Scumbag Chapter 196 The Real Young Master Doesn’t Care For The Crematorium Trope (18)

When Miao Wei learned that Mingting was working on confidential assignments and even the Lu Family couldn’t contact him, Miao Wei could understand.

He was even more impressed by Mingting’s excellence.

‘Despite being trafficked as a child and not growing up in the privileged environment of the Lu Family, he had still managed to achieve great success through his own abilities. This kid was truly outstanding.’

‘If only Miao Rui had fallen for Mingting instead… how perfect would that have been?’

If that’s the case, Miao Wei would’ve wholeheartedly supported it, and none of these messy issues would’ve happened.

When Miao Rui found out they couldn’t reach Mingting, she threw another tantrum at home.

"What kind of job is this? He’s definitely hiding! Dad, don’t you have a lot of connections? Go find that Xiang Mingting and make him write a letter of forgiveness for Minghua."

"The Lu Family definitely won’t hire a lawyer for Minghua… you have to get him the best defense attorney!"

Miao Rui’s constant screaming gave Miao Wei no peace.

If she weren’t his biological daughter, and if she weren’t pregnant, he would’ve kicked her out to let her suffer for a few days.

After convincing Miao Wei, Miao Rui went to visit Lu Minghua in detention.

The two young lovers wept bitterly in each other’s arms.

Having been locked up for so long with not a single member of the Lu Family coming to see him, not even his doting grandmother, Lu Minghua was filled with hatred for them.

‘As expected, even if they’d pampered me all this time, the moment things went south, they discarded me like trash!’

What shocked Lu Minghua the most was that, in this critical moment, the only person who truly cared about him was Miao Rui.

For a moment, he was overwhelmed with emotion. He was so glad he had chosen Miao Rui back then… this move had been absolutely brilliant.

At the same time, he realized just how deeply Miao Rui cherished him.

Adversity reveals true feelings!

The Lu Family had ‘abandoned’ him the moment they found their real grandson, but Miao Rui was still trying to help him, still visiting him.

"Ruirui, I swear I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life."

Lu Minghua held Miao Rui's hand with red eyes.

"You’re the only one who truly cares about me, who doesn’t look down on me… But now, I have nothing left..."

With his good looks and the haggard exhaustion from days of confinement, he had a sickly, fragile air about him that made Miao Rui’s heart ache.

"Don’t be afraid! If the Lu Family won’t take care of you, my dad will!"

Miao Rui took Lu Minghua’s hand and placed it on her stomach.

"As long as my dad still wants his daughter and his grandchild, he won’t refuse to help."

Lu Minghua was confused at first, not understanding what she meant. But when he saw the shy smile on Miao Rui’s face and then looked down at her belly, his expression turned to shock and joy.

"You’re pregnant? We’re having a baby? Oh my god!"

Lu Minghua jumped up in excitement.

Miao Rui thought he was just overjoyed at becoming a father, but what she didn’t know was that Lu Minghua was thrilled he hadn’t used protection recently, resulting in her pregnancy.

Now that he had the ‘Imperial Decree’, Miao Wei would never let his son-in-law go to jail!

"Ruirui, thank you! You should go home now… The environment here is not good for you. You should rest well at home, and don’t come see me. I’ll be fine."

The more Lu Minghua said things like this, the more sorry Miao Rui felt for him. She repeatedly promised she’d make sure her father saved him.

Fengtian had been watching the drama unfold at the Miao and Lu Families for days.

Under pressure from the four elders and Miao Rui simultaneously, Miao Wei had already contacted a lawyer to fight for Lu Minghua’s release.

As for the Lu Family, aside from the old lady who still occasionally mentioned Lu Minghua, Grandpa Lu was now solely focused on bringing Mingting home. Lu Song and He Qiaoqiao were also eager to reunite with their long-lost son as soon as possible.

When Fengtian told Mingting about Miao Rui’s situation, Mingting sneered and casually posted the ‘truth’ on the Hongda University’s forum.

The fact that Lu Minghua had been taken away by the police from campus had already caused a stir, with many speculating about the reason.

Now, an anonymous account dropped the bombshell, leaving everyone stunned.

‘What kind of rich-family drama is this… a feud between the real and fake young masters? Quick, grab the popcorn!’

"Wait, so Lu Minghua was just an adopted son? For the sake of status, he actually went this far to suppress the Lu Family’s real child and hid it from his family for four years? Doesn't he know the Lu family had been searching for their biological son all this time? After all the years they raised him, what a betrayal!"

"This is insane! He actually hired a detective to stalk and secretly photograph someone for a whole year? Does he have some kind of psychological disorder?"

"Will the Lu Family kick Lu Minghua out now? I wonder how long he will be sentenced for his behavior!"

"Rumor has it Miao Rui is pregnant with Lu Minghua's child. You know, the Miao Family in the healthcare industry! For the sake of their son-in-law, Chairman Miao will definitely pull strings to protect Lu Minghua. So don’t waste your time speculating… I bet a pack of spicy strips he’ll walk free!"

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As the scandal at Hongda University blew up, media outlets caught wind of the juicy story and swarmed the Lu and Miao Families, desperate for interviews with Grandpa Lu and Miao Wei.

When a microphone was shoved in Miao Wei’s face for the first time, he stiffened at the reporter’s probing questions and flatly replied, “I don’t know anything about that.”

Then another journalist asked if the Miao family’s young miss was really pregnant.

Hearing that, Miao Wei nearly threw the microphone.

‘Humiliating. Absolutely humiliating!!!’

Getting pregnant before marriage is already a scandal, especially for someone as young as Miao Rui. For it to be exposed now will have a great negative impact on her reputation, and Miao Wei is furious.

He personally investigated how the news had leaked, only to find out his daughter had gone and told Lu Minghua about the pregnancy herself.

Given Lu Minghua’s track record, Miao Wei saw him as nothing but a scheming, deceitful villain, so he immediately pinned the blame on him.

‘He must have leaked this on purpose, thinking he could blackmail me with it.’

Once again, Miao Wei was reminded of the saying: ‘Children are the debts you owe from a past life’.

And his daughter Miao Rui wasn’t just a creditor, she was a loan shark charging exorbitant interest!