Chapter 91 Domineering Protection of His Wife
Lu Zhenyu never expected that her mother, who had been silent for a long time, would suddenly visit.
After receiving the call from the gatekeeper, the servant immediately relayed the message to Lu Zhenyu, who was making soup in the kitchen.
She didn't react much, put down the soup spoon, wiped her hands on her apron, and said, "Xiaomeng, come and help me check the heat."
Xiaomeng tugged at her worriedly, "Zhenzhen, otherwise we'll disappear."
Just as the obscene video of Duan Xier and Zheng Yaozong was being leaked, Shen's mother suddenly visited, and it's easy to guess why.
The main problem is that no one outside knows Lu Zhenyu is pregnant right now, and we need to make sure Shen's mother finds out...
Having her own considerations, Lu Zhenyu patted her and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Although I am now basically even with the Shen family, there are some things that need to be brought to light sooner or later.
Lu Zhenyu is not afraid of trouble, and besides, she has never done anything against her conscience.
"Godmother is here, why didn't you give me a heads-up? I could have had someone go outside to greet you early."
The woman who walked in alone had no expression, no, actually she had a slightly arrogant and haughty air about her.
"That kid really treats you like a national treasure, buying such a big estate for you to live in, and surrounding you with layers upon layers of guards. Even my bodyguards and driver are kept outside."
Her sarcastic remarks were a stark contrast to her usual amiable demeanor.
With a cold expression, Mother Shen scanned the entire villa, her gaze pausing when it fell on Lu Zhenyu's already round belly under her knitted dress.
She looked surprised. "You're pregnant? Whose baby is it?"
Lu Zhenyu touched her pregnant belly and smiled as she pulled her to sit down on the sofa.
"My godmother is so smart, do I need to tell you?"
Mother Shen seemed to have thought of something, something unexpected yet within her expectations.
Looking at Lu Zhenyu, who had always treated her with courtesy, her expression softened.
“Pregnancy is physically demanding, and I know that as someone who’s been through it,” Chen’s mother said. “So I won’t beat around the bush with you. You know about Xiaoxi being raped by Zheng Yaozong, right?”
I found out about it yesterday.
But she only just found out that she had been raped.
Does the state depicted in the video constitute rape?
Lu Zhenyu replied, "I only found out after watching the video."
To her surprise, Mother Shen asked directly, "Did you do this?"
"What?"
Lu Zhenyu was stunned, but not because of the question.
Instead, the one who asked the question was her godmother, who had raised her for over twenty years.
Unable to detect any unusual emotion in her daughter, Chen's mother pressed on, "What I mean is, were you involved in this matter, or did you instruct Zheng Yaozong to do it?"
Lu Zhenyu's emotions became chaotic for a moment, and she sat there stunned for a while before regaining her composure.
"What if I say no? Would my godmother believe me?"
Mother Shen said righteously, "If you swear it, I will believe you."
Lu Zhenyu smiled helplessly, but went along with her wishes and raised her hand, "I swear..."
"etc."
The words were interrupted by Shen's mother raising her hand.
The woman pointed to her stomach with unusual seriousness, and said without blinking:
"Swear on the baby in your belly."
thud
Lu Zhenyu stood there, stunned, staring straight at the face in front of her.
Shen's mother could understand that look in her eyes: shock, astonishment, disbelief.
I can't believe that my mother, who raised me with her own hands, would say such a thing.
Xiao Meng, who was eavesdropping in the kitchen, couldn't stand it anymore and rushed out with a soup spoon in her hand.
"Madam Shen, you've gone too far! Even tigers don't eat their cubs, how can you curse your own family like that..."
"Who let you out? Go back!"
Xiao Meng was about to retort when Lu Zhenyu's cold glare silenced her. She glared at Chen's mother for a long time, panting, then picked up her spoon and left.
How could Chen's mother not know whether it was excessive or not? She said this to test Lu Zhenyu.
But the girl in front of me was unusually calm at this moment.
I watched her, and watched, until the turmoil in my eyes subsided, and then, I fell silent.
"You're using my child as an oath?"
Before Chen Mu could speak.
"Can."
Lu Zhenyu slowly raised her eyes, meeting Chen Mu's surprised gaze, a hint of mockery on her lips.
"But I have a condition."
Mother Shen said, "You speak."
Lu Zhenyu said, "Once I make this solemn oath, Lu Zhenyu will have no further connection with the Shen family or with you. If we ever meet again, we will be strangers."
With a visibly shocked look in Chen's eyes, she laughed, "How about this, is it alright?"
Mother Shen was utterly astonished that her daughter would say such a thing. "You are the child I raised with my own hands. You want to cut ties with me and sever all ties?"
Lu Zhenyu's lips curled into an uncontrollable bitterness. "So you still remember that I was raised by you, and then you stood up for someone else's daughter, forcing me to make a poisonous oath using my child."
Mother Shen stiffened, swallowed a few times, and her imposing manner clearly softened.
“Zhenzhen, it’s not that Mom wants to doubt you, it’s just that everyone in the Duan family thinks you did it, and Mom is anxious to clear your name.”
She spoke earnestly, taking Lu Zhenyu's hand, "What I said just now may have been inappropriate, but I just didn't want you to be misunderstood for no reason. And you can rest assured, although the Zheng family has fallen, the child is innocent. After the child is born, Mom and the Shen family will help you raise it."
It seems she's treating her child as Zheng Yaozong's.
Lu Zhenyu chuckled and pulled her hand back. "You're kind enough, but I won't trouble myself. Although I, Lu Zhenyu, have no parents and no powerful family to protect me, I still have enough money to raise a child."
Looking at the speechless mother, she smiled and said, "Didn't you say you wanted me to swear on the child? I'll add myself to that for you."
Having said that, is she determined to completely sever ties with the Shen family?
Regardless of whether Chen's mother frowned or was satisfied, Lu Zhenyu immediately raised three fingers:
"I, Lu Zhenyu, swear before heaven and earth today that if I was involved in Duan Xi'er and Zheng Yaozong's affair, I and the child in my womb will surely be punished by heaven..."
"May you be happy every day and live a long and healthy life?"
Turning to look at the figure at the door, Chen's mother asked in surprise, "When did you get back?"
Lu Zhenyu turned around.
Shen Jingsi was seen leaning against the doorway, one hand carrying his coat and the other in his pocket.
I don't know when this man returned. His white shirt collar was loose, and a few strands of his hair, which was combed back, were falling across his forehead.
Shen Jingsi chuckled and strolled over, casually tossing his coat to a servant.
"Shouldn't I, the owner of this manor, be asking you that? Ms. Chen, you are such a busy person, where did my Green Hill Manor come from? I am honored that you have graced my humble abode with your presence."
Mother choked, "You..."
Don't be fooled by Shen Jingsi's smiling face; those who know him understand that his tone and expression clearly indicate he's already displeased.
Ignoring his mother's blank stare after being rebuked, he squatted down in front of Lu Zhenyu and flicked her on the head.
"You silly girl, you dare to make any kind of oath? You're brave, but did you ask your husband and daughter for their opinions?"
Seeing the little girl's slightly resentful and disdainful expression, he shook his head helplessly, bent down, and picked her up horizontally.
"You can stay here if you like, but I have to take my wife and daughter out."
Mother Shen: "..."
What kind of wife and daughter would someone be so eager to father a child for their enemy?
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