while fully conscious!

Afterwards, Wu Guizhen and the medical staff all left, leaving only Lin Yi and Grandpa Lu in the ward.

On the hospital bed, the old man of the Lu family gradually regained his luster in his originally cloudy eyes, as if he had suddenly become energetic.

"Grandpa Lu."

Upon seeing this, Lin Yi quickly stepped forward and grasped the withered hand of the old man from the Lu family.

"Xiao Yi, thank you for coming to see this old man one last time."

The old master of the Lu family looked at Lin Yi and smiled slightly. He knew that his time was coming to an end, and he was very happy and moved by Lin Yi's arrival.

In fact, if we look at it from a long-term perspective, Lin Yi's arrival at the last moment was more important than anyone else coming to see him!

“Grandpa Lu, you know my relationship with Mingrui, this is what I should do,” Lin Yi said.

The old man of the Lu family said with satisfaction, "Xiao Yi, I have told Mingrui many times that it is the greatest luck of his life for him to be able to become friends with you. He agrees with this very much and has always dreamed of working with you."

At this point, the old master of the Lu family paused, not intentionally, but because his body was already very weak. Even though he had temporarily regained some energy with the help of special medicine, he could not speak for long.

Seeing this, Lin Yi immediately made a promise: "Grandpa Lu, Secretary Du of Jianghai has reached his appointed time. If nothing unexpected happens, I will take over as the provincial party secretary. At that time, I will recommend Mingrui to the organization to become the governor of Jianghai, fulfilling his wish to work with me!"

"Xiao Yi, you are ambitious, capable, principled, and loyal. It's a blessing for Ming Rui to work for you. Thank you!"

Lin Yi's initiative brought tears to the eyes of the Lu family patriarch. Moved, he said these words, then added, "Xiao Yi, I don't have much time left. Let's stop here. Please call Mingrui in for me, and don't let the others in."

"Okay, Grandpa Lu."

Lin Yi nodded, then released the old man's withered hand, stood up, and bowed deeply to the old man.

After doing all this, he left the ward and conveyed the words of the Lu family patriarch to Lu Mingrui.

Lu Mingrui panicked instantly. He rushed into the ward, took a few quick steps to the bedside, leaned down, and asked with red eyes, "Grandpa, how are you feeling?"

"Mingrui, Grandpa is alright, please sit down."

When the old master of the Lu family saw Lu Mingrui, a kind smile appeared on his originally pale face.

Lu Mingrui nodded, then sat down in the chair and took the hand of the old man of the Lu family.

“Mingrui, you were naughty when you were little, and everyone said you were immature, but I know you were a smart child. Later, as you grew up, your peers were all striving for success according to their families' plans and arrangements. But you didn't study hard, you were lazy at work, and you just drifted through life. Everyone said you were a good-for-nothing in the Lu family. But Grandpa knows that you just didn't like life within the system, you longed for freedom, and you wanted to be yourself.” The old man of the Lu family looked deeply at his grandson and said softly.

With red eyes, Lu Mingrui said, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. I was so disappointing back then, and I caused you so much worry."

"Silly Mingrui, who said you're not up to par?"

With tears welling up in his eyes, the old patriarch of the Lu family said with a smile, "Grandpa has never doubted your abilities. On the contrary, Grandpa has always believed that you are the future hope of the Lu family. So, back then, even though everyone said you were a good-for-nothing, and even many people in the family didn't have high hopes for you, Grandpa went against the grain and insisted that you stay in the system. And after your uncle retired due to illness, I forced you to take on the responsibility of leading the Lu family. Because of Grandpa's selfishness, I interfered with your life and didn't let you live the life you longed for. If anyone should be saying sorry, it should be Grandpa saying sorry to you."

At this point, the old man from the Lu family became slightly breathless.

Lu Mingrui gripped the old man's hand tightly, shaking his head frantically: "Grandpa, you're right, I was just being ignorant back then!"

“Ming…Mingrui, Pengcheng is developing very well. No one calls you a good-for-nothing anymore. You have shouldered the future of the Lu family! You are my greatest pride in this life…”

When Grandpa Lu got emotional, he tried to raise his hand to stroke his grandson's face and wipe away his tears, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it and had to give up in the end.

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Lu's right hand fell limply to his side, his eyes closed, and a smile lingered on his lips.

"Grandpa, are you just making empty promises again?"

"Grandpa, the Lu family is too big for me to handle. We need you to take charge!"

"grandfather……"

Lu Mingrui noticed the old man's unusual behavior, but he still forced a smile and talked to him.

He had so much to say to the old man, but he broke down in tears after only uttering two sentences.

He was the old man's hope, and the old man was also the spiritual pillar that supported his silent efforts.