The Heiress Acts Mischievously, But Her Family Can Read Her Mind - Chapter 425 - 424: I’m Still So Young, I Can’t Be a Widow, Right?

Chapter 425: Chapter 424: I’m Still So Young, I Can’t Be a Widow, Right?

Jiang Nanshu’s check-up revealed no significant issues.

Lu Qingyan held Jiang Nanshu’s hand with one hand, holding the ultrasound report in the other.

The baby was currently just the size of a mung bean.

Even so, Lu Qingyan was very happy.

His child was growing inside her, and it wouldn’t be long before the baby would join them.

He was very much looking forward to it.

His own childhood hadn’t been great, so he hoped the next generation could live a happier life.

As they were about to step out of the door, they unexpectedly bumped into someone.

Lu Qingyan stood in front of Jiang Nanshu, preventing the person from making contact with her.

“Sorry, sorry…” As the person looked up, seeing Lu Qingyan’s face, they screamed in fright and turned to run outside as if they had seen a ghost.

Passersby cast odd glances at Lu Qingyan, then at the woman who had been scared off, but both Lu Qingyan and Jiang Nanshu remained composed.

Jiang Nanshu watched the fleeing figure and said indifferently, “She hasn’t appeared in public for over a month now.”

That person was Tao Tao, who had taken over Chu Muxi’s body.

Since being sent back home, she had never come out, and there hadn’t been any news about her.

This was the first time both of them had seen her in the hospital; she ran so fast that she dropped a bag on the ground.

Jiang Nanshu picked it up; inside were several boxes of medication for mental illness.

Lu Qingyan chuckled lightly, “She seems to have gone mad.”

Jiang Nanshu remained silent.

Wouldn’t five years of mental torment drive anyone insane?

Back then, she too had been driven to mental fragility by Zhou Yanbai’s torture, which had resulted in her lashing out and being diagnosed with a mental disorder.

Perhaps it couldn’t be entirely summed up as a mental illness; it was more like the shadows in their hearts were too large.

Otherwise, why would Tao Tao have screamed and run away at the sight of Lu Qingyan?

“Let’s go, let’s head back,” Jiang Nanshu took the lead and started walking forward.

Lu Qingyan threw the box of medicine directly into the trash can and followed closely behind Jiang Nanshu, “Nannan, are you angry?”

Jiang Nanshu frowned slightly, “What?”

“Because of Tao Tao, are you angry?”

Tao Tao?

“You wanted so much to save her, and now she’s gone mad, do you blame me?”

Jiang Nanshu: “…”

She wasn’t so saintly as to worry about whether this person was insane.

She had wanted Lu Qingyan to release her because she didn’t want Chu Muxi’s disappearance to become a police case. If it ever traced back to Lu Qingyan, his life, his company would be ruined.

The law wouldn’t let any criminal go unpunished.

“I’m not close to her, and we have grievances; whether she lives or dies doesn’t concern me. I asked you to let her go entirely for your sake. Even though her disappearance hasn’t been filed officially, the police have received a tip-off and are investigating in secret, that’s why they came to question me,” Jiang Nanshu lifted her eyelids to look at him, “If you really wanted to do these things, we should get divorced before trouble arises.”

After a long while, Lu Qingyan chuckled, “You always know how to get under my skin.”

Jiang Nanshu continued, “I can’t help it, I’m still so young; I can’t possibly become a widow, right?”

“Thinking of divorce? Maybe in your next life,” Lu Qingyan grasped Jiang Nanshu’s hand.

Not sure what he was thinking, he added another sentence, “Even in your next life, there’s no chance, we’ll still be together.”

Jiang Nanshu twitched the corner of her mouth and pushed him away, “Dream on, I hope not to meet you in my next life.”

Moreover, there are no such things as next lives.

Even if there were, the chances of two people meeting and falling in love again in the vast sea of people are only 0.1.

“Then I’ll follow you wherever you go,” Lu Qingyan held onto Jiang Nanshu and wouldn’t let go.

Jiang Nanshu laughed exasperatedly, “Lu Qingyan, you’re an adult, why are you still so clingy?”

“What’s wrong with a man being clingy to his own wife? Isn’t that normal?”

Since Jiang Nanshu had become pregnant, Lu Qingyan had become exceptionally clingy, spending almost all his time with Jiang Nanshu apart from when he had to work.

He took care of Jiang Nanshu’s daily needs with 360-degree meticulousness.

Jiang Nanshu couldn’t fault him for anything.

Because of Lu Qingyan, Jiang Nanshu’s mood relaxed, and the two of them chuckled all the way back to Half Mountain Villa.

But what neither of them had expected was that Lu Mother had already been there waiting.

Seeing Lu Mother, the smile on Lu Qingyan’s face collapsed in a second, his expression indifferent, “What are you doing here again?”

He glanced at the servants around, “You let her in again?”

The servants were also distressed, “Young master, your mother threatened suicide, and we…”

This time, Lu Qingyan was unyielding, “All of you are fired. I will hire a new batch of suitable people to take care of my villa.”

The servants wanted to say more but stopped.

But Lu Qingyan was known for his decisiveness. They didn’t say anything and turned to pack their bags and leave.

Lu Mother looked at Lu Qingyan incredulously, “Does your mother’s life mean nothing to you now? Lu Qingyan, I gave birth to you and raised you with so much hardship, and this is how you repay me? I even have to threaten suicide to enter your house? Hah… I might have been better off strangling you at birth.”

Lu Qingyan felt a severe throbbing in his temples, really tired of this life.

He also wanted to get along well with his mother, but she was paranoid, never able to change her mind once it was made.

Thinking this, Lu Qingyan suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

He was becoming another version of his own mother.

“Should I give this life back to you now? What do I have to do so you won’t disrupt my life anymore? The past decades have already been terrible because of you. I’m now married and have a child, what more do you want before you will stop?” Lu Qingyan asked coldly, staring at Lu Mother, trying to get an answer from her.

Is she so unwilling to see him happy?

Must she make his life as miserable as hers before she’s satisfied?

Lu Mother’s lips quivered, and her gaze guiltily fell as she then looked toward Jiang Nanshu, who was silent beside her.

Lu Mother took a deep breath, her demeanor elegant and dignified, “I’m not here for you, I came to see Jiang Nanshu. I heard she is pregnant. Despite any previous displeasure, I can forget it all for this child’s sake. I have one demand, your first child must be raised by me. You’re both young, with plenty of chances to have more children.”

She spoke as if it was only natural, as if Jiang Nanshu should just agree.

Jiang Nanshu immediately burst out laughing, “Who do you think you are to demand to raise my child? How entitled can you get?”

This might be the only child she’ll ever have in her life. Even if it wasn’t an accident, Jiang Nanshu only wanted to have one child.

She didn’t want to spread her love for her child; she wanted it to be solely for them, to make them the happiest child.

Jiang Nanshu, rendered speechless by Lu Mother, pushed Lu Qingyan aside and walked upstairs, scoffing, “Deal with your own mother.”

Lu Mother’s voice rose, “I am your mother-in-law! How dare you speak to me like that, do you have no manners?”

Lu Qingyan took a deep breath, his pupils sharp and cold, “Are you only satisfied if you see my marriage shattered and my child taken away?”

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