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Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Five Brothers Come to Support!
Lu Chengye spoke with confidence.
"Qianrou is quite known in the upper circles of Jiang City as the precious daughter, everyone knows she is the darling of our Lu Family."
"If she gets thrown into jail, and the news about her trying to induce her older brother to kill Lu Sheng spreads out, what will become of our Lu Family’s reputation?"
"Most importantly, doesn’t Fu Chen from the Fu Family like Qianrou? They were even planning to have an engagement between the Fu Family and our Lu Family once Qianrou turns eighteen."
"Now that Qianrou has been taken away by the police, how are we supposed to explain this to the Fu Family? Isn’t the marriage alliance between our families wasted? What about the orders and business from the Fu Family for our Lu Family?"
At first, when Lu Sheng heard Lu Chengye didn’t want Lu Qianrou arrested, she thought he genuinely had feelings for Lu Qianrou.
But as Lu Chengye continued,
He didn’t want Lu Qianrou to end up in prison just to avoid damaging the Lu Family’s reputation and because he was afraid it would affect the marriage alliance with the Fu Family.
To put it bluntly, it’s all about the benefits.
Since her return to the Lu Family, Lu Sheng hadn’t interacted much with Lu Chengye.
Not long after their first meeting, Lu Chengye said he had to go inspect a project out of town, leaving her the impression that this man, whom she hadn’t seen for seventeen years, was utterly indifferent towards her as his daughter.
This man is nothing but hypocritically cold-hearted, selfish, and entirely focused on his interests.
No sooner had Lu Chengye finished speaking than something seemed to strike him, and he smacked his thigh suddenly: "Right!"
"I just remembered, although Qianrou is gone, Lu Sheng still has a legitimate marriage arrangement with that Fu Chen, doesn’t she?"
"Old Mr. Fu told me he wouldn’t interfere with the children’s matters, to just let nature take its course."
"Now that Qianrou can’t marry, marrying off Lu Sheng to the Fu Family works just as well, the Fu Family can still form a marriage alliance with our Lu Family."
The video of Li Muchen at the school anniversary in the dessert shop, along with his confession of liking Lu Sheng, was quickly scrubbed clean from the internet.
Thus, Lu Chengye is still unaware of the relationship between Lu Sheng and Li Muchen, focused solely on securing a connection with the Fu Family.
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Jiang Ting had never imagined Lu Chengye could spout such nonsensical words, she said in shock, "Are you even listening to yourself?"
"Do you think the Fu Family will accept just any daughter you decide to send over? And for marrying Lu Sheng to the Fu Family, have you asked Lu Sheng her opinion?"
"Doesn’t Old Mr. Fu particularly like Lu Sheng?" Lu Chengye argued, as if it were obvious, "If I want Lu Sheng to marry into the Fu Family, how could he possibly disagree?"
This statement is truly disgusting.
So, to Lu Chengye, it doesn’t matter which daughter marries into the Fu Family or whether she wants to—it’s only important that it benefits the Lu Family’s alliance with the Fu Family.
Hearing these words at this moment, Lu Sheng’s heart wasn’t wholly undisturbed; she just felt unworthy for the original owner.
After all, she inherited the original owner’s emotions and memories, knowing that deep down, the original owner still harbored some hope for her father whom she hadn’t met for seventeen years.
If it were the original owner standing here, hearing these words today, she would probably be heartbroken.
This so-called father sees her merely as a tool for an arranged marriage, never caring about her feelings.
Lu Sheng stood motionless at the corner of the living room.
However, the next second, she heard her elder brother’s angry voice from behind her: "Dad, have you lost your mind!"
Lu Sheng was startled for a moment, only then noticing that Lu Jingyan and Lu Siyan had somehow come up behind her.
Her elder brother angrily marched toward Lu Chengye in the living room, while she hadn’t yet recovered, a warmth covered her shoulders.
"Wearing so little, you’ll catch a cold."
Lu Siyan’s handsome face remained serene, and his voice was as cold as usual. While speaking, he draped his coat over Lu Sheng’s shoulders.
The large coat covered Lu Sheng’s thighs, prompting her to subconsciously blurt out, "Second brother, how come you..."
"I and big brother heard what Dad said as soon as we entered."
Lu Siyan stood up straight and looked into Lu Sheng’s eyes, "Do you remember what I told you last time when I was bandaging your hand in the room at Fu Family’s place?"
Lu Sheng was slightly startled and looked up at Lu Siyan, who was much taller than her.
"I told you that as your brother, my role is to protect you and support you."
"So in the future, you don’t have to be so sensible. If you’re in pain, say it. If you’re wronged, also speak up."
Hearing this, Lu Sheng felt a sudden softness deep inside her heart.
She understood what Lu Siyan meant and softly said, "Second brother..."
"Good girl." Before his voice fell, Lu Siyan raised his hand and gently touched Lu Sheng’s head.
"Don’t be afraid, if you’re wronged, you don’t need to keep it to yourself or handle it alone."
"With your brothers backing you, you can be the most capricious little sister." Saying that, Lu Siyan took her hand directly, "Let’s go join them."
"What are we going over there for?" Lu Sheng asked.
"Of course, to watch big brother and Dad argue."
Lu Siyan said seriously, "The moment we entered, we heard Dad talk about casually marrying you off to Fu Chen, and big brother’s anger meter shot up. He’s been building up his energy for a while now."
"When big brother gets angry, he spares no one. It’s a rare sight, don’t miss it."
Lu Sheng thought Lu Siyan was joking.
But no sooner had she been led by Lu Siyan than she saw Lu Jingyan pointing at Lu Chengye’s nose and lashing out, "Lu Chengye, are you even human!"
"All of us brothers cherish and pamper Shengsheng, and you can’t wait to have her replace Lu Qianrou in marrying into the Fu Family. What do you even consider Shengsheng as?"
"Shengsheng just got back and you went out of town, not thinking of making up for your duties as a father. Now that you’re back, you turn around and want to sell her off?"
"If this is how you act as a dad, I think you better not come back at all! From now on, Shengsheng should consider herself without a dad since she has us five brothers who love her enough!"
Well, big brother’s output is really fierce.
Directly disowning Lu Chengye as a father.
Lu Chengye didn’t expect his conversation with Jiang Ting to have been heard by his eldest and second sons as well as Lu Sheng, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.
Just as he was about to assert his authority as a father and retort, Lu Jingyan shut him down with another barrage of scolding.
So this is the pressure of being the head of the family.
Lu Sheng was a bit shocked.
During this quarrel, the third brother and Lu Youming, Lu Youye also came downstairs.
They initially didn’t know what the fuss was about, but when they heard about Lu Chengye’s plans to have Lu Sheng marry into the Fu Family, their faces also changed instantly.
Although Lu Youming and Lu Youye were younger and wouldn’t directly confront Lu Chengye like Lu Jingyan did.
Lu Ziye just looked at Lu Chengye and said, half-jokingly, "Shengsheng is the youngest in the family, and Dad is so eager to marry her off."
"Since Dad is so keen on elevating the Lu Family through alliances with other families, how about arranging marriages for us five brothers too?"
"Find me a rich wife too, and I’ll immediately announce my retirement from the entertainment industry, how about that?"
