Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 423 - 422: Go Through the Whole Act

Chapter 423: Chapter 422: Go Through the Whole Act

Lin Xia briefly explained to Lu Zheng the incident with Lin Aiguo and how her mother and Yu Qiushui were not actually relatives.

After listening, Lu Zheng felt it was too unexpected and expressed deep sympathy for what had happened to her father.

Once Lin Xia finished speaking, she didn’t want to talk about it any longer, "Alright! Since it’s all in the past, let’s not mention it again. I didn’t tell you before because it’s not exactly something to be proud of!"

Now, not to mention Lu Zheng, even Lin Yu’s in-laws probably weren’t very clear about it.

Although she often saw Lin Yu’s mother-in-law, she certainly wasn’t about to stick her nose into their business!

After all, if everything were brought to light, it wouldn’t just be embarrassing for Lin Yu and Qian Chunli; she would be humiliated as well.

Moreover, Lin Yu was already quite pregnant, and Lin Xia felt she wasn’t that cruel of a person;

Now that Lin Aiguo and Qian Chunli had divorced, they would be strangers in the future, and she didn’t want to conspire behind anyone’s back.

Whether Lin Yu’s future was good or bad, it had nothing to do with her!

But that was on the condition that Lin Yu didn’t act recklessly against her. If she continued to harm her behind her back, she would definitely retaliate and not indulge her.

Lu Zheng could very well understand, "Indeed! We won’t bring this up anymore!"

Afterwards, the two of them silently stared at each other, their eyes filled with indescribable emotions.

Lin Xia felt it was not good to continue staying like this. They had already been intimate before, and he might get the wrong idea, but at this moment she truly didn’t want to.

At least, until the issues in his family were resolved, she didn’t want to fall too deep.

"I’ll go check on the vegetables in the house!" She got up intending to head to the kitchen, but Lu Zheng suddenly pulled her into his embrace!

"You scared me!" Lin Xia’s face flushed slightly as she pounded on his shoulder, her heart tumultuously churning with various feelings.

She wondered why it was so difficult for the two of them to be together.

After previously meeting his grandpa, even though his mother and aunt had sought her out behind his back, she still had hopeful fantasies about their future.

But all these hopes were thoroughly smashed by his grandmother’s successive interruptions.

Lu Zheng let her punches rain down on him like a punching bag, holding her carefully with a low voice, "Xiaoxia! You made me tell my family that we’ve broken up! So just now, when you introduced me to your cousin, you addressed me directly by my name..."

He felt quite dejected and helpless about this situation!

If he were able to stay with Lin Xia for a long period of time, he would have never agreed to her suggestion!

Yet he was far away from her.

When his parents or other family members came here again, if Lin Xia was to be introduced as his girlfriend, she would inevitably have to deal with the reception;

If his mother blamed Lin Xia for anything, he felt powerless to do anything from afar!

"Hmm! If it’s all an act then we have to do it properly, right? What if your family starts inquiring about my relatives?" Lin Xia indeed thought this way at the time.

Lu Zheng’s expression darkened further, "Then if people know that you and your boyfriend have broken up, won’t they want to introduce you to someone else?"

Lin Xia was not just beautiful but also capable of earning money, and there would be many willing to play matchmaker for her.

And there was Jiang Mingyuan too! But he didn’t want to bring him up at the moment!

"Even if I’m introduced, I won’t agree to meet!" Lin Xia felt she completely lacked the interest in finding someone else, so how could she go on a blind date?

"Good! I’m relieved to hear you say that!" Lu Zheng believed that Lin Xia was a person of her word.

Lin Xia found his reaction interesting, and she suddenly thought of Lu Zheng’s popularity, sniffling, "Hey! Speaking of which, I should be the one worried, right? Now that we’re known to have broken up, there’s the likes of Ye Lin, the granddaughter of the Ye family elder, whom your family is pleased with. They might arrange a meeting for you..."

She felt that Lu Zheng’s family liked to match social status, and there certainly must have been many girls who fit the bill!

Lu Zheng enjoyed seeing her lively expressions, feeling helpless he gently scraped her cheek, "I won’t give them that chance!" He paused, then added, "I’m saving it for Xia Lin!"

Lin Xia thought of the scene on the train and burst into laughter, "Alright! It’s saved then!" She wriggled out of his arms, "Stop it! I’m going to check on the kitchen!"

Lu Zheng watched her leaving figure, only then daring to truly reveal a look of anguish in his eyes.

Lin Xia checked the food at home and found nothing but a few tomatoes.

Stepping out of the kitchen, she looked at Lu Zheng sitting on the couch with his head down and said, "Let’s go! Then we’ll go buy some groceries!"

He had come, and no matter what his family was like, they still needed to eat.

Lu Zheng looked up and forced a smile, feeling slightly better. He knew that no matter what she said, she still cared about him deep down.

"Okay!" He preferred the meals that Lin Xia cooked, rather than eating out.

...

Yu Hongli, empty-handed and disheartened, walked out of City Hospital. He hadn’t brought the cloth bag with him, instead he had carelessly left it on the windowsill of the corridor.

After taking the bus back home, he first went to his uncle Lin Aiguo’s house.

When he arrived, Lin Aiguo and Liu Shuqin had just finished their midday meal, and the table hadn’t been cleared yet.

Liu Shuqin, seeing her grandson’s disheveled appearance, hastily asked, "Hongli, you’re back? Why so soon? Didn’t Lin Xia and the others keep you for lunch?"

Lin Aiguo, sitting on the kang bed rolling a cigarette, was silent but his gaze held the same question.

Yu Hongli hurriedly explained, "They did! I didn’t eat there! I thought I would come back home on my day off to help out with some work!"

"Ah!" Liu Shuqin felt a bit more at ease, "Then you told Lin Xia and the others, right? What did they say?"

"They didn’t say much! Just that it’s good news! They found it satisfying!" Yu Hongli hesitated whether to mention that Lin Xia’s suitor had come.

Lin Aiguo, observant as always, knew his nephew quite well.

"Hongli! Whatever you want to say, just say it. Don’t beat around the bush!"

Yu Hongli coughed, "Lin Xia’s suitor came to her home! When I got there, I happened upon his arrival! It seemed he had just arrived!"

"Lin Xia’s suitor came? What does he look like?" Liu Shuqin was more excited than Lin Aiguo. She had never met him and was curious about his appearance.

"He looks pretty good! Tall! Very handsome..." Yu Hongli described Lu Zheng’s appearance to Liu Shuqin.

Lin Aiguo’s eyelids drooped, a bitter taste in his heart.

Without a doubt, that Lu Zheng must have heard about the incident that happened to him.

Knowing that his future son-in-law was aware of his humiliating incident, he was irritated and felt utterly without face.

Yu Hongli and Liu Shuqin looked at the silent Lin Aiguo, exchanged glances, and guessed his thoughts.

Yu Hongli felt it was awkward to stay longer, "Uncle, grandma, I’m heading home then!"

"Alright! Come by when you have time!" Liu Shuqin did not ask him to stay.

Lin Aiguo lit up his cigarette, puffing one after another, lost in his thoughts.

Liu Shuqin watched his stern face, moved her lips but then swallowed back the words she was about to say...