From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: The Father and Son at Odds

A group of servants dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, as Lu Yanchuan’s gaze swept across the crowd and ultimately settled on the person he had just called out.

“From now on, you will take over from Mr. Qu and manage Qu Mansion. If anyone disobeys, kick them out of the mansion immediately.”

That person trembled slightly and bowed deeply after lowering his head for quite some time.

“Yes…”

Xiao Luo had been watching all along. When he saw Lu Yanchuan expelling that man from the mansion, he did have something to say, but the chilling aura exuding from Lu Yanchuan made it impossible for him to voice any objections.

Only after Lu Yanchuan ordered all the servants to retreat did Xiao Luo hesitantly speak up.

“Senior brother… why did you send Lang Dong away?”

“He’s from the Gong Family.”

“Huh?”

Xiao Luo stood there with his mouth agape and eyes wide open, too stunned to blink as he gazed at Lu Yanchuan, unable to snap back to reality.

“Gong, from the Gong Family?”

“Yes.”

If it weren’t for the fact Xiao Luo was entrusted to his care by his mentor, Lu Yanchuan wouldn’t bother wasting words on him.

Xiao Luo, who seemed to have a few more questions, suddenly heard Lu Yanchuan continue.

“I will clear out some more people from the mansion in the next few days, and in a few days, I will send someone to take over the mansion management. You don’t need to worry about these matters; you should return to school next Monday.”

“That’s not okay! There are still many things left undone by the teacher…”

Lu Yanchuan gave Xiao Luo a cold glance, successfully silencing the foolish child.

Old Madam Gong really had foresight; she left most of her estate to Xiao Luo. If it were someone else taking care of Xiao Luo, they would definitely swindle the boy to his last underwear.

That’s also why Lu Yanchuan had no interest in Old Madam Gong’s inheritance, which is why she entrusted Xiao Luo to him.

Only by Lu Yanchuan’s side could Xiao Luo live safely without harm from the outside world.

Though Xiao Luo stopped talking, he bit his lip and glared with his eyes, showing his determination through his gaze.

The standstill between the tall and the young man was broken when Qiao Yi, who was sitting aside, suddenly felt that the two men in front of her were like a father and son having a falling out, and she was the miserable mother in the middle of it.

Qiao Yi sighed softly, pulled the stubborn Xiao Luo away, half by force.

“Alright, alright, lead me around the mansion first, and leave the rest to your senior brother.”

Qiao Yi dragged the reluctant Xiao Luo away. Knowing well that Lu Yanchuan would not explain or deign to explain, she of course would tell Xiao Luo, so the child wouldn’t be exploited by others and then turn around to blame Lu Yanchuan.

“Xiao Luo, are you unwilling to let your senior brother change the staff of the mansion?”

Perhaps because Qiao Yi was a woman, Xiao Luo blushed slightly when she pulled him along. On hearing her question, Xiao Luo pursed his lips and hesitated before nodding.

“Lang Dong has been here for many years, and although he is… from the Gong Family, he has always taken good care of me, so…”

“So you don’t want your senior brother to kick him out?”

Xiao Luo hesitated once more before nodding again.

Qiao Yi sighed and sat down with Xiao Luo in the garden.

“Do you think your senior brother would harm you?”

Without a second thought, Xiao Luo shook his head. If there was anyone in the world who treated him the best, aside from Old Madam Gong, it would have to be Lu Yanchuan.

Although Lu Yanchuan never spoke to him in soft or gentle tones, Xiao Luo knew how good Lu Yanchuan was to him from Old Madam Gong.

In Xiao Luo’s heart, if Old Madam Gong was the image of a mother, then Lu Yanchuan was that of a father… or an elder brother.

Xiao Luo looked at Qiao Yi with a puzzled expression, not knowing the purpose behind her question.

“Do you think Lang Dong is trustworthy, or do you think your senior brother is trustworthy?”

“Of course it’s senior brother!”

Xiao Luo answered Qiao Yi’s question without hesitation again, and this time after he answered, a noticeable pause followed, as if he had realized something.

Qiao Yi didn’t rush him, allowing him to understand on his own. These principles always had to be understood personally to be useful; otherwise, no matter how much others said, it would be in vain.

After waiting a good while, Xiao Luo finally lifted his head.

“Yiyi, I understand what you mean now; I was being too stubborn.”

“It’s good that you understand. Your senior brother has many unsaid words, but he definitely won’t do anything to harm you! In a few days, just go back to school with peace of mind and study hard; your senior brother will take care of things here!”

Xiao Luo’s face still carried a hint of embarrassment, and after being tousled on the head by Qiao Yi like petting an animal, Xiao Luo became even more embarrassed, his blushing spreading all the way down his neck.

“I, I’ll go apologize to senior brother…”

“Never mind, he’s not one to hold a grudge. You should think about your return to school in the next few days instead.”

Watching the now-enlightened Xiao Luo, Qiao Yi stood up refreshed, clapped her hands, and walked back.

Now that the younger one was pacified, it was unknown whether the older one was still angry!

Great, the older one was no longer angry; he was now taking off his jacket, standing in the storeroom, rummaging through a pile of things left by Old Madam Gong.

“What are you looking for?”

“My teacher’s ledger.”

Lu Yanchuan replied without raising his head, and after a creaking sound, the pile of stuff next to Lu Yanchuan suddenly shifted down a bit, startling Qiao Yi into rushing over to help support it.

“Without Mr. Qu here, these people don’t do their jobs properly.”

Lu Yanchuan was covered in dust; his pristine white shirt now had alternating stripes of black and white. Lu Yanchuan just frowned at it without another look, instead bending down to pull out a booklet from the pile of odds and ends.

“Did you find it?”

“No, it’s a stamp album.”

Lu Yanchuan hesitantly threw the leather-bound album onto the sofa, ultimately deciding not to take off the dirty shirt on the spot.

Qiao Yi picked up the stamp album and looked it over, not finding anything special about it, unsure why Lu Yanchuan went through such effort to take it out.

“Before the teacher passed away, he told me to take this stamp album back for dad. Once the person I arranged arrives, we will head back to Capital City.”

Initially, Lu Yanchuan had planned to let Xiao Luo take over the affairs in Tian City, but now it seemed that Xiao Luo was still too naive; he’d consider handing over responsibilities after a few more years of experience.

Being able to return home was of course good, but Qiao Yi was still a bit worried about Xiao Luo.

“Xiao Luo, he…”

“He’s a man.”

Lu Yanchuan didn’t finish his sentence, but Qiao Yi already understood what he meant.

Xiao Luo was already an adult man. It was precisely because he had always been under Old Madam Gong’s protection that he developed his current soft and easily-bullied character, which was not suitable for safeguarding Old Madam Gong’s legacy.

To have Xiao Luo grow up as quickly as possible, the only way was to let him face the storms himself, to confront and overcome difficulties. This was the best path to growth.