Jiang Yuyan returned to where other family members were sitting and heard the talk, which turned her silent.

"Lu Lijun seems so different now. When he returned and acted all cold, I thought he would never even look at a girl, and we will have one more celibate brother," Lu Bao said.

"I wonder who is the one he likes," Lu Lian said, and others too thought about it.

"I am sure she must be a good woman. Only one strong and nice woman can capture his heart," Elder Lu said as he smiled, "For now I am happy that I can see the hope of having my grandkids, the next generation of Lu."

"True, he didn't say no to it; that means he must love her a lot," said Lu Bao.

"If that accident didn't happen, we would already have one grandkid," Grandma said.

"If that accident didn't happen, everything would have been fine. Lu Qiang would be with us, Yuyan wouldn't have to go through all this, and Lu Lijun wouldn't have to go away from us," Ning Jiahui said, and she became a bit emotional.

"If Lu Lijun had a son in the future, we can name him Qiang. Lu Lijun is like brother Lu Qiang so his kid would be the same. We can at least feel brother Qiang's presence around," Lu Lian said.

"Hmm," Ning Jiahui nodded. Everyone could see how emotional she was. Su Hui patted Ning Jiahui's hand to console her.

I am excited to see his kids as much as I am excited to see mine," Lu Boa said, and she smiled widely, "That little iceberg will create a few more cute icebergs. So adorable they would be."

Everyone smiled with the thought and looked excited. Just then, they looked at Jiang Yuyan, and Lu Bao called for her. "Yuyan, you missed the interesting conversation about our little iceberg."

Jiang Yuyan pulled out a light smile and went to her, "I heard it."

"Wouldn't it be interesting to see him get troubled by his own troublesome kids? I just want him to taste how he had troubled us all," Lu Bao said.

"Aren't you too talkative, Lu Bao," Lu Lian said.

"Let me enjoy the perks of being pregnant when no one can scold me whatever I say. Didn't you see how Lu Lijun didn't argue with me," Lu Bao then looked at her mother, "Even mother says nothing to me?"

"We will wait for you to face the same thing as how your kids turn talkative and trouble you," Su Hui said. "Then you will understand how you had troubled me all these years."

Cough! Lu Bao immediately turned the topic. In one month, we will know the woman our little iceberg loves, and soon we will see the little icebergs running around. I am so excited.

This again diverted everyone's attention to Lu Lijun and the happy future they expected.

Jiang Yuyan was silent and only heard what they talked about.

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Lu Lijun went to meet Jake, and they met in a pub.

"How was your business trip?" Lu Lijun asked.

"It's good traveling around in Asia," Jake replied.

"Your father surely wants to get into the Asian market this time."

"I know, and I want to achieve it for him," Jake replied.

"For your father or to get what you want in return."

Jake turned silent, and Lu Lijun asked, "Where is Noah?" as the bartender passed a wine glass to Jake and juice to Lu Lijun.

"If he is not here, so you can guess," Jake commented.

"Nicole?"

"I guess," Jake replied as he stared at the wine glass in front of him on the bar counter. "He doesn't return home as if it's not his home, but he is living in mine."

Lu Lijun looked at him, "Since when?"

"The same night, I called you to ask if he was in the office and returned home that night."

"What happened that he is suddenly acting like this?" Lu Lijun asked.

Jake didn't answer and only sipped on the wine.

"It's okay if you don't want to..."

"I was being greedy and ended up pushing him away," Jake replied.

Lu Lijun understood and asked, "What do you plan to do now?"

"Don't know. When it comes to him, I don't know what to do," Jake replied calmly, and he sounded helpless.

"Maybe you need to give him more time."

"That is what I am doing. I didn't call him and or ask him anything," Jake replied and asked, "What about you and President Lu.

"Just like you, even I don't know what to do," Lu Lijun replied.

"What happened?"

"Like an idiot, I try everything so that she would think about nothing but me. I want her to have me in her mind all the time. It doesn't matter even if she hates me for it."

"Then?"

Lu Lijun scoffed, "Before she used to show her anger and argue with me. She tried her best to push me away, but now she had turned silent. She doesn't react much to whatever I do."

"Isn't it good? She must have started accepting you."

Lu Lijun shook his head. "It's not the case. I am fine if she fights with me, but her lack of reaction scares me. I can't see through what goes in her mind, and I feel like one day she will suddenly disappear from my sight. I become anxious, and I can't sleep at night unless I make sure she is just beside me. That feeling is so scary."

"I understand," Jake felt the same when it came to Noah.

Just then, the two heard the familiar feminine voice.

"Hi, guys!"

The two turned to look at the woman standing on Jake's side. "Hi Nicole!" they said together.

"May I?" Nicole asked as she signaled towards the chair next to Jake.

The two nodded. Jake's eyes wandered around to see Noah as Nicole was there, but he couldn't see him.

"Where is Noah?" Lu Lijun asked as he knew Jake wanted to ask the same thing to Nicole.

"He is not with me," Nicole answered and added, "In fact, I didn't see him for a few days as I was out of the city for my modeling assignment.

It shocked the other two. All along, they thought Noah was with Nicole as he spent his nights mostly out.

"Since when did you not meet him?" Jake asked, feeling worried.

"That morning, you called Noah, and I received the call; after that, I was out of the city. I returned today and have yet to meet him," Nicole replied.

Lu Lijun and Jake looked at each other as it surprised the two. All along, they thought he was with Nicole; if not with her, then where was he.. He didn't know anyone other than them in this city.