She nodded. "Why?" she asked again.
Lu Shifeng said, "This is your reward. You've been doing very well recently."
She was speechless. So that was how it was. She resisted the urge to throw the ring on his face. What reward? This man was too arrogant and conceited! However, she did not dare to offend him and could only put on a fake smile.
The jade-like ring made her skin look like jade, delicate and fair. It was very moving.
Lu Shifeng held her hand and looked at it carefully. "Xie Yan said that your skin is fair and you're suited to wear white jade. Indeed."
She was puzzled. "Xie Yan?"
"The man who got out of the car to help you the day you were hit by the car. My secretary."
She remembered the man in the black suit who had the same dead look as Lu Shifeng. Indeed, they were superior and subordinate.
She thought about it and asked, "Did he choose this ring?"
He said, "I only know that you like roses, but I don't know what material you like."
Her heart skipped a beat. "Do you care what I like?"
He glanced at her. "You're my wife. It's my responsibility to make you happy."
His voice was as calm as water. It was as if it was a matter-of-fact and natural, and as if he was telling her that flowers would bloom in spring and the moon would brighten in autumn. A small ripple of emotion rippled through her. Maybe this man… wasn't as bad as she thought.
However, she put this thought out immediately after it popped up.
He had dominated her so many times and made her suffer for so long. How could a few sweet words buy her over?
She lowered her head and thought about how she could make use of his rare kindness to gain more benefits. After a while, she looked up with a faint smile. "Thank you for giving me this ring. I like it very much. However, this ring was bought after considering an outsider's opinion. It doesn't count as you giving it to me alone. I still feel a little sad."
It was hard to guess a woman's thoughts.
Lu Shifeng asked, "Then how can I make you not sad?"
Su Xingyu was silent for a moment before mustering up the courage to look at him. "Lu Shifeng, since you said that my performance during this period was not bad, can you reward me with something that I want? I'm willing to use all the jewelry in exchange."
Looking at how careful she was, he narrowed his eyes dangerously. "No photo-taking."
She was very disappointed, but this was also an expected answer, so she shook her head and said gently, "I know you don't like me taking photos, so why would I be so insensible and make such a request? I'm just too bored at home and want to go to my friend's magazine agency to help out. I promise not to take photos, okay?"
At the end of the day, she still wanted to go out and work.
Lu Shifeng was displeased. "A Young Madam should behave like a Young Madam."
This sentence again!
Su Xingyu wanted to tear his cold face apart. She suppressed her anger and continued to speak in a gentle voice, "Not all women from wealthy families do nothing. Did I hear that the eldest daughter of the Zhuang family, Zhuang Heng, is working in Sharp Edge Group? Those people outside all praised her for being smart and capable. If I go out to work, I will not embarrass you."
The Zhuang family had a large-scale cosmetics family business. The eldest daughter, Zhuang Heng, however, was not interested in cosmetics. From a young age, she studied photography and ran to Sharp Edge Group to be the chief photographer.
Sharp Edge Group was the Lu family's corporation. Su Xingyu had done her homework beforehand and felt that this example would be compelling.
However, Lu Shifeng was still displeased. "She's not married yet. It's different. A married woman should take care of her husband and raise her children."
Su Xingyu wanted to slap him again. Grinding her teeth, she asked, "Then, if Miss Zhuang gets married and you lose such an outstanding chief photographer, won't you feel regretful? Or perhaps, if she married you, you would also forbid her from working after marriage?"
"She won't work after marriage," Lu Shifeng said.
"What?" Su Xingyu was stunned.
"Zhuang Heng talked to me." Lu Shifeng was a little impatient. "Her opinion is very similar to mine. She thinks that women should stay at home after marriage and serve their husbands and children well."
Su Xingyu was speechless. "…"
Lu Shifeng, what kind of people do you know?!
She suspected that she had transmigrated to some ancient era where she had to follow the three principles and four virtues!
The conversation ended unhappily.
Su Xingyu was depressed, but she still endured her grievances and waited for him to return home every day. She served him tea, poured him water, and took care of his internal affairs. When she was in a bad mood, her mental state was affected adversely as well. After a few days, she lost a lot of weight. On this day, when she walked down the stairs, she suddenly fainted.
The slender tips of her heels could not stand. She rolled down the stairs, her head bleeding.
The butler and maid hurriedly sent her to the hospital and informed Lu Shifeng.
Lu Shifeng came over in a hurry and scolded, "Why are you so careless?"
She was fragile. "I don't know either. I just fainted out of nowhere."
Aunt Gui, who was waiting on her, said, "The doctor said that Young Madam is fine. It's just caused by low blood sugar and depression."
"Depression?" Lu Shifeng's voice sank.
Aunt Gui did not dare to speak anymore.
Su Xingyu looked at him carefully with a sorrowful expression.
"I'm offering you food and clothing," he said. "What have you got to be depressed about?"
Tears welled up in her eyes as she bit her lip. "Yes. It's my fault. I can't help but want to go out to work. I'm too bored. As long as I'm free, I'll…" She choked and calmed down."I'm sorry. I'll try my best to control myself. "
Lu Shifeng looked at her intensely.
Su Xingyu felt uneasy. Actually, it was not an accident that she fell down the stairs. It was a thorough plan that she had meticulously planned. Since Lu Shifeng did not agree to let her go out to work, she could only try another method. For the past few days, she had been acting depressed. She even complained to Aunt Gui that she could not go out to work and felt very wronged. She ate very little, which made Aunt Gui worried. After this fall, Aunt Gui sent her to the hospital and told the doctor about the situation. The doctor, who could not find any major illnesses, naturally attributed the fainting incident to emotional problems.
Now, it all depended on whether Lu Shifeng would show compassion.
Su Xingyu could not wait to show all the acting skills she had in her life. She looked so pitiful as she held back her tears.
Even Aunt Gui couldn't stand it anymore. She mustered up her courage and said to Lu Shifeng, "Young Master, please let Young Madam go out to work. Young Madam married into our family before she even finished her university studies. She doesn't know how dangerous society is. Why don't you let her go out and try? When she understands how hard work is, she will naturally understand your good intentions."
Lu Shifeng pondered for a moment. "Do you want to work so badly?"
"Absolutely!" She raised her teary eyes and looked at him expectantly.
Lu Shifeng finally relented. "Sure, but there's one rule. You're not allowed to touch the camera."
"Thank you, Lu Shifeng! I know that you're the best!" Si Xingyu achieved her goal, and as she smiled, there were tears in her eyes. She even forgot to pretend to be weak and gave him a big hug.