??Chapter 445: What does it have to do with me who she likes?

"Mom, why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?" Qi Zhen's body froze, and he looked at Qin Wanyu in dismay. He caught a glimpse of her serious and resolute eyes, and it didn't seem like the words were spoken on impulse.

Seeing Qin Wanyu's silence, Qi Zhen felt unhappy. A faint bitter smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He asked in surprise, "Are you serious?"

Qin Wanyu knew that Qi Rongsheng would definitely not give up on this child, but she still wanted to try again and talk to Qi Rongsheng calmly. If they couldn't reach an agreement, she would just give up.

She has suffered injustice for so many years, it's time for her to stand up for herself.

In order not to make Qi Zhen worry, Qin Wanyu smiled at him, pretending that nothing had happened, and said calmly: "It's okay, let's eat."

Seeing Qin Wanyu forcing a smile, Qi Zhen felt inexplicably distressed.

Seeing that Qi Zhen didn't move his chopsticks, Qin Wanyu looked at him curiously, "Why aren't you eating?"

Qi Zhen pursed his lips slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly said firmly, "Mom, I'm grown up now. If you want to leave, then go ahead. Don't worry about me. I don't want you to compromise your life because of me."

Talking about this heavy topic, Qi Zhen suddenly remembered what Meng Chuyuan said a while ago, that neither he nor Qi Yan was wrong, and that the current situation was caused by the elders' failure to handle it properly.

Ultimately, it was Qi Rongsheng who caused it.

Qi Zhen calmed down, thought carefully, and then said to Qin Wanyu:

"I think he might not love you that much. It's not just that he made you give birth to a child at an advanced age, but also that when you were with Dad and had me, he didn't get married with you right away and insisted that we mother and son live out of town... Mom, don't you feel wronged?"

Qin Wanyu put down her chopsticks silently, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

After she met Qi Rongsheng, she found out during a conversation that they were both divorced. At that time, neither of them disliked the other, so they naturally confirmed their relationship.

However, Qi Rongsheng did not tell her that his ex-wife still lived at home, and Qin Wanyu did not ask him in detail about the reason for his divorce from his ex-wife.

Until she found out she was pregnant and told Qi Rongsheng right away, while also hinting at marriage. But he said his daughter was still young and asked Qin Wanyu to wait a little longer...

Before Qin Wanyu could say anything, Qi Zhen started talking to himself, "Anyway, I feel quite aggrieved. Even if he didn't have time to confront Qi Yan's mother, he could have gotten the marriage certificate with you first, right? Getting a marriage certificate isn't difficult, so what's the point of delaying it again and again? Should I understand that... if I were a girl, he wouldn't want us together?"

Originally, Qin Wanyu's mentality was relatively stable. After all, she had survived all these years. However, when she heard Qi Zhen complain about his grievances, her nose became sore and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Qin Wanyu's throat was choked with sobs, and she cried, "Azhen, Mommy is sorry..."

"Don't cry, I don't mean to blame you, and you haven't done anything wrong to me."

Seeing Qin Wanyu crying, Qi Zhen frowned. He quickly picked up the tissue box on the table, sat down next to Qin Wanyu, and took a tissue to wipe her tears.

Qi Zhen knew that it had not been easy for her to get here.

In her early years, Qin Wanyu's father owed foreign debts and her mother was seriously ill. In order to help reduce the burden on her family, Qin Wanyu dropped out of school at the age of 14 to work. After filming an advertisement, she accidentally entered the entertainment industry. It took her more than six years to pay off her father's debts.

When she was at the peak of her career, the company treated Qin Wanyu as a commodity, constantly accepting commercial performances for her without her consent and arbitrarily changing her schedule. This led many people to mistakenly believe that Qin Wanyu started to act like a big shot after becoming famous and was standing up the clients everywhere.

Qin Wanyu had signed a ten-year contract with a film and television company. The Internet was not so developed at that time, and most people learned about artists' developments through entertainment newspapers and television media. Qin Wanyu wanted to terminate the contract, but she could not afford the penalty and had to follow the company's arrangements.

Later, Qin Wanyu met her ex-husband through a friend in the circle. The other party had a prominent family background and liked her. He spent money to redeem her and also invested in several dramas for her. Qin Wanyu thought she had found happiness, but the relationship was forced to end due to external factors.

After meeting Qi Rongsheng, Qin Wanyu learned the lessons of her previous marriage. She began to focus on her family and cherish this hard-earned love. However, she didn't know that it would be so bumpy.

Qi Zhen wiped away his mother's tears and gave her a warm hug. "Mom, I still say the same thing. No matter what decision you make, I will support you unconditionally."

…

School

During the afternoon break, Lu Qianling discovered that Liu Xiaomeng was called to the teacher's office twice after class today and only came back when class was about to start.

Liu Xiaomeng was called by the teacher once at noon and was called again now.

Seeing that she was frequently called to the office, Lu Qianling couldn't help but feel curious about what the head teacher wanted to see Liu Xiaomeng for.

"Is Liu Xiaomeng in a premature love relationship?" A female classmate happened to come back from the office and couldn't help but ask Liu Xiaomeng's good friend.

"Huh? Impossible?" Another classmate was shocked, but quickly recovered and asked calmly, "Who told you that?"

"I just saw in the office that there was a boy from the next class standing next to her. The teacher was scolding them. From what I heard, it sounded like puppy love... Haven't her grades been declining recently? I think it has something to do with this, right?"

"I don't know. I haven't heard her say that."

"Okay." The female classmate was a little too curious, so she asked Lu Qianling again: "Lu Qianling, you and Liu Xiaomeng...is it because you knew she had a boy she liked that you ignored her?"

"What are you talking about?" Lu Qianling looked puzzled and replied abruptly, "Who she likes has nothing to do with me."

"Wasn't the light turned off when you went to the bathroom earlier? Now someone has reported that Liu Xiaomeng often meets with boys from the next class in the bathroom. She must have turned off your light, right?"

“…” Lu Qianling suddenly fell silent after hearing this.

She was wondering why Liu Xiaomeng would touch the toilet switch, but now it seems to make sense.

After school

Lu Qianling bought a hot drink near the school gate and unexpectedly ran into Liu Xiaomeng. The two looked at each other awkwardly, and no one spoke.

Until an auntie next to her handed Liu Xiaomeng a packaged takeaway, "Little sister, your spicy hot pot is ready."

Liu Xiaomeng came back to her senses and took the spicy hot pot from the boss lady. "Oh, thank you."

When she turned around, she found that Lu Qianling had left.

Liu Xiaomeng stared at her back for a few seconds, then decided to follow her. She mustered up the courage to call out to Lu Qianling and said, "I want to talk to you. It won't take up too much of your time."

Anyway, they are on the way, so they can chat while walking.

Lu Qianling looked back at her curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Liu Xiaomeng lowered her head in frustration. "I still want to formally apologize to you. As a friend, I shouldn't have kept things from you..."

"If you still want to talk about what happened that night, you don't have to explain. I know you weren't the one who turned off the light."

Liu Xiaomeng stared in astonishment, "You...know everything?"

"Well, that's about right." Lu Qianling heard the conversation between Tan Silin and the others last time, and later she asked her deskmate for confirmation, so she could guess roughly what it was.