Chapter 798: Chapter 797: Selfishness!
In her previous life, ng Xiangzi had an average relationship with her mother-in-law Shao irou, but she got along well with Shao ifang, sharing quite a common language.
Unfortunately, in this life, she was no longer Lu Zheng’s wife, and there was temporarily no possibility of interaction between her and Shao ifang.
Shao ifang absentmindedly finished heating the water and slowly walked upstairs.
She didn’t say it, but she actually felt guilty deep down.
When her brother had left, their father hadn’t fallen ill.
If it hadn’t been for what she said, perhaps their father wouldn’t have…
But now it was too late for anything, she could only hope that their father would recover soon and be discharged from the hospital.
ng Xiangzi quietly followed Shao ifang. She finally understood that Shao Chengzhi was ill.
In the sickroom, only Lu Pengcheng was keeping vigil and she saw no one else.
ng Xiangzi was worried about being recognized by soone returning to the sickroom, so she secretly left.
ng Xiangzi tried hard to rember from her previous life when exactly Shao Chengzhi had died.
She vaguely rembered it was winter, but she couldn’t recall the exact date.
She only rembered Lu Zheng being exceptionally grief-stricken, his mood always low, and it took him a long ti to recover.
ng Xiangzi narrowed her eyes slightly; once Shao Chengzhi died, the Shao Family would lose his support, and her big uncle wouldn’t… Then her plan for revenge could start much earlier…
Xi Qiaozhen and Shao irou took the opportunity to go to the restroom together and clarified the whole story.
She found it utterly incredible that her brother-in-law had fallen for a widow with a child.
In her view, Shao Xingbang was soone with very high standards and pride; how could he have chosen such a woman?
She even felt an urge to see the true colors of this woman.
“irou! You and ifang were too rash! Why didn’t you tell earlier? If you had consulted with , I definitely wouldn’t have advised you to act this way!”
“Xingbang, although he’s not young anymore, is actually still a very rebellious person.
The more you try to stop him from doing sothing, the more it may spur his decision!”
Why hadn’t Shao irou thought of consulting her older sister-in-law at the beginning?
But later, she worried about giving her brother powerful support and hence changed her mind.
Looking back now, she also felt a deep regret. If she had consulted her sister-in-law instead of her sister, perhaps things wouldn’t have turned out this badly.
“Big sister! I was at my wits’ end then, and since I was close to ifang’s workplace, I went to find her!”
Xi Qiaozhen could see that Shao irou was making excuses. She didn’t continue on this topic but instead asked about Shao Xingbang.
“Has Xingbang contacted yet?”
“No! Ah! Now Xingbang still hasn’t returned to his workplace, and we can’t reach him!” Shao irou was really worried.
Xi Qiaozhen consoled her, “Don’t worry! Dad is not in any serious trouble now! Once Xingbang returns to his workplace, soone will tell him, and he will rush back imdiately!”
Shao irou nodded, “That’s what I’m hoping for too! I hope he hurries back. Dad might not say it, but he’s definitely worried about him!”
“That’s natural!” Xi Qiaozhen asked, “Do you need to notify Xiaozheng and your eldest brother?”
“Dad said no! He said they’ve been too busy recently! He doesn’t want to impact their work because of him!”
“Well then, let’s head back to the sickroom!”
Just as Shao Xingbang arrived at his workplace, he was inford that his father had been hospitalized.
Throughout the journey, Shao Xingbang drove as if he was racing to get there.
His heart was filled with regret and self-bla. He wondered if his father would not have been hospitalized if he hadn’t caused a scene at ho.
It was with this indescribably complex mood that he rushed to the hospital and found the ward.
“Dad!” Shao Xingbang stood in front of the hospital bed, looking at his father who seed to have aged a lot all at once, feeling heat around his eyes and a sourness in his nose.
He truly was an unfilial person. Even though his father was clearly not in good health, he still acted recklessly, causing trouble without care.
It was all because of him that things had beco so ssed up.
Shao Chengzhi, with the hand that wasn’t hooked up to the IV, motioned to him, “Xingbang! Co here!”
He thought that his youngest son must have hurried to get here, his usually well-grood appearance now disheveled, his hair standing on end, his eyes bloodshot, and his lips cracked and dry from just a few hours.
Shao Xingbang sat on the chair next to his bed, “Dad! It’s all my fault! If I hadn’t made you angry, you wouldn’t be in the hospital!” He really wanted to smack himself hard.
Shao Chengzhi smiled faintly, “It’s an old ailnt! You can’t bla it all on yourself!”
“It’s my fault! All my fault! Dad! Please get better soon! I won’t make you angry anymore! I won’t go after Liang Wei again!”
At this mont, between love and family on the scales in Shao Xingbang’s heart, he chose family.
If his father were to die suddenly because of this incident, he would never be able to forgive himself.
As for Liang Wei, he could only regretfully decide to give up for now.
He couldn’t make his father angry anymore.
Shao Chengzhi had already anticipated that, once his youngest son learned of his hospitalization, he would definitely comply with and follow his wishes in everything.
He understood this child; no matter how cynical his deanor, at heart, he was a person of deep emotions and values.
Yet, when he saw the suppressed pain in Shao Xingbang’s expression, his heart couldn’t bear it.
“Xingbang, I still want to talk to you for a bit. There’s a saying, ‘Ignoring the advice of the elderly leads to imdiate losses.’ Though it’s sowhat exaggerated, the hearts of us elders truly want what’s best for you!
Marriage is not child’s play, nor a matter of impulse! re affection isn’t enough; to build a family, compatibility in all aspects is essential!
The reason I opposed so strongly was not only because her situation with a child would complicate our relationship.
There was also selfishness; I didn’t want you to struggle in the future!
You compared Lin Xia and Liang Wei, questioning why I couldn’t treat them equally.
What I want to tell you is, Lin Xia loves Xiaozheng, and Xiaozheng loves Lin Xia in return. Mutual love is what makes a marriage happy after the vows are said.
But acting impetuously as if the relationship would heat up over ti does not lead to happiness…”
Late that night, Lu Pengcheng brought Shao irou back ho.
Shao irou packed up so necessary items and only after sending Lu Pengcheng off did she have the energy to tell Lin Xia about the events that had transpired.
Lin Xia was horrified, unsure of what to say.
She had wondered why Liang Wei had happily gone to the parent-teacher eting with Cheng Wenfeng, full of anticipation, but had returned looking gloomy as if frost-stricken.
It turned out that the mother-in-law and Shao ifang had gone to confront her.
From Lin Xia’s experience, Shao irou probably hadn’t said anything too harsh or overbearing, but Shao ifang definitely would have chosen cutting words to stab Liang Wei’s heart.
After Shao irou finished explaining to Lin Xia, she also rembered the past incident where she and her sister had gone to the hotel to find Lin Xia.
“Lin Xia! This ti, your aunt and I really didn’t say anything too harsh! Liang Wei herself said she felt she wasn’t compatible with your uncle! Who would have thought, with your uncle being so temperantal, this turmoil wouldn’t have happened, and your grandfather wouldn’t have been hospitalized! But it’s good that this happened, as your uncle himself told your grandfather that he won’t pursue Liang Wei anymore…”
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