Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 418 - 417: Whose Side Are You On Exactly

Chapter 418: Chapter 417: Whose Side Are You On Exactly

Lu Zheng looked at his mother screaming hysterically in front of him, his heart filled with disappointment!

This was the first time he had seen his gentle and virtuous mother being so unreasonable.

His father wanted to divorce her because of his first love and had his own child, and her heartbreak was inevitable, all of which he could understand and was willing to stand by her side.

But she couldn’t blame everything on Lin Xia!

How innocent was Lin Xia! Whom had she provoked?

Lu Zheng said coldly, "According to your theory, then why don’t you blame my grandmother? If she hadn’t gone to Spring City, none of this would have happened."

Shao Meirou rebutted excitedly, "Why would I blame your grandmother! She meant well! It was all for your sake!"

If she blamed her mother-in-law, it would imply that it was she who had instigated the visit, wouldn’t that mean blaming herself?

Lu Zheng felt he really couldn’t stand this ’for your sake’! Everyone seemed to be doing what was best for him, yet reality was messing up his life every single time!

He asked coldly, "Then who asked my grandmother to go?"

Don’t think he couldn’t see what was really happening here.

"Of course your grandmother went on her own!" Shao Meirou hurriedly steadied herself and explained anxiously, "I didn’t know in advance, if I had, I would definitely have stopped her!"

A trace of mockery flitted across Lu Zheng’s lips, then vanished in an instant; he understood his mother, that’s exactly how she acted when she felt guilty.

"Mom! I don’t believe you didn’t know beforehand! It was you who gave Lin Xia’s address to my grandmother, wasn’t it?"

It was as if Shao Meirou had suddenly been hit with the pause button, and even though she quickly recovered, trying to appear calm and uninvolved, none of it escaped Lu Zheng’s eyes.

Shao Meirou denied vehemently, "I didn’t!"

After she spoke, she regretted it, not knowing if Lin Xia had mentioned her visit to her son.

Lu Zheng’s tone grew colder, "How can you say you didn’t? You went there yourself!"

Shao Meirou narrowed her eyes, "Did Lin Xia tell you? Or your dad?"

She guessed that Lu Zheng could only have learned about this from these two people.

Lu Zheng said helplessly, "Mom! It doesn’t matter who told me! What I want to say is, you can’t blame Lin Xia for these things!

There is a cause for every effect, and I know you’re hurt because Dad wants to divorce you, but you should also take a good look at yourself and see what you’ve done..."

Lu Zheng had not wanted to say this; he understood that his mother was in a vulnerable state now, and saying these things was like rubbing salt in her wound.

But he couldn’t let her continue being so biased and unreasonable, as that would only harm her further!

Shao Meirou, crying in disappointment, shouted, "Lu Zheng! Are you really my son? Whose side are you on?" She had been hoping that her son would come home to support her, so how could he talk to her like this now? She felt like her heart was shattering.

"Mom! Please calm down and think about it! I’m leaving..."

Lu Zheng didn’t want to continue the conversation with his mother because there was no point.

He still had many things to do. Just relying on these words, he couldn’t know everything, including Lin Xia’s situation, so he had to go find Lu Qing.

"Lu Zheng! Stop right there!" Shao Meirou’s shouting did not halt Lu Zheng’s steps.

Watching her son’s tall figure walk away without hesitation, she cried sorrowfully.

Through her tear-blurred eyes, Shao Meirou wondered, were all these things she was suffering the result of her own doing?

She had merely encouraged her mother-in-law to go to Spring City...

Lu Qing was startled by her older brother Lu Zheng’s sudden arrival at her home, although she had been prepared for it, she was still frightened by his cold expression.

"Big Brother!"

Lu Zheng cut to the chase, "Lu Qing! Tell me about your visit to Lin Xia’s house with Grandma, and how is Lin Xia... is she okay?"

Given his mother’s condition and how his grandmother kept blaming everything on Lin Xia, he was genuinely worried they might have done something to hurt her.

What he feared most was that Lin Xia, heartbroken and aggrieved by these events, would resolve to break up with him and never want to see him again.

The girl was stubborn and had a cruel streak; there had already been that incident with his aunt’s visit to the hotel...

Lu Qing knew exactly what her big brother was worried about and quickly reassured him, "Big Brother! Don’t worry, Lin Xia is doing fine!

When we left her place, she didn’t even know that Uncle had found that woman and was planning to divorce Auntie..."

"She didn’t know?" Lu Zheng felt a huge sense of relief, "Did Auntie or Grandma give her a hard time?"

The thought of Lin Xia being bullied by his family in his absence was unbearably painful for him.

If it weren’t for her relationship with him, how could Lin Xia possibly have suffered like this?

"Well... she sensed something was up. Right before we left, she asked me about it, but I didn’t tell her. I only mentioned that Uncle had a major incident... As for Auntie giving her a hard time, not really, but I suspect Grandma must have said some unpleasant things when she visited her place, otherwise Lin Xia wouldn’t have talked back to Grandma..."

She then went on to explain to Lu Zheng everything she knew in a clear and straightforward manner.

When Zheng heard that his sister’s college classmate was Jiang Mingyuan’s sister, he was quite taken aback.

He had met that Jiang Mingqing a few times before.

He never could have imagined such a connection.

"You’re classmates with Jiang Mingyuan’s sister?"

"Yeah! That’s right, Big Brother! Jiang Er Ge had the same expression when he found out!" Lu Qing said, her eyes softening at the thought of Jiang Mingyuan.

After she returned, she had called him. Though they only spoke for two minutes, she felt incredibly content.

"Jiang Er Ge?" Lu Zheng noticed something different in his sister’s eyes, "Lu Qing! You haven’t fallen for him, have you...?"

The idea of his sister, Lu Qing, having a crush on Jiang Mingyuan was somehow very odd to him.

Lu Qing blushed slightly and glanced at him, "Big Brother! There’s nothing strange about me liking him!

Jiang Er Ge is handsome, and a really nice guy. He comes off as very manly when he’s driving! Way more handsome than you, brother!"

At that moment, Lu Zheng was not in the mood to debate whether Jiang Mingyuan was worth liking or not; he started asking about his father’s first love and her daughter.

"How did Dad actually find them? And how did he end up asking Mom for a divorce?"

Lu Qing also became serious, "I’m not too clear on the details. On my way back to the hospital, I ran into Uncle and Nurse Luo. They were off to meet someone.

I didn’t think much of it at the time; Uncle seemed very happy and excited. Then I returned to the ward, and Grandma and Auntie were anxiously asking where Uncle had gone...

I casually mentioned what I had seen... then Grandma fainted...

Later, when Uncle came back, he got into a fight with Auntie about wanting a divorce... and then Auntie seemed to have gone to Nurse Luo’s house...

By the way, Big Brother, I remember seeing Lin Xia chatting with Nurse Luo at the hospital entrance. They seemed to know each other...

When I asked Lin Xia if they were friends, she said no..."

Lu Zheng frowned, "How do they know each other!"

If Lin Xia said they weren’t friends, could something else have happened?