Free Web NovelChapter 1561: Chapter 1032
"What do you mean?" With a vague sense of foreboding in his heart, Lin Zhiliang’s face darkened bit by bit. "Explain clearly, in what way do I not understand you?"
"Just like you deceived me in so many ways, I also have things that I’ve deceived you about. As humans, we all think for ourselves. Even if I didn’t before, when I realized that all my efforts were futile, I learned to consider myself too.
However, unlike you who deceived me in so many different ways, there’s just one thing I’ve kept from you, and that’s that I never really broke ties with my family.
The conflict you saw between me and them was just an act they put on with me..." sighed Li Xinwei with a wry smile. "I won’t hide it from you, it was my sister who reminded me. I wasn’t bothered at the time but did it to not disappoint her.
Looking back now, my sister is truly the best person to me in this world. If it weren’t for her asking me to have a backup plan, I might have really been tricked by you today."
"What we need to do now isn’t about that, Li Xinwei. Can’t you tell what’s more important? I promise, once my plan succeeds, I’ll take you with me immediately and then find a way to clear things up for Wenhang and Wenxiu.
The only requirement I have is that we take Mingming and Liangliang, those twins, with us, alright?" Lin Zhiliang said, raising his hand in assurance. "Yao Shan definitely won’t leave with us, I swear."
"Lin Zhiliang, why do you insist on leaving?" Li Xinwei sighed deeply. "Going to a place completely unfamiliar, where you can’t even speak the language, will you really be happy?"
"I have no other choice..." Lin Zhiliang rarely showed a trace of sincerity in his eyes. "Dad is already suspicious, and he will soon find out the truth. By then, even if I want to leave, I won’t be able to.
If not to mislead Dad, I wouldn’t have asked you to act this way. Right now, everyone thinks my concession is just to gain management rights, which buys some time, so I must seize the opportunity. If I miss it, there will be no chance again.
Xinwei, I admit, I originally wanted to leave with Yao Shan and Mingming Liangliang, but I’ve changed my mind. Yes, I’m a selfish person. To ensure my own safe departure, I can only abandon her, and hold onto you.
Moreover, I’ve figured it out. Bringing her along would just be a burden. You’re different; you can speak foreign languages and are much more thoughtful than her. With you around, no matter where we go, it won’t be too bad."
"Alright." Li Xinyu nodded. "I trust you this time, but Lin Zhiliang, I warn you, if I find out you’re lying to me at all, I won’t let you go for the rest of my life, no matter where you run."
"Don’t worry, this time I’m not lying to you at all." Lin Zhiliang breathed a sigh of relief and put his arm around Li Xinwei’s shoulders. "People need to go through some things to understand who is most important. Fortunately, I understood in time."
From his blind spot, Li Xinwei smirked disdainfully, but said, "It’s a good thing you understood in time. We both still have a chance to start over..."
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The day before Hundred Days Old’s celebration, Chuxia’s family and Lin Yanqiu and Old Madam Zhou returned to City A.
"Dad, do you have any latest news about Zhou Mikang? If it’s inconvenient to tell me, just say if he’s safe or not." The moment Chuxia saw Zhou Jingping, she inquired about the Division Commander’s update.
"Don’t worry, he’s definitely safe now. It’s just that there’s no way to get any news to you from where he is at the moment..." Zhou Jingping sighed. "Child, it’s truly hard on you.
However, you know how much Xiaomi values you. Trust him; if the conditions permit, he will contact you as soon as possible. The things I know weren’t learned from him either."
"Dad, I know, I’m just asking, not because I’m jealous of you, but because I know that with your position, you might know something..." As she said this, Chuxia handed the baby Nannan in her arms to her father-in-law. "Look, isn’t this little guy looking more and more like Zhou Mikang?"
As he reached to take his eldest grandson, a rare gentle smile appeared on the stern face of Zhou Jingping. Just as he lowered his head, Lin Yanqiu grabbed his arm. "What are you trying to do?"
"You..." Zhou Jingping looked helplessly at his wife. "You don’t think I’m going to kiss him, do you? I say, do you really see me as such an unreliable person? My grandson is still so tender, I wouldn’t dare to use my stubbled face to kiss him! I’m really speechless with you!"
Lin Yanqiu rolled her eyes disapprovingly. "Stop making excuses, you obviously wanted to do just that."
"Heaven and Earth know, I just wanted to lower my head to see more clearly. You know I’m nearsighted, do you have to make such a fuss?"
"Oh, oh..." Lin Yanqiu chuckled, embarrassed. "I forgot about that."
Zhou Jingping shook his head, reaching out to pat his grandson’s little head. "Nannan, grandma’s a bit muddled, let’s not learn from her, okay? Look at my Nannan, really like a carbon copy of Xiaomi, tsk tsk..." Then he looked at Beibei, who was being doted on in Old Master Zhou’s arms. "This little one looks just like his mom. My two grandsons really know how to grow..."
"You’re the one who’s confused..." Lin Yanqiu reached out and poked her husband, letting out a cold snort. "Without me, would you have such wonderful grandsons? And you dare to say I’m confused, hmph!"
"Alright, alright, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, okay?" Zhou Jingping looked at his wife with amusement. "Why are you throwing a tantrum like a little kid? I was just joking with the little guy, having some fun, but look at you, your face is almost down to your heels."
"Do you think just because they’re young, they don’t understand?" Lin Yanqiu rolled her eyes at him. "They might not speak, but they understand in their hearts. If they’re misled by you, wouldn’t that be unfair to me?"
"Three-month-old kids can be misled by me?" Zhou Jingping chuckled helplessly. "That would really make them child prodigies."
"Shoo..." Lin Yanqiu reached out and forcibly took her eldest grandson in her arms. "My grandson is a prodigy. Since you look down on my grandson, stay away from him!"
"Chuxia, don’t you think your mom’s becoming more unreasonable?" Zhou Jingping looked helplessly at his younger daughter-in-law. "Do you think what Dad said earlier is wrong? Is it fair for your mom to treat me like this? I’ve only held him for less than five minutes, isn’t that too much?"
"Dad, I’m going out to meet Xiaoqiong and the others; they should be arriving around this time..." She couldn’t get involved in the in-laws’ matter, so she quickly changed the subject and made her escape...
"Look, you scared the daughter-in-law away..." Lin Yanqiu rolled her eyes at her husband again. "At your age, you still don’t know any better and just know how to give the kids a hard time. Would you dare to answer if you were in her shoes?"
As Chuxia stepped out, Zhou Jingping realized how unreliable he’d been earlier. So, when his wife scolded him, he didn’t respond, only offering an apologetic smile.
In the end, it was Old Madam Zhou who felt sorry for her son, giving Old Master Zhou a glare. "Alright, you’ve held him for nearly half an hour; let Da Bao have a turn holding Beibei."
"He can’t manage it himself, why steal from me?" Old Master Zhou glared back at Old Madam Zhou dissatisfied, before turning to Lin Yanqiu. "Eldest daughter-in-law, let him enjoy a little bit more."
Since the father-in-law had spoken, Lin Yanqiu couldn’t keep her husband waiting any longer, so she reluctantly returned the eldest grandson to Zhou Jingping. As she turned, she noticed the disappointment in her eldest daughter-in-law’s eyes and felt a pang in her heart. She casually walked over to Yu Tao and reached out for her eldest granddaughter, "Come here, my dear Baobao, let grandma hold you. Let’s not bother with grandpa, that big meanie. He came back only seeing the eldest grandson, forgetting all about my eldest granddaughter, isn’t that right?"
Some things, when said openly, actually stop the other party from overthinking. Originally looking somewhat embarrassed, Cong Qiuying started to smile. "Nannan and Beibei just came back; it’s natural for Brother to be extra fond of them. Sister-in-law, you can’t wrong Brother like this."
During this time living with her daughter, after the initial discomfort, she had basically integrated into this family. However, there was still a bit of regret in her heart that her daughter hadn’t added a son to the Zhou family.
What worried her more was that her presence might make her daughter’s life even more difficult. But having already promised to stay with her daughter, she couldn’t back out.
Her heart was thus in turmoil, fluctuating up and down.
Just now, her daughter’s loneliness was seen and felt by her, and thinking about her own family’s situation, she couldn’t help but blame herself, feeling like she’d only been a burden to her daughter and couldn’t offer any help.
Lin Yanqiu’s actions clearly indicated to her that they never disregarded the eldest daughter-in-law for not having a son. The reason was apparent: since Nannan and Beibei didn’t stay in City A, valuing them more was only natural.
The message was clear, and coming from her, no one would feel awkward. At this age, she could deal with such matters.
Chuxia said she was going to greet Luo Xiaoqiong and others; it was both an excuse and a truth. The two little ones’ Hundred Days Old celebration was something they absolutely had to attend, even though they were already a few months pregnant, they couldn’t miss it.
Moreover, since their husbands weren’t around, with so many relatives here, she was familiar with the situation and, despite the worries, wouldn’t be in complete panic.
Luo Xiaoqiong and Yun Doudou were different, having just gotten married, and their husbands left soon after. Being pregnant alone, even with family around, how could they be at ease?
While pondering this, she spotted the car bringing the guests driving over in the distance. Chuxia’s face quickly broke into a smile as she stepped forward, waving at the car.
"Chuxia!"
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As soon as they got out of the car, Luo Xiaoqiong and Yun Doudou embraced Chuxia with worried expressions. "Do you have any news from them?" (To be continued. If you like this story, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
