Chapter 60: Lu Siyan: This is Serious Business!

"Ayan, you're here?" Chu Wanning felt the exhaustion of the surgery melt away instantly, leaning naturally into Lu Siyan's embrace.

"Are you tired? I'm taking you home!" With that, he prepared to pick her up.

"Wait a moment!"

Chu Wanning glanced at Qin Sikai nearby, noticing his gloomy expression.

Given that Lu Siyan was good to his daughter, he should have been happy, but why did his heart ache so much?

He still had to figure out a way to make his daughter acknowledge him as her father soon!

"My mother has agreed to let you go see her. I didn't say anything else, you can tell her yourself! I'll send you the address, and you can decide when to go. I'm heading back first!" With that, Chu Wanning grabbed Lu Siyan and ran off!

Qin Sikai was both shocked and delighted, and by the time he snapped back to his senses, his daughter had already vanished!

Why did Chu Wanning run so fast? Naturally, she was afraid of actually being carried downstairs by Lu Siyan.

This was a hospital—a public place—so she still needed to be a little mindful.

Once they were in the car, Lu Siyan asked again with deep affection, "Wife, are you very tired?"

"It's alright. It's been a while since I performed surgery, so I am a bit tired!"

Only after saying this did Chu Wanning feel something was amiss, but seeing that Lu Siyan's expression remained normal, she didn't probe further and let out a sigh of relief.

How could Lu Siyan not know what the little thing was thinking? Since she didn't mention it, he wouldn't ask; as long as she stayed by his side, that was enough.

"Wife, you won't leave me, right?"

The thought crossed his mind, and he blurted it out.

"Of course not. Do you want to chase me away?" Chu Wanning suddenly pulled away from Lu Siyan's embrace, acting fiercely cute.

Lu Siyan let out a low chuckle, feeling as though the little thing was turning the tables on him!

"If I chase you away, would you leave?"

"No!"

"Good girl! Since you're not tired, let's burn off some physical energy instead! Hmm?" Lu Siyan pulled her back into his arms and reached out to flip open the privacy partition.

Chu Wanning understood instantly!

"W-Wait, Hubby, I-I suddenly feel a little tired!"

"Oh? Where are you tired? Hubby will give you a massage!"

"Hubby, I-I have something important to tell you!"

"Mmh, this is the important matter!"

And with that, her lips were sealed.

Fortunately, it was just a kiss that left her limbs turning to jelly, without going any further.

By now, Chu Wanning was essentially hanging onto Lu Siyan's body, and only after her breathing had steadied somewhat did she speak up.

"Hubby, the poison in Elder Jiang's body has increased somewhat recently. Would you like to send someone to investigate, and by the way, let Jiang Yunedu know?"

"Alright. We actually found out some things recently; every family likely has an insider colluding with external forces. Leave these matters to me. You're about to start school soon, so from now on, Hubby will pick you up and drop you off every day!"

Oh! How did it manage to circle back to starting school out of nowhere?!

She wanted to graduate so badly!

Chu Wanning felt that the original host hadn't completely vanished—for instance, this intense aversion to studying was so unlike her. Yes, it must be that!

"Actually, there's no need. Look at how busy you are every day, right? If you have to take me to school on top of that, how exhausting would it be? I can drive myself, or you can just drop me off when you take Qingbao!" Chu Wanning suggested considerately.

"This matter is settled," Lu Siyan said calmly, leaving no room for argument.

Fine then! A man of her own was meant to be put to use!

Upon returning to the Lu family estate, Chu Wanning first went to take a bath. She had worked up a sweat during the surgery, but Lu Siyan didn't mind her being dirty and had carried her the entire way.

A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she hurriedly took out her phone to dial Old A's number.

"Uncle A, my biological father, Qin Sikai, might go see my mother recently. Just take him straight there."

"Miss Ning, I understand. He's actually at the front gate right now!"

Tsk tsk! Chu Wanning hadn't expected this cheap father of hers to move quite so quickly.

"Good! I have another matter to discuss with you. Help me investigate the He family—the He family connected to the Jiang family. They have a daughter named He Meng. I don't know any other details!"

"Understood. I'll get the information to you as soon as possible!"

After settling the arrangements and hanging up the phone, Chu Wanning finally stepped out of the bathroom.

Having returned to the study, Lu Siyan also issued several instructions, sending Lu Xi, Lu Dong, and Lu Zhong to investigate the Jiang family.

With one incident following another, he could no longer treat these events merely as simple internal struggles for power within the families!

Furthermore, Lu Heng has been unusually quiet lately, remaining so silent that he hadn't made a single move. Lu Siyan worried whether he was plotting something for after Chu Wanning started school.

Therefore, for the time being, he could only maintain strict surveillance. If not for the big fish hiding behind the scenes, Lu Heng wouldn't even be worth wasting his manpower on.

Wan Yan Manor.

Having received notification that he was permitted entry, Qin Sikai drove his car into the courtyard, yet hesitated for a long time before opening the door.

His mood at that moment was extremely complicated, and he had no idea how to speak with Chu Xi.

Finally, thinking of his daughter, he gathered his courage and walked upstairs.

Regardless of whether she would forgive him or not, he would take care of both mother and daughter well for the rest of his life.

Chu Xi had received word in advance and waited with a restless, anxious heart.

She couldn't deny that all these years later, her heart still fluttered for him.

Yet, given her current state, she simply had no qualification to love him anymore.

She knew very little about Qin Sikai's life, and she felt too embarrassed to ask her daughter or Shu Qing too much, afraid that her true feelings would be seen through.

He was a bit older than she was, so he must surely be married by now, and his child should be around Ningbao's age!

Still, since she had decided to see him, she would just treat it like an old friend meeting up!

Knock, knock, knock—

"Madam, Mr. Qin has arrived."

Old A personally escorted him upstairs.

"Come in."

Old A opened the door and made a polite gesture to invite him in!

Knowing the inside story, he promptly closed the door and left.

This action made Chu Xi, already nervous, feel even more at a loss!

How could he just leave like that?!

Instantly, only the two of them remained in the room.

By now, Chu Xi had recovered quite well; her face retained very few traces of the passing years, though it still held a sickly pallor due to the poison, making her look all the more pitiful.

Catching sight of that face and recalling that night over twenty years ago, Qin Sikai suddenly connected the dots!

Seeing that he simply stared at her without speaking, Chu Xi had to muster her courage and speak first.

"Senior Brother!"

Senior Brother was just as handsome as he had been in his youth, only possessing a deeper, more mature composure. Chu Xi felt her heartbeat quicken once more!

So it turned out that some feelings were simply impossible to suppress, no matter how hard one tried!

That single address—"Senior Brother"—pulled Qin Sikai back from his thoughts.

"Xixi, I'm sorry! Senior Brother is late!"

He had investigated Chu Xi's situation over the years through his connections, learning why she had chosen to rush into marriage back then, only to encounter an ungrateful scoundrel who made her suffer for so many years.

If not for their daughter, they might never have had the chance to meet again in this lifetime!

Hearing those words, tears welled up and streamed down Chu Xi's face uncontrollably. There was grievance, regret, joy—a complex mixture of emotions.

Seeing her cry, Qin Sikai completely panicked. He strode over to Chu Xi, dropped straight to his knees before her, and used his slender, sickly-pale fingers to gently wipe the teardrops from her cheeks.

Chu Xi froze. This gesture was entirely improper, and she instinctively tried to pull back.

Yet, she was gently drawn back into place.

"Xixi, I have something to tell you!"