Chapter 92 All I Need Is You
Mother Shen was furious with her scoundrel son. "Shen Jingsi, do you have any shame as a man?!"
He stopped in his tracks and glanced at her with a lowered gaze. "I'm holding my own wife and children, not someone else's. How can you say I have no shame?"
The mother pointed her finger at him, "Is the person yours? Is the child yours? Your father and I raised you for over twenty years, only to have you become a sucker?"
What kind of nonsense is this?
Shen Jingsi glanced at his mother, whose face was flushed, then looked at the person in his arms.
"Didn't you tell her?"
"I already told you," Lu Zhenyu said in a somewhat innocent tone.
She raised her hand to wrap around his neck, pressing her cheek against his chest. "But... she might mistakenly believe that the child is Zheng Yaozong's."
Shen Jingsi's face darkened as he stared at his mother.
The mother and son stared at each other for a long time, then he laughed.
He raised his face to the servants behind him and said, "I'm in a hurry to take my wife for a medical check-up. Someone, go and get my marriage certificate with your wife so your old lady can see it."
"Yes, young..."
"Oh, right." Shen Jingsi turned around again, "I'll also prepare my daughter's mini selfie and nitroglycerin pills for Ms. Chen."
He finished speaking, gave the man a wink, and then strolled away with his wife in his arms.
Left alone, Chen Mu, who had been standing up abruptly, stared wide-eyed at the figure disappearing through the doorway. She felt as if she had been struck by lightning and collapsed back onto the sofa.
"What a tragedy! What a tragedy!"
Ignoring the heart-wrenching cries behind him, Shen Jingsi carried the person from the villa into the Lincoln.
He sat up straight, then looked down at the girl in his arms, raising an eyebrow, "What are you smirking about?"
Lu Zhenyu, who had been holding it in all the way, pursed her lips and said, "You're so mean."
Knowing full well what her own mother feared most, she still blurted it all out without holding back.
Lu Zhenyu could already imagine how angry Shen's mother was, lying on the sofa at this moment.
Shen Jingsi chuckled nonchalantly, "She bullied my wife, so what if I'm just trying to get back at her?"
Lu Zhenyu lowered her eyes, "But she is still your biological mother. I guess she'll be so angry that she'll fall ill for several days this time."
Not wanting to dwell on the matter, Shen Jingsi pressed the person's head down and pulled them close in his arms.
"But I'm very happy, really, my wife, I'm so happy."
Lu Zhenyu looked up, "What's making you happy?"
Their eyes met, and Shen Jingsi said earnestly, "Kaixin, you've finally learned to resist."
Everyone hopes to marry a gentle and virtuous wife who will stay at home to take care of her husband and children, speak softly, be pure-hearted, and be sensible and perceptive in critical moments. She can provide emotional support but should not meddle in other people's business.
Shen Jingsi was different; he had always hoped that the girl he loved would be a bit feisty and domineering.
If you don't like someone, you'll curse them; if you still don't like them, you'll beat them up. Ideally, you should be vengeful and hate evil like an enemy.
So when he was exiled to the United States, he left her a hedgehog before he left.
The hope is that she will be covered in thorns that hurt others, but also shields that protect herself.
As a result, Cui's hedgehog got spoiled and started sneaking into bed with her in the middle of the night.
That night, Lu Zhenyu got up to go to the bathroom and, half asleep, was pricked when she returned to bed, leaving small cuts all over her calves.
From then on, Shen Jingsi knew that he was the one who had to play the role of the hedgehog.
How could he not know that the woman he held in his arms every day was willing to swear a solemn oath with the child to force himself to finally put an end to that complicated and messy family relationship?
Lu Zhenyu pursed her lips. "She's your biological mother, and the Chen residence is your home. Aren't you resentful that I don't consider your feelings being caught in the middle?"
“Silly boy, so what if she’s your biological mother? We cut our umbilical cord 31 years ago, and now we’re on the same household registration.”
Shen Jingsi hugged her tightly, burying his face in her soft neck. "Wife, all I need is you."
"Besides, don't you know what kind of person I am, Shen Jingsi? I've been the most unruly and unreasonable person since I was a child. If I'm unhappy, I don't care who it is. Even if it's an old man whose coffin lid is half rotten, I'll knock him unconscious and bury him myself."
As expected, these words made Lu Zhenyu laugh.
But after laughing for a short while, I felt a strange bitterness in my heart.
He cupped Shen Jingsi's face in his hands, looked at him carefully, and then kissed him.
"Thank you, honey, I'm so happy."
A certain string in Shen Jingsi's heart was suddenly plucked, his eyes welled up with tears, and he pulled the person into his arms.
A voice came from the crook of her neck, "I should apologize, my wife. I always make you suffer."
Lu Zhenyu's eyes welled up with tears, and she turned them back and forth to suppress them. She gently stroked his head as if comforting a baby in her womb.
"Fool, that's not how things are done."
Just like when she was little, those who really wanted to bully Lu Zhenyu had already started when her father was still alive.
People always like to romanticize the path they didn't choose back then, but the truth is, if it never existed.
It is your destiny to be this way, not because of anyone else.
Even without the Shen family's sinking of the capital, there would still be the Feng family's sinking of the capital, and the Duan family's sinking of the capital.
Truly evil people will do evil regardless of the weather; we cannot drag innocent good people down with them.
Lu Zhenyu understood this when she was very, very young.
…
The Duan family home was especially lively after nightfall.
"Yes, Mayor, your father is waiting for you at home."
Duan Yu, who was standing by the French windows, hung up the phone and walked back.
Sitting upright on the sofa, Duan Hong's expression remained as cold as ever. "How's the police investigation going with the video?"
Duan Yu, who had sat back down opposite him, replied, "Mayor Tang said he would bring people to your home in a little while to talk to you personally."
The man said in a deep, cold voice, "A bunch of useless trash. It takes them this long to investigate who uploaded the video. I think Tang Gaoshan should retire."
Even if the Duan family handles the situation quickly after their daughter's obscene video is leaked, they can't escape the fact that we live in the internet age where everything leaves a trace.
No one dared to speak to Mr. Duan, who was burning with anger. Tao Zhitao, who was sitting next to Mrs. Duan, lowered her voice.
"Mom, how is Xiaoxi doing today?"
The haggard Duan's mother shook her head with tears in her eyes, "Still the same, but at least she's tired from all the commotion and is asleep now."
Tao Zhitao: "So... is the marriage between our Duan family and the Shen family really over just like that?"
When this matter was mentioned, Duan's mother's face darkened. "What else can we do? The Shen family boy hasn't shown his face since the incident, which shows the Shen family's attitude on this matter."
Tao Zhitao looked at the Duan family of three one by one, her hesitant expression suggesting she had something to say.
"Actually, I have some inside information. It seems that... Shen Jingsi and Lu Zhenyu have registered their marriage."
"What?" Duan's mother stared wide-eyed.
Duan Yu frowned as well, "Tao Tao, you should have evidence when you talk about other people."
Tao Zhitao looked troubled. "I heard about this from my dad's subordinate, and it's definitely true. It's just that the two of them suddenly..."
As she drew out her words, the large living room fell silent instantly.
A moment later, Duan's father, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly burst into laughter, and a cold glint appeared in his deep eyes behind his glasses.
"Young man from the Shen family, you've played a good hand."
Duan's mother was puzzled. "Old Duan, what do you mean by that?"
Duan Yu, however, had already figured something out and was somewhat incredulous. "Father, do you think that Shen Jingsi did all of this?"
"What?" Duan's mother straightened up in disbelief. "He schemed against Xiaoxi and that beast from the Zheng family? Is that even possible?"
Father Duan sneered, "We don't know who designed Xi'er yet, but this kid's hands can't be clean."
At such a young age, he was able to surpass many veteran politicians, enter the Broadway, which held the power of life and death in the capital, and even have a powerful regional military commander willingly protect him.
Simple?
Absolutely not.
Tao Zhitao sighed, "If he were so shrewd and power-hungry, why would he ignore the opportunity to befriend the Duan family and marry Lu Zhenyu, a divorced woman with no power or influence?"
Out of the corner of her eye, Tao Zhitao noticed a figure in front of the railing on the second floor, and naturally raised her voice.
"Moreover, I also heard that Lu Zhenyu is pregnant with Shen Jingsi's child, and judging from her belly, she should be four or five months along."
"What?" Duan's mother stood up abruptly, her face turning pale.
Four or five months, isn't that the timeframe when the Duan and Shen families just finalized their marriage alliance?
Duan Yu looked over and asked, "Are you sure it's Shen Jingsi?"
Just as Tao Zhitao was about to nod, a servant came in from outside and said, "Master and Madam, Mayor Tang has arrived."
The group of people sat up straight, and Duan's father's face darkened. "Let them in."
Four or five people walked in one after another. The mayor, who was in the lead, quickly stepped forward, bowed to Duan Hong, who didn't even lift his eyelids, and then greeted the others one by one.
Duan's father was clearly dissatisfied with their slow pace of work and said coldly, "No need for pleasantries, just get to the results."
The mayor had barely settled into his seat when he was met with a barrage of stares. He swallowed hard and gave a wink to his subordinate across from him.
The officer in charge of the case stepped forward and respectfully said to Duan Hong, "Reporting to Mr. Duan, our network technology department tracked the IDs of the video uploaders and found that they came from an overseas network company. When we further questioned the company's manager, we discovered that the original video was uploaded by a woman in China who paid them 700,000 yuan to avoid ID tracking and to circulate it from abroad back to China."
Duan Yu asked, "Have you found out who this woman is?"
The police officer looked at the mayor across from him, and the mayor looked at Duan Hong. "Mr. Duan, this is also the reason why I personally led the team to visit you tonight. This person... is right here."
The Duan family of three were all taken aback, and then the police officer silently turned his head to a certain direction, "Ms. Tao, should you personally tell Mr. Duan, or... should I tell him for you?"
Tao Zhitao: "..."
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