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Lu Juyan was momentarily taken aback when he saw Du Liqing suddenly draw near. The hand holding the chopsticks also stiffened in response to her words. His gaze shifted to another area and he smiled without saying a word.

"En, why didn't you tell me!" The bowl and chopsticks Du Ruqing had just picked up were put down in the next second. The reply that she had been waiting for for a long time was speechless. She couldn't help feeling a sense of defeat.

The happiness in her heart for the rest of the afternoon made Du Ruqing very curious as to why Lu Juyan had done this. She also wanted to know why he was hiding it from her since he had helped her.

A series of questions could only be answered if asked. Lu Juyan didn't seem to have any hidden difficulties, and it could even be said that he didn't want to answer them.

As she ate, her expression was very calm. She ignored Du Liqing's aggressive attitude, as if she was a stranger.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." Just as Du Ruqing was about to place his hand on Lu Juyan's arm, he spoke faintly, a trace of displeasure flashing through his eyes.

Lu Juyan did not like others guessing at his thoughts, and was unwilling to tell others why he wanted to do so.

"No, I want to know why you want to help me!" Du Liqing stubbornly refused Lu Juyan's words. His brow creased as he slammed his hand on the table, not wanting to give up until it was clear if he didn't ask.

Am I spoiling you too much? I made you lose all sense of propriety!

This made Lu Juyan feel slightly dissatisfied, and a feeling of threatening his bottom line arose in his heart. This cold face was quietly eating delicious food. If the aura on their bodies didn't weaken, no one would have thought that there was any problem.

The coldness exuded from the man's body made Du Yun slightly stunned and caused goosebumps to rise all over her body. A feeling of not knowing what to do filled her heart. Ye Zichen lowered his head, then shut his mouth without saying anything.

Her mind was constantly replaying the interactions between her and Lu Juyan, and only after careful consideration did she realize that this man was not simple at all.

I depend on him for food and shelter, so why should he raise me? Did I have any particular value to him?

He couldn't help but furrow his brows, as if he was thinking about some difficult problem. To prevent Lu Juyan from detecting anything, he subconsciously lifted his hand to pick up the food.

"Are you using me? Or do I have a value for you to use? "

Du Liqing couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought. In the end, he calmed his tone and opened his mouth to ask Lu Juyan. A few traces of sadness appeared between his brows. It wasn't that she didn't believe Lu Juyan, but that she didn't dare to believe it.

"I admire your father's courage, and your father saved me before. That's why I helped."

Lu Juyan did not want to explain anymore, but when she sensed Du Ruqing's sorrowful expression, she felt an abnormal discomfort in her heart, a pain that was thousands of times worse than her initial anger.

This caused Du Ruqing to be stunned for a moment. The words that Father Du had mentioned once rippled through her mind, as if she had some impression of them.

"My daughter, Lu Juyan was your playmate. Do you remember him?"

That day, when Du Liqing woke up from her stupor, the words she heard were the most foreign to her, but she still remembered them the most clearly. She didn't know why, but she couldn't forget.

When Du Liqing shook his head, there seemed to be a trace of helplessness in the depths of his eyes. He turned his back and looked somewhat depressed. But she didn't ask, and neither did her father.

"I've helped him before. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can ask him for help."

It was unknown if Father Du could foresee the future or if he had guessed Lu Juyan's future path. He vaguely felt that he didn't have much time left to live, and that man was Du Liqing's greatest reliance.

Therefore, Mr Du had no choice but to warn Du Liqing and hope that he'd be able to remind people of Lu Juyan.

"Then, I believe you." Du Liqing looked at the serious expression on Lu Juyan's face. The emotions in her heart forced her to trust him, so she couldn't even find an excuse to not trust him.

Lu Juyan didn't say anything further. A faint smile formed on his lips.

In the next second, Du Ruqing smiled faintly like she was returning a salute. The clear light in the depths of her eyes made Lu Juyan involuntarily begin to ponder.

Lu Juyan was just an illegitimate child and wasn't valued by anyone. Every day, he would be mocked by his other brothers and sisters, making him feel even more inferior. He even felt a kind of hatred towards his father, who did not care and did not stop him at all.

He hated him for having given birth to him, yet he had never given himself a single strand of warm fatherly love.

That year, Lu Juyan and Du Ruqing met for the first time. She wore an extremely noble princess dress and had an extremely innocent and innocent smile on her face. In his hand was the toy of a panda cub.

Du Liqing was like a princess being cared for, enjoying the love of others.

At that time, Lu Juyan had been squeezed into a corner by the others, snatching away the only toy in his possession. The inferiority and cowardice in his heart made him have no thoughts of resisting. He only quietly begged them, "Don't snatch it, okay?"

Such a lowly character just so happened to appear in front of his eyes like a princess. Du Ruqing scared the others away and stood in front of Lu Juyan. She gently wiped the tears off his face with a tissue and comforted him softly, "Don't be sad, I can give you the little bear."

As he spoke, he handed the bear in his hand over to Lu Juyan. This made him feel that Du Xiangqing was like a beam of light in the darkness, causing his entire body to feel warm.

From that day onwards, the two of them were like best playmates, taking care of each other and not letting anyone bully each other. And because of this relationship, Du father just so happened to know Lu Juyan.

"One must be a powerful warrior. Only by reaching the top can the weak learn how to pay attention to the weak!" The times they'd interacted had made Father Du aware of Lu Juyan's inadequacy and he began to carefully teach him, treating him as if he were another youngest son.

It was unknown if it was because his father was too concerned about Lu Juyan, or because his perseverance was too strong, allowing him to have the courage to deal with things today. Furthermore, it allowed him to become a true expert step by step.

"What are you thinking about?" When Du Liqing heard about the situation, his mood became cheerful and his appetite naturally increased by a few points. As he turned his gaze to look at Lu Juyan who was in a daze, he couldn't help but ask.

Lu Juyan's thoughts were pulled back to the present as he looked at the doubtful Du Liqing. A bitter and bitter feeling suffused his heart, but a faint expression could be seen on his face.

"Nothing." It's just that I remember it, and you forgot it because of an accident.

Lu Juyan could not utter a single word after that. Memories from the past should have long sunk into his heart and shouldn't be flipped over again. It was the most appropriate thing to cherish this moment.

However, there were times when he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. After all, these matters had always been engraved in his heart.