Chapter 83: Within Three Days, Take Him Down!

Lu Cheng could only muster his patience to explain to his wife, “Do you think Xiao Lu was insulting me? She was actually helping me and Ting’er ease our relationship. Sese, what our Ting’er hates most isn’t me—it’s himself.”

Song Jinse’s gaze flickered. “You don’t hate Ting’er either. You both hate yourselves. You and your son are exactly the same.”

“That’s why, the harsher Xiao Lu is with me, the more it forces Ting’er to face himself. Only then will he come back and acknowledge me as his father again.” Admiration and fondness filled Lu Cheng’s eyes. “Sese, our sweet granddaughter is truly extraordinary.”

“Of course she is. She’s Ting’er’s own flesh and blood.” Song Jinse’s voice suddenly dropped. “But who is her mother? Who did Ting’er have her with?”

Nearly twenty years ago, after that incident, Ting’er just...

How could Ting’er possibly have a daughter this grown?

Could it be that Ting’er and...

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Lu Cheng squeezed his wife’s hand. “Let’s not bring this up again. Whoever her mother is doesn’t matter. She’s Ting’er’s daughter, and that’s enough.”

Song Jinse nodded gravely.

She didn’t even dare mention the mother, not a single word.

Ting’er became the unruly troublemaker he is today all because of what happened twenty years ago.

Back then, they truly thought Ting’er was finished.

It was Gu Pianran—no one knew what method Gu Pianran used. He and Ting’er disappeared for two days, and when they returned, both were battered and broken, ribs shattered beyond counting.

But after that, Ting’er was alive again—at least, he pretended to be.

The incident from twenty years ago could not be mentioned, dared not be mentioned.

“Acheng, when do you think Ting’er will finally come back and accept you as his father?” Song Jinse asked anxiously.

Lu Cheng smiled. “That depends on whether our sweet granddaughter is willing to give her father a strong dose of medicine.”

Song Jinse didn’t understand, but Lu Cheng didn’t want to say more.

“All right, stop worrying about me and Ting’er. With our granddaughter here, our family will be reunited soon enough.”

Song Jinse’s tears this time were joyous. “She truly is our little lucky star.”

“To be honest, I’m tempted to hand over the Lu Corporation to her, skipping Ting’er entirely.”

“Are you at it again? I warn you, don’t pull that trick. Whatever our granddaughter wants to do, she decides for herself. You’re not allowed to plan her life for her.”

“Sese, is our granddaughter a celebrity? She looks so familiar to me.”

“Oh, you’re going to drive me mad! She’s the nation’s darling—how could you not pay attention to Ting’er’s circle? Wait, I’ll search it for you.”

“Why not have the secretary’s office check? It’ll be faster and more accurate.”

Twenty minutes later.

Lu Cheng was so infuriated he smashed his own office.

Even gentle, water-like Song Jinse broke the glass in her hand, eyes reddening.

“This is outrageous!”

“Lu Cheng, if you don’t avenge my granddaughter, don’t blame me for divorcing you.”

“Sese, calm down. Does our granddaughter look like someone who gets bullied and does nothing?” After all, Lu Cheng was a veteran lion in the business world; he quickly regained composure. “I’ll call Gu Pianran and ask.”

When Gu Pianran saw Chairman Lu’s call, he flashed a sly fox’s smile.

His precious niece deserved to be adored by all.

Winning over Old Lu would be a piece of cake.

The knot between Yiting and Chairman Lu...

More than twenty years had passed—it was time to unravel it.

“Chairman Lu, good afternoon.” Gu Pianran raised his hand, halted the meeting, and answered the call.

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Father and daughter left the underground parking lot of Lu Corporation.

And were instantly dumbfounded.

Bai Lu said, “Dad, you’re so wise and capable, you must have figured out how we’re getting home, right?”

Lu Yiting: “…”

Bai Lu gritted her teeth. “Dad, I just fiercely berated Grandpa. Don’t expect me to go back and beg him to send us a car.”

Lu Yiting, righteously, “You go hail a taxi.”

“You think you’re the only celebrity? I am too.” Bai Lu angrily hooked her arm through her father’s. “If we’re going, we’re going together. Don’t even think about sending me alone.”

Luckily, after years in show business, neither of them needed their phones when going out, but masks were never forgotten.

They put on their masks and sized each other up.

Lu Yiting reached out and took the hood off his daughter’s down jacket, then put it on his own head.

Bai Lu: “…”

At least her dad was still decent enough to pull the hood up from her sweatshirt and cover her head.

For safety, they used a mobile app to call a car—the highest class available.

Once inside, the driver gave them a look as if he’d just seen a pair of fools.

Clearly, he didn’t recognize the nation’s darling and the great film emperor together.

Bai Lu and her father dared not speak a word the whole ride.

There was no choice; their fame was simply too high.

Especially Lu Yiting—his years in the industry had made him a dominant force.

His fan base was absurd.

Someone might not know who the president of the United States is, but absolutely everyone knew the great film emperor Lu.

After getting out of the car, father and daughter fled in panic, sneaking into Yipin Orchid like a pair of guilty dogs.

Security A: “That’s the film emperor and Xiao Lu, right?”

Security B: “No need to ask, it’s obvious.”

Security C: “Xiao Lu really is something, easily conquering the high mountain flower that is the film emperor.”

Security D: “If Mr. Tang asks, we must keep our mouths shut. It’s not easy for Xiao Lu and the film emperor to be together. If any word gets out, the entertainment industry will explode.”

Inside the elevator, Bai Lu and her father finally took off their masks and breathed a sigh of relief.

“My goodness, that nearly scared me to death.”

“I was suffocating.”

Father and daughter leaned against the elevator wall, glanced at each other, and burst out laughing together.

It was as if an invisible thread floated from their chests, connecting and entwining tightly in the air.

Never to be separated again.

Bai Lu reached out her little paw. “Stinky dad.”

Lu Yiting caught her hand and gave a gentle tug, pulling her into his arms. “Stinky girl.”

Bai Lu’s nose stung again. “Dad finally admits me.”

Lu Yiting: “When did I not? Lu family’s already brought you home.”

She wasn’t about to argue with her childish dad.

Before today, he hadn’t truly accepted her.

He might have said it, but his heart hadn’t.

But she was her father’s precious little cotton-padded jacket.

She wouldn’t expose him.

After all, her dad was stubborn—if you called him out, he’d be hard to coax.

At the door of 886.

Lu Yiting looked at his stubborn daughter refusing to enter and raised his eyebrow. “Waiting for me to carry you home in a grand sedan chair?”

Bai Lu gave her biological father a strong dose. “Dad, don’t try to stop me—you can’t. I’m going to destroy the one who poisoned Grandma, within three days.”

Lu Yiting’s expression shifted. “Lu Xiaolu, are you rebelling? How dare you!”