obsessed with love

Chapter 209 Photos
Du Ruo took a deep breath and asked with a trembling voice, "Where did you get these photos?"

"Don't worry about where we come from, you tell me first, who is the man in this photo? And the child in your stomach, what's going on?" Lu Shuangfeng finished such a long sentence with a sigh of relief. , his complexion was a little bad, he didn't dare to look at Du Ruo, and finally turned his face away!
Du Ruo is still holding a photo in her hand. It is a photo of her and Qiao Anming going to the mall to look at baby products a few days ago... It's a horrible feeling. You think you live "as if no one else is there", but you don't know every fragment and picture of you They all fell into the lens of others clearly and unmistakably.

She was already repeating the question just now: "Tell me first, where did these photos come from?"

Lu Shuangfeng didn't seem to have the energy to continue questioning, tears fell down her eyes, she wiped them with the back of her hand, while Du Liangxin who was standing by the side breathed a little, and answered Du Ruo in a low voice: "Someone sent these photos home, The sender didn't write his name, so I don't know who sent it... Your mother almost fainted when she received these photos, and she called you after lying at home for a long time..."

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At that time, there was a wind blowing in from the yard, and Du Ruo only felt chills on his back, and Gu Lan's face kept appearing in his mind. It was obvious that these photos were secretly taken by professionals, and they should not be reporters, because if they were reporters, the photos would have already been taken It is impossible for the exposure to be sent to her parents anonymously, so whoever it will be, except Gu Lan, will not do this kind of thing.

Du Ruo hurriedly flipped through the photos on the table. In the earliest shot, her stomach hadn't been shown yet, which meant that Gu Lan knew about her being with Qiao Anming a long time ago, but she actually kept silent. Up to now, this woman is too scheming.

Seeing that Du Ruo was still flipping through the photos, Lu Shuangfeng stood up and took the photo from her hand, dropped it on the table, pointed to Qiao Anming on it and asked, "Tell me first, who is this man?"

"His name is Qiao Anming, and he is the father of the baby in my womb..."

Lu Shuangfeng's tears just stopped for a while and fell again. She could only turn her head away and tried to stabilize her emotions before she said, "My stomach is already so big. If I didn't receive these photos, you plan to hide it from us." when?"

"Mom, I really don't want to hide it from you, it's just that a lot of things have happened recently, and I don't know how to deal with it..."

"Okay, you don't know how to face it? Now that the photo has been sent to the door, I will ask you, how do you plan to face it now? You plan to let this man who has a family and is about the same age as your father divorce and marry you , or just continue to be with him vaguely like this, being a spurned vixen?"

Lu Shuangfeng's tone was high and fast, and when she said the last three words "vixen", her face turned red, and she couldn't catch her breath, so she collapsed on a chair, clutching her chest and coughing non-stop.

Du Liangxing quickly bowed down to caress her chest, while Du Ruo squatted in front of Lu Shuangfeng with red eyes, gritted his teeth, and softly called out: "Mom, I'm sorry... I know it's wrong for me to hide this from you, but you Calm down first, okay, you have high blood pressure, the doctor said you can no longer have mood swings, if you go to the hospital again because of me, I can't forgive myself..."

Du Liangxing also persuaded from the side: "Yes, Shuangfeng, this is the way it is, no matter how angry you are, you can't get it back, so take care of your body first, and speak slowly if you have something to say..."

Lu Shuangfeng's face was full of tears, her upper body was leaning on the back of the chair weakly, one hand was covering her chest, the other was still clenched into a fist on her knees, her eyelids were weak, and she only had a gap to look at Du Ruo in front of her, her daughter, she The daughter who always thought she owed a lot, but was always proud of her, became someone else's mistress one day. The man had a family, was older, and she was pregnant with a child, so she squatted in front of her with a big belly , rubbed tears, and said to her, "Mom, I'm sorry..."

Lu Shuangfeng was one of the first batch of students to be admitted to a normal college after the college entrance examination was resumed in the county. It doesn't seem to be a rare thing now, but it was so beautiful at that time. What's more terrible, she was the only girl in the village that year. College Students.

I worked as a teacher for a few years in the early years, and she was a role model and respected by others. Even though I have retired for so many years now, people from the village and neighbors within a few miles will still call her "Teacher Lu..."

But in the eyes of outsiders, the Du family, who is poor but at least has a backbone, has a daughter who is a "fox spirit". What's more "shameless" is that Du Ruo is pregnant with that man's child. For a small third-tier city like Xuancheng, such a big treason can be discussed as a huge "scandal".

So that night Lu Shuangfeng's mood was extremely unstable. Du Ruo didn't dare to provoke her, and Du Liangxing kept persuading her. Finally, Lu Shuangfeng took a look at Du Ruo. Full of expectations.

And because she had a protruding stomach, the squatting posture seemed a little strenuous, and the cabin was hot and humid. There was already a layer of sweat stains on the front of her light gray T-shirt, and the buttons of her sandals were loose on her swollen insteps.

In Lu Shuangfeng's eyes, her daughter, who had always been beautiful and generous, had gone all this way for a man who was not worth it, and she was completely different from her original appearance.

Parents' resentment and anger towards their children are more or less painful.

With such a desperate and powerless scolding, Lu Shuangfeng also knew that there was nothing she could change, so she could only grit her teeth, stand up while holding her waist while clenching her fists, and walked slowly into the room by herself, closed the door, and never came out again.

Du Ruo always remembered the appearance of her mother that night, grief, heartache, and powerless hatred.She knew that her mother must be terribly disappointed in her, and she herself was also terribly disappointed in herself. For a man who could not give her a future, with her stomach full, she went on regardless of the consequences...

Du Liangxing sighed again, helped Du Ruo up, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Your mother will be strong all her life, and it's inevitable that she won't be able to accept some things for a while, but you are no longer a child. You have to think about the consequences. Your mother and I are both old. Maybe one day you will suddenly be gone. You still have to take care of Xiaofan. If you don’t find someone who can trust you and drag another child, how are you going to live in the future? ?…”

Du Ruo still stood there, looking at the sweet photos of her and Qiao Anming on the table, inhaled, exhaled, and finally gathered the broken courage a little bit.

"Dad, I decided to keep the child after careful consideration. Although I don't know how to go in the future, this is a life. I have no right to let him disappear in my hands..."

Du Liangxing looked at Du Ruo in front of him intently, and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed again, and continued to pat her on the shoulder a few times: "You are so old, I won't say much. You Mom is not in good health, don't provoke her these days, just go along with what she says, you have to give her a buffer... Okay, you've been on the train all day, go take a shower and go to bed early, tomorrow you have something to do Besides..."

After Du Liangxing finished speaking, he also lowered his head and walked into the room.

Du Ruo was the only one left in the cramped living room, and the gears of the electric fan were still rattling. The night was a bit late, and finally a few strands of hot and humid wind came in...

The ground and the table were still full of photos, and there was an orange greasy reflection when the light shone on them. Du Ruo took a deep breath, squatted down, picked up those photos one by one, arranged them neatly and put them in the torn envelope.

The wind suddenly became a bit strong, and the branches and leaves of the old pagoda tree at the door were blown "rustling". Du Ruo only felt a chill on his back and chest, closed his eyes, held the envelope with the photo, and went back to the door to get his luggage...

Gu Lan struggled to open his sore eyes. The first thing he saw was the white energy-saving lights on the ceiling. He was not yet conscious, so he turned his head to the side and accidentally pulled the oxygen tube still inserted in his nostril. , she thought it was too much of a hindrance, so she pulled out the oxygen tube and struggled to lie on her side...

Expanding the still blurred vision, the blurry scene in front of me gradually became clear...

A very tall figure, sitting on the edge of the bed, clasped her fists with her hands and put her forehead against her forehead. She seemed to have fallen asleep, leaving only her thick black hair and a wide and high forehead.

The lights in the intensive care unit were bright and the space was spacious, but it was so quiet that only the breathing of the two could be heard.Gu Lan lay on the bed, looking at Qiao Anming who was sleeping lightly in front of her, her heart ached, but she didn't feel very sad in her consciousness, she always felt that this was a dream, and it was impossible for him to really divorce her, let alone Maybe just for the sake of a woman, he was willing to give up the career he cherished so much and divorce her?
This is unreasonable, she absolutely does not believe it.

But if you take a closer look, the man in front of you is breathing steadily. Because of the posture of clasping his fists, the well-cut shirt wraps his strong chest and broad shoulders, so the fabric of the shirt is a little tight, and the ups and downs brought out by his breathing will The shirt marks on the chest became more obvious.

That feeling is very strange, you obviously think it should be a dream, but the person in the dream is breathing obviously.Gu Lan felt that she was hanging on the edge of the cliff, and someone wanted to let go of her hand, and she was about to fall down the cliff...

It was a very vague mental state, because the bottom of her feet was the abyss, so she had no time to grieve, and her heart was full of private thoughts of survival.

She can't just let him leave her like this, he is her god, if the sky is gone, what's the point of her living?
What's more, she has been favored by others for most of her life without any grievances, so how could she just be defeated by a woman who appeared out of nowhere.

What does that woman have?
Du Ruo's face began to appear in Gu Lan's mind again, it was very bright and pretty, but these should not be the reason for Qiao Anming to be with her desperately, he is not so superficial, nor is he so confused that he would spend half his life in exchange for that. A skin that will rot sooner or later, how can she surpass herself?
Gu Lan's chest began to hurt again, she held it down with her hands, and slowly followed her breathing, but the word "child" suddenly flashed in her mind!

Yes, child, the only bargaining chip she has is the child, which is the blood of the Qiao family. Maybe it is for the child that Qiao Anming is willing to give up everything to be with her.

How ironic, he had sworn in front of himself countless times that he didn't like children, and he could never have children in his life, but now, before that bastard was born, he actually wanted to divorce her without leaving the house!
Qiao Anming, are you in a daze at your age?

Thinking of despair, Gu Lan couldn't catch her breath. She reached out to pull the oxygen tube, but accidentally woke up Qiao Anming next to her.

He opened his eyes and saw that Gu Lan was struggling to get enough of the oxygen tube, and quickly leaned over to help her insert it, followed her breathing with the palm of his hand, and said a little excitedly: "When did you wake up? How do you feel? Do you want to?" Call the doctor?"

Gu Lan saw his nervous and flickering eyes, the pain in his chest became more congested, and the tears were more like a violent torrential rain, coming as soon as he said it, and soon covered his entire face.

Seeing Gu Lan like this, Qiao Anming was heartbroken and helpless. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Lan pushed him with his hands. She was weak, so the push was definitely not strong enough. Qiao Anming still stood there motionless, but the portrait on the bed It was because of brute force that his face was flushed, and he faintly called his name.

"Qiao Anming... Qiao Anming, get out... get out... I don't want to see you!"

After 20 years of husband and wife, they finally caused her to lie in the hospital because of his selfish desires. No matter how hard Qiao Anming's heart was, he could only soften his heart. He held her hand and persuaded softly: "I know you are sad, but Qin The doctor told you not to have mood swings..."

"Get out... get out..." She still repeated these two words, struggling with her upper body to get up, but her arms were weak and she couldn't hold on, and soon fell back on the bed.

Such a painful and desperate morbidity really earned Qiao Anming's sympathy and guilt.

When Aunt Qin and Ren Peiyin walked in, they saw Qiao Anming holding Gu Lan's hand, and Gu Lan kept chasing him out... Finally, when Aunt Qin came in, the tears that had just stopped pouring out instantly, she pulled out her palm, pointed Looking at Qiao Anming, he said weakly: "I don't want to see him, Aunt Qin, let him go out..."

Aunt Qin was always a chaotic person, and when she saw Gu Lan lying on the bed with such a sick face, her face covered with tears, she also started to cry, but Ren Peiyin was calm, she glanced at Gu Lan on the bed, and fixed her eyes on Qiao Anming walked over and persuaded in a low voice: "Go out, let her be alone for a while, I just happen to have something to tell you..."

Qiao Anming was in a dilemma. In the end, Aunt Qin wiped her tears and sat on Gu Lan's bed, and she also helped to persuade her: "My lord, you should go out. I'm afraid that the young lady really doesn't want to see you now. Your presence will only make her more sad." ..." In the end, Qiao Anming had no choice but to turn around and walk out.

Ren Peiyin also persuaded Gu Lan on the bed, and soon followed Qiao Anming's direction and walked out...

The corridor of the intensive care unit is very long, Qiao Anming walked in the front, and nurses pushing a cart passed by him from time to time, but he kept his head down and walked forward on his own, his always tall and straight figure seemed a little bowed and tired .

In fact, Ren Peiyin also felt sorry for her son, and followed him all the way out, watching his figure walking in front of him getting slower and slower, and finally stopped in front of the bench near the stairs, sat down, and buried her head in it.

Ren Peiyin breathed a long sigh of relief, walked over, and was about to ask a question, but the person on the chair spoke first: "I know what you want to say, but I don't want to answer right now, everything will be discussed after Gu Lan's condition stabilizes."

Sure enough, it was her son who had been trained by herself. The situation was so bad that he could still speak confidently in such a tone. Ren Peiyin twitched the corners of her mouth and sat beside him.

"I don't know what's going on in your mind right now, but I've worked hard to bring you up alone, and you're capable now, but you're still hiding such a big thing from me. Do you think I'm your mother?"

Qiao Anming raised his head, glanced at the serious-looking old lady beside him, and wanted to refute, but in the end he raised his eyebrows and said, "Mom... can you let me be quiet?"

"Do you need to be quiet? I think your mind is too messed up. No matter how quiet you are, it's useless? Let's not talk about you hiding things from my child, just say that you want to leave the house and have sex with someone younger than you. There are so many women together, just this, I think you are a fool!" Ren Peiyin spoke correctly, but Qiao Anming didn't bother to talk.

Although the situation was a bit bad, it wasn't the first day he knew about Gu Lan's illness, and he had learned Ren Peiyin's temper a long time ago, so although the current situation is a bit difficult to deal with, he had already made relevant psychological preparations before he filed for divorce.
Gu Lan and the old lady were the two major difficulties he had to overcome, so Qiao Anming answered in a very calm voice, "I know Aunt Qin must have told you about the child, and I didn't either. I plan to keep it from you. Since you want me to explain clearly today, I will tell you everything... The child is more than 5 months old and will be born in a while. I had a B-ultrasound some time ago, boy... so I must Be responsible, I can't let my son become an illegitimate child in the eyes of outsiders!"

His tone was very firm, so firm that even Ren Peiyin was momentarily stunned, a little speechless.

After staying for a few seconds, she asked back in disbelief: "Are you determined to divorce Gu Lan? Are you determined to give up so much property and spend the rest of your life with a girl 20 years younger than you?"

"Yes... I've made up my mind. Let it be like this, it won't be good for anyone if you procrastinate!" Qiao Anming stroked his forehead with one hand, and seemed to sigh.

Ren Peiyin's mood changed from shock to disappointment, she turned her body sideways, looked directly at Qiao Anming, and refuted every word.

"An Ming, are you out of your mind? Do you know what you just said?...Divorced? At your age, you have suffered and endured poverty, and you have worked hard to achieve what you are now. You are in your 40s, because of a A woman leaving the house without leaving the house? I don't agree, I can't watch you go your own way and end up hurting yourself!"

"There is nothing you can do if you don't agree. You should know that no one can change the decision I made. I have signed the divorce agreement and the share transfer documents. Du Ruo's belly is already big, I want to give her an explanation , Gu Lan's health is not good, I want to leave some savings for her for the rest of her life, so I don't want the company and assets, I can make up for what I owe her, although I know this arrangement is unreasonable, but so far, I have Can't think of a better way to…”

This should be a big deal, but he can say it so smoothly and naturally when he used all his power to gamble a game of chess.

Ren Peiyin looked at Qiao Anming's cold and resolute side face, and felt extremely sore in her heart, so when she spoke again, her voice was hoarse, and there was a bit of resolute anger.

"...I know that your wings are very hard now, you can decide everything by yourself, no matter how hard you were forced in the past, you refused to have a child, but now because of a child, you can't live a good and stable life, and you are desperate to get a divorce... you What's the reason, what's the idea? Do you really want to piss me off?"

Ren Peiyin began to wipe tears as she spoke, she couldn't figure it out, and couldn't bear to watch her son make such a stupid and worthless decision.

Qiao Anming sat beside him and didn't answer.
He will definitely not be able to escape the old lady, so he will follow whatever she says.

Seeing him pursing his thin lips and not speaking, Ren Peiyin felt even more anxious.

He has a stubborn temper that kills people, and in the eyes of outsiders, his decision-making is decisive and turbulent, but when something really happens, he will definitely be denied by his relatives!
He said divorce, maybe he really left.

The old lady was not reconciled, and continued to persuade: "I am old, and I can't influence your decision anyway. I might die one day, and you can do whatever you want. But as long as I live one more day, I will definitely not allow you to do this." Do it! Let’s not say that you can’t abandon Gu Lan morally. From a practical point of view, old couples and young wives cannot end well! Besides, the age difference between you and that girl is too big, 20 years, the gap of 20 years, You can do the math yourself, and you can be her father. If you go out of the house and risk everything, if something happens to the two of you one day, what will you do in the future? Also, have you ever thought about what she wants? She is a good looking girl, young and beautiful, why is she willing to marry you, who is so much older than her, so it is probably because of your money, if you have nothing, you can ensure that she will continue as always to you?"

The more Ren Peiyin talked about it, the more frightening she felt. She had seen this kind of plot too much, the hypocrisy and greed, temptation and deceit in life.

Now girls in their 20s are greedy for wealth and status, and they all want to find a rich and powerful man to take a shortcut. They think that having a child will guarantee a lifetime of wealth, but the premise is that this man is still valuable to her.

Once a man loses power, why should she live a poor life with you?
So Ren Peiyin said almost in a pleading tone: "An Ming, just listen to Mom's advice, don't be so impulsive, you will really regret it later, you won't even have time to cry!"

Gritting his teeth, Qiao Anming turned his upper body a little bit to look at Ren Peiyin who was already pale from crying beside him.

She was so strong all her life, she seldom cried, but now she cried like this because of her divorce!
The same is true for Gu Lan, she passed out when she heard about the divorce, and after a night of rescue, she finally woke up, but she also cried when she saw him.

It seemed that people all over the world thought his decision was extremely stupid and heinous!

But he doesn't want much anymore, he is not so greedy anymore, he just wants Du Ruo and their children!

Life is so short, love is so rare, and he is also a person with feelings, so why can't he be crazy about love once?
So Qiao Anming closed his eyes and sighed. Anyway, he has made up his mind, so there is no need to explain to her anymore!

I don't know if there is a man like Qiao Anming around you. When he was born in the cold winter months, he was paranoid and indifferent in his bones. In addition, he had experienced some hard things, struggled and experienced, and his inner loneliness and stubbornness became more and more worn out. Sharp, what's more, he has been ruthless for half his life, and if he really wants to make up his mind to do something, he will never leave a way out, be decisive and domineering!

So at that time, Qiao Anming really wanted to give it a go, put Gu Lan's life and half of his life on it, and decided to divorce, just to make a promise to the woman in his heart.

It's just that the world is unpredictable, and happiness is rare and strange for many people.

(End of this chapter)