"Now you want to abandon me again, just like before. But I, Hu Chunsheng, won’t let my woman leave for a third time. Xiao Lin, accept your fate, you’ll never leave me in this life. If it comes to that day, I’d rather die and drag you down to hell with me."
Lin Xuelin wasn’t moved at all. She was no longer the little girl from back then, well aware that sweet words can’t hide the truth. If it were true love, he wouldn’t have gotten married and had children.
In the end, they were both selfish, living for themselves. Thinking of this, Lin Xuelin smiled a little.
Hu Chunsheng, stepping forward to hold her, whispered, "Stop thinking about divorce. That path won’t work. If your dad finds out you’re getting divorced, he’ll find you even more disgraceful. He opposed our marriage back then, and now, for you to start anew, it doesn’t fit your character.
Your only option now is to tell him your surroundings were too poor, you had two pregnancies and couldn’t keep them. Now, you just want to live well and have a son. Maybe then he’ll believe you. Don’t mention wanting to return to Beijing, just say the suburbs are fine, wanting to be closer to family.
Let’s take it step by step, first come back to the suburbs, and then proceed step by step."
Lin Xuelin pushed him away after listening, glancing at him, "Alright, today is the weekend, I’ll go home to see if my parents are around. You go back first, don’t come here idly, or they’ll just make me go back to my in-laws again."
Hu Chunsheng, holding her back, continued to sweet-talk until he saw her smile, finally breathing a sigh of relief as he bid her farewell.
Lin Xuelin, not hesitating any longer, freshened herself up, maintained her appearance, and searched through the living room for a long time before finally finding a key, summoning the courage to return to her maternal home.
In the apartment building, Chen Jingru was taking advantage of the weekend to do housework, planning to wash all the bed sheets and covers. Otherwise, there would be no quilts for her son when he came home.
Seeing Lin Xuelin pushing the door open, she quickly put down what she had in her hands, wiped her hands dry with a cloth, looked behind her, and seeing she was alone, pulled her to sit down.
"Why come back alone? Where’s your man? Listen to mom and live well. What did your in-laws say? Didn’t they treat you poorly?"
Lin Xuelin turned her eyes away, not daring to face her mother. She couldn’t tell her that she hadn’t been back to her in-law’s house since that day. If she said that, her mom would probably chase her out again.
"Where’s dad? Where did he go? Why isn’t he home today?"
Chen Jingru took out a pack of biscuits from the room and handed it to her, "Have a bite first, Mom will finish up her chores and cook noodles for you later. Where else could your dad be, he went to see your grandmother early in the morning. Xiao Lin, don’t blame your dad. Your grandmother’s fall was all your doing. He might not show a good face to you, but he’s been inquiring about you these days."
Lin Xuelin lowered her head guiltily, "I didn’t expect my grandmother to go to the Hu family. I know I was wrong, but she refuses to see me, saying she doesn’t have a granddaughter like me."
What could Chen Jingru say? Not acknowledging her daughter, and even herself, received angry glares from the old lady. She didn’t want to mention Mrs. Lin, as she was just a troublesome person.
"If she doesn’t want to see you, she won’t. In any case, you’ll have to go back in a few days. When she comes around, it’ll be fine..."
Lin Xuelin quickly interrupted, "Mom, didn’t you say dad was already helping me? Why do you say I still have to go back? I don’t want to go. You said I’d have to stay for a year or two, and then when Uncle stopped being angry, I could come back. Now, Uncle hasn’t stopped me from coming back, why won’t you let me come back?"


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