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The two of them sat in silence for almost two minutes. An Qingruo's heart felt like it was filled with countless ants, and he had no idea what Lu Shijia was trying to do! Did he call her out on purpose so that she could smoke with him?!

It just so happened that An Qingruo could not express any of her emotions at this time! She simply could not predict what Lu Shijia was going to do, so she could only clench her teeth and endure how calm she looked on the surface.

It was only until half of the cigarette in Lu Shijia's hand had been burnt that Lu Shijia seemed to have remembered that he had An Qingruo sitting beside him. He raised his eyes and looked at An Qingruo, his voice filled with the cold, emotionless coldness, "Do you mind if I smoke a cigarette?"

An Qingruo secretly clenched her teeth, forcing herself to appear calm on the surface, she shook her head at Lu Shijia, showing that she did not mind Lu Shijia smoking.

An Qingruo took a deep breath, endured it once again but in the end, wasn't able to hold it in anymore. She raised her eyes, looked at Lu Shijia, and spoke first, probing: "Big Brother … What did you call me out for? "

As soon as An Qingruo finished speaking, Lu Shijia's unfathomable gaze immediately fell on An Qingruo's body.

As their four eyes met, An Qingruo subconsciously felt weak in her heart. Her fingers which rested on her knees involuntarily grabbed hold of her pants, and she secretly bit on her lips to the point that she could taste the bloody rust-like smell. Only then was An Qingruo barely able to stabilize her mind.

The two of them didn't speak, and just like that, the atmosphere became strange as they looked at each other for nearly a minute. Only then did Lu Shijia pinch at the smoke that was still burning between his fingers, and looked at An Qingruo as she spoke slowly, word by word: "You said that Daddy went to find An Xingchen because of you, why haven't I heard about this from you before?"

An Qingruo didn't think that Lu Shijia would be so direct, and went straight to the point the moment he arrived. Fortunately, An Qingruo had already thought about what she was going to say to her long ago, and she had also thought carefully about what she should answer.

So when An Qingruo reacted, her expression was still considered calm and collected as she replied: "At that time, even I didn't know that father would actually go and find An Xingchen … …"

An Qingruo had not even finished speaking when Lu Shijia suddenly frowned, and directly interrupted him: "Let's not talk about this for now, you said that Daddy saw you secretly crying in your room. When did this happen?"

An Qingruo was startled, she did not expect Lu Shijia to change the topic so quickly. Facing Lu Shijia's unfathomably deep and cold gaze that did not contain even the slightest bit of emotion, An Qingruo lightly bit her lips, turned her mind, and replied: "Three days before father met with misfortune, on the night of the 17th …"

An Qingruo specially selected a day when Lu Shijia wasn't home based on his memories.

An Qingruo remembered very clearly that on the 17th, Lu Shijia went on a business trip outside the city and did not return home for the entire day. He only returned on the second night.

When Lu Shijia heard An Qingruo's reply, his slightly furrowed brows immediately furrowed even more. Clearly, he had also remembered that the day An Qingruo mentioned was the day he was not at home.

did not believe An Qingruo's answer just now.

He knew his own father the best, and he was very clear that Lu Yaozong did not intentionally ask An Xingchen out because he liked Gong Lingqian.

Moreover, the marriage between Lu Shiyuan and Gong Lingqian had already been dissolved. Now that Lu Shiyuan had nothing to do with her, how could Lu Yaozong still look for her?

It was just that these speculations were based on Lu Shijia's understanding of his father.

Now, his father had fallen and died. There was no proof of his death. No one would know the reason why he went to that coffee shop. Besides the real killer, no one else would know.

There was no evidence, and just from his simple guess, he concluded that An Qingruo was lying.

Thinking of this, Lu Shijia raised his hand and pressed it against the center of his brows, causing his eyes to narrow slightly as he looked at An Qingruo, who was sitting in the front passenger seat.

It had been a while since An Qingruo was brought back to the Lu Family, but Lu Shijia felt that something between him and An Qingruo was missing, and they couldn't get close.

During this period of time when An Qingruo had returned to the Lu Family, she had been very obedient and sensible, always showing a innocent and innocent look. However, every time Lu Shijia saw her, he felt that An Qingruo was not as simple and harmless as he looked on the surface.

In regards to this matter, Lu Shijia had been looking at An Qingruo, and the sixth sense in his heart, told him that An Qingruo should have been deliberately concealing something from him.

Thinking about it, the look in Lu Shijia's eyes became even more intense, and his voice became even colder. He enunciated word by word, "Yuan Yuan, is there something that you're hiding from me?"

When An Qingruo heard this, his heart could not help but thump loudly. The fingers that were grabbing onto his pants tightened a bit, and for a moment, An Qingruo did not even dare to look straight into Lu Shijia's eyes.

He couldn't panic! Calm down! She had to remain calm!

An Qingruo's fingernails fiercely grabbed into her palm, forcing herself to raise her eyes to meet Lu Shijia's gaze which was filled with profound meaning. The corner of her mouth barely pulled Xiao Ronglai's gaze, and she tried to adjust the expression on her face to make herself look normal as she said, "No! What can I hide from big brother? "

An Qingruo's tone was extremely certain, and did not have the slightest hesitation. Even her gaze looked straight at Lu Shijia.

Lu Shijia's slightly wrinkled brows immediately furrowed a bit deeper. His gaze stared straight at An Qingruo without moving away, as if he wanted to see through An Qingruo's entire being.

An Qingruo's eyes were still the same as before, innocently and innocently staring at him, not the slightest bit of abnormality.

Either An Qingruo was as innocent and innocent as she was acting right now, and really didn't hide anything from him, or his acting was just too good, and his acting was too realistic.

However, it was clear that Lu Shijia did not believe that An Qingruo was the first case, so it could only be the second case.

Lu Shijia thought in his heart, but didn't express it. He only nodded at An Qingruo, and as if he believed what An Qingruo had said, he slowly spoke out. "It's good that you don't have it, I'm your brother.

An Qingruo very obediently nodded at Lu Shijia: "Mn, mn, big brother I got it."

Once he said that, An Qingruo's face immediately changed to a look of worry as she looked at Lu Shijia and said: Big Brother, is there anything else? If not, I want to go in and accompany my mother. My mother's condition now, she's alone with me and I'm a bit worried. "