The servant was still a bit hesitant, "Then... if Mr. Lu finds out, I..."
If anything happened to the madam, she would definitely be dood.
Lin Chu promised repeatedly, "I’ll talk to him, it won’t involve you."
The servant looked at the clean pool, gritted her teeth, and nodded in agreent as if bravely sacrificing, "Alright!"
...
To try to recover lost mories by recreating the scene from ten years ago, Lin Chu shouldn’t even think about it.
The vehicles parked outside the apartnt all belonged to Lu Huai’an’s people, and whenever Lin Chu went out, soone would follow her; she couldn’t even make it to the lakeside.
The pool was large, and although it wasn’t the icy season of midwinter, it was still enough to make Lin Chu shiver with fear.
She stood barefoot on the edge of the tiles, her hands tightly clenched by her sides.
The touched water was very cold, and only after testing it several tis did she close her eyes.
"Splash!"
Lin Chu gritted her teeth and jumped in.
The servant stood nervously on the shore, not daring to blink, staring at the bubbling spot while silently counting the ti in her heart.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
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Lu Huai’an left work early today, ending the eting and conveniently picking up Qi Ming from school.
In the living room, there was only a servant who was originally in the kitchen making dinner and ca out upon hearing the sound. It was very quiet.
Lu Huai’an looked around but didn’t find Lin Chu’s figure and asked, "Where is Xiao Chu?"
The servant respectfully replied, "Madam is in the backyard."
Upon hearing this, Lu Huai’an’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.
The sun had already set, there was wind outside, didn’t that woman know her constitution was prone to catching colds and fevers?
Lu Huai’an looked at Qi Ming standing next to him and gently said, "Go upstairs to change your clothes, wash your hands clean, and co down for dinner in a while."
He lifted his arm, intending to approach his son, but Qi Ming turned his head to avoid him.
A child’s world is much simpler than an adult’s.
The biggest reason for Qi Ming’s aloofness was undoubtedly because Lu Huai’an promised to attend the school sports day but ultimately missed it.
Lin Chu knew Lu Huai’an went to handle Lu Mingchuan, but Qi Ming didn’t know, nor understood those past events.
Qi Ming’s attitude towards Lu Huai’an reverted to its initial state, barely speaking to him.
Lu Huai’an watched the small figure disappear around the corner on the second floor, a complex emotion brewing in his deep eyes.
He didn’t stand in the living room too long, withdrawing his gaze, he strode towards the backyard.
The servant’s nerves were overly tense, only noticing Lu Huai’an when he reached her, causing her to be startled, eyes widened, tongue-tied, "Lu-Lu-Lu... Mr. Lu... You’ve co back?"
One minute.
Just one minute had passed.
Lu Huai’an scanned the spacious backyard, not seeing the woman’s figure, then noticed the servant’s terrified expression, he furrowed his brows.
He asked the three words for the second ti, "Where is Xiao Chu?"
"Madam... Madam..." The servant lowered her head, her words evasive, fingers twisted together so tightly they turned red, her gaze subconsciously glancing towards the pool, "Madam is..."
Lu Huai’an’s brows furrowed deeper.
Aside from Lin Chu and Qi Ming, he always had little patience for others.
Lu Huai’an caught the servant’s subconscious reaction and looked over in the direction she was glancing.
The pool water was clear, and he imdiately saw Lin Chu in the water.
His face suddenly changed, his calm eyes at this mont began churning with dark currents.
She was... trying to die!
No way! He wouldn’t allow it!
His body reacted faster than his angry nerves, diving into the icy pool towards the woman’s direction.
In these brief seconds, countless different emotions surfaced, twisting his heart.
At the root, it was all fear.
He was afraid.
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Lin Chu seed to be having an endlessly long dream.
Repeating over and over, the sa scene kept cycling.
In the dream, she saw her forr good friend: Lu Yicheng.
Back then, they were neighbors.
On the rare occasion of a snowfall in An City, many rivers and lakes were covered with thick ice, and the lively Lin Chu pulled the shy Lu Yicheng, secretly slipping away from adults to a nearby man-made lake.
Lin Chu jumped with excitent, "Orange, let’s go ice skating, it’ll be fun."
The quiet Lu Yicheng pursed her lips, softly saying, "But I’m a little scared, what if the ice breaks and we fall in?"
Lin Chu’s mind was all about novel gas, pulling her friend onto the ice, "It won’t, I’ll protect you!"
Initially, Lu Yicheng was still a bit scared, cautiously standing still, but at such a playful age, after watching for a while, she couldn’t resist trying to mimic Lin Chu’s skating.
The two girls were genuinely having fun, their light-hearted laughter never ceasing.
When the ice cracked, no one expected it.
"Ah!"
In just those few seconds, Lin Chu was the first to fall in, Lu Yicheng desperately holding onto Lin Chu’s hand, the ice cracks below her feet gradually expanding.
Lin Chu realized the peril of their situation, crying out, "Orange, let go!"
Lu Yicheng shook her head, "Xiao Chu, don’t be afraid, I’ll pull you up, help! Is there anyone to save her!"
Suddenly, she saw a boy running swiftly from afar, and through tearful eyes, she found joy, "Xiao Chu, I see brother, brother! Co and save... Ah!"
The girl’s voice abruptly stopped.
The ice shattered as they both plunged into the bottomless lake water.
In the icy water, Lin Chu vaguely saw a figure approaching, his features and eyes were very familiar.
She initially thought she would die in that lake, but her drifting body was caught by a pair of hands, pulling her upwards.
The boy’s cool lips pressed against hers, then a thin breath of air flowed into her mouth, at the brink of death, it was this boy who saved her.
Lin Chu finally understood why her first kiss on her eighteenth birthday wasn’t like the novel or drama descriptions:
Sweet, as if the whole person was imrsed in syrup.
Because, her first kiss was at age ten, and not in that night breeze’s sudden ambush.
Lin Chu also finally understood why in so many years thereafter, in places unseen by others, Lu Huai’an would look at her with such a cold gaze.
It was hate, truly hate.
Initially, she was too young to understand, later it was because Lu Huai’an hid it too deeply, his occasional reveals only slightly showing.
Lu Huai’an had missed the opportunity to save Lu Yicheng while rescuing her.
She indeed owed the Lu Family a life.
Lin Chu, how could you be so an?
Lu Huai’an, carrying the heavy past, hid the truth, all the guilt and pain borne by him alone.
There must be countless nights of tornt from nightmares, sleepless, uneasy.
And what have you done...
Appearing before him every few days, reminding him how his dearest sister died.
"Lin Chu, stay away from , co any closer and I’ll strangle you."
At that ti, she didn’t care about such words.
The more distant he was, the more she wanted to approach him.
"Brother HuaiAn, I really like you, please don’t ignore ."
She bothered Lu Huai’an for many, many years, just like an annoying fly.
Later, she even used the most disgraceful ans to force Lu Huai’an to marry her.
Lin Chu couldn’t imagine, with what mood Lu Huai’an spoke these words to her:
"Xiao Chu, I can let go, why can’t you?"
He buried his sister’s death in the deepest corner, even the misunderstanding that Mrs. Lu died because of her was etched deep into his bones, opening his arms to embrace her.
He must be in great pain.
Brother HuaiAn, I’m sorry.
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