Kyoto, the old Lu family residence.
"Lu Jingyan! You have thirty minutes to bring Wanwan back! Otherwise, don't ever set foot in this house again!"
Yesterday, I eagerly awaited Wanwan's return to the old house for dinner, but after waiting all night, she didn't show up. Instead, Lu's mother was yelling at me on the phone.
Mr. Lu sat to the side, gently massaging his furious wife's legs. Hearing the intermittent sounds coming from the other end of the phone, his brows furrowed involuntarily.
"That brat! Wanwan is pregnant, and he hasn't made any move to marry her. He's always acting like a hooligan and won't let us go to their apartment, saying it will disturb their married life."
"What an unfilial son!" Father Lu said with a cold snort.
"Hmph! You unfilial son, I don't think there's a single good man in your Lu family!"
At that moment, Lu's mother glared at Lu's father with displeasure.
Mr. Lu wisely shut his mouth, but his hands continued to move without stopping.
"I'm warning you, Lu Jingyan, if you don't bring Wanwan over here, I'll personally go over and knock down your apartment tomorrow."
On the other end of the phone, Lu Jingyan rubbed his ear and said, "That's your daughter-in-law's house. If you want to knock on it, go back and knock on Qingshan Yazhu."
"You! Unfilial son, unfilial son!" Lu's mother suddenly stood up, startling Lu's father who was busy working nearby.
“Lu Jingyan, if you don’t let us see Wanwan, I’ll go to the Chu family myself and have a good talk with them. I think they’re a little unhappy about you delaying Wanwan’s marriage.”
"Moreover, I heard from the Chu family that they don't want Wanwan to raise the child alone. They will take the mother and child back after she gives birth. The child can take the surname Shi or Chu, but definitely not Lu."
"Although Grandma Lu is often delirious and oblivious to worldly affairs, she has been more lucid since she learned that Wanwan is pregnant, and she often talks about Wanwan."
Fearing that his wife would get angry again, Mr. Lu took the phone from her and spoke with an unusually calm tone.
There was an equally eerie silence on the other end of the phone.
"We'll be there in ten minutes."
...
Ten minutes later, Lu Jingyan put his arm around Shi Wan and entered the living room.
When Lu's mother saw Shi Wan, she pushed Lu Jingyan aside and pulled Shi Wan's hand to sit on the sofa.
"Wanwan, have you lost weight recently? You look even thinner. Have you lost your appetite?"
Lu's mother looked Shi Wan up and down with concern.
Shi Wan glanced at Lu Jingyan with a hint of resentment, then nodded, "Yeah, lately I keep throwing up after eating. I don't eat much before I throw up, and it's happened several times in a row, so my appetite has gotten even worse. And..."
Moreover, after she became pregnant, Lu Jingyan spent almost every day with her, which gave him even more opportunities to take advantage of Shi Wan.
Every day, we're either cuddling and kissing in bed, on the living room sofa, or even in the shower.
Aside from that one more in-depth step, he did everything else, both the ones he had done before and the ones he hadn't done before.
Thinking back to the scene where Lu Jingyan placed her on the table before leaving...
Shi Wan's face flushed instantly. She turned her head away without saying a word, but the few red marks on her fair neck did not escape Lu's mother's eyes.
Lu's mother immediately jumped up and pinched Lu Jingyan hard, "You unfilial son! You beast! Do you want to kill Wanwan?"
"Lu Cong, go and get the rolling pin!"
Lu Cong is Lu's father's real name. Lu's father, who was originally gloating over Lu Jingyan's misfortune, was suddenly startled.
"Yes, yes..." Mr. Lu hurriedly replied, fearing that he would be the next one to fall.
"Lu Cong, I have worked so hard to bear your children, but I never expected to raise such an unfilial son."
Lu's mother's eyes reddened with anger, and she stared at Lu Jingyan with a look of utter disappointment.
"No, no... Auntie, Jingyan didn't hurt me."
Shi Wan quickly grabbed Lu's mother's arm, keeping her voice very low because there were servants and housekeepers around.
"Don't worry, Wanwan, this kid is disregarding your health... he's trying to kill you. Lu Cong, you and Lu Jingyan should move out from now on!"
Mr. Lu: What? What does this have to do with me?
Lu Jingyan: ...
“There isn’t a single good man in your Lu family. Your son killed your daughter-in-law. It’s the father’s fault for not teaching his son properly. From now on, you two go to Qingshan Yazhu. Don’t come back to the old house without my permission.”
Lu's mother glanced at Lu Jingyan, who was idling to the side, and became even angrier.
"Honey, calm down, what's wrong?"
Mr. Lu is still completely bewildered.
"Go ask your beastly son. He won't marry Wanwan, but he takes advantage of her every day and won't let us see her. Now his daughter-in-law is two months pregnant and has become so thin. Isn't that his fault?"
Lu's mother glared at Lu Jingyan, then turned to look at Shi Wan with a gentle expression.
"Wanwan, you should move back to the old house and live with your aunt from now on. Your aunt has experience with childbirth. This is your first pregnancy, so you must take good care of yourself. Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences later."
Lu Jingyan: Well, you're taking this opportunity to discard me after you've served your purpose, and also dump your annoying husband on me.
"Cough, cough!" Mr. Lu looked down at Lu Jingyan, who had a calm and collected expression, trying to get his attention.
He pointed to the kitchen, gesturing with his eyes that he should appease Lu's mother properly, and that he would go get the rolling pin right now.
The man, who hadn't spoken until now, looked at Lu's furious mother and Lu's anxious father, who was sweating profusely, and sighed softly.
"I asked the doctor, and he said it's okay as long as you pay attention to the frequency and intensity."
Lu Jingyan was somewhat impatient with his mother for using the excuse of keeping Wanwan at the old house. This was his wife, the wife he had finally managed to win back and trick into marrying. He cherished her too much to possibly harm her.
"Furthermore, the doctor advised that if none of these methods work, other approaches can be used..."
"Jing Yan!" Shi Wan interrupted him, glaring at him.
What inappropriate things was this man saying? Her face turned bright red.
"Hmph!" Mother Lu snorted.
“Take a good look for yourself. Which woman is two months pregnant and her baby isn’t even settled yet, and her neck is covered in red marks?”
"Was it chewed by a dog?" Lu's mother looked at Lu Jingyan sarcastically.
Before this brat had a girlfriend, she thought he was frigid or had a problem with his sexual orientation, but she never expected this.
He had no restraint towards Wanwan.
She couldn't let this beast pester Wanwan any longer; if things continued like this, the Lu family's descendants would be doomed.
"Um... I gnawed on it." Lu Jingyan said honestly.
Lu's mother was speechless, unable to refute him.
"Lu Cong! Rolling pin!" He yelled towards the kitchen, startling Lu's father, who trembled again.
Mr. Lu shook his head and sighed, "This brat is even more shameless than I was when I was young."
Back then, after his wife's pregnancy was stable, he kept her in bed for three days because of his constant kissing. Lu Jingyan's grandmother stormed into the house and beat him up. He still remembers that scene vividly.
That kid deserves it for not knowing self-control!
As she spoke, she quickened her pace in searching for the rolling pin.
“Auntie… Jingyan only hugged and kissed me; he hasn’t done anything else since he found out I was pregnant,” Shi Wan explained softly.
“Wanwan, don’t feel sorry for him. I used to be afraid that he wouldn’t be able to find a girlfriend and would stay cooped up at the company all day, so I often pressured him to find one, which made him a person who has no self-control.”
Lu's mother patted Shi Wan's hand tenderly.
"I've already made arrangements with the Chu family. From now on, you'll stay at the old house. Your aunt has been through a lot and can take good care of you. We won't be going to school anymore. If you get bored at the old house, we'll go back to the Chu family. They're looking forward to your return every day."
“Auntie…” Shi Wan’s eyes shone. She had lost her mother, but the warmth that Lu’s mother gave her replaced the maternal love she had missed for several years.
"mom."
"What are you doing?!" Mrs. Lu glared at the man who was about to speak.
"If you want to trick your daughter-in-law into coming home to stay, come up with a better reason."
Mother Lu: ...
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