Inside the villa...
Gu Baichuan was seated at the head of the living room couch, on his left, sat Lu Zhanbei at ease. Standing directly opposite them in an orderly manner were Lu Zhendong and Lu Shenglin.
The atmosphere then was tense, it was hard to describe the awkwardness among the four of them. Finally, elder Mr. Gu kindly gestured at the couch in front of them: "Let's all sit and talk!"
"Whether or not to sit isn't the important matter, but..."
Lu Zhendong didn't move, but his eyes were fixed on Lu Zhanbei: "Zhanbei, shouldn't you steer clear at times like this?"
Being singled out, Lu Zhanbei felt he should respond, so he cast a glance and asked, confused, "What's so secretive that I can't know about?"
"It's not that we can't let you know, it's just that it concerns elder Mr. Gu's personal matters, and I think..."
Anticipating what Lu Zhendong was about to say, elder Mr. Gu waved his hand: "It's fine, just speak up."