Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 620 - 577 Lots of bugs (1 update)

Chapter 620: 577 Lots of bugs (1 update)

Lin Menmen pursed her lips in silence, "That depends on your own choice, whether the father-daughter relationship with Rongrong is more important to you, or your brotherhood with Lu Han."

She enjoyed watching Elder Tan make choices among these people.

Now, Elder Tan was forced to choose her, not by his own will.

Lin Menmen was very clear about this, so, next, there would be a choice from the heart, between Rongrong and Lu Han, which would show how powerful the "Poisonous Insect" she raised was at devouring people’s hearts.

"We’ll talk about it when the time comes," Elder Tan’s decision-making difficulty flared up.

Both sides were very important to him, Lu Han was his brother, and Rongrong was his daughter.

Lin Menmen didn’t press him further.

"Mhm."

After the two of them returned, they happened to run into Lu Han driving Tongtong over.

"Yo, Tongtong, my little darling," Elder Tan was naturally enthusiastic towards children, just like he originally wanted to use all his warmth to make up for Rongrong’s pain from losing her parents.

Unfortunately—

In the end, Rongrong became closer to Lin Menmen, seeing her as a mother, and ultimately, there was no mother-daughter connection with Jiaojiao.

He had come to accept it in the end.

Now, as long as Rongrong could survive, he no longer insisted on what she should become.

If he had known earlier that adopting Rongrong would result in this kind of outcome, he really shouldn’t have adopted her in the first place, let alone insisted on bringing her to the Tan Family.

At least, she would be healthy now, not facing so much pain.

"Godfather, why were you discharged from the hospital, leaving godmother alone?" Tongtong naively asked.

Lin Menmen: "..."

Lin Menmen’s expression slightly changed as she looked towards Lu Han, no wonder he had said on the phone that he wanted to see if she and the child were fated. It turned out the child already had a candidate in mind for godmother.

Lu Han was really a sly fox, his ambiguous words on the phone not making things clear—was he afraid she would refuse their visit?

Lu Han and Elder Tan truly had a deep friendship; Lu Han was about to get married soon, and his wife Tang Su was still so young. Was he worried that Tang Su couldn’t bear a son?

They hadn’t even had the wedding yet, and they were planning to adopt a son first?

The age gap between the two of them and this adopted son wasn’t even enough to be of legal marriageable age, and yet they were able to adopt successfully?

Elder Tan’s smile stiffened a bit, he looked at Lu Han and then at Lin Menmen, "The godmother Tongtong is talking about must be Aunt Jiaojiao from the hospital, right?"

"That’s Tongtong’s godmother, Tongtong has only one godmother, and acknowledges one godfather, and it is the husband of my godmother who is Tongtong’s actual godfather," Tongtong insisted.

Elder Tan was helpless, "This child is really persistent, Lu Han, your son is like you indeed, you really didn’t acknowledge the wrong person."

Lu Han nodded in agreement, "Yes, he really does resemble me in many ways, something I hadn’t anticipated myself. I’m sorry for the trouble I’ve caused you."

Although he apologized for the trouble, Lin Menmen didn’t see a trace of apology on Lu Han’s face.

It doesn’t matter, the hypocrisy of these people is related to the circles in which they live.

Over the years, hadn’t she herself transformed from a naive and straightforward girl into the person she is today?

"Not at all, not at all, come in and sit down," Elder Tan offered.

"Okay."

Tongtong came this time with a task from Lu Han.

On the way, Lu Han had already told him to try and listen to determine if Lin Menmen was raising those Poisonous Insects at home, and if so, Tongtong could help him pinpoint their location based on the sounds.

Then he could have He Zhendong, armed with a search warrant, search Elder Tan and Lin Menmen’s homes again. At that time, those Poisonous Insects would become ironclad evidence. With Elder Tan and Lin Jiaojiao as the victims, Lin Menmen would have no way to escape.

Three years ago, Elder Tan had mentioned to him that between Lin Menmen and Tan Rongrong, plus the butler and the maidservant, the yearly electricity bill was astronomical.

It was much more than what his parents’ home used, even though his parents had more domestic help than they did.

His parents also had landscaping in front of their house, which required regular watering from an automatic irrigation system that consumed both electricity and water. Yet, even with that, their electric bills couldn’t compare to those of Lin Menmen and Rongrong.

Before, Lu Han had not had any suspicions, but now, he was beginning to wonder.

If raising Poisonous Insects required a constant temperature, then it would explain why Lin Menmen’s electricity usage was so high.

Today, it depended on whether Tongtong had the ability to help him confirm his suspicions.

If Tongtong really could, then he would be a great contributor. Once Professor Ming arrived, he would certainly help Tongtong improve his constitution to the fullest. By then, Professor Ming would surely be willing to nurture Tongtong properly.

The future was limitless for Tongtong.

The moment the iron gate of the villa opened, Lu Han drove Tongtong into Elder Tan’s courtyard and parked. As soon as they entered, Tongtong was overwhelmed by a chaotic chorus of chirps, squeaks, and squeals, causing his brow to furrow deeply.

So many insects.

Lu Han watched him, and seeing Tongtong’s unusual reaction, he became distracted and lost control of the steering wheel, crashing into the garden steps.

Elder Tan hurried over, "Lu Han, what’s going on? How can you drive like this? Is Tongtong okay?"

"I’m fine, godfather," Tongtong quickly reassured Elder Tan.

Then, Lin Menmen approached, "What happened?"

"Old Lu got flustered driving here, dunno what he was thinking, and hit our garden steps," Elder Tan remarked.

"Doctor Lu, your tire has been punctured," Lin Menmen circled the car and spotted the last wheel pierced by a long nail.

"Really? No wonder it went out of control. I was thinking, your driving isn’t this bad. You’ve already entered our gate; even on this straight path, you managed to let the steering wheel slip."

"Come on out, Tongtong. Enter the house and have some fruit, watch some TV, and I’ll help your dad fix the tire," Elder Tan said, rolling up his sleeves, capable of handling just about anything.

"I know how to do it too, I’ll help you guys," Tongtong didn’t want to enter the house alone with Lin Menmen.

"Alright, Menmen, you go ahead and rest inside, turn on the TV, we’ll be in soon," Elder Tan offered.

Lin Menmen gave them a lingering look, pondered for a moment, and then agreed, "Okay, I’ll wash the fruit first, so Tongtong and Doctor Lu can eat it later."

"That’s very kind of you, Menmen," Elder Tan said flatteringly.

Lu Han’s eyes flickered, disliking the way Elder Tan fawned over her.

After Lin Menmen left, Lu Han didn’t mince words, "What, have the two of you slept together?"

If that were true, Lu Han dared to guarantee that Elder Tan could kiss his chances with Jiaojiao goodbye for life.

Even if Jiaojiao were forgiving and knew that Elder Tan had been out of control during this time, any future arguments would likely bring this issue to the forefront, becoming an insurmountable wall in Jiaojiao’s heart.

The two of them would never return to their former loving state, and over time, it would eventually lead to a breakup.

Not for any other reason but because theirs was true love.

True love can’t accept betrayal, in any form, even if it was forced.