Chapter 428 - Suppression (2/2)

”Are you still keeping it from me?” Song Wan gave her son a glare, ”I saw it last time already… your cousin being together with a male. No wonder he's not married all these years, making your uncle and aunt so anxious. I don't even dare to head over to your uncle's house because I can't stand your aunt's tears, and her constant questions of what's wrong with Jingtang.”

Chu Lui froze for a moment, he never expected that his mother would know all these… and even connected the orphanage to such matters.

”Mom, if you're free, head down to the orphanage for a look.”

”It can only be like this,” Song Wan sighed, ”Adopt one next time.”

Chu Lui murmured in agreement, but there was a wave of bitterness about it.

After speaking with Song Wan for a while, he never mentioned anything about the orphanage. His heart was not strong enough to admit his infertility in front of everyone.

His father only had him as their only child. If he had siblings, he wouldn't have to worry about this, but his generation had many families with only a single child. The responsibility of carrying on one's ancestral line all fell on the single child.

To them, to support four elderly financially was not an issue. However, the matter of bloodline was something that both families had to face and had to prioritize. He stood by the door, covering his face. When releasing his hands, his face was void of any emotions, unlike before.

He knocked on the door.

”Dad, I'm here.”

”Come in.” Chu Jiang's voice rang from inside.

Chu Lui pushed open the door and went in. Chu Jiang was sitting in front of the chessboard, hand holding onto the chess boxes.

Chu Lui sat down cross-legged opposite Chu Jiang and tidied the white chess pieces in front of him. He then took out the chess pieces from the chess box; first the black, then the white.

Chu Jiang took a black chess piece and placed it on the chessboard. Chu Lui then used two fingers to pick up a white chess piece, placing it next to the black one.

”You're suppressing the Li family's business?”

Chu Jiang asked him, seemingly with no intentions of any sort. He took the black chess piece peacefully and harmoniously.

”Yes.” Chu Lui did not hide anything. ”Only to take back our own business.”

”Don't do anything too extreme. Have you not been suffering enough?” Chu Jiang's face hardened and threw the black chess piece onto the chessboard. ”No matter what, that is your wife's parents. You should give them some face. No matter what kind of feelings you have for the Xia family, remember that you've already chosen Li Manni. She's carrying my grandchild now. Don't do anything reckless, you're already 30 years old. Your mom and I don't have much time left in this world, and now that we are old, we don't have any desires besides a grandchild. If anything happens to my grandchild, I will not let you off—whether you're my son or not.”

Chu Jiang spoke harshly. Obviously, these weren't casual words, but a warning. The son is his; he knows exactly Chu Lui's personality. The previous time when he wanted to marry Xia Ruoxin, Chu Jiang was already objecting against it, but something still happened. That child was innocent, but she was tortured so much by this son of his. Now that Chu Lui regretted it and wanted to find people back—sorry, it's impossible anymore. Reality would not allow for him to play about one more time.