As he begged, a warm liquid ran down my neck and burned my heart. I could no longer control my tears.
Sensing that I was crying, Lou Shaotang raised his head. Ignoring the tears that were on his face, he held my face lovingly and gently wiped the tears on my cheeks. "Wife, sorry, it's all my fault.
"Aunty, don't say that. Shao Tang didn't let me down. "It's my fault, it's my fault that I didn't think it through. I shouldn't have come back, I shouldn't have disturbed your life." Zheng Keer had already recovered from the shock I gave her to stay behind, and he once again wiped his tears and started to blame himself.
Even though I had chosen to stay behind and understood Lou Shaotang's dilemma, I still could not let it go. Furthermore, I was unsure if any problems would arise if I lived under the same roof with Zheng Keer and her son in the future.
When she saw Zheng Keer looking at us, tears rolled down her cheeks. My heart ached, and a vague feeling of unease stirred in the depths of my heart.
Shen Yiru rolled her eyes at me. I knew how much she hated me now. She originally wanted to use this matter to get me to scram, but she didn't expect that stealing the chicken would fail, and she almost chased away her precious grandson.
"Liu Sao, get someone to clean up the two rooms next to the big young master's room." Shen Yiru retracted her indignant gaze from my face and instructed Liu Sao who was standing at the side.
My heart thumped when I heard this. There were so many rooms in the family, yet she wanted Zheng Keer and Heng Heng to stay next to us. What was she thinking?
Looking at Lou Shaotang, he was still wiping my tears. He was completely immersed in his feelings of gratitude towards me, so he didn't pay attention to Shen Yiru's words.
On the surface, Shen Yiru did not seem to have any plans, it was as though she had just casually arranged a room, if I were to specifically ask for it, it would seem that I was a despicable person.
"Let's go up." Shen Yiru patted Zheng Keer's hands, then smiled and said to Heng Heng: "Heng Heng, follow Grandma upstairs."
Looking at the backs of the three on the stairs, I secretly sneered.
Alright, I want to see what more big waves Shen Yiru wants!
After finding out about Heng Heng's existence, the old man who was recuperating outside rushed back in the evening, and Xia Peiyun, who was planning to visit Lou Yuanhai in the United States, probably came back after receiving the news that he had arrived at the airport.
The only difference was that the old man was smiling, while Xia Peiyun and Xu Manli were frowning. This was especially so for Xia Peiyun. Originally, their Second Branch had been the one who had the most hope and strength in winning the room, but now that they had lost, not only had they not fought, they had even lost. How could she bear to take this lying down? He immediately raised his doubts in front of the old tutor and the rest of the family.
"It's too much of a fantasy to have a child in such a big car accident. He was afraid that someone might find a child that looked similar to him and impersonate him for his own benefits. It's not uncommon to see things happening outside now. Didn't this happen in the Zhou Group a while ago? "
I heard that, not bad, her words are quite skilled, she did not clearly point to the person who is doing this for benefits. Everyone can think of him as Shen Yiru, but at the same time, think of him as Zheng Keer. But no matter who it was, it was clear that the Long Room had a conspiracy.
Unfortunately, no matter how good her words were, her IQ was still a bit low. She thought Shen Yiru was as stupid as her?! If there wasn't sufficient evidence, how would Shen Yiru have brought Heng Heng back? She did it to force me to have a baby, and she won't sing the same thing a second time.
Sure enough, Shen Yiru calmly took a sip of tea and smiled to the old man: "Dad, we have already tested the waters, Heng Heng is 100% Shao Tang's son."
Hearing that, Xia Peiyun's face froze, and immediately looked towards Xu Manli for help. Xu Manli cleared her throat, and took a cup of tea, pretending not to see anything, but her expression became ugly too.
So it was like this! I suddenly realized that it was no wonder Grass Bag Xia Peiyun had suddenly increased her speech level. It was actually Xu Manli who was guiding him from behind the scenes. But I don't feel the slightest bit of cold laughter, and only felt pain in my heart because of what Shen Yiru had said.
At this moment, a pair of warm hands covered my ice-cold hands. I did not even need to look to know who it was, as that familiar temperature and grip strength, aside from Lou Shaotang, there was no one else.
He must have seen the pain I was feeling, and in this way he gave me comfort. I looked at him, and he was looking at me, his eyes full of guilt.
Although I know rationally that he is not wrong in this matter, but emotionally I can not get over it.
Feeling the heat return to my eyes, I quickly turned my face away, took a deep breath to hold back my tears, and pulled my hand away from his.
"Heng Heng, come to Great Grandfather's place." The Old Man smiled and waved at Heng Heng.
In fact, when Shen Yiru didn't say this, the old man already recognized Heng Heng as her biological son from the first moment she saw him.
Maybe because he grew up in a single family, Heng Heng was more mature and more sensible than his peers. He would never act coquettishly and fawningly when he saw his elders, so when the old man called him, he didn't jump over happily like a spoiled child like Lou Anqi, but obediently walked in front of the old man and called him with respect, "Great Grandfather."
However, the old man didn't mind at all. Instead, he said rather proudly, "This child's personality is exactly the same as Shao Tang's when he was young. He doesn't like to flatter others, he has a personality. He will be a dragon among men, just like his father. " As he said that, he took out a red packet and handed it over to Heng Heng, "Come, this is the greeting gift that Great Grandfather gave you."
Heng Heng did not pick it up. He turned and looked at Zheng Keer, obviously asking her if she should take it or not.
Zheng Keer looked at Lou Shaotang, and the expression in her eyes was obviously waiting for him to speak.
As if he didn't see the sight in front of him, not only did Lou Shaotang not say anything, he also didn't look at Zheng Keer and at all.
"Hurry up and accept it. This is a piece of good intentions from your great-grandfather." Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, Shen Yiru spoke out at the right time.
Seeing her smile towards Heng Heng and Zheng Keer, my heart cooled down a bit.
Hearing Shen Yiru's promise, Zheng Keer retracted her gaze from Lou Shaotang's face, and instantly, I saw a look of disappointment in her eyes.
"Then listen to your grandma and accept it." She gently smiled and said to Heng Heng.
Heng Heng nodded and received the red packet from the old man, saying politely: "Thank you, Great Grandfather."
The old man smiled and patted Heng Heng's head, "Be good." He turned to the butler and asked, "Is the carriage ready?"
The butler replied respectfully, "Yes, Old Master."
The old man nodded and said to Lou Shaotang, "Let's go." He stood up, holding onto his walking stick with one hand and Heng Heng with the other, walking towards the exit of the hall.
Lou Shaotang did not immediately rise to his feet to follow me. He stared at me, his expression still filled with guilt and self-blame.
I was expressionless and pretended not to care, but my heart was very sad. He and the old man were going to take Heng Heng to the Lou Family's Ancestral Hall in the Dragon Secret Temple to recognize his ancestors. Originally, Lou Shaotang had said he would go tomorrow, but the old man couldn't wait any longer and insisted on going now.
After the old man and Lou Shaotang had left, Xu Manli held her teacup, and the corner of her mouth hooked into a mocking smile. She said to me with an envious tone: "Sigh ~ Tu Ying, your fate is still better. Even if I am unable to do so in the future, there is no need for me to be afraid. "
Her sarcasm struck my brain like a bolt of lightning, and my body froze. Because with regards to Heng Heng, I had forgotten about the matter of telling Lou Shaotang that it was difficult for me to bear children.
"So what if he was born, he won't be able to get the first prize." Hearing that Xu Manli is going to shoot me, Xia Peiyun took this opportunity to provoke her, so as to vent her anger.
I'm used to it, so I just treat it as farting, I don't have time to argue with them. Right now, my mind is filled with thoughts of confessing everything to Lou Shaotang.
If I told him about it, wouldn't I have dropped another bomb on him? Although I was certain that he wouldn't mind, there would definitely be an accident.
Forget it, I'll just take it slowly.
"Auntie, how can you talk like that?"
Zheng Keer's reprimanding voice sounded, cutting off my thoughts. Returning to reality, he saw her frowning slightly as she looked at Xu Manli with dissatisfaction: "Why can't Tu Ying be born? She and Shao Tang are working hard right now, they will have their own children soon. " After she finished speaking, she smiled at me, as if she was comforting me, telling me not to mind Xu Manli and the others' words.
Honestly speaking, Xu Manli's words had really stabbed into my heart. Thinking that I might not be able to give birth to a child for Lou Shaotang, yet Zheng Keer gave birth to a son, I felt pain in my heart. But what was even more shocking to me was Zheng Keer's actions.
Zheng Keer is such a soft and weak woman, she always speaks in a light voice, like a lamb that can be bullied at any time. Why suddenly, like a valiant hen protecting her chicks, would she jump out to protect me and criticize Xu Manli?
Xu Manli was also shocked and surprised. Because in her common sense, the relationship between Zheng Keer and I should be like the relationship between her and Shen Yiru.
She reacted after a while. She said in a harsh tone: "Tsk, what are you pretending for!" Would you want her to be born? She wants to have a son, and what's wrong with your son?! "
I originally thought that Zheng Keer would pale when she heard her words, but who knew that her expression would remain the same, and she gave a faint smile, appearing as if she didn't care about the world, "Auntie, that's only your idea. I never thought about letting Heng Heng fight with Tu Ying's child for anything. If that day ever comes, I will bring Heng Heng and automatically disappear. "
"Aiyo, that's even better than singing!" Without waiting for Xu Manli to mock him, Xia Peiyun impatiently interrupted him. Her mocking smile widened, "If you really think this way, why are you back now? "We're all women, so don't try to be a b * tch in front of us and build a memorial arch. Who doesn't know who it is? Cut it out!"
I leaned against the sofa with my chest crossed, and squinted at Zheng Keer. After being robbed by Xia Peiyun, she lost her bravery that was hard to come by. Lowering her head, she twisted her fingers, her shoulders trembling. She was probably crying.
She was besieged by these two women because of my injustice, and I should have been the one to stand up for her, but I didn't say anything, because I wasn't sure yet if she was really thinking what I said, or pretending to be a good person in front of me.
However, not helping others doesn't mean that I will allow these two women to act arrogantly here. After all, they were the ones who targeted me in the beginning. Since they are so despicable, I will let them have it if they don't get torn apart by me within three days.
Thus, the corner of my mouth curled up as I slowly looked at Xu Manli.