The Bully President and the Serious Wife

Chapter 144 Xu Lu collapsed

This is the taste of mom.

Xu Lu's hands trembled even more violently, and tears welled up in her eyes.

She tried so hard to stop them from falling. A mouthful of noodles felt like a stone stuck in her chest, hard, deep, and painful.

Xie Zhenting drank the soup and said angrily, "Mom, the noodles are a bit bland."

"If you have the ability, do it yourself. You are too picky." Mrs. Xie looked at Xu Lu who was buried in eating, unlike Xie Zhenting, and she felt happy.

Mrs. Xie said to them, "There's more food in the kitchen. Go get it when you're done."

She looked at Xu Lu's figure and shook her head. "I'm telling you, girls should never think that being thin is beautiful. If you starve your body, you'll be the one who suffers later. Why hurt yourself by caring about what others think?"

Mrs. Xie kept talking. Xu Lu couldn't help but feel upset at her worried nagging. Tears streamed down her cheeks. She suddenly put down her fork and said hurriedly, "I'm sorry, I have something to do. I'll leave first."

She ran out of Xie’s house without even taking her bag. Mrs. Xie hadn’t reacted yet. “What happened?”

Xie Zhenting realized something was wrong. "I'll go check it out."

Xie Zhenting ran very fast and caught up with Xu Lu in a moment. He grabbed her arm. "Lulu, what's wrong?"

Xu Lu's hair covered her face. She struggled to shake off Xie Zhenting's hand. "I have something urgent to do. I'll leave first."

She tried to control her voice, but she couldn't control her trembling.

Xie Zhenting held on tighter. "No, something's wrong. Tell me, are you okay? Are you..."

Xie Zhenting felt a chill on his hand. He looked down and saw a drop of water on the back of his hand.

He paused, reached out and brushed Xu Lu's hair back from her face. Although she quickly moved away, he could still see tears on her face.

Xie Zhenting was rooted there, his hand hanging in the air. He forgot to pull it back.

Xu Lu tried hard not to turn her head away, not to let Xie Zhenting see her crying. She wanted to leave here quickly.

Her voice was hoarse. “My… the last meal my mother made for me was chicken soup. I suddenly thought of her. I’m fine, I’m sorry, please apologize to your mother for me. She did a good job… it’s my fault!”

Xie Zhenting never thought that this was the reason why Xu Lu left.

He felt a dull pain in his chest. He wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know what to say.

He said awkwardly, "Then I'll take you back..."

Xu Lu shook her head, her voice uncontrollable. "No, ignore me, don't follow me. Leave me alone for a while, I beg you..."

This may be the most embarrassing moment that Xie Zhenting has ever seen Xu Lu.

Three years ago, she was caught committing adultery and taken away by the police, but Xu Lu had never been so panicked.

Who is Xu Lu? A notorious shrew, a bad-tempered mistress.

Why is she crying? Why is she crying?

Today, Mrs. Xie once again attacked Xu Lu's hard heart.

When the bowl of chicken noodle soup was served, Xu Lu could no longer control herself.

The last thing Xu Lu wanted to see was Xie Zhenting seeing her like this. She might be mean, but she couldn't cry.

Xie Zhenting wanted to hug her, kiss her, and give her warmth.

He hoped she would not cry. He would do anything for her.

He must really like this woman.

Xu Lu pushed Xie Zhenting's hand away, turned around and wanted to leave.

Xie Zhenting stopped her. "Wait... You can't find the car here. Take my car keys..."

"Thank you..." Xu Lu lowered her head and picked it up.

Xie Zhenting wanted to follow her, but he also knew that Xu Lu definitely didn't want to see him now.

She is such a strong person, how can she let others see her weakness?

Xie Zhenting had never seen Xu Lu like this before. At this moment, he realized that she was just an ordinary girl.

Xie Zhenting watched Xu Lu drive away.

His chest felt dull and he could not feel the warmth of the sun outside.

Xie Zhenting returned home feeling a bit down. He sat down and saw the steaming chicken soup on the table.

What did Xu Lu feel when she ate this bowl of noodles?

Mrs. Xie noticed something was wrong with him. “What’s wrong with her? Isn’t it good? I tried it, and it tastes okay, right?”

Xie Zhenting shook his head. "Her mother died when she was eight. The last meal she made for her before she died was a bowl of chicken soup. This bowl of noodles brought back those memories. She was emotionally shattered, and she wanted me to tell you that your noodles are delicious. That was her reason. She wanted me to tell you that she was sorry."

Mrs. Xie opened her mouth in surprise. She blamed, “It’s all your fault, wanting to drink chicken soup. Oh, dear…where is she now?”

"I gave her the car keys and let her drive away."

Mrs. Xie knocked Xie Zhenting on the head. "Are you stupid? You let her drive in her current condition? Do you want her to get into a car accident? Son, when will you learn how to take care of others?"

It wasn't until now that he realized that Xu Lu couldn't drive with that kind of emotion.

Is his brain rusty? His IQ must have been recycled by his mother.

"I'm going after her now."

Xie Zhenting quickly ran to the garage and drove a silver-gray Lamborghini.

Mrs. Xie stood by the flower bed and shouted, "You should be careful too!"

She sighed. “These two kids are making me really worried.”

Aunt Wu ran out with a sad look on her face. She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Ma'am... Mr. called."

Mrs. Xie's anxious expression immediately vanished. She said, "Hang up."

"but…"

“No buts, I said just hang up on him.”

Mrs. Xie's face was cold. She turned and left.

...

Xie Zhenting didn't catch up with Xu Lu. He called her, but no one answered. He remembered that Xu Lu's bag was left at his house.

Xie Zhenting drove to Xu Lu's residence, but Xu Lu did not come back.

When he left, he met Xu Rubai. He frowned. This man is so disgusting.

Wife, children. None of that mattered to him. All that mattered in the world was him and his money.

Xie Zhenting always thought that he was not a good person and had done bad things, but when he saw someone like Xu Rubai, he thought that he was at least a human being. But Xu Rubai? To say that he was human scum is already an understatement.

Xie Zhenting glanced at Xu Rubai with contempt and called Jiang Lin.

“Already done?”

"Boss, it's done. There will be movement soon."

Xie Zhenting sneered. "Let Xu Rubai breathe freely," he thought.

Xu Rubai only saw a luxury car, but could not see the people inside.

He gazed at the car with envy. The price of this car was no less than 10 million pounds.

Xu Rubai was calculating - how could he get more money from Xu Lu? Because the person who supported her was Xie Zhenting, he could blackmail her, and as long as he could get more scandal out of her, he could turn her into a walking ATM.