Three hours after Lu Aicao left, Yang Jianye returned to the villa.
He flew back from Japan and brought some small gifts. While sitting in the car, he was still somewhat happy thinking that maybe Lv Aicao would be happy. But when he walked into the door, he saw his wife sitting on the sofa she disliked the most, smoking with an indifferent expression.
She seldom came to this house because she didn't like the decoration, layout, or even the smell. She was a person who was very clear about what she liked and didn't like. There was no place in this villa that she liked, so she didn't like to come.
Yang Jianye's expression became solemn. He handed the luggage to his assistant, coughed, and stood in front of Shen Ping.
"You're back." Shen Ping looked lazy and flicked the ash off her cigarette.
"I don't like you smoking here. There is a special smoking room over there." Yang Jianye said in a serious tone.
"I don't like Lv Aicao either, but you secretly hid her here !" Shen Ping laughed sarcastically, "Yang Jianye, I don't care what kind of woman you play with, but you can't be so shameless as to find one who is the same age as your daughter!"
"What did you say! Say it again!" Yang Jianye was enraged by this and threw the bag at her.
Shen Ping smiled instead of getting angry: "Why, did I touch your sore spot?"
"Pa!" A loud slap echoed throughout the house.
At this moment, Yang Xingxue responded and went downstairs, and saw this embarrassing scene: her mother covered half of her face in disbelief, and glared at .
"You actually hit me for her..." Shen Ping seemed to have received a huge blow and screamed loudly, "You actually hit me for her!"
"You keep messing around again and again, so what's wrong with me hitting you? I just want to wake you up!"
Yang Jianye was still angry and wanted to hit her, but Yang Xingxue rushed over and hugged him, crying and shouting, "Dad, please stop hitting Mom. I beg you, Ai Cao was taken away by Le You, she didn't drive her away!"
"What did you say?" Yang Jianye looked at them in shock.
"Don't you know..." Yang Xingxue suddenly felt extremely regretful.
"Mom saw her enter your study and thought she took your documents and wanted to search her. Le Chengyu and his sister saw her and took her away." Yang Xingxue spoke for her mother, "Dad, Mom's suspicion is not without reason. Can you calm down?"
On one side is her mother, and on the other side is her friend. Yang Xingxue's heart naturally leans towards her mother. She doesn't like her mother to control her like a pet, but she doesn't want her happy family to split. Because of Lv Aicao, her parents have quarreled several times. What made her even more flustered was that she accidentally found the caring text message that Jing Zhuoran sent to Lv Aicao. Her mind was in a mess, so she came back early.
Yang Jianye sighed and sat on the sofa angrily. He couldn't explain all this to Shen Ping, but he couldn't let Shen Ping make random guesses or even hurt his daughter. As for Ai Cao, he already owed her too much. He obviously just wanted to make up for it, but he pushed her further and further away.
Standing up slowly, Yang Jianye walked towards the study. He didn't want to see Shen Ping's face again.
Pushing open the door of the study, he saw that his messy study had become much tidier, and the pot of Clivia on the table had been watered. It was obviously done by Lv Aicao. He remembered that when he was reading in the study, Lv Aicao watered the Clivia with a smile, and the sadness in his heart spread like a tide.
This was Shen Ping's misunderstanding, a misunderstanding he couldn't explain. He opened the secret compartment and found the document intact. Yang Jianye breathed a sigh of relief.
So what if she did something, and what if she didn’t?
She was his daughter after all. No matter what she became, he couldn't escape the responsibility. And he owed her too much. He thought of the day when she sat in front of him and asked him if he believed in retribution, and he felt like a piece of his heart was missing.
Taking out his cell phone, Yang Jianye called his lawyer.
"Hello, Lawyer Zhao, I have something I want to talk to you about... um, yes, it's about the will. So, please come to my office tomorrow."
At the same time, on the other side of the city, Lv Aicao sat in front of Le Chengyu's desk, flipping through the documents in her hand without missing a word. A few days ago, Le Chengyu used some connections to investigate a very detailed evidence of Jing Zhuoran finding someone to take the blame, and even quickly found the two men who hurt Lv Aicao.
It turned out that the two people were hired by Shen Ping. If Le Chengyu hadn't arrived in time that day, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"Don't look at it." Le Chengyu took the information away and looked at her coldly.
Lu Aicao blinked and realized that he was in a bad mood.
"What's wrong? Why are you angry?" Lu Aicao wanted to snatch the information back but was stopped by Le Chengyu.
"What did you promise me before?" His voice was cold.
Lu Aicao suppressed her smile, feeling somewhat guilty.
"I saw so much blood on your hand today, I..." Le Chengyu couldn't continue, because he couldn't express that feeling. He was too afraid of losing her, but she didn't know it at all. This feeling was as powerless as a fist hitting cotton.
"I'm sorry, I should have protected myself better." Lu Aicao touched his hand in a flattering manner.
"You should say sorry to yourself! Shen Ping has become reckless. She can find someone once, but there is no guarantee that she won't do it a second time! Just listen to me and stay away from them, okay? Stay away from that crazy woman!" Le Chengyu held her thin shoulders and said almost beggingly.
Lu Aicao looked at him calmly, then shook her head.
"I'll help you with the revenge. You just need to live your life well. Is that not okay?"
"Le Chengyu, I appreciate your kindness, but this is my business after all." Lu Aicao gently pushed him away and said softly, "I don't want it, and I don't want to involve you."
You are so beautiful, you are so sunny, just stand at the gate of hell, I don’t want to be dragged into the abyss with you.
"Don't you believe me?" There was a hint of disappointment in Le Chengyu's eyes.
"It's not a question of whether I believe it or not. This is my own business, and I am the only one who can solve it. I hate Shen Ping, I hate Yang Jianye, and I hate Jing Zhuoran even more . Even if you help me, you can't eliminate the hatred in my heart for me."
"Is there only hatred in your eyes? In your future life, in your future blueprint, is there a place for me?" Le Chengyu's eyes were filled with mist. This usually sunny and cheerful boy had such a sad expression for the first time.
Lu Aicao was completely shocked by her expression. The next second, his hot lips came over and covered her lips firmly.
Lv Aicao, who had never had any intimate behavior with any boy, felt like she was electrocuted. Her whole body felt numb and her heart was beating unusually fast. Her body became soft and she let Le Chengyu's broad arms hold her tightly, as if he wanted to lock her here forever.
As long as it's Le Chengyu, anything is fine. This is also Lu Aicao's compensation for him for doing her best.
The two kissed like this. They didn't know how long it had been. Lu Aicao just felt like a century had passed, such a long but beautiful century.
Le Chengyu's warm breathing was in her ears, and Lu Aicao's face was as red as a crab just out of the pot.
"Since I can't shake you, I will go through the darkness with you." He held her hand and gently placed it on his chest. At this moment, his eyes were shining with an unusually charming light. "Let them fall into the abyss when they are at their happiest. Let them kneel at your mother's grave and repent."
"Aren't you... afraid of being implicated by me? Is it really worth it?" Lu Aicao was about to cry.
"I only want you."
Le Chengyu will probably never know that at this moment, Lu Aicao finally realized how much she loved him, so much that she was determined to isolate him from the darkness.
The cold war with Yang Xingxue has lasted for the fifth day.
Since Yang Xingxue discovered the "secret" in Jing Zhuoran's phone, she stopped contacting him. Jing Zhuoran could no longer hold back and ran to Yang's house to find Yang Xingxue, and also wanted to "by the way" see if Lu Aicao was doing well. But as soon as he entered the house, he found that the atmosphere in Yang's house was not right.
Although Shen Ping was there, she was lazy and not as warm and hospitable as usual. Yang Jianye just sat on the sofa, drinking tea and watching a movie. Yang Xingxue was playing the piano out of boredom. When she saw Jing Zhuoran coming, she got up and went upstairs.
After a brief greeting, Jing Zhuoran went up to her, put his arm around her and pulled her to the balcony.
"Why are you still angry? I explained everything to you."
"I'm angry because you got so close to her without telling me. Zhuoran, do you dare to say that you have no interest in her?"
"I really did this because she felt guilty about being hurt because of me last time. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would misunderstand. As a result, you really misunderstood. If I really had something against her, would I have to ask for your forgiveness?"
"Hmph." Yang Xingxue turned her head away without saying anything.
"Le Chengyu likes Lu Aicao, and Lu Aicao also likes him. A while ago, Le Chengyu told me in person that they were together, and he also said he would treat me to a meal." Jing Zhuoran said with a smile, but he felt a lump in his heart.
After knowing this, he was indeed depressed for several days. But he knew that he really couldn't take care of Lv Aicao. That night... just treat it as a dream, and when he wakes up, he can go abroad without worry.
"Really?" Yang Xingxue was extremely surprised.
"You're a little slow in reacting, everyone can see it."
"Okay." Yang Xingxue finally gave in, "I'll spare you this time."
"Okay, okay." Jing Zhuoran nodded and bowed.
But Yang Jianye came over at this time and called them over: "You two stop being so annoying later , come over and listen to me."
The three of them came to the study. Seeing Yang Jianye's serious look, Jing Zhuoran and Yang Xingxue also put away their playful smiles.
"I called you here today because I want to tell you something in advance. But before that, I want to know your opinions." In front of him were his beloved daughter and his promising son-in-law. He had to respect their opinions in his decision.
"What do you think of this girl named Lu Aicao?"
"Artemisia?" Yang Xingxue was puzzled, and after a pause, she said directly, "She and I get along very well, and I like her very much, but I had some misunderstandings about her before..."
"Aicao has a very miserable life and works very hard. I rarely see girls like her." Jing Zhuoran added. He was not sure what Yang Jianye was going to do, and he did not dare to say anything.
"Well, in my eyes, Ai Cao is indeed a good and down-to-earth child. What I want to tell you is that I take such good care of Ai Cao because her mother was a very good classmate , and I only found out about it recently, so I take good care of her."
"Is that so?" Yang Xingxue suddenly realized.
"I recently learned some bad things. The reason why Ai Cao doesn't dare to live alone is because your mother found two men to threaten Ai Cao." Le Chengyu told him this personally. The boy had grown into a man without knowing when. He sat in front of him and said lightly that he would protect his woman. It turned out that without him knowing, the two had already fallen in love.
Thinking of what Le Chengyu said, Yang Jianye felt his heart ache slightly: "While I was away, your mother falsely accused Ai Cao of stealing documents and found two people to search her."
Hearing this, Jing Zhuoran was so shocked that he couldn't speak. It turned out that Shen Ping was targeting her! Lv Aicao was just a stubborn girl with no background. When she was bullied by Shen Ping, he said he would protect her, but what ? Guilt and heartache lingered in his heart. He felt that he was really useless and could do nothing for her.
"I was wrong too. At that time... I shouldn't have stood on my mother's side and done nothing." Yang Xingxue sighed.
"So I plan to make it up to her, and also for the sake of your mother's reputation. I want to adopt Ai Cao as my goddaughter to shut up outsiders. This way I will have a reason to support Ai Cao and take good care of her."
"We do owe her a lot. If it's compensation, Ai Cao should be willing, right?" Yang Xingxue had no reason to refuse.
"What I care about is Zhuoran's opinion. Zhuoran, don't worry, Xingxue will still have absolute controlling rights in the company in the future. I hope you don't mind."
"No, I don't mind." Jing Zhuoran nodded. Why would he mind? It was mugwort.
"That's good. Xingxue, I will have a good talk with your mother later. I can't bear to see her continue to do stupid things."
I hope everything can stop here and start over.