Seeing this, Zhou Ziwu felt a little uneasy. He smiled at Lu Xiangxiang and said, "Sister-in-law, why did you call me upstairs?"
"There are some things I think I should tell you."
"What?"
"Duoduo is not our child."
"What?" He said in surprise. He really didn't know this.
After all, Lu Xiangxiang was unable to come back when she married Zhou Ziheng. After he came back, no one mentioned this matter, and no one would deliberately mention it, so he really didn't know.
Now that I think about it, it is indeed true. Lu Duoduo looks different from Lu Xiangxiang. Lu Xiangxiang has a very bright appearance, very beautiful and stunning, while Lu Duoduo has a delicate and somewhat quiet appearance. Both of them look good and are very white.
He had previously thought that they looked alike, perhaps because one looked like the father and the other looked like the mother, and he had never doubted this.
Now that his sister-in-law said this, he immediately knew that what she said was true.
"Duoduo is a child I picked up. When I met her, she was already twelve years old, but she wasn't even as tall as a seven or eight-year-old. Her father died of illness when she was young, and her mother remarried. I couldn't leave her to be raised by her second uncle, but her uncle was a ruthless person and abused her constantly, beating and scolding her. Life was pretty tough for her."
When she talked about the past, a trace of heartache flashed in her eyes. If only she could have met Lu Duoduo earlier, but unfortunately there was no if, their meeting was destined.
"So that's how it is." Zhou Ziwu only felt his heart aching at this moment.
Thinking about how she used to often talk about Lu Xiangxiang, he was very jealous.
It turns out that her sister is her salvation and her hope to survive.
"Do you know how I met Duoduo?"
"How did you meet?" he asked hurriedly.
"You also know that your sister-in-law used to be a forensic doctor."
Zhou Ziwu nodded, and she continued, "There was a murder and corpse disposal case that happened in the suburbs of East City, and Duoduo was an eyewitness to that case."
"What?" She saw murder?
Zhou Ziwu had seen dead people before, but that was all on the battlefield. In their time, there were not many opportunities to see dead people. Now it is a peaceful time.
"The case happened like this..." She described what happened in simple words.
Zhou Ziwu was shocked. "So, Duoduo saw the whole thing, but she didn't dare to speak out for fear of being killed. She only told her sister-in-law later?"
"Yes." She nodded.
"She helped us a lot. The case was solved quickly. Your eldest brother also offended the Zhang family. When he was demoted, other members of the Zhang family attacked the Zhou family. Later, they were also demoted. It is not a pity that such people died.
Ahem, I've strayed from the topic. I felt sorry for Duoduo at the time, but she had someone to support her, so I had no choice but to let her go. Later, she came to the Public Security Bureau to find me. The reason was that her uncle and aunt abandoned her because of this incident. They were afraid of retaliation, so they returned to their hometown without her. Later, your eldest brother found them and gave them some money. Duoduo's household registration was transferred, and she became my sister.
"Later, I kept her by my side. She was very obedient, helping with household chores and babysitting. She was also very kind to the children. She was no different from an ordinary person, eating, drinking, running and jumping. I thought the incident was over, but it still left a big shadow in her heart."
"What?"
"She hid it because she was afraid of that kind of thing. Ahem, you know, after she saw the deceased being treated this way and that, she became very resistant to men."
It turned out that this was the reason why he was so resistant when touching her. He thought back to when he first came to the base for duty and saw her every day. He even got hit by her when he held her hand. He didn't think too much about it at the time and thought she was embarrassed.
I finally understand why she resisted his closeness. It turned out to be because of these reasons.
His heart was filled with pity, which made his chest feel blocked.
After a long time, he took a deep breath and became determined. He looked at Lu Xiangxiang and said, "Sister-in-law, I think I know what you mean by telling me this. If she resists, I can wait until the day she is willing."
She smiled. "Sister-in-law, you're right. Now we need to heal the shadow in her heart. This will take time and it won't be healed all at once. You should be prepared for a long battle."
"Yeah." He nodded.
When the two came down from upstairs, the people downstairs were still watching TV.
"Are you done? What did you talk about? You've been up there for a long time." Miao Cuihua asked curiously.
Lu Xiangxiang shook his head. It was enough for only a few of them to know about these things. The older ones were old and it would be bad to make them worry too much.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Miao Cuihua didn't ask any more questions. Every young person has their own secrets, and it's impossible to tell them all to her.
It was soon time for everyone to go upstairs to rest, and Lu Xiangxiang urged the children to wash up and go to bed.
Everyone went back to their rooms, and Zhou Ziwu also went back to his room. He lay on the bed, his sister-in-law's words flashing through his mind over and over again, and he couldn't sleep.
He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, and finally he couldn't sit still anymore.
A look of determination flashed in his eyes, and he turned to her door and knocked.
One, two, three times.
Finally, Lu Duoduo came to open the door. She looked at Zhou Ziwu in surprise: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"You didn't sleep either?" he asked.
Lu Duoduo smiled, "It seems that none of us can sleep."
"Yes, a lot happened today and I need time to digest it. Now I want to talk to you." His eyes looked at Lu Duoduo.
The lights in Lu Duoduo's room were not on, but his eyes were particularly noticeable in the dark.
"Come in." She said to Zhou Ziwu.
With a click, Lu Duoduo turned on the light, and she finally saw the figure of the person in front of her.
The two stood in front of each other, neither speaking.
Finally, Zhou Ziwu spoke up, "I know everything that happened before."
Her eyes flickered, and she knew that her sister had called Zhou Ziwu up just to say this.
"You know everything? I'm sorry, I may not be right for you." She said these words with difficulty.
She had seen and known his efforts over the past two years, but what she didn't say was that she actually liked him quite a bit.
Yes, I like him. I was attracted to him the first time I saw him.
It was just that she resisted in her heart, and had been resisting until today when she had to admit that she actually liked him very much and was also afraid that he would leave, otherwise she would not have gone out to hold him back today.
Now that I’ve told him everything and he knows that I can’t marry him for the time being, what will he think?
Do you agree or break up with her?
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