The atmosphere in the hospital room was a bit strange.
Old Master Lu lay in bed, sulking alone, refusing to listen to any of Lu Yanbei's explanations.
Su He watched the old man's IV drip, secretly observing the grandfather and grandson.
"Sir, the doctor said you mustn't get angry," the butler broke the silence, advising in a low voice.
The old man snorted and turned his face away.
Lu Yanbei's expression was also grim, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, clearly restraining his emotions.
Su He swallowed, seemingly wanting to say something to ease the awkwardness. Unfortunately, before she could speak, Old Master Lu spoke first. "Su Su, if there's nothing else, you can go back and rest. I have someone to take care of me here."
Su He opened her mouth and said, "Grandpa, let me stay and take care of you. Butler Grandpa is also old and can't stay up late."
"Isn't he here?" Old Master Lu glared at his grandson indignantly.
Su He glanced at Lu Yanbei, seeing that he didn't seem displeased, and felt slightly relieved. "He's usually busy with work..."
Speaking of which, the old man started complaining again. "Always busy with work, forgetting the important things. One of my legs is already in the grave, who knows how much longer I have to live!"
"You're thirty years old and haven't even held a girl's hand. Do you want our Lu family to have no descendants?"
Su He lowered her head guiltily.
"Grandpa!" Lu Yanbei showed a helpless expression.
"I don't care! Within a month, I want to see you married! Otherwise, I'll immediately amend my will and donate all my vast fortune, leaving you not a single cent!"
These words had been said by the old man countless times, but no one took them seriously.
Lu Yanbei didn't care about the family fortune.
After all, besides Lu's Group, he was also the behind-the-scenes boss of the Sifang Group.
He was not short of money at all.
Lu Yanbei sighed, finally taking his hand out of his pocket. "Su He, you go back and rest first. I'll stay with Grandpa."
Su He's eyelashes flickered, afraid that the old man would hear something from his words. "Then, I'll come back early tomorrow morning to relieve you."
Lu Yanbei grunted. "I'll have the driver take you back."
"Okay," Su He replied.
At this moment, Old Master Lu, who was dozing off, suddenly asked, "Su Su, where are you living now?"
Su He paused, almost tripping. "I live in the apartment on Xinhua Street."
"So far away... Then be careful on your way back!" Old Master Lu glanced at Lu Yanbei and pretended to be surprised.
Su He vaguely replied and left in a hurry.
The sound of footsteps faded, and the hospital room became quiet again.
Old Master Lu sat up abruptly, pointed at Lu Yanbei's nose, and lectured, "Look at you, what can you do besides make money? Chasing a girl, you have to be so secretive, and you need this old man to help you brainstorm!"
Lu Yanbei poured a cup of warm water and handed it to the old man. "Have some water to moisten your throat."
The old man didn't stand on ceremony, picked up the cup, and gulped it down. "Grandpa has set the stage for you, you have to show some spirit!"
"Just don't mess it up." Lu Yanbei found the old man's theatrics both amusing and exasperating. Couldn't he just make up a simple excuse? Why did he have to use his own health as a reason?
"I've eaten more salt than you've walked on the road! Back then, your grandma and I fell in love at first sight..." When Old Master Lu mentioned his late wife, he became incredibly talkative.
Where did he look like a patient with such vigor?
Lu Yanbei sat in a chair nearby, listening patiently. Half an hour later, the IV drip was finished, and a nurse came in to remove the needle.
Lu Yanbei glanced at the name on the medicine bottle.
It was glucose.
He was really good at pretending!
"Alright, find a place to sleep, don't disturb me playing games." Old Master Lu, finding his presence as a grown man an eyesore, unceremoniously ordered him out.
Lu Yanbei obediently got up, picked up his jacket, and left the room.
Because of the old man's antics, the relationship between Lu Yanbei and Su He had to be exposed prematurely. Through a series of maneuvers, the old man set the wedding date for the two of them.
The first time Su He married into the Lu family, they had only registered their marriage and had no wedding ceremony. Old Master Lu always felt he owed Su He. This time, no matter what, he would compensate her properly.
Thus, for the next period, Su He was arranged to undertake a series of tasks. Taking wedding photos, ordering gowns, listing relatives and friends, writing wedding invitations, she was swamped.
She never expected that getting married would involve so many things.
Lu Yanbei was also forced to take a leave of absence for these few days, accompanying Su He in the hustle and bustle.
"Are you only inviting these few people on your side?" Lu Yanbei looked at the guest list she had compiled with some surprise.
"I studied abroad in college, most of my classmates are abroad and can't come back. Among my high school classmates, besides Jiang Xiaoxiao, I'm not very close to most of the others, so I didn't plan to invite them." Su He slumped on the sofa, unwilling to move.
"What about your adoptive parents' relatives?" Lu Yanbei asked again.
"My adoptive father rarely had contact with his relatives." Su He lowered her eyes and explained faintly. To be precise, those relatives looked down on Su Dazhi and the like, thinking his job of collecting scrap was shameful.
When Grandma Su was still alive, out of respect for the elder, the siblings would gather every year. After Grandma Su passed away, they no longer cared about face and were afraid of getting entangled with them.
It was a pity that Su Dazhi still sent gifts to them during festivals, but the other party didn't even want to see them and directly had the security guard block him outside the residential area. After being rejected a few times, Su Dazhi never visited those relatives again and completely cut off contact.
"As for my adoptive mother... she broke off relations with her family because she married my adoptive father and hasn't been in contact for many years." Su He recalled.
According to Tang Jiaojiao, her family was originally quite wealthy. Because she fell in love with a poor boy, she was kicked out of her home. At the time, she was defiant with her family and came to B City with Su Dazhi, vowing to achieve something before returning to beg for her parents' forgiveness.
Unfortunately, both of the Tang family elders died in a car accident. Her siblings refused to forgive her, and from then on, they severed ties and never saw each other again.
Lu Yanbei did not expect that Su He's adoptive parents had such a story behind them, it was truly regrettable.
Lu Yanbei tidied up the invitations and laid them out meticulously on the table.
These were all written by him personally, full of sincerity.
Su He couldn't quite understand.
It was just a formality, why did he have to be so hands-on? Making it seem so real.
Her thoughts were written all over her face, how could Lu Yanbei not see it?
He couldn't be bothered with gains and losses.
He only knew that after the wedding, she would be the legitimate Mrs. Lu.
In this lifetime, he would never let go!