Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Although she was surprised, the housekeeper managed to respond respectfully. “Yes, sir.”
“Tomorrow, have someone prepare an entire wardrobe–clothes, hats, shoes–for Mrs. Lu.”
“Yes, sir.”
Turning to Yan Susu, who was still drifting along in a surreal state of mind, Lu Zhanxiu asked, “Is there anything else that you need, Mrs. Lu?”
Mrs. Lu? An unfamiliar yet intriguing form of address…
Shaking her head, Yan Susu replied, “Nothing.”
With a wave of his hand, Lu Zhanxiu dismissed the housekeeper. “That’s all. Prepare lunch for us, please.”
The housekeeper retreated deferentially.
“Young Mr. Lu…”
“What is it, Mrs. Lu?”
Yan Susu pursed her lips. He had said ‘Mrs. Lu’ so naturally that anyone who did not know better would assume that he had been doing so for years.
“Why did you register a marriage with me so suddenly? We have only met twice, and you were terribly upset during our earlier meeting at the police station…”
Yan Susu did not have any illusions that her looks were so captivating that it had been love at first sight for Young Mr. Lu. Also, their last meeting had not been a happy one.
“I have Mrs. Lu to thank, for your alluring laugh at just the right moment.”
Yan Susu said nothing. Was he being sarcastic?
“Any more questions, Mrs. Lu?”
“I know that it was very rude of me to laugh like that, but what has that got to do with us getting married?”
Arms crossed, Lu Zhanxiu looked at her and explained leisurely, “Obviously, Mrs. Lu does not realize how scary the women in the Lu family are.”
Yan Susu was speechless.
“No woman could get within a distance of one meter of me because I have an aversion to women.”
Yan Susu wondered, “…Could this be one of those illnesses that affect only the wealthy?”
“But your laughter was transmitted through the phone, and they heard it. Do you realize the significance of that, Mrs. Lu?”
“What?” Swallowing reflexively, Yan Susu had the feeling that she had created trouble for herself.
Lu Zhanxiu took a step forward and closed the gap between them. In a deep voice, like an intoxicating poison, he explained, “It means that women can get close to me now, so those fanatics will just keep throwing women at me in the hope of getting me hitched.”
“From now on, what happened last night could be a daily occurrence. Once I get into bed, some woman could squirm into my arms and do whatever she wanted with me. Don’t you think that would be very scary, Mrs. Lu?”
Yan Susu turned bright red as she flushed.
Although she could only remember fragments of what had happened last night, the drugs in her system could quite possibly have caused her to be…very passionate.
Noticing her flushed face, Lu Zhanxiu felt a sense of satisfaction and asked, “Mrs. Lu, any more questions?”
“If you have an aversion to women, how did we, last night…” He was definitely not averse to her touch last night. Besides, he had hugged and kissed her at the Civil Affairs Bureau…
“Obviously, I am not averse to Mrs. Lu. Perhaps because you do not look like a woman.”
Yan Susu was stunned. Except for her slightly flat chest, which part of her was not womanly?
“Is Mrs. Lu not happy with the answer?”
“No.” Yan Susu shook her head hurriedly. Since she had made the bed, she would have to lie in it.
Now, she finally understood what Lu Zhanxiu had meant when he said that he had a plan to “be rid of that ferocious dog permanently.”
Now that she was married, Ling Xiusi could not harass her any further, right?
“If there are no more questions, let’s go inside, Mrs. Lu.”
Yan Susu remained silent.
Surely Young Mr. Lu must be taking something out on her; why else would he keep addressing her as Mrs. Lu?
It would appear that Young Mr. Lu was also not over the moon that he had been compelled to marry her.
“There’s something else…” Now that they were married, Young Mr. Lu would eventually find out about her past. Yan Susu decided that there was no need to hide anything from him, even though it would be embarrassing for her to talk about it.
Eyebrows raised, Lu Zhanxiu waited for her to speak.
Wringing her hands, Yan Susu said in a terse tone, “I have a fiancé.”
“So?”
“I’ve given birth before.”
“And?”
“I may not…be able to conceive again.” Having said that, Yan Susu felt her heart ache as though it had been pierced.
The doctor had said that due to the damage to her uterus, the probability of her conceiving again was very low.
Six years ago, at the happiest moment of her life, she had been cruelly transformed from a joyful bride to someone that everyone labeled ‘a shameless woman.” On top of that, she had also lost her chance to be a mother…
What was most tragic was that she had no recollection whatsoever of giving birth, who the father of her child was, or whether the baby was a boy or a girl…That chunk of her memory had been completely erased.
And yet, those missing memories were also the source of the worst pain she had ever suffered in her entire life!