Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 1149: Chapter 1142: Not Meeting Them

”Mm!”

Bai Zhiqing gently nodded. Old Master Lu listened to Bai Zhiqing’s words, and couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile: ”Zhiqing, do you think I didn’t want to recognize him? The main issue was, at that time, who would believe he was Tianzhan’s son? If it were you, I guess you wouldn’t believe he was Tianxing either.”

Bai Zhiqing was slightly stunned: ”What do you mean?”

”Wait a moment, I’ll get a photo for you to see.”

As he spoke, Old Master Lu stood up and walked into the room. Soon, he came out with a photo in hand: ”Zhiqing, this is an old photo of Tianxing. Would you recognize him?”

Bai Zhiqing looked at Old Master Lu with some doubt, but without hesitation, took the photo, glanced at it, and her pretty face instantly froze with disbelief. In the photo was a man in a military uniform. However, this man looked thin, dark, and skinny, resembling more of a malnourished figure akin to a stick.

Bai Zhiqing widened her eyes, full of disbelief, and asked: ”Grandpa, you wouldn’t tell me this photo is of Tianxing!”

The man in the military uniform in the photo only bore a vague resemblance to Lu Tianxing in some aspects, but nothing else was the same. If Old Master Lu hadn’t handed it to her, she might have suspected someone had purposely photoshopped the photo to play a prank on her.

”He indeed is Tianxing. Now you understand why I couldn’t recognize him back then!” Old Master Lu said with a bitter smile. He wanted to recognize him, but could he?

”Then why did he end up like this?”

”I’m not entirely sure either. Perhaps it’s due to the cultivation technique he practiced, which required a large amount of blood energy initially to sustain, resulting in this appearance. Once his foundation was solid, he would revert back to normal, looking like how he does now.”

Bai Zhiqing became a bit silent, understanding why Old Master Lu didn’t recognize Lu Tianxing at first. If she were him, she probably wouldn’t have believed the man in the photo was Lu Tianxing, her husband whom she saw every day, given the drastic difference between the two.

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Meanwhile, Lu Tianxing had already driven Shen Manjun back to the Shangri-La Hotel, and he himself drove back to the Lu Family residence.

Casually parking the car at the entrance, Lu Tianxing walked straight into the Lu Family. Anyone else who dared to park their car so ostentatiously at the Lu Family’s entrance would have been scolded and asked to move it, but seeing Lu Tianxing parked so recklessly, no one dared to comment or intervene.

They could offend anyone, but they couldn’t afford to offend someone who was lawless, powerful, ruthless, and didn’t care about your status. Such a person could crush you with one hand, and Lu Tianxing just happened to be that kind of person.

Lu Tianxing ignored the looks around him and continued walking towards the back garden of the Lu Family.

At that moment, in the back garden, Old Master Lu and Bai Zhiqing were chatting and laughing. Hearing footsteps from outside, they both instinctively looked out and immediately saw Lu Tianxing strolling in leisurely.

”Why are you staring at me? I thought I heard someone bad-mouthing me just now.”

Lu Tianxing walked over with a smile, sat unceremoniously across from Old Master Lu, and looking at the chessboard on the table, said: ”Grandpa, you’re quite leisurely, having time to play Go. But, your chess skills are a bit lacking, you’re about to lose.”

”So what if I lose? Is it any of your business? Besides, even if I’m bad at chess, I can still beat you.”

Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Old Master Lu rolled his eyes and said: ”Back from your escapades?”

”What do you mean by escapades? Even though you’re my grandpa, if you keep slandering me like this, I might accuse you of defamation.” Lu Tianxing replied, displeased.

Old Master Lu disdainfully said: ”Whether it’s defamation, you know in your heart. Let me tell you, Zhiqing is my granddaughter-in-law, I’ve recognized her. If you dare treat her poorly, I’ll break your legs.”

Saying this, Old Master Lu turned his gaze to Bai Zhiqing: ”Zhiqing, if he ever bullies you, just come to me, and I’ll teach him a harsh lesson.”

”Thank you, grandpa.”

Bai Zhiqing glanced at Lu Tianxing’s expression, which was full of lines, and said with a smile: ”Lu Tianxing, did you hear what grandpa said? I’m telling you, if you dare bully me in the future, I’ll have grandpa back me up and beat you to a pulp.”

Lu Tianxing, with lines all over his face, said: ”Wife, you wouldn’t be so cruel.”

”Haven’t you ever heard the saying, ’Better to offend a villain than a woman’? If you upset me, I’ll have grandpa beat you up.”

”Um, wife, I’ve suddenly realized that after being together for so long, I feel I’m not worthy of you. Maybe we should...”

”Not worthy of me? It’s okay, as long as I’m worthy of you.”

Old Master Lu sat nearby, listening to Bai Zhiqing and Lu Tianxing bicker back and forth, looking not at all annoyed but instead stroking his beard with a bright smile. It had been years, so many years since he felt so relaxed. The people of the Lu Family were like mice seeing a cat around him, not daring to breathe. But with Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing, they simply saw him as a relative, not the high and mighty Head of the Lu Family.

There’s a saying that the higher you stand, the lonelier you become. When you’re invincible, that’s when you’re most alone.

Old Master Lu now had this feeling. Despite appearing to have countless descendants, none could offer him familial warmth. Not even Lu Bowen dared to overstep; among the entire Lu Family, only Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing dared to speak so freely in his presence, treating him like an ordinary elder, not the revered Head of the Lu Family.

”Alright, alright, you two stop arguing.”

Old Master Lu interrupted them and looked at Lu Tianxing: ”Tianxing, now that you’ve returned to the Lu Family, do you want me to introduce all the family members to you?”

”Forget it!”

Lu Tianxing shook his head and said: ”Right now, I don’t know how many people in the Lu Family want to eat me alive, see me as a threat to their interests. There’s nothing good to say to them in a meeting. Besides, I don’t want to be friends with them, I’m afraid they’ll stab me in the back.”

”If they dare, I’ll cripple them.”

Old Master Lu’s tone carried a hint of murderous intent. Although he didn’t want to admit it, Lu Tianxing was right. If it were possible, the Lu Family members might indeed stab him in the back.

”Grandpa, you’re so old, maybe keep the bloodlust down a bit.”

Lu Tianxing waved his hand and said: ”Killing doesn’t solve problems. For some people, as long as there’s a benefit, they’ll risk it all. If killing could resolve everything, why have laws? If it were truly effective, we wouldn’t have so many lawbreakers.”

Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Old Master Lu was momentarily speechless. This was the first time he’d seen someone with such thick skin, having destroyed the Wang and Liang families, lecturing him about the downsides of killing. His thick face could probably withstand bullets.

”Alright, suit yourself. If you don’t want to meet, then don’t, no need for unnecessary trouble.” Old Master Lu waved his hand.