novelraw Chapter 64 – I'm afraid people will say I can't manage my wife
Chapter 64 – I'm afraid people will say I can't manage my wife
"Why are you so happy?" Lu Yudong asked Jiang Ci on their way home that evening.
Jiang Ci's face was full of pride.
"It's the first time you've praised me, of course I'm happy," Jiang Ci said, unable to hide her joy.
"You're overthinking it," Lu Yudong said with a slight smirk.
"Why?"
"I'm afraid people will say I can't manage my wife," Lu Yudong replied indifferently.
Jiang Ci turned her head to look out the window, ignoring Lu Yudong. He always liked to dampen people's spirits.
"Where are you going on your business trip?" Jiang Ci asked Lu Yudong. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I'm going back to Qingcheng. Don't tell Grandpa."
"Aren't you going on a business trip? Why not tell him?" Jiang Ci turned her head to look at Lu Yudong, a bit surprised.
"Just don't tell him. Just say I'm on a business trip."
"Isn't it a business trip?"
Lu Yudong didn't answer, staring straight ahead, keeping his lips sealed.
Jiang Ci thought to herself in frustration: Fine, don't tell me!
Jiang Ci stayed at the Lu Family's house for another three weeks. To her surprise, Grandpa's health hadn't deteriorated; in fact, it seemed to be improving. He took walks every morning, occasionally went swimming, and was very careful with his diet. He had a strong will and determination to fight his illness.
Jiang Ci would sometimes accompany Grandpa on his walks and swims.
She once told Grandpa, "Grandpa, I really admire you. Fighting against the heavens is a joy, and so is fighting against illness."
Grandpa just smiled.
Jiang Ci thought maybe Grandpa was motivated because he hoped to see a great-grandchild.
What if one day Grandpa found out she wasn't actually pregnant? How disappointed would he be?
During these twenty-odd days, Jiang Ci even pretended to go for a check-up once.
Finally, Lu Yudong left on his business trip.
Unexpectedly, on the first day of his trip, Yin Xuemo invited Jiang Ci to dinner.
She called Jiang Ci.
Having been provoked by Yin Xuemo several times, Jiang Ci had no good impression of her and refused to go.
"Do you know why Yudong went on this trip?" Yin Xuemo said over the phone.
Jiang Ci was taken aback. She had asked Lu Yudong several times why he was going on the trip, but he wouldn't say.
It seemed Yin Xuemo knew, and Jiang Ci could even hear the smugness in her voice.
"Of course I know. Miss Yin, there's no need for you to say more," Jiang Ci replied coldly. Going to dinner might lead to Yin Xuemo setting her up, taking compromising photos, and making her a laughingstock in all of Jiangzhou.
"Don't think so poorly of me, Miss Jiang. In a few days, it will be someone's death anniversary, and I wanted to talk to you about it."
Jiang Ci thought: It's not Grandpa or Grandma's anniversary. If it were Grandma's, Lu Yudong wouldn't hide it from Grandpa.
But who could it be?
Curiosity drove Jiang Ci, and she also wanted to see what Yin Xuemo was up to.
Yin Xuemo invited Jiang Ci to the most romantic rooftop garden restaurant in Jiangzhou.
When Jiang Ci arrived, Yin Xuemo was already there, dressed in white like a fairy.
Jiang Ci was puzzled. Yin Xuemo usually presented herself with a seductive image. Why was she wearing white today?
"Miss Jiang, you're here?" Yin Xuemo said.
Yin Xuemo always addressed Jiang Ci as "Miss Jiang."
"What do you want? I'm afraid being with Miss Yin might get me photographed by paparazzi," Jiang Ci glanced around.
Yin Xuemo chuckled lightly, "Miss Jiang, you're funny. This is a members-only place, with an annual membership fee of 200,000. Those paparazzi can't get in."
"What do you want?" Jiang Ci was on edge, eager to finish the conversation and leave.
"Do you know why I'm wearing white today?"
"No," Jiang Ci shook her head in confusion.
"Tomorrow is my father's death anniversary."
Jiang Ci's mind went blank for a long time. So that's why Yin Xuemo was wearing white.
And it was probably the reason for Lu Yudong's trip.
"Death anniversary? Your father passed away?" Jiang Ci asked.
"Yes. Every year on my father's death anniversary, Yudong goes back to accompany my mother. It's been like this every year, without fail. I'm afraid to go back, fearing I'll cry my heart out. My father saved Yudong's life, and Yudong even bought several houses for my mom in Qingcheng. He visits her every year. Yudong and I dated for a year, and we were inseparable back then. He worked hard to marry me, but I was upset at the time, feeling he didn't spend enough time with me, so I went abroad. He called me over ten times a day and even flew abroad to find me, but I never returned. Yudong got angry and told me if I didn't come back, he'd find someone else within a year. Now, I'm back, but the position of Mrs. Lu is already taken. A few days ago, he told me he would marry me soon."
Jiang Ci thought: Yin Xuemo is saying all this probably to make her abort the child.
Jiang Ci knew a bit about the past between Lu Yudong and Yin Xuemo. There were photos of Yin Xuemo in his house, and she had always been thinking about Lu Yudong, wanting Jiang Ci to divorce him.
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Jiang Ci also knew a bit about Lu Yudong's plans to marry Yin Xuemo in the future.