"Father, Ling'er's cooking is getting better and better!"
"I'll be reluctant to part with her if she gets married in the future!"
Inside the Lu family's main hall, everyone was gathered together.
Zhou Xuan and Lu Ling'er sat at the lower seats, while Lu Mingyuan and Lu Linxiao, who had just arrived at the Lu family, were seated at the upper seats.
At this moment, all eyes were focused on Lu Linxiao.
Watching him eat as if no one else was around, while still commenting on Lu Ling'er's cooking, everyone fell silent.
"Why are you all looking at me like this?"
"Am I going to grow flowers on my face just by eating?"
As if sensing the awkward atmosphere, Lu Linxiao lifted his head from his meal and looked at everyone with a puzzled expression.
"Linxiao, did you really just come back to see me?"
"And there's nothing else?"
After a long silence, Lu Mingyuan slowly spoke.
"Of course!"
"Father, don't you believe me?"
"I already explained everything to you in the study before!"
"I came back this time because I haven't visited you in a long time!"
"There's nothing else!"
"I know you're worried I'll pursue the matter of Tianming!"
"But you know my personality!"
"I can't tolerate any sand in my eyes!"
"It was Tianming's fault this time. Even if he hadn't died, I would have called the police to arrest him!"
"His current fate is his own doing, a result of my poor upbringing!"
"Although my heart is still heavy, I won't implicate anyone!"
"Don't worry, Father!"
Lu Linxiao explained while shoveling food into his mouth, looking at Lu Mingyuan.
"If that's the case, then that's for the best!"
"I know your character, and I also bear some responsibility for Tianming's affairs." "I spoiled him too much when he was young, which led him to this point."
"But I also hope you can move on from this matter quickly."
"I'm old now and don't have many years left."
"Ling'er and Zhou Xuan are still young. You, as an elder, will need to take care of them more in the future."
"Even though you are not my biological son, you know!"
"I treated you and Ling'er's father the same, I never favored either of you!"
"In my heart, you have always been Lu Mingyuan's son!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Linxiao's right hand, which was holding his chopsticks, paused slightly, then quickly returned to normal.
"Yes, I know, Father!"
"Ling'er is also someone I watched grow up. If there's anything I can help with in the future, I naturally won't refuse!"
Lu Linxiao's voice came out slowly as he buried his face in his rice bowl.
"Then I am relieved!"
"You eat slowly, I'll go back to rest."
"Stay at home this time!"
"Don't go back to that shabby room of yours!"
"Yes, Father!"
Lu Mingyuan, satisfied with Lu Linxiao's agreement, got up and returned to his courtyard.
In the living room, only Zhou Xuan, Lu Ling'er, and Lu Linxiao remained.
"This young friend is called Zhou Xuan, right!"
"You don't need to be nervous, nor do you need to be so guarded against me!"
"I know Tianming wasn't killed by you!"
"And I just said, I didn't come back this time to pursue this matter!"
"On the contrary, I have some news to tell you."
Just as the atmosphere in the hall became somewhat stifled after Lu Mingyuan's departure.
Lu Linxiao suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Zhou Xuan, who was sitting opposite him.
"Uncle Linxiao, you jest. Why would I guard against you!"
"It's just that I'm a bit introverted, and I might not talk much when I meet you for the first time!"
"Please forgive me, Uncle Linxiao!"
"May I ask what Uncle Linxiao wishes to inform me about?"
Seeing Lu Linxiao suddenly shift his attention to him, Zhou Xuan, after a moment of stunned silence, quickly responded.
"It's not a big deal, really!"
"It's just that when I was talking with Father in the study earlier, I heard him mention it."
"A few days ago, you were assassinated at the Lu family, is that correct?"
"That's right, that did happen!"
"Why would Uncle Linxiao suddenly bring this up?"
Hearing Lu Linxiao's words, Zhou Xuan's eyes immediately turned cold, and he stared straight at him.
"Little nephew, please don't misunderstand!"
"It wasn't me who sent assassins to kill you!"
"Although I, Lu Linxiao, am not a gentleman, I wouldn't stoop to hiring assassins!"
"The reason I'm telling you this is simply because I happen to know some things!"
"Coupled with what Father just said, asking me to take good care of you and Ling'er in the future!"
"I've decided to inform you of these matters so you can be prepared!"
"Actually, the people who sent assassins to kill you that day should have been from the Li family!"
"As for how I know!"
"It's all thanks to my ongoing business dealings with the Li family!"
"And it just so happened that a few days before I returned to the Lu family, I went to the Li family to discuss some business matters."
"But unexpectedly, I overheard a conversation between the Li family's old patriarch and his son." "I didn't hear the content of the conversation too clearly from outside the door at the time!"
"I only heard them plotting to send an assassin to kill someone and reclaim something from the past!"
"At first, I didn't pay too much attention to it!"
"I just thought they were discussing how to harm a business rival."
"After all, in the business battlefield, such low-handed tactics are not uncommon!"
"It wasn't until I was in the study earlier that Father suddenly told me about you being attacked!"
"That's when I felt something was wrong!"
"Of course, these are all my speculations and can only be considered for reference, not fully trusted!"
"But I advise you to be more wary of the Li family in the future!"
"After all, even if it wasn't them who did this, that family is not easy to deal with."
After speaking, Lu Linxiao continued to eat his meal, paying no attention to Zhou Xuan's reaction.
"The Li family?"
"Assassination?"
"Reclaim something from the past?"
After hearing Lu Linxiao's words, Zhou Xuan fell into deep thought.
Although he did not trust Lu Linxiao completely now, his words forced Zhou Xuan to seriously consider them.httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Because only he knew that he indeed had an irreconcilable enmity with the Li family.
If they knew his identity and sent assassins to kill him, it would be understandable.
However, what Lu Linxiao said about them wanting to reclaim something from the past made Zhou Xuan somewhat puzzled.
His Zhou family had declined for many years, so what else could be worth their attention?
"No!"
"My Zhou family did leave something behind!"
After thinking hard for a moment, Zhou Xuan's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration.
Then his gaze slowly fell on the void ring on his left hand.