Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 425 - 424 What are you doing?!

Chapter 425: Chapter 424 What are you doing?!

Fang Youlan did indeed regret, as Shao Chengzhi had expected, and she regretted so deeply she could almost feel her guts turning green!

If she could turn back time, she definitely wouldn’t have gone to Spring City.

Her trip to Spring City not only failed to achieve her original purpose but also brought catastrophic repercussions to her own family!

Regrettably, it was too late to change anything now. She only hoped her eldest son could continue with his wife, even if only maintaining appearances.

Otherwise, the Lu Family would truly turn from in-laws to enemies with the Shao Family!

What made her most uneasy was that her eldest daughter-in-law hadn’t come to the hospital these past two days, and she sensed something was wrong.

From what she knew of Shao Meirou, the more critical the situation, the more she would perform her duties.

Being ill as a mother-in-law, Shao Meirou might not have stayed in the hospital every day but would at least have come to offer some care and concern.

She asked her daughter, "Shuhui! What has your sister-in-law been up to these days?"

Lu Shuhui actually knew about the incident that had occurred between her elder brother and his wife and also that old man Shao had been made ill with anger by her brother, but how could she tell her grandmother about it.

If she did, her mother would surely be so furious she would rush there immediately!

"She must be busy with something!" Lu Shuhui pretended to be upset and complained, "Mom! Isn’t me being here to take care of you enough? That really breaks my heart! I left my busy work to come and look after you..."

How could Fang Youlan not know her own daughter? Deep down, she felt even more worried that something serious had happened.

She cut off Lu Shuhui straightforwardly, "Cut the nonsense! Don’t I know you well enough! Tell me quickly what actually happened? And what about your elder brother and Lu Zheng? Why haven’t they shown up?"

That day when Lu Zheng had returned, he had argued with her in the hospital room, and then he had not appeared again.

She still felt furious whenever she remembered it, but after all, he was her own grandson. She let go of her anger, as she couldn’t really be petty with a younger family member, could she?

"Xiaozheng came straight from his business trip. You know that! There’s nothing serious with you! He’s gone back, that’s all!" Lu Shuhui casually fabricated.

Her explanation seemed plausible, and Fang Youlan believed it to be true.

She no longer dwelled on Lu Zheng, "Then what about your elder brother? He couldn’t possibly have gone back to his office, could he? What is he so busy with that he can’t come to the hospital?"

"He..." Lu Shuhui knew her elder brother hadn’t returned yet.

"I’m here!" Lu Pengcheng said as he entered the hospital room holding a can of malted milk.

Lu Shuhui, relieved, hurriedly walked a few steps forward to take the can from him, meanwhile giving him a secretive wink, "Elder brother! You finally made it! Xiaozheng left and couldn’t talk, why didn’t you come either!"

"I was busy with something!" Lu Pengcheng explained.

"Alright! Have a good talk with mom! I’ll go wash some fruit!" Lu Shuhui quickly took the fruit and left the hospital room.

Lu Pengcheng sat in the spot just vacated by Lu Shuhui, frowning as he looked at his mother.

He had something he wanted to say to her, yet he didn’t quite know where to start.

Perhaps it was because he had listened too obediently to his elders when he was younger, always following whatever they said without resistance.

Reaching this age, he had finally developed a rebellious spirit!

But his rebellion had, in turn, caused varying degrees of harm to both families!

Fang Youlan, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, asked lightly, "What is Meirou doing? Why hasn’t she come?"

"She’s taking care of her father! The old man fell ill!" Lu Pengcheng truthfully revealed without concealing anything.

"Shao was sick?" Fang Youlan was incredibly concerned, "What’s the situation now? Has it gotten any better? Wasn’t it said that his recovery was going well? How could he still get sick?"

Watching her eldest son looking down silently, she felt his reaction was off, and she couldn’t help but feel a pang of alarm in her heart, "Did he find out about your affairs?"

"Yes!" Lu Pengcheng nodded, "He knew! And he even called me over for a talk!"

Fang Youlan asked anxiously, "Then what did you say, eldest?"

Lu Pengcheng stared into her eyes and replied, "I said a divorce is unavoidable!"

Fang Youlan was so infuriated she felt like crying without tears, she yelled at Lu Pengcheng furiously, "Eldest! Why won’t you give up? Do you want to anger us all to death before you are satisfied?

What sins have I committed! To encounter such things in my old age!

I’m telling you! Eldest! If you dare mention divorce again, I’ll just jump out of this window! Why make trouble when we have a perfectly good life!"

She truly couldn’t understand what her eldest son was thinking!

Even if that woman is good, can she be better than Shao’s daughter?

So what if she has given him a daughter? Can the daughter compare to your son Lu Zheng?

Lu Pengcheng said calmly, "Mom! I’m not making trouble! You know better than anyone what really happened back then!"

Back then, he was considerate of this and that because he was the eldest; no matter how much he resented his mother’s excesses, he never entirely cut off relations with her.

But in the end, what did he gain?

He understood that what he was about to do today would not be understood or approved by anyone! He would even bear countless blames!

He let many people down!

But he wanted to be selfish just once! To live for himself just this once!

Fang Youlan was so angered she felt like her liver was splitting, her expression was fierce, "You’re still bringing up the past! It was my fault back then! But so many years have passed now! How old is your son? If he had married early, you’d already be a grandfather!

I’m telling you! Even if you get a divorce, I will never agree to that woman entering our door! Our Lu Family isn’t just open to anyone!"

Lu Pengcheng scoffed, "Whether you agree or not doesn’t matter! She won’t enter the door anyway! My divorce has nothing to do with her! I have come to terms with it myself!"

Fang Youlan, seeing the tough approach didn’t work, started to soften, "Eldest, listen to Mom’s advice, can’t you just behave? Let me live a few more days, can’t you? Do you really want to make me kneel and beg you?"

Lu Pengcheng looked at her deeply, "Mom! I’ve lived unhappily for most of my life; I just want to live as I wish in my last years! Please don’t stop me, okay?"

Fang Youlan was so provoked by his demeanor that she immediately got off the bed barefooted, swung her arm, and fiercely slapped Lu Pengcheng; she truly wanted to hate him to death!

She roared hoarsely, "Now you live as you wish! Have you ever thought about us? Have you thought about the Lu Family!

Do you think divorcing Shao Meirou is such a simple matter? From now on, we would become sworn enemies!"

Having lost such a good connection with the Shao Family, they would lose so much!

Lu Pengcheng, indifferent to the searing pain on his cheek, said coldly, "I want to be selfish just this once! Please don’t worry about these things!"

Fang Youlan was infuriated to the point of cursing loudly, "You ungrateful... fool..." Suddenly, her speech was unclear and her lips numb; then she fell down straight!

"Mom!" Lu Pengcheng panicked, he hurried to help Fang Youlan who had fallen to the ground.

Lu Shuhui, carrying freshly washed fruits to the sickroom, saw this scene, dropped the fruit tray, and shrieked, "Mom! What’s wrong with you, Mom..."