112: Chapter 112: Emotional Explosion 112: Chapter 112: Emotional Explosion Su Lu could no longer reach Bo Jingshen by phone, and even the messages she sent vanished into thin air without any response.

Sitting quietly in the studio on the carpet, Su Lu hugged the soft cushion and stared at the unresponsive chat box on her phone screen, her fingers unconsciously tightening around the blood test results in her hand.

Cheng Youran called her, “When will you come over?

I need to make an appointment for your ultrasound.”

Su Lu fell silent for a few seconds, “Maybe…

let’s wait a bit longer; I might be…

a little busy lately.”

Cheng Youran knew her too well and fell silent upon hearing this.

After a while, she spoke softly, “Su Lu, tell me the truth.”

“Um?” Su Lu uttered a syllable gently.

Cheng Youran’s voice grew heavier, “Is Bo Jingshen trying to deny the responsibility?”

Su Lu was stunned, with no response for a few seconds before she finally said, “No, what are you thinking?”

“If that wasn’t the case, would you react like this?

Didn’t you say you were going to talk to him?

What was the outcome?”

Cheng Youran didn’t believe her words and immediately pressed further.

Su Lu said, “He…

he’s been busy, we haven’t discussed it yet.”

“He’s too busy to talk about something as important as this, but he has time for what?

Oh, he’s got time for his company’s opening; he’s got time to hold banquets?”

Cheng Youran was a very sharp person and a typical independent modern woman, so when she chose to be direct, her words could be quite aggressive.

Su Lu was taken aback, “How did you…”

“How do I know about his opening?

Don’t you know how much of a blabbermouth Xu Ning is?” Cheng Youran said.

Su Lu could not help but smile bitterly; Xu Ning wasn’t really a gossip.

If she truly couldn’t keep a secret, vital business information would be leaked in no time, and Su Lu wouldn’t employ someone like that.

However, on certain matters that were unimportant and didn’t require secrecy, Xu Ning indeed had a loose tongue.

Especially since Doctor Cheng was a trusted friend of Mr.

Su, Xu Ning naturally had no guard against her.

“She’s quick with the news, leaks it fast enough,” said Su Lu helplessly with a chuckle, “I also just found out about Boss’ opening celebration not long ago…

and that Xu Ning has already leaked the info to you.”

“If it weren’t for being worried about you, do you think I’d want to pry into these matters?

I’m an angel who saves lives and helps the wounded, a dedicated workhorse for the people, busy with my duties, who has the time to snoop into these things?” Cheng Youran snorted.

Su Lu coaxed, “Yes, yes, Doctor Cheng is magnanimous and noble, it’s me who’s unappreciative.”

Cheng Youran’s emotions cooled down slightly as she continued, “So, it’s because of the opening that you haven’t had time to talk?

How is the opening more important than a child?

I really don’t understand your bourgeois values.”

Su Lu naturally didn’t want to elaborate that she hadn’t been able to contact Bo Jingshen again, as bringing that up would never end with Cheng Youran’s temperament.

Cheng Youran would probably transform into a furious fighter, cursing Bo Jingshen while scolding Su Lu for not standing up for herself.

“Anyway…

don’t worry about me,” Su Lu said to Cheng Youran on the other end of the line, “Once this busy period is over, there will always be time to have a proper talk, and the ultrasound isn’t urgent right at this moment.”

Cheng Youran clicked her tongue, “Fine then, you should buy some folic acid to take, and you can start on DHA as well, if you don’t want to be ‘pregnancy-brained’ for three years.”

“Got it.”

After ending the call, Su Lu’s expression slowly fell, her fingertips gently tapping on the screen, her gaze absent-mindedly fixed on the window outside.

The next day, Gu Xin returned and called Su Lu to invite her out for dinner.

Su Lu had been feeling quite listless these past few days; she’d been experiencing some faint abdominal pain, which, after checking, seemed to be early pregnancy implantation pain—a normal phenomenon, nothing serious.

But unlike menstrual cramps, she couldn’t just rely on painkillers, so she had to endure it.

Anyone who’d experienced it knew it was a type of pain that wasn’t too severe but was just really annoying.

Thus, even her tone of voice came across as lifeless.

“What’s wrong with you?

Did someone boil you alive?” Gu Xin teased, laughing on the other end of the line.

Su Lu replied grumpily, “You might as well say they steamed me.”

“Haha,” Gu Xin laughed heartily over the phone, “Alright, be a good girl.

If you’re feeling down, eating something tasty will cheer you up.

Food is the most cost-effective way to boost your happiness.

I’ll pick you up downstairs.”

Su Lu didn’t want to agree, but Gu Xin was being so attentive, and it was obvious that he’d only just returned to the country before asking her out for a meal.

Su Lu wasn’t one to dampen someone’s spirits, so she lazily consented, “Fine.”

Fifteen minutes later, Gu Xin was calling her from downstairs to come down.

Su Lu didn’t bother much with her appearance, just pulling her hair back with a clip, and even slipped on a pair of canvas shoes, the heels of which were flattened.

As she got into the passenger seat, Gu Xin handed her a gift box.

“Here, a little something for you,” he said with a smile.

“Thank you,” Su Lu accepted it, not bothering to unwrap it, her fingers gently fiddling with the ribbon tied in a butterfly knot atop the gift box, “When did you get back?”

“Just this morning.

I’ve only been back a short while.

I dropped my luggage off and immediately came to find you,” Gu Xin replied while he turned the steering wheel.

Su Lu looked at the roads outside, asking, “Where are we going to eat?”

Gu Xin’s expression froze for a moment, then he hesitated, “My parents…

they’ve been missing you a bit…”

Su Lu’s brows instantly knotted tightly, she turned her gaze toward Gu Xin, “You’re taking me back to your place for dinner?”

“Uh…” Gu Xin pursed his lips, able to read her mood from the look in her eyes and her expression; he had assumed Su Lu wouldn’t be so upset, given she’d always been the most understanding and considerate person.

He hadn’t expected her to react so strongly.

“Stop the car,” Su Lu said.

“Xiaolu…” Gu Xin called out to her.

Su Lu promptly grew impatient, “I said!

Stop the car!”

Her voice suddenly rose, her chest heaving, signaling her intense emotion.

Gu Xin was taken aback as he’d never seen Su Lu this angry, and he quickly pulled over, braking so hard the tires even emitted a sharp screeching sound.

“Xiaolu, don’t be angry, please.

I meant no harm,” Gu Xin hurriedly said, also startled.

“You never mean any harm,” Su Lu said, her voice faint, “But I just don’t want to play along anymore.

I’m tired; I don’t want to keep acting in front of your parents.

Deal with your own issues.

Take me back.”

Gu Xin was somewhat at a loss, “Then we won’t go to my place…how about we…let’s go somewhere else for dinner, I really did want to treat you to a meal, it’s been a long time.

Xiao Xi repeatedly warned me to bring you gifts and take you out to eat as soon as I got back.”