Scumbag Chapter 188 The Real Young Master Doesn’t Care For The Crematorium Trope (10)

The news that the little monk at the temple was a top-scorer in the college entrance examination, and that his vegetarian dishes were incredibly delicious, spread after visitors to Guiyi Temple posted photos on Weibo.

Soon, people from the local county and neighboring areas flocked to Guiyi Temple to try the food, keeping Mingting exceptionally busy.

At the same time, a teenager far away in City A came across Mingting's news while browsing the Internet during the summer vacation.

Seeing that somewhat familiar face, Lu Minghua quickly found the photo album at home.

Mingting bore a striking resemblance, about 70%, to the Grandpa Lu. Combined with his age, Lu Minghua couldn’t help but form a suspicion.

‘He is Lu Mingting!’

Lu Minghua immediately panicked.

He had known since childhood that he was adopted by the Lu Family, and over the years, the Lu Family had never given up searching for their real child.

Even though Lu Minghua is very popular with his family, he knows that if Lu Mingting were ever found, he, the ‘fake young master’, would have to step aside.

So now when he saw Mingting’s interview online, Lu Minghua's first reaction was to ensure his grandparents and parents never saw it.

He didn’t want to be kicked out!

Lu Minghua hurriedly closed the webpage and deleted all his browsing history.

Grandpa Lu and Lu Song were always busy and rarely went online. Grandma Lu only cared about mahjong, and Mother Lu’s sole interest was shopping.

Lu Minghua was confident that as long as no one brought this news to their attention, they would never learn about Mingting’s whereabouts in the south.

However, that alone wasn’t enough.

Lu Minghua looked at the bald little monk in the computer screen with complicated emotions in his eyes.

He is about the same age as Mingting. He just graduated from junior high school and his exam results for junior high school are excellent.

Because of this, Grandpa Lu rewarded Lu Minghua with a bank card.

Initially, Lu Minghua had been quite proud of himself. But seeing that Mingting, at such a young age, was already a city-level top scorer admitted to a 985 university’s computer science program, Lu Minghua was filled with envy.

He searched for more information about Mingting and found that the vegetarian dishes he prepared at Guiyi Temple were highly praised.

Seeing this, Lu Minghua couldn't help but clench his fists.

Grandpa Lu had repeatedly mentioned that his real grandson had an exceptional sense of taste and was able to distinguish dozens of flavors even as a young child.

Although Lu Minghua's sense of taste was sharper than the average person’s, it still fell far short of Grandpa Lu’s expectations.

Especially after seeing the photos of the temple food posted by netizens on Weibo, vibrant in color and seemingly bursting with flavor, Lu Minghua grew even more resentful.

‘Was it really true that ‘dragons beget dragons, and phoenixes beget phoenixes’?’ (T/N: It essentially means people tend to inherit the characteristics and qualities of their parents or ancestors.)

‘Even after being kidnapped and ending up as a little monk in a temple, could Mingting’s natural talent as a Lu Family’s member still shine through?’

Lu Minghua clicked the mouse with his right hand and flipped through the photos, then the fear in his heart grew bigger and bigger.

He couldn’t let his grandparents and parents find out about Mingting’s existence. He knew that if they brought him back, there would truly be no place for Lu Minghua in the Lu Family!

Lu Minghua had grown up as an orphan before being adopted by Lu Song. Attending an international middle school, his classmates were all from wealthy families.

Through them, he had learned many things about the lives of the rich.

For example, if someone's father has an illegitimate child, they will fight for the family property in the future, another example, if someone is a daughter, even if her parents dote on her, the family property will belong to her brother, and also another example, if someone has two brothers, their parents prefer the younger brother, and give the younger brother more shares...

Sometimes, his classmates even envied Lu Minghua.

They said that even though he was adopted, since the legal procedures were complete, he was treated the same as a biological son, entitled to inheritance rights under the law.

Moreover, since the Lu Family’s real grandson had been missing for so long, it is probably impossible to find him back.

But only Lu Minghua knew the truth… Lu Mingting’s existence was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

As long as Mingting was alive, Lu Minghua could never truly become the Lu Family’s real young master.

‘What should I do?’

Staring at Mingting’s photo, countless thoughts raced through Lu Minghua’s mind.

In movies and TV shows, when faced with such problems, one could hire an assassin to secretly eliminate the threat… but that was impossible and unrealistic for him.

For now, the best Lu Minghua could do was to perform well himself and suppress any news about Mingting, ensuring neither Lu Family nor outsiders learned that the Lu Family’s real grandson was still alive.

As for how to protect his own interests and secure his position...

The best solution was to find a fiancée with a strong background… someone who could provide him with powerful support.

Arranged marriages were common in these circles. If he could secure a fiancée from a prestigious family, even if the Lu Family wanted to discard him, they would have to think twice.

When it came to potential marriage candidates, one name immediately came to Lu Minghua’s mind… Miao Rui.

Miao Rui was Lu Minghua’s classmate. Her family was in the healthcare business, and as the only daughter, she was deeply cherished.

Though the girl was somewhat spoiled and willful, she was still undeniably cute.

Most importantly, Miao Rui was an only child. So if Lu Mingting ever returned and Lu Minghua lost his place in the Lu Family, he could still secure the Miao Family’s assets through marriage.

What's more, Miao Rui has a good impression of him, something Lu Minghua was well aware of.

The proud little princess, who was often cold and sharp-tongued with others, became gentle whenever she spoke to him.

Even if her ‘ladylike’ act never lasted more than ten minutes, it still proved that Lu Minghua held a special place in her heart.

After much deliberation, Lu Minghua concluded that marrying Miao Rui was his best option.

He opened the QQ chat window. The last message was from Miao Rui, inviting him to visit Hong Kong Disneyland during summer break.

At the time, Lu Minghua had declined, saying he might have to accompany his grandfather to learn cooking.

But now, with his status as the Lu Family’s young master at risk, why bother with cooking? It was time to make plans with her!

Lu Minghua immediately called Miao Rui.

Fengtian relayed the Male Lead’s actions to Mingting, who couldn’t help but laugh.

"Such a perfect couple, it's better to lock them up as early as possible!"

‘Did they really think I cared about the Lu Family? If I had wanted to return, I would have aimed for the provincial top scorer title… that would have caused a much bigger stir, with more publicity, ensuring Grandpa Lu would definitely see it.’

Being a city-level top scorer was already Mingting deliberately keeping a low profile.

What Lu Minghua clung to so desperately… what he feared losing, Mingting couldn’t care less about!