Lu Jianlin looked at Eldest Master Lu who had obviously aged overnight and hastily asked, “What happened?”

Eldest Master Lu told him what happened last night and in the end, he said with a slight complaint in his voice, “I called Jingye at that time, but he did not answer. If only…”

Speaking of this, he could not continue and his eyes turned red.

He knew that he was not in any position to complain right now.

Lu Jianlin was originally a little upset that he had pushed the blame onto his son, but upon seeing Eldest Master Lu’s appearance, he could not bear to say anything.

However, he still explained. “Jingye and the rest went out to play until late at night. They should have already fallen asleep by the time you called.”

In reality, as to what his eldest son had done last night, Lu Jianlin was well aware of it.

However, he would not say those things out loud.

Eldest Master Lu seemed to have accepted his explanation and nodded his head. He asked, “Can you go and wake him up now and get him to save the company?”

“How is he supposed to save the company?

Second Master Lu pointed at the sofa and said, “Brother, take a seat first and tell me what happened last night.”

Eldest Master Lu was not in the mood to sit down and explain to him in detail and so, he said, “Go and call Jingye down. I’ll explain to him slowly in the car.”

“Jingye hasn’t got up yet. How do you want me to call for him?”

His son was married and was no longer single. As an elder, how could he possibly go and call for him?

Not to mention, his daughter-in-law was pregnant. In the event that he accidentally wakes her up, wouldn’t she get angry with him?

Eldest Master Lu was anxious to death and his tone of voice was unconsciously rude. “What kind of situation is it right now? Can you bear to see the Lu Group go bankrupt?”

Before Lu Jianlin had the chance to answer, a gloomy voice sounded from the kitchen.

“Even if the Lu Group goes bankrupt, what does that have to do with my Jingye? In the beginning, Father had issued an ultimatum and prevented Jingye from intervening in the company. Right now, you’re asking him to help the company? Are you planning to have my son receive hatred from Father?”

“…”

Eldest Master Lu was choked by her remark. He touched his face anxiously and said, “At this point in time, how can what Father said previously be taken seriously?”

“Why can’t it be taken seriously? How can my son not take it seriously? In the end, even if Father doesn’t give my son a black mark, he will still treat Yiyi rudely. My Yiyi is currently pregnant and she cannot stand Father’s grumpy temper!”

“Zi Yi is pregnant?” Eldest Master Lu felt inexplicably sour deep down. His son was married for three years and did not even manage to get his wife pregnant with a baby. Yet, his nephew was only married for such a short period of time and this wife was pregnant!

“Yes.” Second Master Lu did not notice his brother’s train of thoughts. There was a hint of pride on his serious face. “She’s pregnant with twins.”

Eldest Master Lu felt even more jealous deep down. However, he still pretended to be happy on their behalf and he reluctantly smiled. “That’s really great.”

At this moment, he really wanted to go home and slap his son.

His son was disappointing and the Lu Group will be crushed sooner or later if left in his hands. It would be better to just forget about it.

Not to mention, there was Patriarch Lu who did not let one feel at ease.

Eldest Master Lu felt upset deep down and he suddenly felt like self-destructing.

In any case, other than his second nephew, no one in the Lu Family was cut out to do business. It would be better for them to devote their time and attention to their own jobs.

So be it. At most, they would just earn a paycheck from the country and they would not starve to death either.

At the thought of this, Eldest Master Lu did not even say goodbye and turned around to leave.

Looking at his depressed back, Lu Jianlin felt sour and just as he was about to call his brother, a hand stopped him.

“Jianlin.”

The moment Mrs. Lu called his name, Lu Jianlin swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Eldest Master Lu returned to the main residence while slouching.

It was already late morning by the time he returned and everyone in the main residence had woken up. All of them gathered in his courtyard to give him greetings.

When Eldest Master Lu walked into the courtyard, Third Master Lu who was standing by the door and was just about to give him a call was shocked at the sight of his appearance. “Brother, what happened to you? Why did you become like this?”

Eldest Master Lu was originally in his fifties and before that, his hair was only partially white and there were not many wrinkles on his face. However, his hair was all white at this moment and there were several deep folds on his forehead. Not to mention, he also had stubble on his chin. He did not look like someone in his fifties but instead, someone in his sixties.

The moment Third Master Lu asked that question, everyone else in the room turned to look over in his direction.

When Eldest Master Lu came home, he was not in the mood to take care of his appearance either. He did not answer Third Master Lu’s questions. He strode into the living room and looked at Patriarch Lu who had an upset expression on his face. He closed his eyes tightly and said with great difficulty, “Father, the Lu Group was breached last night.”

Just as Patriarch Lu took the hot tea Lu Ming had passed over, his hand trembled and the teacup was flipped over.

When the teacup fell to the ground, a loud crash sounded, and at the same time, Third Master Lu shouted at the top of his voice in disbelief, “What?!”

The others were also shocked.

“Ahhhhh!” Patriarch Lu was obviously anxious and he wanted to ask what was going on.

Eldest Master Lu said numbly, “Every year during New Year’s Eve, all the financial circles around the world will launch an attack on the capital’s financial circle. In the past, Lu Jingye never joined us overnight during the New Year’s dinner because he had to take the helm in the Lu Group and protect it.

“However, this year… even with me and Zhiheng guarding the Lu Group, we did not manage to resist the attack.”

Speaking of this, he touched his face and his voice cracked. “Your son is incompetent and did not manage to safely guard the Lu Group. The company’s capital chain is broken and… it can no longer be saved.”

When Eldest Master Lu finished saying what he had to say, he burst into tears and cried out loud.

The emotions he had suppressed deep down finally burst out and he could not stop the collapse of his mind.

It only took the Lu Family a few months to fall from the top company worldwide to bankruptcy.

Patriarch Lu could not take the setback and his eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness.

“Father!”

“Grandfather!”

…

By the time Second Master Lu and his family arrived at the military hospital, Patriarch Lu had already been pushed into the operation room.

Lu Jianlin asked Eldest Master Lu anxiously, “Brother, what happened?”

Eldest Master Lu’s expression was still numb as he said, “Father could not handle the setback of hearing that the Lu Group is going bankrupt and fainted. He had not fully recovered from his illness and it is possible that he might…”

The worst result was that he might never wake up again.

Even though Eldest Master Lu did not say it out loud, Second Master Lu had managed to guess it.

Zi Yi, who was standing next to Lu Jingye, grabbed his hand and noticed that his palm was sweaty. She knew that he was still worried about his Grandfather and so she said, “Ah Jing, don’t worry.”

Lu Jingye tilted his head and looked at her but he did not say anything.

Mrs. Lu also had an anxious expression. “What should we do now? Who is the attending doctor?”

No matter how much she hated Patriarch Lu for his overbearing attitude, if he really ended up not waking up, she was sure to be worried.

Lu Jingye spoke up. “Father lost consciousness and was sent to the hospital, was the news spread out?”

No matter how Patriarch Lu was unlikable in ordinary times, his achievements and contributions were real. The moment this news was to be spread out, it would certainly cause a huge commotion.