Their feelings were like siblings. No matter how you looked at it, this sentence sounded awkward. However, Shu Shu knew in her heart that her grandmother cared about them, unlike her mother-in-law, who wished for Ling Qiao and Tang Congee to reunite with each other.
Ling Qiao could only nod and say, "I know."
He knew very well in his heart that it was precisely because he was aware of his own responsibilities that he took so much care of her. It was a feeling of guilt greater than the heavens, and anyone with a conscience would do the same. He owed her so much, that even if he gave her his life, it wouldn't be enough to make up for it. As for Shu Shu, he was by her side. She would still love her, care for her, protect her, and not change anything.
Hu Xin and the servant moved quickly. After a short while, they cooked a table full of dishes, four dishes and a soup. There was meat, fish, and chicken soup.
She served a bowl of chicken soup to the empress of today, but her tone wasn't very good. "Give it to my grandson to drink."
Shu Shu directly asked, "What if it's her granddaughter?"
Hu Xin proudly said, "Of course it's grandson, the Ling family's daughter-in-law, her first child is a man."
Shu Shu angrily placed the bowl on the table, "When it's confirmed that it's your son, I'll drink your chicken soup. Otherwise, if you give birth to your daughter, I'm afraid that it would be a waste of your painstaking efforts."
"You … "Little girl, don't you dare not to appreciate my kindness! Do you think I am willing to stew chicken soup for you?!" Hu Xin suppressed her anger, now this world had truly changed. When she was their wife, she didn't dare to treat her mother-in-law this way. But now, if her mother-in-law wanted her to serve her, she would also serve her daughter-in-law.
Grandma Ling frowned, her already dissatisfied expression becoming even more anxious, "Alright, alright, Shu, drink, don't be angry, your grandchildren are all members of the Ling family. Hu Xin, you should sit down as well. We're family, we have things to talk about."
For her grandmother's sake, Shu Shu obediently drank the soup. After eating a few mouthfuls, she felt that she couldn't eat anymore. Her stomach had already been filled by the chicken soup.
Hu Xin became unhappy again, "I came here specifically to cook for you. If you didn't eat, you would have said it earlier. Do you think I'm willing to cook?"
This time, Ling Qiao did not wait for Shu Shu to speak. He opened his mouth and said, "Mom, no one will be able to eat if you call them that."
Hu Xin glared at him, this son, if he had a wife, then he wouldn't care about his mother.
After the servants had finished cleaning up, Granny Ling and Hu Xin left early.
"I didn't mean to," Shushu explained. "I drank too much chicken soup, so I really can't eat anymore."
Ling Qiao lightly said, "It's fine, eat again when you're hungry. "Mom, don't take my words to heart. I won't let her come back in the future." Not only did he cause trouble for himself, he even made everyone unhappy. It would be better if he didn't come.
In the middle of the night, when Shu Shu woke up from her sleep, she felt that there was no one by her side.
Ling Qiao was standing on the balcony, smoking. His back was a little lonely as a cloud of white smoke rose into the air and drifted away with the night wind.
Shu Shu sat up and looked at the coat by the bed. She frowned. It must be very cold out here in the middle of the night.
Ling Qiao rarely smoked. She hated the smell of smoke, so he never smoked in front of her. After a long time, he simply stopped smoking at home.
It's because I'm pregnant, so it's even more difficult for you to make a choice between me and Tang Shuqing, isn't it? Ling Qiao, oh Ling Qiao, you bastard, I don't need your choice. You can always be together with your old lover, I don't need such a disinterested husband, I don't need him!
While thinking, Shu Shu stood up, walked to the balcony and forcefully pulled open the door.
Ling Qiao instinctively turned around, his hand still holding onto the burning cigarette. "Why did you come out?" He threw the cigarette on the ground and stamped it out.
Shu Shu looked down and saw countless of cigarette butts lying on the ground. Her tears had just fallen.
Ling Qiao became anxious, and went forward to grab her arm to push her in, "What's wrong? "Why did you get up when you were sleeping soundly? Did you wake up because of me?" It was so cold outside that he could not feel it.
ShuShu's arm was tightly gripped by his ice-cold hand. His hand, which was usually so hot, was actually so cold at this moment. Was it because of this frigid night? Or was it because … Tang Qingqing?
ShuShu waved his hand away and took a step back. Ling Qiao closed the balcony door and took out a coat for her to put on, "Are you cold? Get back to bed. " His cold hands were frozen, and the corners of his clothes were trembling.
"Ling Qiao …"
Listening to her trembling and sorrowful voice, Ling Qiao's heart was in a mess. He reached out to wipe her tears, but they were so hot. His hands were so cold. He was afraid of hurting her, so he touched her once, but didn't dare to touch her again.
"Ling Qiao, I don't want this kind of marriage, why are you making things difficult for me? Aren't you in love? What's wrong with that? The one at fault is our marriage. Divorce!" Shu Shu cried.
"What are you talking about!" Ling Qiao felt that something was amiss, he stepped forward and gripped her shoulder tightly. "Don't speak nonsense, the word 'divorce' is not something that can be casually mentioned."
Shu Shu shook her shoulders, unable to shake off his hand, she used her hand to break it, "Let go of me, I don't want to be in the middle of you, you two have always been a pair, why would I force my way in to destroy it? Ling Qiao, our marriage was originally a very ridiculous thing, don't you think? I want to stop, I want to stop. "
Ling Qiao also roared, "How can you stop? You have my child in your stomach, how can you stop? I love you, tell me, how do you want me to stop?! " As he spoke, Ling Qiao tightly held her in his embrace. "I don't love Tang and Qingqing. I love you, ah. She …" He bit his lip and stopped speaking.
"I won't get a divorce. I, Ling Qiao, will never get a divorce, never!"
"You're lying to me again, I don't want to believe you. You're lying to me again …"
Ling Qiao released her, his ice-cold hands holding onto her face. His teary eyes stared straight into hers. "I love you, I only love you. It used to be, is, and will be the same in the future." Ling Qiao took a deep breath. "You must trust me on this."
ShuShu looked at him. His sincere eyes didn't seem like he was lying. "Is it because of the child?"
"It has nothing to do with children, even if you have no children."
Shu looked at him with a smile. "Really?"
"It's true!" Ling Qiao firmly said, "I know it's hard for me to lie to you, but I was wrong. I didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so I panicked and lied, but my wife, me and Tang Beiqing really aren't what you think. I'm sorry, I have to make up for her, she …"
Shu Shu frowned. "Still can't tell me?"
"Well, I will still help her if she asks me, but I can promise you that I will tell you and I will not lie to you. Just treat it as giving me another chance. I don't want to lose you. "
Shu Shu's heart was still not at ease. She didn't know what was going on, but since Ling Qiao had said so, she was willing to take a step back. When it came to husband and wife, they were supposed to be kind to each other. Since he had his own difficulties, she needed to understand them better. Since he had shown his sincerity, why not give her a try?
"You're smoking so many cigarettes outside at such a late hour. Is that what you're bothering about?"
"Otherwise? How do you think I'm going to talk to you about a divorce? "Idiot, you actually told me about the divorce …" Ling Qiao kissed her forehead, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you. Don't let your thoughts run wild anymore. You must be pregnant with our child now."
Lying under the covers, Ling Qiao's cold body gradually warmed up. He was comfortably lying on his thick arms. He wanted to sleep, but he couldn't. In the end, he was still unwilling to speak of the secrets in his heart, as well as those relating to Tang Siqing.
Ling Qiao hugged her, and when he thought back to the previous scene, he felt his heart ache. He had experienced her stubbornness before. If she really left, he really didn't know how he would live in the future.
It was not easy to have a peaceful and happy home, a wife that he deeply loved, and a child that he had been waiting for for for a long time.
His eyelashes were still flashing as he softly said, "Take a sick leave, rest at home and take care of your illness. Then you can go back to work and get pregnant, but you don't have to be at home. I don't have that kind of power, so if we practice democracy in the future, you can count it in two votes."
"Two votes?" Shu Shu wanted to laugh. If that was the case, wouldn't they listen to her?
"Yes, the child will have a vote, and you will have a vote. When the child is born, when he becomes sensible, he will have his ticket returned to him."
"Hubby, do you like your son or daughter?"
"As long as it's our child, it's the same whether it's male or female. You don't have to take the words of an old man to heart." He knew she was sensitive, and she minded what his mother said.
"Alright, I'll listen to you if you take the time to recuperate. Alright, I'll go back to work."
Ling Qiao's worried heart slowly relaxed, "Mm, I'll also accompany you at home, I'll take care of you."
"I want to sleep." When the sun rose, she fell asleep.
"Sleep, I won't leave." In the middle of the night, when he was gone, she panicked. She panicked and felt no sense of security.
Shu Shu slowly closed her eyes. Feeling his heartbeat, feeling his warmth, she slowly fell asleep.
Ling Qiao let out a light sigh. The guilt he felt towards Tang Siqing was really too heavy. Perhaps this was a test the heavens had given him. The heavens had given him too many things, and they were currently testing him.
He turned his face to the side and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Wife, no matter what the test is, I won't let you go, I promise.
The wind was not cold at all. He stood comfortably in the courtyard, facing the wind. He did not feel cold at all.
Ling Qiao drove out the Bentley from the garage, saying it was for Shu Shu to practice her car. Shu Shu felt a little embarrassed. Ah, Bentley, a few million yuan car, for her to practice her car.
She sat in the driver's seat and firmly held onto the steering wheel. Her feet trembled as she stepped on the accelerator. If she stepped on something, she wouldn't be able to afford to take out all of her belongings.
In truth, she would rather be taught by her master.
But Ling Qiao sat in the front passenger seat and constantly taught her. Since he taught his seriously, she was too embarrassed to slight him.
Fortunately, he had already learned from his master eight or nine times, so he was able to get started very quickly. Under Ling Qiao's guidance, he only needed to drive two rounds before he was already familiar with everything.
"When the baby is born, I'll tell him that his father forced his mother to do something extremely dangerous when he was pregnant." ShuShu drove slowly and steadily, her eyes fixed on the road ahead. She turned the corner and headed straight for the road. Only then did she dare to speak.
Ling Qiao smiled and said, "Who just complained about being bored to death at home? Who said they were afraid they would fail tomorrow? "
There was a small pebble on the road. The car was a little bumpy. Shu Shu tightly gripped the steering wheel, no longer able to talk. "Aiyo, mother." She quickly stepped on the brakes, "Why are there stones on the road? I can't afford to lose a tire. "
It was Ling Qiao's turn to be speechless, "You're not allowing stones to appear on the road? "This tire won't break through. Open it again and drive it to the parking lot in front."