Lu Yao and Duan Mingjie first went to the hospital to ask about Qi Yunhai's blood type.
The hospital had a confidentiality agreement, and Lu Yao didn't get the results, so the two had to go to the police.
With the help of the police, Lu Yao learned that Qi Yunhai had type O blood.
Lu Yao was worried, and before leaving, she told the hospital nurses to take good care of Qi Yunhai.
Next she went to meet a man who had been waiting for her all morning.
An hour later, Lu Yao stood at the door of Lu Jianguo's ward, unable to move her feet as if they were locked by a heavy iron chain.
Duan Mingjie held her hand and gave her strength, "Daughter-in-law, go in."
Lu Yao took a deep breath and entered the ward with Duan Mingjie.
Feeling someone coming in, Lu Jianguo opened his eyes.
Seeing that it was Lu Yao, Lu Jianguo blinked his eyelids and then shifted his gaze.
The expression on Lu Jianguo's face was undoubtedly a shock to Lu Yao, and she stopped where she was.
Duan Mingjie smiled at her, took her hand and walked towards Lu Jianguo.
Duan Mingjie said warmly, "Dad, why isn't Susu here?"
Lu Jianguo's voice was light and he said, "I went to play with my classmates."
Lu Yao stood beside Duan Mingjie, a little at a loss and didn't know how to speak.
She knew that Lu Jianguo would definitely ask her why she lied to him.
Sure enough, Lu Jianguo's eyes were locked on her, "I didn't know you were so good at lying after being away for several years."
If Chen Yuncai hadn't come to tell him early in the morning, he wouldn't have known that Lu Yao had been deceived.
Chen Yuncai looked worried and panicked, and Lu Jianguo knew that something was serious.
Sure enough, before breakfast, the police came to inquire.
Lu Yao lowered her head and said nothing.
Lu Jianguo continued angrily, "Why don't you say anything? You were pretty good at making it up yesterday, so go ahead and make it up for me."
Duan Mingjie explained on the side, "Dad, Yaoyao has her own reasons. She didn't lie to you on purpose."
Lu Jianguo stared at Lu Yao's forehead, "She has a mouth, let her speak for herself."
Lu Yao raised her head and met Lu Jianguo's eyes.
"Dad, I'm sorry, I lied to you."
Lu Jianguo laughed angrily, "That's right, he also knows how to admit his mistakes."
"But dad also cooperated with me, didn't he?"
Lu Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief and almost fell over. He pointed at Lu Yao, "If it weren't for your mother's sake, do you think I would cooperate with you!"
Duan Mingjie hurriedly went over to cheer him up, "Dad, don't be angry."
Lu Jianguo pushed him away and glared at Lu Yao angrily, "You didn't learn well at a young age. You learned to lie and used the police to spread rumors. If it had been anyone else, they would have told the police to arrest you!"
"Why didn't dad tell the police?" Lu Yao looked at Lu Jianguo without anger or questioning, "Is it because of my mother?"
Lu Jianguo turned away and said nothing.
A smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yao's mouth, with a bitter smile, "Dad, this is not the first time. Last time you said that if it weren't for my mother, you wouldn't care about me at all. Today you said again, it's not for my mother's sake." For your sake, you won’t help me, don’t you think I’m just my mother’s daughter, not yours?”
Lu Jianguo did not expect Lu Yao to ask this question.
He didn't answer for a while.
Lu Yao looked into his eyes sadly, "Dad, is it all because of my mother that you have been nice to me all these years? Was there ever a moment when you were nice to me because I was your child?"
At the end, Lu Yao choked up.
She sniffed and looked at Lu Jianguo with red eyes.
Facing Lu Yao's stubborn gaze, Lu Jianguo's heart felt like it was being stabbed by countless needles, filled with dense pain. His Adam's apple rolled up and down. He swallowed several times with difficulty, and his voice became hoarse when he opened his mouth.
Lu Jianguo lowered his head and closed his eyes, "I, I am good to you, of course, not only because you are your mother's daughter, but also because you are my first child, of course I will love you."
At the end, Lu Jianguo raised his head and looked into Lu Yao's eyes sincerely.
Lu Yao stared at the expression on his face that didn't seem to be fake, and suddenly a wry smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Lu Yao's smile stung Lu Jianguo's eyes.
He closed his eyes and said seriously, "Yao Yao, I'm not blaming you, I'm teaching you. If it were someone else, you would be in the police station now. I know you don't like Wang Caizhi and doubt your mother's death." It has something to do with her, you can investigate, and I will fully cooperate with you, but you can't just lie without evidence."
"Dad, if my mother's death is really related to Wang Caizhi, will you protect her?"
After speaking, Lu Yao stared at Lu Jianguo closely, not missing an expression on his face.
Lu Jianguo seemed a little helpless. He didn't know if Lu Yao heard what he just said. "Yao Yao, what you need is evidence."
Lu Yao asked again, "Can you do it?"
This time, Lu Jianguo did not evade and said firmly, "No."
Lu Yao was not surprised by this answer, but still asked, "Why?"
Lu Jianguo's expression became much gentler, "Yao Yao, your mother is the only woman I have ever loved in my life. Even if she dies, no one can replace her place in my heart."
"Even if it's Wang Caizhi who gave birth to your son?"
When Wang Caizhi was mentioned, Lu Jianguo smiled bitterly.
"Yao Yao, I know you hate me. You hate me for looking for women outside when your mother was alive. You hate me for marrying Wang Caizhi immediately after your mother died. You hate me for taking advantage of the Dong family."
"So you know everything."
"You are my daughter, how come I don't know what you are thinking?" After raising him for so many years, he still knows a little about the child's personality. "You think that my kindness to you and my indulgence in you are all because of Dong. The power of the family, you think that I am not sincere to you, but I know that you long for father's love, and in your heart, you have me as your biological father."
After hearing Lu Jianguo's last words, Lu Yao couldn't hold back anymore and tears burst into her eyes.
Lu Yao wiped away her tears indiscriminately, still raising her head.
Seeing Lu Yao like this, Lu Jianguo smiled. They were indeed mother and daughter. They were as stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat as Dong Na back then, but Lu Yao was stronger than Dong Na.
After Dong Na's death, Lu Yao was not very well-behaved at home, but she was not too unreasonable. The only times she fell out with him were because Wang Caizhi and Lu Yu took things that did not belong to them.
He knew that Lu Yao was educated and arrogant at heart, and she didn't bother to do anything that lowered her status.
Of course, he believed that his face was also involved.
Although Lu Yao is not his biological daughter, after raising her for so many years, it would be a lie to both others and himself to say that he doesn't have any feelings for her.
Obviously, among the three children, he really likes Lu Yao more.
Perhaps it was because he could often see the shadow of Dong Na in Lu Yao.
