novellhall Chapter 194 Don't even think about getting rid of me
Chapter 194 Don't even think about getting rid of me
"Could it be that he also knows you're being transferred to the provincial capital?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked suspiciously.
Lu Congyue's expression was extremely serious.
It sounds plausible. If it's true, then Peng Yu is definitely involved. Also, who leaked the information?
"It seems we have no choice but to go to the provincial capital," he said in a deep voice. "You'll come with me too. I'll negotiate with Meng Shuisheng and the others about this, and they should be able to let you go directly to the provincial capital."
"Why?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked in surprise. "You're going to work in the provincial capital, what am I supposed to do? I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to finish my mission as soon as possible, then take the two children to the county town to rent a house and live a peaceful life."
Lu Congyue froze upon hearing this, his face fell, and his eyes were full of grievance.
"You, with two children... you've never cared about Donghua and me, have you?"
He had always dreamed of growing old with her, but her future didn't include him and Donghua. How could he bear this?
Zhuang Qingxiang felt so ashamed under his gaze that she couldn't lift her head.
We clearly agreed before that I wouldn't take responsibility, wouldn't get married, and wouldn't talk about the future.
But the way he's acting now makes her seem like a wicked woman who's playing with people's feelings.
"Zhuang Qingxiang, I didn't ask you to take responsibility, but you can't just dump me like that, can you?"
Lu Congyue finished speaking angrily and turned to leave. Zhuang Qingxiang subconsciously chased after him out of the kitchen. Seeing him walking outside, she called out, "You..."
Lu Congyue suddenly stopped and turned to look at her.
Zhuang Qingxiang opened her mouth, avoiding his gaze, "I was wondering if you'd be back for dinner later?"
"I won't eat!" Lu Congyue shouted in a low voice, clearly afraid of scaring the children in the house.
After yelling, he glared at Zhuang Qingxiang, strode away, and never looked back.
Zhuang Qingxiang swallowed hard, then lowered her head and went back to the kitchen to continue her work.
She knew she had upset Lu Congyue, but the reality was that they were going to separate sooner or later, and she really hadn't thought about leaving.
She had originally thought that if she completed the mission and her identity was no longer a concern, she would stay in this family and stay with Lu Congyue forever.
But now the organization requires him to work in the provincial capital, where his future is bright, and if she goes with him, she will only become a burden to him.
Zhuang Qingxiang learned a lesson from her mother: people who are not well-matched in social status cannot live together.
Just like her father, who was the head of the Zhuang family, her mother was a maid who was bought when she was young. After growing up, she was chosen by the head of the family to be his concubine, but was eventually driven out of the Zhuang family.
So what if you like someone? So what if it's just a passing fancy?
Soon, men will find women they like better, and women who are not good enough for them will become a hindrance and a burden.
She grew up in the countryside and was a widow with two children. She was not good enough for him, and he would realize that sooner or later.
Tears dripped into the dough, and Zhuang Qingxiang quickly wiped them away and kneaded the dough vigorously.
After dinner, Lu Congyue still hadn't returned. Zhuang Qingxiang pretended not to care and continued making cotton-padded clothes, while Xiao Qianyue was anxious and kept running out to check on him.
"Why isn't Uncle Lu back yet? Is Uncle Lu not coming back tonight? Did Uncle Lu go and teach those kids who were talking badly about Mommy a lesson?"
The little girl had a whole host of questions, but Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't answer any of them.
Fortunately, Lu Congyue returned just as the children were about to go to sleep, bringing with him a chill.
He didn't go into the inner room, afraid that the cold would pass to the children, so he stood at the door and said, "Let's chat in a bit."
Zhuang Qingxiang responded softly and quickly pulled back Xiao Qianyue, who was excitedly trying to get off the kang (heated brick bed): "Yueyue, be good, go to sleep quickly, it's cold, get into bed."
After much coaxing, Xiao Qianyue finally lay down and tossed and turned for a while before falling asleep.
After the two younger children fell asleep, Zhuang Qingxiang got up, put on her coat, and went out.
"What is it?" she asked softly, standing at the door.
Lu Congyue looked at her with a stern face: "Zhuang Qingxiang, you want to dump me, don't you?"
"No," Zhuang Qingxiang denied immediately. "That wasn't dumping, it was..."
"What? You never intended to keep me here, nor did you intend to come with me. What is that if not dumping me? How can you be so heartless?!"
Lu Congyue got angrier and angrier as he spoke, but at least he remembered to control his volume.
Zhuang Qingxiang could see his anger and sadness, and felt uneasy.
She got married without ever having been in a relationship, and she didn't know how to handle such feelings, let alone that men could also have such a sad and vulnerable side.
Their relationship wasn't a normal romance, nor were they husband and wife; this complicated emotional connection left her unsure of what to do.
However, seeing him like this, she felt quite guilty.
Zhuang Qingxiang sighed softly, walked up to him, and cupped his face in her hands: "Don't be angry, okay? I didn't think that much..."
Her voice was so gentle, as if she were coaxing a crying child. Lu Congyue's ears turned slightly red. He felt that his old face was getting thicker and thicker, and he actually enjoyed being coaxed like this.
Since he took on the responsibility of supporting the family when he was less than ten years old, his mother no longer treated him like a child, but as a strong and upright man.
After all these years, Zhuang Qingxiang is the first person to coax him so gently.
"You're just trying to appease me," he said awkwardly. "Don't think I'm easy to fool. I'm very angry..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhuang Qingxiang quickly pecked his lips, her bright, watery eyes asking, "How about this? Will it make him feel better?"
Lu Congyue was tense, his fists clenched, his face blank, and he turned his head away without saying a word.
Zhuang Qingxiang cupped his face, turned him back, and kissed him once, twice...
After a few moments, she asked again, "Does this make you any happier?"
Lu Congyue could no longer bear it, so he pulled the person into his arms and held him tightly.
"Zhuang Qingxiang, you have to come to the provincial capital with me!" He buried his face in her neck and said in a muffled voice, "We can't be apart. You're so hard-hearted. If we're apart, you'll forget me, and I won't be in your future anymore. I can't bear the thought of that."
Zhuang Qingxiang hugged him and gently patted his back, as if she were patting a child, and whispered, "No, I won't forget, really."
"Liar." Lu Congyue wouldn't listen. "Anyway, you have to come with me. I've already spoken to Meng Shuisheng and his superiors."
Zhuang Qingxiang's clapping hand froze, and her voice suddenly rose several decibels: "What did you say?"
She pushed him away, looking at his expression, wondering if he was talking nonsense, but all she saw on his face was seriousness and joy in his eyes.
"I reported Peng Yu's matter to them, and they held a meeting and felt that this person is indeed problematic." Lu Congyue hugged her, not letting her leave, and said to her seriously, "As for you... no one has contacted you for so many days, which may be because they want you to come to the provincial capital with me. After analysis, I estimate that someone will contact you in the next two days."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Their target is the military factory, why would they want me to go to the provincial capital with you?"
"Their target is me!" Lu Congyue said in a deep voice. "They probably think they can get more intelligence from me when I take up a post in the provincial capital, and you are the only one who can help them."