Chapter 219: The Pas (1/2)
t
In the end, Cheng Yang was unable to convince Cheng Xi to leave with him. Though, he was used to this outcome: even in their childhood, she had always been the one to convince him, and not the other way around.
But he also didn’t want to see her throw herself at Lu Chenzhou any longer, as it was just torturing him at this point. So, Cheng Yang simply decided to leave.
But before he left, Cheng Xi promised him, “I’ll take good care of myself, and I won’t let anything bad happen to me.”
Cheng Yang laughed coldly in response. “Your promises mean nothing!”
But in the end, Cheng Yang was still worried enough to request Lu Chenming to keep an eye out for her. And he actually did this by clutching Lu Chenming’s shoulder and whispering, “Keep a close eye on the two of them for me. If anything goes wrong, remember to punch your brother. If he breaks anything, I’ll pay you restitution. If he dies, I’ll be your brother from then on.” He then nudged Lu Chenming and continued to say, “Didn’t you used to like my sister? I hereby give you permission to like her, woo her, and steal her from Lu Chenzhou.”
Lu Chenming was so scared by Cheng Yang’s words that he started trembling. “I…… I don’t dare.”
When Cheng Yang saw this timid reaction, he sighed loudly. What had happened to his courage back when he had thought that Cheng Xi was icey?
He could only conclude that everyone in the Lu family was a weirdo.
At the same time, Lu Chenzhou’s grandparents were thinking almost the exact same thing. How long ago had Lu Chenzhou’s mother died? Why did he bring it up all of a sudden? Who knew what else would be dredged up along with it?
The reason why all these questions were flying through Lu Chenzhou’s grandparents’ head was because he had suddenly said, “I told her about what happened during the fire.”
Before either of them could react or even comprehend what he’d said, Lu Chenzhou’s grandmother instinctively tried to clamp his mouth shut, but Lu Chenzhou avoided her grasp. She suddenly remembered that he didn’t like to be touched, and she stamped her feet in frustration. “What’s with you?! Why did you bring this up out of nowhere?”
Lu Chenzhou looked at them with an unfathomably deep gaze.
His grandparents’ scalps went numb. “You…… what are you planning to do?”
Lu Chenzhou’s response was the second thing he’d said to them all day. “If she asks you, then tell her the truth. Tell her everything. Otherwise, I’ll tell her on your behalf, and who knows what I’ll say.”
“.......”
After Cheng Xi said goodbye to Cheng Yang and went back into the house, the first thing she saw was Lu Chenzohu’s grandparent’s crestfallen expressions. She was so shocked that she instinctively asked, “Did something happen to Lu Chenzhou?”
“No, it’s nothing.” Lu Chenzhou’s grandfather waved his hands dismissively before saying, “So, Zhou said that you had something you wanted to ask us about?”
It seemed that Lu Chenzhou had already guessed that she was planning on talking to his grandparents next, and had preemptively saved her the trouble of bringing it up. Cheng Xi nodded. “That’s right.”
The three of them found an empty room, and Cheng Xi directly broached the subject this time. “I want to know whether or not Lu Chenzhou’s personality changed drastically after his mother’s death.”
Lu Chenzhou’s grandparents glanced at each other before his grandfather responded, “No, I don’t believe so. He’s always been calm and quiet, but he did have a harder time getting closer to people after his mother’s death.”
“Did his mother treat him well?”
“No.” This time, it was his grandmother who spoke up. “His mother was a crazy workaholic, and the only thing on her mind was the lab. She didn’t spare any time for her son at all!”
“But Lu Chenzhou said that his mother treated him well, and that she often brought him to work.”
“That’s only because she’d discovered that Zhou was interested in experimental work and that he had some talent for it. She wanted to inculcate him with her own research from a young age. That way, he’d grow up to become a genius.”
Lu Chenzhou’s grandfather even added on, “That’s why her death really had nothing to do with Zhou. I mean, who’d bring a child to the lab area?”
His grandmother followed up with, “That’s right. What happened with the fire can’t really be blamed on Zhou. He was so small back then, what did he know? He was so scared that he locked the door and ran out…… Isn’t that a perfectly normal reaction for a kid?”
Cheng Xi looked at them each in turn. “After the incident, did you instruct him to hide this fact?”