Chapter 4: Each one is more troublesome than the other
Li Zao's public announcement of divorce caused quite a stir in the circle.
But the next day, Lu Xiangning personally posted a photo of the two of them on WeChat Moments to dispel the divorce rumors. Lu's public relations were also constantly removing the news and suppressing the news, so no one dared to say anything out of the blue.
However, there was no big fuss outside, but there was a big fuss in the backyard.
Especially Lu Xiangning's mother, who was bombarded with more than a dozen calls in a row.
When Li Zao raised the matter of divorce in public, if the person who was most opposed to it was Li Jianxun, then the person who was most in favor was Bai Xuting.
Bai Xuting is Lu Xiangning's stepmother. Lu Xiangning lost his biological mother when he was 3 years old. Bai Xuting is better than his biological mother, and she vows to give him all the best things. She is famous in the circle as "the most beautiful stepmother".
It was her idea to celebrate Lu Xiangning's life in the first place. After "rescuing" Lu Xiangning unexpectedly, the biggest credit was not the person involved, Li Zao, but her who came up with the idea.
Later, after Lu Xiangning recovered, she started to find fault with her daughter-in-law, just like the mother-in-law in the popular perception. She was dissatisfied with everything.
In her eyes, Li Zao is a daughter-in-law who cannot stand up to the public eye, but abandoning her hair will eventually lead to criticism.
Li Zao said she wanted a divorce now, so how could she miss such a God-given opportunity?
When she learned that Li Zao had been in a car accident and was hospitalized, she rushed over immediately.
"Mom, I didn't let you come, why did you come?" Lu Xiangning blocked the people in the guest room, which was very annoying.
"Aning, Mom knows that you have a kind heart. Since you don't want to be such a bad person, then Mom will do it for you. Anyway, for you, it doesn't matter if the sky strikes me like lightning."
Lu Xiangning sighed heavily, "Can you please stop causing trouble?"
Her younger sister Lu Xianglan who came with her said, "Brother, you don't know what happened last night. The Lu family was so embarrassed. Her parents kept trying to make fun of themselves. You also know that those guests all acted according to the circumstances."
You are a smiling person on the outside, but gloomy on the inside, and you don’t know why you are laughing at you behind your back.”
Lu Xiangning interrupted sharply, "You think the fire is not big enough and you are fanning the flames, right?"
"..." Lu Xianglan pursed his lips and stepped back.
Bai Xuting saw that her daughter's words were useless, so she might as well do it herself, "A Ning, with your status, what kind of wife do you want? Are you afraid that you can't find one? If Li wants to leave, just let her go. After all these years,
You can’t even count the money you put into the Li family pit, even if it’s just repaying your kindness, it’s enough.”
"Li Jianxun came home early in the morning to apologize for being scolded by your father. Your father is a big man and can scold his father-in-law a few times, but he can't interfere with his daughter-in-law, so this bad guy only
If you can, I'll be the one to take care of you. Just listen to my mother's advice and get a divorce. At worst, I'll give her a sum of money and let her get away as far as she can."
Bai Xuting's mouth was very talkative, crackling like a cannonball, giving Lu Xiangning no chance to interrupt.
Lu Xiangning's head was pounding, "Mom, this is a problem between Li Zao and I. We can solve it ourselves."
"I know what I said makes people feel chilled, but Aning, I'm just your stepmother. If I don't do my best for you, someone will poke me in the back..." Mentioning this, Bai Xuting suddenly choked up and said,
"They say it's hard to be a stepmother. If I don't give you the best, I won't have the shame to see your mother in the future..."
Lu Xiangning: "..."
What exactly are women, and why are they more troublesome than others?!
In the end, Bai Xuting left in tears, expressing his tough attitude with wet tears that he wanted them to divorce.
Lu Xiangning seemed to have been through a big battle and was completely exhausted.
When he walked into the ward and saw Li Zao sitting with his eyes open, he said solemnly, "Are you satisfied that things are going like this?"
Li Zao was so leisurely that he counted every moment and said, "If the situation is like this, it will be difficult to end it without divorce."
Lu Xiangning was so angry that he kicked away the chair next to the bed and stood forward with his hands on his hips, "What do you want?"
"Divorce makes it easier to get together and stay apart."
Immediately, Lu Xiangning kicked the chair over to the ground with a loud "bang" and almost scratched the instrument on the bedside table.
Li Zao was startled. She had never seen Lu Xiangning get so angry. He gritted his teeth and opened his eyes angrily. There was a trace of cannibalism in his angry eyes.
What, do you still want to take action?
Li Zao didn't quite understand, "Don't you want to be with Zhao Zichu openly? Or has your male dignity been hurt by me filing for divorce first?"
"Don't be crazy. She and I really don't have the dirty relationship you think."
"Not now, but sooner or later."
Lu Xiangning choked and his throat tightened, "Am I so unworthy of your trust?"
Li Zao glanced at the remaining red mark on the chest of his white shirt. After it dried, the mark became more obvious. It was a lip mark.
Men, as long as they don't catch someone cheating on them in bed, they won't admit that their morals are lacking.
She sneered and said, "Trust is worthless in the face of reality."
Lu Xiangning was startled, then laughed angrily, "Okay, okay, okay," he pointed at her and shouted, "Li Zao, don't regret it!"
After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked away.
Li Zao looked at his back, his heart tightened and his eye circles became sore.
Raising her head, staring at every detail, she kept adjusting her breathing, and a voice in her heart said: Help him, let herself go, and live for herself in the future.
——
Three days later, Li Zao was discharged from the hospital, and her best friend Su Kui came to pick her up.
Su Kui was Li Zao's childhood friend who grew up together in his hometown in Su City. They were admitted to Qingmei together. Now, Su Kui is the owner of a gallery, but Li Zao took two years off from school to take care of Lu Xiangning. Just this year
graduate.
"Miss Li, where are you going next?" Su Kui playfully teased her as soon as she got in the car, "I'm out of the sea of misery soon. Jimei will go with you to have a few drinks to celebrate?"
Li Zao laughed angrily, and while fastening his seat belt, he said, "Please, I have a concussion and need to recuperate."
"Tsk, then you have to eat. I recently met a lawyer on a blind date. He is very handsome. I ask him out. Can you help me keep an eye on him?"
"Forget it, I'm afraid he'll like me."
"..."
Li Zao took his cell phone and pulled out a message and showed it to Su Kui, "Go here, Blue Mountain Cafe, No. 367 Dongning Road."
"Are you also on a blind date? Are you anxious to find a new home before the divorce is official?"
Li Zaofei rolled his eyes at her, "Isn't it narrow-minded? Someone placed an order for the round fan I hung on the antique website. I made an appointment to discuss the details."
"Ho ho, you are frustrated in love but proud in the workplace."
Li Zao smiled bitterly, men will betray you, but money will not. She will never give up her career foolishly for a man again.
Behind their car, a black car followed them not too far away.
After driving for about forty minutes, the car finally stopped and the driver began to report, "Mr. Lu, my wife has entered a cafe."