Indulging Mrs. Lu

Chapter 496 - 494: Going Insane Over a Woman

"Yes, this is the gift that our eldest son bought with his own pocket money. He said he’d never given a gift to daddy before, so he specially chose this..." As if remembering something, Ye Han continued, "Our youngest son also used his pocket money to buy a gift for Qingqing. I think it’s quite good~"

Xiao Qing and Lu Jinyang exchanged a look and saw surprise in each other’s eyes.

What surprised Xiao Qing was that these gifts were actually bought by the children with their own money.

Lu Jinyang, on the other hand, was surprised because the eldest son took the initiative to pick out a gift for him.

After spending time with them, Lu Jinyang felt that he was not a qualified father. The youngest son, although affectionate towards him, was not as close as he was to Xiao Qing. His relationship with the eldest son was even more delicate, to the point where he could feel that the eldest son was closer to his grandparents than to him.

Therefore, Lu Jinyang had always thought that he needed a catalyst to enter the eldest son’s heart.

The gift he received today took him by surprise and made him realize that his place in his eldest son’s heart was not insignificant.

Lu Jinyang squatted down, opened the bag handed over by the youngest son, took out the belt, and examined it carefully.

This action somehow made the eldest son beside him feel uneasy.

This was the first time the eldest son had given a gift to someone other than mommy; he had never even given a gift to his uncle before. Anxiously, he watched Lu Jinyang, his large eyes filled with hope and nervousness.

"Lu Jincheng, I really like this gift," Lu Jinyang’s voice rang out. Upon hearing his words, the eldest son couldn’t help but crack a smile.

Ye Han laughed and said, "Silly kid, you were even worried that he might not like it."

As she finished speaking, the eldest son blushed and ran off, saying as he went, "I’m tired, I’m going back to my room first."

Seeing this, Xiao Qing and Lu Jinyang exchanged a glance, understanding each other without words.

It seemed they needed to have a good discussion about parenting.

Xi Lin Apartments

Gu Chen returned home before six o’clock for the first time ever.

However, what greeted him was still the empty and cold furniture of his home.

She did not move in.

Though it was an expected outcome, Gu Chen couldn’t help but feel down.

For the past seven years, he had been chasing after her. Because of the guilt in his heart, he had no complaints. But he is human, not a deity. With a mortal body, how could he not feel tired?

Gu Chen, frustrated, untied his tie and threw it onto the sofa. He walked over to the bar to pour himself a glass of red wine, downing it in one go. Then, a second glass, a third...

After five glasses, Gu Chen’s face turned visibly red.

With the sixth glass, he didn’t rush to drink it but instead walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, holding his wine glass.

This apartment was a gift from Lu Jinyang. Both the floor level and view were top-notch in the complex.

He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a while, taking a small sip of the red wine, looking into the distance, lost in thought.

After a good while, he turned his gaze back inside and took another small sip, his eyes falling on the familiar figure at the complex’s main entrance. He was startled momentarily, then rubbed his eyes, and when he looked again, the familiar figure was gone.

He chuckled lightly, not having expected to become like this one day, so neurotically obsessed over a woman.

Gu Chen left home at fifteen to fend for himself. The first year he suffered a lot. The second year, he met Leng Yixing, who had also run away from home, and the two naïvely started their own business. Fortunately, both were smart and soon earned their first pot of gold. It was also during that time that he met Lu Jinyang...