Mother Lu's expression suddenly stiffened.
Lu Xinting looked at Lu's mother and choked up.
Song Heng raised his head and reached out to pull her, "Xinxin..."
"Go away!" Lu Xinting stood up, knocked his hand away, and hurried upstairs.
Song Heng wanted to chase after her, but saw Lu's mother standing there stunned, as if she was about to fall down just sitting there.
Song Heng hurriedly supported her, "Auntie, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Mother Lu's face was gloomy and she smiled apologetically, "This girl has a bad temper, so don't worry..."
Song Heng shook his head. He had done something wrong in the first place, and it was right for him to get angry at him. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
He asked tentatively, "Auntie, has anything happened to Xinxin before? Do you know why she doesn't want to get married?"
Mother Lu paused and sighed with a sad face, "In order to prevent you from misunderstanding, I'd better tell you."
Lu Xinting's biological father had an affair when Lu's mother was pregnant.
For Lu Xinting's sake, Lu's mother chose to swallow her anger and did not divorce.
After Lu Xinting was born, the family was scolded and torn apart every day, and things were smashed everywhere.
Lu Xinting just sat there and cried, no one cared about her.
On her fifth birthday, Dad Lu was taking his mistress to pick out a diamond ring.
Mother Lu threatened Father Lu with death to return home.
Finally, the man came back and brought the woman back with him.
This can be regarded as the mistress entering the house.
Lu Xinting watched her father hug another woman, point at her mother's nose, humiliate her, and curse her with dirty and unpleasant words.
Lu Xinting was angry that her mother was being bullied, so she grabbed the cake and threw it at the woman, staining her fur coat.
The woman was so angry that she slapped her, and her father pushed her and helped the woman scold her.
Later, there was a fire at home, and Father Lu escaped with his mistress.
Lu Xinting's grandfather was trapped in the sea of fire because of the two of them.
Lu Xinting lay on her mother's shoulders and watched her grandfather being burned to death.
She has told herself since she was a child that marriage will only bring misfortune to people, and this misfortune will destroy the entire family.
After listening to Lu's mother's narration, Song Heng fell silent.
No wonder Lu Xinting said she could maintain such a relationship with him forever.
It's not that she doesn't love him, it's that she doesn't have the courage to step into the threshold of marriage.
"Xiao Song, you go back first, and I will go and persuade her."
"good."
Lu Xinting is in a bad mood now, so he better not stay here and make her angry.
Song Heng stood up to leave, and Mother Lu asked him to take the generous betrothal gift back. Song Heng refused, saying that Mother Lu would keep it for Lu Xinting.
After walking out of the Lu family villa, Song Heng felt a little depressed. He leaned against the car and lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.
He squinted at the dark bedroom on the second floor and could probably guess that she was lying on the bed crying.
Recalling what Mother Lu said, he felt even more guilty.
He made Lu Xinting pregnant with a child, but did not take her thoughts into consideration.
He thought Lu Xinting couldn't firmly choose him because she didn't love her enough.
Yet when he had doubts about their relationship, she laughed that sarcastically.
If she really didn't want to be with him, why would she spend four years of her youth with him?
He threatened her to break up and keep the child, but she gave in because she didn't want to be separated from him.
She had been making concessions and efforts for their relationship, but he didn't understand her.
Only now did Song Heng figure out many of the things that troubled him.
He suddenly felt enlightened, but fell into a dilemma.
Now that he knew the reason, what should he do?
Song Heng held a cigarette between his fingertips and looked at the window.
He could only use more love to prove to her that he was someone worth trusting.
…
Lu Xinting hugged her knees and sat on the single sofa when suddenly her cell phone rang.
It was Mu Ning calling.
She sniffed and picked up her phone to answer.
"Tingting, what are you doing?"
Lu Xinting pretended to be relaxed, "Lie on the bed and put on a facial mask to catch up on the drama."
"What's wrong with your voice?"
Lu Xinting pinched her throat and coughed, "I have a cold."
"The temperature has dropped recently, please keep warm."
"Well, what's the matter with calling?"
"I heard from Gu Zhiyin that you have Song Heng's child?"
Lu Xinting froze, "Mr. Gu is busy with everything, why do you still gossip about such things?"
"Ahem, he only mentioned it while eating." Mu Ning said, "Don't interrupt, what are you thinking?"
"After the child was born, I didn't think about anything else."
"Song Heng is already fine. He depends on you for everything. He has no temper with you. Sometimes Gu Zhiyin gets annoyed and even gets angry at me. He fought with me until two o'clock last night because of the child."
"I know, it's my own problem."
"Tingting, you only see the bad side of marriage, not the good side. A good marriage will bring happiness to people, it depends on what kind of person you marry. You have lived with Song Heng for four years, A thousand days and nights, can't you see clearly his character and his love for you?"
"Even if you don't believe in your own vision, you should always believe in Gu Zhiyin, right? He's a good judge of people. Why did he choose Song Heng to be the person around him in the first place, and why did he trust him so much for more than ten years?"
Lu Xinting fell silent.
She is both longing for and afraid of marriage.
She wanted to have a future with Song Heng, but she couldn't convince her heart, and Mu Ning's words made her shaken. Should she trust him more and be more courageous?
Mu Ning was afraid that the chat would be too boring if she continued, so she changed the topic, "By the way, Gu Zhiyin cleared my shopping cart today!"
"Are you here to show off?"
"I'm telling you that even after getting married and having children, Gu Zhiyin still loves me no less. I think you will only be happier than me. After all, Song Heng is stupid and will listen to you in everything."
Lu Xinting couldn't help laughing.
Her mother said that Song Heng came to propose marriage and gave her all his money, probably to reassure her mother.
"I bought a lot of snacks, but Gu Zhiyin won't let me eat them. I'll take them to your house."
"Why did you buy so many?"
"Isn't this the Tmall New Year's Festival? I bought several boxes of Dove chocolates that you like to eat at Tmall Supermarket. Each box is 20 yuan less than usual. Not only is it cheaper, the taste is sweet but not greasy. It's just like lying down. As silky as bathing in milk..."
Mu Ning scolded her.
Lu Xinting sneered, "Have you accepted any advertising endorsements recently?"
Mu Ning was stunned, "No, isn't this an event? I bought a lot of food. I'll ask someone to deliver it to your house tomorrow, so your family won't have to buy new year's goods during the Chinese New Year."
Mu Ning chatted with her for a while longer, put the child to sleep, and then hung up the phone.
The next morning, Lu Xinting went to the company without eating anything.
The news of her pregnancy caused a stir in the company.
