Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 716 - 714 A False Alarm 1_1

Chapter 716: Chapter 714 A False Alarm 1_1

"All right, don’t stay up too late, and take care of your health," Xia Ningxing nodded and picked up the medicine bowl again, "and drink the medicine so your stomach doesn’t start hurting again later!"

"Mhm..." To put her at ease, Lu Tingli reached out and drained the medicine.

After he had finished, he handed the empty bowl back to her, "All gone, not a drop left."

"Then you should get back to work," Xia Ningxing watched his retreating figure.

Lu Tingli entered the study with a guilty conscience.

In truth, he didn’t have any work to do. He was simply worried that she might discover the unusual state of his body.

That night, Lu Tingli stayed up all night in the study, smoking.

The thought of leaving this world, leaving his wife, his children, and so many loved ones...

His heart ached terribly.

It felt numb and stiff.

"Take good care of your mom," Lu Tingli instructed the three children at home before leaving on a business trip.

His eyes were filled with reluctance and a sorrow he was struggling to hide.

Chuanchuan immediately nodded, "Of course!"

Nianxia: "Dad, don’t worry, we’ll take good care of mom. If anyone dares to bully her, I’ll beat them to a pulp!"

Muxia: "I’ll cook for mom!"

"You’re all good kids," Lu Tingli suddenly bent down to hug all three children in his arms.

The two sisters were often hugged and didn’t feel anything amiss, but Chuanchuan was surprisingly taken aback.

From childhood to now, his dad had seldom hugged him, let alone hugged him so tenderly as now.

"Lu, what’s wrong with you?" he couldn’t help asking.

Lu Tingli laughed, "Nothing’s wrong, I’m leaving now, and I love you all."

Having said that, he let go of the children, turned around, got into the car, and left.

Chuanchuan couldn’t help but stroke his chin, his childish face thoughtful.

Lu was behaving strangely indeed!

In the past, whenever he called him "Lu," he would be scolded for not showing respect, but today, it was as if he hadn’t heard it at all, and he even proclaimed his love for them so sentimentally.

It was just so cheesy!

Chuanchuan felt like he was getting goosebumps.

"Sisters, don’t you think dad seemed a bit strange?" Chuanchuan couldn’t help but ask his sisters.

Both sisters in unison: "Didn’t notice anything."

Chuanchuan: "..."

Sure, Lu often hugs you both, tells you he loves you, so of course, you wouldn’t find it odd.

But for him, such affection felt like too much of a luxury.

During the days Lu Tingli was away on business, Xia Ningxing was restless, frequently lost in thought.

She always felt that there was something odd about Lu Tingli.

So today, she had even had someone investigate his itinerary only to find out that he hadn’t left the country at all.

As for where exactly he was, she didn’t know now.

Every time she called him, he would hang up immediately after saying "I’m very busy," without letting her speak.

He had become very cold all of a sudden.

Could it be that he has a mistress?

Xia Ningxing’s heart was full of trust in him, but her mind uncontrollably wandered into wild speculations.

"Mom, what’s wrong with you?"

At the dining table, the little ones stared at Xia Ningxing as she mindlessly put food to her nose.

Xia Ningxing suddenly came back to her senses and, looking down, saw a scene that she would never forget!

She was instantly embarrassed, gave a light cough, and put down her chopsticks, "Mommy was a little distracted."

"Were you thinking about daddy?" Muxia held her little face and asked with her tender voice.

Nianxia was very direct, "Isn’t that obvious? She’s obviously caught lovesickness!"

"Don’t worry, Mommy, daddy will be back in a few days!" The little ones comforted her one after another.

Looking at her children, Xia Ningxing felt somewhat consoled.

A few days later, Lu Tingli returned, holding a document in his hand.

His complexion was awful, shrouded in exhaustion and weariness.

These days, his health had worsened, from one nosebleed a day to three or four, and the number of dizzy spells was also gradually increasing.

But at least he had sorted out the property issues.

"Lu, what have you been doing these days? Your face looks terrible. Are you sick?" Xia Ningxing had a lot of questions she wanted to ask, but seeing how ill he looked, her heart was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, and she could no longer care about anything else.

She rushed to his side, immediately wanting to take his pulse.

But Lu Tingli deftly avoided her.

"I’m fine, just sign this," Lu Tingli handed the document to her.

Xia Ningxing frowned and glanced at it, without taking it, "What is this?"

"Property transfer," Lu Tingli answered.

Xia Ningxing’s eyes widened in shock as she scrutinized the document closely.

It was indeed a property transfer, and the amount was enormous, the string of zeros made her eyes blur.

In any case, it was a huge sum of money.

An amount of money enough to drive anyone crazy.

It could at least allow dozens of generations of descendants to live a rich and carefree life.

If it were the past, Xia Ningxing would have been wildly excited, her spirit high, and would have immediately grabbed it and signed her name.

But now, all she felt was anger and bewilderment, "Why should I sign this? And why are you giving me all the money?"

What on earth did he mean by this!?

Lu Tingli didn’t dare meet her eyes, so when he spoke, he turned away coldly, "I’m tired of this life now. Let’s split up. As compensation, I’ll give you all my properties, and you’ll have all three children as well!"

His hands that hung by his sides were trembling.

The feeling of saying the opposite of what one feels was truly suffocating and despairing!

But it was only this way that he could minimize her suffering.

In her heart, if he was a scumbag, he believed she would quickly pick herself up and start a new life.

But if she knew he was about to die, she would be incredibly despairing, incredibly pained, maybe even lose the courage to go on living.

He would not allow such a thing to happen!

So, better a short pain than a long one!

He had to use indifference to make her give up on him.

"You want to split up with me?" Hearing these words, Xia Ningxing’s heart felt like it had been struck by a heavy blow, her fingers clenched tightly on the table, nearly collapsing.

She stared in disbelief at his back, "Do you even realize what you are saying?"

Her voice was choked with sobs and trembled, but what dominated was disbelief.

Lu Tingli closed his eyes, forbearing against the despair and heartache, while maintaining an indifferent tone as much as possible, "Of course, I know what I’m saying. I want to split with you..."

He was about to repeat himself but was interrupted.

"Shut your mouth!" Xia Ningxing raised her voice sharply and smashed the table under her hands.

Her eyes were bloodshot, like a beast trapped deep in an abyss.

The table instantly fell apart, collapsing softly to the ground.

Of course, the splinters also pierced Xia Ningxing’s hands, but she seemed completely oblivious, staring intently at his back.