âMom, do you reallyâ¦.â Lu Weixi hadnât anticipated, at all, her motherâs deception today.
She wasnât really ill. All this was just a ploy to catch her and Qin Zhiyou togetherâit was the weekend after all and if they were indeed together, theyâd definitely pay a visit together. And their visit had just confirmed her motherâs suspicions!
Despite Zhao Zihuanâs apparent absence from the hospital this time, Qin Zhiyou deeply suspected this incident to have been orchestrated by Zhao.
It must be Zhao who informed her mother about her shopping with Lu Weixi. They had just run into each other at Hanhai Shopping! His mother-in-law, Lu Weixiâs Achillesâ heel, always led him to cave in whenever she was mentioned.
âMom, didnât you say you were very ill?â After calming herself down, Lu Weixi observed her mom. Even though her complexion hadnât fully regained its color, she seemed energetic. There was no sign of a worsening condition.
No wonder when she called the nurse earlier, the nurse was hesitant to share any information, reluctant to reveal the doctorâs identityâthey were all waiting for her here!
Her mother evaded her question, instead directing a cold gaze towards Qin Zhiyou. âWhy is he here? Didnât you say you were getting a divorce?â
Her eyes swept over her daughter and Qin Zhiyouâs sporty outfits. They werenât from the same brand, but they were suspiciously similar, like a coupleâs coordinated outfits. She glanced next at the shopping bags in Qin Zhiyouâs handâthe logo read âXX-Lingerie.â
Not only had Lu Weixi gone shopping for such intimate apparel with Qin Zhiyou, but they were also dressed like a couple. Yet they insisted they were getting a divorce? What a joke!
Left speechless by her motherâs words, Lu Weixi had indeed been shopping with Qin Zhiyou. They had also watched a movie together, shared a kiss, and when heâd mentioned the prospect of children, she hadnât rejected the idea outright.
She had indeed fallen helplessly in love with Qin Zhiyou, her head dizzy with infatuation. On one hand, she was meticulously negotiating a separation of property for their divorce while on the other, she was unable to leave him.
She was a disobedient daughter, choosing to disregard her motherâs deepest wish for her to regain her freedom.
âMom, Iâ¦â
âDidnât you promise me youâd divorce Qin Zhiyou? Didnât you say that your work was going smoothly, and that you were capable of standing on your own even if you got divorced? Didnât you tell me how much you detested him, abhorred his flirtatious nature, and found his womanizing repugnant? Didnât you say the divorce was almost finalized? So, were all those lies?â
Lu Weixi was speechless at her motherâs barrage of accusations. After all, even though she was in love with Qin Zhiyou, deep down, she still distrusted him.
During their five-year marriage, his notorious reputation was outstandingly bad. There had even been a massive scandal not long ago.
Moreover, his sudden change of heart was forced, not genuineâa necessary evil spurred by circumstance. If his grandfather hadnât threatened him with his inheritance and control of Hanhai, even with a slight fondness for her, he wouldnât have agreed under such stringent conditions!
Was his constant coaxing about having a child merely a ploy to bind her to him?