Campus Ace Girl

Even Lu Xueman was taken aback...

What, Jiang Chaoge had an abortion?

The child, was it Lu Heng’s?

Lu Heng was stunned.

He didn’t speak for a long time, and his handsome face looked particularly gloomy.

Beside him, Lu Xueman was also dumbfounded and only managed to speak with a trembling voice after a while, "You mean Jiang Chaoge was pregnant with Lu Heng’s child..."

She seemed a bit dazed, paused briefly before speaking again, "But how did she get pregnant with Lu Heng’s child, and how did she decide to have the abortion?"

She looked towards Lu Heng, wanting an answer from her son.

Lu Heng himself was also dazed for a long time, he didn’t answer Lu Xueman but looked straight at Gu Anxi, "There was once... I drank too much."

Gu Anxi smiled faintly, "Your after-sales service isn’t very good. Back then, my uncle kept saying he saw you at the hotel, turns out it was Jiang Chaoge."

Lu Heng looked at Gu Anxi, "How did you know about her pregnancy?"

"Attitude. Intuition." Gu Anxi smiled lightly, "If there was nothing between you two, she wouldn’t have stayed at the hospital with you for a day and a night."

Lu Heng didn’t know about this, and for a moment he was speechless.

He indeed had no feelings for Jiang Chaoge, but he couldn’t deny the immense shock Gu Anxi’s news brought him. He wouldn’t want or get married with a woman he doesn’t like, yet suddenly a woman had been pregnant with his child, making his feelings complicated...

He knew, if he wanted Jiang Chaoge back then, she probably would have been willing.

But he didn’t want her.

Lu Heng exhaled a long breath, not in the mood to read a book or talk to Gu Anxi. He lay down, absentmindedly stroking the leg that had lost two-thirds of its length.

For days now, it was still painful, but within his endurance.

He gently caressed the empty space, while lost in thought... Compared to his silence, Lu Xueman was a bit sad. To her, the seeds her son sowed were different from before, and if there was a child, it would likely be better for Lu Heng.

She pulled Gu Anxi aside, her mood was complicated, "Anxi, I know I’m not in a position to ask you anything, but... please don’t talk about this matter. Let’s just pretend we don’t know."

In her heart, a deeply selfish thought emerged. Since there’s this fate, and Jiang Chaoge is still willing to visit her son, it suggests she has feelings for him. If they could be together in the future... Lu Xueman was grasping at straws now.

After saying this, Gu Anxi chuckled, "Auntie, I’m speaking out not for Lu Heng’s sake, but to be fair to Jiang Chaoge. They don’t love each other, nor owe each other. Whether they can be together is up to them. I think Lu Heng himself finds it difficult to move on, so don’t ask too much of others, Auntie, what do you think?"

Feeling ashamed about her thoughts being seen through, Lu Xueman wanted to say something but ultimately said nothing, just smiled bleakly, "I know."

Gu Anxi thought for a moment and said, "Let’s just let it be in the hospital for now, Lu Ze has already been detained. If he gets sentenced to life or something, divorce might not even matter. The Lu family’s properties would go to you and Lu Heng."

Lu Xueman smiled wryly, "Money isn’t that important now."

She looked deeply at Gu Anxi, "Lu Heng once told me he liked you and wanted you to be his wife. I didn’t take it seriously because I didn’t favor lively girls like you. But now, I see his taste is quite good. Unfortunately... you didn’t meet first."

Gu Anxi only smiled faintly, without saying anything.

With no fondness, there’s nothing much to say.

She left, Lu Xueman returned to the ward where Lu Heng was still dazing.

Lu Xueman sat down, held her son’s hand, thinking he was sad, so she comforted him, "You will have more children in the future."

Lu Heng regained his composure, looked at his mother, smiled faintly, "With Jiang Chaoge? She and I are not meant to be."

Lu Xueman’s gaze was somewhat indescribable: How could it not be meant to be when they got into such a situation?

Lu Heng didn’t want to talk, nor did she. She just relayed Gu Anxi’s words, and after listening, Lu Heng was dazed again, and after a while, asked softly, "Mom, do you want a divorce?"

Lu Xueman gently patted her son’s hand: ’Mom doesn’t mind anymore, anyway it’s impossible to live with him for this life. Whether he’s imprisoned or sentenced to death, mom doesn’t want him to cheapen those women outside.’

Saying this, she looked at Lu Heng again, feeling heartbroken: ’You’re like this now, why should those people get the benefits? The family business was built by you and that bastard together, but enjoyed by others. Mom can’t stand it.’

Lu Heng smiled bitterly, said nothing, because if he said anything against this now, his mother wouldn’t be able to accept.

In the afternoon, Jiang Chaoge came over.

She came to see Lu Heng for the last time, planning to work in a research institute afterward.

Beicheng’s winter was very cold, she brought in some cold air from outside, carrying a bag of fruits, like an ordinary person visiting relatives. However, as she walked in, the mood of the Lu family mother and son was quite different.

"You’re here?" Lu Xueman first regained composure, helped place the fruits down, led Jiang Chaoge to sit and looked at her son, hoping he would say something.

Lu Heng raised his eyes, looked at his mother, spoke softly, "Mom, could you get me a glass of water?"

Lu Xueman smiled a bit, "Alright."

She then warmly asked Jiang Chaoge, "Shall I get you a cup of milk tea? It’s terribly cold today."

Not quite understanding, Jiang Chaoge nodded, "Okay, thanks Aunt Lu."

As Lu Xueman left, she stealthily glanced at Jiang Chaoge’s abdomen, fearing she might miss something, or perhaps it concealed something... But it was flat, somewhat disappointedly. After several months, if it still existed, it couldn’t be so flat.

Sighing, she left.

Once she was gone, Lu Heng propped himself up a bit, leaned against the hospital bed, quietly observing Jiang Chaoge.

Jiang Chaoge wore a coat today, and after taking it off, was dressed in a red sweater with a leather skirt, standing tall with a good figure, hard for one to imagine what she’d look like pregnant.

Lu Heng calmly watched her for a long time before Jiang Chaoge finally spoke, "I came to say goodbye."

"Planning to go abroad?" Lu Heng asked.

Jiang Chaoge shook her head, "No, it’s a suburban research institute. Not very big, lacking much prospect, but quiet and simple, which really suits me. I bought a small house there, planning to bring my mom. Later, I might not return to Beicheng often..."

It’s neither that close nor far, driving would take around three or four hours.

As for Beicheng, she has some feelings attached, yet also none, like waking up from a dream, now that it’s over.

She could withdraw completely, thanks to King Jingyao in between and Bo Family’s leniency, otherwise, that contract could’ve imprisoned her for over ten years.

Escaping unscathed, she feels content, even if nearly having nothing now.

After finishing, Lu Heng remained quiet, and the ward held no sound.

Jiang Chaoge also found the atmosphere somewhat odd, she lightly coughed, "Alright, I’ve said my piece, you... take care."

’Wait.’ Lu Heng spoke.

Jiang Chaoge held her coat, faintly smiled, "What’s the matter?"