52 052 Suicide for Love
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"Madam, I'm sorry, I don't know how this flower died..." He Wen coughed lightly, and after she came to her senses, she immediately apologized, looking pitiful.
She had finally managed to sneak into the Lu family's old house and work as a gardener. She had also studied flower-growing knowledge before coming here, but it was obvious that she was far from learning how to grow flowers at the last minute. She didn't even know how many flowers she had killed. Fortunately, she dealt with it in time and was lucky, so no one had discovered it so far.
But if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. The day of exposure finally came and he was caught by Ren Lu.
"Are you the new gardener?" Ren Lu raised her eyebrows and asked curiously.
He Wen nodded: "Yes."
"May I have your name?"
"Just call me Xiao He." He Wen became even more nervous. Why did he ask for her name out of the blue? Did he really want to complain to the housekeeper and then fire her?
But in fact, Ren Lu did not mean that. She asked the name because she wanted to know whether this new gardener was related to Lu Hui.
But when she heard that her name did not contain "plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum", she thought that she should have nothing to do with the lecherous old man, and Ren Lu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
After Lu Sinian's death, the Lu family is in chaos now, and Lu Hui should not have the energy to deal with all these tricks.
"Okay, Xiao He, deal with the seedlings and don't let the housekeeper see it." Ren Lu said casually, turned around and prepared to leave.
When He Wen heard Ren Lu being so considerate and gentle in her voice, she felt like her heart was melting.
"Madam, Mr. Lu he--" She couldn't help but call out to Ren Lu, but she got stuck as soon as she started.
No matter how touched she was, she couldn't possibly confess to Ren Lu now and say that Lu Sinian faked his death.
He Wen is not an indecisive person. The Lu family is a deep well, and there are too many things to investigate. It is impossible for her to do something against her original intention just because she sympathizes with Ren Lu.
"Please accept my condolences." She finally uttered these three words in a dry voice.
Ren Lu felt her kindness, nodded slightly, and reciprocated her kindness on the spot.
"If you have nothing to do, try to stay in the garden and don't go to the master bedroom. Even if you want to change the flowers, choose a time when there are fewer people around. The Lu family has been busy lately, and Director Lu has a hot temper, so it's best to avoid meeting him."
Ren Lu saw that the gardener was pretty and young. Given the character of that old pervert Lu Hui, he would probably take action if he took a fancy to her, so she reminded her to stay away from her as much as possible.
"Okay, I'll remember that." He Wen nodded, behaving well and obediently.
The first time they met, it ended like this.
Ren Lu didn't take it to heart, but He Wen couldn't help but start thinking about it.
What did the goddess mean by this? Did she also discover Lu Hui’s despicable side?
Soon, the Lu family gathered together and the lawyer read the will.
In fact, it was just going through the process, because most of the things Lu Sinian left for Ren Lu were dividends, RVs, manors, islands, etc., which could not shake the foundation of the Lu family.
The other members of the Lu family would not compete with her, they would just stand as witnesses.
Ren Lu couldn't help but feel delighted as she listened to the lawyer reading out a string of property names, all of which were located in central areas.
She was finally going to be a beautiful young widow.
However, she still had to pretend to be heartbroken on her face, and from time to time she would press her handkerchief against the corners of her eyes, seemingly wiping away tears, but actually she was trying to suppress a smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections? If not, Ms. Ren Lu, please come and sign." The lawyer asked politely after finishing reading.
"No objection. Lulu, go ahead." Everyone shook their heads.
Jiang Xiu motioned Ren Lu to come forward, but at this moment, Ren Lu simply stepped back and refused.
"No, I can't sign. This inheritance has nothing to do with me." She suddenly broke out.
The Lu family was all stunned. Old Madam Lu frowned and couldn't help but urge, "Ren Lu, it's already this time, why are you suddenly saying this? Will our Lu family covet Si Nian's inheritance?"
"No, grandma. A few days ago, Secretary Liu who was beside Si Nian gave me something, saying it was a small gift that Si Nian prepared for me before he died, but he didn't have time to give it to me. When I opened it, I found that it was a divorce agreement, and he had signed it. It was obvious that he wanted to divorce me."
"What? What did he prepare for you?"
The Lu family members widened their eyes and looked over in surprise, all of them looking like they thought they had heard wrongly.
He Wen, who had managed to get over and eavesdrop, couldn't help but open her mouth wide. She thought she was hallucinating.
What's going on? What divorce agreement? She had never heard that damned Lu Sinian talk about it!
It must be a lie!
He Wen's first reaction was to deny it, but of course her thoughts were irrelevant.
"Divorce agreement." Ren Lu took it out of her handbag. The piece of paper was completely wrinkled, and it was obvious that it had been read over and over again many times.
Several people in the Lu family passed it around in turn. Even Lu Hui picked it up and held it up to the sunlight, as if trying to find some loopholes and verify its authenticity.
"Did Xiao Liu make a mistake? How could Si Nian want to divorce you? He clearly bought an island to give it to you before, and named it after your surname, didn't he?" Jiang Xiu was the first one who didn't believe it.
"That's right, sister-in-law. The decoration of the island was just like a wedding scene. I was so envious at that time. It's obvious that your brother loves you deeply, but he still wants to divorce you. He's not schizophrenic." Lu Siyue followed suit.
"This handwriting does look like Si Nian's, but I think someone copied it. I'll ask someone to investigate." Lu Hui also gave some advice.
"No need to check. Regardless of whether the handwriting is true or false, they are not divorced. Ren Lu is still the granddaughter-in-law of the Lu family. Ren Lu, go and sign now."
However, Mrs. Lu rejected Lu Hui's suggestion and made the decision directly. She stared into Ren Lu's eyes with a firm gaze.
"Grandma, I can't. If this is what Si Nian left behind, I am not his wife, and this inheritance has nothing to do with me." Ren Lu looked at her, her eyes already red, but she was just holding back her tears and pretending to be strong.
When she mentioned that she was not Lu Sinian's wife, her voice trembled, which was more heartbreaking than crying.
"Don't act like that. Even if you are not his wife, you are still the granddaughter-in-law of my Lu family." When Mrs. Lu saw her tearful face, she felt jealous and wanted to scold her for being unpresentable, but she took it back in front of the lawyer.
When Ren Lu saw the old lady being so disgusted, she wanted to roll her eyes on the spot.
This old lady is really funny. Since she doesn't like her, she still wants her to inherit the estate. Is she too rich to spend?
"Grandma, let me make it clear. If Si Nian wants to divorce me, and I pretend not to know anything and still take the inheritance, I'm afraid he won't be comfortable if he finds out about it in the afterlife, right?" Ren Lu simply said it bluntly.
"Stop talking nonsense and go sign. I'll take responsibility for anything that happens." Old Madam Lu picked up her cane and knocked on it, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
Jiang Xiu and his wife looked at each other. They originally wanted to ask for the divorce agreement to be authenticated, but now seeing that the old lady was so insistent, they didn't dare to say anything more.
"Milk--"
"You want me to find a bodyguard to force you to sign?" Madam Lu didn't want to listen to her anymore and interrupted her directly.
Ren Lu originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and just sign the document, but the old lady's domineering look still made her feel unhappy.
Since she is unhappy, she will definitely make things very tough and make other people unhappy as well.
"Grandma, what can you worry about? You are so powerful, just give my husband back to me! I married into the Lu family, and everyone said I was lucky, like a sparrow flying to a branch, but who cares about these. I don't want anything, I just want Lu Sinian to be alive."
"But he doesn't want me anymore. This divorce agreement is like a knife..."
She immediately collapsed to the ground, crying extremely sadly, and questioned the old lady directly.
"Hey, Lulu, don't be like this, get up quickly. The ground is cold." Jiang Xiu rushed over and wanted to pull her up, but Ren Lu was obviously immersed in an extremely sad atmosphere and was unwilling to get up at all.
She just kept crying and complaining: "Grandma, you see, even now, my husband is dead, you still look down on me and speak with sarcasm. Si Nian, what's the point of you leaving this divorce agreement? You should have let me get in the car and go with you at that time, so that I wouldn't be judged by others until now..."
"Mom, look at you, at this time, you still can't see Ren Lu's true heart? She is the saddest one when Si Nian left. This bastard even left a divorce agreement. It's really like stabbing someone in the chest..." Jiang Xiu was so anxious that she stamped her feet. She wanted the old lady to say less, but she was secretly annoyed that her son left such an unlucky agreement before he died. Why did he want to divorce when he couldn't live a good life.
Madam Lu also got angry and couldn't help but grit her teeth: "Cry, cry, cry, I didn't say anything, but you're still excited. If you want to sign the divorce agreement, just sign it. Who can stop you? Who are you trying to show off to? You want an old woman like me to beg you to inherit the estate!"
"Wuuu, I don't want the inheritance, and I don't want a divorce. I am a member of the Lu family in life and a ghost of the Lu family in death. The worst that can happen is that I die on my head and reunite with him in the underworld!" Ren Lu also got excited. She stood up on the spot and was about to bang her head against the corner of the table.
"Oh, oh, Lulu, my dear, don't scare your mother!" Jiang Xiu was frightened to death by her and hugged her on the spot.
Lu Siyue also came forward to help and asked the maid to come over.
He Wen, who had been hiding in the corner watching the show, was so scared that she almost screamed when she saw Ren Lu was about to commit suicide by banging her head against the wall.
No, goddess, the internet said you were a love-brained wife, and she always thought it was fake, but she didn’t expect it to be true?
This guy can't even live without that damned guy? He wants to commit suicide for love!
She didn't care whether she was exposed or not. She rushed forward immediately and surrounded Ren Lu with everyone else to prevent her from seeking death.
"Humph, isn't it easy to die?" The more Mrs. Lu looked at her, the more she felt that she was pretending.
She felt from the beginning that her granddaughter-in-law was scheming. After several years, this idea had not changed. Ren Lu was really scheming. It was only because this was modern times. If it were in ancient times, she would definitely be able to step on the lives of the entire family to get to the top.
"Mom, just say less. If someone really dies, you can just wait for netizens to tear the Lu family apart." Lu Hui couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but speak up to dissuade her.
Madam Lu glanced at him coldly and said unhappily, "If netizens really tear the Lu family apart, it's all because of your incompetence! And you're blaming me, you useless thing!"
Lu Hui was scolded so much that he didn't dare to refute, and Madam Lu didn't say anything else.
A circle of people surrounded her and finally managed to persuade Ren Lu to calm down. Jiang Xiu and Lu Siyue, mother and daughter, tried their best to persuade Ren Lu to give up the idea of committing suicide for love.
She barely stopped crying, sobbed, picked up a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and then signed reluctantly.
When her name appeared neatly on the contract, she was in ecstasy. Her hard work over the years had finally paid off.
"Take the inheritance and go back to your villa. Don't say anything you shouldn't say. Don't get into trouble you shouldn't get into. Get less crazy and more shut up to enjoy yourself. It's best if you disappear from the Internet as if you were dead. I don't want to see any gossip about you." Mrs. Lu couldn't help but warn her in a cold voice.
Ren Lu raised her eyes and looked at her. Although the woman in front of her had dressed up carefully and wanted to maintain her elegant temperament, the years still left deep marks on the old lady.
In addition, Lu Sinian's death and the recent blows to the Lu family have made the old lady depressed. She looks much more haggard than before, and no matter how exquisite her makeup is, it can't hide her haggardness.
"I will, grandma. As long as no one provokes me, I will behave myself." She nodded at the old lady. At least her attitude seemed quite respectful, but her words still contained unyielding stubbornness.
Haha, the Lu family is in a mess and no one knows when it will explode, so there is no need to worry about her.
"Grandma, I'll take you back to your room to rest."
Lu Siyue, who was standing nearby, showed some understanding and pushed the wheelchair away to prevent a fight from breaking out between the old and the young.
Jiang Xiu hurried forward and comforted Ren Lu in a soft voice.
"Lulu, Si Nian left suddenly. The old lady was upset to see her son die before her. What she said may have been a bit harsh. Don't take it to heart. She was just afraid that you would refuse the inheritance. The things Si Nian left behind were originally the common property of you and your wife. No one else has the right to take them except you. Don't think too much about it." She held Ren Lu's hand, instantly sending a sense of warmth to her.
Ren Lu nodded and forced a bitter smile: "I know, Mom, I won't think too much about it. But Si Nian is so cruel. He left and stabbed me in the heart. Why did he divorce me? We were so in love. If I had known, I would not have married him..."
She brought up the past again, still feeling sad, and tears started falling again without any need to build up her emotions.
Jiang Xiu felt troubled again and regretted saying this.
"He's crazy. Don't bother with him. Men are just not reasonable sometimes. Your dad had a fight with me before. I threatened to kill him, and only then did he behave himself." She quickly coaxed him again, and in order to make Ren Lu feel better, she even used Lu Hui as an example.
"Huh? Was Dad like that at that time? But at least you two reconciled. Si Nian is gone, and I didn't even have the chance to make trouble for him--" Ren Lu felt wronged again.
Jiang Xiu grabbed her hand and said, "It's good to have no chance. A man with evil intentions is better off dead. At least he will never have the chance to betray you again. He will never be able to divorce you in this life!"
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