The wealthy military officer spoils his wife excessively

Xiang Ru was waiting for her at the hotel entrance. It seemed she had followed her all the way, and only called her after Lu Zheng left.

In the darkness of night, the middle-aged woman turned around, her appearance so unfamiliar.

She brushed past him in the restaurant, and thought she was seeing things, or that it was someone who looked similar. If Xiang Ru hadn't called, she almost wouldn't have been sure.

She was doing very well, wearing perfectly applied makeup, dressed in luxurious clothes, and adorned with jewelry on her hands and neck. In just a few months, she had established herself in the city and even hooked up with a wealthy man. It was definitely a wise decision for her to abandon that burden.

Suwen thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile.

“Susu…” When the woman saw her, her calm face finally showed emotion.

"I thought you'd forgotten you had a daughter."

Xiang Ru paused, a look of disappointment crossing her face, but this reaction was expected. She quickly rallied and got to the point: "Susu, I'm so sorry. Your father forced me into this situation; I had no other choice but to abandon you. But I've always cared about you. I planned to bring you over as soon as I settled here, but I didn't expect we'd meet so soon. By the way, Susu, who was the boy with you today...?"

Suwen had been listening quietly until this moment, when he raised an eyebrow and glanced at her.

Xiang Ru involuntarily took a step back. When did her daughter's eyes become so sharp? It was as if she could see right through her!

Under such a piercing gaze, Xiang Ru's voice lowered involuntarily: "You know how hard it has been for your mother. It's really difficult for a woman to establish herself in a big city like Beijing without a man to rely on. I don't want to talk about your father anymore. Since he could abandon us to fool around with other women, why can't I find another man? I've finally found a man who truly loves me, and you want me to be happy, right, Su Su?"

Sincerely… Su Wen scoffed, “Sincerely, I wouldn’t have let you do three!”

"Do you know who he is?"

"He said he was investing in commercial real estate and that he seemed to own a company..." the mother mumbled.

"Alright," Suwen interrupted her, "You don't even know what he does, yet you're betting your entire future on him. Don't you find that ridiculous? Do you even know who his family members are? Do you know he already has a wife and children? What you're doing now is no different from that woman who destroyed our family!"

They say you learn from your mistakes, but she felt that she, as a mother, was still so naive.

Xiang Ru began with difficulty, "I..."

“It’s not too late for you to turn back now,” Suwen advised her in the end. “That man’s family is not one you can afford to marry, and his future wife is no pushover either.”

When she said the name "Lu Wenyi," Xiang Ru was clearly stunned and couldn't come to her senses for a long time.

She knew perfectly well that her mother had been fooled by a man's sweet talk and knew nothing at all. Who was Lu Wenyi? Her ruthlessness and methods were far beyond what her ordinary mother could handle.

Xiang Ru was a natural beauty, as could be seen from Su Wen's face. Although she was middle-aged, she still had a certain charm when she dressed up. But what could a man like Xiao Zhiyuan, who had seen all sorts of beautiful women, possibly have for Xiang Ru?

Xiang Ru unconsciously clenched her fingers: "No, Zhiyuan wouldn't lie to me. He said he loves me and will take care of me... I don't even dare to hope that he will welcome me into his family. I know his position doesn't allow it. I just want to be with him... Susu, can you understand your mother?"

Her mother, in her early forties, had the innocent heart of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

Facing her mother like this, she suddenly didn't know what to say. In truth, some of the things she was saying to her mother were also things she was saying to herself. Honestly, was she good enough for Lu Zheng's family? Even if Lu Zheng professed his love for her now, what would they do if his family objected in the future?

She was confused, let alone trying to persuade others.

At this moment, Xiang Ru suddenly asked, "Su Su, is the boy you were with today a relative of his? He's been unhappy all night since he met you. I know he's worried about his family finding out about me..." Xiang Ru paused, then suddenly grabbed her hand, "Su Su, can you... break up with him?"

Suwen suddenly turned her head, her gaze straight ahead, like an arrow piercing the guilty woman.

Xiang Ru swallowed hard and continued, "He will find out about your relationship with me someday. Otherwise, are you planning to wait until that day to tell him the truth? Like you said, we can't afford to associate with that kind of family. It's one thing for me to be ashamed, but you're still young. Can you endure that kind of humiliation? Su Su, I'm begging you, for my happiness, please let go, okay?"

Suwen felt devastated.

The woman in front of him, who gave birth to him and raised him for eighteen years, was now begging him to grant her wish with a humble expression.

"open."

"Su Su?"

Su Wen took a step back, breaking free from her grasp, and laughed wildly. His laughter was swallowed by the night wind, disappearing in an instant: "Then why didn't you let go and grant my wish?"

"..."

Xiang Rumo was speechless.

He keeps calling her "Mom," but in the end, he's just selfish and only cares about his own happiness.

She turned and walked into the hotel, with Xiang Ru chasing after her, calling her name. She didn't turn around, her shadow stretching long under the lamplight: "If you regret it someday, don't come crying to me."

Back in the hotel room, I threw myself onto the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling, my mind completely blank, as if I couldn't think of anything.

"Susu, please..."

"Susu..."

As soon as she closed her eyes, it felt like countless voices were shouting in her ears. Frustrated, she covered her face with the pillow and only let go when she felt like she couldn't breathe.

It's so painful, like I'm dying.

Suwen didn't sleep well all night, and when she woke up the next day, she had dark circles under her eyes. She was still worried when the doorbell rang, and finally just slapped on some concealer in front of the mirror to get by.

“Lu Zheng…” When the door opened, she was stunned; it wasn’t Lu Zheng.

The other party was gentle and polite: "Miss Nie, right? Lu Zheng had something to attend to and couldn't leave, so he asked me to come and pick you up."

Suwen looked at the other person blankly.

Feng Zhan smiled and pointed to his military uniform: "I am the bodyguard of the old commander."

Suwen then followed him downstairs with peace of mind.

Lu Zheng drove his sports car early in the morning, humming a tune, and arrived at his hotel room, only to find it deserted with just a few people cleaning the room. He was stunned.

Where is the person living in this house?

"Someone came to pick me up in the morning, so I checked out."

Lu Zheng was stunned for a few seconds before suddenly snapping out of it, grabbing his car keys and running downstairs.

Lu Garden was restless early in the morning. On the way into the garden, all that could be heard was the low hum of an engine. If the old man's description last time was an exaggeration, this time, Lu Zheng had actually crammed the front of the car into the living room!

bang——

Lu Zheng jumped out of the car and pushed open the door with one hand.

Lu Haibo glanced back and frowned slightly: "The older they get, the less disciplined they become."

Lu Zheng turned his gaze and saw Su Wen sitting upright on the sofa.

"Come with me." He took two steps at a time, grabbed her elbow, and pulled her along.

“Lu Zheng…”

"Nonsense!" Lu Haibo shouted, and Lu Zheng finally stopped. Su Wen tugged at his sleeve, signaling him not to mess around, but he grabbed Su Wen's palm and held it even tighter.

Lu Haibo suppressed his anger: "Yesterday, with a bunch of elders here, you were so disrespectful, and I haven't even taught you a lesson yet. And today, in front of the guests, you're behaving like this again. Where did all your manners go from childhood?"

Lu Zheng opened his mouth, swallowed his anger, and remained silent.

The old man got up from the sofa and pointed at Lu Zheng: "You, stand at ease, stand at attention, and march with me to the study."

The old man's study was on the second floor, with windows facing a spacious courtyard. Two crabapple trees in the courtyard were in full bloom, and a swarm of bees buzzed around the flowering trees. The flowers provided ample shade, creating a lush and beautiful scene that made the study feel even more tranquil and peaceful.

The morning sun was shining brightly, directly through the window, its slanting rays spilling across half of the desk. The old man's beloved celadon teacup was bathed in a soft halo of light. The study was utterly quiet, the only sound the soft rustling of the old man wiping the gun barrel with a cotton cloth.

Lu Zheng leaned to one side, half-lying and half-reclining on the old man's yellow rattan chair. He tapped his long leg, propped his right elbow on his head, and slightly opened the collar of his shirt, revealing the deep lines of his collarbone. The cuffs were rolled up to his elbows, and a three-inch-long scar on his right forearm was shocking.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a soft, half-lit glow on his face. Lu Zheng felt a calmness he had never known before. It was a resolute, unwavering determination. Because his Susu was downstairs.

The old man had cleaned that gun countless times. It's said that the first gun he handled after joining the army was a Type 38 rifle, and he used it to fight the Kuomintang and in the Vietnam War. He's treasured it like a precious gem all these years.

"You have no manners at all." Lu Haibo finally put down his gun.

Lu Zheng scoffed and switched legs: "I'm not one of your soldiers, so I don't need to stand at attention."

Lu Haibo glanced at him slowly, his wrinkled eyes filled with disapproval: "You're not doing your job properly."

"In your eyes, are there any other legitimate professions besides serving in the military?"

bang——

A military magazine flew onto Lu Zheng and then slid to his feet.

He didn't even flinch, taking the hit without moving an inch; this was child's play. Lu Zheng was fearless, holding his head high and stubbornly confronting the old man: "If you have anything else to say, just say it all at once. If it's still the same old routine, I'm going downstairs. Su Su is still waiting for me downstairs."