Lu Xiaoyue turned around, looking surprised. "Third Sister, what are you talking about?"
"Did you hear Lu Chi say bzzz..."
The rest of her words were drowned out by a burst of buzzing.
Lu Xiaoyue and Lu Yunke covered their mouths and laughed. "Third Sister, you're so funny. What are you buzzing about?"
"Hahaha, Third Sister, you sounded just like an electric current! Bzzz, hahaha, bzzz."
Lu Yanxin choked on her words, speechless.
Do you think I want to buzz?
I can't say anything about Lu Chi's inner voice, okay?!
Lu Yanxin took out her phone, found the family group chat, and tried to type out what had just happened with hearing Lu Chi's inner voice.
But after trying to compose the message for ages, she still couldn't type anything about his inner voice, no matter what she tried.
It was as though her phone's keyboard had broken. She could type anything else, but whenever she typed anything about Lu Chi's inner voice, the words disappeared as soon as they appeared.
Lu Yanxin found it eerie, as though she had been possessed.
Helpless, Lu Yanxin could only tell Lu Yunke and Lu Xiaoyue, "Watch Lu Chi's mouth closely, and you'll understand what I'm talking about."
The two obediently stared at Lu Chi's mouth.
In fact, when Lu Chi's inner voice had first sounded, they had even snapped back at him, but neither of them had realized it was his inner voice even now. They had always thought Lu Chi himself was speaking.
The chef had finished cooking, and Auntie Wang and two servants had already set the dishes and tableware on the dining table.
Lu Yuanqing called loudly to the children, "Dinner's ready. Come and eat."
Grrr~
Lu Chi felt a pang of hunger.
It seemed he hadn't eaten anything since transmigrating into the book.
The aroma of the food made his hunger even stronger.
He instinctively rose from the sofa, then sat straight back down.
Lu Chi: [Guagua, should I eat this meal or not? Is there some trap waiting for me?]
Guagua: [Let me check... Oh no, there's a trap coming up!]
Lu Chi grew nervous despite himself.
In the dining room, Lu Yuanqing and Pan Feng also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what trap Lu Chi would encounter.
Lu Yanxin and her two sisters stared fixedly at Lu Chi's mouth.
Sure enough, the next second, Lu Chi's inner voice rang out again.
Lu Chi: [What trap? Don't tell me they've poisoned the food? Boohoo, it's my first day in the Lu family, and it's already going to be game over.]
Guagua: [No, nothing like that. Today is your first day back with the Lu family, so the fake young master, Lu Jiyang, doesn't dare deal you a killing blow just yet. But in a moment, he'll pour you some juice. As soon as you reach out to take it, he'll spill it on himself, then falsely accuse you of targeting him.]
Lu Chi: [That son of a bitch is vicious. I'd better sit farther away from him.]
Jiyang is going to pour Chi'er some juice? And falsely accuse him? Pan Feng felt somewhat puzzled. Jiyang is such a good child. Surely he wouldn't do something like that?
Lu Yuanqing's face darkened as he thought, If Lu Jiyang dares do that, I certainly won't let him off!
Third Sister Lu Yanxin whispered to Lu Xiaoyue, who stood beside her, "He must have a persecution complex. At the drop of a hat, he bzzz..."
Lu Xiaoyue answered in a low voice, "Ah!!!! Third Sister! I actually heard Lu Chi's inner voice! Lu Chi said bzzz..."
Lu Yunke was so excited that she could barely stay on her feet. She muttered to herself, "I just heard Lu Chi's inner voice... Aaaaah! How can I hear his inner voice?!"
Guagua: [Host, stay away from bad people and play it by ear!]
Lu Chi: [Yeah, that's what I'll do!]
Although Pan Feng didn't believe Lu Jiyang was that sort of person, she still beckoned to Lu Chi. "Chi'er, come here. Sit beside Mom."
Lu Chi nodded obediently. "Thank you, Mom."
Everyone sat around the table, but no one touched their chopsticks, because they were waiting for someone.
They were waiting for Lu Chi's eldest sister, Lu Sangning! She had just called to say she was already at the entrance.
Two minutes later, Lu Sangning returned, radiating a commanding presence.
She wore a fitted black suit that outlined her tall, straight figure.
Red stiletto heels adorned her feet, adding to her commanding presence.
With fiery red lips, a gaze as sharp as a blade, and loose, cascading waves of hair, she exuded dominance.
Lu Chi nearly stared himself silly.
[Cool! So cool! My eldest sister really does have the aura of a domineering CEO! Too bad she's also a pretty vase, blind in both eyes and heart!]
Naturally, Lu Sangning hadn't heard Lu Chi's inner voice. She strode in briskly, went to the kitchen to wash her hands, and then sat down at the dining table.
"Sangning, this is your younger brother, Lu Chi." As soon as Lu Sangning sat down, Pan Feng began telling her about Lu Chi.
Then she said to Lu Chi, "Chi'er, this is your eldest sister, Lu Sangning."
Lu Chi stood and bowed to Lu Sangning. "Hello, Eldest Sister!"
Lu Sangning said nothing, merely giving Lu Chi a cold nod.
The family dinner began.
Pan Feng placed a chopstickful of food in Lu Chi's bowl, then turned to ask Lu Sangning, "Sangning, why didn't you invite Zhang Yong over for dinner?"
Lu Sangning replied, "Mom, Yong went to Shanghai on business. He won't be back for a week."
Lu Chi's hand paused as he ate. [Who's Zhang Yong?]
Guagua: [Zhang Yong is your eldest sister Lu Sangning's fiancé. They're getting married next month. But... Sigh, better left unsaid!]
Lu Chi: [What's wrong? Is there some juicy gossip?]
The family kept eating on the surface, while secretly pricking up their ears to listen to Lu Chi's inner voice.
But unexpectedly, Lu Jiyang interrupted.
"Brother Lu Chi, I poured this juice for you. Knowing you were coming home today, I squeezed it myself first thing this morning. I hope you like it."
Guagua was just about to tell Lu Chi the juicy gossip about Lu Sangning when Lu Jiyang's voice sounded beside Lu Chi's ear.
"Ah, juice..." Lu Chi jolted, hurriedly rising from his seat and retreating a few steps. "Ah, no, no thanks. I'm allergic to juice."
But Lu Jiyang wouldn't let it go, looking as though he wouldn't stop until Lu Chi drank that glass of juice.
"Brother Lu Chi, your little brother squeezed this juice especially for you. Please drink it. If you won't, is it because you think my skills aren't good enough, or have I done something wrong to upset you?"
Lu Chi said, "I've got nothing against your skills. I'm just allergic to juice, and drinking it could kill me. Little Brother Jiyang, Mom and Dad only just found me. You don't want me to die with regrets right away, do you?"
"..." Holding the glass of juice, Lu Jiyang froze in place, unable to advance or retreat.
Tears shimmered in his eyes, and his voice brimmed with grievance. "It's all right, Brother Lu Chi. I didn't know you were allergic. I only meant well, so I hope you won't blame me. We're all very happy you've come home. If I fall short in any way from now on, please be patient with me, Brother Lu Chi."
Lu Jiyang retreated in order to advance, making everyone think he understood the bigger picture and treated Lu Chi sincerely.
That would let him slowly lay the groundwork for framing Lu Chi in the future.
Lu Yuanqing had already heard Lu Chi's inner voice. He had thought Lu Jiyang wouldn't do such a thing, yet here he was with the juice.
A wave of irritation swept through Lu Yuanqing, and everything about Lu Jiyang rubbed him the wrong way.
He roared sternly, "Lu Jiyang! Chi'er already said he's allergic to juice, yet you insist on forcing him to drink it. Are you trying to hurt him?"
Pan Feng was angry too. "Exactly! Jiyang, I never imagined you were this sort of person! I hope you won't act like this again!"
Third Sister Lu Yanxin, Fourth Sister Lu Xiaoyue, and Fifth Sister Lu Yunke exchanged glances, none of them saying a word.
Lu Chi's inner voice had been right. Lu Jiyang really had brought over juice to hurt him!
Wait, no. Maybe Little Brother Jiyang simply wanted to offer him some juice!
Only Eldest Sister Lu Sangning had no idea what was going on. She said icily to Lu Chi:
"Little Brother Jiyang was only trying to please you. It's just a glass of juice. Is there really any need to blow it into such a major issue?"