Chapter 158 Five years later!
Lu Yuanzhou was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask what he meant by that, but then he realized what he meant. A flicker of joy crossed his face, and then he thought of Su Mengxue's attitude and replied, "Uncle, as long as Mengxue agrees, of course I'm happy to do it."
When Lu Zhi heard him say this, a flicker of approval flashed in his eyes. Then, thinking of Meng Xue's current situation, he asked in a slightly serious tone, "Will you dislike the baby in her belly?"
Hearing this, Lu Yuanzhou said without hesitation: "If you like someone, you should like everything about her. I really like Meng Xue, and I will treat her children as my own. If we can really get married in the future, if you two are worried, I don't need to have my own children."
Lu Zhi's eyes darkened. Just as he was about to speak, Zhou Huizhen looked at Lu Yuanzhou and asked, "I heard Meng Xue say that you are the only son in your family. Even if you are willing, what about your parents? Will they agree?"
Lu Yuanzhou replied firmly, "They are the ones who gave birth to me and raised me. If they object, I will do my best to convince them. Even if they disagree in the end, I will not compromise. After all, this is my lifelong event, and I should make the decision myself."
The reason why Zhou Huizhen asked this was because she saw that he was willing to quit such a good job and move from Jiangbei to the completely unfamiliar Shanghai for his daughter. Now when she heard him say this, she naturally understood.
Seeing that the three of them were almost ready to finalize her marriage, Su Mengxue hurriedly said, "Mom and Dad, what are you talking about? Lu Yuanzhou and I are just ordinary friends."
Lu Yuanzhou was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face faded a little, his Adam's apple rolled, and he explained: "Uncle and aunt, Meng Xue and I are indeed just ordinary friends. I won't force her, and I hope you won't force her, but I will always wait for her."
He paused after he finished speaking, and then added: "Even if she doesn't choose me in the end, I'm willing."
Su Mengxue felt a little depressed when she heard this. She was grateful to Lu Yuanzhou for speaking for her, but she also felt that Lu Yuanzhou's heavy wait was an invisible shackle on her.
She twirled her fingers hanging at her side unconsciously. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Lu Xin coming over with a fruit plate in her hand. She put it on the coffee table with light steps.
Then he looked at her, a smile on his lips: "Sister, Doctor Lu is really devoted to you. If you ask me, you should give him a chance. Besides, Doctor Lu quit his job at the hospital for you and is going to follow you to Shanghai. If you don't agree, won't that make Doctor Lu feel disappointed?"
After she finished speaking, she sat down in a corner of the sofa and added lightly, "Sister, there's no one here right now, and I want to tell you something from the heart. You're pregnant before you even get married? Even if you leave Jiangbei and move to Shanghai, where my parents' friends are everywhere, if this gets out, my parents will be talked about."
"Besides, you have to be responsible for the baby in your belly in the future. If she grows up in a single-parent family, I'm afraid it won't be good for her development. Besides, Dr. Lu is so excellent in all aspects. What else can you choose?"
Su Mengxue naturally heard the sarcasm in Lu Xin's words. She responded mercilessly in front of everyone, "You say you have good intentions, but I think you are clearly using this incident to ridicule me. Besides, who said there are no outsiders here? Aren't you one of them?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the air froze instantly.
Lu Xin has always been a green tea girl. She didn't expect Su Mengxue to say this to her in front of Lu Zhi and Zhou Huizhen. She was completely stunned.
After being stunned for several seconds, she sighed to herself: I originally thought that Su Mengxue was a smart person, but I didn't expect that she was actually a fool.
After brewing her emotions in her heart, she said with red eyes and grievance: "Sister, you misunderstood me. I really didn't mean that. I just think that Dr. Lu has good conditions in all aspects. I'm afraid that if you miss him, you will regret it in the future. I really don't have any other intentions."
After she finished speaking, the grievance on her face became even more intense. She lowered her brows and said in a tearful voice, "Sister, do you have to speak so harshly? Ever since I was adopted by my parents, they have always treated me as their own child. I also regard them as my own biological parents from the bottom of my heart. As for you, I have always regarded you as my own sister in my heart. How can you say that I am an outsider?"
"I know you've never liked me, sister. You felt I took your place, so you've always been mean to me. But during the years before you were found, I was the one who stayed with our parents. I hope you won't be too hostile to me."
"Besides, I also thought about returning to the countryside. However, my biological parents passed away a long time ago, and my relatives in the countryside are all living in poverty. I'm afraid they are unlikely to take me in, so I..."
Su Mengxue looked at Lu Xin coldly and said, "So you won't leave? Lu Xin, if you won't leave, why bother saying all this? And you put on a pitiful look, is it just to show my parents that I can't tolerate you? Besides, I..."
"Sister, you misunderstood. I really didn't mean that."
"Just now, you pretended to persuade me to be with Lu Yuanzhou, but in fact, you were belittling me everywhere. Just now, you pretended to be sincere to me, but in fact, you wanted to tell my parents that I couldn't tolerate you. You wanted to pretend that I was bullying you everywhere."
"Sister, I didn't... didn't." Lu Xin's face looked even more aggrieved.
"Lu Xin, if you really want to do this for my own good, stay out of my business."
Seeing this, Zhou Huizhen was about to smooth things over, but her hand was grabbed by Lu Zhi who was standing beside her. She saw that Lu Zhi's eyes reminded her not to speak, so she thought for a few moments and didn't say anything.
The incident ended with Su Mengxue's victory and Lu Xin's defeat.
However, although Lu Xin admitted her mistake on the surface, her hatred for Su Mengxue grew deeper and deeper. She secretly swore in her heart that she would never let Su Mengxue off easily and would definitely find an opportunity to take revenge.
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Shanghai Stock Exchange, five years later
Su Mengxue was busy with new orders for the factory and forgot the time for a moment. It was her assistant Xiao Chen who reminded her. After looking at her watch, she hurried out of the office building and drove straight to the Red Star Machine Tool Factory Kindergarten.
When she arrived at the kindergarten, she found that all the children had left. Just when she was at a loss, she heard a baby voice.
"Mom, you're late again!"
She turned around and saw Lu Yuanzhou standing not far away, looking at her with a smile on his face, holding Zihao's hand.
Su Mengxue smiled and walked quickly to the two of them. She leaned over and ruffled Zihao's hair, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, baby. Mommy will pay more attention next time."
Lu Zihao protested helplessly to her, "Mom, you always say next time, and my ears are getting calluses from hearing it. Luckily, Uncle Lu is here, otherwise I don't know how long I would have to wait."
Su Mengxue looked at the little boy who was protesting to her with a doting look on her face, and assured him again: "Mom promises you that I will be punctual next time."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lu Yuanzhou and said, "Yuanzhou, thank you for your help."
Lu Yuanzhou smiled at her and said, "It's okay. Just go about your business from now on. I get off work early anyway, so I'll pick up Zihao from now on."
Thinking of all the help Lu Yuanzhou had given her over the years, Su Mengxue felt very guilty. She immediately said to Lu Yuanzhou, "I know a new restaurant that's pretty good. I'll treat you."
Without waiting for Lu Yuanzhou to speak, Lu Zihao jumped up excitedly.
"Hooray, Mom! I love eating out!"
Seeing Lu Zihao's expression, Lu Yuanzhou smiled and replied, "Okay."
After the three of them walked away smiling, Lin Wenbin on the opposite side of the street stood there for a long time without leaving.
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