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Lu Changbai was sitting opposite, and there was a table and a glass wall between us.

Even though he was wearing prison uniform, he was still calm and composed, as if he was not in a prison, but in his own office where he was planning strategies.

I didn't want to meet him, but there is one thing, I must get news from him.

Seeing me sitting down, he held up the communication phone and smiled slightly: "Yanyan, you look good."

I said, "You are no different from usual."

After all, after being imprisoned, there are contacts to help with management.

"It's still a little different." He raised the handcuffs on his wrists, as if they were something interesting, "I used to stay up late to deal with official business, but here I have a stable work and rest, and three meals a day."

I thought to myself that if I really like it, it is better to stay for two more years. Anyway, I have no objection, and Yang Chen must also applaud it.

He didn't mind my distraction, and asked in a familiar way: "Who are you with now? Yang Chen?"

Today's task is to play the image of a cowardly and impulsive stupid child in front of him, so I was silent for a few seconds before nodding lightly: "I don't know what to do. He has been, has been controlling me, not letting me go out, and not letting me go out." I'm here..."

I'm sorry, Yang Chen, anyway, you and Lu Changbai are already mortal enemies, and it probably won't matter if you take the blame.

Lu Changbai shook his head: "Father won't be around in the future, won't your limp character be tightly controlled by him?"

I lowered my eyes and bit my lip, looking at a loss.

He seemed to be amused by my appearance: "Okay, okay, Dad still has a few reliable friends outside, if you can't stand Yang Chen, go to them for help. Otherwise, let Yang Chen's dad take care of him , you are my son after all, for the sake of the past, Yang Shechuan will still give this kind of affection, huh?"

I was so cold that I could vomit, even though I knew I should nod in agreement, but my acting skills were limited and I couldn't respond appropriately.

Afraid that Lu Changbai would notice something strange, he stretched out his hand under the table and pinched his thigh fiercely, gritting his teeth in pain, "moved" tears welled up in his eyes: "Well... I see."

He comforted him a few words and said, "I haven't seen Jingfan all this time, so I don't know how he is doing recently?"

Lu Jingfan's gray hair flashed in front of his eyes, and seeing Lu Changbai's calm and breezy face, a burst of annoyance flashed in his heart: He knew exactly how much Lu Jingfan was suffering outside, but he didn't take it to heart at all.

But I must not show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction. I took a few deep breaths, and my expression was still twitching—it was too hard to pinch myself just now: "He has to take a lot of medicine every day to sleep, and he is so thin."

After hearing this, Lu Changbai didn't say anything, and asked about the external situation that had not been reported by the news. I made a long story short and told him what happened during these days in a nutshell.

Lu Changbai finally let out a long sigh when he heard that Hou Guangyue's case ended in such a short period of time.

He didn't ask any other questions anymore, instead he chatted with me and chatted for a long time.Seeing that the prison visit time was coming to an end, the conversation did not involve any topic of my concern.

I was anxious in my heart, but I knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed.

When I first went to Lu Zhai, he asked me to sign those documents, and the things belonged to me legally, but it was only a matter of time before I got them.

I have to continue to be the incompetent and clumsy Xu Junyan in his eyes, so that this old fox can take off his guard.

Clenching a piece of soft meat inside my mouth tightly, I forced myself to hold my breath, and continued to listen to him with a bloody mouth in my mouth: "Ms. Su has knit a lot of sweaters for you, and it took a lot of effort to say what kind of knitting pattern, but still I didn't have time to send it out. If you have the heart, you can go to her to take it away, and it's not in vain."

"Okay." I obediently responded, "Do you have anything you want me to bring? To Aunt Su, or Lu Jingfan."

"Teacher Su will come to visit every month, so I don't need you to speak."

Lu Changbai paused for a few seconds, "As for Jing Fan—after all, he will be raised for a while. You can't watch him spoil himself. Tell that child that I have been incompetent as an adoptive father over the years, so he doesn't have to. I feel ashamed of me. Without my shackles, let him live as he wants in the days to come."

I looked up and met his eyes, his eyes were calm and gentle, as if nothing in the world could cause ripples in them.

Obviously, he personally shaped everything about Lu Jingfan, his thoughts, feelings, desires and expectations, as well as his distorted life.Even if you raise a dog and raise it carefully for many years, you should feel a little bit of true love.

But when he said no, he didn't want it, without sentimentality or hesitation.

Perhaps because he stared at him for too long, Lu Changbai smiled: "Silly boy, what is there to see?"

I slowed down my tone and said in a low voice: "I just think...we are not alike at all. I don't understand anything, I need others to teach me how to do it, and I have no idea..."

"Jing Fan is smarter than you, but if you are too smart, you will inevitably have crooked thoughts."

He said meaningfully: "Yanyan, obedience also has its benefits, and you will gradually understand in the future."

I slightly raised the corners of my lips, and slightly pursed a smile, as if inspired by his words.

I asked Xiao Huo to take me to the Lu residence.

Since he decided to play the role of a filial son in front of Lu Changbai, it is natural to implement every detail he said, so as not to show flaws when asked next time.

In fact, a scarf is not worth visiting in person at all, but in the few quick meetings before, Su Wan's tenderness and concern for me came from the bottom of my heart.Now that Lu Changbai is in jail, I should go visit this titular stepmother no matter what.

Probably the owner didn't care about it, the flowers and plants in the garden are not as lush as before, and the autumn is getting stronger, the scene in the yard looks a bit bleak.

The house was in Su Wan's name and it was her personal property, so it was not confiscated.

Thoughts passed in my mind, I pressed the doorbell, and it took a long time for the door to open, and a haggard middle-aged woman appeared in front of me.

Su Guan was holding a shawl, her whole face seemed to have been soaked in tears, and her red phoenix eyes were a little swollen.When she saw me, her eyes turned red immediately, and she cried, "Yanyan, something serious happened to your father, do you know that?"

"Aunt Su." I sighed and helped her into the room, "I know, I went to see him yesterday."

I sat on the sofa with Su Wan and listened to her talking about Lu Changbai being sued and going to prison a few days ago.She is a bit rich, and occasionally she can't breathe when she cries, which makes me keep nervous all the time, for fear that she will faint.

"...I said, Mr. Lu, we are not unrelated. How could we let that stinky boy from the Yang family frame him like this? And Yang Shechuan, who used to have a good relationship with us, only now sees that his hands are dirty, so don't care about him." Son, it's totally unreasonable to allow him to behave like this."

"Teacher Lu persuaded me in turn, saying that the relationship behind it is complicated, and told me not to rush about this matter. It is important to take care of my health. I think about him every day. How can he take care of himself? Yan Yan, Your father is already fifty, even if he offends some terrible person, you can't torment him like this..."

Su Wan didn't know much about the inside story of this incident, and she didn't know my relationship in it, so she just scolded Yang Chen and his father for being a white-eyed wolf, or complained that Lu Changbai didn't allow her to go back to her natal home to rescue soldiers.

I smiled wryly in my heart, all I could do was listen patiently to her venting her anguish, and offer a few words of comfort from time to time.

After a long while, Su Wan gradually calmed down, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and apologized to me: "Yanyan, you see, I don't go out of the house all day, and I can't find anyone who can talk to me, and I can talk endlessly. Actually, no one brought you a sip of water."

It doesn't matter if I say it, just now I have noticed that the servants of the Lu family have been dismissed, only one nanny is left to take care of her daily life, and the quietness in the villa is almost depressing.

After crying for a long time, she finally felt better, and asked me expectantly: "Will you stay for lunch? Can I cook two dishes? Teacher Lu likes to eat my fried conch slices the most."

I was sad to see it, and I really couldn't refuse, so I agreed.After dinner, I talked about the sweater, and Su Wan quickly said, "It's already been woven, and it's in Jingfan's room—"

She suddenly stopped talking, her eyes were red again: "After Teacher Lu was taken away, Jing Fan didn't come back for a long time. I heard that he testified in court and framed Teacher Lu together with the Yang family, but I feel dizzy every day, and I don't know. Yanyan, is there such a thing?"

I was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer: I can't hide this matter at all, Su Wan can learn the truth through other means; but if I admit it at this time, it will hurt her too much.

When I was in a dilemma, Su Wan smiled miserably: "No wonder Mr. Lu told me not to ask Jing Fan for help. I thought it was because I didn't want to involve him. I didn't expect that our husband and wife would do good deeds all our lives, giving him food, clothing, and reading for him." A good school, with all its heart and soul, has never treated him badly, but it has raised such a white-eyed wolf!"

She turned around and told the nanny: "Go and get those sweaters in the closet. Lock that room from now on, don't open it! I get angry when I see it!"

The nanny went away and brought me a stack of clothes in a short time.

Su Wan cheered up, and said to me: "I played a lot when I was free. I told you to take it away last time, but I was too busy to forget it. You try it all, and I'll see if it fits."

I took off my coat and tried each one in turn.

"The size is just right, I am taller than Teacher Lu—" her voice choked up immediately, and she wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes: "By the way, there is also a scarf that Teacher Lu specially asked me to give you as a birthday present. "

Su Guan personally took the gift box and handed it to me, and sat aside to watch me unwrap it: "He said this color is the prettiest, Yanyan, your skin is fair, you must be handsome and clean when you wear it in winter."

This scarf is off-white with some light blue snow patterns. It is not only warm and soft, but also extra thick. You can tell that a lot of thought has been put into it at a glance.

I whispered, "Thank you, Auntie."

Putting the scarf back in the box, I accidentally bumped into something with my fingers.I looked down and turned it out, and it turned out to be an envelope.

Su Wan snorted: "Mr. Lu seemed to have put a greeting card in it at the time, and it should be a blessing to Yan Yan."

My heart was pounding.

From what I know about Lu Changbai, he is by no means a man who likes such sensational plots.

Reaching out and twisting the envelope, I said to Su Wan nonchalantly: "Then I will open it when I go back. I haven't received anything written by my father. I want to have a sense of ritual and record this process."

She didn't think much, nodded and said: "Yes, this must be kept well. I don't know what will happen in the future, so it will be difficult to accept another copy..."

After saying goodbye to Su Wan, I went back to the car, immediately took out the envelope from the box, took a deep breath, and steadily tore open the seal.

A note with the account number and password of a high-end safe deposit box company in Xiangjiang, and a black magnetic card.

I froze for a few seconds, then realized what it was, and couldn't help laughing out loud.Xiao Huo was taken aback by me. Seeing me laughing so hard that tears came out, he couldn't help asking: "Boss, is there any happy event?"

"Yes, yes, of course." I said, "Your salary will be doubled this month."

He stopped looking at me, continued to drive in a regular manner, and said with a smile: "Wow, thank you boss."

I was in a very comfortable mood, and carefully put the card into a dark pocket and put it away. I couldn't help but think of a poem: There is no place to find it when you step through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

Lu Changbai's words echoed in my ears, and I whispered in a voice that only I could hear:

"Of course it's good to be obedient. It's not for this thing, why would I appear in front of you?"