Chapter 116 Threat

"Forced." Zhu Wanwen calmly analyzed to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Athena doesn't want to abort the child, which means she has decided to give birth to him. In other words, she wants Lu Xinghe to marry her."

Hu Xiaoxiao was just not very clear about the relationship between men and women, but she was smart. She said, "Athena was in such a bad state before. Obviously, she had proposed marriage and childbirth to Lu Xinghe, but Lu Xinghe refused. Is she trying to threaten Lu Xinghe's future and force him to marry her?"

Zhu Wanwen hummed and said, "Athena doesn't care about her career. It doesn't matter whether she's in the entertainment industry or not. She's not afraid of making a big deal out of it. But Lu Xinghe doesn't think so. He cares a lot about his future. If he refuses to marry Athena, Athena only needs to find a few reporters and tell them that Lu Xinghe got her pregnant but didn't take responsibility and forced her to have an abortion.

Such a heartless man is what the housewives hate the most. Lu Xinghe will never be able to make it in the TV circle again. The housewives are very strong in fighting power. They will directly call the TV station and refuse to let Lu Xinghe appear on TV.

Therefore, Lu Xinghe will definitely agree to marry Athena.

But can forcing Lu Xinghe to get married really lead to happiness?

Neither Hu Xiaoxiao nor Zhu Wanwen are optimistic about this marriage.

However, this is what Athena wanted.

"Athena is too naive." Hu Xiaoxiao sighed, holding his chin.

Women are naturally sentimental and value friendship. They will develop affection and invest emotions with time and care. But men are not necessarily the same. They are more rational...

"When it comes to relationships, it's like drinking water; only you know whether it's hot or cold." Zhu Wanwen stood up and said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "They're here."

Hu Xiaoxiao looked towards the corridor and saw Mingxu dragging Lu Xinghe, who was still in his pajamas, towards them.

"Don't drag me, I can walk by myself!" Lu Xinghe tried to break free from Mingxu's hand.

Mingxu held on to him relentlessly. He was tall, ate a lot, and had started out as a martial artist, so his strength was far superior to that of the pale-faced Lu Xinghe. "Can you walk or run? I can tell the difference."

"I've already told you I won't run. Where else can I run to? I just want to talk about this after I wake up tomorrow."

"I don't care. Xiaoxiao asked me to drag you here now, so you have to come now."

Mingxu dragged Lu Xinghe in front of Hu Xiaoxiao and handed him over. "Xiaoxiao, I've brought him here. Tell me what you want to do with him. Let me make it clear, I had no idea Athena was pregnant, much less that she committed suicide. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken him in."

Hu Xiaoxiao stood up and looked at Lu Xinghe in front of him with sleepy eyes, and suddenly felt angry.

It’s already this late, and this despicable man can still sleep!

She didn't even get any sleep! He still wanted to sleep?

Hu Xiaoxiao raised his foot and kicked Lu Xinghe, sending him flying and falling to the ground.

There was silence for a moment.

Zhu Wanwen didn't expect Hu Xiaoxiao to have such a bad temper. She used to see Hu Xiaoxiao smiling no matter what happened, and thought he had a good temper.

Who knows, you can't judge a book by its cover.

She quickly grabbed Hu Xiaoxiao and said, "Don't beat him to death. It's not worth it. Don't dirty your feet for him."

Mingxu also came back to his senses and comforted Hu Xiaoxiao, saying, "Yes, if you want to hit him and you don't like him, tell me and I will beat him up. Don't hurt your feet."

Lu Xinghe clutched his stomach and struggled to get up. He looked at Mingxu in shock. "I'm your good brother, you inhumane guy. I got kicked and you didn't comfort me. Instead, you comforted her about whether her foot hurt. How could I not know that you were such an inhumane person to the opposite sex before?"

"Who is inhumane?" Mingxu was also furious when he looked at Lu Xinghe. "Your woman and your child are about to die, and you still dare to talk to me about humanity? Lu Xinghe, you need to be a man!"

"Who said I'm not a man?" Lu Xinghe rubbed his stomach and said angrily as he passed by Hu Xiaoxiao, "Hu Xiaoxiao, I didn't provoke you, but you kicked me. Do I have a grudge against you?"

"You should be thankful that this is a hospital. I don't want to make too much noise and disturb others' rest. Otherwise, do you think you can get up and stand in front of me and talk?" Hu Xiaoxiao said.

Zhu Wanwen pointed to Athena's ward and said, "Athena is in there. Lu Xinghe, have a good talk with her."

Lu Xinghe hesitated for a moment, pushed the door open, and then closed it.

Lin's father and mother were still in the hospital. Hu Xiaoxiao had finished his business with Zhu Wanwen, so he waited for a while. Seeing that they had not reached an agreement yet, he left first.

Mingxu followed Hu Xiaoxiao and said, "It's hard to get a taxi now. Let me take you back."

It was already past three in the morning and the streets were quiet. The roads that were crowded during the day were now empty.

Mingxu sat in the driver's seat and felt that Zhu Wanwen looked at him with a strange look. He asked, "Zhu Wanwen, why do you keep looking at me?"

Zhu Wanwen looked Mingxu over and said, "There's an idiom called 'fox friends and dog friends.' You and Lu Xinghe are so close. Are you like him, a scumbag who likes to play with women's feelings?"

"What do you mean? What does Lu Xinghe's matter have to do with me? Don't make false accusations." Mingxu complained, "I'm filming every day and going hungry every day. Apart from being interested in food, I have no interest in anything else in this world. No matter how beautiful a woman is, in my eyes, she's not as good as a piece of barbecued pork."

"Really?" Zhu Wanwen was skeptical.

"Of course! You and Athena are friends too, so why don't you fight for a man?" Mingxu turned around and said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Don't listen to her nonsense. I'm not Lu Xinghe."

Hu Xiaoxiao just glanced at him lazily, then turned to look out the window at the silent night sky, sighing, "Everyone always has something they particularly like. If they don't like money, they will like love. It's better to like money. As long as you work hard, you will gain. Liking love is miserable. The more you give, the more you lose."

Zhu Wanwen nodded, and the car was silent.

The subsequent developments were just as Zhu Wanwen had predicted: Athena could give up her career, but Lu Xinghe refused. Fearing that Athena would go all out, Lu Xinghe finally agreed to marry Athena, have the child, and finally come forward to face the reporters.

Hu Xiaoxiao saw the outcome of the matter in the entertainment news.

Lu Xinghe claimed that he was indeed in a relationship with Athena, and that they had already met their parents and had set a wedding date. He and Meng Qi were just ordinary friends, not in a relationship as some outsiders had speculated.

Meng Qi also told reporters that she never said she and Lu Xinghe were lovers, only that she had known him for three years. "I know a lot of people at the TV station, and Xinghe is one of them. I hope everyone won't write anything that might damage Xinghe's reputation. At the same time, I also wish Xinghe and Athena a happy marriage."