886 Mysterious Invitation (1/2)

It took Lu Zihao some time to persuade both Grandpa Lu and Long Jinjing that he was really fine. If it was only Long Jinjing, he would've been able to persuade her right away. Not this time though because the old man's overreaction was magnifying her worry for him. It was only when Grandpa Lu finally stopped insisting on taking Lu Zihao to the hospital that Long Jinjing also settled down a bit. Her worry for him didn't disappear though which made him feel good.

”Oh right! Your dinner!” Then off she went running back to the kitchen.

The two men followed her panicky figure with their eyes.

”She's a good girl, that one,” Grandpa Lu said in a not-so-booming voice in order to prevent Long Jinjing from hearing him. ”Very different from Xiulan my girl but both of them are excellent young ladies with great heads for business. You did well in making her your girlfriend, my boy!”

Lu Zihao nodded and felt better after the old man's praise. He already accepted that he had developed some affection for the old man even without the remnant's influence. The main reason for this was because Grandpa Lu treated his beloved sister very well and was mentoring her on how to establish herself in the business world. The old man was one of the strongest pillars in her business success.

Despite thinking like this, he still couldn't deny that the remnant's powerful attachment towards Grandpa Lu also had a great effect on him whether he liked it or not, what with its bombardment of intense emotions and all that. And now that it somehow evolved and gained its own sentience and even started talking directly to him, its influence on him had gotten stronger. In spite of this, he believed in himself—Nikolai Vetrov. He wouldn't let a mere remnant affect him too much.

Grandpa Lu ”patted” Lu Zihao's back, effectively interrupting his thoughts. Each ”pat” would've caused a normal man to drop to the floor in pain, or worse, cough out blood. Maybe even have internal injuries. To Lu Zihao, however, these ”pats” were nothing.

Finally, Long Jinjing called him for dinner. She and Grandpa Lu also sat at the table to accompany him. It was the old man who was leading the conversation as always.

”I only dropped by here because I visited an old friend who lives nearby,” Grandpa Lu said. ”Then I heard from the property manager that Haohao is staying here so I came to say hi, hello, good evening and let's eat dinner together to my grandson! I never imagined that I'll get a very nice surprise! Bahahaha! That lad Shunnosuke said that his Boss Hao hasn't returned yet but his girlfriend is at the penthouse. Both of you have made this old man very happy tonight! Haohao my boy, bring out the brandy!”

Long Jinjing stood up. ”I…I'll do it!”

”Good, very good!”

Finally, Grandpa Lu started asking them questions about their relationship. The two took turns answering but it was mostly Lu Zihao who spoke because Long Jinjing was feeling shy as usual. Of course, they didn't tell the old man about their 30-day agreement.

Grandpa Lu kept on nodding. His approval was clear to everyone. ”Bring Jinjing to my mansion and let's have a nice dinner together!”

Long Jinjing's eyes widened.