Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 318 - 287 As Expected, No Brains (1st Update)_1

Chapter 318: 287 As Expected, No Brains (1st Update)_1

Lu Han had never taken much interest in his parents’ guests, usually just greeting them before retreating to his own room.

It was only after entering the house that Lu Han realized this evening’s visitors had come not only for his parents but for him as well.

Seeing her son return, Bai Wei had known since the afternoon that Lu Han had gone to look for Tang Su, so she didn’t call him, even when Wen Ai and his spouse showed up.

Before Wen Ai and his spouse came in, Lu Maoyan had no intention of seeing them. He had his butler decline their kind offer, saying he was just a retired, old man who was powerless to help with their issues.

However, Wen Ai had the butler convey a message that managed to get them through the door of the Lu Family, using the incident of Lu Han smashing their son with a bottle.

Lu Han had only met Ye Sichen, not his parents, and before Lu Maoyan introduced them, Lu Han thought they had come to visit his own parents for old times’ sake.

Instead, Bai Wei came over to greet him with a smile, asking if he had returned, and without probing whether Tang Su had been safely escorted home, she pulled him towards the living room.

Without saying anything superfluous, Bai Wei’s eyes communicated to him that his father was not in a good mood that day.

Lu Han had always been cautious in his actions, never causing trouble outside, and even if he did, he could settle it himself.

Take the matter with Ouyang Chen for instance: it was purely due to his own passion and luck, having nothing to do with his father’s position in Beijing.

Such people should value the loyalty and fearless spirit in Lu Han. Born in peacetime, had he lived in a chaotic era, he would have certainly been like Xiang Yu.

Even if he encountered petty people and couldn’t become emperor, he would still be regarded as a great hero in people’s hearts.

Thinking that his son was capable of an act like hitting someone with a bottle, Lu Maoyan felt angry, yet he knew his son well.

If the other’s son had pushed Lu Han to such drastic measures, it was obvious they had some skill—albeit the kind that belongs to a despicable character.

Otherwise, Lu Han wouldn’t have bothered dirtying his hands.

"Lu Han, come here." Lu Maoyan sat upright on the sofa, the years having only turned his hair white, his spirit and steady breath still intact.

Lu Han walked over and called out, "Dad."

"These two are Mayor Ye of Haicheng and his wife. You might not know them, but you should recognize their son," Lu Maoyan introduced them thus.

Upon hearing the Ye surname, Lu Han understood, especially with his father’s almost explicit hints.

Lu Han nodded, "Yes, if their son is Ye Sichen, then I do know him."

"How do you know him?" Lu Maoyan pressed on.

The disdain in his voice was as if to say, how could his, Lu Maoyan’s, son possibly know that kind of trash?

This tone was imperceptible to outsiders, only recognizable by those like Bai Wei and Lu Han who had lived with Lu Maoyan for a long time.

Bai Wei sighed inaudibly.

This old man really had less and less restraint in what he said these days.

Yet, Bai Wei didn’t have a favorable impression of the couple in front of her either.

After hearing their side of the story, Bai Wei felt certain they were omitting some crucial detail. By their account, was it not an admission that her son Lu Han was a spoiled scion?

Throwing his weight around in Beijing thanks to his powerful father.

But was Lu Han that sort of person?

If he truly wanted to lean on his father’s clout, he could strut around Beijing and no one would dare to say a word. Would this couple still dare to approach them so brazenly?

"Ye Sichen is Tang Su’s ex-boyfriend."

"You see, Mr. Lu, this Young Master Lu personally admitted that it was for Tang Su that he was competing with my son out of jealousy," said Wen Ai, taking the initiative to strike first.

Wen Ai had thought for a long time, and she decided to take pre-emptive action, which is why she dragged her unsuspecting husband to the Lu Family to cause trouble, otherwise, if the Lu Family struck first later on, she and her husband would definitely not end well.

Besides, Wen Ai had made it clear to herself that although Lu Maoyan had a prestigious position, after all, he had stepped back from the system and went into business.

Therefore, in Wen Ai’s eyes, Lu Maoyan was just like a businessman, nothing to be scared of.

However, she, being focused solely on her own stance, completely failed to notice that her husband hadn’t been cooperative with her script since entering the door.

In all this time, it was as if she was performing a monologue.

Wen Ai also didn’t know that at this very moment, what Ye Hai was thinking. He remembered his mother’s words that one should marry a virtuous wife, for a good wife meant no misfortune for her husband.

Wen Ai, over these years, did she count as his good wife?

His mother had always been superstitious, and when he married Wen Ai, his mother had someone match their birth charts. The fortune-teller said their birth charts were not compatible.

Initially, he thought that his mother probably didn’t like Wen Ai, so she said this deliberately.

Later, on her deathbed, his mother told him that if it was possible, it would be best to divorce.

He didn’t listen.

Over the years, Wen Ai was very gentle to him. When his career wasn’t going well, when he lost his temper at home, Wen Ai never thought about leaving him. Every time, all he had to do was apologize, say sorry, and he didn’t even need to kneel—Wen Ai would forgive him.

He always felt that without Wen Ai’s perseverance, he wouldn’t have achieved his present status.

Gradually, he had forgotten his mother’s dying words.

When he was preparing to go to Beijing to find connections, he visited his maternal uncle, who told him to go to Beijing alone and not to bring his wife along, suggesting that she stay in Hua City instead.

He couldn’t understand why, until his uncle revealed that the fortune-teller had said that he and Wen Ai were not compatible, and her birth chart would bring him great disaster.

Ye Hai thought about his frustrations over the years. He was clearly clever and had good judgment, better in speech and action than many people, yet his promotions always encountered problems.

Those who seemed less capable and clumsy were promoted faster than he was.

He did get promoted later, but by that time, he was older, and his peers had risen quicker, or they had left the system to go into business and accumulated wealth.

But he still didn’t believe his uncle’s words. He was a man of the new era who believed in science and discarded all superstitions.

Moreover, Wen Ai had given birth to two sons for him, continuing the Ye family lineage.

Her contribution was substantial.

However, at this moment, he suddenly began to realize that Wen Ai, this woman, really had no brains.

Does she even know...

Engrossed in his thoughts, Ye Hai was completely oblivious to the nonsense Wen Ai was spouting.

"Jealousy? Mrs. Ye, you are quite skilled at twisting concepts, huh? Saying I personally admitted to competing with him out of jealousy? What did I say to give you such a big misunderstanding?"

"This isn’t a misunderstanding. I’ve always known about the affairs of you three. In fact, Tang Su is a flirtatious girl, neither worthy of my son’s devotion nor deserving of Young Master Lu’s heartfelt dedication and sacrifices," Wen Ai directly shifted the blame onto Tang Su.

"..."