Chapter 195 Xixi, I heard you got a boyfriend
As Lin Xi entered the room, she heard rustling sounds coming from inside.
Soon, a thin, middle-aged woman jogged from the living room to the entryway. She leaned against the wall, panting, her almond-shaped eyes fixed on Lin Xi.
A couple quickly caught up and helped Zhou Ruolan up, saying, "Ruolan, don't worry."
They looked up and saw Lin Xi standing at the door, and were all stunned for a moment, as if they had been transported back thirty years to see Zhou Ruolan when she was eighteen. "This must be Xi Xi, come in quickly."
Lin Xi's feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, her legs motionless, and she stared straight at Zhou Ruolan.
The mother and daughter gazed at each other across the distance, as if time had stood still; no one spoke, no one moved.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Ruolan moved her lips and called out Lin Xi's name in a hoarse voice, "Xi Xi, my child."
Lin Xi was already in tears. With the nails removed from her feet, she walked over and hugged Zhou Ruolan. "Mom, is she really my mom?"
“I’m your mother, Xixi,” Zhou Ruolan hugged Lin Xi tightly, “My daughter, you’ve suffered so much, it’s all my fault.”
“It’s not Mom’s fault,” Lin Xi sobbed. “Mom has suffered a lot these years. It’s their fault. They’re the ones who hurt us.”
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried their hearts out. Madam Zhou and Jiang Yan silently shed tears beside them, and Zhou Licheng and his son Zhou Jingming also had red eyes.
The mother and daughter were separated for eighteen years. One was trapped in a sanatorium, pretending to be crazy, while the other wandered around, suffering all kinds of hardships in life. The person who caused their miserable situation lived a life of luxury and happiness.
Fortune's wheel turns; after eighteen years of forbearance, a reversal is finally in sight.
With everyone's encouragement, the mother and daughter gradually stopped crying, and Zhou Ruolan led Lin Xi into the living room.
Lin Xi then bowed to Zhou Licheng and his wife, saying, "Uncle, Aunt."
“Good, good,” Madam Zhou hugged Lin Xi, “My child, you have suffered all these years.”
Lin Xi shook her head, "It's alright. Although life is a bit tough, I'm not lacking in love. My grandma is very good to me."
Mrs. Zhou nodded. "We've all heard Jingming say that Grandma Lin is a good person."
Zhou Ruolan pulled Lin Xi to sit on the sofa, wiped away her tears with a tissue, and gently stroked her cheek, saying, "My Xixi is so beautiful."
Lin Xi's eyes were still watery and filled with tears. She looked at Zhou Ruolan. Her mother was too thin, but her eyes were bright and seemed big. "It's because my mother gave birth to me well."
“Good child,” Zhou Ruolan wiped her eyes again, “I will make up for all the suffering my daughter and I have endured.”
"Mom, why did Lu Zhentao send you to the sanatorium?" Lin Xi asked after calming down.
Mentioning Lu Zhentao, Zhou Ruolan clenched her fists, her whole body radiating hatred. "He listened to other people's slander and thought that I would seize control of the Lu family company, and then he would have nothing left."
"Because I founded the Lu family's company, I devoted all my energy to helping the Lu family clear their name as soon as possible. I was busy with company affairs and neglected him, so he kept a mistress outside."
“His heart is drifting further and further away from mine. He’s even been blinded by greed and brought his mistress’s child home to raise with me. He can’t tell the two children apart and thinks I can’t either, but you are my child, how could I not recognize you?”
“I had a big fight with him and even hit him. Then, at the urging of others, he sent me to a convalescent center under the pretext of postpartum depression. He gave me injections and medication, and for a period of time I was not in my right mind.”
"But once the effects of the medicine wear off, I can remember everything and start making a scene, demanding to leave. Lu Zhentao will then have someone continue to give me injections and medication."
"Later, even when I regained consciousness, I stopped making a fuss and waited for Yunzhou to come so I could find a way to get him to your uncle and rescue me."
"But Lu Zhentao's vixen came to me. She warned me not to say anything out of line, because there are surveillance cameras everywhere there, and they can see my every move. If I say anything out of line, she will kill me."
“I didn’t know she sold you out. I thought you were in her hands all along. For your safety, I had to endure it. Every time I saw Yunzhou, I was torn. Sometimes he would share Lu Yunqi’s affairs with me. My heart felt like it was being pricked by needles. I wanted to strangle Lu Yunqi and her mistress mother.”
"So that's how it is." Lin Xi felt sorry for her mother; it turned out that she had become her mother's Achilles' heel.
"Mom, did your brother tell you? Lu Yunqi is unconscious." Lin Xi asked.
Zhou Ruolan nodded, "Time was too short, I only heard him mention it once."
Lin Xi smiled slightly at Zhou Ruolan, "I was the one who hit him. Only a few people know about this, and my brother kept it from me."
"Perhaps even God couldn't stand it anymore and let me get some interest back from Lu Yunqi first."
A hint of surprise flashed in Zhou Ruolan's eyes. "You did it?"
Lin Xi blinked.
Zhou Ruolan felt a strange sense of pleasure and subconsciously looked at Zhou Licheng sitting to the side.
Zhou Licheng remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.
"Well done," Zhou Ruolan said, turning her gaze away from Lin Xi. "You and your brother are very similar; you both have a ruthless streak in your bones."
Zhou Licheng coughed. "Lanlan, let's eat first. Everyone's hungry."
“Okay,” Zhou Ruolan pulled Lin Xi toward the restaurant. “Xi Xi, your uncle and aunt have already prepared a meal. We don’t know if you have any dietary restrictions.”
“No, I’m never a picky eater,” Lin Xi replied. “I just like spicy food, which is something my brother and I are very similar in.”
"You like spicy food too?" Zhou Ruolan's eyes were full of surprise. "Does taste taste have to do with heredity? My mom and uncle also love spicy food."
"That's wonderful!" Lin Xi said happily.
The family sat around the table, eating and chatting.
Zhou Ruolan asked Song Xu, "Xi Xi, I heard you have a boyfriend, is it that boy from the Song family?"
She went to see the Song family's son when he was born, and strangely enough, she became pregnant not long after.
She and Xu Wantang had a good relationship. They even joked that if she was carrying a girl, they would become in-laws.
Unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, Xixi actually ended up with that boy from the Song family.
Lin Xi hummed in agreement. "His name is Song Xu, but we can't be together anymore."
"Why?" Zhou Ruolan asked, raising an eyebrow. "Did he cheat on you, or did Xu Wantang disagree with you?"
“No, Aunt Xu is very good to me, and Uncle Song approves of me,” Lin Xi sighed. “It’s because of Grandpa Song that he disapproves of my family background and doesn’t agree with me being with Song Xu.”
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