Chapter 749: Who Am I?
At first, he thought that he only needed to work honestly and diligently in Lu Mansion, collect his payment each month until he had enough money to support himself through old age before he planned his retirement.
He did not expect to grow so fond of Young Master Ren as he watched the shy and timid child grow up to be a dashing and charming teenager. He also did not expect to be involved in the subsequent drama that unfolded in the family, starting from Young Master Ren’s male classmate who dared to seduce Master Lu on the day of Young Master Ren’s social debut, the first major fight between Young Master Ren and Master Lu which ended up in the latter getting a heart attack...
And lastly... he most certainly did not expect to have his heart broken when the sickly Master Lu finally passed away.
"Young Master... Young Master, please don’t be like this!" He hugged the weeping Ren Zexi to himself. The teenager had cried himself raw, yet he was still clutching onto Master Lu’s clothes in a tight grip as though he was not going to let go until the end of the time.
He tried to pry Ren Zexi’s hands off to no avail, his eyes hot and burning with tears. "Young Master...!"
Ren Zexi collapsed on Master Lu’s bedside. He was crying so hard that he was gasping for breath. In response to the servant’s urging, he only shook his head again and again, unable to form even a coherent sentence. If he went on like this, then he would definitely pass out from dehydration!
And sure enough, Ren Zexi really fainted a few minutes later. Even in his sleep, his brows were furrowed and tears kept slipping from the corner of his eyes. Looking at Ren Zexi like this, his heart ached so much like he was going to die. He bit the bottom of his lips and tried to lift Ren Zexi’s body into his arms, yet before he could do so, someone beat him to it.
It was the extremely handsome servant who had become his best friend ever since. He easily took Ren Zexi’s curled up body into his arms and moved the teenager to the sofa.
He hovered anxiously from behind, "Is he going to be okay? What should we do? I’m really afraid that..." he choked on his words, unable to bring himself to continue. Master Lu’s death had clearly dealt a very severe blow on Young Master Ren. He was really afraid that the teenager would not be able to bear it, that he would not be able to think clearly and in the heat of the moment, did something stupid to follow behind Master Lu’s steps...
"Don’t worry," the man opened the thin blanket he was carrying and covered Ren Zexi’s body with it, then he straightened up and comforted the smaller man with a reassuring smile, "Young Master Ren is a strong child. I’m sure he will be okay."
True to his best friend’s words, Young Master Ren truly persevered in the end. It was difficult – hellish – and some of the days, he was really afraid that Ren Zexi would really give up on everything. But in the end, the teenager managed to survive and become a new pillar to hold up Lu Corporation – the gigantic company left behind by Master Lu.