Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 882 - 334: If Only We Could Turn Back Time (Part 3)_4
"I’m not going upstairs."
Lin Chu showed no signs of rejection, just lifted her head and asked, "Do I really have to be taken up?"
The man didn’t loosen his grip, nor did he show any signs of compromise.
She shrugged nonchalantly, "Alright then."
...
It wasn’t the first time Lin Chu had come to see Grandpa Ji, so she didn’t need to ask the nurse for the location of his ward.
Lu Huai’an escorted her to the first floor of the inpatient department, only turning around after watching her enter the elevator.
There weren’t many people in the inpatient department; New Year’s Eve is China’s most important holiday, a time for family reunions, and only those with no choice would stay in the hospital.
Lin Chu stood outside Grandpa Ji’s ward, able to see the scene inside through the small glass window on the door.
Her best friend was leaning on the bedside, her shoulders shaking slightly.
Even though the corridor was empty and quiet with no sound, she seemed to hear Ji Wanxia’s repressed, restrained sobs.
Helplessness, this must be what it feels like.
...
In the VIP lounge.
Old Master Lu sat on the sofa, while Lu Huai’an stood before the window, his back to the door.
Both were smoking, creating an invisible heaviness and sense of pressure in the room.
After carefully comparing the test results, the doctor spoke respectfully, "Chairman, Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu is not pregnant."
The old master sighed in relief, "Are you sure?"
The doctor nodded, "Yes, but there is a small issue."
The old master’s eyes instantly became sharp, and even his voice deepened a bit, "What issue?"
The doctor raised his eyes to look at Lu Huai’an standing by the window.
Clearing his throat, he began to explain, "Mrs. Lu seemed to have caught cold before; her underlying health isn’t great, and she doesn’t watch her diet. Getting pregnant will be difficult and requires proper care, especially during her physiological period; she should avoid cold things."
The temperature in the room suddenly dropped, and the doctor’s head hung even lower.
"Based on the test results, I’m not saying she absolutely can’t have children, just that Mrs. Lu has a lower chance of getting pregnant than the average girl. Likewise, childbirth will be more difficult. However, Chairman, Mr. Lu, she’s still young. With more attention to daily habits and scientific care, there shouldn’t be any major problems."
About two or three minutes after the doctor finished speaking, the wrinkles on the old master’s brow smoothed out.
The Lu Family had been entrusted to the grandson he admired most, the one most like him. If the matriarch of the Lu Family couldn’t have children, what would the outside world speculate...
"Thank you for your hard work."
The doctor bowed politely, "It’s my duty. I’ll take my leave now."
"Mm."
The lounge returned to silence.
Lu Huai’an finished smoking, extinguishing the cigarette butt in the ashtray. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
He turned and walked out of the lounge.
His cold, steadfast face remained calm as ever, without a trace of emotional fluctuation even in his deep, dark eyes.
Opening the door, he spoke mildly to the driver waiting outside, "Take Grandpa home, and be safe on the road."
"Huai’an."
A deep voice sounded from behind him, filled with displeasure.
Lu Huai’an halted his steps.
"The doctor also said it’s only a lower possibility, not that she can never conceive. Besides, Xiao Chu is still young, and I don’t want her to get pregnant so early. Grandpa, since I married Xiao Chu, I won’t let her go."
The old master’s face darkened, "Are you going to follow in your father’s footsteps?"
Lu Zongjun never got the inheritance rights his whole life; outsiders didn’t know the reason, but Lu Huai’an was well aware.
An iron man with deep emotions.
His mother, Song Jingyuan, was Lu Zongjun’s greatest weakness.
"The biggest difference between humans and animals is having independent thoughts and emotions."
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Lu Huai’an waited until exactly ten o’clock in the hallway of the inpatient department’s first floor, but he never saw Lin Chu come down by elevator, nor did she answer his calls.
His eyes darkened.
No longer willing to wait idly, he headed upstairs.
Lin Chu hadn’t left without saying goodbye; she was just sitting dazed on the bench outside the ward.
The sound of leather shoes tapping the floor echoed in the empty corridor, yet she still kept her head down, seemingly uninterested in everything around her.
Until those black leather shoes stopped in front of her.
"Why aren’t you answering your phone?"
A deep voice sounded above her head.
Lin Chu slowly lifted her head, her dazed eyes only clearing after a while, looking at the man’s handsome face, she blankly asked, "You called me? I didn’t hear it."
Upon seeing his furrowed brows, she remembered to reach into her coat pocket.
It was flat, nothing inside.
"Oh, my phone isn’t on me; I must have left it in the car."
She probably hadn’t been sleeping well recently, which was why her memory had worsened.
Lu Huai’an held the girl’s waist, lifting her from the cold bench, glancing briefly into the ward, "I’ve asked the doctor, Chairman Ji’s condition is stable, no unexpected loss of control will occur."
Lin Chu nodded slightly, lacking much emotion, "Mm, I know. Can we go home now?"
She wasn’t concerned about the test results, not asking a single question.
Lu Huai’an wouldn’t bring it up voluntarily either, leading her towards the elevator, "I’m not going to the company tomorrow; I can stay at Lin Mansion for the night."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chu’s plain almond eyes instantly lit up, "Really?"
The girl’s fair fingers pinched the hem of her coat, making the skin on her hands look as white as snow against the black fabric.
A very girlish action.
Lu Huai’an chuckled lightly, "Would there be any benefit in lying to you?"
Lin Chu thought for a moment, this man truly didn’t bother to deceive her.
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Without notifying ahead, when the two arrived at the Lin Family Villa, Lin Zongjun had already gone upstairs to rest.
As Lin Chu imagined, the entire villa was extremely cold and quiet.
On the drive over, she saw so much liveliness, yet the moment she stepped through the front door, the bitterness in her heart became unbearable.
The coffee table in the living room still had steel wool sparklers, the kind she loved playing with as a child.
The snow wasn’t heavy, and the living room was warm. After standing a while, the snow on her shoulders melted.
Lin Chu took off her coat, along with Lu Huai’an’s, and handed them to the housekeeper, then turned and said to him, "Warm up with some tea first. I’m going upstairs to see my dad."
Lu Huai’an nodded, "Mm."
Knowing her father was in the study, Lin Chu simply knocked twice before pushing the door open.
Sitting in the armchair, Lin Zongjun was taking some pills, and on seeing Lin Chu enter, a contented joy filled his cloudy eyes.
He swallowed all the pills in his palm, washing them down with a few sips of tea.
Without showing any sign, he discreetly hid the medication in the drawer.
Lin Chu casually asked, "Dad, what medicine were you just taking?"
