Zhou Tong responded, his suspicion growing. Their CEO, Lu Zong, was never like this. Something must have happened for him to act this way.
Zhou Tong felt a bit worried.
But they were near a large shopping mall, and there was no danger. There were people everywhere. After parking, he saw Lu Sinian get out of the car and leave without looking back.
Zhou Tong frowned, but he couldn't just abandon the car in this situation. He quickly drove towards a nearby parking spot.
As for Lu Sinian...
After getting out of the car, he headed straight into the mall, moving at an incredibly fast pace.
The women around him, seeing such a handsome man suddenly appear, had their eyes alight with admiration.
"Such a handsome man!"
"Look! A handsome guy!"
Lu Sinian seemed oblivious to their gazes, his lips pressed together, his expression serious as he quickly entered the mall.
He scanned his surroundings, and it was evident to everyone that he was looking for someone.
Then, as he spotted a woman on the escalator, he suddenly accelerated towards her.
The woman wore a dark red qipao, her hair just brushing her neck, styled in tight, dark brown curls. Her back gave the impression of a young girl, and many men were admiring her graceful figure.
Fu Siye, after stepping onto the escalator, didn't just stand and wait to be carried up. Instead, he quickly moved in front of the woman.
That's right, in front of her.
This allowed him to see her face more clearly.
Until—
He saw it completely.
Upon his appearance, the woman's eyes widened in shock, and in the next moment, she seemed about to flee in panic.
However, Lu Sinian, with quick reflexes, grabbed her wrist, giving her no chance to struggle, and stared intently at the person before him.
Seen from the front, the woman no longer looked like a girl, but rather like a young married woman. Yet, no one knew that her actual age was over forty-five, and she had adult children.
A hint of panic flickered in her eyes, but she couldn't break free. Finally, she spoke, "Let me go."
Lu Sinian gazed at her with a cold expression and said sternly, "Tell me, why."
He had searched for her for so many years, yet she had never appeared. Now that he had finally found her, how could he possibly let her go?
The woman appeared even more flustered, but no matter how she struggled, she couldn't break free. Looking at the person before her, her expression was incredibly complex.
"Tell me, why," Lu Sinian repeated, his voice grave, as if possessed by an obsession.
"Can you let me go first?" The woman's voice began to sound complicated. She was no longer as eager to run away as before, because she knew that with him here, escape was impossible.
Lu Sinian said nothing. The escalator reached the top. Disregarding everyone's stares, he pulled the woman towards the exit.
"Let me go first, there are too many people here!" the woman continued to remind him, but Lu Sinian gave her no opportunity, forcefully pulling her into the mall's private elevator.
This was his territory.
Many people knew of Lu Sinian's status and wanted to greet him. But upon seeing him, usually gentle, with a grim expression and icy gaze at that moment, they suddenly felt hesitant to approach. His demeanor clearly communicated—do not approach.
Soon, they reached the top floor of the mall. Lu Sinian pulled the woman directly into an empty room.
Upon entering, it was clear it was an office space.
There was a dedicated desk, a sofa, and a door on the side, which likely led to a resting area.
Once inside the room, Lu Sinian released her hand but stood in front of the door, preventing her from making a hasty exit.
He looked at her coldly, his voice deep, "Now, can you tell me?"
He had searched for her for so many years. Now that he finally saw her, he was certain he hadn't made a mistake. Seeing the woman's conflicted expression only solidified his certainty.
In the absence of anyone else, the woman's expression became even more complicated, but tears began to fall uncontrollably.
Lu Sinian's gaze sharpened, but he kept his lips tightly pressed, saying not a word.
She slowly approached Lu Sinian, gazing at his handsome face. The woman sniffled, then seemed to lift her hand with difficulty towards his face.
Lu Sinian remained motionless throughout, only watching the person before him. His icy gaze seemed to hold a trace of resentment.
Just as her hand was about to touch his face, Lu Sinian turned his head, denying her the opportunity.
The woman's eyelashes trembled, but she could not utter a single word of refusal, because...
"It's me who owes you too much..." The woman no longer tried to escape as she had outside. Instead, she spoke this single phrase.
Lu Sinian gazed at her, "You were so good to me before, why did you disappear without a trace?"
A look of profound sorrow instantly appeared in the woman's eyes, but she quickly concealed it. She gently shook her head, "Sinian, Mom is sorry to you..."
With just these words, the woman seemed unsure of what else to say. Lu Sinian's brows furrowed, and he looked at her coldly, his disappointment clearly visible in his eyes. "You've been gone for fifteen years. Is this all you have to say to me? Why did you leave without a word, why?!"
In the last three words, Lu Sinian's voice volume clearly increased!
Evidently due to disappointment and anger.
For years, he had been restraining his emotions. He remembered a time when, with his mother's presence, he had been exceptionally cheerful. But afterwards...
After his mother disappeared, he felt as if his entire world had collapsed.
Because in his family, only his mother treated him well. His grandfather, grandmother, and father were all exceptionally cold towards him, as if they disliked him immensely.
Barely three months after his mother vanished, his father married two more women within ten years.
That's right, two. Because neither of them could bear a son, his father decisively divorced them.
At home, due to his mother's lack of status and his own unlikable personality in his youth, he was not favored. But because he was the sole heir, they had no choice. Later, as they gradually seemed to accept this situation, their attitude towards him began to soften.
Now, the Lu Group was in his hands, unshakeable. Under his management, everything was in order, finally bringing peace of mind to Lu Sinian's father and grandfather.
In reality, however.
Lu Sinian had no emotional attachment to these people.
His only obsession was his mother, who had suddenly disappeared.
"Tell me, why, okay?" At this moment, Lu Sinian's voice was much gentler than before.
Seeing the woman still shedding tears profusely, he finally spoke again, "Did they force you to leave?"
The woman's expression changed slightly, and she looked at him with disbelief, as if surprised that he knew.
But the next moment, the woman lowered her head and shook it, "No, it has nothing to do with them."
Lu Sinian seemed amused to the point of anger, "Even now, you're still defending them?"