A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 314 That's How Ruthless

The moment Lu Congyue's hand touched her shoulder, Zhuang Qingxiang tensed up and instinctively wanted to shake him off.

But Lu Congyue was strong, and she couldn't break free.

She was forced to face him and listen to him speak.

After hearing that, she was even able to laugh.

"Really? You didn't know? Then what are you talking about?"

She only said the name "Cheng Lin," and he couldn't wait to admit that Cheng Lin was his son. He didn't know?

I'm afraid he knew all along!

As expected, Lu Congyue was speechless after hearing her words. He opened his mouth, his face full of annoyance.

"Haruka, let me explain. I only found out about this later, I..."

"I only found out later, didn't I?" Zhuang Qingxiang interrupted him rudely. "Even someone like Li Weixing knew, and I was still kept in the dark. Am I the last person in the world to find out?"

Lu Congyue was speechless again after hearing her words, and after a long while, he finally said in a muffled voice, "I wanted to tell you, but..."

"You wanted to say something but didn't. What are you afraid of?" Zhuang Qingxiang interrupted him again. "Let me think. You knew this when you suggested that Yueyue and Chenglin take your surname, Lu, right? You wanted Chenglin to be recognized as a member of the family, but you couldn't just recognize Chenglin alone. You were afraid I would suspect something, so you made Yueyue take the surname Lu as well..."

Zhuang Qingxiang recalled the past, and her head ached terribly.

"You didn't say anything then, and you didn't say anything later. Were you afraid or enjoying it? Did you find it fun to play with me? Or did you also feel ashamed and disgusted?"

"I didn't! Haruka, you can't say that! I never thought that way!"

Lu Congyue explained anxiously, "I just had mixed feelings after finding out, and I didn't know how to tell you, so I thought I'd put it off and tell you slowly..."

Zhuang Qingxiang closed her eyes briefly, gritting her teeth as she said, "Let go of me! You're hurting me!"

Lu Congyue was taken aback and quickly let go.

Zhuang Qingxiang rubbed her shoulder, which had been pinched so hard, her eyes filled with exhaustion and coldness.

"Lu Congyue, let's get a divorce."

Lu Congyue almost jumped up, firmly objecting: "No! I won't leave! Qingxiang, you can't be unreasonable. You didn't know about this, and neither did I. We just happened to be together by chance... but the final result was good, wasn't it? We have Chenglin, Yueyue, and Donghua. Can't the five of us live a good life together?"

Donghua...

Zhuang Qingxiang looked at Xiao Donghua with mixed feelings.

She had raised him since he was just a month old, and she had grown attached to him, but if she were to leave, she couldn't take him with her.

Donghua belongs to Lu Congyue.

But Yueyue and Chenglin are truly his own.

"Haruka, I don't want a divorce! And don't impulsively say you want a divorce. Calm down, and we'll talk properly when you've calmed down, okay?"

Lu Congyue looked anxiously at Zhuang Qingxiang, who had no expression on her face, wishing he could kneel down and beg her not to get a divorce.

Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't calm down.

She knew her situation and appeared calm on the outside, but the anger inside her was burning her up.

She wanted to struggle, to shout, to curse the wicked heavens, but she seemed to be powerless to do anything but endure it.

She didn't even want to see Lu Congyue, didn't want to hear him speak, and didn't want to talk to him.

"Fine!" she said coldly. "We can put the divorce on hold for now, but I'm moving out. If you try to stop me, then we'll get a divorce!"

In one sentence, Lu Congyue swallowed all his objections.

After a long while, he called out again, unwilling to give up: "Haruka..."

Zhuang Qingxiang suddenly stood up, her face frosty: "Then go get a divorce. It's not time to leave work yet."

Lu Congyue hurriedly explained, "What I meant was, if you're going to move out, you'll need somewhere to live. You can stay at home for now, and I'll help you find a place to stay..."

"I have a place to stay." Zhuang Qingxiang's eyes were deep. "You forgot, I bought a house."

At this moment, Zhuang Qingxiang was extremely grateful for her sudden inspiration, which allowed her to successfully buy that house.

That house could accommodate her, so that she wouldn't be homeless in this vast provincial capital.

Lu Congyue was now filled with regret.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have helped her buy that house in the first place.

Without that house, she has nowhere to go and can only stay at home, while he can make do for a few days at the office or anywhere else.

As long as she is there, there is a home, and they will soon be able to make up again.

But what if she moves out...

Lu Congyue was certain that she wouldn't let him in.

Thinking quickly, Lu Congyue said hastily, "Qingxiang, the house hasn't been properly cleaned yet."

"It's safe to stay here!" Zhuang Qingxiang said only two words.

In her past life, she lived in a cowshed with two children, and in this life, she has lived in an abandoned warehouse in a factory. Why can't she live in such a nice house?

Lu Congyue gritted his teeth: "Have you forgotten that neighbor named Huang Yuejin? I don't feel comfortable letting you move in there."

His words had already reminded Zhuang Qingxiang of that person.

She frowned slightly.

Moving there with my two children would definitely be troublesome if I had to deal with Huang Yuejin.

Having experienced life-or-death situations, Zhuang Qingxiang has learned to be cautious; she will not allow herself to approach danger.

She quickly came up with an idea: "Isn't Sister Jin homeless after her divorce? I'll have her move in with me."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Sun Yongxian and Shi Peiran will be settling down in the provincial capital soon. Since we can't assign them housing when they first arrive at the unit, they can stay at my place."

The more people living in the house, the safer it is; she didn't believe Huang Yuejin would dare to do anything bad.

Zhuang Qingxiang made up her mind and started packing her clothes and luggage, including her two children.

Lu Congyue paced anxiously to the side. When he saw that she only brought her son's clothes and not Xiao Donghua's, he knew that she had made up her mind to separate from him. She was afraid that he would come looking for her, so she didn't even want Donghua anymore.

Lu Congyue was very angry and sad.

He suddenly stepped forward and pressed down on the clothes in Zhuang Qingxiang's hands, asking in a hoarse voice, "You don't want... Donghua anymore? How can you be so heartless?"

Zhuang Qingxiang paused for a moment, then calmly said, "Yes, I am that heartless."

Lu Congyue's eyes instantly turned red.

He couldn't stand her like this. He would rather she cry or hit or scold him than stand her like this.

He wanted to keep her, to kiss her and coax her like before, and to shamelessly beg her to stay.

But as soon as he got close, she slapped him across the face.

Zhuang Qingxiang's eyes also reddened: "Lu Congyue, don't touch me, you disgust me!"

He disgusted her?!

Lu Congyue has gone mad.

He paced back and forth like a caged beast, breathing heavily: "Zhuang Qingxiang, is this how you see me? I already told you I know nothing, just like you. That old man surnamed Qian drugged me and then cleaned everything up. I have no idea what happened; I just think it was a dream!"

"Zhuang Qingxiang, you're being unreasonable! You feel hurt, but so do I! You can't blame all of this on me!"

"Zhuang Qingxiang, look at me as you speak. Do you really think I'm disgusting? Speak from the heart!!"