Chapter 10: Proposed to Lu Youyou?!
“Madam…”
The young secretary was utterly bewildered.
Lu Tian waved her hand weakly and, still lacking strength, took the anticancer medicine stored in a vitamin bottle before her legs gave way, and she left the Fei Group.
She hailed a cab, got in, and her mind felt as if stuffed with thick, sticky glue.
When she finally came to her senses, the taxi had already stopped outside the Fei family’s villa.
Royal View Bay No. 1.
The five-story villa with the best lakeside feng shui.
A property staff member holding a document walked toward the front yard, envy written all over his face.
“This villa is worth over a hundred million. Fei’s mother really gave it to the mistress?”
“Oh, what’s wrong with the mistress? Back in ancient times, whichever concubine the emperor favored became the empress. Haven’t you watched Empresses in the Palace?”
“Heh, true, the legitimate Mrs. Fei is always looked down upon by Fei’s mother whenever she visits. She must have a thick skin to endure this life.”
Is it just disdain?
Not far away, beneath a tree.
Lu Tian rolled up her sleeve, revealing a scar that could never fade—a hideous, twisted mark that was unbearable to look at.
The one who had carved that wound was Fei Jing’s biological mother, who was both deeply misogynistic and superstitious.
“I heard the old lady had a fortune teller say that Mrs. Fei’s daughter was a monster and had to be killed.”
“That little girl died early of a heart condition.”
“No wonder she favors the mistress more after she bore a son.”
The voice of the property staff was drowned out by the dazzling fireworks soaring into the sky.
In the courtyard, Fei’s mother, adorned in jewels, affectionately linked arms with Lu Youyou.
She handed Fei Jing a pale pink velvet box. The mother and son exchanged glances for a few seconds, and the man who once vowed to kneel before only one woman all his life was now…
“Lu Youyou, marry me.” His voice was as cold and emotionless as ever.
Lu Youyou trembled with excitement, covering her mouth with one hand, nodding repeatedly.
Soon, Lu Tian received a message from an unknown number.
— “Sister Tian Tian, I know you’re outside the villa spying on my happiness.”
— “So, how is it? Aren’t you envious of the scene when my husband proposed to me?”
Seven years ago, Fei Jing had proposed to her in their leaky underground rental, slipping a simple plain ring onto her ring finger.
Back then, Lu Tian had been just like Lu Youyou is now.
She had believed Fei Jing was the one true love she would find in her lifetime.
But what was the reality?
— “Hehe, Sister Tian Tian, my husband said that except for not being able to register the marriage for now, he’ll give me everything any other girl deserves.”
Amid the climax of the proposal scene,
Lu Tian pressed hard on the agonizing pain in her liver.
She tried to straighten her back but could not resist the ravages of cancer.
Pitifully, she had shrunk into a hunchback.
Her fingers were tense and pale.
She painstakingly typed each word: “Lu Youyou, I wish you happiness.”
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
Hundreds of drones ascended, and colorful fireworks under the starry sky formed sparkling words.
— “Youyou, I love you.”
“Sweetheart, when I succeed in my business, I will design fireworks myself and light up the entire sky to witness my love for you.”
Lu Tian looked up, a tear silently falling, a mixture of despair and resignation.
The fireworks dazzled the eyes.
Beneath the tree, the woman’s frail figure seemed so lonely and desolate amidst the overwhelmingly romantic and warm atmosphere.
Yet she was truly beautiful, so exquisitely broken in the interplay of light and shadow.
It felt as though even the slightest touch would shatter her soul.
“Miss, where are you going?”
“Babaoshan Cemetery.” Nannan was buried there. Lu Tian wanted to see her precious child, to hold her tightly.
A Volkswagen Bora followed at a moderate distance behind the car.
In the front passenger seat sat the little toddler, still needing a child safety seat, scowling and declaring, “Hmph, since Daddy won’t let me go find Mommy, I’ll secretly protect her so she won’t be alone!”
Meanwhile, at Royal View Bay No. 1,
The sophisticated fireworks suddenly exploded, nearly setting the entire villa ablaze.
Fei’s mother, shielding a disheveled Lu Youyou, roared angrily, “What do you mean you only saw a little girl sneaking around? A little girl can’t possibly sabotage such a complex fireworks setup!”
“Wuwuwu, Mom, do you think it could be Sister Tian Tian…”
“It’s not her!”
Fei Jing’s tone was fierce.
Lu Youyou shuddered violently, feeling deeply wronged.
Fei’s mother scolded, “Fei Jing, Youyou is your wife, and she’s carrying the heir of the Fei family. You’d better watch your attitude.”
“Wife? Fei Jing’s only wife is Lu Tian.”
Lu Youyou was merely an outlet for his work stress.
As for today’s proposal, if it weren’t to appease his mother into accepting chemotherapy, he would never have agreed!
“Fei Jing, you bastard! Lu Tian is our family’s jinx. There are plenty of women; can you not live without her?” Fei’s mother was so furious she was babbling incoherently.
Lu Youyou stiffened in her arms.
What did she mean by so many women?
“Yes, without Lu Tian by my side, life is worse than death!” Fei Jing never denied this.
Lu Youyou bit her finger, crying with tears streaking down her face, choking out, “Husband, whatever Sister Tian Tian can do, I can do for you too, even better!”
“Lu Tian is my wife. I don’t ask her to be perfect, only that she comfortably depends on me for life.”
“As for you…”
Fei Jing removed his burned suit jacket, revealing his broad shoulders and narrow waist outlined perfectly by his white shirt.
He looked at her with disdain and sneered, “A toy must constantly prove its worth; otherwise, why keep you?”
“Youyou!”
Fei’s mother went to support the limp, broken Lu Youyou.
She ordered Fei Jing, “Apologize to Youyou immediately. Our Fei family only recognizes her as a daughter-in-law. What is Lu Tian to us?!”
“She means everything to me. I can’t live without her.”
After saying this, Fei Jing instructed the driver to stay behind to supervise Fei’s mother’s hospital treatment.
He drove himself back to the Fei family estate.
For some inexplicable reason, when the fireworks had caught fire, it felt as if an invisible hand had gripped his throat tightly, making it hard to breathe.
Beep beep beep—
All along the way, Lu Tian’s phone went unanswered.
The Rolls-Royce sped recklessly through the crowded city streets, accelerating continuously.
Until the traffic police stopped him and took him to the station.
At daybreak, Fei Jing finally returned to the estate.
Housekeeper Zhao hurried out with a complicated expression, hesitating, “Sir… Madam has returned. She’s in the backyard, but…”
“Is her health bad again? What a bunch of useless people!”
Fei Jing snarled like a wild wolf and rushed to the backyard.
Lu Tian tossed the last photo album into the blazing iron barrel.
The flames rolled and the heat surged around her, yet not a hint of warmth could penetrate her chilled body.
“Wife, what are you doing?”
The unrest that had been boiling since last night finally erupted.