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Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Long Time No See, Dear Sister
Today is Saturday, and Juanjuan doesn’t have to work.
Upon learning that Lu Sheng was coming to visit her at the apartment, Juanjuan was clearly very happy. She even said that she would make lots of delicious food for lunch and wait for her sister to come and eat together.
Lu Sheng was actually quite hesitant about whether to tell Juanjuan about her brother looking for her before going to the apartment.
But Chen Shu said that he was worried Juanjuan might remember past events when she heard he had come, and out of fear of facing him, she might run away again. It would be more prudent to see her face-to-face first.
Moreover, Chen Shu told Lu Sheng that his purpose for looking for his sister this time was to tell her that she needn’t be afraid of the past anymore. The death of their mother was not her fault, and he had already covered up the truth about their parents’ deaths.
In Lu Sheng’s view, no matter what, Juanjuan was the only family Chen Shu had left in the world.
She holds a distinguished position in Suli, second only to the Royal Princess, as the sole daughter of the First-class Duke.
It was okay not to know Juanjuan’s identity before, but now that they did know, they could not let a Duchess remain in China with a blank memory, working every day in a dessert shop to earn money.
She needed to let Juanjuan know the truth, and then see whether she wanted to continue staying in Jiang City or go back to Suli with her brother.
At ten o’clock, not early or late, Lu Sheng arrived right in front of the hotel where Chen Shu was staying.
From a distance, she could see a group of girls gathered outside the hotel, all holding their phones and taking photos, each looking thrilled and excited.
Passersby thought it must be some celebrity that had arrived, and out of curiosity, they squeezed through the crowd to get a look. Then they realized that although they did not recognize the man being surrounded, he had a face that seemed as if God himself had descended on earth! So, they joined in the photo frenzy.
After seeing Chen Shu yesterday, Lu Sheng guessed that the person the group of girls were taking photos of at the flowerbed was probably him.
So at this moment, Lu Sheng guessed that the person surrounded by the girls at the door must be Chen Shu.
With so many people, it was impossible to squeeze through, so she prepared to call Chen Shu to say she had arrived.
However, just as she took out her phone, she heard a magnetic and pleasant voice calling from a distance, "Shengsheng—"
The tone was very intimate, with a hint of indulgent joy. When Lu Sheng looked up, she saw the tall and well-proportioned man crossing through the crowd to approach her.
The golden-brown hair shone in the sunlight, with a dazzlingly exquisite face and deep sea-like pale green eyes that were pure and gentle.
Standing with a straight back, wearing a white lace court shirt paired with dark gray trousers, he looked luxurious and noble like an aristocrat. An elegant and eye-catching figure, seemingly from another dimension compared to the pedestrians around.
"...Shengsheng, you’re here."
Chen Shu seemed very happy to see the girl.
Without any regard for the many people watching, he stood straight in front of the girl and gentlemanly bent slightly forward, naturally kissing the back of the girl’s hand.
Lu Sheng knew that the hand-kissing gesture was a common courtesy among the upper-class nobility in Suli. But after all, this was in China, and there were so many people around taking photos.
Lu Sheng almost instantly drew back her hand, but not before the camera flashes of cell phones went off.
Sensing the flash of light, a flicker passed undetected in Chen Shu’s eyes.
But before Lu Sheng could speak out, he had already straightened himself as if he hadn’t noticed the girl’s rejection.
"Let’s go," Chen Shu smiled and looked back at the person dressed like a servant behind him, instructing very naturally, "Call for the prepared car."
"Yes, my lord," the servant respectfully replied, and within half a minute, a stretch limousine stopped by the roadside.
"The car is here," Chen Shu turned to Lu Sheng, his eyes curved with tenderness, clearly overflowing.
Clearly accustomed to being served, he took the initiative to open the car door for the girl and gently blocked the edge, fearful that she might bump her head while getting into the car.
"...Thank you, but I can open the car door myself," Lu Sheng said.
"This is the due courtesy for a lady, there’s no need for formality with me," Chen Shu smiled.
Fifteen minutes later, the car stopped in front of Lu Sheng’s riverside apartment.
The door had a fingerprint lock, which only Lu Sheng and Juanjuan had recorded their fingerprints for. So, hearing the sound of the door unlocking, Juanjuan naturally knew that Lu Sheng had arrived.
"Sister! Sister, you’re here..."
The pretty girl with doll-like golden curls, dressed in a soft white cotton and linen nightgown and treading in fluffy slippers, skipped eagerly towards the door.
The moment she saw Lu Sheng, there seemed to be stars twinkling in Juanjuan’s eyes, and her lips curved up joyfully.
However, the next second, she saw the tall, noble figure that appeared behind Lu Sheng, causing her body to stiffen.
The two people with similar golden hair and faces that were almost identical, those nearly identical pale green eyes, collided in an instant. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Seeing Juanjuan suddenly widen her eyes, her body involuntarily took two steps back, and the joy in her eyes seemed to turn into instinctive fear.
"... Long time no see, my dear sister," Chen Shu looked at Juanjuan without changing his expression, his lips still slightly curved, his tone extremely gentle, "Have you missed your brother?"
