Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 105 Something happened
"You really are a cultural desert. It's really difficult for you to describe a person." Lu Jingming chuckled and shook his head, his gaze falling on the photo album again. He said softly, "She is a gentle yet firm and stubborn person."

“My mother is not from Tangzhou. She met my father at Kyoto University. My father had solved a major cross-provincial case and was giving a guest lecture at Kyoto University. My mother was a student who attended the lecture. She didn’t remember the content of the interview, but she did remember my father’s eloquent and confident demeanor on the stage.”

"After the speech, she treated my father to a meal. The two talked about everything under the sun and hit it off immediately, quickly falling in love."

“My mother came from a prestigious family and was a well-known socialite in Kyoto. My father, on the other hand, came from a poor family and was only a city-level criminal investigation captain. This marriage was strongly opposed by my maternal grandfather’s family. As a result, she severed ties with her family, even gave up her studies, and eloped with my father to his hometown, Tangzhou.”

“When my father was young, he considered himself a womanizer and played around with life. His heart only found temporary solace in my mother. Not long after my mother became pregnant, she learned that he had another woman outside. That woman was Jiang Qiong, who even knew my father before my mother.”

“My mother is well-educated, gentle and quiet, but she is stubborn at heart. After learning the truth, she could not accept it and suffered from depression.”

"She committed suicide by drowning herself before I was even a year old."

Wei Qingsong looked up at the sky, struggling to understand the relationship, and said with some righteous indignation, "How could Uncle Lu do this! Since he chose to marry your mother and elope, he should treat her well. Why is he still entangled with other women? How can one heart be divided between two people?"

“But he divided his heart between two people, loving both my mother and another woman, and he didn’t want to give up either of them.” Lu Jingming’s smile was cold and indifferent.

Wei Qingsong was speechless and found it hard to understand.

"Uncle Lu seems like a very proper person, I never expected him to be like this."

"Yes, before he was injured and retired, he was the most famous criminal police officer in Tangzhou City, a shining star in the police force. Yet, it was precisely this kind of person who ruined the life of a woman who loved him. Who could have imagined it?" Lu Jingming slowly closed the photo album and sighed deeply.

"How did you know about these things?" Wei Qingsong asked, somewhat puzzled.

“When I was twelve, I accidentally saw my mother’s diary.” Lu Jingming did not hide anything and said truthfully, “Before that, I also regarded Jiang Qiong as my mother. After all, she was really good to me. But after knowing the truth, no matter what, I could no longer face her properly.”

If Jiang Qiong is accepted, who will compensate Wen Manqing for the lost years?

"For a long time, my feelings for my mother were complicated. She clearly said in her diary that I was her only concern in this world, the only love she had left, but she abandoned me and left me in this situation. I don't know whether I should miss her or hate her."

Lu Jingming's gaze drifted away, finally settling directly on her: "It's because of your companionship that I feel a sliver of meaning in my life. So, Songsong, now that you know everything about me, will you still want me?"

It was Wei Qingsong's sunny and cheerful personality that gradually influenced him, dispelling the darkness in his heart and preventing him from becoming a trapped beast struggling with himself in the shadows.

Looking at the man before her, whose brows and eyes held a hint of vulnerability, Wei Qingsong felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered in his ear, "Are you stupid? Why would you ask me something like that? When you truly love someone, you don't worry about so many things. No matter what happened in the past, it doesn't matter anymore. Even if everyone else leaves you, I will never leave you!"

Lu Jingming smiled, his eyes tender, and hugged her tightly, gently kissing her hair. His voice was soft and husky: "Then we have a deal. If you dare to leave me and go alone, I will hold a grudge against you for the rest of my life."

At that time, he never imagined that one day Wei Qingsong would really leave.

Even so, he still couldn't bring himself to hate her.

Just like he couldn't really hate Wen Manqing and Lu Changbai, he couldn't even hate Jiang Qiong.

Therefore, he never rejected Lu Jinghuan's attempts to please and get close to him, and tolerated her stepping into his world.

He is so much like Wen Manqing, from appearance to personality, they are very similar, stubborn and determined, yet gentle and noble are engraved in their bones.

However, he still couldn't get along with Lu Changbai and Jiang Qiong; he couldn't control the obsession hidden deep in his heart.

He can be kind to Lu Jinghuan only because she is innocent. He will not hold a grudge against Lu Jinghuan for the sins committed by the previous generation.

In a corner of the "Starlight" Western restaurant, the two sat silently, each lost in their own old memories.

The coffee in front of her was getting cold, and Wei Qingsong's stomach began to protest. Only then did she snap out of her daze and call out to the waiter in the black tuxedo.

Excuse me, how long will it take for our meal to arrive?

The waiter stopped in his hurried steps, looking anxious, and said rapidly, "I'm so sorry, something happened in our kitchen and we're afraid we can't serve the food. Please take your order receipt to the front desk for a refund."

He finished speaking hastily, and before Wei Qingsong could react, he took a few steps to the high-hanging crystal chandelier, stood next to the piano, and held a microphone in his hand.

He turned on the microphone, tapped it to make sure there was sound, and then, forcing himself to remain calm, announced in a loud voice: "Attention customers, due to a sudden illness of our head chef, we are unable to continue operating today. Customers who were unable to receive their meals, please bring your order receipts to process a refund. We will provide triple compensation. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused."

After speaking, he bowed in four directions, his attitude very sincere.

From where Wei Qingsong was sitting, looking towards the three o'clock position, you could see a light gold silk cloth with the words "Customers Keep Out" written on it.

The kitchen here is not an open kitchen; you can only see people constantly going in and out of the back kitchen, and everyone's expression is very serious.

A waitress was on the phone, looking like she was about to cry. She was too far away to hear what she was saying, but I could see her stamping her feet anxiously.

Wei Qingsong turned slightly and looked towards the front desk. The cashier looked blank. A waiter came from the kitchen and whispered something to her. Wei Qingsong's pupils suddenly dilated, and she covered her face with her hands, gasping for breath.

That's a sign of panic.

"These waiters' expressions seem a bit off," Wei Qingsong said softly to Lu Jingming, covering her face with one hand.

Lu Jingming nodded in agreement, his expression solemn: "In such a large restaurant, there must be more than just the head chef in the kitchen. Even if the head chef suddenly falls ill, there is no need to suspend business. It's probably something much bigger that has happened."

(End of this chapter)