Sudden Change I

Lu Sheng returned home to find it empty and deserted. There was hardly anyone left; only Zhuo Siqing sat alone on the sofa, smoking one cigarette after another without stopping.

He heard Lu Sheng close the door, but paid him no mind.

"What was so urgent that you called me back in such a panic?" Lu Sheng walked over and sat beside the sofa.

Zhuo Siqing glanced at him.

"Nothing. I just suddenly wanted to see you."

"Heh. Then I'm leaving." Lu Sheng stood up speechlessly.

"You don't need to know too much about this for now. I'll handle it. Just focus on university and work hard," Zhuo Siqing added.

"Mm, I know. Ocean University recruited another huge batch of freshmen this year, nearly doubling its enrollment. University is just that now—it's not as valuable as you think," Lu Sheng said casually.

"It's fine. Just study well." Zhuo Siqing said no more. He stopped smoking instead, stood up, and stubbed out his cigarette. "I'll make you something good to eat. You've had a hard journey, and you haven't properly nourished yourself since coming home."

"Sure. I want sauerkraut fish," Lu Sheng said with a smile.

Watching Zhuo Siqing rise and head into the kitchen, Lu Sheng leaned back against the sofa, shifted into a more comfortable position, took out his phone, pressed several buttons, and held it to his ear.

Before long, a pleasant female voice came through the phone.

"The investigation is complete. The Zhuo Family's main branch wants to bring Zhuo Siqing back to inherit the family business. They only arrived where you are some time ago."

Lu Sheng patiently asked several seemingly unrelated questions, then quickly cast the matter from his mind.

The Zhuo Family itself had some strength. If they wanted to take his unreliable father,