Chapter 21: Now, He’s Not So Sure Anymore

Lu Zhixing’s shoulders tensed for a moment. Looking at Xiao Wei’s pitiful expression, he ultimately didn’t push Zhou Xinyue away. Instead, he comforted her, “Don’t cry. You still need to take care of the child.”

Yan Yuxiang let out a sigh. “Aiya, this child is truly pitiful!”

But her expression quickly turned angry. “This is all Xie Yunshu’s fault! Why make a fuss over something so trivial? Even a chicken leg? They just had dinner at your place—would Xiao Wei still be thinking about chicken? Kids get hungry quickly. It’s only natural he’d run over when he smelled food! I didn’t approve when you said you wanted to marry her in the first place. A woman who’s never seen the world only knows how to cling to a man!”

Lu Zhixing, physically and mentally drained, straightened up slightly so Zhou Xinyue could sit down. He rubbed his brow and said, “Mom, this has nothing to do with Yunshu.”

“How could it not?” Yan Yuxiang snapped. “She’s been making a fuss for days—when will it end? First, she hit Xinyue, then she moved back to her family’s house, and now she won’t even let a child off the hook! Everyone in the compound is laughing at our family! If I had known it’d come to this, I never would’ve pushed you to get married!”

Zhou Xinyue saw the gloom on Lu Zhixing’s face. Remembering what Chen Xue had told her the other day, she choked back her tears and said, “Auntie, please don’t blame Yunshu. It’s all my fault. I’m the one who lacks ability, always needing Zhixing to help me. If I hadn’t come back, Yunshu wouldn’t be talking about divorce now.”

“Talking about divorce?”
Yan Yuxiang’s expression instantly changed. She glared at Lu Zhixing. “She dares bring up divorce? We Lu family won’t tolerate such spoiled behavior from a daughter-in-law! If she wants to leave, let her get lost!”

Lu Zhixing’s expression darkened slightly. “Mom, Yunshu’s just angry.”

“What right does she have to be angry? She’s been married for so long and still hasn’t gotten pregnant. She’s uneducated and unskilled, and now she doesn’t even have a job. She’s just freeloading off us!” Yan Yuxiang huffed and sat down. She was still seething over how overbearing Xie Yunshu had been that day, acting like their family had wronged her.

She had slapped Zhou Xinyue, and it was only right to put her in the hospital to cool off for a few days, wasn’t it?

Just then, Lu Xueting walked in with a cold face, full of anger. As soon as she saw Lu Zhixing, she complained, “Brother, you should hurry up and divorce that woman Xie Yunshu! She’s totally disgraceful! She just threw all her clothes on the ground—including her underwear—how shameless can she be?”

Of course, she didn’t mention how she had humiliated Xie Yunshu herself.

Only then did Lu Zhixing realize that in all the chaos surrounding Xiao Wei’s burn, he had completely forgotten about taking Yunshu home. He hadn’t even looked back.

She must be angry again…

Lu Xueting wasn’t about to let it go. In her mind, her brother didn’t even like Xie Yunshu: “I only said a few words to her, and she acted like a shrew, almost hitting me. How is she anything like Sister Xinyue—so gentle and considerate! I don’t want a sister-in-law like her!”

Lu Zhixing’s expression turned ice-cold. He took a deep breath. “Shut up! I won’t divorce Yunshu.”

With that, he turned and made to leave.

Behind him, Yan Yuxiang quickly called out, “Where are you going? Don’t you dare go looking for Xie Yunshu! If you lower your head now, she’ll just walk all over you. Then there’ll be no room left for Xinyue and her child! Trust me—she doesn’t even have a job right now. Her family won’t let a married daughter stay home forever. Sooner or later, she’ll have to come back and beg you!”

Lu Zhixing paused in his steps. That was what he had thought originally. But now, he wasn’t so sure.

A flicker of irritation passed through Zhou Xinyue’s eyes, but her voice remained soft. “Zhixing, I’m a woman too, so I understand how Yunshu must feel right now. She’s acting out of anger. If you go to her now, the two of you might just end up fighting again. Besides, you know how those apartment buildings are—so many people love to gossip. If Yunshu throws a tantrum, the entire city of Haicheng will be talking about it… And Uncle Lu is about to be promoted—this kind of drama won’t reflect well.”

Yan Yuxiang nodded approvingly at Zhou Xinyue. “Xinyue really knows how to think things through. Not like Xie Yunshu, who only knows how to be jealous! Just let her cool off. Once she’s had enough, the Finn family will kick her out, and she’ll come crawling back to you. Women—shouldn’t be spoiled!”

Lu Zhixing just felt utterly exhausted. His life had always gone smoothly: good grades, a stable career. Even after marrying Xie Yunshu, she had always been gentle and sweet—nothing at home had ever troubled him.

He hadn’t expected that just by helping Zhou Xinyue a little, things would spiral to this point.

“Mom, I’ve got something to take care of, I’m heading out. I’ll arrange for someone to look after Xiao Wei.” No matter what, he needed to get to the bottom of what Yunshu said today.

When the hospital incident happened, he had clearly told them to place Xie Yunshu in the psych ward just to calm down for a few days. He had even asked them to give her the best private room, and not to make things hard for her.

It was already past 8 p.m. Only a few night-shift nurses remained at the hospital. One of them was the same nurse who had been bringing meals to Xie Yunshu.

Zhao Lingling leaned on the nurses’ station, resting her chin on one hand and gazing longingly toward that part of the ward. “Dr. Lu is so kind to Xinyue. Her kid got burned, and he brought the whole family here late at night!”

She had just seen Lu Zhixing walk by with his long legs, his black coat billowing behind him like a gust of wind. Her face flushed red. He had studied abroad, was handsome and reserved—the kind of man who made many young nurses’ hearts flutter.

But with his prestigious background and aloof manner, Zhao Lingling never dared to cross the line, even though she had secretly admired him. She had once thought, a man like Dr. Lu would probably marry an outstanding female doctor—or at least a well-matched daughter of an official’s family. What kind of woman wouldn’t suit someone like Lu Zhixing?

Who could’ve guessed, just a year ago, he’d suddenly and silently married a packaging worker from a single-parent home—no education, no family background, just a pretty face. If she had known, back then…

That Xie Yunshu used to come to the hospital every day to bring him lunch, like she was afraid people didn’t know she was his wife—such a petty and small-minded thing to do!

After Zhou Xinyue showed up, Zhao Lingling couldn’t help but feel secretly delighted. So it turns out, Dr. Lu didn’t like Xie Yunshu that much after all. Otherwise, why would he be so attentive to another woman?

He called it repaying kindness, but who knows? It’s not like Lu Zhixing is the only one in the family—his parents or sister could’ve stepped up too. But every single matter had to be handled by him.

If you ask her whether there’s really nothing going on between them—well, she certainly didn’t believe it.