Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

Lu Zichuan narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing in his pupils. His voice was mocking as he spoke, and his demeanor made it seem as if he were saying, "Go ahead and write me down if you dare. I'll see who can criticize me."

The Lu family is a long-established family in Beijing with a large number of members. They have connections in both business and politics, and Lu Zichuan, as the youngest son of the Lu family, doesn't need to feel any pressure.

The Lu family had already made it clear that they would do anything Lu Zichuan wanted as long as he was happy.

Nowadays, let alone just renting out a restaurant, he can buy it outright and turn it into his private restaurant if he wants.

Even if Su Manman posts him online, people will only say that the Lu family is awesome, and she will gain nothing but embarrassment.

Xu Zhesheng's face was already ugly when he heard Lu Zichuan say "dirty stuff," and seeing his arrogant appearance made him even angrier.

He has worked very hard all these years, spending countless hours drinking and negotiating deals with investors, all so that he could climb the social ladder and have the ability to sit at the table with them as soon as possible.

Now he has finally won the Golden Duck Award, which recognizes his directing ability. His status is different from before. The big shots who used to give him attitude now speak to him politely and even ask him to make movies for them.

He thought he was getting better.

But when facing Lu Zichuan, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he still lacked confidence.

They didn't even have the ability to fight him.

He risked his life to reach Rome, only to discover that someone was born in Rome—no, he wasn't just in Rome, he was on the highest level of Rome, looking down on those who had arrived.

"Manman, let's go."

Humiliation welled up in his heart, and Xu Zhesheng could no longer bear the comparison. He pulled Su Manman and tried to leave.

Su Manman finally realized that although Lu Zichuan said he and Xu Zhesheng were old friends, he seemed to be making sarcastic remarks about them all along.

They even called them "dirty stuff" just now!

She has suffered a lot since her debut and understands that these rich people are unreasonable, but even so, few people directly curse her.

She immediately blushed with anger, but when she met Lu Zichuan's eyes, she didn't dare to say a word and was reluctantly pulled away by Xu Zhesheng.

Halfway there, still seething with anger, she looked up and asked Xu Zhesheng, "Zhe, aren't you and President Lu old classmates? Why did he say that about you? And what about us?"

Xu Zhesheng had already lost face today, and now he was being questioned by Su Manman. His tone was a little unpleasant: "I've never had a good relationship with him. Stay away from him in the future and don't try to get close to him."

"Besides, you definitely can't get into his company. I'll find another way for you after the baby is born."

This was the first time Xu Zhesheng had spoken to her like this in all the time they had been together, and Su Manman's eyes immediately reddened.

She harbored resentment but dared not voice it, only saying with reddened eyes, "Okay, I understand."

Holding Xu Zhesheng's hand, she looked around for several shops, but it was currently a busy time for restaurants, and the nearby shops were packed with people, making it impossible to squeeze in. In addition, she was pregnant but had not announced it to the public, so she had to wear a mask when walking in crowded places and dared not take it off easily. Even when her legs were sore from walking, she still couldn't find a suitable shop.

Seeing this, Xu Zhesheng suggested, "Why don't we go home to eat? Mom originally said she was going to cook something delicious for you."

Su Manman felt extremely wronged: "But...didn't we agree that today was supposed to be just the two of us? We didn't get to have our private French meal, and we can't go back to eat with your parents, so what kind of private time is this?"

"So now that there are no restaurants with private spaces and no queues, what do you suggest we do?"

Xu Zhesheng raised his hand to check his watch. He had been wandering aimlessly for two hours since they came out to eat. He was exhausted after a long day at work, and he had just been mocked by Lu Zichuan, so he had completely lost his patience.

Looking at Su Manman's face, Shen Zhiyi suddenly came to mind.

If it were her, she would never drag him around after a long day of work. In fact, as soon as he got home, he wouldn't have to do anything. Shen Zhiyi would take the initiative to do all the housework, and he could just lie on the sofa, close his eyes and rest. After a while, he would be able to eat a delicious meal.

He irritably brushed his stray hairs aside, his leg shaking, and his gaze toward Su Manman carried a silent urging.

The latter naturally understood. If she had asked too many questions when Xu Zhesheng glared at her last time, today's date was arranged by the two of them, so why should she be blamed?

Su Manman was also extremely unhappy. She was pregnant and her belly was so big that Xu Zhesheng didn't dare to provoke her too much. She suddenly lifted her skirt and rushed forward.

She strode off, startling Xu Zhesheng behind her, who quickly caught up, asking, "Where are you going?"

Su Manman stormed forward, yelling, "It's all Lu Zichuan's fault! He ruined our date today! I'm going to see who he's having dinner with!"

Meanwhile, Lu Zichuan slowly sat back down after dealing with Su Manman and Xu Zhesheng.

Shen Zhiyi looked up curiously and asked, "How did you get rid of them? You didn't mention me, did you?"

The two had agreed not to let the outside world know about their upcoming collaboration until she gave her consent.

Lu Zichuan raised an eyebrow slightly: "Do I look like someone without integrity?"

"No, that's not it." Shen Zhiyi waved her hand. Although she didn't know Lu Zichuan well, she knew his reputation in the industry. He would never go back on his word, so everyone would rush to attend any event he was involved in, just to get a promise from the second young master of the Lu family.

"I just said I didn't want to eat with dirty people, and they slunk away."

Shen Zhiyi remained silent for a long time, then silently gave a thumbs up in her heart.

As expected of Lu Zichuan, he's probably the only one in the entire capital who dares to say something like that.

The two ate for a while longer, but Shen Zhiyi really couldn't eat anymore. Lu Zichuan looked at the food left on her plate, his eyes darkening. He used the serving chopsticks to pick out the meat and put it in her bowl: "Eat this."

Shen Zhiyi looked troubled: "President Lu, I really can't eat anymore."

Lu Zichuan: "You'll be working very hard for me from now on, so I'm worried you might faint. Eat more."

"After we finish eating, let's talk about the text message you sent last night."

Last night, Shen Zhiyi decided to liquidate the assets, but she knew things wouldn't go so smoothly. After all, she had never inquired about Xu Zhesheng's family's assets over the years, and Zhang Feng, being a rural woman, didn't show it on her face but was actually subtly reminding Xu Zhesheng not to let her know how much money he had made.

Shen Zhiyi overheard her making phone calls to Xu Zhesheng, giving him instructions more than once, but she always pretended not to hear.

When she previously filed for divorce, Hsu Che-sheng's attitude was not so straightforward.

Shen Zhiyi then thought of Lu Zichuan.

He holds a high position and knows more people than she does. Besides, the two of them will be working together in the future, and he has always disliked Xu Zhesheng, so he will definitely help her.