Jiang Nuan silently rolled her eyes at him. "I don't believe you for a second!"
This man was incredibly cunning!
After their meal, the two continued to catch up on sleep.
The next day, when Lu Qiaoyi woke up, she found only the household maid by her side. She was instantly disappointed and saddened. She had gone through such a major incident, yet her parents hadn't stayed to accompany her.
"Miss, you're awake!" maid Wang Ma asked with concern.
Lu Qiaoyi nodded and questioned, "Where are my parents? Where is my brother? Why aren't they here to see me?"
Wang Ma's expression turned grim upon hearing this. "The Madam left not long ago. It seems the Chairman had an accident. The household received a phone call, and the Madam left in a hurry."
"The doctor said you're fine, Miss. You can be discharged once you wake up."
Lu Qiaoyi's whole body tensed. She had forgotten about this.
Her father's poisoning was acting up today.
What should she do?!
What were they trying to do?!
Her father doted on her immensely, always giving her the best of everything first.
During Lunar New Year, when they slaughtered a chicken, the drumstick and gizzard were always saved for her by her father. The biggest and plumpest shrimp, her father always saved for her to eat. There were so many other instances; her parents' first thought was always her.
"What happened to my dad?" Lu Qiaoyi's voice trembled uncontrollably.
Wang Ma replied, "I'm not entirely sure, but it seems quite serious. The Madam was so frightened she almost fainted at the time."
"Dad." Lu Qiaoyi quickly got out of bed. "Wang Ma, I'm going back. You handle the discharge procedures and then come back." Lu Qiaoyi couldn't wait a moment longer.
Lu Qiaoyi returned home at her fastest speed. The atmosphere in the house was unusually tense.
"Mom, Wang Ma said Dad had an accident. What happened?"
Jin Yan glanced at her indifferently. Seeing her anxiety, she felt disdain. Her husband had almost met his end; thankfully, Nuan had seen it beforehand, otherwise, she wouldn't be alive now.
"Your father has lost his sight. We did a blood test, but they couldn't find the cause?" her voice was full of dejection.
Lu Qiaoyi listened without any suspicion.
Jin Yan looked at her daughter, whom she had doted on since childhood, and felt an immense pain. She had given her the best of everything since she was little, only for her to ultimately harm the father who raised her. Even a beast wouldn't do such a thing.
The more Jin Yan thought about it, the angrier she became, and her tone grew cold. "You can go upstairs and rest."
People's hearts were made of flesh and blood. Lu Qiaoyi was also very sad at this moment. "I'm going to see Dad."
Lu Qiaoyi said this and ran upstairs.
She pushed the door open abruptly and saw her three elder brothers inside. Her father lay on the bed, still and unresponsive.
"Dad." She called out.
Lu Jincheng glanced at her coldly, then slightly lowered his gaze.
Lu Jinyan looked at her with heartache, his voice choked with emotion. "Yiyi, Dad can't see anymore."
Lu Qiaoyi bit her lip tightly, looking at her father lying on the bed. His face was pale, devoid of his usual dignified and wise demeanor.
"Dad will get better," Lu Qiaoyi's voice trembled.
Lu Jincheng looked at her, his gaze deep, his suppressed anger surging outwards. "Do you think that's possible? The blood test showed no problems whatsoever. And what you did last night, you almost angered Dad to death. Are you this restless? Do you want Mu Jiuchen that badly?"
Lu Jincheng's tone was utterly heartless, each word piercing Lu Qiaoyi's heart like a needle.
"Second Brother, I didn't. I was set up last night. I really didn't, Second Brother." Lu Qiaoyi sat on the floor, powerless. The events of last night were still vivid in her mind. She had been defiled, and in front of everyone. That dog of a man had done such a thing to her.
She had still had her senses then and managed to escape. Mu Jiuchen, that scoundrel, had secretly switched the wine. She thought she would surely get that man last night, but in the end, she had ruined herself. She regretted it to the point her intestines were twisted.
But Second Brother shouldn't have given her that cold look. She looked up at him. "Second Brother, I was forced!"
"Hmph! I saw the surveillance footage. You know very well whether you were forced or not."
"What? Surveillance footage?" Lu Qiaoyi was stunned.
"Alright, Jincheng, stop talking. Yiyi is also very upset." Lu Jinyue couldn't bear to see his sister bullied. She was already miserable enough. The outside world gossiped about her, did she have to be lectured by her family at home too?
Lu Jinyue held back his breath and said nothing.
Lu Qiaoyi suddenly remembered her grandmother. "Oh right, where's Grandma?"
With her father in such a state, Grandma would surely be heartbroken. Although she didn't like that old woman,
She had to put on a show at a time like this.
Lu Jinyue replied, "Don't worry about Grandma. We've already comforted her. Grandma is resting upstairs."
Lu Qiaoyi pretended to sigh in relief.
Lu Jinyan helped her up. "Yiyi, I'll escort you back to your room to rest."
Lu Qiaoyi glanced at her father on the bed, gritted her teeth, and followed her third brother out.
Lu Jincheng looked at his eldest brother. He didn't know the truth. If he stayed, Dad might not be able to hold back.
"Eldest Brother, you should also go back and rest. I'll take care of Dad here."
He had to get Eldest Brother to leave!
Lu Jinyue knew his younger brother was a doctor, so he didn't say anything.
"Take good care of Dad. I'll go to the company and be back." Lu Jinyue took a few steps, and then he remembered the video he had watched. It seemed he needed to have a talk with Yiyi.
As soon as he heard the door close, Lu Chengsi's eyes snapped open.
"Whoosh..." He exhaled, looked at his son, and immediately said, "I'm so miserable."
Lu Jincheng couldn't help but chuckle. "Dad, if it weren't for Nuan, you'd be even more miserable!"
"Isn't that the truth?" Lu Chengsi's face was grim. "Quick, quick, give me some water. Your sister's medicine makes my body feel quite comfortable, but I'm so thirsty and my complexion is pale. My face looks worse than someone who's about to die."
Lu Jincheng poured a glass of water and handed it to his father before saying, "Dad, Nuan's medical skills are truly excellent. Even sitting like this, you look so sickly. You don't need to do anything, and people can tell you're a patient."
"Heh heh..." Lu Chengsi drank the glass of water in one gulp. "You kid, you should follow your sister and learn medicine properly from now on."
Lu Jincheng smiled slyly. "Dad, learning medicine isn't as good as learning to make shampoo. I really like Nuan's beautiful hair. The shampoo is made by her herself. I also found out that she privately customizes acne creams and beauty creams for celebrities. If our family invests in mass production, within a year, our family can become internationally wealthy."
He had already made up his mind to cooperate with his sister.
"Heh heh..." Lu Chengsi laughed, a deep smile on his face, giving the impression of a cunning old fox. "Kid, it's clear you're not cut out for business. Why would you reveal such a good business opportunity? If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have known. If I didn't know, I wouldn't be thinking about getting the formula?"
Lu Jincheng's face darkened. "Dad, how can you do this? You're even snatching your own son's cooperation?"
"Hmph! This is the business world, what do you know, you foolish kid!" Lu Chengsi already had his plan in mind. If sons could scheme against their fathers, couldn't fathers scheme against their sons?