Chapter 77: This Idiot! (1/2)

On the way back to Lin Chuxue’s condo, she, who had been quiet the whole way, finally couldn’t help but ask, “Dad, you insisted on having me marry Xu Cheng in the first place, why do you suddenly want me to get a divorce and go back to England?”

Lin Guiren sighed, “Chuxue, don’t you know what Xu Cheng wants by now?”

“I do,” Lin Chuxue replied.

Lin Guiren: “He refused to walk the path I laid out for him, instead insisting on returning to this country. That means that his hatred towards his mom and her family has deepened after the death of his father. In the past, I underestimated his determination, and it also took me by surprise that he completely changed after returning to Huaxia. His strong perseverance makes me worried about the path he has chosen for his life.”

He then turned to look at his daughter. “He grew up, so I can’t convince him to choose another path, but you’re my daughter. I can’t stand by and watch you get dragged into the business with his mother’s family. Frankly speaking, in this country, the Ye Family is really too powerful. There are many things I didn’t tell Xu Cheng because I’m afraid that it would kill his determination and fighting spirit. It was already fortunate that he was finally able to get rid of his inferiority complex and become mentally stronger, so I couldn’t break news to him that could drive him back to feeling inferior. Originally, when he was determined to go back Huaxia, I insisted on you going back with him because I wanted you to keep an eye on him. But who knew that you guys would get into a cold war and stop talking to each other.”

Lin Chuxue hesitated for a second, and then she immediately asked, “Then what do we now? Dad, he’s also half your son, you should help him.”

Lin Guiren bitterly smiled. “I can’t… The Ye Family is incredibly powerful in Huaxia. In the past, if Brother Xu and I had the power to go against the Ye Family, then he wouldn’t have become like a stray dog and be forced out of the country. The reason Brother Xu entrusted us with Xu Cheng since the boy was young was to keep him out of sight of the Ye Family. So many years has passed, and the Ye Family probably thinks that Xu Cheng is already dead. As long as Xu Cheng doesn’t tell others that he’s the son of Xu Tianming, then the Ye Family won’t notice him at all, so he’s safe for now. However, in the future, he will go against the Ye Family, and you will be in grave danger if you are with him.”

“So that’s the reason you suddenly wanted me to get a divorce, right?” Lin Chuxue suddenly asked, a bit irritated.

Her mom and dad didn’t say anything, nor did they deny it.

Lin Chuxue looked at the scenery passing by her car window, and she suddenly fell silent.

After a long time, she stroked her long hair, her eyes a little moist. She didn’t want her family to see this side of her, so she tilted her head towards the window and quietly said, “What is marriage?”

Without waiting for an answer, she said to herself, “Whether the situation is good or bad, rich or poor, healthy or sick, happy or sad, both people will face everything together.”

“Sis…” Lin Lei whispered as he patted Lin Chuxue on her shoulder.

Lin Chuxue suddenly turned around and looked at them and said, “You think I don’t know everything Xu Cheng did for me since childhood? I know, I know everything, and that’s why I was willing to listen to Dad’s order and marry Xu Cheng even when he rejected the marriage. Why? Because he had been taking care of me for the past 20 years, so in the remaining days, I wanted to take care of him. The moment he is able to open his mouth and feel more confident, and be willing to like me, love me, or just talk to me, then I’m willing to go with him to wherever he wants to take me, no matter how unromantic those places might be. I’m really not asking for that much, but he never did any of that. I waited three years, he was in the army for three years and now he’s out. I heard he failed to get into the division he dreamed of entering, so I just wanted to visit him a few times and check on him. In fact, I think we are making progress and we can really make it work, but now Dad, Mom, you are telling me to divorce him? Do you want me to just keep playing a disposable role in Xu Cheng’s life? Someone that’s just all looks but no use?”

When she got to the end, she was so agitated that her voice got a lot louder.

Mommy Lin heartachingly stroked her daughter’s head and guided it to rest in her embrace. All of a sudden, the atmosphere inside the car became extremely depressed and silent.

– Inside the hospital –

Shen Yao was chopping up an apple as she asked Xu Cheng in curiosity, “You knew Chuxue for a long time now?”

Xu Cheng nodded. “Since childhood.”