When Lu Lijun went downstairs, his mother, who waited for him in the living room, took him to the breakfast table where all the family members waited. As usual, everyone sat in their respective chairs.
Lu Lijun looked at the empty chair at the other end of the table opposite to his grandfather, where his elder brother used to sit and sat in it.
"This is perfect. That chair has waited enough for its rightful owner," elder Lu exclaimed, smiling.
"I agree," Lu Jinhai spoke.
The table was full of delicious dishes and mostly what Lu Lijun liked. The servant served the food, and Lu Lijun looked at the empty chair on his right side, which belonged to Jiang Yuyan, but the next moment averted his sight.
Though he wished to ignore it, somewhere, he wanted to know where she was, and surprisingly no one mentioned her till then.
"Everything is what you like, eat well," Ning Jiahui said as she put the food in Lu Lijun’s dish.
Lu Lijun nodded lightly, and Ning spoke again, "Are you comfortable in your room, or do you want me to make some more changes?"
"I want another room," Lu Lijun informed, as he had the first bite.
It surprised Ning Jiahui, "Is there any problem in your room?"
"I feel suffocated there," Lu Lijun answered, focused on his food.
Before Ning Jiahui could ask him anything further, Lu Jinhai spoke, "He is used to living in a spacious room like what he had in the home in England, so this room must feel smaller for him."
Ning Jiahui agreed, "Hmm, right," and looked at her son, "Give me a day. I will arrange the best and spacious room for you."
"Hmm!"
Lu Lijun didn’t have a problem with space but the memories he had in that room. Those memories, those moments once were precious to him, now suffocated him, and he wished not to be there even for a moment, but he couldn’t say it to others.
Finishing breakfast, when they came out of the dining room, there was a surprise waiting for them.
Lu Lian and Lu Feng arrived at the Lu Mansion, and no one knew they were coming. Lu Feng went back to city S after his grandmother was better but came back with Lu Lian, who went to him from the USA instead of coming home directly.
"So Finally, you are back, huh?" Saying Lu Lian came to Lu Lijun.
"To see grandma," Lu Lijun replied.
"Hmm, my responsible brother," Lu Lian teased Lu Lijun and went to her grandma.
"We didn’t know you were coming," Grandma asked as Lu Lian hugged her.
"Then it wouldn’t be a surprise for you, grandma."
Grandma Zhao Shuang caressed Lu Lian’s hair, "This time, stay for more days."
Lu Lian pressed her lips in a thin line and looked at her grandma with her brows curved up and spoke, "I am sorry grandma, but I have other plans."
Grandma didn’t insist, "Hmm, it’s okay...."
"You heard it right, grandma. I am not going back."
Not just grandma but everyone in the family felt happy. Grandma looked at Lu Feng, smiling, and asked, "Are you staying here, too?"
Lu Feng went to his grandma, "Hmm, I want to be with grandma."
"Who will look after your business. You are not an ordinary person now," grandma countered.
Lu Feng held his grandma’s hands, "Nothing is more important than my grandma."
"Seems like as I am old, all my grandchildren are here to please me."
"Is it wrong? You should be happy," elder Lu spoke.
"Hmm, I am."
Su Hui and Ning Jiahui took grandma Zhao Shuang to her room so that she could rest.
"Will you be able to manage work from here, Lu Feng?" Lu Jinhai asked.
"Hmm, I have instructed the assistant what to do, and once in a while, I will visit the office," Lu Feng replied.
"Brother Feng can travel here and there easily. I enjoyed the time in his private plane," Lu Lian informed as she winked at Lu Feng," I also liked the flight attendant that only meant for brother Feng. She was pretty."
"Really?" Elder Lu asked, feeling curious.
"Yes, grandpa. She....."
"Cough!" Lu Feng cleared his throat to stop his blabbermouth sister and turned to Lu Lijun while the elders didn’t ask anything, understanding his intentions.
Elder Lu signaled Lu Lian something, and she signaled him back with a thumbs-up sign.
Lu Feng was now a known businessman and was among the most successful young people who achieved success on their own at an early age.
As Lu Feng and Lu Lijun talked, they heard the elder talking to Lu Lian.
"What are your plans now?" Lu Jinhai asked.
Before she could answer, elder Lu spoke, "What are you asking? She is just back, and you started questioning her."
Lu Lian felt relieved, but only to hear her grandpa saying something even shocking, "You should find a good man for her now. For how long are you planning to keep your daughter with you?"
"Cough!" Lu Lian’s face turned red, and her brothers looked at her, smiling.
"I-I need to get fresh. See you, grandpa." Lu Lian left in a hurry before the elders could plan her wedding for real.
Lu Feng went to his room, too, asking Lu Lijun to wait for him in the garden as they planned to go out.
Lu Lijun was about to step out of the mansion as he heard elder Lu talking to Ning Jiahui, who came to the living room from grandma’s room.
"Is Yuyan coming home today?"
Lu Lijun stopped in his tracks, hearing her name and listened to his mother.
"She comes back every Sunday night, so she will be here," Ning Jiahui informed him.
"Ask her to be home early today and have dinner with us," elder Lu instructed, and Ning Jiahui nodded, "I will call Xiao Min."
Lu Lijun stepped to go out as he thought about what the other two said. ’She comes back every Sunday night, so she didn’t stay in Lu Mansion,’ he concluded, but something seemed off, and shrugged.
"Whatever."