Father

Lu Yan just paused for a moment to realize how time had passed and then came back to his senses. He had no more thoughts about the man in front of him. All his enthusiasm and expectations died in the evening when he was six years old. Lu Yan and his mother were the same kind of people. They would never look back to those who have abandoned them. Lu Yan was luckier than his mother, before he could develop any more feelings for this man, he had already severed the bond himself.

So now he could wait for the man’s reaction so calmly.

From the perspective of an absolute bystander, Ke Zhengze was actually a pretty good man, with good appearance and family background. He managed a large company. He didn’t have many achievements, but he was still successful. He had a good temper and a gentle personality, which made even his assistant arrogant. A beautiful wife and a son who was considered excellent in the eyes of outsiders. The most important thing was that there had been no affair in so many years, nor any sexy news. This is probably what most women think of their ideal husband.

It’s a pity that in Lu Yan’s eyes, he had already been given the title of a heartless man, so he naturally didn’t have a good impression. The so-called gentleness was just a synonym for cowardice in his eyes.

The man probably also wanted to see Lu Yan’s reaction. Was it excitement, anger or resentment? Unfortunately there is nothing. Lu Yan was so calm that he didn’t feel like he was meeting his biological father whom he had never met before, but just a stranger. In fact, in Lu Yan’s eyes, he was still a stranger, and the man didn’t know that Lu Yan had actually met him a long, long time ago.

The man finally couldn’t help but speak first, a little uncertainly, “Do you know who I am? Has your mother told you about me?”

The man’s reaction made Lu Yan feel a little funny. Could it be that he had been self-righteous for so many years and only started to doubt it now? But Lu Yan had no intention of talking in circles with him and said directly, “I know. My mother never hid anything from me.”

The man breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, “I knew she was not that kind of person.”

Lu Yan was so angry and ridiculous that he really wanted to slap him in the face and ask him what kind of person did he think his mother was.

The man seemed to hesitate for a moment and said, “Xiao Yan…”

“Mr. Ke,” Lu Yan interrupted him immediately, “I don’t think we are that familiar, so you’d better call me by my full name, Lu Yan.”

The man’s face turned a little red, “I didn’t want to abandon you. I’ve always wanted to see you, but your mother didn’t let you, and I didn’t want to irritate her too much.”

“So, is it all my mother’s fault?” Lu Yan raised his eyebrows.

The man looked a little embarrassed, “I didn’t mean that.”

“Then what happened after my mother passed away? Why haven’t you come to me yet?” Lu Yan swore that he was purely out of curiosity and just wanted to hear what this man would say.

“I wanted to pick you up at that time, but my wife found out about it, made a big fuss with me, and got sick. I asked someone to investigate and found that you were doing well alone, and I have always been giving you money…” The man’s voice gradually became lower as he spoke.

Lu Yan sneered in his heart and didn’t want to say anything more. He just lamented that his mother’s vision was so poor back then, how could she fall in love with such a man.

The man continued, “Actually, this time, I was seriously preparing for you to return to the Ke family, but before I could announce it, Yuzhuo accidentally found out, and he might not be able to accept the sudden addition of a brother, so he acted impulsively. I already know everything about what happened this time. Yuzhuo was wrong first. As an elder brother, you should teach him a lesson. Although the attack was a bit harsh, Yuzhuo is still lying in the hospital, but I won’t blame you. …”

No matter how well-educated Lu Yan was, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes. He couldn’t listen anymore and interrupted, “Mr. Ke, please be careful what you say. My mother only has one child, and I have no brothers. Besides, you haven’t even asked me, how do you know if I am willing to go to Ke’s house. “

“Why are you unwilling?” the man asked strangely, “I originally wanted to let you work in the company after you graduate from college, but you went to act instead. Just act. Nowadays, the social status of actors is not too low, so I can accept it. If you like acting, I can also invest money to make a movie for you. But I still hope that after a few years you get tired of playing, and you can come back to the company to help me. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, you can learn slowly. “

“Mr. Ke,” Lu Yan felt that there was a lot of helplessness today, and it was really tiring to talk to someone whose frequency was different, “I think we have nothing to say anymore. My surname is Lu, and I will only be surnamed Lu in this life. “

The man’s tone became sad, “I know you are blaming me, and I also understand that I am sorry for you mother and son, but I really have my own reasons. I just hope you can give me a chance to make it up to you, and I will give you the life you want.”

“Mr. Ke, you are too self-righteous. How do you know what kind of life I want? To be honest, I have never resented you. You are not worthy of me thinking about you for so long in the name of hatred. I don’t want to take revenge, so you can rest assured. I don’t even want to get anything from you. As you said, I can live a good life alone, as I did before, and even more so in the future. Since you haven’t appeared for so many years, there is no need to appear in the future. If you really want to make up for something, then please restrain Mr. Ling and ask him not to bother me again in the future. Otherwise, I am not a very good-tempered person, and I don’t know what I will do next time. “

After Lu Yan finished speaking, he opened the car door and went out. He turned around and gave a polite smile to the stunned man, “Well, let’s go, see you!” and then closed the car door heavily.

Lu Yan felt that the air was much fresher now that he was no longer in the same space as that man.

Father? Ha!

Lu Yan sneered and strode away, ignoring the assistant who chased after him and wanted to say something.

Indeed, in Lu Yan’s life dictionary, resentment and revenge had never been the focus. He had more important things and clearer goals in his life, and he didn’t want to waste energy on these meaningless things. Facing this man who had failed his mother all his life, he didn’t have many ups and downs. He was more cold than rational. He never cared about irrelevant people and things.

No matter what happens, never run away from it, face it head-on and solve it before the impact expands. This was why he went directly to the Golden Palace to beat up Ke Yuzhuo, and why he was willing to come to see Ke Zhengze.

However, talking to such a man was still a bit unpleasant.

It wasn’t until he saw the familiar Lexus that Lu Yan’s mood really improved.

After Lu Yan got in the car, Su Mo didn’t start the car immediately. Instead, he asked with concern, “How was your talk?”

Lu Yan smiled nonchalantly, “He said he wanted me to return to the Ke family, but I refused.”

Su Mo was silent for a moment, and then said, “Don’t be sad.”

Lu Yan said seriously, “I’m fine, don’t worry. I don’t care anymore. To me, he was just a stranger. I know very well who I should care about, as long as I have you. ” 

Su Mo smiled slowly and reached out to touch his hair, “I’m very happy you said that.”

Lu Yan grabbed his hand, put it to his mouth and touched it gently, then smiled and said, “What I said is the truth.” 

“However, through this conversation, I am very grateful for one thing.” Lu Yan continued.

“What’s the matter?” Su Mo sat up straight.

Lu Yan smiled and said, “Fortunately, that person was not involved when I was growing up.”

“Is it that bad?” Su Mo asked curiously, “I have no business dealings with him, so I don’t know him very well. I occasionally heard other people mention him. Although he is not very good at business, he is a pretty good person.”

“Oh, you will know just by looking at Ke Yuzhuo. At least in terms of educating children, he is absolutely unqualified.”

“This is true.” Su Mo agreed.

“By the way, I listened to the new song, it’s very nice.” Su Mo changed the topic while starting the car.

“It was my first recording yesterday. Director Su, your efficiency is really high.” Lu Yan said in surprise.

Su Mo just smiled and said nothing.

Lu Yan couldn’t help but joked, “This kind of behavior is a bit crazy, you know?”

“Well, actually I think so too. Maybe I’ll change it in the future.” Su Mo deliberately followed the words.

“That’s not necessary. I like you being crazy like this.” Lu Yan smiled, “But you can only do this to me.”

“There will be no one else except you.” Su Mo smiled slightly and quietly held his hand while waiting for the red light.

Lu Yan held him back firmly, “This time, you don’t need to find someone else to do post-production. After the new album is recorded, I will record it again for you, just for you alone. From now on, you can only play my songs in your car. “

“Okay.” Su Mo responded with a smile. Thinking about everything before, he just felt that everything was so worth it.

Logically speaking, the two of them had not seen each other for such a long time.A little farewell is better than a newlywed¹. They were both in their prime of life and wanted to have all kinds of excitement every day.

However, Lu Yan’s recent schedule had been extremely full. He was overwhelmed with various announcements, recording new songs, and shooting MVs. He came home almost until midnight every day, and he couldn’t wait to fall asleep. How could he have the energy to think about other things. Even though Su Mo felt sorry for his hard work, he would never ask him to take it easy. When he was busy, he would often work day and night. Men are most attractive when they are fighting for their careers and ideals. So he often asked Aunt Fang to make some delicious food for Lu Yan, and Aunt Fang was naturally very happy. This spoiled the foodie Song Hui, because every time Aunt Fang prepared it, she would never forget his part. So much so that every time Song Hui saw Aunt Fang, he felt so sweet that he wanted to call her mom.

Aunt Fang seemed to be several years younger since she had something to do again. She couldn’t be happier about the fact that the eldest young master and Mr. Lu were together, and she only hoped that the two of them could stay like this forever.

Notes

1. A Chinese folk proverb means that if lovers do not see each other for a short period of time, the reunion will be better than a newlywed. ↩︎