Chapter 18 - But the Bed is Too Small (1/2)

“Lu Jingzhi, who do you think you’re treating as a maid now?” Li Shutong asked angrily.

“If you’re unhappy with that idea then… get out of this house now?” Lu Jingzhi said as he looked mercilessly at Lu Zhengbai. “They are lucky that I am the one witnessing all these today. If it were Grandpa, do you think there is still room for you to plead for them right now?”

Lu Zhengbai could only lower his head and sigh. “We will do as you say.”

“Alright then, I believe every one of you have heard me clearly. From today onwards, there is no third young master or second mistress anymore. You are no longer supposed to serve them or treat them as masters in this house. You are all supposed to treat them as two additional servants in this house.”

“As long as I am around, there is no room for them here.”

Everyone in the Lu family mansion merely nodded their head and kept silent as Lu Jingzhi commanded them. No one dared to move a finger or speak a word as they could feel Lu Jingzhi’s wrath. Even Li Shutong who was still sitting on the floor, finally decided to keep her mouth shut.

Jiang Yuning witnessed the entire scene and could not help her heart from beating faster. When her idol was angry, he could be really scary and unstoppable.

“Butler, please also prepare a guestroom for Miss Jiang so she can stay here for another two more days.”

Jiang Yuning naturally understood why Lu Jingzhi instructed the butler to prepare a guestroom for her. He wanted her to stay at the Lu family mansion for a few more days to continue watching Lu Zongye and his mother who were both in misery now.

“No, you don’t have to. It is alright,” Jiang Yuning quickly rejected. She was not confident that she could stay on to criticize and make fun of someone in their own home.

“Huh?” Lu Jingzhi turned around to look at Jiang Yuning who was pushing away the chance that he had created for her.

“I really hate both Lu Zongye and his mother, but I have not forgotten that this is the Lu family mansion after all. Even if I were to vent my anger and frustrations on them, I will not do it in the Lu family mansion. Of course, my biggest wish is that I never have to see both this mother and son again for the rest of my life.”

She did not want to see them?

That would not be possible as she was going to be Lu Zongye’s future sister-in-law.

“As you please,” Lu Jingzhi replied. “However, you have to stay here tonight to look after your grandfather.”

“I can just sleep in your study tonight. You do not need to trouble the butler to prepare another guestroom for me,” Jiang Yuning quickly replied. The Lu family mansion was not the same as it used to be. Even if the relationship between Jiang Yuning and Lu Jingzhi was not as simple as it seemed now, she did not want to spend any more time staying at the Lu family mansion and give herself unnecessary stress.

“Butler, just do as she said.”

Not far away from them, Lu Zongye and Li Shutong looked as if they had just lost their souls. One of them sat on the sofa talking to himself, while the other just sat on the floor motionlessly.

They did not dare to move, nor did they wanted to move.

Who would want to be downgraded from being the masters of the house to becoming a servant that can be ordered around by anyone?

Furthermore, Lu Jingzhi’s oppression over them was so strong that they rather be silent and dead when he was around.

Lu Zhengbai could only sigh as he stared helplessly at the both of them. He did not know what else he could do and had no intention of doing anything else.

This was because Lu Jingzhi’s words had reminded him that these two people had been abusing their status and authority in the Lu family for so many years. Lu Zhengbai was afraid that the old master might already be aware of what they had done all these years and that this would be the final straw for him. He could not imagine the consequences if he continued condoning their actions.

Dinner was soon served by the butler and the kitchen staff. The Lu family mansion seemed extremely empty as only Lu Jingzhi and Jiang Yuning were dining at the table.

Although Lu Jingzhi’s father had a few brothers and a sister, they were all high achievers who had their own accomplishments. Aside from the holidays, they were rarely seen at the Lu family mansion.

Lu Zhengbai’s family was the only ones who were still living in the Lu family mansion. At this time, Lu Zongye and his mother were still sitting in the living room like sculptures.

“The both of them—are they going to stay this way the entire night?” Jiang Yuning asked as she stared at them in fascination. This was the first time that she had seen this kind of response when a person was in shock.

“I don’t think that they will move—maybe not till tomorrow morning,” Lu Jingzhi replied with a strange expression on his face.

“It looks like I should enjoy this moment and look at them as much as I can then. This is really amazing,” Jiang Yuning said as she continued staring at them in fascination as she ate her dinner. She even took out her cell phone to take pictures of both the mother and son who were in shock.