Chapter 327: Ning Qing Is Very Afraid, She Is Crying
At night, in the Lu family villa
Lu Shaoming got out of the bentley the Bentley. He had a doc.u.ment in one hand, and he started to walk towards the villa.
He brought his large hand to the door handle and opened a small crack in the door. He could hear a conversation in the living room.
“Dinghua, I have not seen Qingqing and Little Young Master Lu for such a long time. Although I don’t have the face to see them right now, I really miss them very much. I have already packed my luggage, and I’m prepared to live in the Ning home for a few days.”
Lu Dinghua sighed while he said, “Sure, if you want to go, then go. It is a fact that the Lu family owes both Ning Qing and Little Young Master Lu. Little Young Master Lu has not celebrated his one-month celebration, and we have also missed the chance to celebrate his 100 days of life. The key thing being, we still have not named him. Ay, it would also be good for you to go visit them.”
“Yeah, I have already asked the butler to prepare the car.”
Lu Shaoming lifted his eyebrows, opened the door, and headed in.
“Shaoming, you are back?” Song Yajing stood up to ask upon seeing him.
“Yeah.” Lu Shaoming nodded his head plainly. One of his hands was in his pocket, and he went to head upstairs.
Lu Dinghua and Song Yajing felt bad. Without Ning Qing, their home was no longer a home. Lu Shaoming was also not that Lu Shaoming from the past anymore.
The butler hurriedly rushed in and said, “Old Master, Old Madam…”
Song Yajing quickly gestured for him to stay silent, indicating to the butler not to speak.
Neither of them dared to mention anything regarding Ning Qing in front of Lu Shaoming.
Lu Shaoming stood on the stairs and turned around. He had a frown on his face while he looked at Song Yajing. His thin, maroon lips were pursed together lightly, and visibly displeased, he said, “If you have something to say, then say it. Is it something I’m not supposed to hear?”
Song Yajing froze, and she let out a sigh before she said, “Butler, speak then.”
The old butler bowed politely and said, “Old Madam, we have already prepared the car, but we just found out that Madam is not in the country. Madam left for England early this morning.”
“She went to England?” Song Yajing froze and said, “What did Qingqing go to England for?”
“I heard Madam Ning say that Madam went to England to relax, and someone came to pick her up early this morning.”
“Who was it?” Lu Shaoming asked.
The old butler recalled for a moment and said, “I heard Madam Ning mention that it was Doctor Jian.”
Lu Shaoming hastily descended the stairs. His handsome face that resembled a sculpture was even more cold and hard as he said, “Go investigate it. What did Madam and Doctor Jian go to England for?”
Noting his deep and serious tone, Song Yajing smiled and said, “Shaoming, Qingqing and her friend went to England to relax and chill. They would probably go shopping and stuff, don’t be too taken aback for nothing…”
“Mum.” Lu Shaoming interrupted her, and his deep, sparkling eyes had a sharp gaze in them as he said, “Little Young Master Lu is only three months old. Ning Qing is taking care of him everyday and needs to feed him. Why would she go to England to relax and chill? Jian Han is a doctor. She should not have so much free time to accompany Ning Qing to go shopping.”
The butler listened to him as he felt that what he said made sense, and he quickly turned around to go investigate.
“Wait a minute; there is no need.” Lu Shaoming waved his hand and took his phone from his pocket, then he made a call.
“h.e.l.lo, Dayuan, do you know Jian Han’s mobile number? Send it to me.”
Zhou Dayuan’s warm voice came over from the other end, “Shaoming, what is wrong? You sound like you’re in a panic.”
Lu Shaoming felt the green veins on his forehead popping very vigorously. Even his eyelids were twitching. He’s had a bad premonition all day, and he thought it was all because of the call last night.
Now he could confirm that it was not because of that.
He exhaled for a moment, and he lowered his voice before he calmly announced, “Jian Han brought Ning Qing over to England.”
They were both intelligent men. Some words expressed the entire story, Zhou Dayuan quickly responded, “You wait for a minute. I will send it to you right now.”
He ended the call, then received the text message.
Lu Shaoming gave that number a call.
After it rang twice, the call was connected, and Jian Han’s pure voice came from the other end. “h.e.l.lo…”
“h.e.l.lo, Jian Han. Where is Ning Qing?”
Jian Han looked the tightly shut door of the operating room in front of her, and she answered honestly. “Ning Qing has already gone into the operating room.”
Lu Shaoming felt an emergency alarm ring in his brain. He did not know his brain would explode, and he did not know what to do as he said, “What? What surgery?”
“Didn’t Ning Qing tell you yesterday? What did you go and do when you chased after her yesterday? There is a blood clot in Ning Qing’s retina, and it has led to her losing her sight temporarily. She came to England for surgery.”
Lu Shaoming’s irises contracted vigorously, and he said, “…Losing her sight?”
What about losing her sight?
He did not know.
She also did not mention it.
“Ning Qing had started to show symptoms of losing her sight half a month ago. Symptoms have manifested seven or eight times now. Symptoms will persist from ten minutes up to an entire hour. We booked our flight yesterday, and I brought her to the banquet hall to look for you. You didn’t say anything to each other?”
Lu Shaoming was entirely stumped. He was floored by this news, and he did not know how to respond.
Jian Han noted that he had gone silent, and she guessed what had gone down exactly. She slowly said, “Young Master Lu, regarding a blind person, you would forever not know how much she fears and what she may face in front of her. I accompanied her to come to England today, and before she entered the operating room, she firmly grasped my hand, and she was unwilling to let go. Her face was pale, and she was s.h.i.+vering. Every expression was telling me that she was afraid.
“Young Master Lu, you are her husband. When you needed her the most, she never let go. Now that she needs you, what are you doing? Did you know that she was crying before she went into the operating room?”
Ning Qing’s small, pale face that lacked a single trace of blood flashed through his face. She had said last night… Actually, she had something to say to him, but… Forget it.
…
She had said to forget about it.
Losing her sight was such a huge matter. She went to England for surgery, and she actually did not tell him.
What did he do so wrong that she did not harbour any hopes towards him.
Over the past half-month, she had lost her sight seven or eight times. He was unaware of even a single instance. Actually, he had seen her many times. Every time she saw her, did she lose her sight?
Or maybe over these past two months, he really did not know what kind of burden she was withstanding.
She told him that she had taken on the burden that came from the entire world, and they all despised and hated her…
Lu Shaoming was overcome with emotions, and at this moment, Song Yajing, who was behind him, s.n.a.t.c.hed the phone in his hand and said, “h.e.l.lo, is it Doctor Jian? What did you say happened to our Qingqing? Losing her sight? How come she would lose her sight? I don’t believe it…”
“Aunty, calm down for a second. There was an incident where Ning Qing had received an injury on her forehead. She said that she hit her head on the edge of the chair, and the blood clot formed soon after.”
“An injury on her forehead?” Song Yajing’s face was pale, and she spun around on the spot as she started to search through her own muddled mind. “Which time? Where did this happen?” She patted her head and said, “I cannot recall when.”
Lu Dinghua went forward to cup Song Yajing’s shoulders as he said, “Yajing, don’t be in a hurry. Think about it slowly.”
“Oh, I remembered. That day Qing Qing and Miss Yin brought Little Young Master Lu to go shopping in the shopping mall. When she returned, she had a wound on her forehead. She had said that she was not careful when she was walking, and she fell…”
“Old Madam.” At this moment, the old butler walked forward.
Lu Dinghua looked at the old butler hesitating to speak, and he said, “Butler, if you have something to say, then say it. How come you are stuttering?”
The old butler shook his head and sighed. “Old Master, Young Master, Old Madam, Madam told me not to tell you. It is also not right for me to speak at a time when Young Master is in such a situation, but Madam has done so much for the Lu family. I cannot wrong Madam.”
“Butler, what did you want to say?” Lu Dinghua asked him.
“Old Madam, Madam did not go to the shopping mall that day. She brought Little Young Master Lu to go to Lu Corporation.”
Song Yajing stumbled backwards, and Lu Dinghua held onto her shoulders in the nick of time. Lu Dinghua sternly asked, “What happened, exactly?”
“That day, Old Master brought Young Master’s watch back home, Old Madam had a look at it and was extremely affected. She was very ill. At that moment, it was the end of the seven day window. The next day, those elders would definitely come to look for us. The next day, Madam used a trick, and she shut the main doors when those elders came to look for us at home.”
Lu Dinghua listened on as he nodded his head, “Yeah, those old things were all eyeing for the role of President. They were here to create chaos. She could stop them once, but she could not stop them twice. What Ning Qing did was considered to be her last resort to achieve her goals. She was intelligent and clear-cut!”
“Yes.” The old butler nodded his head and said, “At that time, Madam told me the same thing. It was as what we had expected. Those elders organized a shareholder’s meeting at the Lu Corporation the next day, and they wanted to select the next president of the Lu Corporation. Madam got news of it and immediately brought Little Young Master Lu along to rush over.”
“Madam was glib with her tongue during that Lu Corporation shareholder’s meeting. She did not care about her image, and she lashed out at those elders to force them to confess to what they had planned. As expected, one of them finally stretched out his hand to push Madam, and Madam’s forehead was knocked against the edge of the chair. It started to bleed for a long time, and Little Young Master Lu was throwing a tantrum. The elders finally promised to give another six days, and during this time, Old Master found Young Master.”
Song Yajing laid her head on Lu Dinghua’s shoulders. She was already sobbing uncontrollably, and she choked up while she said, “This child! Those old things are not easy to deal with. She and Little Young Master Lu.. How did they…”
“Yajing…” Lu Dinghua wanted to comfort his wife, but he also fell silent.
“Ding hua, you didn’t know how deep the wound on Qingqing’s forehead was. After she came back, her face was extremely pale. She slept on the bed for three entire days. She bluffed by saying that she fell, and I did not know about it. I didn’t get a doctor for her… That day, those elders did not come, and I told myself that it was the ancestors of the Lu family who protected us, but I did not think that it was actually Qingqing… Qingqing has sacrificed so much for the Lu family. She never thought about gaining anything in return. But in the end, we actually… Do you think this child Qingqing is actually making all of our hearts hurt for her?”
Song Yajing covered her mouth while she choked up.
The old butler looked at the man at the corner, who was standing upright throughout. He politely said, “Young Master, there is still something I must add. At that time, there was someone that wanted to slap Madam. Madam did not duck away. Thank goodness that Young Master Ou had rushed over. At that time, Miss Yin scolded Madam when they were in the car. Madam smiled and said that it was only a slap, and that she was able to withstand it. Madam went on and said that after upon your return, you would definitely come to take revenge for her.”
Would definitely come to take revenge for her…
This line reverberated again and again in Lu Shaoming’s ears. This whole time, while the chances of his survival were slim, while the entire world thought that he had died, she was so firm and staunch in her faith that he was still alive.
He could imagine the look she had on her face when she said this. She would have a sweet and cheeky smile on her face. He could also imagine her helping him block off the strong winds and thunderstorms with her small, pet.i.te figure. She has protected his home, and his Lu Corporation.
Lu Shaoming started to walk, and he approached the door.
Lu Dinghua quickly stretched out his hand to block him in his path. “Shaoming, where are you going?”
Lu Shaoming’s dark eyes lost their depth and energy. He had a vague, helpless smile that was just like a child’s on his face. “Dad, did you not hear it just now? Ning Qing was very afraid, and she was crying. I want to go look for her.”