Chapter 110 Protecting Me
"If it weren't for him, how could Chu Lin and Chu Yilin have left us?" Chu Zhen's arms tightened around me, the blow to him from the two children was no less than mine.
"Chu Zhen, you know, although I'm a materialist, I still believe in fate. From childhood to adulthood, I've met many outstanding boys, and quite a few have confessed their feelings to me, but I've never been moved. I always felt that my other half was waiting for me somewhere. Look, I've found him, haven't I? That's our destiny. Chu Lin has a hard life, but because of him, we got back together after we separated. Perhaps heaven sent him down to earth to help our marriage. As for Chu Yilin, maybe his time to descend to earth wasn't right, and heaven took him back. But I'm still very grateful to him for giving me the joy of becoming a mother for the first time, and for letting me know that if there's a next time, I must protect my child."
"Dang'er, thank you for your hard work~"
"Going through all this with you wasn't hard at all. Actually, Chu Tian and Professor Huang's relationship has ended, but Grandma's relationship with her son hasn't faded yet. I saw tears in Grandma's eyes just now; she probably wanted to see Chu Tian too."
"Okay, I understand!"
I am truly grateful to Chu Zhen. He is domineering yet humane. I think he probably also wants to sit down and have a good talk with Chu Tian. Apart from betraying his marriage with Professor Huang, Chu Tian doesn't seem to have done anything heinous.
Professor Huang, being an intellectual, agreed as soon as Chu Zhen spoke, perhaps considering Grandma's advanced age. Grandma, on the other hand, was somewhat stubborn, but after my persistent persuasion, she finally nodded in agreement.
"Mom, these are supplements for you. You have high blood pressure, and these can help lower it."
"Lin Dang, this is for you. I didn't know what to buy since it's our first meeting. I heard you haven't gone on your honeymoon yet, so here's a card for you to take on your honeymoon~" Chu Tian handed me a card.
"Thank you, I appreciate the thought, but I can't accept it," I politely declined.
"Then give it to Zhen'er, Zhen'er, take it, this is a little something from Dad~" I always thought Chu Zhen would refuse, but she actually took it back. Later, Chu Zhen told me why he shouldn't take it. As a father, it was only right for him to give his daughter-in-law a gift. It was only much later that we found out that there was actually a million in that card.
Chu Tian took a lot of things out of the trunk, seemingly trying to make up for what he owed the family. Professor Huang, a proud man, was busy in the kitchen and paid no attention to what was happening in the living room.
Grandma looked at Chu Tian, and finally couldn't hold back her tears. She kept scolding Chu Tian, but her eyes were full of heartache. Chu Tian sat beside his grandmother, listening to her various complaints, but he didn't complain at all.
After lunch, Chu Tian and Chu Zhen went into the study, Grandma went to rest, and I had nothing to do, so I went to my room to prepare for a nap.
"Lin Dang, have some fruit~" Professor Huang brought in a plate of fruit.
"Thank you, Mom~" I took the fruit plate with one hand and pulled Professor Huang to sit down on the sofa with the other.
"Mom, is there something you want to tell me?" Professor Huang usually doesn't come to our room much, giving us plenty of private space.
"Lin Dang, thank you~"
"Mom, why do you say that?"
"You're a sensible child. You're the one who got Chu Zhen to agree to let his father in, right?" As expected, nothing could be hidden from Professor Huang. "Actually, I don't blame his father. A marriage isn't something that can be maintained by one person alone. We both share responsibility for our divorce, and we can't blame his father entirely. Back then, he chose to go to the south so that my son and I could have a better life. He even asked me to come with him, but I didn't give up my career, and the two of us gradually drifted apart..." Professor Huang paused. "However, I never expected that because of his father, you would suffer so much injustice. What I didn't expect even more is that you don't hold a grudge against him."
"Mom, it was Li Guoqiang who wronged me, and he has now received the punishment he deserves. I don't blame anyone else."
“Child, you are so sensible. With you by Chu Zhen’s side, I can rest assured. But you have suffered too much injustice over the years.”
"It's okay, it's all in the past now, and I'm doing fine now. Grandma even said my face looks rounder!"
"Then let me ask something I shouldn't: are you and Chu Zhen planning to have a child?"
I didn't expect Professor Huang to ask this question so suddenly. Before, due to my health issues and Li Guoqiang's situation, we had been using contraception. Later, Li Guoqiang went to prison, and my health recovered. We tried not using contraception, but there was still no result. I understand that my grandmother is old, and Chu Zhen is the only son in the family; they definitely want to see a great-grandson. So Chu Zhen and I went to City B to see a doctor and got some traditional Chinese medicine. However, because I was late in the pregnancy when I miscarried, and the medication also caused me stress, my health has suffered. Everything is up to fate now. Chu Zhen hasn't told Professor Huang any of this, but we've been trying our best.
"We'll try our best~" I didn't want Professor Huang to feel bad.
Chu Zhen and Chu Tian talked for a long time. I didn't ask them what they talked about, but I could tell that their relationship wasn't as tense as I'd imagined. Perhaps influenced by Professor Huang, Chu Zhen didn't really hate his father that much.
"Let's try artificial insemination." I thought about it for a long time in the car, and finally decided to bring it up with Chu Zhen.
"Why?" Chu Zhen pulled the car over to the side of the road, looking at me with a hesitant gaze. "Did my mother say something to you?"
"No, it's my own idea. I'm already thirty, and after several hospitalizations, my physical condition isn't what it used to be, so I want to get pregnant as soon as possible while my health is still good."
"Lin Dang, I didn't marry you to have children for Chu Zhen. I want you to be happy and to have you by my side at all times. Do you understand? All I want is you, understand?"
"Hmm~" I was pleased with Chu Zhen's words, but for a family, having children and grandchildren around is something many people long for, especially for a family like Chu Zhen's, where only one son has been born for three generations.
I no longer bring up this topic, but I still go to City B regularly for check-ups and to get my medication. In my mind, I always hope that there is a life that carries my and Chu Zhen's blood.
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