Chapter 104 Do you still want your son and me...?
Shen Rong felt uneasy. Lu Lin exuded a cold aura and didn't even spare her a glance.
She and Lu Xuan sat in the back row, heads down, picking at their fingers.
Lu Lin had a deathly expression on his face. It was completely dark, and there weren't many pedestrians on the street. The car was driving very fast and fast, and the two people in the back seat were being tossed around.
Considering Lu Xuan's special circumstances, she weakly said, "Um... slow down..."
In return, Lu Lin glared at her coldly in the rearview mirror. Shen Rong, realizing her mistake, pulled her head back, but the car's speed did stabilize.
The four remained silent. Except for Lu Lin, the other three even held their breath. Shen Rong secretly glanced at Chen Enzhi, wondering if Lu Lin had given him such a bruised and swollen face.
Is Lu Lin really that cruel? Shen Rong is shrinking back again. Will she be subjected to domestic violence later? He's so angry, he seems hard to appease!
With a squeak, the car stopped in front of an apartment building. Lu Lin turned his head slightly to look at Chen Enzhi.
Chen Enzhi turned to look at Lu Xuan. The two hadn't exchanged a single word yet, and Lu Xuan's avoidance of his gaze was quite obvious.
He gave a wry smile, accidentally tugging at the wound on the corner of his mouth, and winced in pain.
"Tianming, it's all my fault, you...you shouldn't make things too hard on her."
Lu Lin coldly uttered, "Get lost."
Chen Enzhi opened the car door and glanced at the back seat. Just as the car was about to start moving again, he grabbed the car window and said to Lu Lin, "I'll have the matchmaker come tomorrow."
Lu Lin ignored him, stepped on the gas, and the car disappeared in no time like an arrow. His silence was tacit agreement.
Chen Enzhi went back to her room, ignoring her wounds, and ran to call her teacher. She knew that to propose marriage, a respected elder had to be present.
Inside the car, Lu Xuan tightly gripped her sister-in-law's arm, shaking her head pitifully.
It's obvious what a matchmaker can do when they come to your door.
Shen Rong felt a chill run down her spine. Lu Lin was like a silent powder keg right now, and she didn't dare to speak up.
"I've never seen this car before. Did you borrow it?" Shen Rong leaned forward, trying to make conversation.
Lu Lin looked up at her in the rearview mirror. Shen Rong smiled ingratiatingly at him, but was met with a cold laugh in return.
"Chen Enzhi's car."
It's good that you're willing to speak up! Shen Rong was delighted, but then she immediately realized, no, it's someone else's car, you kicked them out and took it for yourself, acting like a cuckoo occupying someone else's nest.
Lu Lin gave her a cold glance, and soon, the Shen Mansion came into view.
Two hours ago, she was still looking at it with reluctance, but she didn't expect to be caught and brought back so quickly and in such a sorry state.
Lu Lin slammed the car door shut with tremendous force.
Shen Rong and Lu Xuan both shuddered, exchanged a glance, and realized something was wrong.
The family should all be asleep. The doorman, still half asleep, came to open the door and was a little surprised to see the young lady and her son-in-law.
When did Miss leave? He touched his head. Also, didn't the young master say he was going to be away for a few days? He's back so soon?
"Don't disturb the master and mistress," Shen Rong instructed in a low voice, then pointed to the boxes on the car, "Have someone bring them in for me later."
With a bad feeling, she stepped into the living room. The dim wall lamp was on. Just as she was about to look for Lu Lin, her hand was suddenly tightened, and she was dragged and stumbled. Lu Lin grabbed her wrist and pulled her upstairs. Shen Rong chased after him in a somewhat disheveled manner.
Seeing her elder brother's gloomy face and murderous eyes, Lu Xuan panicked and rushed over to save her sister-in-law.
Fearing to disturb others, Shen Rong gestured for Lu Xuan to speak softly.
Lu Xuan hugged her sister-in-law's waist, refusing to let go, and glared at her brother warily.
She's definitely going to fight someone; she's ready to fight her older brother to the death!
"It was all my idea. My sister-in-law was forced into it by me. You can hit me if you want!" She took a deep breath, met her brother's cold gaze, and spoke her mind.
"Also, I don't want to marry him." After saying that, she closed her eyes and waited.
Lu Lin was furious and about to raise his hand when Shen Rong reacted quickly and grabbed his arm, saying, "Let's talk this out."
Lu Lin glanced at her, but didn't struggle. He then turned to scold Lu Xuan, "You've gotten quite the audacity! When did your brain become so sharp? You haven't even finished dealing with your own problems, yet you have the leisure to take the blame for others. Go back home!"
Lu Xuan was startled and loosened her grip, looking at her sister-in-law somewhat at a loss. Shen Rong comforted her, "Go back to your room first. I'll discuss it with your brother later and tell you tomorrow..."
Before she could say anything, she was dragged into the room. It didn't seem like they were going to discuss it! Lu Xuan took a few steps closer when she suddenly felt something hit the door, followed by her sister-in-law's cry of pain!
"Big brother, please don't bully sister-in-law!" Lu Xuan cried out anxiously, banging on the door and pleading in a low voice.
"Get back to your room! Are you waiting for me to take you?" Lu Lin's voice was colder than ever before.
Shen Rong also came out panting: "I'm fine, little sister, you go back first. My husband and I are just catching up."
Lu Xuan blushed slightly as she thought of something, took a few steps, turned around and looked back, before jogging back to her room.
Inside the room, the couple were twisted together like a pretzel. Actually, it was mainly Shen Rong clinging to him. Lu Lin pinched her chin, his veins throbbing with anger.
"Do you even have a heart? I can abandon you, I can abandon my son, so the two of us are completely unimportant to you."
No wonder she was like that last night... It turns out it was a pre-farewell celebration. He really wanted to strangle her. Her slender neck was right there, but his hand kept loosening and loosening involuntarily, afraid of accidentally hurting her.
"I made a mistake." With his mouth pinched, it was difficult for him to speak.
She put on a pitiful look, pleading with him, and showered him with sweet words, but Lu Lin didn't believe a single one of them.
This woman is very pragmatic; she has no backbone whatsoever when it comes to backing down, just like back then, she was willing to risk everything.
He suddenly put his hand down and sat silently to the side.
He didn't know what he should blame her for! He was caught in a helpless predicament. He already understood the cause and effect of the matter. He knew rationally that she was trying to help Lu Xuan. Although her method was not quite right, she was a very competent sister-in-law. But he was still very angry. Maybe he realized that in her heart, he was the one who could be abandoned!
Shen Rong touched her cheek and opened her mouth to move her sore muscles; the force of her grip had almost dislocated her shoulder.
Seeing Lu Lin sitting to the side emitting black smoke, she hesitated for a moment, then pounced on his back, grabbed his neck and shook him a couple of times.
"Don't be angry, I was wrong. I didn't handle this well, but I had no choice. My little sister is going through such a big thing. She's so desperate and won't tell her family. I can't just watch her get to the worst."
Lu Lin sneered: "So you abandoned your husband and children to accompany your sister-in-law across the ocean to start a new life?"
That's the gist of it, but the way he said it made it sound so much harsher.
"I didn't abandon my husband and children. How could I not want you when I love you so much?"
Lu Lin stiffened for a moment, and Shen Rong suddenly seemed to be deep in thought. She rolled over and into his arms, staring at him: "You think I don't want you anymore?"
Lu Lin looked at her with dark eyes and asked, "Isn't that right?"
Shen Rong asked in confusion, "Of course not, didn't you come after me after seeing my letter?"
So all that talk I've given these past few days has been for nothing!
Lu Lin rolled his eyes. He would never do something so impolite. Shen Rong was so capable that he made an exception and gave her one.
Shen Rong hooked her arms around his neck and gave him a sweet kiss: "Our Lu Lin is so good, how could I bear to give him to someone else? I'm actually very sad too."
Seeing that Lu Lin remained unmoved, she became somewhat embarrassed and said, "Didn't you see the letter I left? Then how did you manage to catch up with me?"
Lu Lin snorted coldly and remained silent.
Shen Rong was at her wit's end. Actually, she didn't really want to abandon her husband and children. She didn't dare to make such a big decision on her own regarding Lu Xuan!
Lu Xuan didn't want to talk about it. She was already scared enough by what she had encountered. Shen Rong was also worried that if she told Lu Lin now, he would definitely cause trouble for Chen Enzhi. There were many people in Jincheng, and if the two families started to fight, would Lu Xuan still have any reputation left?
So she tried to reassure Lu Xuan first, which is why she said she would take her abroad. Of course, going abroad was one of her plans, but it was the last resort.
When she learned that Lu Lin's business trip was very close to Shanghai, she knew that her opportunity had come. His luggage was packed by Shen Rong, and she wrote down the whole story in a letter. As long as he opened his suitcase, he would see it and be able to get to Shanghai in time to meet them.
No one in Shanghai knows them, which makes things much easier. Lu Xuan doesn't want to tell her family because she's afraid of damaging the Lu family's reputation. Her father will be furious; beatings and scoldings are the least of his worries. The worst thing would be for him to pair her up with Chen Enzhi.
If Lu Lin could persuade the Lu family to accept Lu Xuan, that would be the best course of action. If that didn't work, there was a middle course: Lu Lin could become their accomplice and find a quiet place for Lu Xuan to hide for a while, while Lu Lin could also help cover for her.
The worst-case scenario would be to go abroad, but that would mean she and Lu Lin would have a fierce argument and break up.
She also couldn't bear to leave her husband and children. The children were still young, and there were many people around them at home, so they wouldn't lack companionship. It wouldn't matter if she was temporarily absent.
But Lu Xuan is different; she only trusts her sister-in-law now, and only she can rely on her.
Lu Linqing stared coldly at her. Shen Rong had no choice but to drag his suitcase in from outside.
She wrote with great emotion and even shed tears. Pointing to a few words that were wet and smudged, she said, "Look, I even cried while writing this."
Feeling both intelligent and great, I was moved to tears.
Lu Lin glanced at it twice, lowered his eyes, his expression softened, and the coldness subsided.
Shen Rong turned her head and exhaled twice. This person was terrifying when he got angry.
"I really know I was wrong, don't be angry anymore. I'll accept whatever punishment you want, just don't be cold to me. Your coldness towards me breaks my heart." She clutched her chest, acting with great conviction.
Lu Lin chuckled: "So you still have a heart, huh? You're so decisive, you can make your own decisions without consulting anyone else. In your mind, I'm just the kind of person who's impulsive, easily angered, and acts without considering the consequences."
"What kind of talk is that? Doesn't having a heart mean you're dead?" Under his chilling gaze, Shen Rong didn't dare to retort, and continued to say cheesy things with an awkward smile.
Lu Lin falls for this.
"Of course I do, and you're all I feel for."
It's also her fault for not thinking things through and coming up with a stupid idea!
Lu Lin didn't speak, but looked down at the few sheets of paper she had written. Shen Rong tentatively reached out to take his hand, and this time she didn't shake him off. She then went further to slip her fingers between his, and they intertwined tightly.
Great, my anger has subsided, and I feel much more at ease.
Unexpectedly, Lu Lin launched into a sarcastic remark: "Lu Xuan has no brains. You've been hanging out with her for so long that you've lost your brains too. You actually listened to her on such a big matter, going abroad to give birth. How could you even come up with such a thing?"
Shen Rong disagreed, asking why it involved personal attacks. She thought it was a pretty good idea.
"Is she planning to never come back? Or is she going to abandon the child after it's born?"
That's definitely not possible; we still need the child.
Seeing her like this, Lu Lin knew she hadn't thought about the consequences and was only concerned with getting by in the moment. He was full of resentment and reached out to pinch her cheek.
He cried out in pain.
"It's good to feel pain; you'll only learn your lesson when you feel pain."
Shen Rong covered her cheeks, complaining to him with a wronged expression, "Weren't you not angry anymore? Why did you hit me?"
"I'm asking you, have you thought about what will happen next?"
Shen Rong's eyes widened in surprise. What happened next?
Lu Lin, enraged, reached out again, and Shen Rong covered her face in fright. He changed direction and pushed her forehead: "You took your sister-in-law abroad. How are you going to explain this to the Lu family when you come back alone? Will Lu Xuan never be able to come back? If she does come back, how will you explain the child? Having a child out of wedlock, what about the Lu family's reputation? Have you thought about all the consequences? In the end, all of this will be blamed on you. Do you still want your son and me? Do you still want to be a daughter-in-law of the Lu family?" He poked her forehead with every word, and Shen Rong's head felt like it was being poked into her stomach.
Well... she really didn't think that much about it at the time, and she didn't have time to think that much about it anyway.
She grabbed his arm and said coquettishly, "I know this is a bad idea, but you're so smart, you'll definitely think of a better way. I'll listen to you."
Now she knows to ask him what to do? Where was she before? In her heart, is her husband someone she can't trust or rely on at all? In her heart, what is her actual status?
Why resort to such underhanded tactics? What if he didn't see the letter? What if it got lost? Let's see what she does then.
"How could it be such a coincidence?" Shen Rong pleaded for forgiveness.
What could she do? Lu Xuan was so agitated that he even knelt down and begged her, so naturally she could only agree for now, thinking she could discuss it properly when he caught up with her in Shanghai.
How could she not care about him? This was the most comprehensive solution she could think of. Lu Xuan had suffered so much, she was afraid and didn't want to tell her family, which she could understand.
“Actually, in my heart you are the most capable and reliable. I told my little sister that I wanted to tell you that you are so smart that you would definitely be able to think of a good solution that satisfies both sides. But she is too afraid of you. It’s all because you were too harsh on them before.”
Lu Lin laughed in exasperation, realizing that it was his own fault.
"Forget about going abroad, let them get married!"
Shen Rong was anxious. The reason why Lu Xuan didn't want to tell her family was because she didn't want to marry Chen Enzhi.
Lu Lin stared at her and said calmly, "It's too late. She has to get married."
His cold tone made it sound like he was talking to a stranger. Shen Rong pushed him away forcefully: "How could you do this? That's your sister! Do you know what happened to her? She doesn't want to marry, why are you forcing her? Isn't there any other way?"
Lu Lin got up and straightened her clothes, which she had ravaged. Her objections were useless: "It's precisely because she knows that she has to marry. Let her prepare to be a bride. The wedding will be completed as soon as possible."
After saying that, he walked towards the bathroom. Shen Rong jumped off the bed and blocked his way, angrily saying, "Lu Lin, you can't do this. Lu Xuan won't agree to it."
"If she doesn't want the Lu family to become a laughing stock, she'd better behave." Lu Lin looked at her coldly.
Shen Rong's forehead ached. The Lu Lin in front of her seemed unfamiliar, and she couldn't believe that these words came from his mouth.
"Lu Lin, if you're still angry, I'll apologize properly again. Don't act impulsively; it's your sister's life." Shen Rong took a deep breath and softened her tone.
Lu Lin sneered: "Whose fault is it? There were indeed other ways to solve this, but you were secretly trying to go abroad, and Chen Enzhi found out. Now this is the only way."
Do you know how he felt when Chen Enzhi told him everything? At that moment, he felt like the world was spinning.
The wife abandoned her husband and child and ran away with her sister-in-law to go abroad when her own sister was pregnant. Even the most bizarre novels couldn't tell such a naive story.
Lu Lin pushed her away and walked towards the bathroom.
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