Chapter 274 How did he end up lagging behind Lu Yunzhou?
Lu Zhentao was really about to vomit blood. Only Zhou Ruolan dared to bring up his story of raising other people's children over and over again.
He was in the wrong; he was the one who did it, and he was the one who owed Zhou Ruolan and her two children.
“Ruolan, you’ve always been kind-hearted, so why can’t you tolerate a child?” Lu Zhentao really couldn’t understand. Knowing Zhou Ruolan as he did, no matter how much she hated Meng Xiuwan, she wouldn’t lay a hand on a nine-year-old child. “I can bring Yunhang here. You can hit him or scold him as you please, as long as you keep him here.”
Zhou Ruolan laughed, but it was a cold laugh. "Don't talk to me about kindness. It makes me feel like you're insulting me."
“And don’t let me see that little bastard,” Zhou Ruolan said bitterly. “I feel disgusted just hearing his name.”
"I wanted to kill him in the womb ten years ago. If Meng Xiuwan hadn't lied to me that Xixi was in her hands, I would have killed her long ago."
“Do you know what she says to me every time she goes to the sanatorium?” Zhou Ruolan sneered. “She tells me in detail how you slept with her, how many times you moved, how many positions you changed, how many times you called out, and all the sweet words you said to her. She tells me all of that quietly.”
"Lu Zhentao, how can you expect me to be kind? How can you expect me to accept raising that bitch's child? What kind of good stuff could a child born from her and you be?"
"If you can't bear to part with them, then divorce me. You can raise them however you want. Yunzhou and Xixi have nothing to do with you anymore. Anyway, I won't spend a single penny to raise my enemy's son."
"After our divorce, you can continue to keep other lovers, and I can keep my young lover. We can each do our own thing and not bother each other. It's a good thing."
Lu Zhentao sat blankly on the sofa. There were so many things he didn't know. No wonder Zhou Ruolan hated Meng Xiuwan and Yun Hang so much.
Should he divorce Zhou Ruolan for Yunhang's sake? But he couldn't bring himself to do it, seeing her with another man.
He couldn't bring himself to sever ties with his son and daughter for the sake of his illegitimate child.
“I will send Yunhang to the mountain village,” Lu Zhentao decided after careful consideration. “I will not divorce you.”
Sending him to a mountain village will only make life a little harder; he'll have someone keep a close eye on him, and he'll definitely survive.
Zhou Ruolan didn't react much. Lu Zhentao's choice was within her expectations. "Since you've already made your decision, then you can go. I'll have him inform you in advance when Yunzhou gets married. In public, we still need to play the role of a loving couple."
Lu Zhentao stood up and clenched his fist. "Ruolan, I'm sorry."
Zhou Ruolan raised her hand and said, "There's no need to say sorry. Saying it again and again is meaningless."
"Oh, right, don't forget to send that disabled couple away too. They were Xixi's adoptive parents, and they have a lot of experience raising other people's children."
Lu Zhentao froze. "What did you say? That man and woman are Xixi's adoptive parents, the adoptive parents who abused Xixi?"
“That’s right,” Zhou Ruolan chuckled, “Meng Xiuwan carefully selected them. She can rest in peace once her son is raised by them.”
After Zhou Ruolan finished speaking, she went upstairs. She didn't care whether Lu Zhentao left or not.
Lu Zhentao stood in the living room for a long time before leaving with his men.
As soon as Zhou Ruolan went upstairs, Lin Xi and Jiang Ran went to greet her.
"Mother."
"aunt."
Zhou Ruolan hugged the two children and said, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry. He can't hurt me anymore."
"Ranran, I'll have someone prepare a room for you. You can come and stay anytime you want," Zhou Ruolan said.
“I can live with Xixi,” Jiang Ran said with a smile.
Zhou Ruolan glanced at her daughter, whose face was red, and shook her head slightly, "There's no place for you to sleep in her room."
"Why?" Jiang Ran asked, puzzled. Such a big villa must have big rooms.
"Song Xu will be staying here for the next couple of days," Lin Xi said softly.
Jiang Ran had never had a good impression of Song Xu. "You haven't dumped him yet?"
"Ranran, Song Xu is very good to me." Lin Xi shook Jiang Ran's arm.
Jiang Ran snorted and raised her fist. "If he dares to treat you badly, he'll be sorry."
Lin Xi nodded, "I have plenty of people backing me up; I can beat him up by anyone."
Her two older brothers, her cousin and her older cousin, and now she has a sister-in-law, all of whom seem capable of beating Song Xu to a pulp.
Zhou Ruolan watched the two children chatting and laughing, a smile appearing on her face. She glanced downstairs, but Lu Zhentao was no longer in sight.
She scoffed inwardly. They still wanted to use the word "kindness" to morally blackmail her. From the day she was locked up, the word "kindness" had been out of her vocabulary.
Meng Xiuwan's children still want to live a wealthy life under her nose; how wonderful they are!
Lu Zhentao can't fool her. Lu Zhentao has people watching her. Does she think she won't have people watching Lu Zhentao too?
Even if she gets divorced, she won't let that little bastard get away with it.
That evening, Song Xu returned to the Lu family home on time.
Upon seeing Jiang Ran, he changed his usual attitude and greeted her with a smile, "Cousin Jiang Ran is back."
Jiang Ran was taken aback. It felt strange to be called "cousin" by Song Xu. She nodded in response.
Lin Xi smiled and took Song Xu's arm. "Song Xu, a big event happened today, but unfortunately you missed it."
"Oh? What is it?" Song Xu asked curiously.
"Do you know who Jiang Nian's sister is?" Lin Xi's lips curled up slightly.
Song Xu stroked his chin. "Could it be someone we know?"
Lin Xi nodded slightly.
The surname is Jiang, and it's someone they know. Song Xu quickly searched his memory for this person, and raised an eyebrow, "Could it be our cousin-in-law?"
"Ah, you guessed it!" Lin Xi said happily. "Isn't it too much of a coincidence!"
Song Xu hummed in agreement, "It's quite a coincidence that cousins are marrying their sisters."
“My brother is already preparing for the wedding. Once Niannian turns 20, they’ll register their marriage. Isn’t that fast?” Lin Xi exclaimed, marveling at how quickly her brother was getting married.
Upon hearing this, Song Xu became a little anxious. Lu Yunzhou and Jiang Nian had only been dating for a few days, and they were already preparing to get married.
He and Xixi have been together for several months, so how come he's fallen behind Lu Yunzhou?
"Xixi, have you told Mom about our situation?" Song Xu asked anxiously.
"Huh?" Lin Xi lowered her head and pretended to be stupid. "What's going on between us?"
Zhou Ruolan walked over at this moment and asked, "Is there something you two want to tell me?"
"Mom, I proposed to Xixi last night, and she said yes," Song Xu said directly to his future mother-in-law. "I want to register our marriage abroad and then have the wedding back in China. What do you think?"
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