Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 344 - 313 Infinity, Pampering (1 update)_1

Chapter 344: 313 Infinity, Pampering (1 update)_1

Lu Zhu was surprised; she hadn’t expected that her own father would urge her to have children on behalf of her mother-in-law, who didn’t dare to do so in front of her.

What’s the big deal about not having children?

Without having kids, does that mean she lacks a sense of responsibility?

So, she, as a person, is only supposed to be responsible to others, and not to herself, is that it?

When did this world become so domineering and unreasonable?

"The belly is mine, the womb is mine, I’ll have a child if I want, and if I don’t want to I can choose not to. There’s no ’must’ about it. I just remembered, I need to sort out some meeting minutes that are due first thing tomorrow. Mingxiu and I won’t be staying the night after all."

Lu Maoyan: "..."

The father and daughter had a falling out over the topic of having children.

In some ways, Lu Zhu was very stubborn; she was capable and of good character, yet she did have certain flaws in her personality.

Back then, she was first brought home by Lu Maoyan to live with Wang Cuilan and her three children; she thought she was adopted and tried her best to be kind to everyone in order to have a good life in this family.

At that time, Wang Cuilan didn’t like her, so in order to suffer less, she racked her brains every day trying to please her.

And later on...

Lu Zhu didn’t want to reminisce about those times; in any case, on the day the truth came to light, she could understand that everyone has their own hardships, but she was most acutely aware of the suffering and bitterness she herself had endured over the years.

She used to have a best friend with whom she could talk about anything; they had a very good relationship. If not for a tragedy in her friend’s family, she might have been her friend’s sister-in-law, living a calm and happy life at their home.

Alas, fate was so unfair. A plane crash took her best friend’s parents and older brother overnight.

Her parents and brother had gone to discuss a contract, but ended up dying in transit.

The contract fell through, the company was forced to declare bankruptcy, and to pay off the debts, her best friend was married off by her own grandmother.

Lu Zhu was studying abroad at the time, and by the time she returned to the country, her best friend’s life had become irreversible. She advised her friend to divorce if there was no love.

Her friend refused.

Those sorrowful memories would only resurface in Lu Zhu’s mind when she felt down.

Tonight, she was feeling very low.

As an older sister, her well-intentioned advice to Lu Han to marry Tang Su later was for the sake of their family, but Lu Han had refused.

She could tell that Lu Han thought she was picking a fight.

She really wasn’t looking to pick a fight. As an outsider, she simply seemed more rational than Lu Han, who was mired in the situation.

In the end, what was supposed to be a stay at her parents’ home to provide them with some filial joy was ruined by the pressure to have children.

Forget it, just forget it.

Mingxiu, who was by her side, could see his wife’s grave expression and knew that she was in a terrible mood.

He fell in love with Lu Zhu at first sight. When he met her, he knew everything about her: Lu Zhu had a boyfriend with whom she shared a deep bond, but alas, he was no longer alive.

If that man had still been around, Mingxiu was confident that he could have won over the ’bright moon’ in her heart.

Unfortunately, that man had an accident, and all his goodness stayed forever etched in Lu Zhu’s heart. Mingxiu didn’t deign to besmirch a dead man’s name.

The image of the beautiful ’bright moon’, he left that in Lu Zhu’s heart; this way, whenever Lu Zhu reminisced about their past, at least it would be beautiful, not sullied.

This way, Lu Zhu would be happy.

And he, his demands were not high; all he needed was for his wife to be happy.

Those embarrassing, dark moments—let him bury them with his own hands.

Those things are not worthy of sullying his wife’s ears.

Lu Zhu was lost in her emotions when Song Mingxiu pulled the car over to the side of the road without her noticing.

It wasn’t until her cold hand was completely enveloped by the warm palm of Song Mingxiu’s hand that she snapped back to reality.

"Are we home?" she asked, still dazed.

Song Mingxiu shook his head, "Not yet, honey. The things dad said are never what I’ve thought. When I proposed and you said you didn’t want kids, I agreed sincerely, and my feelings haven’t changed to this day."

Lu Zhu was moved; she had always known how sincere Song Mingxiu was towards her.

Actually, if he liked children, she might be able to muster up some courage for herself.

Over the years of their marriage, she realized that Song Mingxiu also didn’t like children.

When they were dating and she accompanied Song Mingxiu on outdoor sketching trips, they would encounter parents with their kids. If those kids were being noisy and troublesome, his brows would furrow deeply.

His face filled with disdain.

He wouldn’t tell the parents how to discipline their children, but if a troublesome kid came up to him, he’d give them a few coins and suggest they go play somewhere else.

At first, Lu Zhu didn’t understand. If he didn’t like troublesome kids, why give them money?

Song Mingxiu said slyly, "If they get used to it, they’ll start expecting money from everyone. Right now, a couple of coins are enough. When they’re bigger, coins won’t satisfy them anymore. What do you think they’ll come up with to get money then?"

Lu Zhu was shocked at the time.

Song Mingxiu continued, "When a child is born, it’s the parents’ duty to discipline them. If they don’t, I don’t mind helping by sending their kid somewhere that will take care of it, instead of letting them be a nuisance to society."

Lu Zhu asked him then if he disliked children.

He said no one likes misbehaved children.

Lu Zhu nodded; that made sense.

But having children is a matter of chance. There are good parents whose children commit crimes, and criminal parents whose children are well-behaved and law-abiding.

So it’s said that one’s nature is important; if the nature is good, then later education will be effective.

"I know you’ve blocked a lot for me with your mother. Otherwise, I don’t think I’d only find out today about how anxious they are for us to have kids."

Lu Zhu turned her hand and took the initiative to hold her husband’s hand.

Marrying Song Mingxiu these years, to speak the truth, her marriage has been truly happy.

She was already thirty, yet her eyes were just as clear as they were ten years ago when she was twenty.

Moreover, as diplomats, whether at home or abroad, everyone’s job stress is quite significant. Many women around her age were already going gray.

Her hair, however, remained black as ink.

She knew, like a mirror in her heart, that it was all because of Song Mingxiu’s boundless affection for her over the years.

Having his child, she didn’t object, but she wished things could happen naturally, without the constant pressure, like urging a spirit.

"They have the old generation’s way of thinking. We’ll communicate with them slowly. As long as we are firm in our attitude, they’ll understand," Song Mingxiu continued to reassure her.

Lu Zhu wanted to say that his affection made her less fearful about having children, but she probably needed a little more time to prepare herself.

Before Lu Zhu could voice her thoughts, Lu Han, who also cared for his sister, called her after learning that the couple had left following his shower.