Five years after their breakup, a prominent lawyer is desperately seeking reconciliation.

Lu Guokun glared at Fang Tian reproachfully and tossed his phone onto the cabinet behind him.

"It's an international training event. I just attended the opening ceremony and came back. Why are you joining in?"

Yu Qing paused in her chopsticks, and a sprig of asparagus fell onto the table.

"Joining in the fun? I used to follow you everywhere you went. How come you're just joining in the fun now?"

Lu Guokun twitched the corner of his mouth.

"I was being a bit hasty. I was just worried about you. It's just a small training activity for modern assistants. Long flights are tiring. Why don't you stay home, have some tea, play cards, and get a beauty treatment? I'll be back first thing the next morning."

"So urgent?"

"It's just a small event, so just stay home and relax."

Yu Qing hummed in agreement and then fell silent.

Seeing that she was no longer troubled, Lu Guokun changed the subject and looked at Lu Jingshi.

"What have you been busy with lately? You're always coming home so late for family dinners."

Lu Jingshi said calmly, "Take the dog to get its vaccinations."

"Spend more time with your mother, why keep a dog? Besides, you should be thinking about your marriage with Tian Tian."

Fang Tian was overjoyed, and an overwhelming excitement surged up within her. She lowered her eyes to hide her shyness, and her heart was pounding with nervousness.

Lu Jingshi did not answer immediately, but put down his chopsticks and leaned back lazily in his chair.

The intense joy slowly faded, and unease gradually spread in Fang Tian's heart. She was restless and forced herself to calm down.

After a while, Lu Jingshi's cold and ruthless voice came to my ears.

"When did I ever say I wanted to get married?"

"If you don't get married, aren't you holding Tian Tian back? Whatever you want to be a lawyer, you can still do it even after you get married."

Lu Guokun slammed the bowl down and angrily rebuked him.

Yu Qing quickly joined forces with Lu Guokun.

"Your father and I don't blame you for not taking care of the family business, but Tian Tian has been with you for so many years, you can't let her down."

Lu Jingshi frowned deeply.

He and Fang Tian have never done anything outrageous, so why has she been with him for so many years?

In that sense, some people in the law firm have been with him even longer.

"Fang Tian and I are just friends, we will not get married, and please don't bring this up again."

This was the first time he had spoken so clearly, leaving no room for negotiation.

Fang Tian's face turned deathly pale instantly. She slowly looked at Lu Jingshi, as if waiting for him to continue.

Lu Jingshi showed no intention of explaining, got up from the dining table, and watched Summer running on the grass in the yard.

After being doused with cold water, Fang Tian and the others felt that it didn't matter whether Lu Jingshi explained or not.

Because she only realized now that he had never cared about her.

"Sweetie, don't pay any attention to him. He's always been like this. I don't know what we owe him. He treats his family colder than his enemies."

Yu Qing comforted her, "Besides, isn't he only having you by his side right now? Wait two more years, and he'll realize how good you are."

Two more years?

She has been by his side for almost five years.

He trusted her at work and was more affectionate towards her than others in their personal lives.

But what she wanted wasn't her boss's appreciation, nor her friends' intimacy; what she wanted was his love!

Fang Tian's gaze fell on the person and dog on the grass outside the glass wall.

If she wasn't mistaken, she had seen this dog in Ashi's neighborhood before.

It's from Jiangwan.

Seeing that her face was still pale, Yu Qing sighed and took her hand.

"Don't worry, even if he doesn't agree, your Uncle Lu and I will only recognize you as our daughter-in-law."

Fang Tian looked up and gave Yu Qing a reassuring look.

"I understand, Auntie. Oh, by the way, Dad called yesterday and said that he and several shareholders wanted to co-invest in Uncle Lu's project, but due to recent fluctuations in international diamond prices, they can only invest 3 million yuan of cash flow for the time being."

Lu Guokun said happily, "That's enough, that's enough. Old Fang has good taste. Don't worry, Tiantian, if that kid causes trouble again, I'll tie him up and marry him."

Fang Tian felt slightly reassured after hearing the Lu couple's assurances.

After dinner, Lu Guokun received a phone call from an old friend he had worked with for many years, inviting him to play cards together.

Lu Guokun looked at Yu Qing with a troubled expression.

"That old Zhao, he's become addicted to mahjong lately, he's always organizing games, it's really annoying."

On the other end of the phone, the man's voice was very anxious: "Old Lu, you're really henpecked. You even need permission to play cards. Are you a sore loser?"

Yu Qing smiled and handed him her coat: "Don't get carried away, take it easy."

Lu Guokun reluctantly put on his coat, got into the prepared car, and drove out the gate.

In the living room, Fang Tian handed Yu Qing a cup of brewed black tea.

"Auntie, don't worry, I can tell from the phone call that it really is Uncle Zhao. He must have gone to play cards."

Yu Qing sneered: "You actually believe that? Which of these men doesn't have mistresses on the side? They all bring their wives to parties."

"You mean... Shen Qing is here too?"

"Sweetie, check if the training he mentioned actually exists?"

Fang Tian picked up her phone, searched for a few seconds, and handed it to Yu Qing.

"Auntie, there really is such a training program. It opens the day after tomorrow afternoon and lasts for 7 days."

After a moment's thought, Yu Qing picked up her phone and dialed a number.

"Baiyun, I need the number of participants and their round-trip airfare information for this training."

Baiyun was a smart person, and after that reprimand, she quickly realized what had happened.

The Lu family business was built by Lu Guokun and Yu Qing together. Even though Yu Qing has returned to the family in recent years, she still owns a large portion of the company's shares and joint property with Lu Guokun.

Their son is an elite in Haicheng, able to wield considerable influence in the city even without the Lu family's backing.

Lu Guokun couldn't just abandon a family like that.

Shen Qing only attracted these older men with her youthful looks, which gave them a sense of novelty.

Even if you can get a little something now by relying on being favored, you can never get too close to Qing.

Therefore, she realized her mistake in time and became Yu Qing's informant within the Lu family.

Bai Yun replied quickly, and Yu Qing opened the file and began to read it carefully.

As I watched the final scene, my pupils constricted sharply. I took a deep breath, my chest heaved violently before returning to calm, and even my breathing became light and shallow.

Fang Tian was puzzled, so she started looking through the phone in her hand.

The problem was quickly discovered.

Shen Qing was also on the departure list for the day after tomorrow, but ten days later, everyone received return information.

Shen Qing was the only one left out.

"Auntie, Shen Qing... isn't coming back to China with us..."

Yu Qing's hands, which were originally resting on her knees, silently clenched into fists, her knuckles turning white and her veins bulging.

She looked down and pulled the curled-edge ultrasound report from the coffee table drawer.

"It seems that she made this plate of dumplings just for this dish of vinegar. The training was a pretense; Lu Guokuan really wanted her to give birth to the child abroad."

Yu Qing narrowed her eyes and looked into the courtyard.

After a lifetime of hardship with him, Lu Guokun finally wanted a beautiful wife and young children to enjoy the bliss of having two wives.

"This is outrageous..."