Chapter 221 What Sweet Dreams Are You Having?
"What nonsense!" Jiang Nian was truly impressed by her mother's imagination. "Mom, what are you thinking? I'm so amazing, who would dare to mistreat me?"
“I know that most men can’t get close to you, so all these injuries on your body must be voluntary,” Jiang Nian’s mother said with tears in her eyes. “Did you do this for money?”
She got hurt for money, but not in the way her mother thought. Jiang Nian closed her eyes. "Mom, how could you and Dad think that about me? Am I the kind of person who would do anything for money?"
Jiang Nian's parents nodded together.
Okay, she did do some part-time jobs, like working as an NPC in escape rooms. She got so into character that she scared the players half to death, and then she got a complaint.
I even walked people's dogs, exhausting them to the point of collapse.
Anyway, it didn't last very long.
“I’ve found a stable part-time job this time,” Jiang Nian said confidently. “I found a job as a bodyguard. The boss tested my skills tonight and was very satisfied with me. This 10,000 yuan is a deposit.”
Jiang Nian's parents thought this explanation was plausible and breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Nian's mother patted her head and said, "Niannian, Mom knows you want to earn money to ease the burden on the family, but safety should always be the priority."
“I know,” Jiang Nian nodded. “I’m going to work tomorrow. The boss pays me an hourly wage, so I won’t be able to come back often after that.”
She needed to earn money and stay by her boss's side as much as possible.
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When Lu Zhentao got home, he took a hot shower to wash away the stench and blood smell that had accumulated on his body.
He took out a large photo album from more than ten years ago from a drawer. The photos inside were compiled by Zhou Ruolan.
From the time they fell in love to their marriage, and then to the birth of their son, they took many photos every year.
Lu Zhentao flipped through the photos, carefully examining each one. In the photos, Zhou Ruolan's eyes were filled with love as she looked at him, and so was his.
After having her son, Zhou Ruolan's eyes showed more tenderness, but her love for him did not diminish.
The last photo was taken when Zhou Ruolan was six months pregnant with her second child. She looked visibly tired, but the tenderness in her eyes as she looked at him remained.
But his expression was impatient and somewhat disgusted.
I wonder if Zhou Ruolan noticed anything amiss back then. If he had looked at those photos carefully, he would have realized that Zhou Ruolan's feelings for him had never changed; it was he who had changed.
He felt remorseful, but there's no going back. Even if he tried to make amends, Zhou Ruolan would never forgive him.
How could he be so heartless as to lock her up for eighteen years, even giving her medicine to prevent her from saying anything inappropriate?
However, he should be the one to deal with the mistakes he made. The only thing left to deal with is that bitch Meng Xiuwan. He's tired today, so let that bitch have one more day of fun.
However, Meng Xiuwan did not have a happy day; instead, she was filled with anxiety.
She heard that Changgui had been released from the police station, but she couldn't get in touch with him no matter what she tried. She was afraid that Lu Zhentao would overthink things, so she didn't dare to ask him.
When she tried to go out in the afternoon, she found several people at the door, all of whom were Lu Zhentao's men, preventing her from leaving.
Meng Xiuwan sensed that something bad was about to happen. Did Lu Zhentao find out something, that Lin Xi was the little bastard he had with Zhou Ruolan?
He asked me about it last time, so maybe he had his suspicions then. Now, perhaps a paternity test has confirmed it.
Is Lu Zhentao blaming her?
Meng Xiuwan wanted to call Lu Zhentao, but found that her phone suddenly lost signal and had no internet access.
Lu Yunhang ran downstairs and asked, "Mom, my tablet can't connect to the internet. Is the network down?"
Meng Xiuwan forced herself to remain calm, "Yes, Mom's phone is also offline. Wait a bit, maybe it will be back online soon."
"Mom, do you want to call and ask?" Lu Yunhang was a little anxious. His game had just started, so why did the internet go down?
Meng Xiuwan glanced at the time. "I won't ask anymore today. It's too late. You should go to sleep."
“Mom…” Lu Yunhang frowned, “If you don’t want to ask, I’ll call Dad and have him send someone to fix it.”
Lu Yunhang reached for the phone in Meng Xiuwan's hand, but Meng Xiuwan dodged him. "You child, are you trying to secretly play games online? Have you finished the test paper I asked you to do?"
When the topic of studying came up, Lu Yunhang became listless. He pretended to yawn and said, "One more thing, I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep, I'll write again tomorrow."
After saying that, Lu Yunhang ran away.
Meng Xiuwan glanced at Lu Yunhang running up the stairs and felt relieved. What was she afraid of? She still had Hanghang. Yunhang was Lu Zhentao's own son.
Isn't a son better than a girl?
Even for Hanghang's sake, Lu Zhentao wouldn't do anything to her.
Meng Xiuwan tried to comfort herself, but she couldn't fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned in bed. She finally closed her eyes just before dawn.
She couldn't sleep well, having one dream after another. Meng Xiuwan dreamed that Lu Zhentao was going to die and would give all his shares to her Hanghang, so that the Lu Corporation would all be hers.
She kicked Lu Yunzhou out of the company and the Lu family, and forced him to pick up trash with Lin Xi.
They deserve to live by scavenging for garbage.
Then there was Zhou Ruolan from the recuperation center. She slapped her left and right repeatedly, beating her until her face looked like a pig's head.
Why did Zhou Ruolan occupy the position of Mrs. Lu for so long? Lu Zhentao neither divorced her nor killed her, but just kept her locked up, making her suffer the stigma of being a mistress.
Meng Xiuwan woke up laughing; it was just a dream. As she savored the memories of her dream, she opened her eyes with a smile, only to see Lu Zhentao sitting by the bed watching her.
"You're awake?" Lu Zhentao smiled as he saw her open her eyes. "What sweet dream did you have? Tell me so I can have a good laugh too."
"Brother Tao, you're here." Meng Xiuwan's smile vanished. Of course, she couldn't tell Lu Zhentao what she had dreamed about unless she wanted to die. She got up and hugged Lu Zhentao's arm. "I dreamed that you held a grand wedding for me. Brother Tao, when will you marry me?"
Lu Zhentao burst out laughing after hearing this, "Hahaha, that's certainly a beautiful dream for you, how ridiculous."
Meng Xiuwan released Lu Zhentao's arm and looked at him in astonishment, "Brother Tao, what do you mean by that?"
What's so funny about what she said? What did Lu Zhentao mean by that? Usually, he would just say a few words to coax her and buy her some luxury goods.
Lu Zhentao wiped away the tears of laughter. "You still want to marry me? Do you even deserve it? Don't you know what kind of person you are?"
"Brother Tao!" Meng Xiuwan's voice trembled slightly. "I've been with you since I was nineteen, and I even had a son and a daughter with you. How could you say such a thing about me!"
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