Chapter 24: A man cannot fake whether he loves a woman

Xie Wantang said that because Lu Yanshen had always indulged Xia Meng without limits, spoiling her.

When she returned from Yu Jing Zun Di with him, it was already very late, yet he could still rush out overnight from home to look for Xia Meng; if it weren't Lu Yanshen but her older brother saying he knew a man named Lu Chen, where would such deep feeling come from?

A man cannot fake whether he loves a woman.

"Tang Bao, don't rush, go to sleep early, good night." Qin Muyang quickly replied.

Xie Wantang pouted: "……"

Her older brother was truly calm.

Also, what if he really was her older brother's lifesaver?

Just like her, after recognizing Lu Yanshen as her lifesaver, didn't she also disregard everything and single-mindedly scheme all this, just to marry him smoothly?

Xie Wantang still heeded the advice and saved those photos.

Last time, Xia Meng's social media didn't capture the evidence, but tonight someone sent her these photos for free; she doesn't believe Lu Yanshen would dare say he had no emotional affair in the face of this evidence.

Before falling asleep, Xie Wantang lit a homemade floral-scented sleep aid incense.

Since she made it herself, the quality was assured; within five minutes she fell asleep amid the fragrance.

After Lu Yanshen left the hospital, he escorted Xia Meng home; when Pei Xiao asked where he was going, he still chose to return to the Lu Family.

On the way Pei Xiao drove him back, he reminded him, "President Lu, someone took photos last night at both the Liujin Club and the hospital."

"I guessed as much." Lu Yanshen was completely unsurprised.

"If those photos don't trending tomorrow, then they must all be with Mrs. Lu."

"Then you say, if Xie Wantang had those photos, would she demand I divorce her?" Lu Yanshen raised his brows slightly.

"I don't know, probably."

"Pei Xiao, are you satisfied with my acting tonight? Could I fool everyone?" Lu Yanshen didn't answer, instead changing the subject.

"Pretty good."

"President Lu, once this is over, I sincerely suggest you go into the entertainment industry; you'll surely become a god."

"Get lost."

"Sure thing."

After Pei Xiao left, Lu Yanshen returned home; from entering the door to going back to his room, he didn't turn on any lights.

Even so, he knew the whole house was under surveillance, watching his every move.

Back in his room, the only space not monitored, Lu Yanshen stood by the window, lit a cigarette; in the night, the scarlet ember flickered, and from afar his silhouette looked quite forlorn.

After finishing the cigarette, Lu Yanshen turned to take a shower, then lay back on the bed.

……

The next morning.

Xie Wantang was awakened by the knocking.

Xie Wantang frowned, got out of bed, and went to open the door.

When the door opened, Xie Wantang realized Lu Rourou wasn't knocking on her door, but on the opposite master bedroom's door.

"Lu Rourou?"

Xie Wantang's voice came from behind Lu Rourou, who turned in astonishment and disbelief, saying, "Xie Wantang, has my second brother finally separated from you?"

Xie Wantang frowned.

"Separated?"

"Has her second brother finally separated from her?"

If she told her that last night her second brother, whose mind was almost addled by lust, still wanted her to fulfill marital duties?

How would she, as a sister, view that?

Fortunately she wasn't bewitched and remained clear-headed; otherwise, given last night's many mishaps, who knows—they might have been about to climax when Lu Yanshen was called away by a phone call.

If that were the case, she thought she might want to strangle Lu Yanshen.

Even though he had saved her at fifteen, after three years this lifesaving debt should be repaid.

"You're discharged?" Xie Wantang asked, slightly furrowing her brow.

"Yes, I'm discharged, Xie Wantang. I heard you hired a lawyer from Haishi, right?"

"You're well-informed."

Xie Wantang thought it was Xia Meng who told Lu Rourou, after all, Lu Rourou and Xia Meng are best friends, and Xia Meng saw her and Qin Muyang together at Yu Jing Zun Di.

"Never mind whether my news is reliable; I'm just curious, Xie Wantang—why did you hire a lawyer? You don't think my second brother refuses to divorce you, do you?"

Lu Rourou raised her eyebrows.

In her view, before, if Mengmeng hadn't come back, it would have been fine; given the situation then, when many women were unwilling to marry her second brother, Xie Wantang appeared.

She cared for her second brother without complaint and willingly served him, which was a good thing for the whole family.

So even though she grew up in the countryside with no etiquette, considering how wholeheartedly she devoted herself to her second brother, she was still willing to lower her status and call her "second sister-in-law."

But now, times have changed.

Her second brother has risen, Mengmeng has returned to the country, and she naturally believes a golden boy needs a jade girl to match.

Even if the jade girl has made mistakes.

Knowing one's faults and correcting them is the greatest virtue.

If Xie Wantang had self-awareness, she should yield the position of Mrs. Lu to Mengmeng.

Mengmeng also suffered terribly—all her property was swindled by that damn ex-husband, leaving her with huge debts and having fled with the money.

Her second brother wanted to help Mengmeng repay her debts, but Mengmeng felt it inappropriate and kept refusing.

She knew Mengmeng was bound by a sense of morality.

Feeling that her second brother now had Xie Wantang—especially since Xie Wantang had personally cared for him, enabling him to stand—she didn't want to ruin her second brother's marriage to Xie Wantang.

After all, Xie Wantang is the stumbling block on her second older brother's path to happiness.

She understands that if she wants Mengmeng and her second older brother to reconcile, she must get rid of this stumbling block, Xie Wantang.

This matter can only be handled by her personally.

"Otherwise? You can ask the butler; I've written and signed the divorce agreement, and it's your second older brother who keeps refusing to sign it. So if it's not your second older brother refusing to divorce, could it be me?"

"Xie Wantang, I don't believe it." Lu Rourou shouted sharply.

She simply doesn't believe that, between Xie Wantang and her second older brother, the one refusing to divorce would actually be her second older brother.

You should know, her second older brother and Mengmeng have come this far; not only her, but their whole family has seen it.

The Xia family had fallen on hard times; at ten years old, he came to live with them.

Now, her parents' home still exists, and Mengmeng's room is still there, but Mengmeng refuses to return home to live.

"Believe it or not."

As the words fell, in front of Lu Rourou, Xie Wantang slammed the door shut with a bang.

Lu Rourou: "..."

After being shocked for a full minute, Lu Rourou slowly realized what had just happened.

She was furious, pounding hard on Xie Wantang's bedroom door: "Xie Wantang, are you crazy? How dare you slam the door in my face? Who gave you the guts?"

"..."

Xie Wantang snorted with laughter, merely treating Lu Rourou as a mad dog.

Xie Wantang went to the bedside drawer and took out a pair of noise-canceling earphones, then put them on and went to wash up.

After she finished washing up, got dressed, and opened the bathroom door, Lu Rourou had the butler fetch the spare key and barged in directly.

At this moment, seeing Xie Wantang come out of the restroom, Lu Rourou raised her arm and charged at Xie Wantang.