Chapter 24 Manta Rose, Husband, Someone's Bullying Me!
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Chapter 24 Manta Rose, Husband, Someone's Bullying Me!
Lu Yanzhou looked at the white lace panties reflected in his camera lens.
"I also want to ask you about this: who insisted on cleaning up for me last night?"
"Xia Weiwei, if you want me to think about you, just say so."
last night?
Xia Weiwei recalled that last night she insisted on tidying up for Lu Yanzhou, so Lu Yanzhou entrusted her with the task of dressing him.
The clothes are fine, it's the underwear that's the problem.
He's a strange guy. He not only mixes his clothes with hers, but he also mixes his underwear with hers. When Xia Weiwei saw the underwear, she grabbed a handful and stuffed it in.
Did she put it in there?
Xia Weiwei's mouth gaped open, unable to speak. Looking at Lu Yanzhou's teasing gaze, her face flushed, and she immediately hung up the phone.
Lu Yanzhou called again. She glanced at it, pulled the blanket over herself, and her phone rang. She covered her ears, but out of sheer curiosity, she resignedly reached out a hand from under the blanket and pulled the phone away.
L: Don't be shy. During our marriage, what's mine is yours, my body is yours, and you naturally have the right to do whatever you want with my clothes.
Who wants this kind of dominance...?
Xia Weiwei muttered something, and the blush on her face faded slightly.
[Manta Rose: Then you take it]
[Manta Rose: Place it]
Manta Rose: By Your Pillow
[Manta Rose: What are you doing?]
After Xia Weiwei finished sending the message, she buried herself in the blanket again, exhaling a few breaths of hot air. Then the man called her via video.
How could he still have the nerve to call? Xia Weiwei looked at her panicked state, patted her face, pretended nothing had happened, sat up, deliberately pulled her slip dress down a bit, looked at her ample cleavage, and answered the video call.
The first thing a man notices is a girl's allure...
Lu Yanzhou spoke, his voice hoarse: "Didn't you say you were going to help me? I didn't use your hands, so what's wrong with using your underwear?"
Xia Weiwei felt a surge of heat throughout her body and almost hung up the phone, but she held on with her indomitable spirit.
"Oh, you mean, during the marriage, what's mine is yours. You're so generous, and I'm not stingy either. You can borrow my underwear."
"Is one enough? Do you need me to mail you a few more?"
Lu Yanzhou: "I'll tell you when I need it."
"OK."
Gradually, the two of them were able to talk about these things calmly.
"Xia Weiwei, let me give you a car." Lu Yanzhou's aura was heavy, his eyes were dark and brooding, and when he spoke again, Xia Weiwei was completely baffled.
"No need, why would you give me a car?"
Lu Yanzhou's eyes held a deeper meaning that Xia Weiwei couldn't decipher, and Xia Weiwei tilted her head and asked again.
Lu Yanzhou's eyes grew heavy: "How was your day?"
After asking, Lu Yanzhou felt it was pointless; she would definitely say she was fine, what could possibly be wrong with her?
"fine."
Lu Yanzhou sneered; how could her mouth be even harder than his?
I really want to pry it open with a shovel and see if the tongue is made of iron.
Lu Yanzhou was almost tired of repeating that old saying, so he said with a forced smile that it was good, and then got to the point and started telling a story.
As she spoke, Xia Weiwei's clear eyes revealed dissatisfaction.
"Lu Yanzhou, are you unhappy?"
She could tell he was unhappy, so it was clear he hadn't spoiled her for nothing.
Yes, that's right.
"Why?"
"Someone is injured but won't tell me the truth."
Xia Weiwei was stunned; Lu Yanzhou actually knew.
"It seems someone hasn't learned their lesson at all. I wonder who it was last time, they pulled off something similar..."
Xia Weiwei was speechless after being told off, and not wanting Lu Yanzhou to bring up the family dinner again, she quickly interrupted him.
How should I tell you this?
"Tell me, Lu Yanzhou, that I've been bullied, and you need to help me get revenge!"
Is it really that simple and straightforward?
This completely changed Xia Weiwei's understanding.
"Lu Yanzhou, I was bullied today." Xia Weiwei's tone unconsciously carried a hint of grievance.
"I know, your husband will help you get it back." Lu Yanzhou patted her head from a distance, and Xia Weiwei actually felt that Lu Yanzhou had patted her head, causing the little tufts of hair on her head to droop.
She glanced at the top of her head, found a comfortable position under the covers, and asked him when he was coming home.
"You've only been gone a day, and you already miss your husband?"
Now, when Lu Yanzhou teased her again, Xia Weiwei was able to handle it, and the fiery impatience on her face had disappeared.
"Don't you miss me?" The girl smiled sweetly, her breasts exposed as she lay on her side.
Lu Yanzhou tried to ignore it, but the girl's voice became even sweeter.
“Lu Yanzhou, actually I wasn’t bullied today. I got a Maserati from Gu Yousheng later.”
Xia Weiwei raised her chin, looking proud as she waited for Lu Yanzhou to praise her.
Lu Yanzhou smiled helplessly: "Yes, my wife is the most capable."
Xia Weiwei smiled even more triumphantly, and Lu Yanzhou continued telling the story. After a while, the sound of the girl's breathing could be heard.
He looked over and it seemed as if there were no spatial or geographical barriers between them, and that the man was right beside him.
Lu Yanzhou held his phone and kissed the girl's forehead.
Lu Yanzhou didn't hang up the video call. When he fell asleep, Xia Weiwei's breathing could be heard in his ear, along with his desire.
He held his breath for a while, and finally picked up the white lace that was placed beside his bed and went to the bathroom.
The next day, Xia Weiwei and Xiaoya were having breakfast together when they both received a message from Liang Yun saying that a mysterious buyer had purchased 10% of Shangxing Entertainment's stock.
Xia Weiwei's first thought was Lu Yanzhou.
"Weiwei, what wonderful thing have you thought of?" Xiaoya was still marveling at who was so generous when she saw Xia Weiwei smiling.
Xia Weiwei shook her head, saying that Lu Yanzhou would be back soon.
On the way to filming, Xia Weiwei asked Lu Yanzhou if he was the one who did it.
L: You've bullied my wife, you should pay for it.
Lu Yanzhou is truly seeking justice for her.
Xia Weiwei recalled that Gu Qianyue was a year younger than her in elementary school. Gu Qianyue skipped a grade in kindergarten and was in the same grade as her. The two pretended not to know each other at school. Once, Gu Qianyue ganged up with the girls in her class to isolate her, and Xia Weiwei told Gu Yousheng about it.
"How could A-Yue do such a thing? Is it because you don't like talking to your classmates?"
"Ah Yue, you can't have paranoia."
"No, Dad, it's Gu Qianyue..."
"What's wrong with A-Yue?" Gu Ning asked her coldly.
She looked up and saw Gu Ning's cold and vicious gaze, and froze, unable to utter a word.
Over the weekend, Li Xue picked her up and told her about it. Li Xue patted her hand and said, "A-Yue is the younger sister, and you are the older sister. An older sister should give way to her younger sister. No matter how good your younger sister is to you, you should be good to her."
After Li Xue finished speaking, she told her to call Gu Yousheng and ask if he could come over tonight.
She didn't make a phone call that night and locked herself in her room, which angered Li Xue, who felt she was disobedient.
On the new Monday, as soon as she entered the classroom, Gu Qianyue and her little followers were sitting around her. She had a bad feeling, but she still walked to her seat with her chest out. Just as she was about to sit down, her chair was pulled away, and she fell to the ground.
Tears welled up in her eyes from the pain.
This is not the end.
During PE class, Gu Qianyue would signal to her classmate to lock her in the bathroom.
During Chinese class, Gu Qianyue would tear up her books at home.
Too many to list...
She and Gu Qianyue engaged in a battle of wits for a whole week, until they graduated from elementary school, and then into junior high.
Gu Qianyue was like an inescapable leech; wherever she went, Gu Qianyue followed, causing her trouble.
After finishing her first semester final exams in the second year of junior high, she tried to avoid slippery areas on the snow. Suddenly, someone pushed her from behind, and she crashed into a snowdrift in front of her.
She screamed, and someone pressed her head down and buried her inside.
"Gu Xianyue, why did you get such a good score? You're asking for trouble."
Gu Xianyue's piercing voice made her tense up. Her hands and feet were controlled, and her clothes were taken off layer by layer. In the end, in the vast darkness of the night, she was only wearing thin thermal underwear, serving as the new snowman.
That night, she was found and taken to the hospital. When she woke up, all she could hear was Li Xue's constant nagging.
"Didn't I tell you not to offend Gu Qianyue? Now look what's happened, even your father is starting to dislike me."
No matter what Li Xue said, Xia Weiwei couldn't hear a word she said.
From that moment on, she realized that she could not continue fighting like this. She was all alone, and if she continued to fight, she would only suffer losses.
After being discharged from the hospital, she took the initiative to help Gu Qianyue with her homework and exam scores, always putting herself below Gu Qianyue, which earned her a peaceful coexistence despite being bullied.
This is a survival rule she has summarized over nearly six years.
This set of rules did make her life a little more comfortable in the future, but because of it, her nickname, A-Yue, was changed to A-Ci.
"You're not as good as me in exams, school competitions, or special skills. You're just a second-rate product. It just so happens that the bottom part of your name is 'Ci', so from now on you'll be called Ci."
No one objected to Gu Qianyue's suggestion, and that's how the nickname "Aci Aci" started.
But ever since their falling out, Gu Qianyue knew that she had changed; she no longer yielded to her every whim.
Her change stemmed largely from her baby; if she couldn't protect herself, how could she protect her unborn child?
Moreover, she now has Lu Yanzhou behind her, and Lu Yanzhou will genuinely help her.
Xia Weiwei switched to her alternate account and sent a message to the file transfer assistant.
I'm very happy today.
Lu Yanzhou was in a meeting when his phone vibrated. He glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and saw those five words, and a smile appeared on his lips.
The tense atmosphere of the meeting eased considerably instantly.
Who sent the message to President Lu that made him so happy?
Xia Weiwei filmed, ate, and video chatted with Lu Yanzhou in the evening.
The next day, Xia Weiwei finished filming at noon, and Lu Yanzhou asked her what she wanted to eat for lunch. After Lu Yanzhou finished speaking, he also sent his own... which should be considered breakfast.
Edinburgh is eight hours ahead of Beijing, but the two always manage to have meals together.
[Manta Rose: Didn't you arrange everything for me?]
[L: Yes, isn't your husband very considerate?]
[Manta Rose: Yes, yes, yes, my husband is the most considerate.]
After sending this message, Xia Weiwei was startled; she and Lu Yanzhou were getting closer and closer.
It really feels like an ordinary couple living their lives.
"Weiwei, your mother is here, but she was stopped by the security guard at the door."
Xia Weiwei frowned, and the joy on her face faded.
Tell her I won't see her.
Xiaoya nodded and was about to leave when Xia Weiwei called her back.
"Let Sister Yun handle this matter."
Xiaoya immediately contacted Liang Yun.
When Xia Weiwei went to work in the afternoon, she asked about the aftermath of Li Xue's death. Xiao Ya praised her for her brilliant strategy, saying that Sister Yun really got rid of Li Xue.
Xia Weiwei smiled.
I video chatted with Lu Yanzhou tonight. He had some urgent business to attend to and would be back a few days later. The exact time was still uncertain.
"Lu Yanzhou, I'll pick you up when you come back." Xia Weiwei has been smiling more and more lately. Lu Yanzhou doesn't want her to travel back and forth, as filming is already tiring enough for him.
But looking at Xia Weiwei's smile, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.
His wife is waiting for him to come home.
"I'll tell you once I confirm the flight time."
"Uh-huh."
Xia Weiwei is going to bed earlier and earlier, and now she can fall asleep before 10:40 pm.
That day, Li Xue did not come to see Xia Weiwei again, and Xia Weiwei's phone did not receive any harassing calls from Li Xue.
Li Xue came to her only to act as Gu Yousheng's intermediary; it was just that she was unwilling to admit it.
While recording a variety show that evening, Xia Weiwei unexpectedly saw Zhou Yuan, who was accompanied by Gu Qianyue.
She understood; Gu Yousheng wanted to use her reputation to promote Zhou Yuan.
The variety show director knew that the two were artists from the same company and even thought of having Zhou Yuan go and say hello to Xia Weiwei.
"There's no need to follow Teacher Xia." Zhou Yuan's arrogant tone startled the director. After glancing at Xia Weiwei handing out milk tea to the staff, the director realized that she was no good.
Zhou Yuan didn't come to greet her, and Xia Weiwei certainly wouldn't lower herself to do so. She didn't even bother to give Gu Qianyue a glance from afar, and Gu Qianyue could only secretly curse her as an ingrate.
The variety show has started filming. Xia Weiwei got along well with everyone last time, and this time everyone is even more enthusiastic towards her. One of them is a big fan of Xia Weiwei, which makes the atmosphere even more harmonious.
But everyone also takes Zhou Yuan into account, including her in games, and they all get along well.
During a break, Zhou Yuan happily touched up her makeup, which infuriated Gu Qianyue.
"Still laughing? Can't you see they're isolating you because of Xia Weiwei?"
Zhou Yuan exclaimed "Ah!"
Gu Qianyue pointed at her forehead: "You are four years older than Xia Weiwei, how can you be so naive? No wonder you haven't made a name for yourself in the entertainment industry after all these years."
Zhou Yuan immediately panicked and asked Gu Qianyue what to do.
Gu Qianyue reluctantly possessed her and whispered a few words in her ear.
At the start of the second half, a short game was inserted: Xia Weiwei and Zhou Yuan had to pull each other with a rubber band, which had to be stretched to two meters long, and then walk across a log bridge to obtain clues.
For Zhou Yuan, who has a background in dance, walking across the log bridge was a piece of cake. Xia Weiwei had also studied dance along the way, so everyone felt that the game was being played unfairly.
When filming officially began, Zhou Yuan was halfway through when he suddenly lost his balance, and the rubber band came loose and snapped directly onto Xia Weiwei's forehead.
Xiaoya called out, and everyone crowded around. Xia Weiwei's forehead turned noticeably red.
Zhou Yuan apologized, and Xia Weiwei touched her forehead, reassuring her not to be nervous.
Zhou Yuan tried the same trick again, and this time the rubber band snapped against her nose, causing her nose to bleed.
She was still recording and didn't want to stop halfway through, so her little fan handed her a wad of tissues. She gave him a grateful look.
In that glance, though her eyes glistened with tears, she also saw Gu Qianyue's smug smile behind Zhou Yuan.
She understood; Zhou Yuan was doing it on purpose.
Xia Weiwei let go immediately, and blood gushed from her nose, startling the stagehands who rushed over, but Xia Weiwei didn't leave.
Her upper lip was also red and swollen.
"Zhou Yuan, do you have a grudge against me?" Xia Weiwei's tone was soft, and given her injuries, it made people feel uneasy.
Zhou Yuan smiled and apologized, acting exactly like a delinquent, but Xia Weiwei had already been taken away by staff to have her wounds treated.
"Weiwei." Xiaoya called out with concern, and Xia Weiwei patted Xiaoya's head and said it was okay.
This is outrageous!
Even recording a variety show, I get bullied by Gu Qianyue!
"Believe it or not, once the show airs, Zhou Yuan's career will be over."
Of course, that's really brainless. Vivi's tens of millions of fans aren't just for show.
Xia Weiwei sent Gu Yousheng a picture of the blood-stained tissue and her injured face to his WeChat. Gu Yousheng immediately called her to ask what happened, his tone filled with anxiety.
“It was your good daughter Gu Qianyue who caused this injury. You have to pay me one million, or I won’t go to film tomorrow.”
Gu Yousheng's temples throbbed. He hung up the phone and called Gu Qianyue.
A moment later, Gu Qianyue ran in crying, clutching her phone, followed by Zhou Yuan.
"You told Dad!"
Why can't we file a complaint?
Zhou Yuan was still thinking of telling Xia Weiwei to tone it down, since this was their boss's precious daughter, when the next second, she saw Xia Weiwei slap Gu Qianyue.
"Dad, I won't be able to calm down until you lock Gu Qianyue in the dark room."
Zhou Yuan was shocked. Xia Weiwei called Gu Yousheng "Dad," so she dared not make any further moves.
"Gu Qianyue, apologize to your sister right now! You've been getting more and more outrageous lately! I'll lock you up in the dark room for a month when you get back!"
Xia Weiwei had stayed in that dark room; it was truly dark.
“Dad, I’m afraid you won’t be willing to let him go, so I’ll have Lu Yanzhou send someone to supervise him every day.”
Gu Yousheng replied, "Of course."
In the latter half of the call, Gu Qianyue was taken home. Before hanging up, Gu Yousheng tried to appeal to Xia Weiwei's emotions, but Xia Weiwei simply hung up.
Xia Weiwei looked at Zhou Yuan again, and Zhou Yuan immediately said that Gu Qianyue had instructed her.
Xia Weiwei nodded, had Xiaoya record her words, and also signed a certificate contract.
Xia Weiwei finished recording the variety show at 11:30 PM, turned on her phone, and found it full of missed calls from Lu Yanzhou. She scrolled through them and found there were about a dozen.
Oh no, Lu Yanzhou usually video calls her around 10 PM, and she forgot about it.
Xia Weiwei hesitated about how to reply, and Xiaoya said that Lu Yanzhou had also called her.
"What did you tell Lu Yanzhou?"
Xiaoya: "Tell the truth."
Xiaoya asked tentatively, and Xia Weiwei knew she was definitely telling the truth.
Xia Weiwei felt a sudden panic. Her phone rang again; Lu Yanzhou was video calling again.
Xia Weiwei was surrounded by staff, so she just needed to hang up first.
[Manta Rose: I'm going back to the lounge right away, wait for me.]
[L: Just because you're my wife doesn't mean you can make me wait for you!]
Xia Weiwei blushed slightly after being rebuked, but quickly returned to her lounge and made a video call.
The phone rang, and Xia Weiwei stared intently at the screen. Please, I have to answer it.
After ringing for three seconds, the video call connected, and Xia Weiwei's tense expression relaxed.
"Is there something you need, big star?"
The call connected, but Lu Yanzhou had his phone tilted to the side, so she could only see his upper body turned to the side.
He was wearing a black T-shirt, with a stern face and a powerful aura that kept strangers at bay. Xia Weiwei gave him a fawning smile.
"Of course I miss my dear husband."
Lu Yanzhou chuckled coldly twice. Xia Weiwei, could you be any more fake?
The man still had a cold expression, and Xia Weiwei started to feel a headache coming on.
"Honey, I know I was wrong. I promise I'll never do variety shows again."
"I'm going home to sleep now."
"I got home at midnight, which isn't too late. There's nothing going on tomorrow morning, so I can get a good night's sleep."
When Xia Weiwei feels guilty, she becomes more talkative.
Despite all she said, the man didn't even glance at her.
Xia Weiwei felt wronged; she had only taken the show to buy him a gift.
"Honey, are you going to bully me too?"
Lu Yanzhou keenly grasped the word "also".
Who bullied you?
Lu Yanzhou finally looked over.
"Gu Qianyue!"
"Honey, look at my nose, it's bleeding!"
"And the upper lip is swollen too!"
"I could have finished recording the variety show at 10 o'clock, but she ruined it and it dragged on until 11 o'clock!"
Xia Weiwei's face was full of grievances, her eyes were mournful, and she looked pitiful, like an abandoned ragdoll cat.
Lu Yanzhou stared intently at the girl's face, his eyebrows arching inch by inch, his expression growing colder and colder.
That's just asking for trouble.
He cherishes people dearly, and yet no one dares to touch them.
"There really are people who don't know what's good for them."
"I spent so much time and effort getting you to fall asleep at 11 p.m., and she messed things up, all my hard work was for nothing."
Xia Weiwei was taken aback; Lu Yanzhou had always remembered the time she fell asleep.
She's recently started falling asleep before 11 p.m.
"Lu Qibai will take you home from outside. Don't worry about the Gu family's affairs; I'll handle them for you."
Xia Weiwei's face lit up with a big smile.
"Honey, it's so good to have you."
Xia Weiwei kissed the screen twice.
"I should go home and sleep now. I'll video call you when I get home."
Lu Yanzhou responded, and Xia Weiwei immediately hung up the video call. Lu Yanzhou then realized something was wrong; they could have kept the video call going all the way home.
Lu Yanzhou then realized why he had softened his heart.
Lu Yanzhou closed his eyes, his mind filled with Xia Weiwei's soft, coquettish voice.
There's just no way to deal with her.
Lu Yanzhou called Gu Yousheng.
"Do you know how much effort I've put into raising my wife to this pampered state?"
After hanging up with Xia Weiwei, Gu Yousheng was finally able to relax and go to sleep. Suddenly, he received a call from Lu Yanzhou. He wanted to put on airs as Lu Yanzhou's father-in-law, but the man's questioning voice made him feel uneasy and terrified.
Gu Yousheng explained that it was A Yue who took the initiative to accept it.
"If you don't mention this to my wife, how will she know?"
"Mr. Gu, my wife is pregnant right now. Can you afford to compensate for even the slightest mistake?"
Gu Yousheng could only keep promising that it would never happen again.
“President Gu, I’m not A Yue, I’m not that easy to fool. As for Gu Qian Yue, since she doesn’t respect her sister at all, let her go and take care of Grandma Gu for a month after she’s been locked up in that dark room for a month. I heard that Grandma Gu has been ill for a long time.”
Grandma Gu disliked Xia Weiwei, and naturally she disliked Gu Qianyue as well. She only had eyes for Gu Xianyang. When Gu Qianyue came to Grandma Gu's house, she didn't even have the right to sit at the table for a meal.
When Gu Ning heard Lu Yanzhou say that, she shook Gu Yousheng's arm. Gu Yousheng looked anxious and was about to speak when Lu Yanzhou's imposing aura shone through the internet cable.
"What, Mr. Gu, are you going to refute me?"
Gu Yousheng smiled apologetically: "How could that be? It's Yue's fault. After she's been locked up in her little dark room for a month, we'll send her to Grandma's house."
Lu Yanzhou then hung up the phone.
"You're really letting A-Yue go to her grandma's house?" Gu Ning asked, dissatisfied.
Gu Yousheng said with a gloomy face: "What can I do? In the end, it's because A Yue is stupid and insisted on provoking Xia Weiwei."
"Xia Weiwei is a piece of trash, A Yue is your precious daughter!"
Even the worst can make money.
No matter how precious it is, it's nothing!
Gu Yousheng ignored Gu Ning and got up to walk outside. Gu Ning shouted and asked him where he was going, but he ignored her.
Shortly after, Gu Ning received a message that Gu Yousheng had gone to Li Xue's villa.
"Think of a way to appease A-Yue. If A-Yue continues to be so unruly, I really don't know how I can still acknowledge her as my daughter."
Li Xue nestled in his arms, pouring out her grievances: "I've been trying hard lately, but she won't even see me."
“You’re her biological mother, even if we’re broken, we’re still connected. If you can’t persuade A-Yue, I…” Gu Yousheng said, trying to get up, but Li Xue grabbed his arm and pressed him down, assuring him that she had a way to make Xia Weiwei listen.
...
As soon as Xia Weiwei left the variety show, she was about to get into her own business car when the back seat of the Rolls-Royce next to her opened.
"Third Sister-in-law," Lu Qibai called out energetically, "Third Brother asked me to take you home."
Xia Weiwei, afraid of being overheard, frantically winked at Lu Qibai.
Lu Qibai slapped his mouth as if punishing himself, leaned close to her, and lowered his voice: "If I don't safely take you home tonight, Third Brother will break my legs when he returns to Beijing."
Lu Qibai begged her to give him a chance to take his third sister-in-law home.
Are all the men in the Lu family this good at clowning around?
Xia Weiwei got into the car with a smile.
Inside the car, Lu Qibai glanced at her several times, and Xia Weiwei couldn't ignore him even if she wanted to. Moreover, Lu Qibai wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.
As the car was about to arrive at the hotel, Xia Weiwei, feeling uncomfortable being stared at, spoke first.
What do you want to ask me?
Lu Qibai's eyes lit up like a puppy seeing a bone.
"Third sister-in-law, you were with my third brother on the night of June 10th, right?"
Xia Weiwei might not remember the exact date, but she would definitely remember June 10th.
June 10th was the day her baby was born.
Xia Weiwei nodded, and Lu Qibai excitedly shouted "Yes," leaving Xia Weiwei puzzled.
"That night, my third brother asked me to decorate the manta flower room, saying that he wanted to confess to someone and give them a place in his heart."
Xia Weiwei felt a ripple in her heart; Lu Yanzhou was serious that night.
"But then that girl dumped him. You have no idea how distraught Third Brother was during that time. He was in a terrible temper. But then in early July, Third Brother was full of energy again."
Lu Qibai spoke quickly and urgently, with a touch of Hong Kong accent. Although she couldn't hear him very clearly, she understood the general idea.
Lu Yanzhou was heartbroken because of her.
She actually injured Lu Yanzhou twice.
Xia Weiwei felt uneasy, and her face darkened. Lu Qibai noticed Xia Weiwei's expression was off while he was speaking, so he stopped talking.
"Third Sister-in-law?" Lu Qibai called out tentatively.
Just then, the car arrived at the hotel. Xia Weiwei forced a smile and said, "I've arrived. Tell your third brother that you've completed your mission."
"Thank you." Xia Weiwei got out of the car and smiled at Lu Qibai again.
The second smile was clearly heartfelt. Lu Qibai was momentarily stunned by Xia Weiwei's smile and secretly marveled, thinking, "No wonder she can make Third Brother settle down."
No, it seems he's angered his third sister-in-law. Lu Qibai patted his lips in annoyance and reported to Lu Yanzhou in a panic.
Just as Lu Yanzhou saw the news about Lu Qi's white hair, Xia Weiwei called him via video.
He answered the call. By then, the girl had already removed her makeup and was lying on the bed, wearing a light red halter dress.
Her skin is fair, and wearing light red only makes her look even more beautiful.
The apples are ripe enough to wait for him to go back and pick them.
"What did Ah Bai say at the end that upset you?"
A hint of sadness lingered in Xia Weiwei's eyes as she shook her head.
"Could it be me?" Lu Yanzhou joked.
Xia Weiwei tilted her head forward slightly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to reject your confession back then."
Lu Yanzhou immediately understood what Xia Weiwei was talking about.
It must have been Lu Qibai, that big mouth, who revealed what happened on June 10th. Ha, he's not stupid; he knows to take the initiative to admit his mistake.
"What, if we could go back in time, you wouldn't reject my confession?"
Well……
Also...
Because she didn't like him back then.
She did sleep with him at first to get revenge on Gu Qianyue, but later she slept with him because she coveted his body, and it had nothing to do with Gu Qianyue.
"Gu Xianyue, stop making things up. Did I confess back then?"
No?
Xia Weiwei was past bedtime and was now on the verge of falling asleep, her mind not very clear.
Immediately afterwards, she heard Lu Yanzhou say—
"Gu Xianyue, we are husband and wife now, there is no need to apologize anymore."
Lu Yanzhou is truly magnanimous.
"If you really feel bad, you can mail me two more pairs of your underwear."
"I want the black one, oh, and the red one too."
Xia Weiwei doesn't like to choose overly flashy colors for her underwear; black and red are the only two colors she wears.
Lu Yanzhou even noticed this!
You big scoundrel!
Xia Weiwei was both embarrassed and angry, her voice soft and weak: "I'm not going to mail it to you, I'll let you suffocate."
"Oh, my heartless wife."
"If you really think I'm heartless, then divorce me."
"That won't do. The marriage agreement clearly states that we can only get a divorce six months after the baby is born."
Xia Weiwei smiled faintly. Surprisingly, she no longer felt uncomfortable after being teased by Lu Yanzhou.
She was completely at ease in front of Lu Yanzhou.
Lu Yanzhou told her a story, and Xia Weiwei asked him when he would be back. Lu Yanzhou said five more days.
Five days after five days, when will it end?
“Lu Yanzhou, I’ve noticed that without you around, I feel like something’s missing when I sleep lately.”
Xia Weiwei glanced at her palm, and Lu Yanzhou's lower abdomen tightened. He then resumed the story from before.
Xia Weiwei was indeed tired that day, and it was two hours later than her usual bedtime. She fell asleep soon after.
The next day, Xia Weiwei continued filming as planned. At noon, Xiaoya told her that Li Xue had come to see her again and had been taken away by Sister Yun.
Xia Weiwei nodded expressionlessly.
That evening, Lu Yanzhou confirmed his return date: a 3 PM flight on August 5th.
Xia Weiwei smiled and said she would pick her up from the airport. Lu Yanzhou jokingly said he knew she missed her husband and would fulfill her wish by having Lu Qibai bring her there.
Xia Weiwei didn't refute his narcissism, she just smiled, and Lu Yanzhou sensed something was wrong.
On August 2nd, Li Xue came looking for Xia Weiwei again, but Xia Weiwei still didn't appear.
On August 3rd, Xia Weiwei was filming when Liang Yun rushed over and whispered a few words in her ear, causing her face to turn deathly pale.
Liang Yun helped her ask the film crew for leave and took her to the hospital.
Upon entering the ward, Li Xue's arm was wrapped in thick bandages.
The doctor said that if the family's housekeeper had discovered it two minutes later, it really wouldn't have been possible to save him.
"You've finally come?"
"Gu Xianyue, is all you want is for your mother to die?!"
Xia Weiwei ignored her completely. After the medical staff in the ward left, Li Xue pretended to remove the bandage from her arm.
Seeing that Xia Weiwei did not stop her, she stopped moving herself.
"Gu Xianyue, without my ten months of pregnancy and childbirth, you wouldn't be enjoying your current success!"
"Gu Xianyue, you have no heart, you deserve to die!"
Li Xue's eyes gleamed with a venomous light, but Xia Weiwei remained unmoved.
She deserves to die?!
ha!
She really deserves to die.
"Then why did you give birth to me? Did you get my consent when you had me?"
"Do you think I wanted you as my mother?!"
Li Xue choked, "She's not going to rebel!"
She was about to speak, but Xia Weiwei didn't give her a chance.
"You came to me only to act as Gu Yousheng's mouthpiece. You came to me with no real intentions!"
"What's wrong with me not seeing you? Haven't I suffered enough grievances for you already!"
"Mom, Gu Ning always puts Gu Qianyue first, so why do you expect me to always give in to Gu Qianyue!"
Li Xue, caught off guard, didn't feel embarrassed. She abandoned her good-natured demeanor and became aggressive.
"What kind of tone are you using to talk to your mother? Your mother is about to die, can't you just listen to her?!"
"Now that you're pregnant yourself, you should be able to better understand your mother's good intentions."
Xia Weiwei sneered; she couldn't understand it at all.
"What's wrong with making you sacrifice a little? Have you forgotten how Aci got his nickname? You're inferior to Gu Qianyue in every way, and you still don't know how to hide your talents."
"I'm ashamed to have a daughter like you, Xia Weiwei. This is your fate, and you have to accept it!"
She doesn't want to!
"Since you despise me so much, Li Xue, from today onwards, we sever our mother-daughter relationship."
“I am no longer a tool for you to please Gu Yousheng. You can fend for yourself.”
Xia Weiwei ran out of the ward. Liang Yun was afraid that Li Xue would cause some trouble again, so she stayed behind to keep an eye on Li Xue and sent Xiao Ya to chase after her.
At this moment, in Edinburgh, Lu Yanzhou was following the person in charge to the production line, his phone kept ringing.
It wasn't sent to him; it was sent from Xia Weiwei's alternate account to his alternate WeChat transfer assistant account.
Why am I just a second-rate product?
Am I not good enough? Why does everyone treat me like a tool?
I'm the only one who doesn't deserve love.
Should I really die? Would everyone be happy if I died?
Why, why, why!
...
The messages kept popping up, and without a moment's thought, Lu Yanzhou changed the subject: "I have something urgent to attend to and need to return to the capital now."
The person in charge exclaimed "Hey!" and tried to stop Lu Yanzhou, but was so frightened by a look from Lu Yanzhou that he dared not speak.
The man walked hurriedly, his expression grave.
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Author's Note: In the next chapter, VV will understand her own feelings. I wrote a lot in this chapter, thank you all for reading it! [Let me see][Pat on head]