Beijing Marriage Entanglement

Lu Xingci's heart, which had been pounding like a drum, finally calmed down after Xiao Jinhe held his hand and exchanged pleasantries with him for a long time.

In the restaurant, Lu Xingci looked at the elegant and dignified beautiful woman beside him and was shocked.

Such a kind and gentle person, is she really Xiao Jinglan's younger sister?

"What's wrong? Is it because I'm too tired to make you eat with me so late at night?"

Otherwise, I'll have Ah Yu take you back now, and we can have dinner another day.

"Come over to my place another day, and I'll cook for you myself. I have a few signature dishes that I haven't had a chance to show off yet."

Xiao Jinhe's long hair was tied up at the back of her head, and she wore an elegant and dignified cheongsam, giving her a classic beauty look.

Her voice was as gentle as spring water, and her smile was as kind as the warm sun in winter.

Lu Xingci felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this.

She shook her head.

"I'm not tired without you, Auntie. I just think you're so beautiful, I'm mesmerized."

Lu Xingci's words weren't exactly flattery, after all, Xiao Jinhe was genuinely beautiful.

Lu Xingci was unaware that Xiao Jinhe was once known as the most beautiful woman in the capital.

She bewitched the two young masters of the Shen family, almost causing them to turn against each other.

Xiao Jinhe covered her lips and smiled faintly, her eyebrows curving, her eyes seemingly filled with the Milky Way.

"You're so good at making me happy. Ah Yu, really, why didn't you bring you to meet me sooner?"

Still hiding it, really!

Xiao Jinhe looked at Shen Yu reproachfully, while the latter looked smug.

"I knew you'd like it, didn't I?"

Xiao Jinhe patted Lu Xingci's hand, her eyes gleaming.

"Of course, Xingci is beautiful, has a sweet tongue, and is well-behaved. The more I look at her, the more I like her."

The meal went very well.

Even at home, Lu Xingci had never felt so comfortable and cared for.

Xiao Jinhe kept serving her food and soup, completely ignoring her own son, Shen Yu.

"This is delicious. It's the restaurant's signature dish. Xingci, you should try it."

"Look how thin you are, it's obvious you don't eat properly."

Let me tell you, young people don't need to work too hard. Life is just a game.

Your health is the most important thing. No matter how busy you are with work, you must eat on time, understand?

Lu Xingci kept his head bowed low.

Strands of hair fell down, obscuring her reddened eyes.

A tear silently slid down her cheek, dripped into the bowl, and was then put into her mouth.

She forced herself to suppress her emotions and responded in a calm voice.

"Um."

Her mother, Wu Xiaotang, used to tell her this.

"Xingci, you're good at studying. You should work harder and earn more money when you start working."

Otherwise, after you get married, all the money you earn will go to your husband's family.

"We've raised you for so many years, and you don't even try to earn more money before you get married? How can you face your father and me after all these years of raising you?"

When she was tired from work, she would tell Wu Xiaotang, but Wu Xiaotang only told her.

"No job is easy. Just hang in there. With such a high salary, it's normal to be a little tired."

When she had a fight with Song Qinghui and first considered quitting her job, Wu Xiaotang talked to her about it again.

"What job are you talking about? How much money have you made? It's not even enough to pay back what your father and I have spent on you over the years."

They never cared whether she was tired, whether she ate on time, or whether she slept well.

The question they ask most often is always this.

"Why haven't you paid me this month yet?"

"Why is your salary less than last month? Have you been spending money recklessly outside?"

It felt like I had a green persimmon in my mouth, the sourness sliding down my throat.

It washed over my chest, and even the tip of my nose felt numb and sore.

Lu Xingci got up without looking at the two of them.

"I'm going to the restroom."

After saying that, he quickly walked towards the restroom.

The cold water kept splashing on my face, and only then was the sourness barely suppressed.

I took several deep breaths before I could calm myself down.

As soon as she stepped out of the restroom, she bumped into Shen Yu, who had been waiting there for who knows how long.

"How could you...?"

Before she could even speak, Shen Yu pulled her into his arms.

His large hand slid down her back, silently comforting her.

He had seen her heartless biological parents and her repressive family background.

That's why Shen Yu was so eager to introduce Lu Xingci to his mother.

"Shen Yu..."

Lu Xingci spoke in a muffled voice in Shen Yu's broad and warm embrace.

Shen Yu hugged her even tighter, his chin gently resting against her head.

Soft strands of hair gently brushed against his cheek, tickling him but feeling very comfortable.

"My mom is your mom from now on, understand?"

Lu Xingci didn't say anything, but unusually, she didn't push Shen Yu away and lingered in his arms for a while longer.

Lu Xingci's sudden departure still caused Xiao Jinhe to misunderstand.

Shen Yu didn't want to tell anyone about Lu Xingci's family affairs.

But seeing how much her mother blamed herself, she had no choice but to briefly explain why Lu Xing had left home.

After learning about Lu Xingci's family situation, Xiao Jinhe looked at Lu Xingci with even more heartache.

When they parted, Xiao Jinhe took off the bracelet from her wrist and put it on Lu Xingci's wrist.

"You absolutely have to come to the family dinner next month, okay?"

Lu Xingci pursed her lips and nodded slightly in response.

"Um."

Xiao Jinhe was driven home by her driver.

Shen Yu opened the passenger door, and Lu Xingci got in.

Shen Yu walked around the front of the car to the driver's seat. He had just sat down and hadn't even fastened his seatbelt when Lu Xingci took off the bracelet and gave it to him.

"Here you go. We're still in the trial phase, I can't accept such an expensive gift."

Shen Yu started the car without looking at her.

"My mom gave it to you. If you're so capable, give it back to her yourself, don't give it to me."

He drove the car out of the garage, and as he turned the steering wheel at the intersection, he said casually.

"If she knew I had cheated her daughter-in-law out of her bracelet, she would beat me to death."

My mom looks gentle, but she's actually quite fierce.

Lu Xingci scoffed lightly.

"fraud."

Xiao Jinhe wasn't fierce at all; Lu Xingci suspected she had never argued with anyone in her life.

Halfway through the drive, Lu Xingci finally couldn't resist asking out of curiosity.

"Is your mother really the same sister as Song Qinghui's mother?"

Yes and no.

"What does that mean?"

Shen Yu parked the car, unbuckled his seatbelt, and turned to the side.

"You'll gradually learn about their past later."

Let's go, get off the bus.

Lu Xingci then realized that this was not the way home at all.

At this moment, the car had already stopped downstairs in the evening breeze.

The three-character signboard shimmered with golden light in the evening breeze, making it very eye-catching.

Shen Yu opened the passenger door and extended his right hand to her.

"Princess, please alight from the carriage."

Lu Xingci was too lazy to argue with him about how he addressed her, so she put her hand in his palm and got out of the car.

"Why are you at a bar?"

"Duan Lingfeng said he was short one player for mahjong, and the others were arguing and begging me to join."

After Shen Yu finished speaking, he leaned closer to Lu Xingci and raised an eyebrow.

Do you know how to play mahjong?

Lu Xingci shook his head.

"Won't."

Shen Yu smiled with delight.

"That's perfect, that's exactly what I need, someone like you who doesn't know how to play mahjong."