In the waiting area, the bald man continued to question Jian Ruoxi as if he absolutely needed an answer.
"Do you know what you're about to face?" The bald man looked through Jian Ruoxi's face and seemed to see a woman who had been just as foolish as she had been.
"Of course I know." She was already prepared when she decided to keep the child.
"No, you still don't understand." The bald man's nerves seemed to relax suddenly, and his expression was somewhat powerless.
Those were hellish times that he never wanted to recall, no matter how many years had passed.
“If an artist has an illegitimate child, they can basically say goodbye to the entertainment industry.”
"Once your figure changes, no matter how hard you take care of yourself, you can never return to your former glory."
His mother was like that back then.
In the entertainment industry, it's all about youth; those who can make it to the end and act for a lifetime are extremely rare.
His mother later received fewer and fewer roles and no longer had as many choices as before.
She will take any role offered to her, regardless of its nature, even if it might negatively impact her future career.
"Then entertainment reporters will dig deep into your privacy, and they'll want to find your child's birth certificate and post it online."
"Then comes the endless insults and condemnations. The online attacks alone are enough to overwhelm you. How can you take care of your children?"
The bald man looked at her with a mocking gaze. Before the future had even happened, he seemed to have already foreseen Jian Ruoxi's fate.
He's just like his mother.
When Jian Ruoxi heard what he said, there was no fear or avoidance in her eyes. Instead, she looked the bald man up and down.
He found it strange, "You still have the mind to be distracted? Aren't you worried about the future at all?"
“You’re not the young mistress of the Lu family anymore. If something happens to you, the men of the Lu family won’t protect you.”
Jian Ruoxi smiled faintly and shook her head at him, "No, you're wrong."
"What?"
After he became infamous, almost no one dared to speak to him like that, to point out directly that what he said was wrong. Jian Ruoxi was the first.
It's strange that I wasn't angry at all.
Is it really just because she has a face that resembles her mother's?
"What I said is what I saw with my own eyes, what's wrong with that?" He wanted to hear what this woman would say.
"According to what you said, if a single mother goes through what you described, she won't have the energy to take care of her child."
"So, how did you manage to grow up safely?"
Jian Ruoxi's question left the bald man speechless, unsure how to respond.
He had never thought about it from this perspective before.
Is this really the truth?
He vaguely remembered that his mother would always come home very late, locking the door and drawing the curtains.
When doing these things, Mom was probably also afraid of the paparazzi and cameras lurking outside the door.
But when she turned to face him, she always maintained a gentle smile, "Jianming, were you waiting anxiously? Mom brought you your favorite little cake."
It seems that no matter what happens in the outside world, there is always a warm, dim yellow light in the house, a small cake with lit candles, and a mother with a cheerful smile.
He only learned about those things online later.
Seeing the bald man lost in his memories, Jian Ruoxi spoke up at the right moment, "How about it? Wasn't I right? Because all mothers in the world are the same."
"No matter what happens, I will always protect my children first."
Lu Jianming composed himself and reverted to his ruthless self.
"Jian Ruoxi, no one told you not to guess what other people are thinking, especially dangerous people."
Lu Jin calculated the time and estimated that the number would soon reach Jian Ruoxi, so she quickened her pace and rushed towards Jian Ruoxi.
As soon as she arrived at the waiting area, she saw the bald man sitting opposite Jian Ruoxi, and her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
She didn't know where she got the courage, but she rushed forward and stood between the two of them, firmly shielding Jian Ruoxi behind her.
"What are you doing here again? Let me tell you, there are so many people here, you can forget about taking Ruoxi away again." Her voice trembled as she spoke.
At this moment, she desperately hoped that her older brother could come quickly. If there was anyone more terrifying than the bald man, it was probably her own older brother.
Brother, where have you been again?
They disappear when they need you.
"Get out of the way!" Lu Jianming felt an instinctive disgust at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him.
People from the Lu family.
"No! Unless you don't hurt Ruoxi." Lu Jin's legs were trembling with fear, but she knew she couldn't give in right now.
Behind him were his sister-in-law and his unborn nephew.
Jian Ruoxi, standing behind Lu Jin, naturally noticed her trembling with fear.
This girl was terrified, yet she still stood up to protect her; a warm feeling washed over me.
She believed that Lu Jin would definitely be a very good aunt in the future, and the child would definitely like her.
Lu Jianming suddenly laughed out loud, "You guys go ahead, it seems like it's almost time for her number, take her for a prenatal checkup."
"Huh?" Lu Jin didn't expect the bald man to be so easy to talk to.
"Don't want to leave?"
Lu Jin sensed the danger in his words, helped Jian Ruoxi up from behind, and headed towards the prenatal checkup area without daring to look back.
Lu Jianming gazed thoughtfully at Lu Jin's retreating figure.
"If the Lu family had had someone like that back then, would my mother's tragedy have been avoided?"
According to seniority, that girl was actually his niece.
"This guy surnamed Lu doesn't seem so bad."
Lu Jianming turned to look at the corner of the corridor. Li Anran, who had been looking outside, suddenly felt as if she were being stared at by a venomous snake, and she was so frightened that she dared not move.
As soon as he appeared, the two henchmen who were holding Li Anran captive respectfully greeted him, "Greetings, Boss!"
"This woman is disobedient. We've already subdued her. What do you think we should do with her?"
Lu Jianming reached out and touched Li Anran's face. Li Anran's eyes were filled with terror, and she just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.
"Didn't I say that if I came back, I would have to do everything you say?"
"Including, don't touch Jian Ruoxi."
After saying his last sentence, Lu Jianming slapped Li Anran across the left cheek.
To prevent her from making too much noise in the hospital and attracting attention from outsiders, as Li Anran was about to collapse, one of her two henchmen covered her mouth, and the other quickly helped her up.
She didn't even have a chance to scream.
"This time, we'll give you a small punishment as a warning. As for the injury on your face, you should know how to explain it to Lu Shen."
Lu Jianming shook his right wrist, his gloomy gaze sweeping over Li Anran's other intact cheek.
"It seems a bit asymmetrical on both sides."
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