CHAPTER 618: CHAPTER 618: GOING HOME

Feng Aimin was the only lifeline he could think of, and now being told that this lifeline couldn’t save him was like a bolt from the blue hitting Lu Chenyu, making his face turn unsightly.

"I don’t know why things turned out this way either, but now we’ve come to this point, there’s no way out, even if you don’t want to accept it. This matter is beyond my defiance now," Feng Aimin sighed softly and said.

"Are you just going to accept it? But you weren’t like this before. Have you forgotten how we defied fate, doing so much? It’s because of our defiance that we achieved everything. Since we managed it before, I believe we can do it again now," Lu Chenyu’s eyes sparkled, and he looked towards Feng Aimin with an emotional expression.

Feng Aimin was first stunned by Lu Chenyu’s expression, then he spoke, "Chenyu, we’re not young anymore. I used to dare to gamble everything I had with you, but not anymore. I’m too old to have the courage to start over, can’t bear the consequences of failure, do you understand? I can’t take the risk of starting over with you again, I can’t help you anymore."

Lu Chenyu found it hard to accept this result, but when he looked up and caught Feng Aimin’s gaze, he knew Feng Aimin had made up his mind and wouldn’t change.

Lu Chenyu’s face showed a painful expression, "Since you’ve decided, I can’t force you to change for me. I’ll think it over myself, see if there’s another way. If not, I’ll pack up and return home to develop there; it’s my roots anyway, I can always live there." Lu Chenyu’s face showed unwillingness, but also seemed to have a hint of resignation.

Feng Aimin, seeing Lu Chenyu’s expression, felt a sigh of relief, as he genuinely hoped Lu Chenyu would give up.

The two talked for a while, then Lu Chenyu took his leave, and Feng Aimin didn’t try to persuade him to stay.

"I really don’t know if we’ll have another chance to sit down and chat peacefully like this again," Lu Chenyu sighed deeply and said.

"It’s not ancient times now; you’re always welcome anytime you want to come by," Feng Aimin said as he walked Lu Chenyu to the door.

"I’ll remember that, and I’ll come find you later. Alright, there’s no need to see me off, I’ll head back myself," Lu Chenyu waved at Feng Aimin and said.

As Lu Chenyu left the Feng Family, his expression changed as he stared in the direction of the Feng Family, his eyes filled with a malicious glow, "Thinking you can get rid of me isn’t that simple; after reaping years of benefits from me, now that I’m in trouble you talk about splitting up, huh." Lu Chenyu sneered meaningfully and whispered.

Feng Aimin wasn’t aware of Lu Chenyu’s thoughts and just presumed he had genuinely given up, so he relaxed.

What he didn’t know was that right after Lu Chenyu claimed to have given up, he sent someone to the police station, using money to get his daughter released early from detention.

"Where’s my dad?" The days in detention hadn’t been easy for her, and the former young lady’s temper seemed worn down by the harsh environment. Now Miss Lu looked more like a frustrated middle-aged woman, exuding an aura of mediocrity all over, making it hard to fathom what might have turned her into this.

"In the car waiting," the driver replied.

"Hah, he wouldn’t even come in to get me himself, am I such an embarrassment to him?" Miss Lu raised her gaunt face and said.

The driver, being a person of few words, didn’t know how to respond to Miss Lu’s question, so he remained silent.

Seeing the driver was sweating profusely and unable to say what she wanted to hear, Miss Lu finally gave up, "Forget it, you’re just a block of wood."

"Standing there doing what? Didn’t you say you were taking me home? Hurry up and go!" Miss Lu said irritably as she noticed the driver hadn’t followed.

Back home, Miss Lu hadn’t even entered her own room when someone sent by Lu Chenyu called her to the study.

After several days apart, the father and daughter met again, and their gazes held no warmth, rather they were as cold as strangers.

Lu Chenyu frowned at his daughter standing before him, barely able to believe the dowdy-looking woman, appearing at least thirty-five years old, was his daughter, "How did you let yourself become like this?" Lu Chenyu paused and asked.

"You’re asking me? If you hadn’t left me in that hellhole of a police station, would I be like this? Do you know how long I waited for you there? Do you know how scary and cold the nights there are? What severe crime did I commit, something easily solvable with money, yet you left me as if I didn’t exist. Now you ask me why I turned out this way, looking at me with such disdain, don’t you find that ridiculous?" Miss Lu sneered coldly and said.

"How can you speak to me like that, I’m your father, you’re my only child, how could I not care about you? I didn’t get you out sooner because there were compelling reasons I had to follow. Otherwise, what kind of man am I, leaving my precious daughter to suffer at a police station? Is that really the image you have of me, a negligent father? Haven’t you seen my usual care for you, only noticing how I failed you this time?" Lu Chenyu roared, seeming extremely aggravated.

Miss Lu, moved by Lu Chenyu’s words, had tears in her eyes, "You say you have reasons, then tell me what they are, what reason could justify leaving me there for so long? Tell me, give me a reason I can accept!" Miss Lu said loudly.

"Do you know who you offended back then? The woman you hit was the cousin of the Xu Family Master! Did you think this was still Qingzhou, that you could swagger around relying on your ties with Yiwen Feng? This is Shangjing; in Shangjing, the Xu Family is like a towering tree. Compared to them, we’re not even saplings. After hitting his cousin, how could I possibly help you? How could I help you? I could only wait until they were done venting before I dared make a move to get you out."

As Lu Chenyu spoke, Miss Lu’s expression gradually softened.

"Do you know how much I suffered there, that place wasn’t fit for a human being? The environment was bad, and the people detained were uncivilized. They cursed and fought, the food was terrible, and the bathroom was disgusting. If you hadn’t sent someone to get me, I might have died in that hellhole," Miss Lu cried and said.