Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 416 - 415: Why Should I Blame Her?

Chapter 416: Chapter 415: Why Should I Blame Her?

When Lin Xia heard Jiang Mingyuan’s speculation, she was completely dumbfounded.

Actually, thinking back carefully now, she had felt that head nurse Luo looked familiar the first time she saw her, but she hadn’t given it much thought at the time.

Who would associate a familiar face with their future father-in-law? That would be crazy, right?

"Second Brother! Don’t say it! Your guess really might have some basis! I remember the first time I saw Lu Zheng’s dad, he mentioned that he had been to our place years ago."

Afterward, Lu Zheng was quite curious too, and even asked him about it, since he had never heard him mention it before.

At that time, his expression seemed a little unnatural, and he quickly changed the subject to something else."

"It’s very possible!" Jiang Mingyuan felt that Lin Xia’s analysis made sense, "I saw nurse Luo crying with red, swollen eyes, and she was very eager to ask where Lu Zheng’s grandparents were discharged to! I guess they might have recognized each other by now!"

He thought to himself, he didn’t know what Lu Zheng would feel, suddenly having a half-sister from the same father.

Lin Xia stroked her chin thoughtfully, "If head nurse Luo really is related to Lu Zheng’s dad, and they have recognized each other...

Then, no wonder Lu Zheng’s mom stared at me like that!

I guess she might be thinking that if I weren’t here, Lu Zheng’s grandma wouldn’t have been so angered that she ended up in the hospital, perhaps Lu Zheng’s dad wouldn’t have met nurse Luo..."

Jiang Mingyuan said, "Maybe they could never have dreamed that a trip to Spring City would lead to all this! It’s actually pretty normal for them to take out their anger on you!"

Lin Xia had already recovered from her initial state of confusion, and she frowned unhappily, "But it’s not fair to blame this on me!

It was their own decision to come; it’s not like I held a knife to their neck and forced them! They have only themselves to blame!"

She did not feel any sympathy for them now; instead, she felt more sympathy for nurse Luo.

Jiang Mingyuan also thought this series of events was too coincidental; it was really unclear who should or shouldn’t be blamed.

"Lin Xia! But still, this is only our guess, whether it’s true or not, we’ll have to wait for Lu Zheng to give you a definitive answer!"

Lin Xia shrugged, "Yeah! I can only wait for him to tell me now!"

Apart from him, who in the Lu Family could tell her any of this?

After receiving a call from home about his grandmother being critically ill, Lu Zheng dropped everything from his business trip and rushed back from abroad to the provincial city, heading straight to the hospital.

When he arrived, Fang Youlan was receiving an IV, with Lu Shuhui sitting beside her bed.

Inside and outside the ward, there was no sign of his parents.

"Grandma!"

Fang Youlan’s eyes lit up as she saw her eldest grandson rushing back with haste, and she reached out to him, "Xiaozheng ah! You’ve finally come back! Why do you look darker and thinner?"

"It’s nothing! Just been too busy!" Lu Zheng took Fang Youlan’s hand and asked, "Grandma! Are you feeling any better now?"

Listening to his words of concern, Fang Youlan immediately teared up with grievance, "I feel somewhat better! But my heart still feels heavy! I can’t catch my breath!

Just now I was talking about you, not knowing when you would come back! Did you come straight here from your military training?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "Yes!"

Lu Shuhui chimed in, "Xiaozheng! Your grandma has been talking about you so many times! You don’t know, because of your girlfriend, you almost didn’t get to see your grandma anymore!"

Lu Zheng let go of her hand, his eyebrows furrowed and his expression changed as he fixed his gaze on Lu Shuhui, "How could this be dragged onto Lin Xia?" There must have been something that happened which he didn’t know about.

Lu Shuhui slightly averted her gaze under his intense look, after all, if her mother hadn’t gone to Spring City, perhaps none of this would have happened.

"Let your grandma tell you! I’m going to fetch some hot water!"

With that, she stood up, took the thermos, and left the hospital room.

Lu Zheng’s eyes darkened as he turned to face Fang Youlan, "Grandma! What exactly has happened?"

Could it be that his family had done something to hurt Lin Xia behind his back again?

Fang Youlan could sense that her grandson’s tone and gaze had grown colder, no longer warm as when he had first arrived.

"Xiaozheng! If you care about your grandma, then break up with Lin Xia immediately! Stop all contacts with her, okay?"

What kind of woman could her grandson not find? It wasn’t as if he lacked options, so why did he set his heart on Lin Xia of all people?

Now, she was determined to break them up, even if her grandson would hate her for it later, she had to do it!

Lu Zheng’s facial expression turned even colder, "The reason? We are getting along fine and planning to get married at the end of the year, why should I break up with her?"

If it had not been for Lin Xia’s refusal, he really would have liked to get married in a hurry after she had met his family that time.

Fang Youlan shouted excitedly, "She made me so angry I ended up in the hospital, nearly lost my life! Isn’t that reason enough?"

Her words had barely fallen when Lu Zheng’s face darkened and his eyes turned red with anger, "She got you so angry you ended up in the hospital? She specifically came to Spring City to upset you?"

How could he not believe this?

Even if Lin Xia had come to Spring City to buy goods, she couldn’t have possibly upset his grandmother!

Fang Youlan’s bluster subsided in an instant, and with a hint of guilt, she lowered her eyes, "No! I went to Spring City!"

Lu Zheng sneered, "You went to Spring City?"

Thinking of that mother and daughter, Fang Youlan’s guilt vanished, "Xiaozheng! You have no idea! I just wanted to see what her family was like!

Who knew she would be so irritating when she spoke! She didn’t show me any respect at all! She even called me selfish, said I lacked awareness...

I’m an elderly person, and she, just a young girl, had the audacity to scold me. She really has no upbringing..."

As Lu Zheng listened to his beloved grandma prattling on, his heart was filled with disappointment and outrage!

He could already imagine the extent of hurt his family had caused to the girl he loved.

Knowing Lin Xia’s character, she would have never said anything extreme unless she was pushed to her limit.

Lu Zheng laughed sarcastically, "So, you went to Spring City with the purpose of breaking us up, didn’t you?

You said hurtful things, and she’s not a block of wood, why can’t she argue back?

If that’s the case, even if it’s true that Lin Xia got you so angry you ended up in the hospital, she’s not in the wrong! Who asked you to go? If you hadn’t gone, would any of this have happened?"

Fury caused Fang Youlan to feel pain in her heart, liver, spleen, and lungs. She couldn’t believe that her grandson would speak to her this way!

"Lu Zheng! How can you talk to me like that? I’m your grandma! I’m lying here in the hospital, and you’re not blaming her at all?"

"Why should I blame her? She hasn’t done anything wrong! Grandma! You’ve truly disappointed me!" Lu Zheng now desperately wanted to rush to Lin Xia’s side, unsure if she was suffering and blaming him.

Fang Youlan gasped for breath as her chest heaved violently, "... I’m doing all of this for your own good! Your grandfather and your father are not ordinary people. Marrying a stall vendor’s wife, could you still hold your head up high in society?"

Lu Zheng said coldly, "I don’t need this so-called ’good’ you’re doing for me! What’s good for me? It’s all for your own vanity! Lin Xia was right, calling you selfish – she was spot on!"