The incident of Old Mr. Shen busting into the board meeting was well talked about in the Lu Corporation. The hearsay went out of control and all details of how Lu Beichuan had broken the law were filled in. After all, even the cops were there!

  Naturally, all of the rumors dissipated when Lu Beichuan was still coming in to work like normal after a week.

  Mrs. Lu heard of the incident as well but was not too surprised.

  “Old Mr. Shen? Him?” Mrs. Lu snickered. “That did not surprise me at all. That sure sounds like something that he would do.”


  “Why do you say that, Mom?” asked Ye Zhen.

  Since Mother Lu had already started down that path, she decided to spill the beans. Looking at Lu Beichuan, she said to him, “Beichuan, you need to watch out for this Old Mr. Shen. What was between him and your grandfather was one thing. What is between us and him is another. We don’t need to be close to him!”


  Lu Beichuan nodded.

  Mother Lu looked at Ye Zhen, who was listening to her quietly, and reached out to hold her hand. She said in a low voice, “Zhenzhen, you have married into the Lu family for four years now and it is okay to let you know about this. You’ve come across Lu Shaoyan by now. Back in the days, a paternity test stated that Lu Shaoyan and Old Master Lu are not father and son. Do you know who it was that had the test done?”


  “Was it… Old Mr. Shen?” asked Ye Zhen tentatively.

  Mother Lu nodded and sighed. “Dad trusted Old Mr. Shen so much that he even had him help with something like that. Yet the result that Old Mr. Shen brought back stated that they were not father and son. That, in addition to videos and photos, Dad had no reason to question the result. It didn’t matter what Lu Shaoyan’s mother had to say, he wouldn’t listen to her. He sent Lu Shaoyan overseas and never asked about him again.”


  “Then what happened?”


  “Dad later on found out that the paternity test was tampered with. Old Mr. Shen dropped down onto his knee in the living room to apologize to Dad. He said that his carelessness had allowed others the opportunity to mess with the test. He banged his head on the floor so much that his face was covered in blood. He apologized and begged for forgiveness for half a day and said that he would personally go and bring Lu Shaoyan and his mother back. And that he would not return if he couldn’t locate them. His actions convinced Dad again. Nevertheless, we were not able to get in touch with Lu Shaoyan and his mother for a long time. Dad sent many to look for them and years had gone by before he was finally able to get in touch with Lu Shaoyan.”


  Having said that, Mother Lu said in a low voice, “Speaking of, Dad was too ruthless at the time. He kicked Lu Shaoyan and his mother out the very day. It was winter and it was pouring outside. I can still remember that day even now…


  “That’s why!” Mother Lu switched to a solemn tone. “Beichuan, you need to watch out for Old Mr. Shen. I don’t believe that he could make a mistake in something like a paternity test. Dad was fooled by him but you can’t!”


  “I understand.”


  The atmosphere in the living room was a little heavy when they brought up the past. Zhouzhou ran down from upstairs with his little toy car in his hand and was about to bump into Ye Zhen’s arms. He was stopped halfway through by Lu Beichuan and was placed over his lap.

  Lu Beichuan, looking seriously, said, “Haven’t Daddy told you that before? Mommy has a baby inside of her stomach and you can’t just bump into her like that.”


  Zhouzhou, at three years old, his features had already spread out. He bounced up and down and was very agile. He was articulate and had quick reactions. Knowing that he had annoyed his father, he quickly apologized to Ye Zhen. “I’m sorry, Mommy. I won’t do that again.”


  Mother Lu smiled and eased the air. “Zhenzhen and I will attend a gathering this weekend. It is probably not appropriate to bring a child with us. Beichuan, what are you doing this weekend?”


  Lu Beichuan thought about it some. “I have a gathering to go to as well.”


  “Zhouzhou, do you want to go and have fun with Grandma and Mommy on the weekend then?”


  Even though he was just yelled at by Lu Beichuan, Zhouzhou recalled how the aunties around Grandma and Mommy would rub his cheeks, kiss him, and hug him and pouted. He didn’t like those aunties with fragrance on them that could make him gag kissing and hugging him. He shook his head and said, “I want to be with Daddy.”


  That surprised Ye Zhen.

  Even though the little kiddo was getting older and no longer glued onto her day in and day out, he rarely approached his father voluntarily.

  “Well, that was surprising. Can you bring him with you, Beichuan?”


  “That shouldn’t be a problem.”


  “Okay. We are putting him in your hands. You better take good care of him.”


  Zhouzhou patted his chest and said, “Don’t worry, Mommy. I will take good care of Daddy!”