Chapter 60: President Lu Brings His Wife to Choose Their Bridal Home

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Outside the window, the sky was gloomy, and a biting cold wind was blowing.

Yet, Wen Ying received another call from her grandmother.

"Grandma, what's wrong?"

Her grandmother rarely called during her working hours unless something urgent had happened.

Qu Suilan hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Yingying, didn't Grandma tell you some time ago that I wanted to sell the house? It was put on the market, but then you disagreed, so Grandma told the agency to cancel the listing. However, they just called and asked if it would be convenient for someone to come and view the property..."

She felt she should discuss this matter with Wen Ying.

Wen Ying's expression shifted slightly.

So that phone call was real.

"Grandma, you don't need to worry about whether my money is enough. I have a job now, and my annual dividends won't be low going forward. The house doesn't need to be sold, just live in it with peace of mind."

She knew her grandmother meant well, only wanting to provide her with some financial backing and leverage so she wouldn't feel inferior in the Lu family.

Qu Suilan stammered for a while before saying, "But the other party wants to arrange a meeting, and Grandma doesn't understand why things like this are still happening even after the cancellation..."

Wen Ying rubbed the space between her eyebrows, "How about this, I'll go take a look. Don't worry, Grandma."

Qu Suilan sighed and said no more.

Lately, she had felt that Wen Ying had become a completely different person.

Working so hard day and night, she was deeply worried, thinking Wen Ying was suffering grievances at her husband's family, which made her want to sell the old residence to give Wen Ying some capital to fall back on.

Anyway, you couldn't take material things with you when you were born or when you died. She was old, and probably didn't have many years left to live.

Since Wen Ying was unwilling, she wouldn't force it.

Wen Ying quickly tidied up, called the other party back, confirmed the address, and took the subway straight there.

When she rushed to the real estate agency, a young man came to greet her with a face full of smiles, "Ms. Wen, you're so generous with buying and selling houses! This deal of yours will make far more than the market price. You are truly so lucky!"

Wen Ying did not speak.

Until she was led into the reception room.

When she was suddenly met with the gazes of several people, it felt as though a wave of freezing current had washed over her whole body.

She clenched her fists tightly in astonishment.

Lu Jinchuan cast a leisurely glance in her direction. "Have you got time to talk now?"

Only then did Wen Ying understand the intention behind his phone call that afternoon.

Sitting beside him were Su Nana and Cheng Mu, who was playing with his phone.

The two of them looked up and swept their eyes over Wen Ying. Su Nana did not look surprised, while Cheng Mu raised an eyebrow with amusement.

Wen Ying took a deep breath and walked over. "You are the ones who want to buy my grandmother's ancestral home?"

Cheng Mu shook his head. "No, no, it's Su Nana. She wants to buy it."

Su Nana's mother was in poor health. After returning to the country to settle down, she had taken a fancy to this particular property. Being filial, Su Nana wanted to purchase it so her mother could spend her remaining years in peace and happiness.

He was quite surprised to find that the seller happened to be Wen Ying.

Must she be dirt poor out of her mind?

Selling even her own grandmother's house!

It was a far cry from Su Nana's filial piety.

Wen Ying's expression turned even uglier.

Completely unexpected.

Su Nana glanced at Wen Ying, crossing her legs. "My mother really likes this house. Name your price."

Wen Ying bit her lip tightly, her gaze fixed on the other woman.

With such a prime location, her grandmother's ancestral home was worth at least two hundred million! Su Nana's casual tone made it sound as though she were buying cheap cabbages.

She looked at the calm and composed Lu Jinchuan beside them, the end of her voice trembling. "I'm not selling."

What hurt her the most was that this matter had been handled by Lu Jinchuan—he clearly knew that was her grandmother's house!

Yet he had brought his kept mistress to buy it.

What did he treat her and her grandmother as?

Her grandmother would naturally find out about his infidelity; how could she possibly endure such a blow?!

Su Nana chuckled lightly. "You can think it over. As I said, just name your price."

She paused before continuing, "Opportunities like this don't come often. You could work hard for a lifetime and still might not earn this much money."

As an ordinary working-class person without special skills, craft, or high education, this was already an exceptional opportunity for Wen Ying to turn her life around.

Lu Jinchuan looked calmly at Wen Ying, offering neither persuasion nor stance.

Wen Ying couldn't help curling her lips. She had always avoided conflicts with others, but at this moment, she said, "Whether the Su family has the capital to buy a luxury estate worth over two hundred million, you should know very well in your heart."

After her divorce, He Su could at most divide a few tens of millions; they were still worlds apart from true wealthy aristocratic families!

Su Nana frowned slightly.

Cheng Mu also felt Wen Ying's words were harsh. "We're negotiating nicely, why are you attacking people?"

Seeing it was Su Nana, she simply refused to sell.

No matter how much fuss Wen Ying kicked up, she would eventually compromise just to keep Lu Jinchuan.

It was just that her petty, jealous posturing looked rather ugly.

"Furthermore, you've lived in luxury, spending Jinchuan's money for three years. It seems you have no qualification to say that." Cheng Mu felt Wen Ying was being ungrateful.

"Whether she can afford it or not, I can decide."

Finally, Lu Jinchuan spoke with utter nonchalance, his gaze resting peacefully on Wen Ying.

Yet his attitude told her everything.

As long as Su Nana wanted it.

He could pluck the stars and the moon from the sky for her; this was also Su Nana's ultimate confidence and backing.

Wen Ying's hands and feet turned cold.

Lu Jinchuan... was going to pay this money for Su Nana.

Even if Su Nana was snatching away what belonged to her and her grandmother.

He would still support Su Nana.

No matter when or where, his first choice would always be Su Nana.

She met his deep gaze head-on. "What you want to give her is your freedom; whether I sell or not is also my freedom."

Su Nana narrowed her eyes.

This meant she was completely impervious to reason and persuasion.

Even Cheng Mu frowned.

Was Wen Ying throwing away hundreds of millions just to spite Su Nana?

Lu Jinchuan curved his lips indifferently. "As you like, just make sure you've thought it through."

He stood up and walked past Wen Ying, leaving.

Su Nana and Cheng Mu followed one after the other.

Before leaving, Su Nana, usually elegant and gentle, let her face go cold. She cast a glance at Wen Ying before departing.

The real estate agent was anxious to the point of desperation. "Ms. Wen, please think this over carefully! That is President Lu of Lansheng we're talking about, he's fabulously wealthy, and even when he brings his wife to choose a wedding home, money is no object to him. Don't be foolish!"

Wen Ying could not take any of it in.

She walked out numbly.

Invisible to the eye, it felt as though she had been heavily slapped across the face several times, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Because she knew the hidden meaning behind Lu Jinchuan's words.

Even if she disagreed, he still had ways to make her agree.

Walking to the doorway.

What she feared even more was that if Lu Jinchuan directly went to find her grandmother and laid bare his intention to buy a house for Su Nana, her grandmother would find out that she was getting a divorce, and that it was solely because of Lu Jinchuan's infidelity.

Furthermore.

The title deed would be transferred to He Su—the very person who had plagiarized her mother's graduate thesis and backstabbed her mother. Case after case, layer upon layer.

How could her grandmother withstand such a shock?

Wen Ying was practically isolated and helpless.

Her complexion grew paler and paler. Overwhelmed by suppressed anger and sorrow, a sharp, twisting pain began to flare up in her lower abdomen once again.

She took a few difficult steps, and the world suddenly went black before her eyes.

"Be careful!" a voice filled with concern rang out.

Huo Jinran took a stride forward and caught Wen Ying. Feeling her icy-cold body, he immediately took off his heavy overcoat and wrapped it around her.

With a dark expression, he scooped her up horizontally in his arms.

Huo Fuyi also rushed over anxiously, "What's wrong with Sister Wen Ying?"

Huo Jinran carried her into the car, "To the hospital!"

Huo Fuyi climbed into the car and pulled the fainting Wen Ying into her arms.

Arriving at the hospital, Huo Jinran carried her forward. Huo Fuyi suddenly stopped in her tracks, picked up her phone, and snapped a photo of their receding backs—

Huo Jinran had no idea what was wrong with Wen Ying.

He only sensed that her condition was very poor, her whole body light and weightless.

He instructed the doctors to run whatever tests were necessary and perform a full-body examination.

To find out what was causing her problems.

The doctor prescribed a large stack of forms.

Test after test was carried out.

Seeing that the time for the results to come out had arrived, Huo Jinran stood up to go print them—