CHAPTER 146: CHAPTER 146: A WORLD THAT JUDGES BY APPEARANCE

Watching Lu Zechuan’s car drive away, Ding Lan let out a bitter smile.

As expected, it was just as she had imagined.

Lu Zechuan’s feelings for that old lady ran deep.

That old lady was, after all, more skilled than her.

Ding Lan let out a bitter laugh and turned away, disappearing into the sunlight.

Lu Zechuan drove all the way to the Song Family Villa. As soon as he parked, he saw several bodyguards he had sent to protect Song Juan standing listlessly in rows in front of the villa gate.

Lu Zechuan’s sharp brows slightly furrowed. He parked the car, walked up, and asked, "What’s going on?"

Hu Lai sighed dejectedly, "Mrs. Song kicked us out."

An ominous feeling grew stronger in Lu Zechuan’s heart. "She kicked you out, and you just left?"

Hu Lai’s face was full of conflict, "Mrs. Song is upset. If we didn’t leave, she might get so angry that she’d hurt herself."

Upset?

"Where’s Xia Mian?" Lu Zechuan’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"After Miss Xia went inside, Mrs. Song kicked us out and even locked the gate behind us." Hu Lai said pitifully, "We’ve been with Mrs. Song for almost a month, and she just kicked us out like that. It’s really heartless!"

Lu Zechuan wasn’t in the mood to listen to Hu Lai’s complaints. Worried that Song Juan, in her anger, would blame Xia Mian as well, he quickly stepped up to knock on the door.

However, no matter how much Lu Zechuan knocked until his hand felt numb, Song Juan refused to open the door for him.

Lu Zechuan squinted slightly, realizing the seriousness of the situation. This was unprecedented!

Did Mrs. Song have a grudge against him?

"Young Master, stop knocking. Last time, when the young lady brought Mrs. Song back, it infuriated her. Plus, this week, Mrs. Song hasn’t been eating or sleeping well out of worry for Miss Xia. This anger has been directed at our Lu Family..." Hu Lai sighed. "You’d better think of a way to make Mrs. Song happy and quickly gain her forgiveness!"

Lu Zechuan felt a bit of a headache. He wasn’t good at coaxing women, especially since this particular woman had a special status—she was his future mother-in-law. If he handled this wrong, it would only make Mother-in-law angrier, which would be a complete failure!

"Grandmaster, is this the Grand Ancestor’s home?" Shu Dao Mountain spoke up cluelessly from the side.

Peeking around the gate, he looked just like a bumpkin entering the city.

Lu Zechuan nodded, a spark of inspiration flashing through his mind, "Yes, this is your Grand Ancestor’s house. Go ring the doorbell and ask to see your Grand Ancestor!"

Shu Dao Mountain imitated and went to ring the doorbell.

It rang for a long time again, but fortunately, Song Juan eventually opened the door.

Shu Dao Mountain looked around cautiously as he stepped into the Song’s house, and Lu Zechuan and the others quickly followed.

This was the first time Shu Dao Mountain had visited an ordinary person’s home since leaving the Mystical World. Everything here was unfamiliar to him—the modern decorations and equipment were things he had never seen before.

The automatic doors, the musical fountain, and the house built like a Heavenly Palace.

Indeed, she was the Grand Ancestor, truly knowing how to enjoy life!

As Shu Dao Mountain walked and looked, he reached the Song Family Villa hall and saw a woman who resembled his Grand Ancestor by about thirty percent sitting on a soft-looking sofa, looking at them unkindly.

"You dare to come here?" Song Juan looked at Lu Zechuan with a stern face, her eyes full of anger.

Lu Zechuan slightly bowed his head towards Song Juan, "Auntie, I heard everything. Lu Zefang caused trouble and made Auntie suffer. I’ve already expelled her from the Lu Family! From now on, she’s no longer one of us!"

At his words, Song Juan was taken aback, "Expelled from the Lu Family?"

After all, that Lu Zefang was born to the main branch of the Lu Family. Could Lu Zechuan really expel her just like that?

Nonetheless, this future son-in-law’s actions truly won her favor.

"Yes, she’s been removed from the Lu Family!" Lu Zechuan nodded earnestly, "In the future, anyone who dares give Auntie even the slightest grievance, whether it’s my cousin or my own father, I’ll stick up for Auntie!"

Song Juan’s expression softened a bit more, "No need to feud with your father. After all, such matters wouldn’t be well-received if spread."

Initially, Song Juan had resolutely decided not to let Xia Mian interact with Lu Zechuan anymore.

But now Lu Zechuan was telling her he had even expelled Lu Zefang’s family from the Lu Family to protect her!

With Lu Zechuan going so far, if she continued to harp on past grievances, it would only make her seem petty.

"Auntie, where’s Mianmian?" Lu Zechuan asked with a friendly smile, as if in a casual manner.

"She went to the Ji Family." Song Juan’s expression softened, "For the time being, she’ll stay with the Song Family and not go to your house."

Lu Zechuan wasn’t surprised by this outcome.

Song Juan was upset with the Lu Family, and with Xia Mian having been missing for so long and finally back, how could she let Xia Mian leave so easily again?

"Everything as Auntie wishes." After saying this, Lu Zechuan slightly bowed to Song Juan, "Since Mianmian isn’t here, I won’t disturb you any longer."

After saying this, Lu Zechuan turned to leave.

Song Juan raised an eyebrow, "Bored being with me, huh?"

Lu Zechuan halted his steps and turned back with a slight smile toward Song Juan, "Did Auntie have something else in mind?"

Looking at Lu Zechuan’s devastatingly handsome face, Song Juan’s anger inexplicably dissipated as she waved him off, "No, nothing, go on!"

Even though she knew this boy was eager to leave to cling to her daughter, what could she do? The man had a good face!

Her daughter, like her, had a weakness for handsome faces!

Seeing someone attractive, all principles were immediately forgotten!

Song Juan sighed helplessly.

After Xia Mian returned to assure her of her safety, she took a bath and changed clothes, but hadn’t been with her for long before the young master of the Ji Family came rushing in. Seeing Xia Mian was like seeing his own mother; he knelt in tears.

The crying was heart-wrenching.

She was so annoyed by that man’s crying that she let Xia Mian leave with him.

A grown man, crying like that, had no masculine charm at all—Lu Zechuan was much more pleasing to the eye.

Lu Zechuan left Hu Lai and the others back at the Song Family and took Shu Dao Mountain out of the Song Family Villa. Once in the car, he called Xia Mian.

As Lu Zechuan pulled out this novel gadget, Shu Dao Mountain couldn’t help but tilt his head and look at it intently.

When Lu Zechuan connected the call, and Xia Mian’s voice came from the other end, Shu Dao Mountain was even more astonished, "Grandmaster, can this thing transmit voices over a thousand miles?"

After finding out Xia Mian’s location and hanging up the phone, Lu Zechuan replied without looking back, "This is called a mobile phone. It’s a communication tool. I’ll get one for you and Shu Dao Temple soon."

Shu Dao Mountain’s face lit up with a delighted expression, "I can have one too?"