Chapter 224 - Unreliable Xiu i
That guy! How is he educating his son ah! Trying to plant so ideas in his head that early, did he really have such intentions to her that early?
Xiu i couldn’t control her facial expression and was too busy scolding Lu Chen in her heart that she didn’t notice the smirk that appeared on his son’s face for a split second.
Lu Qiang lowered his head and hid the triumphant expression on his face from his mother. Unbeknownst to Lu Chen, his son secretly dug a pit for him through his mother.
Who told his father to monopolize his mother’s ti lately? Don’t think he didn’t notice that his father was speeding up his bedti stories since the other night, just so he could quickly hog his mother for his own.
He couldn’t let his father easily be happy ah. So he quickly took the opportunity to strike while his father wasn’t around.
Of course, it’s not only him who wants to keep his mother to himself.
Though he didn’t exactly lie about wanting to have a younger sister that looks like his mother. If ever he really gets a younger sister, then he would surely pamper and protect her even when she grows up.
But right now, he was particularly looking forward to seeing his Dad clinging pitifully to his mother later.
Lu Qiang chuckled to himself. Ah, it’s going to be a good day.
She spent the entire day asking Lu Qiang how he was doing with his school activities and friends lately. Because ever since Lu Chen ended what he called his ’at abstinence’, she almost spent the entire morning oversleeping. Then at night, he would co ho from work surprisingly early and occupied her most of the ti leaving her no ti to chat with her son.
Later that day, she received a surprising ssage from her second female cousin from her mother’s side. It was just a brief ssage that asks her when did her mother return to the army. She said he saw her mother in the barracks in a navy uniform when she was dropping by there.
Xiu i’s forehead creased.
What was her cousin saying?
She exchanged further ssages with her and confird that her mother did indeed appear in the barracks in uniform yesterday when her cousin perfectly described her mother’s army uniform with her navy insignia and badges.
She grew confused. It was quite normal for her mother to drop by a visit to the barracks from ti to ti, but to appear in her uniform... she could only draw one conclusion.
Did her mother...?
Xiu i imdiately made a video call to her mother. But no matter how much she tried to reach her, all she could hear was a female voice saying that the number could not be reached. aning, her mother’s phone was either sowhere without any phone signal or her mobile is turned off.
The latter was definitely not possible, and the forr has quite the possibility. But she wasn’t aware of her mother going on so kind of trip or anything at all. She would even normally ask her what souvenirs she wants when she goes on her trips or sothing.
Seeing that she couldn’t reach her mother no matter how many tis she calls her mobile, she proceeded to call her dad. It was quickly picked up by his secretary, with him saying that his father was in the middle of a eting.
Then her second brother? She thought. Her first brother was often in his missions so she couldn’t always contact him most of the ti.
But she could only be disappointed when her second brother’s call only directed her to his secretary too.
Xiu i was left dumbfounded as she stared at her phone.
That’s weird.
It’s very weird!
How could she not even reach anyone from her family at the mont?
That hasn’t happened at all before!
Xiu i felt uneasy. There’s definitely sothing wrong that she wasn’t aware of. Even though it was almost sunset, Xiu i picked up her things and decided to return to her maternal ho tonight.
She wanted to make check and make sure. To see for herself that nothing was wrong.
Maybe her mother just went on a sudden secret trip with her friends?
After checking on Lu Qiang in his room, who was doing sothing on his tablet again, she told the butler to inform Lu Chen of her whereabouts if he looks for her. And so, she quickly drove back to her maternal ho.
But she was dood to an even worse scenario when it was only her family’s butler who was at ho.
’Where did mother go?’ She asked in signed language.
Arnold, their butler, was still quite collected and didn’t show any signs of hiding sothing. "The Madam went on a vacation trip with her friends yesterday."
"..."
Xiu i’s eyes got colder, knowing that she was being lied to. But she didn’t scold the butler, because she knew that he was just doing his job and her mother must have told him to say that.
So she didn’t destroy her mother’s lie and stayed seated on their couch.
’Then I’ll just wait for father and second brother for now.’ She replied, trying to keep her cool and not letting her anxiousness slip on her facial expression.
After the butler went away, Xiu i traveled her eyes at the mansion. There seem to be nothing wrong, but she definitely saw the number of military guards in their mansion. She noticed that they seed to have increased in number.
And even the servants looked quite nervous when they saw her arrive.
Her clenched fists tightened as her uneasiness grew.
While she was waiting for her father to arrive, she received a ssage from her husband.
Hubby President: Wife, I’m ho. But you weren’t there :(
Secretary Wife: Sorry, I was in a hurry.
Hubby President: I could’ve driven you there. I’ll pick you up, okay?
Hubby President: I miss you.
Xiu i was just about to turn down his offer when she read his last ssage. She felt a bit calr as her heart ward.
Secretary Wife: Okay. I’ll wait for you. Let’s go ho together.
Lu Chen read his wife’s reply to his ssage.
What she didn’t know was that as soon as he learned that his wife returned to her maternal ho, he imdiately returned to the car to follow after her. He was very anxious. Did she already know what happened to her eldest brother?
No, she would have gone straight to the military hospital if she knew about it. Then why did she suddenly had the urge to return tonight? And so urgently.
He sent a ssage earlier to Xiu Mo Ruo about Xiu i returning.
But as soon as he arrived at the Xiu Mansion, the butler directed him to the library. And as soon as he entered, he heard the sound of a glass shattering.
10 minutes ago.
Xiu Mo Ruo returned ho as soon as he received Lu Chen’s ssage.
"Princess, you ca. You missed , didn’t you?" Xiu Mo Ruo smoothly said as soon as he saw her sister.
Xiu i snorted. Did her second brother really think that she was a fool?
She couldn’t even talk to him just an hour ago and then he suddenly rushed back ho when he knew that she was ho?
Xiu i controlled her emotions and smiled. ’Let’s go to the library.’
She didn’t want the servants to listen in on their conversation so they moved sowhere private.
’Why didn’t I know that mother returned to the army?’ Xiu i didn’t bother beating around the bush and just shot her question directly.
Xiu Mo Ruo showed a confused expression. "What nonsense are you saying, Princess? You know that’s impossible."
Xiu i then showed her ssage exchange with their second cousin to her brother. She noticed his lips twitching and knew that he was indeed hiding sothing from her.
"That’s impossible. Mom is in the middle of a trip, so the second cousin must have seen it wrong." He continued to lie to her.
She grew angry and frustrated since her second brother didn’t seem to have plans on telling her the truth at all.
’Do you really think that second cousin could mistake soone else for Mom?’
"But she really went on a vacation trip yesterday."
’You’re lying to .’
"Why would I lie to my cute little princess?"
’You’re all hiding sothing from . I couldn’t reach Mom at all. Then Dad and you, as well. That never happened before.’
"We’re just busy, that’s all."
"..."
Fine. If that’s how her brother wants to play, then she’ll go and look for the answers on her own. To think she beca this unreliable for her family to choose to keep secrets from her.
Xiu i stood up too fast and accidentally hit the coffee table with her leg. The vase in the middle shook, then it rolled to the ground before shattering into pieces.
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