novelraw Chapter 167 - Genes I guess
Chapter 167 - Genes I guess
(Present)
"I'll go and visit you tomorrow." Shi Enxi said as she dropped Fan Xiao Yao in front of her car.
Fan Xiao Yao grinned, "Then let's go shopping tomorrow, okay? Bring Ming'er with you."
"I will." She chuckled lightly. "Also let me know if Huang Li called or messaged you. That man needs to step up his game."
"Don't worry, I will so you better give him a good scolding okay?" She gave Shi Enxi a hug before she pulled back and entered her car.
After bidding goodbye to Fan Xiao Yao, Shi Enxi was told that her husband arrived earlier and was in his study. Of course, she was surprised by his early arrival but when she learned the time he arrived, she found out that it was during the time where she was crying with Fan Xiao Yao.
Since dinner was being prepared by the servants, she decided to go to Lu Mello's study.
She knocked at his door but there was no reply.
"Mello?" Since he didn't hear any response from inside, she carefully pushed the door open. She took a peek only to see her husband, staring at a doc.u.ment. He was looking at it so hard to the point where he was not aware of his surroundings. It was obvious enough that his mind was flying somewhere else.
"Darling?" She called as she took a step in and closed the door behind her.
Lu Mello finally snapped out of his thoughts by her voice. He turned to her and smiled a bit, "Ah, Xi'er, you're here."
She sighed, "You're burying yourself with work again." She walked towards him and went behind him. She placed her hands on his shoulders as she leaned forward and rested her chin on top of his head. "It's almost time for dinner."
He placed the doc.u.ment down on his desk. He wasn't able to read it since he ended up thinking of ways on how to contact the person who sent him the photos. Aside from that, searching for the doctor who disappeared was also giving him a headache.
Shi Enxi transferred and went to sit on his l.a.p instead. She held his cheeks with both hands and pouted, "Look at the bags under your eyes. Even with them, how can you still look so handsome?"
He ended up chuckling at what she said, "Genes I guess." He wrapped his arms around her waist before he leaned forward and captured her pouting lips by placing a soft peck on them.
She giggled lightly, "And now, our son has inherited those great genes."
When she mentioned about their son, Lu Mello's smile became stiff. He was reminded of the message he received.
Should he tell her that their son is alive?
"Your mind is flying off to somewhere again." She pouted. "How about you tell me what's bothering you? Maybe I can help?"
He sighed heavily, "Xi'er..." He held her hands and gave them a squeeze. "I want you to remain calm as much as possible, okay?"
Was he finally going to tell her the truth? Shi Enxi thought.
She was actually planning to tell him everything if he became honest with her first. She knew that what he did, adopting a baby just to replace the son Shi Anhao took, was all for her. She never expected him to do that. She already prepared herself to act how heartbroken she was losing her son but he did something she never imagined in her life.
How can she actually get angry? She was the one who hid things from him so she was actually the one who was more worried, thinking of how he would react after learning the truth but... everything has a time. Shi Enxi was the type of person to strictly stick on her plans, not changing them for the sake of others unless it was necessary.
It's not like she didn't trust her husband. She knew that he will surely go against the plan of using their son that was why she kept quiet all this time. Even if she said that she was willing to let Lu Mello handle Shi Anhao, those were all empty words. She was not going to sit still and be a good girl. If she can solve her own problem herself then she would.
She didn't need so much help, Zi Xuan and Jing Yan were enough. Besides, Shi Enxi was the type of person who uses others for her plans, she only has to find the right pawns to use and sadly, Lu Mello wasn't the kind of pawn she was looking for so even if he offered to help her, she could only put him behind and use him in case of emergency.
"Huh? What's this?" She tilted her head to the side, acting all clueless. "Why do you look like you are about to drop a bomb right now?" She joked.
Even if she said it as a joke, Lu Mello remained serious. "You have to promise me first."
"Promise you what?"
"That you'll remain calm."
Shi Enxi chuckled a bit, "As long as it's not about you having another woman then okay, I promise to remain calm." If it were the old her, she would be enjoying this moment, the moment where Lu Mello looked like a fool. The old her may enjoy it but the present her didn't. She felt guilty for tricking, for deceiving everyone but... it was all for the sake of her plans.
Yes, Lu Mello is smart... with the right information around him, he can put the pieces together but she intentionally took some of those pieces, like... allowing the doctor to move into his hometown and giving Zi Xuan tips on how not to be tracked by her husband. Because of those, Lu Mello's hands are empty that was why right now, she could see how troubled he is.
She will never become a good person. No, never. She will always be evil. It will always be a part of her.