Chapter 80: Disappointment, Anhua was beaten
(Part 1)
“$2 MILLION?” Lu Junan was stunned. This was asking for their life ah!
“$2 MILLION!” Liu Yue was evidently more shocked than Lu Junan, “We don’t have that much money! We are not contributing!”
“Not contributing?” Lu Jianhao sneered, “Could it be that just now your each and every sentence of ‘for the sake of Anran’ was to deceive me?”
“I……” Liu Yue went silent. Who wants to think for the sake of that slut? If it was not for her own treasured son!
“Grandpa…… You have misunderstood!” Lu Anxin hurriedly said, “We…… We are indeed thinking for the benefit of Anran ah! Only that our family really cannot afford to take out so much money ah!” $2 million is not a small amount of money! Lu Anhua only knows how to spend extravagantly every day. Lu Junan keeps a mistress outside. Liu Yue also only knows how to buy and buy and buy, so their family merely looked luxurious and was instead already an empty shell on the inside. If it was not for this, they would not be so pressed as to let Lu Anhua get involved in that new store.
“No, nevermind!” Lu Jianhao scoffed, “I’ll pay for all of you first. Lianxin, jot it down. Lu Junan’s and his wife’s monthly salary of $20 000 will be reduced to $10 000. Lu Anhua’s and Lu Anxin’s monthly salary will change from $15 000 to $7000! Whenever they have finish paying up $2 million is whenever their salaries will resume back to normal!”
“What?” Lu Junan was stunned. To actually cut their family’s salaries in half! How can he do that!
“If you are unwilling, then take $2 million out now!” Lu Jianhao said sternly.
After Lu Jianhao said that, no one in Lu Junan’s family dared to retort back.
Lu Anhua was unwilling to let go, but he also did not say anything, after all he could still rely on the PR department’s profits to squander freely. It was just that he felt a little dissatisfied that’s all.
Lu Anxin gnawed on her lower lip. Why does she need to use her salary to support Lu Anran that slut! She’s not satisfied! Why! How can she survive with only $7000 a month ah! But Lu Anxin did not say anything. She was very clear in her heart that whatever she said now would only make Lu Jianhao even angrier so she might as well stay quiet obediently.
Lu Jianhao took in all the expressions of Lu Junan’s family and a flash of disappointment involuntarily rose, “Also, Lianxin just mentioned that Anhua claimed an invoice of $380 000! Where did you spend this money on?”
“I……” Lu Anhua never imagined that Lu Jianhao would suddenly ask about this. His heart pounded heavily as his eyes flickered evasively, “I… I was entertaining clients……”
“Entertaining which client?” Lu Jianhao questioned closely.
“I……” Lu Anhua became muddled in an instant. How would he be entertaining any clients ah! In his haste, he caught a glimpse of his little sister next to him and immediately said, “It’s Yue Corporation. Recently, we are wanting to sign a direct contract with them for fruits and vegetables but there are many competitors and the business manager of the other party is an ‘old pro.’ So, I have spent a lot of money on him.”
After hearing Lu Anhua’s words, Lu Anxin’s expression turned ashen. She has been the one doing the follow- up trade talks for this project. For two whole months, she has been accompanying with her smiling face every day, even took the initiative to have a good relationship with the princess of Yue Corporation, and endured the harassment of the Eldest Young Master of Yue Corporation just to sign this contract. In the end, it was taken by Lu Anhua as his own work! Lu Anxin clenched both her fists tightly under the table.
“……” Lu Jianhao noticed the change in Lu Anxin’s expression, but he did not point it out, “Write up a detailed report and send it to my mailbox by noon tomorrow! Include how you spent this $380 000. Write it all out clearly one by one for me to understand! And not one cent less!”
“Understood Grandpa!” Lu Anhua could not help breathing a sigh of relief.
“I’m going back to my study!” Lu Jianhao stood up. With his back facing the dining table, he left a sentence before leaving, “Junan ah…… I am very disappointed in you……” After saying that, he left the dining room without turning back his head.
Due to Lu Jianhao’s departure, the entire dining table became very silent. Everyone has lost their appetites. After being massively humiliated, Lu Junan’s family felt too ashamed to continue staying on, so they randomly found an excuse to bid goodbye and leave. On the way home, the family of four were like frozen eggplants.
After finally reaching home, and the door was closed, Lu Anhua went back to his room to change into another attire to go out.
“Bro? Why are you going out?” Seeing that Lu Anhua was about to go out, Lu Anxin asked.
“I’m meeting my friends to go out and play!” Lu Anhua whistled. He was bullied at the old Lu Residence today, so he needs to regain his confidence in front of his friends ah!
“What about your report?” Lu Anxin’s expression changed.
“Naturally it will be written by you ah!” Lu Anhua had an appearance of regarding it as a matter of course, “Yue Corporation’s contract has always been followed up by you. How would I know about it! Oh right, don’t forget to fabricate how the $380 000 was spent.”
“You……” Lu Anxin was so angry that she was trembling all over, “Clearly, you knew that the contract has always been followed up by me! Why did you shamelessly boast about how hard you have worked?! Do you even know that for this contract, I……”
“Aiya! What’s the matter ah?” Lu Anhua interrupted Lu Anxin and rolled his eyes, “Don’t forget I am the hope of this family! I’m only taking over your contract, not as though I am doing anything to you!”
“What kind of ‘hope’ are you!” Lu Anxin exploded, “Other than eating, drinking and being merry, what else do you know? Besides causing trouble, and sleeping with the company employees, what else have you achieved?! Every time you make a mistake, I have to be the one to bear it! It has always been like that since young! Why should I!”
“Why are you being so annoying ah? Typical woman, so gossipy and meddlesome all the time! If I tell you to something, just do it!” Lu Anhua rebuked as he turned angry from embarrassment, “Could it be that until now you can’t see your own status clearly? You are just a stepping stone for Dad and me!”
Chapter 80: Disappointment, Anhua was beaten
(Part 2)
“You……” Lu Anxin felt as though her reasoning was dissipating little by little. She really and truly hated living in such a family. Lu Anxin cursed repeatedly with tears in both eyes as she gnashed her teeth, “Why don’t you just go and die!” If Lu Anhua died, if their family only had her as their only child, then everything would definitely be different! She would be valued like Lu Anran, would not have the same worth as commodities from birth, and destined to be used as a stepping stone for her whole life!
“How can you talk to your older brother like that!” Liu Yue was unhappy after hearing Lu Anxin talking to Lu Anhua in this way, so she rushed out and gave Lu Anxin a slap across her face, “What’s wrong with your bro asking you to write a report? I’m telling you! If this report is not well written, see how I sort you out when I come home!” How dare this bitch curse her son? She really looking for death!
“How annoying!” Lu Anhua grabbed his hair irritably. Without even looking at Lu Anxin who was struck, he turned around and headed for the door. Taking out his favourite Oxford shoes from the shoe cabinet, he said, “I’m leaving!”
“Come back home soon ah!” When facing her son, Liu Yue was full of smiles.
“I know! So annoying!” Lu Anhua wore his shoes and was about to open the door.
“Where are you going?” Hearing the noise, Lu Junan came out from his study and walked towards the front of the door.
“Going out for a while to meet a friend.” Lu Anhua was not as arrogant as before when confronted by Lu Junan.
“Pa” Lu Junan immediately slapped Lu Anhua a slap across his face. This slap was even heavier than Liu Yue’s. This one strike made Lu Anhua promptly fall to the ground and knocked his head against the corner of the shoe cabinet. Blood oozed out from his forehead.
“Anhua!” Upon seeing this, Liu Yue hurriedly helped up Lu Anhua. Turning to look at Lu Junan with a face full of astonishment, “Why are you hitting your son ah!”
“From today onwards, you are strictly forbidden to step out of this house! I will request a month leave of absence from the company on your behalf. If you dare to step one step out of this house, I’ll break off our father- son relationship!” Both eyes of Lu Junan were red, and his words were also ruthless.
It was the first time that Liu Yue and Lu Anhua see this side of Lu Junan. The mother and son pair went speechless instantly and was frightened till they were shivering. Lu Anhua was so afraid that he did not even dare to whine in pain. Lowering his head, he did not dare to look at Lu Junan, allowing the blood to flow down his cheeks.
“Truly a bunch of good- for- nothings!” The more Lu Junan sees Lu Anhua, the angrier he felt. Lifting his foot, he kicked Lu Anhua’s stomach.
Lu Anhua fell over again when he was kicked. This time, even Liu Yue did not dare to help him up again, so he could only pull himself up pathetically and pushed all these grievances and hatred on to Lu Anran. Sooner or later, he will settle this debt.
Coincidentally, at this time, Lu Anxin’s phone rang signalling a text message. Lu Anxin hurriedly switched off the ringtone and discovered it was a harassment message from Yue Corporation’s Eldest Young Master.
“Who is it?” Lu Junan turned his face and asked impatiently.
“It’s……” Lu Anxin looked that Lu Anhua whose face was covered with blood, and Liu Yue who did not dare to move after being scolded and said, “It’s Young Master Long.”
Hearing that it was Young Master Long who sent Lu Anxin a message, Lu Junan’s expression eased up a great deal, “Go back to your room to rest! Remember to write the report for your bro.”
“En……” Although she was unwilling in her heart, she had no choice. Who asked her brother to be a good-for-nothing?!
“Anxin, you must firmly grasp onto Young Master Long!” Lu Junan repeatedly urged, “You must make him my, Lu Junan’s, son-in-law!”
“I know.” Lu Anxin felt a little guilty, but she did not express outwardly.
“Go back to your room!” Lu Junan massaged his swollen temples.
“Mm.” Lu Anxin nodded and returned to her room, closing the door tightly. She was really really jealous of Lu Anran and at the same time, she hates Lu Anran! Why did she have all of the advantages? Why was life so unfair?
In the living room, the more Lu Junan sees the mother-son pair, the angrier he felt. Why did he marry this kind of woman? And gave birth to such a useless trash! Such bad luck!
“Liu Yue, I’m warning you! If you dare to let him out, then don’t blame me for not taking into consideration the many years of our husband-wife relationship!” Lu Junan said ruthlessly.
“But……” Liu Yue also knew what Lu Junan meant and her expression could not help turning pale. She turned to look at her son’s face that was full of blood, clenched her teeth, and just barely managing to refrain from pleading on behalf of her son.
“Call the doctor to come over and deal with it!” Taking the coat that was hung at the door, Lu Junan draped it over his shoulders, “I won’t be coming home today.” The more he looked at his mother-son pair, the angrier he felt. This family really did not feel a tiny bit like a home at all! It would be better to go to that one in the downtown area!
“Hubby……” Naturally Liu Yue knew where Lu Junan was going and wanted to persuade him to stay but when she saw the wrath in Lu Junan’s eyes, she could only stay silent, not daring to utter a single word. With a tummy full of grievances, she had nowhere to begin talking about it.
T/N: I don’t know…… I just feel so sorry for LAX 😕