Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 859 - 329: [Heartbroken Fairy Tale] Fleeting Shadows (Part 4)

After ending the call with Ji Wanxia, Lin Chu sat on the bed for a long time.

She lied.

Grandpa Ji had been admitted to the hospital yesterday, and the most experienced doctors at Renmin Hospital took three hours to pull him back from the Ghost Gate.

Even though nothing about Gao Jian’s incident has leaked yet, Lin Chu, who knows the inside story, is aware that the Gao Family will not let it go.

According to what Jiang Muzhou found out, Gao Jian is now paralyzed on one side, with severe damage to his sexual organs. It seems it’ll take another lifetime for him to be a normal man.

He has been secretly sent abroad for treatment. He’s like a ticking time bomb, maybe he’ll explode tomorrow, maybe the day after.

The Ji Family is not doing well, not well at all.

Lin Chu didn’t intentionally keep it from Ji Wanxia, but Ji Huan had instructed her not to tell Wanxia until there was a result or until the news spread.

When it can no longer be hidden, she’ll know naturally.

Grandpa Ji, in order to protect Ji Huan, almost used up all his connections, and the continuous fatigue finally made him fall ill.

Ji Huan seemed to have been prepared for the worst. Lin Chu had seen him twice, and each time he was more calm, working as usual without any anxiety or irritability.

Among all the people Lin Chu had met, Ji Huan was probably the most unfathomable.

Lu Huai’an’s aura is cold and indifferent, while Ji Huan possesses a kind of aloofness that no one can approach, and aside from Ji Wanxia, no one can enter his empty city.

If something happens to Ji Huan, it’s equivalent to something happening to the Ji Family, and Grandpa Ji’s current state is also very dangerous.

If... just in case...

Lin Chu was caught in a helpless dilemma, her mind in chaos, unable to find any clue.

The Lin Family isn’t doing well either. Her father stays at the company all day; even if he doesn’t say anything to her, she can feel it.

The business world is a war of survival of the fittest, unavoidable.

Her long hair fell messily, covering most of her bland little face. When the bedroom door was pushed open from outside, she didn’t react at all.

Lu Huai’an came in and, seeing the girl on the bed, frowned. "Didn’t you say you couldn’t even move, yet you’re sitting cross-legged meditating?"

Hearing the man’s slightly deep voice, Lin Chu raised her head, staring blankly at him, somewhat dazed. "Didn’t you go to work? Why are you still at home?"

From the time he changed clothes and went out till now, she had been lying in bed for over an hour.

Under normal circumstances, he should already be in his office.

Lu Huai’an, who didn’t intend to answer her nonessential question due to her occasional mental lapses, offered her a glass cup, saying concisely, "Drink it."

When Lu Huai’an came in, he turned on the light, chasing away the dimness with warm yellow light.

The dark brown liquid was still steaming. Lin Chu smelled the pungent scent of ginger. Her reaction was a bit sluggish, and her gaze lingered on the glass cup for quite a while before moving to the porcelain bowl in the man’s other hand.

It was a light vegetable noodle soup, seemingly overcooked.

Finally, her eyes moved up to meet those deep eyes.

Her lips curved slightly, asking with a half-smile, "The housekeeper’s on leave and not at home. How did you know drinking brown sugar ginger tea is comforting for a girl’s period? Did you make this noodle soup?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Lu Huai’an, capable in every respect, couldn’t cook.

Lin Chu was sure of it.

As she delayed taking the glass from Lu Huai’an, he seemed impatient, giving a cold snort, "Am I that idle?"

The glass was thrust into Lin Chu’s hand, the temperature just right, and she drank it in small sips.

Leaning back against the bedhead, she continued asking with interest, "Then where did these come from? A thoughtful Tianluo Girl?"

Lu Huai’an gave her a look with unclear meaning, "Lun Jun came over to deliver documents. He made the brown sugar ginger tea and noodles. What, you don’t want to eat?"

Though slightly disappointed, Lin Chu didn’t intend to starve.

With no housekeeper at home, and only her left alone after he goes to the company, it meant she had to drag her heavy body downstairs for a sip of water.

Not ideal.

She pursed her lips, drawing out her voice, "Eat, why wouldn’t I eat? Go to the company, don’t worry about me. Grandpa is in An City. If I hold you back and you get scolded, I’ll feel guilty and uneasy."

There are several subsidiaries under the Lu Family, and their businesses are countless. The old man rarely visits, so of course he would inspect everything while he’s here.

"Good to know."

When Lu Huai’an reached the bedroom door, he stopped, turned back, looking at the pitiful girl on the bed.