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That day, after Xu He left during the day, Zhou Yuni and Luo Cuilan didn’t pay too much attention to it because Xu He often went out shopping by herself. Sotis she would go out early in the morning and wouldn’t return until the afternoon.
However, as it got dark and Xu He had still not returned, Zhou Yuni started to get anxious. She wasn’t so much worried about Xu He’s wellbeing, but more about the child in Xu He’s belly.
But Luo Cuilan had an idea of what might be happening, although she didn’t suspect that Xu He had run away from ho. She simply thought Xu He didn’t know how to bring up the issue with the Luo Family, and that she might be hiding sowhere. Regardless, Luo Cuilan knew she wouldn’t be able to hide for many days and would have to reveal the truth sooner or later.
Luo Cuilan had beco sowhat more reputable in her actions and thought to keep her promises. She decided to wait a few days, and if Xu He hadn’t returned by then, she would reveal the truth.
Just as Zhou Yuni was becoming worried, Luo Zhiming returned ho from work. Once he found out that Xu He had not been ho all day and still hadn’t returned at that ti, he started to worry, naturally, his main concern was the child in Xu He’s belly.
He searched around in the dark but didn’t find Xu He anywhere. When he ca back, he started to make wild guesses.
He asked Zhou Yuni with a grave face, "Mom, did you have a fight with Hehua today? Is that why she ran away from ho? She hasn’t been seen all day."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuni felt displeased, but her displeasure didn’t show on the surface just yet. She rely frowned and said to Luo Zhiming, "Why would I fight with her? I haven’t been at ho all day today."
Luo Zhiming kept thinking and felt that the reason for Xu He’s disappearance was most likely related to a quarrel with Zhou Yuni. Convinced of this, he began to speak without a filter, his eyes glaring as he accused Zhou Yuni, "Aren’t you usually at ho every day? How co you’re not at ho today? You definitely had a fight with her; you drove her away."
This accusation from Luo Zhiming turned Zhou Yuni’s face dark with anger, and she also started to shout, "Luo Zhiming, I am your birth mother. You are wronging for the sake of your wife like this, have you no humanity?"
"You’ve done this before, haven’t you? You used to like driving away your elder sister-in-law when you quarreled with her. You even drove her from our hotown to the city, but you still don’t plan to leave her be, always going after her to cause trouble." Luo Zhiming’s words grew harsher as he beca more convinced of his own guess.
"You..." Zhou Yuni could hardly believe that her dearly loved son, whom she struggled with Luo Zhiyong for, was now using this against her. She felt so wronged that she imdiately burst into tears, crying out, "My dear son, I’ve done everything for him, and now he is squeezing like this."
Seeing the two of them at loggerheads, Luo Cuilan’s mouth opened and closed, but in the end, she held back and only advised, "Alright, stop arguing, maybe Xu He has so other temporary matters and went away. Let’s wait for a couple of days; she might just co back."
After a mont of thought, Luo Cuilan continued, "Plus, doesn’t she have relatives in the city? Maybe she went to a relative’s house. Let’s just wait a few days. She’s an adult; nothing bad will happen to her."
Luo Zhiming, feeling a bit guilty about what he had just said to Zhou Yuni, didn’t continue the argunt. He nodded along with Luo Cuilan’s words and said, "Alright, we’ll wait for two days. If she doesn’t co back, I’ll go back to our hotown to search for her."
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Luo Zhiming, though he had said this, was still apprehensive at heart. He waited at ho for a whole day, and when Xu He had not returned by the next morning, he made a call to his family in the countryside, asking for Mr. Xu to co to the phone.
However, Luo Zhiming also had his wits about him; fearing the Xu family might make a scene upon hearing of Xu He’s disappearance, he did not state the matter directly but rely made so probing inquiries. After ascertaining that Xu He had not gone ho— and acquiring her uncle’s phone number in the provincial city from Mr. Xu—
By the afternoon, he called Xu He’s uncle, who was unaware of the situation because Xu He’s mother had contacted him upon arrival to settle down. Since he generally knew where Xu He was staying, he gave Luo Zhiming the address.
Thus, on the following day, Luo Zhiming went directly to the place.
At that ti, Xu He and Duan Fenghua were in the rented house, planning to make dinner, and were completely dumbstruck upon the sudden arrival of Luo Zhiming.
Luo Zhiming looked around their rented place for a mont, then asked with a puzzled expression, "Hehua, what’s going on? Why have you moved to live here out of the blue?"
Xu He had not expected Luo Zhiming to find her because she did not know that Duan Fenghua had revealed their address to her uncle so quickly. She had thought that even if Luo Zhiming was extrely capable, he would never be able to find her. She planned to avoid Luo Zhiming until the child was born, and after Shuanzi had fully accepted her, she would return and divorce Luo Zhiming.
Moreover, seeing Luo Zhiming’s deanor, she was unsure if he knew about the child in her belly, so she dodged the main issue and replied lightly, "No... nothing, it’s just my mom ca, and we needed a place to stay. It’s not far from my uncle’s, so we found a house here."
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiming chuckled indulgently and said softly, "Silly girl, why didn’t you talk to about it? We could have accommodated mom at our place, and it would have been more convenient to look after you when you give birth."
The mont Xu He heard Luo Zhiming say this, she imdiately realized that Luo Cuilan probably hadn’t told him everything. This gave Xu He pause, uncertain whether to reveal the truth, "I..."
Xu He’s hesitation appeared to Luo Zhiming as if she harbored so unspeakable secret, prompting him to voice his own persistent suspicion, "Hehua, tell the truth, did my mom say sothing to you? Did she drive you out?"
Xu He looked at Luo Zhiming, still indecisive about whether to speak and remained silent.
Seeing her like this, Luo Zhiming felt he had guessed correctly, and a rage erupted within him. He roared angrily, "If it really was my mom who drove you out, just tell , and I’ll send her back to our hotown. This is too much. You’re pregnant, yet she forced you to leave and live elsewhere."
Seeing how Luo Zhiming was so anxious and even talking about sending Zhou Yuni away for her sake, Xu He felt an inexplicable stir in her heart.
Because in her recent interactions with Shuanzi, she had truly been thoroughly disdained, and she understood that even if she married Shuanzi, her life ahead would probably not be easy.
In fact, her initial reason for wanting to follow Shuanzi was simply for money. After her dealings with Shuanzi and the cruel demands he had made, it seed like she had co to an understanding about certain things. If she could get Shuanzi’s wealth and also have a man by her side who valued her, it seed better than only having wealth while the man did not take her seriously at all.
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