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Lu Er, still furious, glared at Song Jingmo, said "I'll settle the score with you later," and stormed off.

Song Jingmo watched the person's resolute back, his outstretched hand frozen in mid-air. Finally, it fell limply to his sides, and he rubbed his aching temples.

Lu Er returned to the old house, seething with anger.

Lu Chen was sitting on the sofa in the living room, his face solemn.

Seeing that the person had returned, he didn't ask anything, but simply stood up and said, "Come to the study with me."

Lu Er felt annoyed, but still followed.

The study was quiet, with a large LCD screen lit up, playing an international news segment.

"Look closely." Lu Chen's voice was devoid of any warmth.

Lu Er, confused, glanced at it impatiently.

The news footage shows a middle-aged woman with exceptional poise calmly answering questions from reporters from various countries at an international conference.

The woman was sharp-tongued, logically sound, and exuded a powerful aura; she was clearly someone who had long held a high position.

But this face looks somewhat familiar.

Lu Er recalled that when they were in school, Song Jingmo would watch the international news on this channel every day without fail, which made him think that the other's ideal was also to stand on the world stage.

He only changed his mind after Song Jingmo resolutely chose to study medicine.

"Brother, why are you showing me this?" Lu Er asked, puzzled.

Lu Chen pointed at the female spokesperson on the screen, his voice calm yet carrying a heavy weight: "Do you know her?"

Lu Er shook her head.

"She is Song Jingmo's mother, Qu Suiwan," Lu Chen said, emphasizing each word. "His father is of a higher rank, but that's still a secret."

Lu Er was instantly struck dumb, frozen in place, her mind blank.

Isn't he just an ordinary expatriate scholar?

Looking at his younger brother's shocked and bewildered expression, Lu Chen sneered, his voice as cold as ice: "Now, do you understand?"

"Stop daydreaming and stop provoking Song Jingmo."

"A family like his would never allow its children to have any stain on their reputation, and it's certainly not a place that so-called wealthy families like ours can ever hope to reach."

Lu Er stood there blankly, the clear and steady French speech of Qu Suiwan in the news playing in her ears, and her brother's serious and cold face in front of her.

He only knew that Song Jingmo's parents worked away from home all year round, but he never thought that Song Jingmo's real family background was so distant.

No wonder the former mayor condescended to go to great lengths to introduce his beloved granddaughter to Song Jingmo.

Business alliances always emphasize the combination of strengths, let alone...

A chilling sensation spread from the soles of my feet throughout my body.

All the grievances and anger were replaced at this moment by an even greater sense of shock and powerlessness.

He always thought that his family was the biggest obstacle.

Unexpectedly, the mistake was horribly wrong.

He naively believed that as long as he tried hard to get closer, he would get results.

In the end, they discovered that they had been standing on different clouds from the very beginning.

They are like two parallel lines; no matter how hard they try, they will never intersect.

After a long pause, Lu Er finally found her voice: "Why are you only telling me now?"

Just when he finally realized his own heart, just when he was so infatuated that he couldn't extricate himself, just when he was trying his best to win her back...

But they were told that there was an insurmountable chasm between them.

Lu Chen looked at the person's distraught appearance with a complex expression.

Finally, he spoke in a deep voice: "Before, I only thought of you as brothers with a particularly good relationship."

He paused, his tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of gloom, "Six years ago, you ran home in a daze and had a high fever for a week."

Lu Er's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.

Lu Chen's gaze sharpened: "Your neck is covered in red marks, and you look like you've done something wrong and are heartbroken."

"Back then, I had a vague suspicion that the person you were having an affair with was Song Jingmo."

If it were anyone else, given Lu Er's personality, she would probably have already caused a huge uproar, so why would she be stammering and dodging?

Lu Er's most secret thoughts were exposed, and her face instantly lost all color.

"I originally planned to go and ask Song Jingmo for clarification."

Lu Chen's tone was tinged with sarcasm, "But before I could even look for him, he left the country without a word and disappeared without a trace."

"You seem like a completely different person, throwing yourself into the entertainment industry. I saw that you two had lost contact, and not wanting to hurt you any further, I kept this matter quiet."

He thought that time would heal all wounds.

The fleeting infatuation between two young people will eventually fade into the past as they embark on new lives.

But things didn't go as planned.

Lu Chen sighed heavily. "But I never expected that as soon as Song Jingmo returned to the country, you two would get involved again. What am I supposed to do with you?"

Hearing her brother's questioning, the grievances, longing, and panic of just realizing what was about to happen, which had been building up for six years, all erupted at this moment.

Tears welled up without warning, and Lu Er looked like a helpless child.

She cried out, "Yes! I like him! I like him so much! Brother, tell me, what should I do? What can I do?"

Seeing people like this, Lu Chen felt bad too.

He stepped forward, gently pulled the person into his arms, and coaxed, "Listen to your brother, forget about him, okay?"

"Even if Mom agrees to you two being together, Song Jingmo's family background would never allow him to get involved with someone in the entertainment industry, especially a man."

"What kind of position do his parents hold? Their status and reputation cannot tolerate the slightest flaw. Do you understand?"

"Brother, please don't force me, I beg you..." Lu Er shook her head, as desperate as a drowning person unable to grasp a piece of driftwood.

"If you insist on being willful, you'll only put both of you in a difficult position. And what makes you think he'll ultimately choose you?"

Lu Chen said, word by word, "A short pain is worse than a long one. Besides, Mom is an insurmountable obstacle."

The Leng Group needs Lu Er to take over, and Ms. Leng will never let her son go astray.

"I can't do it. Brother, I really can't do it." Lu Er's tears flowed freely, and her body trembled slightly with excitement and despair.

Asking him to give up Song Jingmo was like tearing a piece of flesh out of his heart, causing him excruciating pain.

"You have to do it, even if you can't," Lu Chen shouted sternly, his voice carrying the authority of the head of the family. "You just won't give up until you're completely defeated!"

"From today onwards, you are not allowed to see Song Jingmo again, nor are you allowed to have any contact with him. Mom has already noticed something, so don't get yourself into trouble."

Lu Er raised her tearful eyes, bewildered and confused, "How did Mom know? When I was in school, she was the one who told me to study hard with Jingmo..."

"Why would you doubt it?"

Lu Chen sneered, "You treat spending a little money like it's your life, and you're so stingy with your savings for your future wife. Yet you casually give Song Jingmo a gift worth eight hundred million."

"They even made it public knowledge, as if they were afraid others wouldn't know that the young master of the Lu family spent a fortune on his lover."