novelraw Chapter 169 - Real Mastermind
Chapter 169 - Real Mastermind
Lu Mello stared at her for a few seconds after hearing what she said. It was as if he finally heard the answer to his fearful thoughts of telling her the truth.
She released her hug from his neck and rested her hands on his c.h.e.s.t instead. She felt his c.h.e.s.t rise and sink as he let out a sigh in defeat. Whenever it came to her, he was helpless. "Where should I start?"
"Start anywhere you like, I'll listen." She said with a small smile, knowing what he has to say already.
He lowered his head and was quiet for a while. It was as if he was put in a tight position when he thought about what he should say to her.
On the other hand, Shi Enxi waited patiently for him to talk. She didn't rush him. Just like him, she was in deep thought on whether or not to tell him the truth as well. She was in a dilemma of whether or not to act clueless of what he was about to say.
"Mingyu... is not our real son." He suddenly said as if dropping a bomb without even giving the other person a warning.
He raised his head to look at her and quickly said in a panic, "Xi'er, I can explain." He was afraid that she might suddenly have a violent reaction.
"I know." She interrupted as she gazed back deeply into his eyes. "Mello, I know."
He was startled by her words, not expecting her to say and act so calmly. "You... y-you know?" He stuttered.
Shi Enxi slowly nodded as she finally confessed to him. "I know what you did... How you adopted Yu'er and exchanged him for our son who was taken by Shi Anhao."
Once again, he was shocked by her revelation. His eyes were so wide, it was as if they were going to come out of their sockets.
She averted her gaze from his eyes, feeling guilty of what she has done but if she was given another chance to change things, she was going to do the same and lie. That's how horrible she was as a mother.
Lu Mello remained quiet as his wife began telling him about what happened and how she planned everything and the fact that Zi Xuan was working for her.
If there was someone who she was willing to tell her plans to, it was none other Lu Mello. She was contradicting herself by not telling him of her plans earlier and that was all because she knew that he was going to go against the fact that she was putting their son at risk. It was such a sad fact that for revenge, she was willing to use their son. She still wanted Shi Anhao to have a terrible death.
"I'm sorry for not telling you." She said after telling everything to him.
The quietness in the room grew after what she said. The atmosphere was heavy and suffocating for Shi Enxi especially when she didn't know what kind of face he was making.
"You..." He started. For some reason, a chill ran down her spine upon hearing how close and deep his voice was. "You were willing to put our son at risk."
She closed her eyes, "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? Are you really sorry?" His voice reverberated in her ears like a clap of thunder, such was his rage.
Shi Enxi was already expecting him to get angry at her and she was willing to accept whatever harsh words he'd sprout at her but she ended up being surprised by what she heard next. She felt his c.h.e.s.t tremble as the sound of a deep chuckle was heard from him.
She was confused by it which made her raise her head to look at him but the moment she saw his cold eyes, she couldn't bring herself to look away anymore. His eyes were like a black hole, pulling her dangerously.
"Just how crazy can you get, Xi'er?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. "I can't believe that you still ended up being the real mastermind behind our own son's disappearance."
He thought that he would be able to change her but from the looks of it, she was still the same woman in the past, a woman driven by revenge.
"I was foolish to believe you. And here I thought that you were willing to focus on our family. That was also one of your lies, right?
A sour smile was seen on her lips after hearing the words of her beloved husband. She finally stood up from his l.a.p, "I know that by doing this, I can never be a good mother."
"Not just a good mother, I guess you can't even become a good wife." He replied with a blank look in his eyes as he gazed at her face. "He's our son. OUR son. Yours and mine."
His sharp words sliced into her heart but despite the pain, the bitter smile remained on her lips as she asked him, "Do you hate me now?"
He finally broke their eye contact as he lowered his head and stood up. The betrayal he felt tore his heart to pieces. He couldn't believe that his own wife, the mother of their child was willing to put their innocent son into danger. "Tell me where our son is."
"I can't. It's not time-"
"DAMN IT, ENXI!" He glared furiously at her. "You may not care but I do! I will no longer put my son in danger!"
"Our." She replied calmly. She corrected, "Our son."
He laughed blankly at her words, "Fine, don't tell me where he is but once I find him, I will not give you a chance to be his mother!"
She was startled at what he said, "You won't dare!" She glared back at him. She shouldn't have told him about the truth. She should have kept it. She was regretting it now.
"I may love you but you're going too far by putting our own son at risk! We already have a family, Xi'er! By doing something like this, you're only breaking this family apart!"