At dinner time, apart from Lu Chenyuan's family of three, everyone came down from upstairs. Before starting the meal, they heard Housekeeper Chen's voice at the door.
"The second young master is back."
Gu Mingyue put down her chopsticks and when she saw Lu Mingxun, their eyes met. There wasn't a single trace of the deep affection expected from a couple reunited after a long separation; rather, there was more of a mutual repulsion.
Xu Qingli, seeing Lu Mingxun again, felt so heartbroken it was as if she wanted to cry. He had become much thinner and darker.
All she knew was that Lu Mingxun had a project in Yunnan, but she had no idea what the project was.
From the moment he was born, Xu Qingli thought she had given birth to a real gem, the newborn Lu Mingxun's eyes bright like stars.
As he grew up, Xu Qingli's expectations for her son had completely diminished.
