Chapter 269 - Clowns

The man shuddered. "No…of course not. President Lu is too busy. How can you have time to hide away small fries like my daughter? Your brother…"

Lu Aotian interrupted him. "You think my brother hid her away?"

"That... that's not what I mean." The man was even more scared. Why was Lu Aotian so terrifying?!

"Then why don't you call 911? The police will definitely help you find her."

"She's not…"

He had already said something over the intercom and his secretary came running in.

"President, do you have any orders?"

"See Mr. Yan out."  Lu Aotian said, his face devoid of expressions

Old Yan was suddenly unable to talk thanks to Lu Aotian's frosty glare and the sudden instruction. Was this punk doing it on purpose?

Of course Lu Aotian was doing it on purpose. He knew that Old Yan had charged into his office to reprimand him about his brother. Knowing that family, it wouldn't  be anything nice.

How could he let someone talk ill of his younger brother? He would not let him have half a chance.

…

Unsatisfied of how Lu Aotian had treated him, the man furiously rushed to the Lu residence.

He had only gone to Lu Aotian that punk because he knew that he was the only person Lu Shaoting was afraid of. As long as he got Lu Aotian on his side, the younger brother would have to take responsibility and marry his daughter whether he wanted to or not. But this punk just had to be so scary. Did he not know to show some respect?

Unbeknownst to him, Lu Aotian called his father as soon as Old Yan left his office.

His message was quite vague. "The Yan family might not necessarily be honest."

When Old Yan arrived, Lu Tongyan guessed that he had been to Lu Aotian's office.

He did not waste too much time on small talk and went straight to the point. "Old Lu, when do you plan to honor our wedding alliance?"

Lu Tongyan frowned when he heard that term. Alliance? It was just a suggestion and our children did not agree to it. Still, he smiled at his friend. "It would have been nice if Shaoting married Little Xue but sigh, that boy doesn't seem to like her."

Old Yan was not pleased to hear that. What was so bad about his perfect daughter that Lu Shaoting did not like her? Did he prefer that woman he was seeing? The one with a past so dirty that she was unacceptable even by her own parents? "Then is he going to abandon his child? Is this how your children act?

That was it. Lu Tongyan could tolerate insults being directed towards him but he treasured his sons like jewels. How dare an outsider criticize them? "Old Yan, Shaoting said that that child has nothing to do with him. Are you saying that my son is a liar?" Besides, Shaoting would never accept a woman who lied about carrying his child.

"Are you saying that my daughter is the liar?"

The men were both furious, each trying to protect his child. At that moment, a servant brought Yan Xue in. "Master, Miss Yan Xue is here for Second Young Master."

Lu Tongyan slightly frowned. Why did it seem to him that this girl was forcefully clinging onto his Shaoting?

"Uncle Lu, father you are here too. I brought these tonics for you and Shaoting." As usual, she had on that innocent smile that made everyone clear their doubts towards her. Even with Lu Aotian's warning, he still found her adorable.

He took the tonics and asked a servant to store them away.

Old Yan reprimanded her. "Why are you walking around? You should stay home and take care of my grandchild. Do you think that by coming here, a certain someone will glance at you? He only knows to impregnate people and dump them aside to find new women."

Old Yan saw Lu Tongyan frown. That was the effect he wanted. He wanted Lu Tongyan to feel so guilty that he would force his son to marry Yan Xue.

At the side, Yan Xue revealed an expression of being wronged and looked down with her lashes shining with tiny tears. "Don't say that about Shaoting. He didn't abandon me. It's that woman…Shaoting is just a little spellbound."

"A little spellbound?" Old Yan roared. "That man would rather be with a dirty woman who can't even give birth than with my perfect daughter. Little Xue, you should forget about him. This type of man does not deserve you."

Lu Tongyan was silently watching the family drama.

Did Old Yan just say that Su Ling couldn't give birth? If Shaoting married him, he wouldn't have a son?

Everyone knew that this was Lu Tongyan's glaring weakness. He yearned for grandchildren. Lu Aotian and Lu Shaoting were his only sons. If they didn't have sons, the family line would come to an end. How could he let that happen?

However, there was Lu Aotian's warning from earlier. The Yan family was not necessarily innocent.

Wait, why was it that after recalling his eldest son's warning, this father and daughter pair suddenly looked like a pair of clowns putting on a show?

...

Ever since seeing Xu Lingxi once, Little Jia had always looked for an opportunity to see that little baby again. That weekend, she grabbed the chance before her father could think of taking her and her mother somewhere for fun. 

In fact, she woke up earlier than her parents and knocked on Lu Aotian's door. "Daddy, daddy, Little Jia wants to go to see Small Xixi