Re-engraving the Spring - Chapter 17
Zhen Zhen’s face changed instantly when she saw Zhen Rong. Zhen Rong was also the same, he turned his head away with a guilty conscience, looking unlucky.
Lu Ming noticed Zhen Zhen’s strange appearance, and also noticed Chi Qiu’s slightly relieved look. He settled down and calmly put the laptop in front of Elder Lu.
“Grandpa, I have a few monitoring sessions here, please have a look.”
He didn’t say much nonsense, and directly opened the first video and stepped to the side to make a way.
The hotel manager understood and stepped forward to explain: “This is a surveillance of the hotel corridor at 6:32. The man on the screen gave a cupcake to the kid Zhen Junjun and leaned over to say something in his ear. If we are not mistaken, the man on the screen should be Mr. Zhen Rong.”
Zhen Rong couldn’t argue, standing defeated as he threw a pleading glance at Zhen Zhen. Zhen Zhen didn’t want to sit still, trying to save the situation by euphemistically saying: “Zhen Rong is Junjun’s elder. It’s not surprising to give him a cake? This method of framing is too obvious…”
Elder Lu showed no mercy: “Don’t interrupt.”
Zhen Zhen: “…”
Then, Elder Lu looked at the calm Lu Ming and found that Lu Ming was already standing beside Chi Qiu and was gently calming Chi Qiu who was tense and still not relaxed.
The old man unconsciously hooked the corners of his mouth, quite satisfied with Lu Ming’s behavior.
He said to the hotel manager, “Go on.”
The hotel manager nodded his head and proceeded to open the second video: “This is a surveillance at seven o’clock, in the banquet hall. The child Zhen Junjun took the cupcake he hid in the corner to Mr. Chi. Before that, he deliberately kicked Mr. Chi’s phone under the seat.”
The phone had been found by the waiter and returned to Lu Ming
Lu Ming put the phone in Chi Qiu’s hand. Chi Qiu touched it, as he whispered, “I thought…”
“Thought what?”
Chi Qiu blinked and whispered: “Thought that you were going to work and left me here alone.” After speaking, he became embarrassed, “So you were going to check the surveillance. Sorry, I misunderstood you.”
“No need to apologize.” Lu Ming thought it was nothing, it was he himself who didn’t have time to clarify with Chi Qiu. He replied, without a trace of casuality in his tone: “I won’t leave you behind.”
Ji Qiu pursed his lips, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, “En.”
On the other hand, the hotel manager successively opened the third surveillance video.
“This is a segment of surveillance from 7:10, where the kid Zhen Junjun tried to push the cake into Mr. Chi’s face but were stopped by Mr. Ji.”
Because the first surveillance segment was outside the banquet hall, it took the staff a while to find it.
Fortunately, it didn’t take too long.
Fortunately, Zhen Zhen’s ‘point’ was beaten by Lu Ming.
“Mr. Lu, the above is all the relevant monitoring content. And this Mr. Zhen, just now he tried to forcefully ask us to delete the surveillance. Fortunately, there is Mr. Lu Ming came to help.”
After what the hotel manager said was finished and understood, Elder Lu’s heart was already as clear as a mirror.
For so many years, Zhen Zhen’s relatives had relied on the Lu family to make money, just like wild birds climbing branches, half of their feet had already stepped into the circle that didn’t belong to them.
The old man thought that in such an environment, they could at least change their rat-like nature. It was a pity that he looked highly at the Zhen family.
He motioned to the hotel manager and security to leave first, sorting out his thoughts, and preparing to speak.
Zhen Zhen had a headache, glancing at Liu Rongtian, silently urging him.
Lu Rongtian had no choice but to take the initiative and said, “Dad, Zhen Rong is so outrageous. I’ll ask Zhen Zhen to teach him a lesson later. Besides, it’s Junjun, who suffered today, not Chi Qiu. Look at this…”
Zhen Rong nodded hurriedly and wiped a cold sweat. He and his wife both work in the Lu family’s head office. If Elder Lu says one word, then the couple’s job would be in jeopardy.
He didn’t dare to drag Zhen Zhen into the water, so he admitted it: “Elder Lu, I, I just want to make a joke, I meant no harm! I didn’t expect Junjun to be so naughty … ”
Elder Lu snorted coldly and didn’t pay any attention to the two of them. He turned his head and asked Chi Qiu in a warm voice: “Xiao Qiu, are you tired today?”
When everyone was waiting for Elder Lu to say something, he only cared if Chi Qiu was tired.
Chi Qiu raised his head unclearly, ‘eyes’ facing forward blankly. With a little light and shadow, he, with the help of Lu Ming, aligned himself with Elder Lu’s position. When he wanted to answer, he was blocked by a lie in Elder Lu’s mouth: “Xiao Qiu, your face doesn’t look too good, tell grandpa the truth.”
Chi Qiu was startled for a moment, with a look of exhaustion on his face. When he grew up, except for the accident when he was eleven years old, Chi Lanyan had always protected him very well. How could he ever experience such a noisy scene.
But if Chi Lanyan was present today, Zhen Zhen wouldn’t definitely be this arrogant.
According to Chi Lanyan’s violent temper, Chi Qiu was wronged by Zhen Zhen in this matter today. She would slap her up, didn’t matter which Mrs. Lu you were, and how big Lu family was.
“…”
Chi Qiu hesitated and nodded: “I’m a little tired.”
Elder Lu couldn’t help but feel distressed: “Okay, let’s go faster. What do you want to do with today’s affairs?” Of course, the old man added, “If you’re tired and can’t think well today, then it’s the same to talk to grandpa another day.” He shouldn’t let Chi Qiu suffer this loss no matter what.
But the string in Chi Qiu’s heart was only half loosened. He couldn’t think of how to handle it properly.
He couldn’t make up his mind. While he was hesitating, Zhen Zhen and his group were so nervous, for fear that Chi Qiu might come with some terrifying punishment.
Looking at Elder Lu’s posture, it was really up to Chi Qiu.
After a while, Chi Qiu thought clearly. He held Lu Ming’s hand and gestured for Lu Ming to bend down. He touched Lu Ming’s face, and after touching Lu Ming’s ear, he leaned closer and whispered a few words.
Lu Ming frowned.
Chi Qiu asked, “Is this okay?”
Lu Ming did not object, instead he confirmed with Chi Qiu again: “Do you think this is enough?”
“Hmm.” He once again whispered in Lu Ming’s ear, using a voice that only the two of them could hear to play a little trick, “For the rest, just let grandpa decide.”
This way, no one would be offended.
“Okay.”
Lu Ming immediately understood Chi Qiu’s meaning. His eyes contained a cold intent as always, even more so today. He would not be uncomfortable with Chi Qiu’s decision, but he always had disdain for people like Lu Rongtian and Zhen Zhen.
Quite different from him was Chi Qiu, who had a slight smile on his mouth. His eyes were gentle colors, making his appearance more gentle and beautiful like jade.
Such a person was blind, no matter who saw him, they would feel sorry for him.
He said to Elder Lu: “Grandpa, I hope they can sincerely apologize to me instead of apologizing to you.”
Elder Lu was surprised by Chi Qiu’s request, and he reminded Chi Qiu, “Just this?”
“Yes.”
“What about the rest?” Elder Lu was not sure and asked again, “What else do you want for the rest?”
Chi Qiu thought about it, the wish was too simple: “I want Lu Ming to take me home early, I’m a little hungry and a little sleepy.”
To be honest, compared to the other party’s apology, going home and eating a bowl of hot noodle soup made by Aunt Zhang with Lu Ming, and then taking a shower and lying down in a soft blanket to rest was what Chi Qiu wanted most at this moment.
Elder Lu laughed loudly and readily agreed to him.
But in private, the old man was not as kind-hearted as he appeared to be.
Elder Lu had seen everything Zhen Zhen and Lu Rongtian did with his eyes, and knew that they had repeatedly upset Chi Qiu and Lu Ming behind his back.
If it were someone else, Elder Lu might turn a blind eye to it.
But Chi Qiu looked so much like his old friend, so he couldn’t help but have a little partiality in his heart. Hence, the center of gravity was tilted half. Along with this, Lu Ming, a great grandson who was not very close to him, was also basking in light.1
No, Elder Lu considered that Lu Ming and Chi Qiu would inherit his company in the future, so he was afraid that the Zhen family would secretly make a stumbling block, and it would be difficult to control them. On the grounds of what happened today, he took out some troublesome relatives of the Zhen family and threw them into branches in other cities.
Including Zhen Rong’s family.
Zhen Zhen didn’t dare say anything but she really regretted it in her heart.
Elder Lu did it so quietly that even Lu Ming only realized it later.
