"Miss Jiang, hello!" He extended his hand amicably to shake Jiang Nuan's, his refined aura flowing with every movement.
Jiang Nuan also extended her hand, a faint smile always gracing her lips when met with kindness, "Second Young Master, hello!"
Jin Yan saw this and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Jincheng, Mother has never seen you put so much effort into anyone. Hurry and bring Nuan Nuan to sit, have some fruit first."
"Alright!" Lu Jincheng smiled elegantly, his gaze fixed deeply on Jiang Nuan, admiring her talent. He looked, and then something felt off, his words involuntarily escaping, "Mother, Miss Jiang looks very much like you when you were young."
Jiang Nuan abruptly looked towards Jin Yan.
Jin Yan, who was pouring water for Jiang Nuan, paused, her hand slipping. The scalding hot water spilled onto her hand.
"Ah..." she cried out in surprise, her hand already red and swollen, burning with intense pain.
Jiang Nuan quickly walked over, "Madam, please sit down."
Jiang Nuan helped her sit and took out aloe vera cream from the medicine box, quickly applying it to her hand.
Lu Jincheng cleaned up the spilled water, his gentle eyes fixed on his mother. He understood her well, and seeing her so agitated, he was puzzled.
"Mother, are you alright?" Looking at her red and swollen hand, it was clear she wasn't alright; it must have been burning hot.
Jin Yan glanced at him with a hint of reproach, "It hurts a lot!"
"But it feels cool now, not painful at all." Jin Yan looked at her daughter with a serious expression, diligently applying medicine. Her gaze was exceptionally loving; her daughter was truly beautiful.
The medicine was also very effective.
Jiang Nuan handed her the cream and smiled, "Madam, be careful next time. Apply it again in an hour, three times a day, and it will heal in two to three days."
"Alright, alright, thank you, Nuan Nuan!" Jin Yan's smile grew even happier.
Jiang Nuan sat opposite her and, at Jin Yan's gestured invitation, ate apples and grapes.
After a few pieces, she put down the exquisite fruit fork.
Not seeing Lu Chengs, she felt a pang of disappointment.
"Oh, Nuan Nuan, the Lu family is having a banquet tonight, would you like to join us?" Jin Yan knew her son wanted to meet Nuan Nuan. Both siblings studied medicine, so they should have many common topics.
Jiang Nuan smiled and nodded, "Alright, Madam. Miss Lu and I are friends; she called me yesterday. I will attend tonight."
Jin Yan's expression changed drastically. Recalling her husband's words, she looked at her nervously.
Lu Jincheng saw his mother's expression, and his own changed. His mother was nervous, afraid.
"Oh! Is that so? That's wonderful." Her voice trembled.
What did Lu Qiaoyi intend to do?!
Lu Jincheng saw her hands trembling, and his brow furrowed involuntarily.
"Oh! Nuan Nuan, you're here?" Lu Chengs said with a smile from the stairs.
Jiang Nuan stood up and greeted him, "Chairman Lu, hello!"
"Good, good, good. Nuan Nuan, please come up. Your grandmother has woken up."
"Alright." Jiang Nuan greeted him and followed Lu Chengs upstairs.
Watching his retreating back, Jiang Nuan frowned slightly. From last night until now, Chairman Lu seemed to have changed subtly, though she couldn't pinpoint how.
With Lu Chengs at home, she should have an opportunity to obtain the DNA sample.
As soon as her daughter left, Jin Yan's expression completely changed.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Lu Jin Yue knew his mother was troubled and walked over to sit beside her.
"Oh! Jincheng! Nothing?" She forced a smile.
"Mom, you're trembling. If you tell me you're fine, will I believe you?" Lu Jincheng, having studied both medicine and psychology, could not overcome the deaths of his patients, so he studied psychology. He could tell what someone was thinking just by observing their actions and words. He could clearly feel his mother's fear.
Jin Yan's tensed nerves snapped. Her voice became fragmented.
Tears rolled down in large drops.
"Mom!" Lu Jincheng looked at her anxiously. He had never seen his mother so distressed.
"Mom, tell me what's wrong. Did Dad bully you?" He thought about it; it was impossible. His father cherished his mother the most.
"No, how could your father bear to bully me? It's only you three boys who anger me." Jin Yan glanced upstairs and pulled her son up, "Come out, Mom has something to tell you."
The mother and son went to the garden. Talking here, no one could overhear them.
Jin Yan calmed her emotions before speaking, "Jincheng, you just said Nuan Nuan resembles me when I was young, right?"
Lu Jin Yue nodded, his brow furrowed deeply. What did his mother want to say?
"She is your biological sister!" Jin Yan chose to tell her son the truth, so there would be one more person to protect Nuan Nuan.
"What?" Lu Jin Yue looked at his mother in disbelief, his refined and gentle handsome face etched with unprecedented surprise.
Impossible!
Mother must be joking with him!
"Jincheng, I only discovered this a few days ago and have done a paternity test. She is your biological sister, but she was swapped with Lu Qiaoyi back then."
"Lu Qiaoyi also knows she is your biological sister and has been looking for an opportunity to kill her. Just now, I heard Lu Qiaoyi invited Nuan Nuan to the banquet tonight. She must intend to harm Nuan Nuan. Tonight, you must stay by her side and protect your sister. Can you do that?" Jin Yan looked anxiously at her son, who had yet to react.
"Kid, did you hear what Mom said?" Jin Yan looked at her son, who stood there like a stunned idiot. Her grip was weak, so she
pinched his arm hard.
Lu Jin Yue felt pain and snapped back to attention, blinking. "Mom, is what you just said true?"
Jin Yan's emotions had improved considerably, and she nodded, saying, "You rascal, your mother's tears have dried up these past two days. Can this matter be false? Lu Qiaoyi knows she is not Lu family's biological daughter, but she knows Nuan Nuan is the Lu family's daughter and wants to kill her. There is a huge conspiracy behind this. Do you understand now?"
"Mom, then Yi Yi she..." Lu Jin Yue couldn't bear it. Why had their pampered little princess become like this?
"She must be doing something in Jinshi during this period. You need to be cautious now and protect your sister well, understand?" Telling him the truth had only one purpose: to ensure Nuan Nuan's safety.
Lu Jin Yue stood there in a daze, unable to accept such a truth for a moment.
Lu Qiaoyi was not his biological sister, and Lu Qiaoyi wanted to kill his biological sister.
This was simply too surreal!
"Mom, could there have been a mistake? Yi Yi she..." Lu Jincheng wanted to convince his mother, to find similarities between Lu Qiaoyi and his mother, only to realize that Lu Qiaoyi and his mother seemed to have no resemblance.
He wanted to convince himself this wasn't true, but he couldn't find any evidence to support his self-persuasion.
Upstairs, Jiang Nuan felt the pulse of the old madam, but her gaze kept drifting to Chairman Lu's melancholic face.