"Let me down, I can walk myself," Su He said softly, clutching Lu Yanbei's shirt collar.
"Didn't you say you were dizzy?" Lu Yanbei lowered his head, looking at her dotingly.
Su He wasn't used to looking him in the eye like this, her face flushing as she averted her gaze. "I said it was a moment ago, I feel much better now. Besides, it's not good if other people see us."
"You're my wife, it's natural for me to carry you. Who would dare say anything?" Lu Yanbei went on his own way, carrying her into the elevator.
Su He had no choice but to let him, but she buried her head in his chest, afraid of being seen.
Fortunately, she was lucky, and she didn't encounter any acquaintances from the garage to upstairs.
This made Su He feel much more relaxed.
As soon as they entered the house, Su He's phone started ringing.
It was an unknown number.
Su He thought for a moment, swiped the screen to answer, "Hello?"
"Su He, you've gotten bold! Such a big event as marriage, and you didn't even tell your family! If I hadn't gone out to talk business today, I wouldn't have known about it!" As soon as the call connected, Su He recognized Su Chenghai's voice.
The moment he spoke, he started scolding her like firecrackers, criticizing her behavior.
"I think you've grown wings and forgotten your own name! Do you still have me, your father, in your eyes?"
"As your father, I was the last one to know about the wedding news. Do you know how much face I lost because of this? Get back here immediately and explain things clearly!"
Su He rolled her eyes silently. Just as she was about to hang up, Lu Yanbei took the phone.
"I am Lu Yanbei." One sentence silenced the other end of the line.
After a while, Su Chenghai changed his tone, making a 180-degree turn. "Yes, yes, Young Master Yan... it's so late, haven't you rested yet?"
"Su Su isn't feeling well, we just came back from the hospital," Lu Yanbei said, turning on the speakerphone with one hand and holding Su He, who was about to leave, with the other.
"Su He... what's wrong? Is she okay?" Su Chenghai chuckled, feigning concern.
"Fortunately, we got her to the hospital in time, so nothing serious happened," Lu Yanbei gave Su He a reassuring look and patiently dealt with Su Chenghai.
Lu Yanbei's words were undoubtedly slapping Su Chenghai in the face.
As her father, he didn't even know his daughter was sick. It was evident that he didn't usually care about Su He. He had neglected his daughter for more than ten years without asking, and now he was acting like a father again. Did he have any shame?
Obviously, Su Chenghai understood the meaning behind Lu Yanbei's words and said sheepishly, "She blocked my number, and I couldn't get in touch with her. Where is she living now? I'll go see her tomorrow."
"There's no need for a visit," Lu Yanbei directly refused his request. "From now on, try to stay away from her. Anyway, you have other daughters."
Su Chenghai's face flushed and turned pale, rendering him speechless.
The reputation Su He had in their circle was not good, which made him lose face. Therefore, he always brought his adopted daughter, Su Anan, to any event and never mentioned Su He in front of others.
Now that Su He had climbed onto Lu Yanbei, her value had skyrocketed, and Su Chenghai suddenly remembered this daughter!
"You can't say that. Su He is my biological daughter after all..." Su Chenghai paced around the room, trying to salvage the situation.
"Oh?" Lu Yanbei's attitude had already made things clear.
Su Chenghai swallowed and continued, "Actually, I had no choice... it's mainly because this child grew up outside and isn't close to us... she doesn't want the things her mother prepared for her, and my wife cried for a long time because of it..."
Lu Yanbei let out a scoff and said, "I wonder, what did you prepare for her?"
Su Chenghai was choked by the question.
He was just making polite conversation, trying to gain sympathy. He never expected Lu Yanbei to be so serious.
For a moment, he was in a difficult position.
Since Lu Yanbei had asked, if he didn't give anything, it would confirm that he had failed his biological daughter. But if he did give something, and it was too little, it would be embarrassing, and if it was too much, he would be unwilling.
His family fortune still had to be left for his son.
"You're not just saying that, are you?" Seeing his silence, Lu Yanbei knew he was just speaking casually. He added fuel to the fire, essentially forcing him to show sincerity.
When Su Chenghai made the call, Qin Ruofang and Su Anan were both present.
They were the ones who had asked him to make this call.
Su Anan couldn't understand how someone like Lu Yanbei, a heavenly prodigy, could be interested in a "worn-out shoe" like Su He! She was superior to Su He in every way. Even if the connection with the Lu family was to be maintained, it should have been her marrying into the family.
Yes, after Su Anan learned about Su He's marriage to Lu Yanbei, her first reaction was that Grandpa Lu's health had deteriorated again, and he needed Su He to ward off bad luck.
Lu Jingyang had made it clear that he was unwilling to remarry Su He, so they could only let Lu Yanbei marry Su He. But the fortune-telling was unreliable. Wouldn't marrying a capable wife be better than marrying a useless person like Su He?
Su Anan gnashed her teeth in anger.
Qin Ruofang thought the same way. In her opinion, Su Anan was more suitable to marry into a wealthy family than Su He. Su Anan had studied piano and dance since she was young, and her academic performance was good. She was a renowned talented woman in their circle.
Su He had left home since childhood and was not close to them. Her personality was also not pleasing. During her three years of marriage to the Lu family, she had brought no benefits to the Su family. Therefore, she was more in favor of Su Anan marrying into the Lu family. At least, she would definitely help the Su family, unlike that ungrateful Su He, who only cared about herself.
She only found out later that Su He had divorced Lu Jingyang and asked for five million yuan in compensation.
Su He had always kept it from them, as if they would ask her for money.
What use was such a daughter? She wasn't as good as her adopted daughter to them!
Seeing Su Chenghai frowning in distress, Qin Ruofang kept winking at him. "Don't make a foolish decision and agree to a dowry for Su He."
Su Chenghai's lips were tightly pursed, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Since Lu Yanbei had spoken, if he didn't agree, could he still expect to have any dealings with the Lu family in the future?
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "It is her fortune to be able to marry Young Master Yan. The Su family will provide a house in the city center as a dowry, a car worth five hundred thousand yuan, and several shops, so she can marry with great pomp."
This answer did not satisfy Lu Yanbei.
"Add a hotel in the North City," Lu Yanbei said unceremoniously.
Su Chenghai dared not offend Lu Yanbei, so he could only grit his teeth and agree.
After hanging up the phone, Su Chenghai slumped weakly onto the sofa. "I shouldn't have made this call!" m..oΓg
In the blink of an eye, he had given away millions, which was too much of a loss!
"Dad, don't be angry. Since the Lu family has asked for a dowry, they will surely not skimp on the betrothal gifts," Su Anan, who had always played the role of a well-behaved daughter, comforted him at the right time.
Hearing her words, Su Chenghai was stunned, then he smiled heartily. "Hahaha, you're right! You can't catch a tiger cub without going into the mountains! The Lu family would not lose face!"