Chapter 875 A Marriage Where the Woman is Strong and the Man is Weak
He had initially thought that his cousin would go easy on him out of consideration for their family ties, but it turned out that his cousin had no intention of showing him any mercy.
Every knife was aimed straight at his heart!
He's better off without a cousin who only stabs him in the back!
Lu Nanchu couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "So you admit that the shooting that happened to my cousin and his wife today was your and your father's doing, right?"
Xu Chen fell silent instantly after hearing what she said, but the expression on his face said it all.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally found his voice: "I don't want to do this either, but I have no other choice. I have to do this to have a chance to survive!"
If there's a way to go, no one will bother to cause trouble.
He chose to take this risk precisely because he had nowhere else to go, hoping to gain a chance to catch his breath.
His father and family have already sacrificed a lot for him, so he can't let his father's previous efforts go to waste.
He had no choice.
"Anyway, no matter what, you always have a reason to defend yourself."
As Lu Nanchu spoke, she took a step back, picked up her bag, and prepared to turn and leave, but Xu Chen grabbed her arm: "Wait! Where are you going?"
Could it be that she tricked him into revealing his information and then planned to go to Bo Jinyan to complain about him?
If that's the case, he absolutely will not allow her to leave!
Absolutely not!
"I'll clean up your mess and apologize to your cousin and his wife on your behalf!" Lu Nanchu was stopped by him and forced to halt.
When Xu Chen saw that she was going to see her cousin and his wife, he wouldn't allow her to leave: "No! I won't allow you to go to my cousin's place. This is between him and me. What does it matter if you go? You're not allowed to go."
More importantly, she and her cousin already had a close relationship. If she were to go, who knows what kind of schemes they might devise to deal with him!
He couldn't let her go to her cousin's place and give them an opportunity to take advantage of her.
"Why can't you stop me from going?" Lu Nanchu felt that his obstruction was unreasonable: "Xu Chen, don't forget, I am the heir of the Lu family, the one who can decide your life and death. Are you sure you want to stop me?"
The reason they didn't let her go was simply because they were afraid she and Bo Jinyan would come up with some new scheme to deal with him.
But she is the heir of the Lu family, holding a high position and great power, and is no longer the simple young lady of the Lu family she once was.
Xu Chen knew the weight of her words, and the grip on her arm loosened slightly.
His voice also began to waver: "Nan Chu, I don't want to stop you, but you have to promise me that you won't tell my cousin and cousin's wife what we just said."
Only with her assurance could he feel at ease letting her leave.
Perhaps he was too insecure.
"What do you have to offer in exchange?" Lu Nanchu asked calmly. "If you want my guarantee, you'll have to offer something in return. Given your current situation, what do you have to offer me in exchange?"
Her simple words revealed the bitterness of his current situation.
Yes, although he has returned to the Xu family, his father has already taken control of the family's assets, and he no longer has any leverage to use as bargaining chips with her.
He has already married into the Lu family, and his status in the Lu family depends on Lu Nanchu. What does he have to offer as a bargaining chip for her?
On the surface, this marriage appears to be a union between two families of equal status, but in reality, from the moment Lu Nanchu took control of the family business, it was destined to be a situation where the woman was stronger than the man.
"Since you have nothing to offer in exchange, you have no right to stop me."
With that, Lu Nanchu broke free from his grasp and said impatiently, "Get out of my way!"
"Nan Chu".
Lu Nanchu stopped abruptly, but didn't speak or turn around, just stood at the door with her back to him.
Why have we gotten to this point?
The man's voice was broken, as if it might be carried away by the wind at any moment, and even contained a slight tremor.
Lu Nanchu's eyes flickered slightly: "From the moment Wen Qingyi appeared, we can never go back to the way things were before."
After saying that, she opened the door and left.
She slammed the door shut with a bang, as if she were also shutting down her heart.
But he could never get in again.
...
The following morning, at the Central Park Apartments.
After a 14-hour flight, Sister Feng and Ah Cheng finally arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Ah Cheng took a taxi with Sister Feng to the Central Park Apartments and rang the doorbell.
As soon as Bo Jinyan heard the doorbell ring, he went downstairs to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, they found Aunt Feng and Acheng standing outside: "I've finally been waiting for you. Come in."
As Bo Jinyan spoke, he made way for them.
After Aunt Feng followed Ah Cheng in, she said, "Mr. Bo, these are chickens I brought from China specially for my wife. I heard from Ah Cheng that my wife was injured, so I brought two chickens from China to make chicken soup for her to help her recover."
As she spoke, Aunt Feng carried two chickens into the kitchen, acting as if she were in her own home.
Bo Jinyan nodded slightly, then closed the door and led Acheng to the living room: "Acheng, have Gong Lian and Wen Qingyi made any moves lately?"
“Young Master Bo, Mr. Gong and Miss Wen have been doing very well lately. They’ve been behaving themselves ever since you and your wife went abroad, and nothing has happened.”
Bo Jinyan frowned: "It seems that the two shootings have nothing to do with Gong Lian. Does Uncle really hate Xiao Ruo to this extent?"
At first, he thought that Xu Chen and his uncle were not the only ones involved in this matter; perhaps Wen Qingyi and Gong Lian were also involved, and that they had done it together.
But now, hearing the news brought by Ah Cheng, it seems he was overthinking things.
Since Wen Qingyi and Gong Lian have been behaving themselves, it couldn't have been them who did it. That leaves only the uncle and Xu Chen.
Thinking of this, Bo Jinyan decided to go find his uncle immediately. Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell him, "Acheng, you stay home and protect Xiaoruo and Aunt Feng's safety. I'm going out for a bit."
“Young Master Bo, you yourself said that your wife has been shot twice. It’s not safe for you to go out alone. Why don’t I go with you?” Acheng was worried about his safety.
But Bo Jinyan refused him: "No need. If you go with us, who will protect Xiaoruo's safety? There are only two women at home. As a man, you have to protect them."
"And the place I'm going to this time is the Xu family, so don't worry, nothing will happen."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, A-Cheng did not try to persuade him, but instead handed him the pistol he was carrying: "Young Master Bo, things are not like back home. You can use it for self-defense if necessary."
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