Chapter 102 She didn't like Chen Enzhi. ...
It's been almost a month since the Lu family elders arrived in Jincheng, and finally, Mr. Lu couldn't help but ask to go home.
The Shen family wanted to persuade them to stay a little longer, but Lu's mother was also eager to go home.
Lu's father told Lu You to buy train tickets today: "Buy four tickets." He also wanted to bring Lu Xuan home.
Lu Chang scoffed, "She can't stay at home. In a few days, she'll probably start making a scene again. It's better to let her stay in Jincheng."
Mr. Lu slammed down his chopsticks and glared at his son: "Is this house a prison? Why can't you stay here?"
Lu's mother nudged her husband, reminding him that they were at his in-laws' house and he should tone down his stubbornness.
Father Shen tried to smooth things over: "Young people are energetic. If we interfere too much, they feel restricted at home and think we are all uncivilized old men."
He advised his old friend to take it easy, saying that young people have their own ideas and to let them be.
Shen Jiashi disagreed, and being a bit cheeky, deliberately teased him: "Dad, can I move out?"
The moment he uttered those words, he received a glare from his father, who thought, "You unfilial son, all you do is sabotage me."
Chen's mother looked at Lu's mother and shook her head helplessly: "Look at my family, they're all a handful too."
Shen Rong, who was listening nearby, felt very wronged: "Mom, why did you include me in your scolding of my eldest brother?"
Before Shen's father could look over, Lu Lin quickly picked up a radish pancake for her and shut her up, saying, "Eat up."
Are you stupid? There's no need to get involved in this kind of situation; isn't it just asking for trouble?
The two mothers exchanged a glance upon seeing their subtle actions, smiling without saying a word—they were being so protective.
Lu Lin looked up at his father and said, "Let my third brother handle the train tickets; he has many friends."
These words didn't sound like a nice thing. Lu Chang received a threatening look from his elder brother and nodded honestly: "Leave it to me. Second brother, do you want to bring some things back for your sister-in-law and niece? I'll go with you to buy them."
Seeing his excited expression, Mr. Lu couldn't stand it and tapped the table: "If you don't want to go to work, come home with us."
Lu Chang fell silent, his eyes darting around before he buried himself in his food. A moment later, he looked up and asked about the people who hadn't arrived.
"Why hasn't my little sister come down yet? Isn't she going to eat breakfast?" Or is she planning to eat out?
Lu's mother laughed and said, "She didn't sleep well. I went to wake her up, but she wouldn't get up. I let her go hungry."
Mother Shen: "They're still young, they all love to sleep."
"Actually, I don't really want to eat breakfast either." Lu Chang retorted, he didn't want to get up early either, so why was he being beaten with a stick just because he didn't get up early?
Lu Lin glanced at him: "You don't have to come."
He sleeps in his own dormitory, and no one cares how long he sleeps.
Lu Chang didn't seem to mind being exposed, and said with a grin, "No way, I have to stay with Auntie, I miss her so much."
Lu's mother was very pleased and put a fried dough stick on her younger son's plate: "Be good, don't listen to your older brother."
"My aunt still loves me the most." He was showing off like that; it was embarrassing to look at.
Lu Lin turned to Lu You and asked him how the business was going.
"It's alright." But business wasn't as good as it was in Bincheng.
Shen Jiashi also offered his advice: "Why don't you make some more investments?"
Lu Chang also became interested and got up to come over: "I understand this. The best thing to do now is to start a real industry. Everyone is boycotting foreign goods. The development of domestic products will get better and better in the future. Second brother, why don't you start a factory too?"
He got more and more excited as he talked, putting one hand on his second brother and the other on his sister-in-law's shoulder. However, seeing his brother's cold eyes, he withdrew his hand halfway and let it fall onto the back of the chair.
He chuckled sheepishly and begged for forgiveness: "I was just saying I got excited, wasn't I?"
Shen Rong had almost finished eating, so she got up and offered him a seat: "Third brother, please sit down and talk."
"Sister-in-law, please sit down. I'm young, I can stand for a while." He dared not sit down; if he took his sister-in-law's seat, his brother's eyes would slice him into pieces.
Shen Rong smiled and said, "I've finished eating. I'll go upstairs to see my little sister. Please have a seat."
She and Lu Xuan had arranged to go shopping today, and it was almost time to head out.
Oh, I see.
Lu Chang glanced at his elder brother and, seeing that he didn't even lift his eyelids, carefully sat down.
Seeing that they were having a lively discussion, Mr. Lu and Mr. Shen took their tea to the study, while the two mothers took their grandsons to play in the small garden, leaving the living room to them.
Lu Xuan's room was on the second floor. Shen Rong knocked on the door but received no response. Thinking that she was not awake, he pushed the door open, only to find that there was no one in bed.
There was a noise coming from the bathroom, so Shen Rong went over there.
Lu Xuan was vomiting bile. She turned on the tap and splashed cold water on her face, hoping to suppress the nausea in her chest.
Water streamed down her eyelids, and in the blurry mirror, she could see her pale face, ashen as paper. Her family would worry, so she slapped her face hard, hoping to bring some color back into it.
Suddenly, she felt nauseous again and ran to the toilet to vomit.
She had acid reflux all morning and was so weak from vomiting that she collapsed to the side. Having seen her two sisters-in-law pregnant, she had a very bad feeling about it.
A glass of water was placed in front of her, and Lu Xuan jumped up in alarm. This must not be discovered.
"Drink some water." Shen Rong's expression remained calm.
Lu Xuan was at a loss, her face full of panic, and she was so anxious that she didn't know what to say: "Sister-in-law, why are you here? I'll get ready right away. I just ate something bad."
She made up an excuse to try and fool her sister-in-law.
She took the water glass and pretended nothing was wrong, pushed Shen Rong out, and casually closed the bathroom door: "Sister-in-law, wait for me a moment."
She went to open the wardrobe to look for clothes, pretending to be very busy.
"Have some water first, there's no rush," Shen Rong said softly.
Lu Xuan stopped what she was doing, lowered her head, and dared not meet her gaze. She didn't know when her sister-in-law had come in, or whether her sister-in-law had guessed it.
She quickly finished a glass of water before Shen Rong left, giving her time to change her clothes.
Lu Xuan hesitated for a long time before nervously going downstairs, afraid that her sister-in-law had already told her parents about it and that she would be facing a public trial by her family.
But it was very quiet downstairs; only my sister-in-law was there.
"Alright, let's go." Shen Rong picked up her bag.
Lu Xuan followed closely behind her. Seeing that her sister-in-law's expression was normal, she breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her sister-in-law probably didn't think much of it.
Yes, it's not surprising that I don't have a good appetite.
Shen Rong drove himself, but the direction seemed a bit wrong.
"Sister-in-law, aren't we going to the main road?" Lu Xuan asked timidly.
This is the most bustling street in Jincheng; I always go there when I go shopping.
Shen Rong looked ahead: "Let's not go there yet."
Where are we going? But because of what happened this morning, Lu Xuan didn't dare to ask too many questions. The car drove for a long time before finally stopping at a hospital.
Lu Xuan's face turned pale instantly. She looked at her sister-in-law with a fearful expression, on the verge of tears. "Sister-in-law?"
Shen Rong parked the car and took her hand: "Don't be afraid, your sister-in-law is here. If you have a stomach problem, we'll go see a doctor."
Lu Xuan was scared and didn't want to go in. She clung to Shen Rong's arm and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm really fine. I don't need to see a doctor. Really, I don't want to go."
She can deceive herself as long as it's not proven.
Shen Rong forcefully pulled her out of the car. Lu Xuan screamed, her reaction becoming increasingly violent: "I won't go! Let me go! I don't want to see a doctor! Get away!"
Shen Rong hugged her tightly: "Don't be afraid, with your sister-in-law here, I promise you, no one will know." This hospital is far from where they live, so they won't run into anyone they know.
She cupped Lu Xuan's face in her hands: "Look at me. We need to see a doctor to feel at ease, right? That way we'll know what to do next. This isn't your fault, don't be afraid. Your sister-in-law will take care of you. If something really happens, we need to think of a solution as soon as possible, understand?"
Lu Xuan was already in tears. She hugged her sister-in-law and cried her heart out: "Sister-in-law, I'm so scared, I'm so scared..."
"I'm here."
Shen Rong coaxed her into the hospital. Lu Xuan kept her head down the whole time, holding her sister-in-law's hand tightly.
When they came out, Lu Xuan was trembling all over, and Shen Rong's face also looked bad. They left in a hurry and didn't even see anyone greet them.
"Why is Mrs. Lu here?" Mrs. Wu glanced at the examination room behind her, a question lingering in her mind.
As far as she knew, the hospital was quite far from where they lived.
She seemed to be in a hurry, as if something had happened. After a moment's thought, she walked toward the consultation room where Shen Rong had just come out.
The doctor inside looked up at her in confusion when someone came in.
Mrs. Wu smiled warmly: "I'm sorry, doctor. My wife just saw you, and she said she forgot to ask if you would prescribe some more medicine."
The doctor smiled and said, "No need. She's healthy, and her pregnancy is still early, so it's not suitable for her to take any medicine."
Mrs. Wu was startled, but her smile didn't fade: "The doctor is right, thank you."
She hurried out of the hospital but couldn't find Shen Rong and the others.
Mrs. Wu's doubts deepened. Mrs. Lu's pregnancy was a good thing, so why did she look so grief-stricken? Could it be...?
"Mrs. Wu, what brings you out here?" Her thoughts were interrupted by being suddenly called out.
A plump, fair-skinned woman caught up with her from behind and asked, "Did you see someone you know?"
Mrs. Wu turned around: "It looked a bit like it, but we couldn't catch up." She looked at the paper package in the fat woman's hand, "The medicine is all ready, let's go back."
The plump woman nodded: "Let's go, Mrs. Wang and the others must be getting impatient." This card game has been arranged for a long time.
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Shen Rong parked the car in front of a coffee shop. They went inside and found a secluded corner. Lu Xuan had been crying ever since she came out of the hospital. "Get some water," Shen Rong said, pushing a glass of water towards her.
Lu Xuan looked at her sister-in-law through teary eyes: "Sister-in-law, what should I do? If Dad finds out, he'll beat her to death."
Seeing that she had cried enough, Shen Rong finally asked, "Who is the father of the child?"
Lu Xuan pursed her lips, refusing to speak, but Shen Rong said with certainty, "It's Chen Enzhi, isn't it?"
She looked up in shock, wondering how her sister-in-law had guessed.
It seemed she had guessed right. Shen Rong's eyes flashed with anger as she stood up, saying, "I'm going to settle the score with him!"
I never expected that Chen Enzhi, who looks so respectable, would actually be such a beast, capable of harming even a little girl!
Lu Xuan is almost ten years younger than him!
Lu Xuan grabbed her arm and looked at Shen Rong pleadingly, "Sister-in-law, no, it has nothing to do with him."
Shen Rong was furious at his lack of self-respect: "The child is his, and you're saying it has nothing to do with him."
Lu Xuan tightened her grip, finding it difficult to speak: "It's my fault. He actually... didn't mean to."
Shen Rong almost laughed in anger: "You mean you pounced on him, and he couldn't resist, so you succeeded?"
Lu Xuan, a little girl, is stronger than him.
Is Chen Enzhi even human? Just look at how those two are doing... and the Lu family still treats him like a benefactor, he really has the nerve!
"I'm going to call your brother." It would be a sign of the Lu family being too lenient if they didn't beat Chen Enzhi to a pulp.
Lu Xuan grabbed her and wouldn't let go, shaking her head and pleading, "Sister-in-law, please don't. I don't want anyone else to know, especially my brother. It really has nothing to do with him. I've already talked to him and we're even."
Is this a matter of settling scores? Shen Rong's anger intensified.
"Actually, it really was my fault..." At this point, there were some things she could no longer hide.
Lu Xuan bit her lip, unsure where to begin.
She had previously concealed part of the truth: Chen Enzhi had not rescued her from human traffickers.
Those human traffickers have sharp eyes. Lu Xuan's demeanor and temperament clearly indicate that she is not an ordinary person. Moreover, she is educated, has fair skin, and is beautiful. Girls like this can fetch the highest price.
They transported her to the eastern province and sold her to a nightclub, which was ostensibly a legitimate entertainment venue, but was actually a high-class brothel.
Lu Xuan had always wanted to run away, but they were watching her very closely, and she couldn't find an opportunity. One day, they asked her to dance with the guests, and she pretended to accept, preparing to find a chance to escape.
But she soon realized something was wrong; her head was spinning, as if she were drunk, and her whole body was burning hot, making it impossible for her to walk far.
"Did you drug it?" Shen Rong asked.
Lu Xuan nodded; she had only realized it afterward.
She knew she might not be able to escape; someone had already discovered she was missing. In a panic, she hid in a dark private room, unaware that someone was already inside.
The man was Chen Enzhi. He had drunk too much and found a quiet place to relax, so he didn't turn on the lights. Just then, a woman ran in and threw herself into his arms.
He only recognized Lu Xuan afterward. What could the two of them say in that situation? Afterward, Chen Enzhi wanted to take responsibility, but she refused.
She was afraid of Chen Enzhi; the thought of spending her whole life with him made her feel that life was bleak.
"Sister-in-law, I really don't want to talk about this anymore, and I don't want Mom and Dad and my brother to know." She and Chen Enzhi had agreed to pretend that nothing had happened.
After a long pause, Shen Rong finally spoke: "But you have a child."
Lu Xuan's face turned pale: "I don't want anyone to know." She clutched her stomach, "Don't tell him." She didn't want to get involved with him again because of a child.
If her parents found out, they would definitely make her marry Chen Enzhi, but she didn't want to!
She doesn't like Chen Enzhi.
“I don’t want to marry him! I don’t want to.” Fear flashed in her eyes when Chen Enzhi was mentioned.
Chen Enzhi is too complicated a person, and she can't understand him at all. She doesn't want to live with such a person for the rest of her life; wouldn't that be suffocating?
Shen Rong overthought things, thinking that she still couldn't let go of Wu Xinbai.
Lu Xuan knelt down: "Sister-in-law, please save me. Don't let Mom and Dad know, okay? Don't tell them yet."
Shen Rong lifted her up.
"But you can't hide your pregnancy forever. Daddy's taking you back home." Once back in their hometown, Lu Xuan's pregnancy will be exposed in less than two months.
Shen Rong: "What about the child?"
Lu Xuan stared wide-eyed, at a loss for what to do.
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