Chapter 3: The Lu Family's Taboo

Of course, these kidnapping details were only known to a select few.

The truth had long been sealed away; what the public knew was merely that five people were kidnapped and then gradually rescued a year later.

He couldn't treat the other four, leaving only Lu Mian.

Thinking of this, Ye Jinwen’s gaze became even more resolute.

No matter what, he had to help Lu Mian emerge from this shadow; he had to save her!

"Seventh Brother, when Lu Mian returns home, how will she face the parents who abandoned her, and the sister who was kidnapped with her? But there's nothing that can be done; if they could have saved her back then, her parents surely would have..."

As he said this, Xiao Qimo happened to stand up, elegantly brushing off non-existent creases on his clothes, then turned and left.

This attitude of leaving without a word was exactly like Lu Mian just now!

Ye Jinwen’s gaze followed Xiao Qimo to the doorway, only to hear the other party let out a low, slow chuckle.

"You don't need to worry about it."

..."Ah?" The psychologist Ye Jinwen always felt that this sentence had several meanings.

Then, he heard Xiao Qimo's voice drift over.

"A word of advice," the man said, refined and elegant, with an amused smile, "Next time, don't watch her spin her pen."

Spinning a pen?!

Almost at the same instant, a cold sweat broke out on Ye Jinwen's back.

If at first he only thought Lu Mian was bored, then recalling it now, the other party was completely consciously plotting!

No wonder he felt a bit annoyed and disoriented during the conversation.

It turned out that even before he planned to use conscious hypnosis on Lu Mian, Lu Mian had already gotten to him first!

He was probably the first psychologist to be controlled by a patient!

His grand ambitions from just now immediately deflated; how would he dare face Lu Mian again!

——

Lu Mian left the psychological clinic, looked back at the sign again, and a beautiful, captivating face showed an inscrutable smile.

She probably wouldn't come again.

Even if Dr. Ye didn't notice, the person behind the surveillance should have.

She just didn't know who was behind that surveillance.

As if shedding a burden, she left with light steps... the Lu family's old mansion.

Lu Mian bypassed the grand main building and walked a considerable distance before finding an annex.

Along the way, servants from the main building saw her, greeted her respectfully, and then all ran far away like a gust of wind, hiding in corners and whispering.

“Look, Eldest Miss Lu! Stay away from her, I always feel she has very serious psychological problems...”

“Madam is afraid of her and specifically found a psychologist to treat her!”

“What a waste of her face... She’s beautiful, but too sinister. I still prefer the gentle, lovely, and talented Second Miss!”

“I think Eldest Miss Lu is quite pitiful. If Madam had been willing to lend more money back then, she wouldn’t have been taken away! To put it bluntly, the eldest branch was afraid of being overwhelmed by debt and wasn’t willing to save her. Look at their family, they’re still living in the annex. If our master hadn’t taken them in, they wouldn’t even have a place to live...”

“Shh! These words are taboo in the Lu family and must not be heard by Eldest Miss Lu! Let’s go, let’s go...”

The northwest annex of the Lu family's old mansion.

By the time she reached this area, there were no more servants.

Lu Mian passed through the living room without seeing anyone and went straight back to her room.

The sound of her closing the door came from upstairs, and Lu Mian's mother, Fu Man, tiptoed out of the kitchen.

Her complexion was not good; she glanced upstairs, her brows furrowed into a knot.

The small building was eerily quiet, leaving only her heavy, resentful sigh.

It wasn't until a young girl appeared in the living room that the atmosphere became slightly livelier.

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