Even before dinner was ready, Zhao Zhiyu kept pulling Chen Jing to the sofa to chat about family matters. However, she couldn't see her father-in-law. Chen Jing asked, "Mom, where is Dad? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
Zhao Zhiyu's expression instantly turned serious, and she frowned and scolded, "Your dad is mad upstairs, he will come down after he's done mad."
Angry? Ever since Lu Xiaobin (Lu's father) completely withdrew from the company and started living the life of his dreams, he'd rarely been angry, at least not according to Chen Jing. Whenever she came to the old house, Lu's father was almost always cheerfully accompanying Lu's mother, living a peaceful and happy life. He'd only occasionally argue with Lu's mother, but it wasn't like he was angry.
Chen Jing was just wondering what had happened when she heard a middle-aged man's deep voice coming from the stairs. Hearing the familiar voice, Chen Jing turned her head and sweetly greeted the man, "Dad!"
"Hey, Jingjing's here!" Dad Lu said to Mom Lu as he walked downstairs, teasingly, "When I'm not around, you tell my daughter-in-law about it. Look at you, you're deliberately destroying my image!" After saying this, Dad Lu feigned anger, curling his lips slightly. Chen Jing saw Dad Lu's mischievousness and smiled knowingly, not wanting to expose his little interest.
"You still have an image, Old Lu. You're already old, what are you still doing? What's with the image of an idol?" Lu's mother said jokingly.
The two of them interacted like little kids. Chen Jing watched the two old kids teasing each other with a smile on her face, completely unaware of the dark shadow behind Lu's father.
Lu Ziyang, who was walking down the stairs behind Lu's father, had a sullen face, obviously having just been through a unique storm. He turned the corner carelessly, and when he looked up, he noticed Chen Jing with a smile on her face, and he stopped in his tracks.
At this moment, Chen Jing has soft and shiny hair like seaweed, casually scattered on her shoulders. She wears a light brown knitted short-sleeved shirt and light-colored jeans. She looks gentle and lazy. She leans on the edge of the sofa with her delicate hands supporting her face. Her little face is slightly flushed because of her smile, and there seem to be stars twinkling in her eyes.
Beautiful, as beautiful as an oil painting.
Mother Lu noticed that her son was staring at Jingjing motionlessly, covering his mouth with his hands and laughing secretly, as if he was watching a show. But Father Lu pointed it out directly, "Why are you still staring there? You are secretly watching your own wife?"
Hearing what Lu's father said, Chen Jing looked up and saw Lu Ziyang!
Why is he here?
Oh, that’s right. As soon as she entered the door, Mother Lu started scolding Lu Ziyang. If he wasn’t here, how would Mother Lu know that she came here by herself.
After all, this is Lu's residence, and there is nothing wrong with Lu Ziyang being here. Chen Jing restrained the smile on her face, turned around and sat upright, without even glancing at Lu Ziyang. This made Lu Ziyang feel a little sour in his heart, and he felt a sense of anger stuck in his chest.
He went downstairs with a stern face and sat down next to Chen Jing. Chen Jing moved to the side imperceptibly, as if she was afraid of being touched by something dirty.
Lu Ziyang turned his head and stared at Chen Jing warningly, but Chen Jing pretended not to see.
However, Mr. and Mrs. Lu did not miss these details and saw everything. They looked at each other, sighed softly, and remained silent.
Soon the meal was ready, and Mother Lu pulled Chen Jing to the dining table. The table was filled with Chen Jing's favorite dishes, including braised prawns, cola chicken wings, cauliflower with oyster sauce, and sweet and sour pork ribs, which showed how much care Mother Lu put into it.
Chen Jing's eyes were slightly moist.
"Jingjing, eat quickly. You must be hungry. Come and try the sweet and sour pork ribs. Your dad asked the nanny to buy them early in the morning. He picked the freshest ones," Mother Lu put food into Chen Jing's bowl with chopsticks.
Dad Lu was watching from the side with a smile, "Yes, Jingjing, eat more. Your mom knew you were coming today, so she prepared all these specially for you. You've lost weight recently, so eat more and don't be picky!"
"Yeah!" Chen Jing responded obediently. On the other hand, Lu Ziyang on the side seemed to have nothing to do with this family dinner. No one at the table paid any attention to him. He felt bitter in his heart, but had no appetite, so he just pecked at the food bite by bite.
From time to time, Mr. and Mrs. Lu raised their heads and glared at Lu Ziyang, as if scolding him with their eyes, saying, "You are so ignorant. Look how you ignore your wife!"
Feeling the harsh gazes from his parents, Lu Ziyang still picked up the serving chopsticks and put some food into Chen Jing's bowl. However, this woman Chen Jing!
He picked out all the dishes without knowing what was good for him. Lu Ziyang was so angry that he threw his chopsticks down and stood up to leave.
"Sit down! The elders haven't finished eating yet, where are you going? Don't you have any manners at all? Who allowed you to have such a bad temper?"
Although Lu Ziyang is usually arrogant, he still respects his father and mother.
He curled his lips helplessly and sat back down.
Seeing that Chen Jing had almost finished eating, Lu's mother suddenly said, "Jingjing, you and Ziyang have been married for more than three years. How is it going? Do you have any plans to have a child?"
Child? Boom… Chen Jing’s mind exploded.
How could she have a child when they were about to get divorced? Although she had longed for it in the past, she was absolutely unwilling to do so now!!!
"Mom, Zi Yang is very busy with work now, and I also want to go back to work, so I don't want a child for the time being," Chen Jing said nonchalantly.
Lu Ziyang listened to Chen Jing's serious nonsense without saying a word. But when he heard her say that she didn't want a child, he felt sad and uncomfortable.
Seeing her son show no reaction, Mother Lu continued, "Actually, you can put work aside sometimes. If there's nothing important going on at the company, you don't have to run around all the time. Just think about work quietly. Mom supports you. But you can wait until you have the baby first. Then I'll take care of the baby for you, and you can go back to work. Your dad and I will have something to look forward to."
"There's a huge difference between a couple with and without children. Having children gives you an extra sense of responsibility, and you have an inseparable bond with each other that can't be stopped by any external factors."
After saying this, Mother Lu glared at Lu Ziyang meaningfully, as if giving him a warning or some advice.
After listening to his mother's words, Lu Ziyang began to think seriously about it.
But Chen Jing just felt that this was a big trouble. She wondered if she should just file for divorce now so that no one would have to worry.
Before she could speak, Lu Ziyang spoke up, "We will seriously consider it."
Chen Jing stared at Lu Ziyang in confusion, blinking her eyes as if to say, "Lu Ziyang! Are you crazy? We're getting divorced, what are you doing? Is there something wrong with your brain?"
Lu Ziyang automatically ignored Chen Jing's signal, and after saying that, he walked away from the table, leaving behind a confused Chen Jing and smiling Lu's parents.
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