Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!
Chapter 164: Act Bravely for a Just Cause

Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Act Bravely for a Just Cause

Su Lu felt somewhat fortunate to have a protective brother who shielded her from Bo Jingshen; otherwise, if that person appeared before her.

Su Lu couldn’t be sure whether her emotions could remain as calm as they were now, whether this ethereal protective mechanism could still be like the still water, without pain.

Cheng You Ran had even muttered before, since he almost knelt outside the surgery room for Su Zhe, why hadn’t he come to the hospital to apologize over the past few days? Why hadn’t he tried to see Su Lu?

"He’s just feeling guilty!" Cheng Youran had said, "He probably just doesn’t know how to face you, huh? When you just came out of surgery and were still unconscious, he looked utterly heartbroken. Why is he nowhere to be seen now that you’re awake? Does he feel guilty? Is he too scared to meet you?"

"Stop being angry," Su Lu advised her softly, pausing before quietly adding, "It’s better that he didn’t come. If he had, I wouldn’t know... how to cope."

"Hmph, why bother coping?" Cheng Youran retorted angrily, "I would cope with it myself, how would I cope? Just kick him out straight away."

What they didn’t know was that Bo Jingshen didn’t want to avoid coming; he simply couldn’t.

The matter started a few days ago.

Shen Xun had obtained the blood sample and almost immediately sent it for comparison.

Jingshen, having been pulled into this situation out of nowhere and specifically by Shen Xun he had called, couldn’t just shrug it off, especially considering his many years of fixation on Shen Xun. He knew in his heart and mind, so Jingshen stayed with him the whole time.

The testing agency charged an extra fee for urgency, and the results would soon be available.

Jingshen accompanied Shen Xun outside, casually lighting a cigarette.

Shen Xun, not much of a smoker, took the cigarette offered by Jingshen and lit it as well.

"The results will be out soon," Shen Xun said, holding the burning cigarette between his fingers, unable to resist rubbing his hands together, "Why do I feel a bit nervous?"

It wasn’t that he had never been nervous before, but too much time had passed, and after too many disappointments, he had become somewhat immune, subconsciously not feeling nervous and lowering his expectations.

With not so many expectations, the disappointment wouldn’t be too severe.

But this time, he was indeed a bit nervous.

Even intensely nervous, perhaps there was a predestined arrangement in the unknown, or maybe it was just human intuition.

"Don’t be nervous," Jing Su said, "You’ve survived many big storms."

Though he said that, Shen Xun knew it was different.

Seeing that he was not relieved, Jing Su suggested, "Why don’t you tell Aunt Zhao?"

Shen Xun was somewhat tempted by this suggestion, but after pondering for a moment, chose not to.

"Better not, I’m already this nervous, if my mom knew about this, she would be even less calm," Shen Xun still possessed his reasoning.

Jing Su thought about it and then nodded, "Alright. I’ll wait here with you then. Let’s talk when the results are out."

Shen Xun fell silent for a moment, then remembered another issue, "Ah Su, what you mentioned before about your brother’s dearest one... what was that about?"

Shen Xun furrowed his brows deeply, "Your brother’s dearest one, is that Su Lu? So is it your adoptive brother who caused Su Lu to end up like that?"

Jing Su coughed lightly; he hadn’t anticipated this. He hadn’t expected this random helping hand to trigger so many chain reactions.

"Um... let’s not talk about this for now, let’s wait for the results first," Jing Su wanted to briefly overlook the topic, but clearly, Shen Xun wasn’t giving him that chance.

Shen Xun said, "This has nothing to do with the results. Even if the results aren’t what I hoped for, with your brother being like that, I would still be obliged to pummel him to justice."

Shen Xun’s usually mild voice was cold and determined; upon careful listening, even a bit murderous.

"Even if it wasn’t Qianqian, that person once saved my life," Shen Xun stated, "If it’s for gratitude..."

"Eh," Jing Su clearly hadn’t expected this twist and was momentarily at a loss for how to react.

Right, a lifesaver...

And Shen Xun had always been an honorable man.

Jing Su felt a headache coming on, suddenly no longer wanting to deal with Bo Jingshen. He used to think this brother was the most sensible and principled, not needing to worry about him.

But now, it was utterly face-slapping.

Where was this not needing to worry about?

Jing Su felt he had never really acted as a good older brother over the years, and now his heart was truly breaking.

"Ah Xun..." Jing Su tried to smooth things over, difficult as it was for someone of his temperament, who hadn’t done much smoothing over in many years.

But now he had no choice...

Moreover, Shen Xun wasn’t one to fall for such attempts, cutting Jing Su off before he could complete his peace-making spiel, "Ah Su, we’ve been friends for so many years, don’t bother with those excuses; you’re not the type to smooth things over. Just tell me what happened."

Jing Su clicked his tongue, somewhat resigned and too tired to think of any more peacemaking excuses.

"Alright," Jing Su nodded, his expression much more relieved, "There’s nothing particularly complicated. You know what kind of man my old man is, right?"

Shen Xun nodded, "Not intimately, but I’ve heard enough. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have broken away from the Jing Family."

"Yeah, that’s the gist. I broke away from the Jing Family, from him. My old man, being someone who’s so controlling, absolutely cannot accept it. It’s something he couldn’t get over, in terms of face, substance, and pride. It was impossible for him to let it go, so he gave up on exerting efforts on me," Jing Su explained calmly, as if he wasn’t talking about his own issues.

Over the years, he had been able to detach himself emotionally and logically when discussing the family troubles and the embarrassing stories of his father, as if talking about somebody else’s family.

"So, he found the illegitimate children he was unwilling to acknowledge years ago, virtually abandoning them outside. Probably because he didn’t want to exert efforts on his unfilial son anymore and realized he couldn’t mold me into what he wanted, he planned to cultivate an heir anew in the way he desired, ideally someone who could oppose and take me down,"

"In his dreams? How is that possible," Shen Xun raised his eyebrows skeptically.

The group of people they were part of, the education they received from childhood, and the atmosphere they grew up in all contributed to their unequal starting points.

And Jing Su was indeed one of the most outstanding among them.

Picking someone haphazardly from outside and hoping to take down Jing Su on the spur of the moment? A tough call.

"I think at most he wanted to give you a sense of crisis, hoping you would regret it," Shen Xun suggested.

He indeed hit the nail on the head with one statement.

Jing Su chuckled, "Who knows, maybe that’s what he initially thought, but unexpectedly, he really managed to strike gold from the sand."