456 Awakening Madam Xuanyin (1/2)

Looking at the tightly closed door before him, Lu Jinwen's body immediately became rigid.

It had been so many years.

It had been so many years since he had been locked out of the room.

In his entire life, no one had ever been so audacious to lock him out of the door, with the exception of … Lin Xuanji.

He could not even remember how many times she had locked him outside the door. Every night when he went over, she declined to see him and had locked the door from inside. He did not tire of doing so and persisted in knocking on the door repeatedly. If she still did not open the door, he would then pry it open.

Actually, he could have engaged a locksmith, who would be able to open the door in a few seconds. But this idea did not cross his mind at that point and thus he had taken his own tools and pried the door open.

The servants all knew that the door lock needed to be changed everyday. He was aware that the servants all talked about him behind hushed whispers. They said that he had trained himself to be a locksmith who could pry open doors.

He was incensed. Every single time that he had pried open the door and stepped into the house, there would be a huge pile of things greeting him - pillows, lamps… anything that could collapse onto his body.

He would kick away all the things and dash in. He would hold her captive and pin her against the bed, sofa, table, vanity table…

He would then turn her over and slap her bottom repeatedly, which would often reduce her to tears.

He had a way to deal with her.

It had been so many years that he had been locked out of the room.

He had not imagined that he would be locked out again today.

His well-defined large palm was on the doorknob. He wanted to open the door. This daughter was so brazen to lock him out of the room.

He was her Daddy!

A loud 'dong' sound was heard coming from the room soon after. It was uncertain what Tang Mo'er had picked up to hit the door, which produced the sound.

Lu Jinwen's large palm froze on the doorknob. His thin lips curved upwards slightly. She was also brazen enough to hit him.

This mother-and-daughter pair was indeed his nemesis.

At this point, Lu Yan walked over. His brown eyes looked at Lu Jinwen. He had been with Uncle Jin for so many years and this was the first he had seen the latter smile.

What was Uncle Jin smiling about?

The smile that played on his cold, thin lips was filled with so much warmth and adoration.

He would never had thought that Uncle Jin could smile.

Lu Yan coughed. ”Uncle Jin.”

Lu Jinwen raised his eyes. The expression on his handsome, chiseled face had reverted to his usual serious and conceited look, as if the smile just now was simply an illusion.

…

In the study room.

Gu Mohan, Lu Jinwen and Lu Yan were present. Lu Yan said, ”Uncle Jin, the love pea poison in Mo'er body has entered her bloodstream and there are no antidotes…”

Gu Mohan curved his lips into a derisive smile. ”Master Yan, this is all your doing.”

”…” Lu Yan looked at Lu Jinwen. ”Uncle Jin, I'm sorry. It's my fault.”

He had thought Lu Qi'er was the daughter of the Lu family. He had never imagined that Tang Mo'er was the biological daughter. He had protected the wrong person.

Lu Jinwen stretched his hand out to pat Lu Yan's shoulder. ”You don't have to blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you.”

”Ha.” Gu Mohan gave a low laugh and glanced sideways at Lu Jinwen. His low, irresistible voice was laced with scorn. ”Uncle Jin, then whose fault is this? Yours? Yes, it was you who committed this sin.”

”…”

Lu Jinwen pursed his thin lips and turned his head to look at Gu Mohan.