"I always felt that there was something wrong with that woman."
“I don’t know her very well, but I think what you said is right.” Ning Hong also felt that this girl wasn’t quite right in the head. He and she were, at best, complete strangers. “You just kicked her, did you hurt your foot?”
"It doesn't hurt, she just wants to hit you."
How can I tolerate something like this?
Jiang Cha touched his face, "I can't bear to hit myself."
"Why did you hit me when I'm being so well-behaved?"
"That's true."
Jiang Cha leaned her head against Ning Hongze's back. "It's rare for us to come back, let's have some fun before heading back to Beijing." It's a pity that there's too much of an age gap between them; she still looks like a child and they can't appear as a couple.
It's truly a bit of a shame.
The two of them played and watched everything they could.
Ning Hongze left with Jiang Cha on her back when it was time for her flight.
Of course, just before takeoff, he called Lu Xiu to let her know he was safe.
Lu Xiu bought an afternoon flight, and now she's already in Beijing.
She suddenly didn't want to see her family members anymore.
They accepted her so easily back then, and she thought they all loved her.
When Lu Xiu returned home, her father was still alive.
At the time, these people only accepted her because of her father's influence. If Lu Xiu had observed carefully, she would have found that their eyes were actually full of disdain.
Later, Lu's father passed away, but by then Lu Xiu had already married Zhang Zhanxuan.
The Zhang family's social standing is no less than that of the Lu family.
In particular, the Zhang family is now under the control of Zhang Zhanxuan.
They really didn't expect that Zhang Zhanxuan would be willing to marry Lu Xiu.
Lu Xiu sat in the airport, one hand covering her forehead, her eyes stinging. She wanted to cry, but at her age, if she really broke down in tears in the airport, it would probably be posted online the next moment.
She took a deep breath, stood up, slumped her shoulders, and dragged her suitcase out. Just as she reached the exit, she saw Zhang Zhanxuan looking at her with a smile.
What brings you here?
Lu Xiu looked at him, puzzled. She hadn't told him she'd be back that afternoon. How could this be—
“Hong called to tell me.” Zhang Zhanxuan stepped forward and put his arm around Lu Xiu’s shoulder. “He’s a little worried about you.”
"Red then—"
Mentioning Ning Hongze reminded Lu Xiu of what had happened at the Lu family, and she felt a pang of grievance. Once in the car, she buried her face in Zhang Zhanxuan's arms and began to cry.
Zhang Zhanxuan didn't ask any more questions. He knew his brothers-in-law very well; they had always been like that—people who wouldn't do anything without a profit.
If they were so indifferent to sending Ning Hongze to the orphanage back then, why would they suddenly want to see people now? They probably have some ulterior motive.
However, Lu Xiu still showed some favoritism towards her family, so generally speaking, Zhang Zhanxuan would never speak ill of the Lu family.
But today, perhaps Lu Xiu has been wronged too much.
After she finished crying, she told everyone what had happened at the Lu family's house.
"Don't you think they went a bit too far?"
“That’s my son, they should at least give him some face.”
"I'm so angry!"
Seeing Lu Xiu's aggrieved accusations against the Lu family, Zhang Zhanxuan couldn't help but chuckle.
He hadn't seen Lu Xiu like this in a long time.
It felt like they were back in the days when they were dating.
That's how Lu Xiu was back then; whether she was happy or not, she would always pull him aside and talk for a long time—
"why are you laughing?"
"I think you look really cute today."
The words had barely left her mouth when Lu Xiu's face suddenly flushed bright red.
"What are you saying? You're already so old."
"No matter how old you get, you'll always be adorable in my eyes." Zhang Zhanxuan lowered his head and kissed her. That simple kiss swept away all the resentment and frustration in her heart.
Perhaps because that experience was too cruel, Lu Xiu had changed somewhat when they met again. But this was someone he had once held dear in his heart, and no matter what he had become, he would naturally still love him.
Over the years, they've had a sweet relationship, but something was missing. In that very instant, that missing part was found.
Lu Xiu was being overly cautious with him.
Many times, people don't dare to voice their complaints.
Even though they were the closest of people, she kept all the grievances she suffered to herself, refusing to speak out.
"Today is just like this, it's very good, I like it very much—"
Zhang Zhanxuan hugged Lu Xiu tightly, completely satisfied. Lu Xiu, nestled in his arms, softly murmured an "Mmm."
Ning Hong had always thought that Mo Lan was mentally unstable, but she never expected that she would go to such extremes.
Three months after they returned to Beijing, Mo Lan had Zhang Rui kidnapped.
This was Ning Hongze's oversight.
He never expected that this woman would do such a thing.
Zhang Rui was kidnapped on her way home, not far from the school gate, and was dragged into a car by two people.
Zhang Rui screamed in terror.
She struggled desperately; was the same thing that happened back then about to repeat itself?
Fortunately, Zhang Rui's suitor had been following her all along. This male classmate was an Aikido master who had won the National Youth Championship.
He rushed forward and successfully rescued Zhang Rui.
Zhang Rui was so frightened that she trembled and cried uncontrollably in the arms of the male classmate.
She was genuinely scared.
If she had to do it again, she probably wouldn't be able to keep going.
After that, the male classmate stayed with Zhang Rui.
The male classmate's name was Mingxi. He was Zhang Rui's classmate. He liked her from the first time he saw her, and the more he got to know her, the more he liked her.
But Zhang Rui kept rejecting him.
He could sense that Zhang Rui had feelings for him, but for some reason, she refused to accept him.
"Mingxi, do you really want to know why I rejected you?" Zhang Rui cried for a while before raising her red eyes to look at Mingxi.
"Yes, I really want to know. If you don't give me a reasonable reason, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince me to give you up."
He has persisted for two years and doesn't mind persisting for a few more years.
"You don't understand me at all. You have no idea what kind of person I am. If you knew my past, you wouldn't like me anymore."
Zhang Rui said with a bitter expression.
"I don't understand you because you've never given me a chance to understand you. Since you've already prepared for the worst, why can't you give me a chance?"
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