bullyxtreme Chapter 18 He was a piece of superfluous luggage
Chapter 18 He was a piece of superfluous luggage
Bai Linlin still went with Lu Chuan.
Hua Lan glanced at the transfer information on her phone and casually transferred the money to Jiang Ci, adding the note "Suit as an apology."
After putting down his phone, he met Old Master Jiang's dark eyes and slowly began to speak:
"It's best to keep your distance from the Lu family in the future. That Lu kid has no sense of propriety. It's obvious that he's being used as a pawn by that woman beside him. With a mind like that, how can he be in business? He'll probably be beaten to a pulp by his rivals and won't even know how he died. It seems that the Lu family is on the decline."
Hua Lan nodded in agreement with the old man's point of view. As a woman herself, she believed that she never harbored malicious speculations about the women around her.
But as the eldest daughter of the Hua family, she had seen all sorts of people since childhood, and today, this young girl's eyes were filled with only blatant greed and vanity.
This is not a normal desire for money.
Such a person's desires will become like a bottomless pit, only sinking deeper and deeper.
After saying that, Grandpa Jiang got up and went upstairs to see if his wife had woken up.
Hua Lan watched her father-in-law go upstairs and noticed the little boy in a suit, dressed very formally.
"Grandma~" The little boy rubbed his eyes and came downstairs wearing a little suit.
Hua Lan's heart melted when she saw her beloved grandson, and she unconsciously began to speak softly:
"Xiaoman, have you had breakfast yet?"
Jiang Du replied obediently, "I've already eaten. Aunt Sun brought breakfast to my room."
Hua Lan nodded. It seemed that the old man had instructed Sun Ma to send it up since she wasn't there.
She tapped the child's nose: "Are you going to the hospital with Grandma to see Daddy today?"
Jiang Du blinked and shook his head. "I can't help Dad. I'm not going today. I want to go home and get the unfinished model to assemble."
Hua Lan sees her grandson through a hundredfold grandmotherly lens. She thought about it and realized that Jiang Ci was going to have another check-up today, and her husband was there too, so there was no rush to go.
"Then Grandma will accompany you home to get the model."
Jiang Du shook his head 'understandingly', his eyebrows and eyes were straight, and his tone was righteous and indignant: "Grandma is worried about Dad. Why don't you go see Dad directly? I'll have the housekeeper take me back."
She added at the end, "I will definitely be good."
Hua Lan was still worried, but after a long time, she couldn't persuade her grandson to worry about her, so she called the housekeeper and several bodyguards to take Jiang Du back to get his things.
Jiang Du, ever the 'thoughtful' one, saw his grandmother off at the door.
As the black Cayenne drove away, Jiang Du immediately turned around and prepared to go home with his bodyguards.
The old butler took off his white gloves and stood in front of the little boy. "Young master, Madam asked me to take you back."
Jiang Du's face remained expressionless as he looked at the old butler with his dark pupils: "Thank you, Uncle Butler, but it's not necessary. My mother doesn't like meeting strangers."
With just one sentence, the butler knew that he had gone back to see his mother.
Before the butler could say anything, Jiang Du's tone softened again: "I know you are doing your job well, but you don't need to worry about me. I will bring enough bodyguards with me."
The butler couldn't interfere with the master's wishes, so he had bodyguards drive two cars, one in front and one behind, to protect them.
Jiang Du was eager to return home, and the bodyguards, carrying the young master, dared not drive too fast, fearing that something might happen to this precious gem.
The little boy glanced at the car's speed, then raised an eyebrow and asked, "Uncle Bodyguard, didn't you eat breakfast this morning?"
Having served the young prince for so many years, the bodyguard immediately sensed his dissatisfaction and floored the gas pedal.
Three Maybachs sped along the road.
Jiangdu arrived home quickly.
He hadn't seen his mother for five days and didn't know if she missed him.
Probably not.
But it's okay, he'll just keep thinking about her!
Jiang Du told his bodyguards to stay in the car and not follow him.
He walked into the villa with a smile on his face.
Butler Li looked over and wondered why the young master had suddenly returned at this time.
He hurried forward, "Young Master, are you back to get something?"
Jiang Du turned his head, his eyes gleaming with a faint light. "Where is my mother?"
In an instant, the entire villa fell silent.
The maids slowed their movements, as if they wanted to shrink themselves away.
Butler Li sighed inwardly, "What a tragedy!"
He bent down a little deeper: "Young master can go and take a look in her room."
Jiang Du keenly sensed that something was wrong. Feeling anxious, he hurriedly ran over with his short legs.
The mother's door was open?!
He stood at the door, his eyes cold; the room was empty.
Jiang Du entered the room, and on the white dressing table, there was only a letter, sealed with an anime sticker.
He calmly opened the envelope, and a black card slid out from the letter—the one he had given him.
A letter, just a few lines long, told him that she was gone.
The little boy's eyes were red and brimming with tears. Large tears rolled down his porcelain-white face, dripping and wetting the letter.
He huddled in the corner, clutching the letter, his heart filled with sorrow.
What did he do wrong to make her so angry that she didn't want him anymore?
She had been much better recently, and was willing to hang out with him and talk to him.
Where did she go? Can she take him with her?
Butler Li stood at the door, hesitant to step forward. How could he accept that the young master liked the madam so much?
Just as Steward Li was about to go in, Jiang Du came out.
The little boy's eyes were still red.
He asked, "Uncle, do you know where my mother went?"
Butler Li felt sorry for her, but also helpless: "I didn't know, Madam was avoiding people."
After a long pause, he thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps, sir, you know."
"Thank you."
"It's what I should do."
Butler Li was flattered and overwhelmed, his old face wrinkled with sadness for the young master.
Jiang Du thought that he might be an unnecessary piece of luggage, and his mother had never even considered taking him with her.
His hands and feet were cold and numb. He sat quietly on the stairs, hugging his legs, like a lifeless doll.
Butler Li didn't dare to advise him, so he hurriedly went downstairs to send a message to the young master.
Jiang Ci replied quickly, and when Butler Li opened it, his brows furrowed and wrinkles appeared.
—Let him stay by himself.
……
Jiang Ci saw the photo on his phone of his son sitting lifelessly on the steps, and his eyes were filled with deep, unyielding sorrow.
He had long anticipated that Jiangdu would suffer a severe blow because of Shen Xi's departure.
Everyone will face separation and death; this is normal.
His children were no exception.
He stared silently at the child on his phone. What was so special about her that made him so concerned about her?
Then, Jiang Ci rubbed his fingers. What was so good about that short guy that made his heart pound so hard in his dreams?
The phone flashed again.
It was a text message.
—Sir, I have sent you the relevant information about Yunxiaxiang to your email. I have also made another discovery: Shen Xi, your ex-wife, is also currently in Yunxiaxiang.
Jiang Ci's brow twitched. Shen Xi was there too?
Is it a coincidence?
She left the capital to retire in an ancient town?
Jiang Ci wondered: Is this place really that attractive? So many people are flocking there.