"You two sisters-in-law know it's all a rumor. If you hear it again in the future, we'll have to trouble you to clarify it for us."
"Oh, Xiao Lu, you're too kind. We're all family."
"Exactly, we'll definitely shut up those spreading rumors."
After accepting Song Qing's fabric, the two sisters-in-law patted their chests and guaranteed that if they heard anything, they would tear the mouths off the gossips.
Song Qing continued chatting with her sisters-in-law, while Lu Yang remained silent, lost in thought.
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At noon, He Shuyue could comfort herself by thinking that her son was bewitched by Song Qing, that vixen. But even after he got off work in the evening, he hadn't come home to see his own mother all day.
In addition, as more and more people learned that Lu Yang had returned, they all looked at her with amusement.
"Shuyue, your son is back, why aren't you going home soon?"
"They're going to stay here for a few days, and who knows when they'll be back."
They exchanged a glance, their eyes full of smiles, while He Shuyue left with a stern face.
"What kind of mother is she? She actually cheated on her son with a cuckold. No wonder her son and daughter don't talk to her anymore."
"Isn't that how she is? She treats her own children like she has some deep-seated hatred, but she's closer to other people's children than to her own mother."
"That's true, those two kids are unlucky to have such a mother."
After Lu Weiguo returned, he stayed in the study. The couple did not speak until there was a knock on the door, and He Shuyue opened it.
Standing outside was her own son, who had been back for a day.
"You still know this is your home? I thought you were never coming back."
He Shuyue couldn't help but complain, "Why are you back? You're staying for a few days this time. Why aren't you at the post? Why did you go to Song Qing's place?"
She'd heard that Song Qing had injured her foot somehow. Could it be that her son was going to go and take care of her? Was her job considered a job, but her son's job wasn't?
"Leaving first thing tomorrow morning."
He Shuyue looked up in shock. "Leaving tomorrow morning!" He meant he'd only stay for one day, but he ended up spending the entire day at the Tian family's house.
"Do you still consider this place your home? You're only planning to show your face and leave after such a short time, right? We're your real parents. They have a son, what are you doing here?"
Her eyes reddened with anger. Lu Weiguo, hearing the commotion, also came out of his study and remained silent.
"Mom, I have something I want to ask you."
"What's there to ask? You don't even treat me like your mother." She wanted to complain a few more times, but she noticed that her son's face was very serious, which made her feel uneasy.
Only then did he realize something was wrong. Lu Yang's face remained dark, without a trace of a smile.
"What do you want to ask?" Could it be that she heard Tian Qiaozhu's words and came to confront her? She was also planning to complain that Tian Qiaozhu had slapped her in front of so many people yesterday.
"Did you spread those rumors about me and Song Qing outside?"
"……I"
He Shuyue stammered a few words, trying to cover it up.
“I didn’t know you went to look for her. She’s been staying in the same place as that guy surnamed Chen. They haven’t come back for so long. How could I not worry?”
Besides, Mom wants to be honest: does she still have feelings for that Chen guy? If she still cares about him and still wants to marry you, isn't that being fickle and two-timing?
"I told you not to spread our stories outside."
"What do you mean by spreading rumors? If she didn't do it, what could she possibly spread? Besides, wasn't I just doing this for your own good?"
"Son, you're clear-headed about everything else, but you were completely fooled by this Song Qing. How do you know if anything happened between them before you arrived?"
"He Shuyue!"
Lu Weiguo angrily rebuked her, wishing he could cover her mouth and drag her into the house. He didn't see that his son's face was already as black as hell, and he was still provoking him at this time.
Besides, her son and daughter-in-law came back together, so the rumors outside couldn't spread anymore. As a result, she, as the mother, was still convinced that her daughter-in-law had someone else in her heart.
She's a menace; she won't be satisfied until she's caused chaos in the household.
"Son, don't listen to her, your mother is senile."
"Lu Weiguo, you're the one who's senile! You actually believe that..."
Lu Yang suddenly stood up, startling He Shuyue so much that she stopped talking.
His face was gloomy, and his whole body was like ice, constantly emanating cold air, which made even Lu Weiguo fall silent.
"son……"
"Is this how you've treated her all these years?"
Lu Yang stood there, clenching his fists and looking at his mother, suddenly realizing that he had never truly understood her.
"You and that guy surnamed Bai lied together, telling her that I was engaged to Bai Jiaying and had a boyfriend, and that she was even pregnant at that time."
"The child in your belly is mine, your own grandson!"
"I..." He Shuyue stammered, trying to explain something.
"Are you trying to say you didn't do it? Song Qing has no idea what the truth is. She thinks she ruined my relationship with Bai Jiaying, which is why she's been avoiding me all these years."
She was pregnant all by herself, and Lu Yang couldn't even imagine how she would get through that time.
"If she hadn't moved to the dormitory and stopped contacting you, would An'an have been born safely?"
It's no wonder he's so vicious. Knowing she was pregnant, he didn't care about her feelings in the early stages and made up such a big lie. Later on, he still expected her to take good care of Song Qing.
There's even that guy surnamed Bai still living in the house.
"Lu Yang, I'm your mother! How could you say that to me!"
He Shuyue also screamed at the top of her lungs. She was dissatisfied with Song Qing, but she didn't intend to do anything to his child.
That's her own grandson too.
The two looked at each other for a while, and then Lu Yang suddenly chuckled softly.
“You’re my mother, and you know that I’m the one who wants to marry Song Qing. I don’t expect you to truly like her, but at least for my sake, don’t make things difficult for her.”
"I……"
"So you knew we had misunderstandings during those years, and even to the point of considering divorce, and you knew I never wanted a divorce, yet you just watched us go by."
Now that we've finally cleared up the misunderstanding, you're clinging to those old grievances again. What exactly are you trying to do? Do you want me to get a divorce and be all alone before you'll be satisfied?
Sometimes I even wonder who your real child is. You've never cared about the people I love, nor have you ever truly loved Xiaohui. You can turn a blind eye to our pain.
He Shuyue wanted to explain, but found her son's eyes were extremely cold, which made her stop in her tracks.
"I will protect my family and stay away from anyone who wants to destroy us." He stared at He Shuyue and said each word clearly.
After saying that, he walked out without paying her any attention, but suddenly stopped at the door.
"I'm not coming back for the Chinese New Year."
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