The Heir

"What are you daydreaming about? This isn't the same vigilance I sensed last night." Lu Han sat down and said to Guan Tong casually.

"Nothing." Guan Tong answered. She worried that Lu Han might have suspected her of something.

"What do you think about the Lin family marrying you into my family?" Lu Han took the wet towel from the servant and asked.

Guan Tong's heart was alarmed. She knew that Lu Han would find out sooner or later, but she didn't expect it to be this soon. However, according to Lu Han's temperament, the Lu family would've gotten rid of the Lin family for lying to him by now, yet he remained so calm.

"The Lu family paid a large sum of money for the betrothal." Guan Tong wanted to test the other party.

"Oh?" Uncle Tang didn't mention the betrothal payment at all. However, for Guan Tong to marry on the behalf of her cousin, Lu Han assumed that it was because of the benefits that she had received from the Lin family. Lu Han sneered. It seemed to him that this woman would worship money no matter how kind she looked. Meanwhile, Guan Tong didn't know that the man in front of her had already given her the title of a "Gold-digger." 

However, Lu Han was also willing to keep Guan Tong by his side. Firstly, it was because he found this girl quite interesting. Secondly, if he held her by his side, no one else would be able to arrange him for another marriage. This would just save him the trouble of going through this all over again.

Guan Tong realized that he was like a noble Young Master when Lu Han didn't speak. He wasn't as frightening and obnoxious anymore. After the couple had finished their meal, Guan Tong heard Uncle Tang's voice, "Young Master and Madam, the people of the Lu family, have called over Madam over to pay them respects." 

When Uncle Tang saw that Lu Han had kept Guan Tong by his side, his tone was also respectful to her. Guan Tong knew that this would happen sooner or later, but after seeing Lu Han's attitude, she was afraid that he might not be on good terms with the rest of the members of the Lu family.

As expected, Lu Han said, "Pay them respects? What is this nonsense? Ask the members of the Lu family to come over instead."

Uncle Tang was not surprised when he heard Lu Han's words.

"Madam, do you still need to change your clothes?" Uncle Tang asked Guan Tong.

"No need. This is fine." Lu Han replied to Uncle Tang instead.

'Was Lu Han complimenting my clothes?' Guan Tong thought to herself. 

As Uncle Tang walked out, there was still some time before the Lu family came over, so he said to Lu Han, "Perhaps, you should go to bed and lie down."

"Why?" Lu Han raised his eyebrows as he questioned his butler for the suggestion. 

"Aren't you supposed to be injured? Besides, the people from your family don't know that you have woken up from your comatose state." Guan Tong was upset. She felt that the man in front of her would not tolerate spies in his house.

"Alright then." Lu Han agreed as he realized how wise the girl was.

Guan Tong was angry as she heard Lu Han's reluctance. Who would she be doing this for? If not him, then it was for her own life? As Guan Tong was just laying Lu Han down, she heard someone come in from the outside. The person was an old lady with a head full of silver hair. It seemed that this old lady loved the qipao dress as the qipao she was wearing was made of the highest-quality material. 

One could tell that she was a beauty in her youth at a glance. There was also a woman following after her. This woman saw Guan Tong standing in front of the bed at a glance, and her eyes revealed the surprise. The old lady was sizing up Guan Tong up and down. She knew of the servant girl from the Lin family but had no idea what the girl looked like. 

The old lady also had witnessed all kinds of storms when she married into the Lu family. She found the servant girl, Guan Tong, to be a little ugly but noticed Guan Tong's bright eyes. In addition to that, this girl also lived through her wedding night. Hence, the old lady was looking at Guan Tong with high regard.

"Are you Lin Fei?" The old lady walked in closer and asked Guan Tong with kind eyes. She naturally wouldn't expect Guan Tong to be a substitute wife for the arranged marriage.

"Yes, Grandmother." Guan Tong knew that there was an Old Madam in the Lu family. Guan Tong instinctively knew that the woman in front of her must be the one.

"She just turned twenty-one this year." The accompanying woman said to the Old Madam. 

"Yes, Grandmother." Guan Tong was not surprised as she knew that the Lu family had already investigated "Lin Fei's" background.

The Old Madam nodded with satisfaction. Her granddaughter-in-law did not speak much, and she had good manners. Lu Han, lying on the bed, was a little speechless. Guan Tong was now like a docile kitten, unlike last night when she bared her fangs and brandished her claws. Women were such fickle beings!

"Is Han'er still not awake?" The Old Madam looked at Lu Han with concern. Guan Tong was speechless. How was he still not awake? He was alive and kicking last night.

"The doctor said that there are chances and signs of him waking up, but I don't know why he hasn't woken up yet." Guan Tong said what she had planned with Lu Han last night. The woman next to her was nervous when she heard the first half of the sentence, but she was relieved when she listened to the second half. It seemed that as long as Lu Han didn't wake up, she would be fine. 

"It's good that there are signs of him waking up. It's a good thing that there are signs." When the Old Madam heard Guan Tong's words, tears welled up in her eyes. Guan Tong was stunned when she saw the Old Madam's tears. It seemed that the Old Madam was wholeheartedly concerned about Lu Han.

"If that's the case, there's hope for the Lu family. Fei'er, you have to hurry and give us an heir." The Old Madam said.

'Give them an heir? With a person in a comatose state, how would it be possible? But Lu Han is indeed not paralyzed now, is he?' Guan Tong thought and felt that her brain had gone haywire. 

"Why? What's wrong? Are you unwilling?" The Old Madam saw Guan Tong's hesitant expression and turned cold as she asked.