Chapter 45

Xie Wantang didn't want to look at Lu Yanshen again, she buried her head, wanting to keep scrolling on her phone.

However, Lu Yanshen forcefully lifted her chin, making her meet his gaze; Xie Wantang was unwilling to cooperate, but unfortunately, she was no match for Lu Yanshen.

The corners of Xie Wantang's eyes turned red in an instant, but Lu Yanshen showed no mercy.

He coldly asked, "Xie Wantang, are you really not pregnant?"

Lu Yanshen was as if driven mad by anger, his whole mind losing reason.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm not pregnant, you can ask a hundred times and it'll still be no, no, did you hear? You can go report to your first love; if she's hard to appease, bring her over and I'll help you appease her, okay? Lu Zong——"

Xie Wantang's gaze was also icy, mixed with a hint of hatred.

Lu Yanshen seemed to weakly shake her off, "Xie Wantang, between us, stop dragging in Mengmeng."

"Mengmeng?"

"Heh——"

"What a Mengmeng, you call it so affectionately."

Whether the relationship is close or not, there's no need to judge by positive or negative distance; a single term of address is enough.

I don't know if it's from stimulation, but Xie Wantang felt a sudden spasm in her abdomen, extremely uncomfortable.

She clutched her stomach.

Lu Yanshen frowned, speaking coldly: "Xie Wantang, stop pretending."

The claim that she was pretending came from believing Madam Lu's words.

Madam Lu had previously said Xie Wantang was faking faintness, until the doctor came out and told them that Xie Wantang was pregnant.

Only then did Madam Lu shut her mouth.

Now, Xie Wantang herself denies being pregnant; Lu Yanshen originally didn't believe her, but her earnest demeanor made it seem completely unlike a lie.

"……"

"Pretend your mother."

Xie Wantang pressed the call button herself.

Soon, doctors and nurses arrived; the nurse escorted Lu Yanshen out, the head of the bodyguards, seeing the situation so serious, made a phone call and summoned the Lu family again.

This time, Lu Yanze personally came to the scene.

The doctor came out and explained to everyone, "Madam Lu may have just been stimulated, causing abdominal spasms; she's fine now."

"How about the child?" the Lu family elders asked anxiously, especially Lady Lao.

Compared to Xie Wantang, Lady Lao was more concerned about the child in her womb.

"Lady Lao, the child is also fine."

"As long as it's fine, as long as it's fine." Lady Lao let out a great sigh of relief.

"It's just that the pregnant woman already had signs of threatened miscarriage; she truly cannot endure any more stimulation."

"……"

The old man reached out to comfort his wife, his eyes sharp as he asked, "Doctor Chen, she was fine—how did she get stimulated again? The people she dislikes and doesn't want to see—haven't they already been kept away for her?"

Doctor Chen couldn't answer that question; they had come running as soon as they heard the bell.

The old man understood, his gaze icy as he fixed on the head of the bodyguards, "What's going on with you lot? As the ones guarding the Second Young Mistress, did you let in someone who shouldn't have been let in, disturbing her? Come on, tell the truth."

"It… it was the Second Young Master." The head of the bodyguards glanced at Lu Yanshen, then nervously answered the old man's words.

"Huh? Second Young Master? Yanshen? You've got a lot of nerve, the Second Young Mistress is his wife—how could he…"

Before the old man could finish his tirade, Lu Yanshen proactively admitted his mistake.

"Grandfather, grandmother, sorry, I had some disagreements with Xie Wantang, so we argued, which led to…"

After hearing that, Lady Lao flew into a rage, stepping forward and slapping his back twice with a whack-whack, "Old Second, Grandma has hoped you and your elder brother would bring incense to the Lu family for how many years? We finally got that hope, and now your wife is the Lu family's eldest miss; no major matter is allowed to upset her, do you understand?"

Lu Yanshen nodded, "Yes, grandmother, I understand, I won't dare do it again."

"Hmph, still thinking there'll be a next time?" The old man was very angry.

The Lu family values family tradition and rules; at the old man's command, Lu Yanshen was seized by the bodyguards.

"Old man?" Lady Lao exclaimed in surprise.

Lady Lao knew Lu Yanshen deserved punishment, but at this moment, Tangtang still needed her husband's companionship and care.

The old man gave his wife a reassuring look, "Don't worry, I'm just here to give Wantang an explanation, taking the Second Young Master away."

"Yes."

After Lu Yanshen was taken away, Madam Lu and Lu Rourou exchanged a clear glance.

Before, they had both been disappointed in Lu Yanshen, but now they felt again that he was still their good son, good brother.

The mother and daughter were very pleased.

Only Lu Yanze, his expression inscrutable.

No one knows what he's thinking or scheming at this moment.

From childhood, due to poor health, he couldn't run around outside like other kids; every day he was with medicine.

Either it was Chinese medicine or Western medicine.

Besides that, there were all kinds of examinations.

He grew up in a greenhouse, so he didn't have the chance to run around outside playing like Lu Yanshen did.

His skin is fair, while Lu Yanshen's skin is dark.

But no one knows how much he envies Lu Yanshen's complexion.

He also envies Lu Yanshen's healthy body and the wholesome life he strives for but cannot attain.

"You all go back, I'll go in to see Tangtang." Lady Lao said to the other Lu family members.

Madam Lu and Lu Rourou didn't want to go in to see Xie Wantang; they came only to see whether she would miscarry.

Unexpectedly, she's quite lucky, and the little bastard in her womb is also quite lucky.

However, it doesn't matter; there's plenty of time ahead.

If she can dodge this time, I don't believe she can dodge the next.

Lu Yanze accompanied the old master as they waited outside the door.

In the ward, Xie Wantang didn't sleep; she stared with a pair of large eyes, her gaze vacant as she looked at the white ceiling.

She was in a daze.

Hearing the sound of the door handle turning, Xie Wantang turned her head and saw Old Madam Lu.

"Grandma——"

Xie Wantang shouted weakly, trying to sit up.

Lady Lao strode forward quickly to stop her, saying, "Tangtang, don't get up, lie down, lie down properly; the doctor said this time you need to properly protect the pregnancy, you must not be stimulated again."

"Grandma, sorry for making you worry." Xie Wantang apologized.

"Nonsense, the child you're carrying is the next generation of our Lu family; now you are our Lu family's great benefactor. Whoever it is, they must comply with you; whoever makes you uncomfortable, Grandma will definitely not let them off."

"Thank you, Grandma."

"No need to thank me; it's I who should thank you. Tonight, Lu Yanshen might not be able to come keep watch for you. Do you have someone in mind? If not, I'll find you a reliable caregiver. How about that?"

Lady Lao also felt sorry for Xie Wantang; after Lu Yanshen was taken away, this girl had no reliable person left by her side.

"No need, I'll have Qiuqiu go through the trouble; Qiuqiu is my close friend."

"Grandma, is that okay?"

"Of course." Old Madam Lu replied with a smile.

Xie Wantang called Xu Yanqiu; that guy, upon receiving the call, rushed over without stopping.

Seeing Xu Yanqiu, Old Madam Lu, knowing he was reliable, gave a few instructions and then left relieved.