Mr. Lu, don't be arrogant.

"What did you say?"

Mu Wanying thought she had misheard and turned around in shock.

He met Lu Linfeng's complicated and sad eyes.

He took a deep breath, and his big hand slowly moved down, gently landing on Mu Wanying's little face, "Wanying, I am not Zhou Ninghui's child, and neither is my second brother."

"you……"

Mu Wanying opened her thin lips slightly, but she couldn't speak.

"My dad and mom said this when we were kids, during an argument. So my mom has never liked us, and she even wants to kill us when she gets mad."

Lu Linfeng closed his eyes.

The big hand that was resting on Mu Wanying's face was also trembling slightly.

This is the secret he buried deep in his heart.

I haven't told anyone this in over a decade.

Mu Wanying was the first one.

Also the last one.

He forgot to breathe, his whole body froze there, and slowly fell into childhood memories.

It was a stormy night.

That night, the Lu family was also in a bloody storm.

He was beaten by his mother for being naughty and was hiding in the corner crying sadly, but he happened to hear the fierce quarrel between his parents.

Dad bared his teeth and growled at Mom.

"Zhou Ninghui, what are you doing? I'm warning you, if you dare to touch Yunfeng again, I will never let you go! I will never let your Zhou family go!"

After hearing this, my mother laughed coldly and her face became increasingly ferocious.

"You're not done yet! Lu Heng, I'm crazy. You guys have driven me crazy! Not only did you kill my daughter, you also forced me to be the mother of those two little bastards!"

"Lu Heng, do you know how much pain I feel every time I see them? Do you know that every time I see their faces, I feel like I'm being tortured over and over again?"

"My daughter died, but they are still alive and well! Why? Tell me why? Why can those two little bastards live? Why must my daughter die?"

"Lu Heng, it's you, it's you who ruined my life. It's you who ruined Zhou Ninghui's life!"

"But you still won't let me go, forcing me to pretend to be virtuous and generous, to use the identity of Mrs. Lu to cover up all your ugly deeds, and to pretend to be their biological mother. If it were you, would you be crazy?"

The hysterical roar still echoed in Lu Linfeng's mind.

It also echoed in his heart.

Only then did he truly understand why his mother didn't like him, why his mother always beat and scolded him, and why his mother always called him a little beast.

Whenever he thought of this incident, he could no longer hate Zhou Ninghui.

Although he could no longer regard her as his biological mother, he still remembered her kindness in raising him, so no matter how Zhou Ninghui beat or scolded him, he endured it silently.

He owed her this.

He also owes it to the daughter his mother mentioned.

But why doesn’t dad like him either?

Why does Dad love my second brother so much?

We are clearly not the mother's children, so why does Dad only love my second brother? Why does Dad not love me, but suppress me, or even hate me?

Since no one loves me, why bring him into this world?

As he thought about it, Lu Linfeng could no longer control the tears in his eyes. They broke out of their cage and flowed down in front of Mu Wanying.

He sniffed and smiled sadly.

"Wanying, I'm an illegitimate child! I'm an unwanted illegitimate child! For so many years, I couldn't understand why I came into this world. Until I met you..."

Lu Linfeng still didn't open his eyes, but suddenly took Mu Wanying into his arms, holding her tightly in his arms, wishing he could rub her into his own flesh and blood.

Only at this time can he feel what the meaning of his coming into this world is.

It's for her!

To meet her!

It is to love her, pity her, and cherish her!

"land……"

"Wanying. Don't talk. Let me hold you for a while! Just for a while, okay? I'm not afraid of being beaten or scolded by my mother, nor am I afraid of being suppressed by my father, and I'm not afraid of losing any of them.

Only you!

I've long been accustomed to them not wanting me, it doesn't matter; but if you don't want me, I... I will no longer find the meaning of living in this world!"

His voice trembled.

"Lu Linfeng..."

Mu Wanying still remembered that he had stalked Mu Xiu's mother, and she still had a grudge against this man in her heart, and instinctively resisted his close contact.

But listening to him say those words in a trembling voice, the pair of small hands pressed against his chest really couldn't use any strength and couldn't push him away.

I could only let him hold me.

After his emotions gradually recovered and returned to a stable state, Mu Wanying struggled out of his arms, adjusted her makeup and hair, and reached out to wipe the tears from his cheeks.

"Lu Linfeng, I'm very happy that you can tell me this secret, because from this incident, I can see that you really think I'm very important. I also sympathize with your experience and your life story."

"But you said I don't want you, so listen to me!"

"I know that Brother Yunfeng might have different feelings for me. I used to fantasize about how great it would be if the man I married was Brother Yunfeng."

"After all, he and I are childhood sweethearts. After all, he is the one who has always protected me since we were young. Between you and him, he is my first choice."

"But after I decided on you, I never thought about being with Brother Yunfeng again, nor did I ever think of using Brother Yunfeng to provoke you."

"I asked him out today because I have business to discuss, and also because I don't want to owe him too much."

"Those two pieces of clothing may not mean much to you, but they are very expensive to me. I can't just sit there and say nothing, especially now that I have the ability to pay him back. Otherwise, I will just owe him too much."

"But if you ask me to never see him again, never have anything to do with him again, then I'm sorry, I can't do it."

"Although he can no longer be my lover or husband, his identity as a good friend and elder brother will not change. I will not break up with him because of you, nor will I completely alienate him or hurt him because of you."

"Lu Linfeng, that's all I have to say. You're a smart person, and I think you should be able to tell what my attitude is after I've said so much."

"The conflict between us isn't with Brother Yunfeng at all, it's with you and me. If you don't even have this little bit of confidence, if you don't even have this little bit of trust in me, and you insist on being suspicious and jealous, then there's no need for us to be together anymore. We can end it completely and thoroughly now!"

Mu Wanying said a lot in one breath.

After saying that, she looked quietly at the man in front of her.

Seemingly waiting for his response.

The man in front of her was still digesting it.

Apart from holding her hand tightly, he did not make any other reaction.

Mu Wanying sighed and gently stroked his face with her thumb.

"Lin Feng, think carefully about what I'm saying. I won't be with you again until you explain everything about Mu Xiu's mother. Aunt Zhang just sent me a message saying that my cousin Mu Yongnian went home, so I have to go back tonight."

When Lu Linfeng heard the words of his cousin Mu Yongnian, his thoughts immediately came back to his senses, and several not-too-familiar figures quickly popped up in his mind.

He subconsciously wanted to stop her from going home, but he probably knew that he couldn't stop her at all, so he could only say softly, "I'll take you home."