“Then what about the paternity test? Since you’re not his daughter, then what about the paternity test you did with him back then?” Everything had happened so suddenly. Li Yan had not realized what was going on until now. Now that he had calmed down, he finally realized that something was not right.

“That’s…” Lu Shu did not expect Li Yan to suddenly ask this. She was stunned for a moment, and her eyes began to wander around, but she did not dare to look Li Yan in the eye.

Li Yan could tell that she did not want to talk about it. Although he was very curious, he was too embarrassed to force her. “Forget it. If you don’t want to talk about it, then don’t talk about it. Let’s think about how to get out of here.”

Lu Shu saw that Li Yan did not dwell on the issue and heaved a sigh of relief. When she heard that Li Yan wanted to think of a way to get out of here, the expression on her face suddenly became a little dejected. She knew this place better than anyone else, the walls on all four sides were made of special materials, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were truly imprisoned here.

Outside, there were a few burly bodyguards with extraordinary skills. Even if they managed to escape from this place, they would not be able to fight their way out. They would be forced back into captivity.

When Li Yan saw Lu Shu’s expression, he knew that this place would not be easy to get out of. He sighed in defeat. “Forget it. It’s already good enough that we are still alive for now. Now, it all depends on how much patience Lu Xiantian has.”

When Lu Shu heard Li Yan’s words, she mistakenly thought that Li Yan was blaming her for implicating him. She opened her mouth, feeling wronged. She said, “I’m sorry, Brother Yan. I didn’t expect Lu Xiangtian to suddenly… If I had known earlier, I would have come back alone. I’ve dragged you into this. Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Li Yan was stunned for a moment at Lu Shu’s words, but he quickly understood. He consoled her in a low voice, “I’m not blaming you. We’re in the same boat now. If anything happens to you, I won’t be able to escape either.”

Lu Shu was stunned and lowered her head in disappointment.

Li Yan wasn’t a very good talker. He didn’t know how to console her. The room fell silent.

After some time, Lu Shu seemed to have thought of something. Her eyes lit up, and she turned to look at Li Yan. Her eyes were filled with joy.

Li Yan was shocked by her sudden change and asked subconsciously, “What… What’s wrong?”

Lu Shu blushed in embarrassment, she stammered, “Brother Yan, I think the reason why you don’t want to be together with me is largely because I’m Lu Xiangtian’s daughter. We don’t see eye to eye, so you’ve always been against me. Then, what if I’m not his daughter anymore. Are you willing to accept me again and… not leave me?”

Li Yan was stunned for a moment before he said hurriedly, “I… I told you very clearly before. It’s not just because of that. There are many other aspects as well. For example, personality, values, lifestyle… and so on.”

Lu Shu’s expression suddenly changed, and she looked at Li Yan with an unspeakable sense of resentment and pleading. “Brother Yan, what’s wrong with me? Tell me, I can change.”

Li Yan looked at Lu Shu with an unspeakable sense of guilt, but he still braced himself and refused her. “No, you’re very good. It’s my problem. I don’t deserve to have you being so good to me.”

“It’s up to me whether or not it’s worth it. And I think it’s worth it!”

Li Yan pursed his lips. Realizing that he couldn’t talk sense into Lu Shu, he decisively chose to end the topic. “Let’s talk about that in the future. The most important thing now is to think of a way to get out of here.”

Lu Shu choked for a moment, and the words that were about to come out of her mouth were stuck. She closed her mouth unwillingly, but in her heart, she regretted bringing up this topic of her own accord. This made the atmosphere between the two of them so awkward.

Of course, her regret did not last long before resentment replaced it.

If it wasn’t for that woman, if it wasn’t for her, why would Brother Yan be so cold to her? Ever since that woman appeared, her world had been thrown into chaos. Brother Yan wanted to leave her, and Lu Xiangtian had seen through her identity. Everything she had was taken away from her without any warning. It was all that woman’s fault.

If that woman had not appeared, she and Li Yan could at least maintain their harmony on the surface. As long as Li Yan was willing to tolerate her presence, he would fall in love with her one day.

Lu Xiangtian would not have fallen in love with her just because of a broken necklace.

That was why sometimes, when people suffered too much, their minds would be easily twisted. After suffering a few consecutive blows, Lu Shu stubbornly believed that the culprit behind all this was Zhao Youlin, and did not think much about it. The reason why Li Yan wanted to leave her was related to their daily conflicts, not to mention Lu Xiangtian’s outright hostility. She was the one who lied to him in the first place. Even without Zhao Youlin, could she really hide the truth from Lu Xiangtian for the rest of her life?

Putting aside how much Lu Shu resented Zhao Youlin, Zhao Youlin, who had watched a good show, but was unexpectedly pulled into a deeper whirlpool, was not in a good mood either?

“Mom, Mom…” Joy called out in a low voice, somewhat annoyed, pulling Zhao Youlin back to her senses.

“Ah, what’s wrong?” Zhao Youlin had just lowered her head when she saw Joy staring at her with her big, angry eyes.

“Mom, you’re not paying attention,” Joy complained clearly.

Only then did Zhao Youlin realize that she had been absent-minded several times today while playing games with the two children. She smiled apologetically at Joy. “I’m sorry, Joy. I will pay attention from now on.”

Joy immediately stopped being angry when he heard Zhao Youlin’s apology. He stared at Zhao Youlin with his big eyes and asked tentatively, “Mom, are you very tired?”

Zhao Youlin was stunned. Joy’s sharp eyes surprised her, and she smiled. “No, I’m alright.”

“Are you unhappy?”

Zhao Youlin was stunned again. When she took in the concern from Joy’s worried eyes, she finally felt a little better. “No, I couldn’t be any happier playing with you. I am not unhappy at all.”

“That’s good. If you are unhappy, you have to tell me. I… little brother and I will help to make you happy.”

Zhao Youlin was stunned again. She looked at Joy with a tender look. She reached out and touched the child, who had grown a lot under her care. She smiled and said, “Okay, okay. If I’m ever unhappy, you’ll be the first to know.”

“Yes, yes, pinky swear.”

“Pinky swear.” Zhao Youlin stretched out her hand and made a pinky swear with joy.

The little Hobbit who was lying by the side seemed to be dissatisfied that his brother and mom had left him out of their deal. He waved his little hand as if he wanted to pinky swear with the two of them.