Chapter 86: Bullying My People Again

Chapter 86: Bullying My People Again

Du Yang only hinted at it; he wasn’t sure if his grandmother had also been reborn, and how could she know that he was Lu Yang?

If he mentioned the fire and she hadn’t been reborn, she would think he was referring to Qin Yue’s scheme to swap the young beggar for him.

Grandma Lu stared at Du Yang in disbelief, tears streaming down her wrinkled cheeks.

“Yangyang... you...” Grandma Lu quickly wiped her tears with a handkerchief, steadied herself, and struggled to speak.

Seeing that his grandmother was too emotional and breathing quickly, Du Yang quickly helped her to the sofa, turned around, and poured her a glass of warm water.

After taking a few sips of warm water, Grandma Lu set down the cup. Her wrinkled hands, trembling, clasped Du Yang’s hands, and tears began streaming down her face again.

“Yangyang, the bathroom at my place, the fire was so fierce...” Grandma Lu couldn’t continue, just wiping her tears again and again.

From his grandmother’s earlier emotional outburst, Du Yang had already guessed that she had also been reborn. Hearing it from her directly still shocked him immensely.

“Grandma...” Du Yang felt his nose sting, and tears fell. “I couldn’t save you. That’s my fault.”

“Silly child, Grandma is sorry—I caused your death...” Grandma Lu reached out and hugged Du Yang, laying her head on his shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably. “Yangyang...”

“Grandma, we’re both still here.”

Du Yang was sobbing uncontrollably too.

In the final moments of the previous life, Grandma had also said she was sorry. Now she was saying the same thing, and Du Yang didn’t know how to comfort her.

He held her tightly, imitating how Fu Yan comforted him, gently patting her back to soothe her.

“Grandma, don’t be sad. We’re both still fine...”

“Grandma isn’t sad. Grandma should be happy, my Yangyang has come back too!” Grandma Lu said she wasn’t sad, and yet tears never stopped, and Du Yang wept with her.

The quiet room was filled only with the faint sobs of the elderly woman and the young man. After a while, feeling that his grandmother had calmed down, Du Yang let go of her, took some tissues, and carefully wiped her face dry.

Grandma Lu also took tissues and tenderly wiped her little grandson’s tears.

As they wiped, both of them started to laugh, and then tears flowed again as they laughed.

“Grandma dared to come and recognize you because I’ve already obtained evidence of that vicious woman Qin Yue’s crimes from back then.”

Grandma Lu lovingly wiped away the tears on Du Yang’s cheeks. “I’ve set up many hidden surveillance cameras in the Lu family home. That mother and son duo have finally shown their true colors.”

“Grandma, you had plans in place too,” Du Yang said with a hint of pride. “Grandma, I have something too—a video of Qin Yue and Du Debao having an affair.”

“My grandson is amazing! Grandma recently found out about Qin Yue’s affair with her ex-husband, but I didn’t have any evidence.”

Grandma Lu was both distressed and gratified. “My Yangyang is wonderful. You got Du Debao sent to prison.”

Suddenly praised, Du Yang felt a bit embarrassed. “Grandma, it was Fu Yan who helped me. Without him, I might have ended up like in the previous life, beaten badly by Du Debao.”

“Does Xiao Yan know about your rebirth?” Grandma Lu had stopped crying and was seriously considering this matter, then asked further, “How much does he know?”

“He doesn’t know yet. I haven’t told him.” Du Yang’s tone was very firm. Afraid that Grandma wouldn’t believe him, he even told her how Fu Yan had avenged him and then committed suicide at his grave in the previous life.

Finally, Du Yang added, “Fu Yan is very reliable.”

“Xiao Yan... he actually...” Grandma Lu’s voice choked up. She felt sorry for Fu Yan and was touched that her poor little grandson still had someone who loved him so deeply.

Grandma Lu, with tear-filled eyes, looked at Du Yang with deep affection and relief. “Now that you and Xiao Yan are together, Grandma is happy!”

Du Yang lowered his head and didn’t respond. He and Fu Yan weren’t in the kind of relationship Grandma thought. If she knew he was Fu Yan’s bedmate, she would surely be very angry.

Grandma Lu assumed Du Yang was just shy, so she didn’t continue the topic.

After calming down, the grandmother and grandson chatted for a while longer. When they opened the door, they saw Lu Jin’an leaning close with his ear pressed against the door, trying to eavesdrop, while Fu Yan stood by without stopping him.

“You disrespectful son, eavesdropping!” Grandma Lu lightly smacked Lu Jin’an on the head.

It didn’t hurt much, and Lu Jin’an didn’t mind. He was more concerned about why both his grandmother and Du Yang had red-rimmed eyes, as if they had been crying for some time.

The door had such good soundproofing that he couldn’t hear anything.

“Grandma, what did you talk about with Du Yang? Your eyes are all swollen from crying.” Lu Jin’an felt sorry for his grandmother and stepped forward to help her to the living room to rest.

Grandma Lu refused. “I still need to talk with Xiao Yan. Keep Yangyang company.”

Lu Jin’an was about to lose it. What was there to talk about with Fu Yan? What could be so important that his own grandson couldn’t hear?

“Grandma, I want to sit in on the conversation!”

“Request denied.” Grandma Lu refused flatly.

As soon as Du Yang came out, Fu Yan’s gaze was fixed on him. Seeing Du Yang’s reddened eyes, he felt a pang of distress.

“Yangyang, do you feel uncomfortable?” Fu Yan raised his hand and gently touched the corners of Du Yang’s eyes.

“I’m fine.”

Du Yang’s face flushed again. Fu Yan’s gesture was too intimate, especially in front of Grandma and his brother.

It was truly embarrassing.

Fu Yan took out an orange-flavored lollipop from his suit pocket and pressed it into Du Yang’s hand, his voice gentle with a hint of tender affection.

“Be good. Wait for me in the living room. I’ll come find you after I finish talking with Grandma.”

Du Yang nodded, took the lollipop, and went to the living room sofa to sit obediently and wait.

“Yangyang.”

Lu Jin’an, having failed at the door, smiled amiably and sat down beside Du Yang, starting to probe for information. “What did Grandma talk to you about? Can you tell your Jin’an brother?”

Du Yang looked at his biological brother seriously, shook his head, then silently unwrapped the lollipop Fu Yan had given him, put it in his mouth, and turned his back to Lu Jin’an.

Rejected, Lu Jin’an was not discouraged. He got up, poured a glass of warm water for Du Yang, and offered it as if it were a treasure as he sat back in front of him.

“Your eyes are almost swollen from crying. Have some water.”

Du Yang took the cup and took the lollipop out of his mouth. Lu Jin’an’s eyes immediately crinkled into crescents. “Let me hold the lollipop for you. You drink the water.”

He didn’t really need someone to hold the lollipop; Du Yang could hold it himself, but he still handed it to Lu Jin’an, held the cup with both hands, and drank it all in one go.

Lu Jin’an thoughtfully placed the lollipop back into Du Yang’s mouth. Du Yang sucked on the lollipop, tasting sweetness with a hint of sourness, feeling both sweet and bitter emotions.

“Yangyang, I wish you were really my biological brother.” Lu Jin’an reached out and ruffled the young man’s hair.

I am your biological brother!

Grandma told Du Yang not to tell Lu Jin'an the truth yet, that she would tell him herself when she got back, but he really wanted to tell Lu Jin'an that he was his biological younger brother.

Tears fell like pearls one by one. Du Yang lowered his eyelids, one side of his cheek bulging from the lollipop, and tear tracks curved down his face.

With the lollipop in his mouth, silently crying—if Fu Yan saw this scene, he would find it adorable. Lu Jin'an's heart was in his throat.

Du Yang's tears threw Lu Jin'an into a panic; he quickly grabbed tissues and clumsily wiped the tears from Du Yang's face.

"You... don't cry. If Grandma comes out and sees you crying, she'll beat me."

Lu Jin'an hastily explained, "I didn't mean anything else. I just wish you were my biological younger brother. No... I mean... anyway, I really like having you as a little brother."

The explanation was quite weak, because Grandma Lu and Fu Yan came out just in time to see this scene.

Fu Yan rushed over, his voice laden with anxiety, "Lu Jin'an! You're bullying my man again!"

Grandma Lu: "You little rascal! Just wait till I give you a beating today!"

Lu Jin'an: Done for!

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