Noticing that he wasn't moving, Liang Zhirou slowly opened her eyes again and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"The child is awake."
Chen Lu walked into the bedroom speechlessly and saw that Chen Yunqi was still sleeping peacefully. He couldn't bear to wake his son, so he just picked up Mu Xue instead.
"Call me Daddy." He sat back on the sofa and pinched Chen Muxue's cheek lightly. Who told this brat to ruin his plans?
"Daddy~"
Chen Lu, who was a little angry just now, suddenly smiled like a fool, "Good girl! Let me give you a kiss."
He kissed the little girl's jelly-like cheeks and heard Chen Muxue suddenly giggle. Chen Lu's heart almost melted.
I used to think Jiang Chao was a bit too doting on his daughter, but now I feel he's still too conservative.
Damn it, from now on, if anyone dares to pursue this girl, I'll have Yunqi beat them up.
Thinking this, he kissed Chen Muxue on the other cheek.
Chen Muxue smiled and touched his face. Chen Lu turned his head to look and then realized that Liang Zhirou was looking at him with her cheeks puffed out.
Chen Lu understood immediately and smiled as he placed a kiss on the girl's cheek.
Seeing that Liang Zhirou was still not satisfied, he kissed one of her cheeks like he would his own daughter.
“I want three,” Liang Zhirou said, puffing out her cheeks.
This person even told her to carefully consider who has spent the most time with her in this life, and not to only spend time with the children and not with her husband.
And now he only loves his daughter and not his wife...
"You're even jealous of your own daughter?" Chen Lu grinned mischievously at her.
The girl didn't speak, but simply raised her watery eyes and looked at him with a pitiful expression.
Chen Lu felt as if his heart had skipped a beat.
"Okay, okay, Muxue, wait a minute, Daddy will show you a magic trick."
Although the child didn't understand anything, Chen Lu still covered Chen Muxue's eyes with his hand before pressing his lips to Liang Zhirou's.
Although the wind was biting cold outside, he still felt a bit of warmth in the living room.
After a long while, their lips parted.
"If only I had known... if only I had known, I would have given you two sons." Liang Zhirou muttered softly, fiddling with her fingers.
Chen Lu couldn't help but chuckle twice, "Silly goofball."
"Hey Chen Lu, how much money do you owe?"
Seeing that Chen Lu finally smiled, the girl quickly mustered up her courage and asked in a low voice, her eyes fixed on Chen Lu's expression, afraid of upsetting him.
Lin Miaomiao simply told her that Polaris was likely to fail and go bankrupt, and that she should pay close attention to Chen Lu's condition.
She didn't know much about the company's operations, and subconsciously associated it with bankruptcy and debt.
After all, that's how it's portrayed in TV dramas, and I've seen many news reports of big bosses going bankrupt and ending up on rooftops.
Chen Lu tilted his head in confusion.
When did I start owing money? How come I didn't even know?
He was about to speak when Liang Zhirou gripped his right hand tightly again.
The girl's eyes were still as clear and beautiful as they had been back then, but with a hint of determination in them. She said softly:
“It’s okay… No matter how much we owe, we’ll pay it back slowly together. I’ve survived all those difficult years before, so I’m not afraid to go through it again.”
All I want is for you to be alright.
Chen Lu: "?"
He said that this silly guy was acting strangely tonight.
Who started this rumor?
He sighed softly with a cold expression and waved to Liang Zhirou.
“I owe a total of 100 million yuan, which I can never pay back in this lifetime. You can still get a divorce and run away now, so this debt will not be on your record.”
Chen Lu felt like he was a bit dim-witted. Liang Zhirou had just left him so confused, and he just couldn't help but want to tease her back.
Tears welled up in the girl's eyes, but she still said earnestly, "I...I'm not leaving."
His tone turned icy. "Do you know how much money we owe? It's more than enough to pay off in several lifetimes, let alone a lifetime. We'll end up without a house and eating nothing but pickled vegetables and steamed buns every day."
"Then I won't leave." Liang Zhirou's eyes were red, as if she was about to cry at any moment. She pleaded, "Chen Lu, I beg you, please don't leave me, okay?"
"..."
No, you really believe that?
Chen Lu was silent for a moment, then poked Liang Zhirou's forehead with his index finger.
She's a mother of two, how can she be so naive, believing everything he says without a second thought?
“I didn’t lose money,” he said seriously. “I said before that before I started my business, I set a bottom line for myself: I would never ask my family for money, and I would never owe a single penny of debt. So this time… at most, I just made ten million for nothing, and all my hard work over the years was wiped out. It won’t affect my family.”
Some of those who fail in their business ventures and are left heavily in debt do so simply because they can't bear the fall from grace. They resort to all sorts of fundraising with a gambler's mentality, only to lose everything in the end.
He wouldn't do that. Even if he was unwilling, he wouldn't implicate Liang Zhirou and Chen Guanglin.
He didn't realize that his expression wasn't as calm as when he said "at most".
Liang Zhirou wasn't in a good mood; her eyes were still covered with a layer of mist.
Even after being together for so long, she still couldn't tell how much of what Chen Lu said was true or false.
After all, this person had completely fooled her from the moment they met, even the first time they met when they were children.
But she could tell at a glance whether Chen Lu was in a good mood or not.
"dad."
As if sensing that the two adults' conversation was somewhat heavy, Chen Muxue sat on Chen Lu's lap and kept bringing her little hands close to his face.
Chen Lu reached out and lifted her above his head, smiling slightly as he looked into her eyes.
"Don't worry, I have plenty of ways to support the family. Dad is the pillar of our family."
Liang Zhirou's eyes were red. She hadn't thought much of it at first, but she couldn't stop Chen Lu from glancing at her.
Chen Lu had been bringing it up for two whole years, and it wasn't until today that she finally realized what "pillar of support" meant.
The girl wiped her eyes, looked at him with a mixture of anger and sadness, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to headbutt him.
Children fall asleep quickly, and within two minutes, Chen Muxue was asleep in Chen Lu's arms.
After carrying Chen Muxue back to bed, Chen Lu returned and saw Liang Zhirou looking at him with her lips pursed.
Liang Zhirou took two deep breaths, lowered her head and fidgeted with her fingers. After a long while, she whispered in a barely audible voice, "I... I bought a new pair of socks..."
Her voice grew softer and softer until it was almost audible.
The last time I bought this was when I promised Chen Lu I would wear it for him, which was a long, long time ago.
If it weren't for Chen Lu's bad mood, she wouldn't have bought this thing...
"Ah," Chen Lu replied, "I told you our family has no debt, you can buy whatever you want."
"White."
Chen Lu turned to look at her. "Why are you suddenly telling me this?"
Liang Zhirou's face turned bright red, almost to the roots of her ears; she was so frustrated.
Was what she said really that ambiguous?!
"If you don't want to watch, then forget it..."
The girl had used up all the courage she had mustered, and timidly retreated back to her bedroom.
Chen Lu immediately realized what was happening and followed behind her as if tailing her.
"You should have said so earlier."
Before closing the door, he said mischievously.
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