"But what if it was Sister who gave it to me..." Lu Muyao bit her lip, unable to fathom how Qing Yan could bear to give such a valuable gift!
Why would an old person need something so precious?
"If you don't tell, and I don't tell, that foolish girl won't know. Besides, who knows which man she pleased to obtain this thing? I don't even care if it's dirty! Just take it for now, I'll keep it for your grandmother. If one day she really wants it, you can give it back to her!"
"Dad, since Mom said so, I'll keep it for Grandma for now..." Lu Muyao stepped forward and took the gemstone flower, caressing it lovingly. She adored everything about it, from its design to its functionality.
"That wretched girl demands sixty million from us, and we're still keeping things for her. When she finds out, she'll have to thank us!"
Xu Aiqin rummaged through boxes and cabinets again, but couldn't find what she was looking for. Then, her gaze inadvertently fell upon something hidden beneath a pillow.
It was a new mobile phone!
She picked it up and saw that there was no brand name indicated. It must be some generic brand. She looked at Lu Zhenhai with a hint of anger in her eyes.
"Did you buy something for Mom again?"
"It wasn't me," Lu Zhenhai pondered. "Could it be Yan Yan?"
"That wretched girl is quite generous, huh? First, a flower made of gemstones, and now a new mobile phone... What devious plan is she plotting?" Xu Aiqin smugly laughed, thinking she had figured it out. "Trying to please the old lady and snatch some family property? Dream on!"
Lu Zhenhai also realized this possibility, and his impression of Qing Yan worsened. They had already lost sixty million to her, and yet she was still unsatisfied, like a hungry wolf that could never be satiated!
Xu Aiqin didn't expect the phone to have a password set. It must have been that wretched girl who did it!
She used the old lady's finger to unlock it and opened the interface, discovering that the programs inside were simple and user-friendly. Unexpectedly, this generic phone worked quite well.
In the recent contacts list, there was only one person: Qing Yan.
For the past few days, when the old lady woke up, she always made calls to Qing Yan. Xu Aiqin scrolled through the screen and found that the old lady had made at least a dozen calls to her. This infuriated her to no end!
"Look at this, look at this! The moment the old lady woke up, she didn't call us but contacted an outsider instead!"
Xu Aiqin handed the phone to Lu Zhenhai. "This is enough evidence to prove that that wretched girl, in order to get a share of the family property, has been pleasing the old lady behind our backs. Look, the only person in the old lady's eyes and heart is her!"
As soon as Lu Zhenhai saw their frequent contact, his mood worsened.
"You used to want to give her a hundred thousand yuan to get rid of her and make her leave the old lady. Now you understand, a hundred thousand yuan is worth less than a single strand of her hair in her eyes!"
Xu Aiqin put her phone away and placed it in her handbag.
"What are you doing?" Although Lu Zhenhai felt uncomfortable, he couldn't stand her rummaging through the old lady's belongings.
After all, the old lady was his biological mother!
"If I leave the phone here and they continue to contact each other more frequently, the old lady will leave her inheritance to her, and then we'll regret it!" Xu Aiqin wouldn't let them continue to communicate no matter what!
She had already taken one of the old lady's phones before, but she didn't expect Qing Yan to send another one. What was that girl planning!
At this moment, Xu Aiqin inadvertently discovered something green under the pillow. She took it out and couldn't take her eyes off it...
Such a beautiful bracelet!
It was clearly made of top-quality jade!
The color, the design... Could it be another gift from that girl to the old lady?
She really spared no expense to secure her share of the family fortune.
"Zhenhai, take a look at this bracelet... It's worth at least a billion!" Xu Aiqin didn't hide her greed and desire, "This item further proves that the girl has ulterior motives. She has no blood relation with the old lady and was driven out of the Lu family by us. In theory, she wouldn't give the old lady such a precious thing!"
A seriously ill old lady, who would she wear such an expensive bracelet for?
She lay on the sickbed every day, what use was it to wear it!
That girl not only gave gemstone flowers and a new phone, but also such an expensive piece of jewelry...
Her intention was nothing other than the shares, properties, cars, and savings in the old lady's possession!
"She really dares to think!" Lu Zhenhai hadn't expected Qing Yan to have such grand ambitions. Even if their subsequent actions hurt her feelings, she couldn't dream of taking over the Lu family's assets!
Xu Aiqin put the bracelet in her handbag, "Let me make it clear first, I'm not interested in the old lady's things. The reason I took them away is to prevent the old lady from being deceived by that girl and longing for her when she sees these items!"
Lu Zhenhai also found some sense in it.
"I don't believe that girl would spend money again to buy new things for the old lady!"
If she did, Xu Aiqin would definitely snatch them away until she dared not send anymore!
"Dad, Mom, Grandma's finger moved!"
With Lu Muyao's discovery, Lu Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin looked at the old lady in unison.
After a while, Li Yue'e slowly opened her eyes and coughed lightly.
"Mom, you're awake?" Xu Aiqin immediately raised the head of the bed to a 45-degree angle and considerately said, "Yaoyao, where's the cushion you got for Grandma? Go and fetch it!"
"Oh, okay..." Lu Muyao hurriedly placed the newly purchased cushion behind Li Yue'e's waist and gently asked, "Grandma, does it feel more comfortable like this?"
Li Yue'e had heard someone talking incessantly in her ear earlier, but she couldn't make out the specific content. Now, weakly leaning against the headboard, she just felt uncomfortable with the thing behind her waist.
"It's too hard, take it away." Since Li Yue'e was lying at a 45-degree angle on the hospital bed, suddenly having a stiff cushion behind her waist made it difficult for her to breathe properly.
"This is just a little something from Yaoyao..." Xu Aiqin hurriedly interjected, "Yaoyao has also brought you many other things. This bouquet of flowers, she just put it there, saying that you've been sick for a long time and haven't seen the outside view in a while. These flowers can make you feel the beauty of summer!"
"..." Li Yue'e just glanced at the flowers in the vase and felt somewhat speechless.
White lilies themselves are not toxic, but the strong floral fragrance contains a slight toxicity that can cause insomnia at night...
Placing a few plants in a less confined space wouldn't have much impact, but in the small hospital room, it would be detrimental to her recovery as a heart disease patient.
Moreover, there are also a few pink tulips in the vase. It is well-known that tulip flowers contain alkaloids, and staying near tulips for one or two hours can cause dizziness and poisoning.
These flowers also release tiny particles that can potentially cause skin allergies, itching, and, in severe cases, even hair loss.
Who knows what they were thinking when they arranged these things.