Looking back on the past, aside from feeling somewhat heartbroken, there was not much else.
She had once thought she would never marry anyone but Shen Mingfeng, yet she had never expected that letting go would later come so easily.
People really were strange.
She suddenly turned to the man beside her and smiled faintly. “Mr. lu, from now on, no matter whom you fall in love with, if you love her, do not let her go. Otherwise, do not love her at all. If she cannot accept Xiaobao, then give Xiaobao back to me.”
By then, she would also be capable of taking care of Xiaobao.
It was only because they had signed an agreement earlier. Otherwise, she would definitely have brought Xiaobao back.
“I won’t.” Lu Qingyu’s gaze fell on the woman’s face.
No one could make out what he meant.
“How could you say you won’t? To be fair, if my future husband had a child with another woman, I would definitely be jealous. Don’t worry—even if it was only a verbal promise, I would still honor it.”
There would never be anyone in this world who loved Xiaobao more than she did.
Although Xiaobao’s birth had been unexpected and had even brought her endless sorrow, whenever she thought of how Xiaobao had come from her womb and shared a blood relationship with her,
her mood would become wonderfully strange, as if she wanted to give Xiaobao the entire world.
Fortunately, Lu Qingyu was handsome. That way, she would not have to worry about Xiaobao’s looks in the future.
That was good.
With these thoughts in mind, Su Jingsheng arrived by the roadside and held out her hand to hail a car. “Where do you live?”
Lu Qingyu hesitated for a moment.
He was not sure where to go next. Perhaps he should return to the Lu Family old residence in the city center.
Su Jingsheng suddenly recalled Lu Qingyu saying that he was uncertain about where he owned a house. Perhaps he really had nowhere to go.
To be honest, she was truly worried.
“Mr. lu, you do not have a fixed residence. How is Xiaobao? Can you show me a photo?” As a mother, she was genuinely worried.
Lu Qingyu hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and turned on the screen. A photo of Xiaobao appeared on it. She was wearing a tiny princess dress and lying in a cradle.
The screen saver only showed a general view, but it was still possible to tell that the cradle was of good quality. It should be quite nice.
He was unreliable, but his parents seemed fairly reliable and had not mistreated her Xiaobao.
Su Jingsheng let out a deep sigh of relief and was completely reassured this time.
“Since that is the case, you can come back to my place tonight. There are three rooms, so you will have somewhere to sleep.”
Su Jingsheng was not being overly polite either.
After all, if she treated the man well, he would treat her Xiaobao well.
Xiaobao was temporarily deprived of maternal love. She could not be without paternal love as well.
All of Su Jingsheng’s worries were unfounded except for this one. Lu Qingyu had only wanted a child and had indeed not shown Xiaobao much affection. Even now, he had barely gone home to see her a few times.
It was only because the two elders of the lu family urged him that he was willing to go.
Even the phone’s screen saver had been changed by Madam Lu while he had left his phone on the coffee table. She had secretly changed it, claiming that since he was now a father, he ought to revolve his life around his daughter.
Xiaobao looked somewhat like Su Jingsheng. Since Lu Qingyu did not care about such things, he had not changed it.
Lu Qingyu remembered the quality of his sleep the last time, so he did not refuse.
He simply allowed Su Jingsheng to misunderstand that he was homeless.
Just as Su Jingsheng sat down in the taxi, Su Dahai called.
Knowing that he had called to vent his anger, Su Jingsheng answered and set the phone aside. She had no intention of paying attention to him and did not say a word.
Su Dahai cursed furiously into the phone. “Su Jingsheng, I am your father, not your enemy. Do you have to trample the Su Family’s dignity into the dirt before you will be satisfied?”
“What sin did I commit to have a daughter like you? Hurry up and come back here. And who was that man who left with you just now? Don’t tell me he is your boyfriend. Do you think I don’t know what you are capable of? I am warning you, don’t cause trouble for me, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Su Jingsheng glanced at the man beside her.
Sorry, but this trouble was not caused by her. It was caused by his good daughter, Su Dahai’s.
“Are you done?” Su Jingsheng asked in an even tone.
When she noticed the driver repeatedly glancing at her, she directly hung up, then turned off the phone. Her movements flowed together seamlessly.
Su Jingsheng rested her forehead against her hand and leaned against the window. The company had been extremely busy lately, keeping her overwhelmed. Today was supposed to be her day off, yet this trip had consumed most of her energy.
If she did not catch up on sleep, she would probably collapse.
She spoke lazily. “You know the way, right? Wake me when we arrive. I’ll rest for a while first.”
She really was about to reach her limit.
Su Jingsheng at the wedding banquet had been arrogant and domineering, breathtakingly beautiful.
Now, she was quiet and elegant, making people unable to help but feel the urge to protect her.
Lu Qingyu was no exception. It was just that his heart had been cold for many years. Even when it was stirred, only a few chunks of ice fell away, leaving the whole largely unaffected.
In front of the apartment, Su Jingsheng still showed no sign of waking.
Lu Qingyu was about to speak, but he saw her brows tightly furrowed, as if she were having a bad dream. “Su Jingsheng.”
The man called out.
Su Jingsheng instantly jolted awake from her dream, looking utterly dazed. When she saw that she had returned, she immediately got out of the car and went home. After opening the door, the first thing she did was take off her shoes, then toss her keys, phone, and other belongings aside. She ran her fingers through her hair twice and spoke casually.
“I can’t go on. Just find a room and rest. Remember, don’t touch anything. If you get hungry, make something yourself or order takeout. Either is fine. Don’t call for me.”
She was truly, truly exhausted.
Su Jingsheng did not even have time to take off her formal dress. She threw herself onto the bed and immediately went back to sleep.
The phone in Lu Qingyu’s pocket rang. It was Xiao Xu calling.
“President Lu, where are you now? Do you want me to come pick you up?” Xiao Xu asked.
President Lu had disappeared in the time it took to turn around. Xiao Xu had thought he would return quickly, but who could have known that the wedding banquet would end and there would still be no sign of him?
Only then did he make the call.
Lu Qingyu looked coldly toward the master bedroom. “No need. Come pick me up at her apartment tomorrow.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xu was dumbfounded and hurriedly replied, “Yes, President Lu.”
Oh no, he had interrupted President Lu’s good time.
Xiao Xu hurriedly hung up.
He really had a pig’s brain. President Lu had left, so he must have gone to find Miss Su. When a man and a woman were together, something had to happen, right? He really was an idiot.
Lu Qingyu could hear the nervousness in Xiao Xu’s voice, but he did not explain.
His long fingers fell on his tie. He tugged at it a few times, casually removed his well-tailored black suit, and then rolled up the cuffs of his designer shirt.
He owned many pieces of real estate, but with so many houses, he had lost the feeling of having a home.
Combined with his busy work schedule, his sleep quality had deteriorated badly. For a long time, even sleeping pills had stopped working, leaving him with no choice but to have his psychologist hypnotize him.
That feeling was not pleasant.
As a result, his personality grew increasingly cold. Aside from the few important people around him, outsiders simply did not dare approach him.
But this place gave him a different feeling.
The small apartment was filled with warmth, along with a faint fragrance that soothed his tense nerves.
He believed that he should be able to sleep well here.
He strode forward on his long legs and stopped at the master bedroom door. The woman was sleeping soundly on the bed, and even the room door had been left open.
The closer he got, the stronger the fragrance became, and the more comfortable he felt.
The man stepped into the master bedroom and turned around to close the room door.