Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Du Lingling's fingertips trembled as she swiped through her contacts and found the number saved as "Little Darling".

The twilight streaming through the kitchen window cast a long, thin shadow of hers on the cold tiles, revealing a hint of desperate panic.

Every beep before the call connects feels like a hammer blow to my heart.

"Hey?"

Lu Yang's deep voice, carrying the slight noise characteristic of radio waves, came through, with the faint echo of airport announcements in the background.

"Where...are you?"

Du Lingling suppressed the tension in her throat, trying to make her voice sound casual, but her fingertips unconsciously gripped the edge of the dining table.

"Sisi was taken away by her mother... She made a lot of noise on the way, and now no one knows where she is."

"I...it's already dark outside, I'm worried..."

She paused, the words stuck in her throat.

You can't just say that it was because you told on me that all of this happened, can you?
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone. Lu Yang seemed to stop in his tracks, and the background noise from the airport suddenly became distant and quiet.

"Okay, I understand. This is none of your business. I'll handle it."

He interrupted her, his words concise and to the point, his voice suddenly dropping to a low hue.

Before Du Lingling could say anything more, a busy signal suddenly rang out.

She stared at the phone screen that went dark instantly, and the words "You absolutely mustn't let her know about us..." stuck in her throat.

at this time,

"Boom boom boom!"

A heavy, urgent banging on the door suddenly rang out, far more forceful than the previous doorbell ring, carrying Du Yuanyuan's signature impatient anger...

Du Lingling frowned, ran over and opened the door. "Why aren't you chasing after your daughter? What are you doing knocking on my door?"

Du Yuanyuan squeezed in, then turned around and closed the door to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

He turned around, a mocking look on his face, and said, "That girl ran away. I'm too old to catch up with her, but I just checked. She didn't come to Xingcheng with any worries. She came on important business. She's here to attend the annual shareholders' meeting of Wanyan Electronics and represent the young CEO Lu of Century Group to vote at the board meeting."

She said smugly, "What does that prove?"

"This shows that President Lu values ​​my girl very much. The two of them are inseparable. After all, he appointed my girl to represent him in voting at such an important conference."

"By the way, are you jealous?"

The question, "Are you jealous?" completely baffled Du Lingling.

No.

Second sister, which eye of yours saw that I was jealous?
Du Lingling said somewhat speechlessly, "Sister, you've had too much to drink. Why don't you go back and rest? Don't bother looking for that little girl Sisi anymore. I'll go find her for you later."

Du Yuanyuan's face showed an expression of "I knew it," and she said, "I guessed it, didn't I? Your purpose is to sow discord between my daughter and me, so that you can take advantage of the situation and replace the maternal love that should belong to me in my daughter's heart. Then you want my daughter to help you get resources and benefits from Century Group and from that young CEO Lu, so that you can continue to get promoted and make money, right?"

That's absolutely despicable.

All these years, it should have been her, as the mother, who benefited from her daughter's success, but instead, her daughter, the aunt, stole all the credit. It's outrageous, absolutely outrageous.

Du Lingling couldn't stand her second sister's tone any longer, so she said angrily, "Second sister, think whatever you want. If you want to daydream, go home. This is my home. I don't welcome you. Please leave."

Having said that, he was about to open the door and send away the unpleasant guest.

But Du Yuanyuan was one step ahead. She directly pressed her back against the door, and facing her sister's gesture of sending her away, she said unreasonably, "You want to kick me out? No way! I'm not leaving today."

Then, in a triumphant tone, she said, "That girl has no one to rely on in Xingcheng. Besides going to her maternal grandparents' house, you, her aunt, are the only people she's close to. I figured she'd definitely come back later. You're trying to trick me into leaving, aren't you? Are you planning to wait until my girl comes back so you can continue to badmouth her mother to her, and hopefully make her never acknowledge me as her mother again, right?"

Du Lingling couldn't help but cover her forehead with her hand.

My second sister has gone mad.

Oh no, how am I going to explain this? They're probably not going to leave tonight. What should I do?
That little devil has already gotten off the plane...

She was worried that Lu Yang might come directly from the airport and run into her second sister at home, which would be even more troublesome, but she remained calm on the surface.

"You're not leaving, are you?"

"Okay, whatever you want... I'm going to take a shower."

At this moment, it was crucial to remain calm and not give anything away. So, she immediately picked up her phone from the table, turned around, and ran to the bathroom, locking the door from the inside once again.

Call up.

Make a call right away.

Tell that brat that my second sister is still lingering here and refusing to leave...

Tell that little devil not to come over yet.

"By the way, didn't Siqi run away? I wonder if she's in any danger. Let this little devil go find Siqi first. As for me... sigh, my second sister is staying here and won't leave, so I'll have to stay with her and see who gives up first."

As she dialed Lu Yang's number, she mentally prepared herself.

When Lu Yang received her call and learned about the situation, he strongly agreed with his decision. "Okay, I understand. Then you'll have to make do tonight. You stay with your second sister. If she insists on staying, you can sleep in your room and let her sleep in the living room."

Du Lingling said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, I made you come all this way, and now you still have to help me with my family affairs, I..."

Although it's none of her business that her little niece has fallen for this rascal, it's her second sister's unreasonable behavior that triggered today's incident. It was an internal conflict within the Du family that dragged the other side into it, so she has to apologize.

But how could Lu Yang accept her apology?
The words, “Sister, you don’t need to apologize. I’m the one who should apologize. I didn’t handle it well…” moved Du Lingling deeply, and she almost burst into tears.

"Silly little brother..."

"What's wrong with you?"

"...There's nothing wrong with liking someone; the only mistake is that we shouldn't like the same person at the same time..."

"Siqi is a good girl..."

"I... I'm already so happy to hear you say that. You don't need to worry about me. Just ask your own heart. If you're willing to accept it..."

talking.

She hung up the phone before Lu Yang could answer.

"Dudu..."

Then he put away his phone and stared blankly at himself in the mirror.

She stood in front of the mirror, her hair loosely combed with an ivory comb, revealing a delicate neck.

The person in the mirror was also looking at her, and a few fine lines had crept up at the corners of her eyes, as if someone had used an extremely fine pen to lightly draw a few watermarks on a peach blossom-patterned stationery.

So, subconsciously, I stretched out my index finger and slowly reached towards the mirror.

When your fingertips touch the cool glass, the fine lines begin to meander beneath your fingertips.

She suddenly felt that the patterns came to life, turning into silver fish that were swimming away from the corner of her eye.

"So this is what crow's feet look like," she murmured.

It seems that he has made up his mind.

The sound echoed in the empty bathroom before returning to her ears.

Lu Yang had no idea that his Sister Du, after just a few minutes on the phone with him, looked in the mirror, glanced at the crow's feet around her eyes, and made a decision that would affect her entire life from then on.

After hanging up the phone call from Sister Du.

Lu Yang sat in the car, slightly lost in thought. The reason was simple: he had just contacted the secretary who had run away from home.

I was just wondering how to explain this to Sister Du.

I might not be able to keep my appointment on time tonight.

shook his head.

"Should I thank her mother?"

If Du Yuanyuan hadn't come knocking on his door and refused to leave, he might have really been caught in a dilemma tonight.

On one side is a caring older sister.

She followed him unconditionally, willingly becoming his secret lover, and never asked anything of him over the years.

On one side is her personal assistant.

I'd rather give up the good life than live like this. All these years I've toiled like an animal, just to be closer to myself...

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
How could Lu Yang have been completely unmoved all these years?
of course……

Normally, if he had to choose between the two, he would definitely prioritize meeting with Sister Du.

But tonight...

It was different. The little girl had been wronged and was crying very sadly. She was still sobbing when she talked to him on the phone, and he could clearly hear the sound of ship horns on the phone. Lu Yang guessed that the little girl should be by the river at this moment. A girl by the river so late at night...

From a safety perspective, the risk factor is too high. Even if you don't have any suicidal thoughts, what if you encounter a bad person?
Therefore, Lu Yang had to go there.

Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, how can he forgive himself?
Having already been reborn once, Lu Yang didn't want to relive those regrettable experiences.

"Boss, we've arrived at the riverbank."

Xiao Jiu stopped the car.

Lu Yang opened his eyes and looked out the window. "Can I see the riverbank at Orange Isle?"

"It's as you instructed, boss. We can see Orange Isle across the river from here."

As Xiao Jiu answered, she opened the driver's side door, got out of the car, and then opened the door for Lu Yang.

After receiving a satisfactory reply, Lu Yang got out of the car, looked around, and then quickly ran towards a direction from which the sound of a ship's horn could be heard.

This star city holds few memories for the two of them, and the only time Lu Yang can recall is when the girl had just come out of a family gathering of the Du family after drinking some alcohol.

They stood together by the river, enjoying the evening breeze, watching the ships passing by on the river, and gazing at Orange Isle in the middle of the river.

That girl had already expressed her affection for him back then, but unfortunately he had already slept with Sister Du first, so he had to pretend to be a chauvinist and act as if he hadn't noticed.

found it.

Sure enough, Lu Yang found Xu Siqi sitting alone on the grassy slope by the riverbank, drinking alone in her sorrow, at the place where the two of them had once looked out at Orange Isle together.

Several empty wine bottles were already lying crookedly next to it.

Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, a surge of anger rose within him. He ran over and snatched the bottle from the girl's hand, giving her a severe dressing-down: "Who told you to drink here? Don't you know it's dangerous for a girl to drink alone here at night? You've disappointed me so much. Look around you, don't you know how many wolves and tigers are around? If something happens, your life will be ruined, do you understand?"

This is not a joke.

This is an undeniable fact.

Lu Yang was too far away to notice at first, but as he got closer, he realized that it wasn't that no one was eyeing the girl; rather, a group of people had been watching her for a long time.

The reason they didn't make a move was simply because they were waiting for her to get herself drunk.

To avoid trouble and disturb the passersby strolling along the riverbank.

Xu Siqi, who was drinking alone in silence, suddenly realized that the bottle in her hand was gone.

He looked around blankly for the wine bottle.

Then she looked up and met Lu Yang's stern eyes.

"Wow."

She suddenly burst into tears.

Clinging to Lu Yang's leg, she sobbed, "Waaah, boss, you're finally here! I was so scared I'd never see you again. Someone tried to bully me, waaaah... I won't do it again, I'll never dare to come out alone again... It's so scary, they're so scary..."

So she knew all along.

Following the girl's finger, Lu Yang looked at four or five blond-haired men leaning on the railing by the river, a dozen meters away.

These blond-haired men were also watching what was happening over here.

Seeing that someone dared to steal their prey, and disregarding who Lu Yang was, the pretty girl they had their eyes on, they all started shouting at Lu Yang aggressively.

"Where did this dog come from? Get lost! Can't you see that we've already got our eyes on this chick?"

"You've got some nerve. Look at this! Believe me or not, I'll make sure you're stabbed in the back..."

"You're wrong, Greyhound. It should be 'white knife in, red knife out'..."

"Get out of here, Er Mao! You're the dog, your whole family are greyhounds! I told you not to call me by my nickname in front of outsiders. If you do it again, I'll make you pay... Believe me or not, I'll stab you in the stomach!"

"Brother Xi, I was wrong, Brother Xi, don't stab me. If you want to stab someone, stab this girl later. I think she might still be a virgin. You go first, Brother Xi, is that enough for a brother?"

"That's more like it. Don't worry, I'll go first, Er Mao, you'll go second... Everyone, one at a time..."

"Damn it, kid, I'm talking to you, get lost."

These people didn't take Lu Yang seriously at all.

He started making lewd jokes as if no one else was around.

That's right, five against one, not to mention that each of them has a weapon, although it's just a few small knives no bigger than the palm of your hand, but Lu Yang is only one person, and he's empty-handed!
The advantage lies with them.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yang didn't even want to look at them again, as it would offend his eyes. He scooped up the already drunk Xu Siqi in his arms and then said to the group of blond-haired men walking towards him, "Tell them to calm down, shut their filthy mouths, and not kill anyone..."

"Yes, I understand, boss."

A whirlwind swept by, and the few blond-haired men, realizing something was wrong, suddenly convulsed and collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain.

Holding a stun gun, Xiao Jiu emerged from the darkness and continued to finish off the blond-haired thugs scattered on the ground... (End of Chapter)