novelraw Chapter 68 – He wouldn't be able to find her
Chapter 68 – He wouldn't be able to find her
Jiang Ci returned to the office with a grim face, not saying a word.
It wasn't until six in the evening that she went back to the dorm alone.
Coincidentally, Deng Yue was in the dorm. Seeing Jiang Ci, he said, "You're back, Jiang Ci?"
Han Lan shot Deng Yue a glare.
Han Lan had already told Deng Yue about Jiang Ci's marriage to Lu Yudong, not in detail, just that Jiang Ci was married and her husband was Lu Yudong.
Because Han Lan noticed that Deng Yue had a bit of interest in Jiang Ci, she wanted him to give up on that idea quickly.
Han Lan asked her, "Why are you back?"
"Don't even mention it, I'm furious. Never trust anyone!" Jiang Ci tossed her bag onto the bed.
"What happened?" Han Lan asked, "If you're in a bad mood, let's go out for hot pot. Deng Yue is treating us to hot pot. If I had known you were coming back tonight, I would have called you from the office."
"Let's go, a hot pot meal will do us good. It's Friday anyway, no work tomorrow," Deng Yue chimed in, trying to lighten the mood, not expecting to run into Jiang Ci today.
Jiang Ci thought: She hadn't done anything wrong. She told her brother she was pregnant to prevent him from extorting her. She had explained it to Lu Yudong, but why did he believe she was pregnant? He even thought she had an abortion while he was away. What was he thinking?
"Let's go," Jiang Ci said in a huff.
The three of them left the dorm together. With Deng Yue there, Han Lan refrained from asking Jiang Ci for more details. She knew Jiang Ci and Lu Yudong had a falling out, likely because the miscarriage issue had angered Lu Yudong. But the pregnancy was fake to begin with, and the test result was something she had obtained. Didn't Lu Yudong know?
Luckily, Jiang Ci's dorm was still available.
Lu Yudong drove out of the underground garage and saw the three of them chatting and laughing at the dorm entrance. He frowned tightly: Was she really that carefree, or did she just not care?
His car sped away.
Back home, Grandpa asked, "Where's Little Ci? Why didn't she come back?"
Lu Yudong sank deep into the sofa, rubbing his forehead, "She went to stay at the dorm."
"Why did she go back to the dorm?"
Lu Yudong was silent for a moment and then said, "Grandpa."
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"What?"
"The child might be gone. She was careless." Lu Yudong felt deeply guilty towards Grandpa, very pained.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa was very open-minded, "It's okay, it's okay. You don't need to feel guilty, and Little Ci doesn't need to move to the dorm because of this. If the child is gone, it just means this child wasn't meant to be with you. Sooner or later, you'll have another one, don't you think, Yudong?"
Grandpa looked at Lu Yudong with expectant eyes, hoping for his affirmation.
But Lu Yudong wasn't sure if that day would come.
"It will," Lu Yudong replied perfunctorily.
"Then bring Little Ci back," Grandpa said earnestly, sitting across from Lu Yudong.
Lu Yudong recalled Jiang Ci's cheerful demeanor when she went out with others, finding it ironic.
"Another day," he said.
"When is another day? No later than tomorrow!"
Lu Yudong hesitated, "Alright."
Grandpa sent Jiang Ci a WeChat message: [Little Ci, why did he kick you out again?]
Jiang Ci was eating hot pot, looking lively. Rather than saying she was happy, it was more like she was using happiness to dispel her grievances and sadness.
Grandpa's WeChat message warmed her heart. She had felt quite wronged, but now she didn't feel it as much.
She sniffled and replied to Grandpa: [Am I just not good enough?]
[Once you feel better, come back. He's just like that, be more understanding.]
Jiang Ci replied: [Grandpa, it's Friday. I want to go shopping with my roommates tomorrow. Is that okay?]
[Then come back soon. Grandpa worries when Little Ci is out.]
Jiang Ci read this message over and over. It had been many years since anyone cared for her like this.
Her eyes grew moist, and she missed Grandpa too.
But even if she wanted to go back, she needed Lu Yudong's consent. Besides, she didn't want to go back at all.
In Lu Yudong's eyes, only Yin Xuemo's words seemed credible.
The more Jiang Ci thought about it, the more frustrated she became. On the way back, she blocked Lu Yudong's WeChat and phone number.
He wouldn't be able to find her.