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Chapter 88: (Part 1)
When Lu Anran returned to her bedroom, she removed her military outfit, took a shower and dressed in a casual outfit. Opening the door to walk out, she caught the sight of Lu Anhu leaning on the wall opposite her bedroom door with crossed arms.
âAre you planning to peek?â Lu Anran could not help but teased him.
âI want to ask you something.â At this moment, Lu Anhu has also changed into casual clothes as well.
âCome in and talk.â Lu Anran moved aside to allow Lu Anhu to enter.
âMm.â Walking past Lu Anran, he naturally took a seat on her soft bed. âLetâs talk about what happened today!â
âYouâre too relaxed! This is a girlâs bed you know! You should have more self-awareness!â Lu Anran spread out her hands in resignation and turned to close her bedroom door.
âStop trying to change the topic!â Lu Anhu rolled his eyes at Lu Anran, âyou havenât explained anything to me yet! Whatâs going with that brother of yours who suddenly popped out of nowhere!â
âI donât know either!â Lu Anran rolled her eyes at Lu Anhu, âAnyway, I donât like him!â
âI donât either!â Lu Anhu stretched out his hands, âHigh five!â The two of them slapped their hands together in harmony. âSince we are on this topicâŚ. Your behaviour today towards him was also strange!â
âItâs not that my behaviour was strange!â Lu Anran leaned onto her table, âbut the appearance of that Lin Haosheng is too suspicious! Do you remember what you have gathered from Chu Yao today? To conclude, doesnât it all boils down to this Lin Haosheng?â
âAre you saying thatâŚ. Lin Haosheng is that Edmond?â Lu Anhu asked with a frown on his face.
âEdmond Dantes.â Lu Anranâs mouth turned up into a disdainful smirk. Isnât this name a manifestation of his motive when he returned? In her previous lifetime, she didnât understand why Lin Haosheng wanted to give himself a foreign name, Edmond. Wasnât it just as good to have a name such as Tony, Frank or Sammy? But now, she totally understands why! It was because of what the name âEdmond Dantesâ signified!
âThe Count of Monte Cristo?â Lu Anhu frowned. âThe avenger who punished those who wronged him and rewarded those that treated him well?ââ
âHmpf! Heâs probably just an avenger!â Lu Anran smiled grimly.
âRevenge? What revenge? Isnât he just Eldest Uncleâs (Lu Anranâs father) and Eldest Auntieâs (Lu Anranâs mother) adopted son?â Lu Anhu asked in puzzlement.
âHeâs the adopted son!â Lu Anran silently said the other part of her answer in her heart silently, âwhose heart is full of wicked ambitions.â
âIn a nutshell, heâs another troublesome fellow to deal with!â Lu Anhu said, âI will do my best to make sure he canât get close to you!â
âThanks!â Lu Anran placed her hand on Lu Anhu shoulder, âLetâs go! Itâs dinner time!â
âOk!â Lu Anhu was always full of enthusiasm for anything concerning eating! As long as it was not Lu Anranâs torturous method of eating like that day, when it came to eating, he was still a foodie!
The two of them walked down to the dining room together and could hear Xue Dinganâs happy laughter resounding with the Lu family members. Within the laughter, a familiar voice intermingled.
âStop laughing ah! Iâm being serious! Itâs scary to even think of it! The moment I reached home, I was told that Iâm going to go on a blind date with that crocodile lady! Crocodile! Anming, do you still remember? Itâs that crocodile lady from when we were young! Her mouth was this big and she had sharp teeth! Her eyes also protruded out a little! Do you remember? It was so scary! I donât want to go on a blind date with her!â
âI remember! I remember! You even bit her!â Lu Anming smacked the table in excitement as he laughed. âShe even bit your elbow! And said it was an imprint of her love! HAHAHAHA!â
âHow scary! You are still laughing! You have no conscious!â Xue Dingan became angry after seeing his bro laughing so happily. âOi! If you guys continue to laugh at me, Iâm going to fight with you!â
âOk,okâŚ.HAHA ok, I, HAHAâŚI will stop laughing!â Lu Anming also wanted to stop laughing, but whenever he remembered that scene, he really cannot help laughing out loud.
âWhatâre you guys laughing about!â Lu Anran interrupted them, âBig brother Xue, what kind of unlucky event did you experience ah? Tell me and let me have a good laugh too!â
âAnran! You!â Xue Dinganâs expression was like a daughter-in-law who was full of grievances.
âPfft! HAHAHA!â Everyone laughed out loud again when they heard Lu Anranâs words.
But Lu Anran was not able to join them. As she walked towards her usual spot at the table, the seat that she usually sat on that was originally hers, was now occupied by Lin Haosheng. In her previous lifetime, this happened as well, only that she did not feel like there was anything wrong with it. According to seniority, since Lin Haosheng was the official adopted son, it meant that he was her older brother and technically, there was nothing wrong with him sitting there. However, it was different right now! She would never give way to Lin Haosheng and let him have a chance succeed ever again. As such, she silently stood unmoving like a statue at the table corner, a space between Lin Haosheng and Lu Jianhao.
Everyone gradually grew quiet at Lu Anranâs actions. Everyone knew that Lu Jianhao prioritised seniority at the table. This was also the issue that Lu Junan often broods on. Even though Lu Junhao had already disappeared for such a long time, his seat at the dining table has always remained unoccupied; and it was only when Lu Anwei and Lu Anhu etc. came on the first day that Ji Ling sat at that seat, but other than that, it has always remained empty. So, it can be said that Lu Anranâs action right now has overstepped the invisible boundaries set by Lu Jianhao!