novellhall Chapter 138 Lu Congyue is gone
Chapter 138 Lu Congyue is gone
"Don't be rash. Don't forget she helped Lu Congyue take care of his child, and their relationship is..."
Zhuang Qingxiang didn't hear the rest clearly. She wanted to stay and listen, but she didn't dare. Her heart was pounding, and she suspected that she had already implicated Lu Congyue.
When they came out, they ran into Village Chief Qian, who had been staying outside.
Zhuang Qingxiang's legs went weak, and she choked out, "Village Chief, please help me carry Chenglin down..."
Village Chief Qian quickly stepped forward and took the child, but he rarely held children, so his grip was awkward.
"Haruka, how are you? Are you alright?" Village Chief Qian asked worriedly.
Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head: "I don't know..."
"So what exactly do they want to ask?"
"Just ask... about my background." Zhuang Qingxiang forced a smile.
Village Chief Qian's face was full of wrinkles. He looked around and whispered, "I'm telling you, this matter... you need to ask Factory Director Lu for help."
Zhuang Qingxiang nodded, indicating that she understood.
But she knew in her heart that even if she sought Lu Congyue's help, he might not necessarily help her, because the two people from the capital were recruited by him during his investigation of her.
Feeling heartbroken, Zhuang Qingxiang longed to find a place to cry her heart out, but she held back.
After catching her breath and feeling a bit stronger, she said she was fine and planned to take her child home.
Village Chief Qian said worriedly, "Well, your stepfather and the others need to talk to you."
Zhuang Qingxiang pursed her lips and after a long while said, "I don't have time, I have to go back quickly, otherwise Director Lu will be looking for the child everywhere when he gets off work."
"But what if those two comrades go and question your stepfather..."
"Ask me anything, anyway, my mother and I are completely innocent."
After Zhuang Qingxiang finished speaking, she hurriedly walked back while carrying Xiao Chenglin.
She walked very fast, afraid that Qian Dayou and his men would catch up with her and stop her.
When she arrived at the factory gate, she felt completely exhausted, but seeing the factory gate made her feel at ease, as if she had come home. That sense of security and peace made her breathe a sigh of relief. After entering the gate, she saw a small stool placed at the entrance of the security office and sat down on it.
"Why?"
A young man came out of the security office, saw Zhuang Qingxiang, pointed at her, and called out, "Comrade Zhuang Qingxiang, you just got back?"
"Yes, I just got back. Sit down and rest for a bit," Zhuang Qingxiang said with a polite smile.
The man sighed again and slapped his thigh: "Tell me, you were just a step late. If you had come back a little earlier, you would have run into Director Lu."
Zhuang Qingxiang's eye twitched; she had a bad feeling.
"Director Lu? What's wrong?"
"Director Lu went out and asked us to tell you since you weren't home."
Zhuang Qingxiang was stunned for a moment, somewhat incredulous.
Lu Congyue investigated her, attracting everyone in the capital, but then he left? Or did he go into hiding?
"Where did Director Lu go?" she asked instinctively.
The man sighed, "He must have gone to the capital... Everyone's worried, wondering if he's been transferred directly..."
The young man was muttering to himself, but Zhuang Qingxiang's ears were ringing so loudly that she couldn't hear anything.
He just left like that?!
He actually went to the capital like that?
They didn't give a single explanation, and they didn't even want Xiao Donghua anymore?
The young man had obviously thought of this problem as well. Looking at the two children Zhuang Qingxiang was with, he couldn't tell which one was the one adopted by Factory Director Lu. He hurriedly said, "It's all just speculation. Maybe he's away on a business trip? No matter what, he wouldn't abandon his own child."
Zhuang Qingxiang didn't respond. She stood up and walked back dejectedly.
What do you mean, "my own child"? This child's surname is Fang, and his name is Fang Donghua. What is his relationship with Lu Congyue?
Countless bad thoughts and desperate ideas filled her mind. Zhuang Qingxiang had even thought of the worst possible outcome: what would happen if Xiao Donghua was abandoned?
It's already difficult for her to raise two children on her own, let alone one more.
But who should we give this child to?
Will Lu Congyue come back and take the child away?
Whether it was her emotions affecting the children or not, before they even got home, the two children burst into a tremendous wail.
Zhuang Qingxiang tried to coax them in a flurry of activity, but she couldn't coax both at the same time, so she could only quicken her pace.
"Sister Zhuang, why is the child crying so hard?" Li Shengnan happened to be there and quickly stepped forward to help. "Quick, let me help you soothe one. What's going on..."
With someone helping her, Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief.
After handing her son to Li Shengnan, she quickly took Xiao Donghua from behind her into her arms, shaking and coaxing him.
But they couldn't soothe them. Even Li Shengnan couldn't calm Xiao Chenglin down. The two children were crying louder and louder than each other.
Li Shengnan also panicked: "Let's hurry home and comfort her when we get home. If she cries like this... people will think we're abusing her."
Zhuang Qingxiang quickly apologized and hurried home with Li Shengnan and the two children.
When we got home and put the baby on the kang (a heated brick bed), we found that the diaper was soaked.
Li Shengnan exclaimed, "Oh dear! Sister Zhuang, where did you take the two kids? You haven't even changed their diapers. No wonder they're crying so hard."
Zhuang Qingxiang gave a mumbled reply and quickly tidied up the two children, but they were still crying.
Zhuang Qingxiang quickly picked up the child and began breastfeeding.
He had already lifted up his clothes when he remembered that Li Sheng was a boy, and he glanced at her awkwardly.
Li Shengnan chuckled: "It's alright, we're all women, what's there to be afraid of? You can feed her."
Zhuang Qingxiang no longer cared about being embarrassed; she only wanted to get the baby sorted out as soon as possible.
The baby stopped crying after drinking the milk, though it was still twitching, while the other baby was still crying its heart out on the kang (heated brick bed).
Zhuang Qingxiang looked at him with heartache; the one crying was her son, Cheng Lin.
The one in my arms is Donghua.
She was stunned.
She was hired by Lu Congyue to breastfeed Donghua, so she always fed Donghua first, and her own son last. If there wasn't enough milk, her son could only drink rice gruel.
It's become a habit, and now, whenever her two children cry, the first one she comforts and feeds is always Xiao Donghua.
What about later?
Lu Congyue is gone, abandoning them, abandoning this child...
While I was still in a daze, I heard Li Shengnan say something.
She looked at her blankly.
Li Shengnan: "Sister Zhuang, what's wrong?"
"Huh? It's nothing. What did you just say? I was distracted and didn't hear you clearly," Zhuang Qingxiang said.
"Oh... I mean, do you know where Factory Director Lu went?" Li Shengnan asked.
Zhuang Qingxiang was even more confused: "Don't you know that in your factory?"
"I don't know. Director Lu left in a hurry and didn't say anything," Li Shengnan sighed. "Everyone's saying he got his transfer order and went to Beijing to report for duty. I just wanted to come and ask you if you knew anything."
Zhuang Qingxiang's heart skipped a beat at the mere mention of the word "Beijing," and she lowered her eyes, saying, "I don't know. Director Lu doesn't talk to me about these things."
"He must have left in such a hurry, he must have explained something to you, right? The child is still here, what does it mean by leaving so suddenly?" Li Shengnan frowned. "If he really went to Beijing to report for duty, what will happen to the child?"