Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: The Downfall of the Lu Family

"Why did you come straight to the hospital to find our son instead of returning to the company first? Do you know the driver said you dashed to the hospital like you were possessed, it scared me to death! If something happens to you and Chi, how am I supposed to live?" Mrs. Lu hit Mr. Lu with her handbag, tears streaming down like an unstoppable faucet. But Mr. Lu, like a wooden puppet, remained unresponsive, enduring her blows.

"Mom, stop it. Dad seems off." Lu Chi noticed the abnormal expression on Mr. Lu’s face and felt a shiver of fear. Mrs. Lu also ceased her actions, anxiously looking at Mr. Lu and said in a trembling voice, "Husband, don’t scare me. What’s wrong with you?"

"The Lu Corporation can’t be saved." Mr. Lu stared blankly into Mrs. Lu’s eyes and mumbled, "It can’t be saved."

"How... how could this happen?" Mrs. Lu was also stunned upon hearing the news, "What did Jiahe say? Is there no room for negotiation at all?"

"Do you know who did all this?"

"Wasn’t it Xu Jie?" Mrs. Lu asked instinctively. Wasn’t Xu Jie in charge according to Jiahe?

Looking at his long-time wife, Mr. Lu laughed again, a laugh tinged with madness, resembling that of a lunatic, "It’s Xu Ke! Who would have thought the infamous good-for-nothing in Luocheng would push us to this point? Your son fancied Lin Mengyao, drugged her, and was caught red-handed by Xu Ke. The two even got into a fight! How can you expect anyone to spare our Lu Corporation after this? How could they!" Mr. Lu cried and laughed hysterically as he shouted.

"Dad, what are you saying? I don’t understand. Are you saying Xu Ke is the mastermind who ruined our family? That’s impossible! He’s just a worthless fool. How could he possibly do this? Dad, you must be mistaken. Anyone else could have done it. Why him? If he were really so capable, how did he end up being a househusband in the Lin Family, doing their bidding?" Lu Chi clearly didn’t believe his father’s words and argued loudly.

"Chi is right. Husband, you must be mistaken. Maybe it’s someone with the same name. Why don’t we go to Jiahe one more time? This time I will accompany you. Let’s go together and plead with Xu Jie to spare us." Mrs. Lu clutched Mr. Lu’s arm and said anxiously.

In her life, the hardest time was those years when the Lu Corporation was advancing into the second-tier aristocratic families in Luocheng. Even though she had been prepared for it, when her husband personally announced the family’s bankruptcy, she couldn’t accept the reality. She didn’t want to live a life without money, even with a mountain of debt. Not even a little. To save the company, she was willing to set aside her pride and beg Xu Jie, even get down on her knees if necessary.

Mr. Lu witnessed Mrs. Lu’s panic and tears, but he was helpless. The backbone that had propped up the Lu Family for decades was finally bending with every new blow today. Seeing Mrs. Lu, who still wished to deceive herself by dragging him to plead with others, Mr. Lu, for the first time, removed her hands from himself, "Stop struggling. It’s futile. Because of the things Chi did, Xu Ke will never forgive us. If he doesn’t forgive us, Jiahe will never let us go. Accept it." After uttering these last three words, Mr. Lu seemed to age decades in an instant, his figure imbued with the twilight of an old man.

"Dad, Mom, don’t worry. I will support you and uphold this family in the future. I will regain everything the Lu Family has lost." He said ambitiously, thinking that the shame Jiahe and Xu Jie had brought upon him would surely be reclaimed in the days to come. He believed his father was rattled by the bankruptcy’s shock, which led him to say such things—the real culprit must be that vile woman, Xu Jie! noveldrama

Seeing his wife and son deep in denial, Mr. Lu managed a mocking smile. Without saying anything further to Mrs. Lu or Lu Chi, he returned directly to the Lu Corporation to prepare for the bankruptcy.

This morning’s trending topic was arguably the biggest of the year, even causing the Weibo server to temporarily crash.

At the Lin Family’s dining table, Lin Mengchen idly scrolled through her phone. Upon seeing today’s trending topic, she nearly choked on the hot soup she was drinking.

"How old are you and still eating so sloppily? Look at the mess you’re making." Li Lihua complained as she reached out to pat Lin Mengchen’s back to help her catch her breath.

"No, Mom, the Lu Corporation went bankrupt. The company got acquired by Jiahe. And look at this, Lu Chi was kicked out of a private hospital because he couldn’t afford it, and his injuries haven’t healed yet." Lin Mengchen looked at the trending topic content, feeling as if she had eaten a mouthful of gossip early in the morning.

Li Lihua and Mr. Lin passed the phone around, also finding it hard to believe. The family began discussing the matter, while Xu Ke sat quietly at one end of the dining table, acting like he was invisible. If you looked closely, you could see he was slightly distracted.

The Lu Family’s affair had not taken too much of Xu Ke’s attention. He was preparing to meet Lin Mengyao, and the thought of seeing her soon made him feel a tinge of excitement.

Lin Mengyao, supervising the construction site, had no idea Xu Ke was already on his way. At the moment, she was frowning tightly, troubled by the issues before her.

A few days ago, more than a dozen punks came to the construction site, smashing things and stopping workers from continuing their work. They even injured some workers who tried to drive them away, landing them in the hospital. Lin Mengyao reported them to the police, thinking they’d be restrained after being sent to the station. Yet, this time, they returned with even more people, sitting dominantly beside the construction machines with sticks in their hands, not letting anyone approach, and hitting anyone who dared to come near without hesitation.

Lin Mengyao licked her chapped lips and approached the leader, "What will it take for you to leave?" The construction site was very loud, and Lin Mengyao had been shouting every day, straining her voice. Even after taking many medicines to treat her throat, there was no improvement, and now her voice was hoarse and unpleasant, and it hurt even more to speak.

Lin Mengyao wasn’t keen on talking, but she had no choice.

The gang leader sat casually on a chair, lazily swinging a stick in his hand. He only looked up upon hearing Lin Mengyao speak, seeing she was just a woman, covered in dust, with no noteworthy feature aside from bright, big eyes. He quickly looked away, not interested in wasting words with her.

Seeing the leader unwilling to talk, Xu Mengyao’s frown deepened. The construction couldn’t afford delays. If they couldn’t finish on time, the Lin Corporation would suffer a loss, and as the person in charge, she wouldn’t be able to escape the blame.

"What will it take for you to leave with your men?" Lin Mengyao asked again, enduring the pain in her throat.

"Aren’t you annoying? When I’m ready to leave, I’ll go. Even if you beg me on your knees, I still wouldn’t come back." The blond-haired punk drummed the ground twice with his stick, speaking irritably.

They weren’t exactly eager to come to this deserted place to eat dust. If it weren’t for an order from above, he wouldn’t have come to such a remote, filthy place. Even he felt wronged being assigned this task, yet this woman kept nagging at him. It was annoying.

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