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Chapter 144: Chapter 144: The Wind Rises as the Mountain Rain Approaches
Li Muchen already knew her likes and enjoyed preparing little surprises for her in daily life.
So when she got the dress, Lu Sheng didn’t think too much, and after taking a bath, she put on the dress.
To match the dress, she applied simple makeup and wore the pearl earrings that Li Muchen had given her before, then she left the room.
At this moment, the living room outside had already become lively, with Han Jing and Lan Yu having arrived and chatting with Lu Youming and Lu Youye.
On the sofa sat Lu Qianrou and a girl, whispering something quietly.
Lu Sheng glanced over, and the girl seemed to be the so-called internet celebrity, Yao Xuantong, probably invited by Lu Qianrou.
But when Lu Qianrou saw her, the look in her eyes was not the usual hostility, but rather a gleaming excitement, almost like she couldn’t hide it.
Lu Sheng frowned slightly, not knowing what Lu Qianrou was up to this time or what scheme she might be plotting.
But she didn’t want to bother guessing her thoughts.
As Lu Sheng appeared among the crowd, Lan Yu and the others immediately showed undisguised amazement upon seeing her.
Lu Sheng usually wore school uniforms and only casual T-shirts and shorts on days off; she rarely dressed up deliberately.
But now, the girl had her black hair up, with slightly curled bangs hanging beside her temples, and her face looked even smaller framed by the pearl earrings.
The square-neck strapped long dress accentuated her delicate shoulders and collarbones, revealing her fair and slender neck and perfectly outlined her slim waist.
Although wearing only light makeup, her delicate facial features made her look eye-catching despite the apparent casualness.
"My God, Shengbao you look so beautiful tonight!" Lan Yu couldn’t help approaching her and immediately corrected herself, "No, you are always stunning, but this dress really suits you!"
Lu Sheng indeed suited red, obviously Lu Youming and Lu Youye thought so too.
However, when Lu Siyan came downstairs and saw Lu Sheng, he noticeably paused looking at her dress.
"...What’s wrong, second brother?" Lu Sheng looked down at herself, puzzled, "Is there something on me?"
Lu Siyan seemed to be reminded of something, and his elegant eyebrows slightly furrowed. However, just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Lu Ziye who had just come downstairs.
"My darling sister, casually dressed up and already shining like a star ready for debut," Lu Ziye saw Lu Sheng, smiled, and playfully ruffled her hair.
Tonight, Lu Ziye wore a thin white knitted shirt with casual trousers, his hair slightly messy, and the blue diamond earring in his right ear sparkling, dazzling even in his casual attire.
Seeing Lu Ziye’s reaction, Lu Siyan’s furrowed brow finally relaxed.
When Lu Sheng asked him again what was wrong, he finally replied, "Nothing much, just thought of something."
Lu Siyan’s voice remained cool, looking over at Lu Jingyan who was making a phone call in the great hall, then turned to Lu Sheng, "Has Mr. Li not arrived yet?"
Speaking of Li Muchen, Lu Sheng also found it strange.
Considering how much Li Muchen valued tonight’s gathering, he should have arrived earlier than others.
Lu Sheng subconsciously reached for her phone, only to remember she hadn’t taken it out from the room.
When she went back to her room to get her phone, she realized she had forgotten to turn off the silent mode after going to take a bath. From then until now, Li Muchen had actually called her dozens of times.
Lu Sheng’s heart sank suddenly.
She immediately called back, but the cold, electronic prompt tone came through the phone: "Sorry, the number you have dialed is turned off..."
Lu Sheng hung up the phone again and opened WeChat, only then did she see a message sent by Li Muchen half an hour ago.
[Shengsheng, I called you many times but you didn’t answer. By the time you see this message, I might already be on the plane.]
[Sorry, I can’t attend the family gathering at your house tonight. I had already set out, but half an hour ago I received a call from the nursing home where my grandmother stays, telling me she has suddenly disappeared.]
[I’ve told you before, my grandmother has Alzheimer’s disease and has been staying abroad for treatment all these years. Now, they have absolutely no idea where my grandmother is, and I must go to Suli personally to handle this.]
[I’ve already apologized to your elder brother. Once I find my grandmother and get her settled, I’ll return home as soon as possible.]
[While I’m not in the country, if you encounter anything you can’t handle by yourself, go find Chen An to help you.]
—Li Muchen’s grandmother had actually disappeared.
Lu Sheng hadn’t expected such an unexpected incident to occur.
She knew that Li Muchen’s grandfather had passed away over a decade ago, and later, his parents also died in a car accident.
Besides that uncle, Li Feng, who wanted to kill him, his grandmother was the only relative Li Muchen had left in this world. There was no way Li Muchen wouldn’t rush over immediately when his grandmother had an incident.
The problem is, Li Muchen’s grandmother is already over seventy years old and has Alzheimer’s disease; how could she just disappear from the nursing home so unexpectedly?
How could an elderly person with dementia disappear under the supervision of so many caregivers and yet go unnoticed?
Lu Sheng immediately called Chen An, and obtained Li Muchen’s flight number and the address of the nursing home.
However, before she had time to think further, or even respond to Li Muchen’s message, she suddenly heard a loud bang from the living room outside, as if something had exploded.
The next second, the lights in Lu Sheng’s room went out, plunging the room into complete darkness. At the same time, sharp and miserable screams sounded outside—
"Ah!! My face!! My face has been cut!!" The voice sounded like it was Yao Xuantong.
"What happened, did the ceiling chandelier explode?" Han Jing asked immediately.
Lan Yu was also speaking: "It seems like all the houses are out of power, could the explosion have caused the circuit to short?"
"How could the living room light suddenly explode!" Lu Jingyan shouted, "Mrs. Wang, hurry and get the emergency light!"
Chaotic sounds of collision and conversation came from outside, Lu Sheng immediately groped in the dark to open her door, and as expected, the living room outside was also pitch black, everyone was groping in the darkness.
Lu Sheng quickly turned on her phone’s flashlight.
The abrupt appearance of the light source immediately illuminated the darkness, allowing everyone to finally see the scene in front of them.
What had exploded was the large and luxurious crystal chandelier previously hanging from the living room ceiling; fragments of the explosion had scattered everywhere, almost the entire living room was in disarray.
However, the next second, Lu Sheng’s pupils sharply constricted, and her breathing stalled for several seconds.
The ghastly light of the flashlight passed over, and beneath where the chandelier had been, Lu Youming’s normally sickly face was even paler.
She saw a young man wearing a black shirt, his eyes almost in disbelief, as he covered his neck with his right hand. His distinctively jointed hand trembled slightly, with blood flowing through his fingers.
