After getting married, I could hear the thoughts and feelings of my wife's best friends.

Su Xinyu wiped away her tears and said, "Brother, you really don't blame me? I misunderstood you."

"No, I don't blame you."

Lu Chen replied with a smile, "I told you the situation was urgent, why would I blame you?"

Hearing this affirmative answer, Su Xinyu finally smiled through her tears: "Hehe, that's good. But I'm afraid you might mind. Give me a kiss to dispel my doubts."

Lu Chen's lips twitched. Damn it! Are you waiting for me here?

"Go away!" Lu Chen slapped her: "Don't be silly. There are so many people here. Maybe the doctors and nurses know your family. If I kiss you, it will be all over the place by tomorrow."

"Humph…"

Su Xinyu pouted: "Fine, don't kiss me then, but I'll remember this."

"Okay, then remember that."

Lu Chen didn't take it seriously at all. He figured he'd deal with it later and just say he'd forgotten about it!

Su Xinyu left his embrace: "Brother, I'm going home to get my things. I need to stay with my mom at the hospital for the next few days."

Lu Chen nodded, but hesitated for a moment before asking, "Where's your dad? I just saw him leave."

However, Su Xinyu said nonchalantly, "He's a very busy man, don't worry about him."

"alright."

Seeing Su Xinyu's response, Lu Chen didn't know what to say. After all, it was a family matter, and he was just an outsider.

Su Xinyu also left the hospital. After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen went into the ward. He planned to say goodbye to Chen Man before leaving.

They entered the ward.

Chen Man, who had already changed into a hospital gown, was lying half-reclined on the hospital bed, and her originally pale face had regained some color.

Upon seeing Lu Chen, her eyes were filled with emotion.

"Thank you, Teacher Lu... If you hadn't given me the medicine in time, I wouldn't have known..."

As Chen Man spoke, her voice suddenly choked up, and her eyes welled up with tears: "I can't bear to think about what would happen to Xin Yu if something happened to me?"

Ugh!

Lu Chen couldn't stand this, so upon hearing this, he could only sit by the hospital bed and comfort her: "Isn't everything alright? You're fine. Just don't overwork yourself in the future and get some rest."

As an outsider, that's all he could say.

Chen Man nodded, but the next second she grabbed Lu Chen's hand.

“Teacher Lu… Actually, I was only unconscious for less than ten seconds. I regained consciousness quickly, but I couldn’t move or speak.”

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Lu Chen almost jumped up when he heard this!

"What did you say? You know everything?"

Chen Man nodded: "Yes... I could feel it back then..."

After she finished speaking, her face turned even redder.

Lu Chen quickly listened to her thoughts...

I know everything—you touch me, you kiss me, I know all that—but the feeling is so strange; I don't feel repulsed by you at all.

[Oh my god, what am I thinking? He was just saving my life, why am I having such strange thoughts?]

But then again, he is quite handsome; even my heart started racing...

Holy crap!

After hearing these thoughts, Lu Chen felt completely overwhelmed. He wondered if Chen Man had also taken a liking to him.

That's too surreal! He never thought he was that handsome before. He was just a student who received dozens of gifts and over a hundred love letters.

Lu Chen felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, not knowing what to say. After a long while, he smiled helplessly and said, "Ms. Chen, the situation is urgent, I can't help it..."

"Ok, I know."

Chen Man nodded earnestly, the emotion in her eyes still evident. She continued, "Teacher Lu, you are a good person..."

Lu Chen was taken aback. Why was he being given the "friend card" again? Let's hear what he really thinks first.

What's wrong with me? I suddenly want to be hugged by him. He seems so reassuring. Sigh... I wish I could just be hugged like that, but is that even possible?

Alas, I am old and faded, no longer able to compete with young girls, but deep down I also long to be cared for. I hope someone can shelter me from the storm...

Lu Chen understood immediately; this was Chen Man's true intention.

Now it's not hard to guess; the marriage between Chen Man and Su Tian is probably just a contract.

It's even possible that... the two never consummated their marriage, and Su Xinyu was born through other means.

of course.

These are all his wild guesses. If he doesn't ask about these things, Chen Man won't think about them.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Lu Chen reached out and gently hugged Chen Man.

The latter was stunned, and his body involuntarily trembled.

She was completely bewildered, her mind a blank.

then.

Chen Man moved, leaning against Lu Chen's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and slowly closed her eyes.

The hospital was quiet and still late at night.

Su Xinyu lay on another bed, the white light from her phone screen illuminating her face.

An irrepressible smile played on her lips as she typed rapidly on the screen.

This is because when she was chatting with Lu Chen, she directly called him "baby".

The helplessness in Lu Chen's words made her very proud.

At this time.

The bedside lamp was turned on.

Su Xinyu quickly turned her head and saw her mother had climbed onto her bed and squeezed in next to her.

Su Xinyu didn't dare to continue the conversation. She put down her phone, turned around, and whispered something.

"Mom? What's wrong?"

Chen Man reached out and hugged her, her voice slightly choked: "Xinyu, Mom loves you the most. Mom is asking you, what would you think if Mom didn't like your dad?"

Upon hearing this...

Su Xinyu didn't try to side with Lu Chen at all, and simply replied, "Mom, actually I came out a long time ago, and you and Dad have no feelings for each other at all."

Chen Man fell silent; she didn't know how to answer her daughter.

This is the ultimate test of one's sense of responsibility towards their family.

Not to mention her family, a scholarly family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, where the concept of family is deeply ingrained.

All personal feelings must take a back seat in the face of family legacy.

Chen Man's mother and grandmother were both like that; they never changed.

Hearing that her mother was silent, Su Xinyu groped and grasped her hand.

"Mom, I have a question for you, and you have to answer me truthfully."

Chen Man then spoke up: "Xinyu, go ahead and tell me... Mom will tell you everything."

Su Xinyu took a deep breath and asked the question that had been on her mind for a long time: "Am I going to follow in your footsteps and marry someone I don't like at all?"

After saying this, Su Xinyu clearly felt that Chen Man's hands had turned ice cold!

After a long pause, Chen Man asked in return, "Xinyu, what if my answer is that you have no choice?"

Su Xinyu snorted coldly: "Mom, you may be soft-hearted, but I am not. If you and Dad force me into this marriage, you will never see me again."

Before Lu Chen appeared, Su Xinyu thought none of this mattered. In fact, there were no ugly scions of noble families.

But after falling in love with Lu Chen at first sight, Su Xinyu felt as if she had been enlightened.

She felt that she needed to pursue something better that she liked.

This idea became even stronger after discovering that Lu Chen's marriage was only superficial!

Chapter 17 The Wife's Question

Chen Man felt somewhat helpless; she was also very conflicted.

Do you want your daughter to repeat the same mistake and marry someone she doesn't like?

And then, like now, lying in a hospital bed, they just come to see me once, leave with a question like "Are you okay?" and then leave?

But on the other hand, Chen Man knew she wasn't alone...

Since they enjoy the protection of their family, they will be unable to control their own destiny.

But she didn't know how to help Su Xinyu escape this fate.

"Mom? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Su Xinyu did not hear Chen Man's reply, so she asked.

Chen Man bit her lip and finally sighed, "Xinyu, since you have such thoughts, Mom won't stop you, but you also need to know that hard times are very difficult to endure."

Su Xinyu was pampered since childhood and grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth. If she were to live an ordinary life, she would probably become depressed.

however.

Su Xinyu replied, "No way! Lu Chen graduated from a prestigious university, he'll take care of me..."

Chen Man was taken aback.

Then, quite helplessly, he said, "Xinyu, isn't your thinking a bit too far off?"

"Putting everything else aside, Teacher Lu is a married man."

Su Xinyu replied, "I had my aunt check. Lu Chen's marriage is only superficial; it's not as valuable as that marriage certificate."

Upon hearing this, Chen Man lightly slapped her: "Don't bother your aunt next time; her profession is rather unusual."

"Okay, I understand, just once..." Su Xinyu said she understood, but her tone was completely indifferent.

In her view, having connections and not using them would be a waste.

“Xinyu, I have something to tell you…” Chen Man had only spoken half of her sentence.

Su Xinyu interrupted her directly: "Mom, you should rest now. I'll chat with Teacher Lu for a while and then go to sleep."

Chen Man was speechless, but helpless, and could only shake her head and say, "You child..."

"Alright, alright, Mom, you should go to sleep now."

Su Xinyu gave a perfunctory reply and then picked up her phone again.

Three days passed in a row.

Lu Chen's days have been relatively uneventful these past few days.

On Thursday, Lu Chen received a phone call saying that he was going to receive his salary and asked him to come to the company.

Upon hearing that there was money to be made, Lu Chen would definitely drive over there.

As soon as he entered Xinglan, he saw that Su Mei was the one who was greeting him.

After not seeing her for a few days, this woman had become even more radiant, exuding a wonderfully mature and sophisticated aura.

Especially when she wore a white shirt, a pencil skirt, black stockings, and high heels, she was an absolute stunner.

"Come with me."

Su Mei came up to Lu Chen, winked at him, and gestured for him to follow her.

Lu Chen didn't waste any words and followed directly behind Su Mei.