Chapter 171: Difficult Old Lady
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“What’s the matter?” i Shu sat down with i Yun gracefully.
Lu Si pushed the paper bag on the table over and took a sip of tea leisurely. “After the police brought Zhang Jiao in for questioning, they found that he was speaking incoherently, insisting on implicating the i family. So, they conducted a drug test on him and discovered that he had ingested an excessive amount of a stimulant before the incident.”
i Shu’s eyebrows twitched. She finally understood the aning behind his ambiguous smile earlier. She tried to maintain a calm tone as she asked, “Have they found the person who drugged him?”
“They have,” Lu Si nodded. “They reviewed the surveillance footage from the hotel for that entire day and found that Lin Feng, on the day of the incident, had entered the room in advance with so kind of incense-like object. He set up sothing in the room and then went to the lobby, disguising himself as a waiter to find Miss i.”
i Yun let out a sigh of relief. “So, he originally wanted to harm Shu’er!”
Lu Si nodded, “It’s just that when Zhang Jiao entered the room, it escalated the situation beyond their control. Zhang Jiao now knows the truth, but Lin Feng refuses to confess. He’s seriously injured, and with the influence of the Lin family, even the police can’t apply too much pressure on him. However, they have started investigating the connection between Lin Feng and the i family.”
“I didn’t even know Lin Feng before.” i Shu sighed and explained softly to i Yun, “Dad, I’ve only been in the city for a short ti. I was either studying or with my younger brothers every day. I had never t Lin Feng before the birthday banquet. Otherwise, I would have recognized him when he ca to find .”
“Dad knows that. This might have been aid at the i family. They wanted to harm the entire i family by harming you,” i Yun comforted his daughter by patting her head. “You don’t need to bla yourself. Dad will protect you.”
i Shu gave him a sweet smile in response.
Lu Si was montarily blinded by her bright smile. He looked at the hand i Yun had placed on her head and wished his hand could replace it imdiately.
i Shu noticed his intense gaze and looked back at him in surprise.
Lu Si’s emotions in his eyes faded away, and he continued to sip his tea with an air of indifference.
This ti, i Yun had co to express his gratitude and strengthen his relationship with Lu Si. He had brought many gifts, and now that Lu Si had shared so much information, i Yun felt even more grateful. He eagerly stood up to introduce each gift, fearing that Lu Si might not like them and refuse to accept them.
But Lu Si’s mind was elsewhere. He listened with half attention, occasionally making perfunctory remarks, which made i Yun feel overwheld by the favor.
Seeing that they had already taken up a lot of Lu Si’s ti, i Yun stood up with i Shu to take their leave.
However, just as they left the Lu family’s house, i Yun received a call from his mother.
She had co all the way to the i family’s house. Her tone and words implied that she was upset.
i Yun felt sothing was amiss and quickly returned with i Shu.
In the living room, i Yan and i Jing stood with their heads down, while Wang Yue carefully served tea to the elderly lady.
“Mom, why are you here?” i Yun handed his coat to the butler and smiled as he sat down.
But the elderly lady’s expression changed dramatically. “Did I tell you to sit down? You’re already so grown-up, yet you don’t know your manners. No wonder your children don’t respect their elders, just like you!”
“Mom!” i Yun dared not sit down anymore and hurriedly walked to her side, trying to appease her. “Mom, what’s wrong? You haven’t seen for so long, and the mont you arrive, you scold ?”
“Why shouldn’t I? I ask you, why hasn’t Mumu co ho yet? I ca all the way here to see my granddaughter, but 1 can’t even et her!” She spoke while occasionally casting her glances towards i Shu.
It was clear she was insinuating sothing.
i Shu didn’t mind her attitude and, upon seeing her two younger brothers still standing there, wasting ti, made a gesture to take them upstairs to study.
“Hold on!” The elderly lady stood up in anger, pointed at i Shu’s back, and scolded, “i Shu, why didn’t you greet when you saw ? Do you still consider yourself a part of the i family? Do you still have any respect for your elders?”
i Shu turned around in confusion and blinked innocently. “Oh, it’s Grandma! Sorry, when I was sent to the countryside, I was too young to rember. Just now, 1 saw you only refer to Mumu as your granddaughter and thought you were a relative on Aunt Wang’s side whom I wasn’t very familiar with. So, I didn’t want to disturb you and Dad’s conversation and planned to take my brothers upstairs to study.”
What a quick-witted girl.
The elderly lady squinted her eyes and spoke sarcastically, “So, you claim you didn’t recognize . Alright then, now that you know who I am, co here and pour so tea!”
i Shu stood still.
i Yun sighed lightly and stepped forward to diate, “Mom, you’ve co all this way, and I want to show you proper filial respect. Let pour you so tea.”
“I don’t need you to do that!” The elderly lady impatiently swatted his hand away.. “I want her to pour tea!”
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