Chapter 155 Lu Qingqing x Meng Yaozhu: Meng Yaozhu's Drunken Confession
"What's wrong with you, Meng Yaozhu?" Lu gently patted him. "Let go of me!"
Hmm...
Meng Yaozhu cupped her face and kissed her soft red lips.
He kissed her forcefully, and Lu gently tried to break free, but he couldn't. He sucked on the tip of his tongue and traced the shape of her lips.
Finding an opening, the deer gently bit his lips, and blood filled both of their mouths.
Even after finally stopping, Meng Yaozhu didn't let go of her. He pressed her head into his arms again and murmured, "Lu Qingqing, I like you."
Lu Qingqing froze for a moment, her heart filled with turbulent waves.
Perhaps she had already guessed something from his unusual behavior, but that was far less impactful than what he said himself.
Meng Yaozhu's eyes were flushed with the effects of alcohol, and her lips were stained red with beads of blood, making her look incredibly beautiful.
"Lu Qingqing, please don't marry him, okay?"
She could actually see pain and a plea in his face: "What he can give you, I can give you too."
"Meng Yaozhu, do you know what you're saying?"
Do I like him? Lu Qingqing asked herself in her heart. It would be a lie to say she didn't like such an outstanding man.
At first, she was indeed moved. Despite the two absurd things that had happened between them, he was her first man.
She had also fantasized about whether there was a possibility between them, until she learned that he had a fiancée.
All delusions and fantasies have been shattered.
"Haven't I made myself clear enough?" Meng Yaozhu propped himself up, gripping Lu Qingqing's arms with both hands, veins throbbing on his forehead: "I like you, I want to be with you."
Lu Qingqing had already come to her senses. She pushed him away, stood up, and turned her back to him: "Meng Yaozhu, I'm already engaged, and you also have a fiancée. There's no way we can be together."
"Do you like him? If you say you do, if it's mutual, I promise I'll never appear in front of you again."
"I..." Lu gently bit her lip, her back to him, not daring to let him see the panic in her eyes.
“I will be very happy with him.”
Her heavy enunciation seemed to be admonishing him, or perhaps warning herself.
"I will make your life better." He stared at her back, as if trying to etch her image deep into his mind: "I can also treat the child in your belly as myself. Gently, give me a chance."
The deer's back trembled slightly.
...
When she got home, she was exhausted, and his words had stirred up a storm of emotions within her, making it difficult for her to fall asleep for a long time.
She forced herself to close her eyes, and every word Meng Yaozhu had said rushed into her mind, penetrating every nook and cranny.
I was finally able to fall asleep just before dawn.
I hadn't slept for long when there was a sudden, loud knocking on the door.
It jolted her awake from her sleep.
She got up too quickly, and Lu Qingqing's vision went black. She paused for a moment before opening the door.
It was Xu's mother!
What brings you here?
Xu's mother's eyes were filled with resentment, disgust, and unwillingness, but she eventually suppressed it.
With a bend in the knees, one is about to kneel.
Lu Qingqing quickly grabbed one of her arms: "What are you doing?"
"Qingqing, please spare my son, I beg you."
Xu's mother burst into tears: "I only have one son. His father passed away early, and I raised him all by myself. We have depended on each other for so many years, but he wants to sever our mother-son relationship for your sake. Please let him go."
Lu Qingqing hadn't expected things to turn out this way, and she was completely at a loss: "Could you please get up first?"
"I won't get up unless you agree! I know you're a good girl. You're beautiful and smart. Xu Xiao isn't good enough for you. You'll meet a better man than him."
Xu's mother became more and more agitated as she spoke: "I've heard about what happened to your mother, and I sympathize with her, but you can't use this to trap my son..."
I promise you!
Xu's mother stopped abruptly, then asked again uncertainly, "Really?"
"Please get up. Don't worry, I will explain things to Xu Xiao and I won't bother her anymore."
"Alright, alright, Auntie was wrong about you."
After finally getting her up, Lu said softly, "Please come inside and sit down. I'll pour you some tea."
Xu's mother looked around at the surroundings; they were clean, tidy, and warm.
The vase on the table was filled with fresh flowers, emitting a delicate fragrance.
The wall is covered with many photos of Lu Qingqing when she was a reporter, taking photos while working in other places. In each photo, she has a bright smile.
It's clear that he's a good kid who loves life.
Xu's mother looked away and stopped glancing around.
She was a traditional mother, and she couldn't accept marrying a daughter-in-law who was pregnant with another man's child.
After finishing her tea, Xu's mother had no reason to stay any longer. As she was leaving, she said, "Don't tell Xu Xiao about why I came to see you today."
She looked at Lu Qingqing nervously, afraid that she would not agree, and seemed ready to kneel down again if she did not agree.
"I agree."
Xu's mother beamed with joy once again.
Lu Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Your strong control over Xu Xiao might not be a good thing."
"What did you say?"
“He’s an adult now, and I believe he can make his own decisions. What you think may not be good for him. But don’t worry, I won’t go back on my word since I promised you.”
After saying that, Lu Qingqing closed the door first, regardless of Xu's mother's reaction. She had done more than enough.
Lu gently went back to bed and fell asleep immediately. If she didn't go to sleep soon, she would become the first pregnant woman in history to die of exhaustion.
Qiao Qingshu also didn't sleep well.
She dreamt about it during the day because she was thinking about it at night, and today, the thing she least wanted to happen still happened.
Meng Yaozhu arranged to meet her.
She specially put on exquisite makeup and changed into a beautiful dress to see him.
His gaze did not linger on her for long.
He spoke decisively: "Qing Shu, let's call off our engagement."
Qiao Qingshu's eyelashes trembled a few times, and it took her a long time to process it. Her already pale face turned deathly white, but her voice remained soft: "Why?"
Meng Yaozhu said, "All along, my feelings for you have been filled with guilt and self-blame. I've treated you like a younger sister. Now, I have someone I like, and I want to be with her and marry her."
Qiao Qingshu lifted her eyelids, her eyes slightly misty: "Is it Miss Lu from that day?"
Meng Yaozhu turned her eyes away, not answering directly: "Don't worry, you will always be Miss Meng, my sister. The Meng family will always be your support, and we will always protect you."
Protect her?
Yesterday, the old woman also mentioned that the marriage was called off. Your Meng family members are all like burdens, eager to get rid of her. If this marriage contract is gone, she will probably be kicked out of the Meng family immediately and become an orphan with no status or background.
"But isn't Miss Lu about to get engaged? And she has a child?"
"Qing Shu, this is my own business," Meng Yaozhu said coldly.
Her hands were clenched so tightly under the table that they were practically raw, but Qiao Qingshu's face remained gentle: "Yaozhu, can you let me think about it? I really can't accept this."
Meng Yaozhu gave her a complicated look and said, "I'm sorry."
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