Yun Shu's consecutive questions made Lu Yunxi feel a bit irritated. Adjusting his tie, he calmly said, "Mom, Lin Xi is very calm about this matter. It's not as serious as you think."
"Not serious?" She tried to calm herself down. She looked at Lu Yunxi again and said, "Your grandfather doesn't know about this yet. If he finds out, the consequences will be severe. You'll be in hot water. Also, don't think I can't see through your intentions. Since you want to hide it, do it properly. Your grandfather's health has deteriorated recently. If he senses anything amiss and something happens, you are my son, but I won't hesitate to take action."
"Don't think that by making Lin Xi initiate the divorce, we'll agree to it. I advise you to give up on that idea. You are my son, but I'm well aware of your motives."
"As for Fang Qinglian, that woman is not as simple as you think. She left decisively back then, but two years later, she's come back wagging her tail. Do you know what she's planning?"
Lu Yunxi sipped his water, his face appearing calm, but his mind was in turmoil. How did his mother know about all this?
On the way back home, Lu Yunxi sat in the car in complete silence, exuding an aura that discouraged anyone from approaching him. Even the driver in the front seat was careful not to provoke him.
"Lin Xi?" As soon as he returned home, Lu Yunxi called out her name, and he could see Lin Xi on the couch.
As he approached, Lin Xi had just woken up.
Seeing him return, Lin Xi immediately rubbed her eyes and, in a groggy voice, said, "You're back? By the way, there's something I need to tell you. It seems like Mom knows about our plan to divorce."
"You didn't tell her, did you?" Lu Yunxi asked angrily.
Lin Xi was momentarily dumbfounded by his question. It took her a while to react, and she looked at the man standing before her in disbelief. "What do you mean? Are you saying that I revealed our plan to divorce to Mom?"
"Isn't it you?"
"Of course not."
Lu Yunxi sneered, his deep eyes turning sharp and icy. That coldness struck Lin Xi's heart like a knife. "I only discussed this matter with you. If it wasn't you, then who? If you didn't want a divorce, you could have told me. I agreed to your terms, even if you wanted an equal division of assets, I would have agreed."
For a moment, Lin Xi felt as if she had forgotten how to breathe, and her mind was blank.
She parted her lips but found that she couldn't utter a single word. Being misunderstood like this, her heart was in immense pain.
"So, you have nothing to say?"
Lu Yunxi's contemptuous tone intensified the pain in her heart.
After a long while, she managed to collect herself. "So, your implication is that everything I did was for your money and assets?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not."
Lu Yunxi's cold, mocking gaze made her smile self-mockingly and lower her eyelashes.
It didn't matter anymore. She didn't want to explain.
She didn't want to justify herself.
After all, once her grandfather's birthday was over, they would proceed with the divorce. After that, they would go their separate ways, and there would be no further contact.
"Why should I care about what you think of me?"
"What about you? Why did you marry me in the first place?"
Although she already knew the reason, Lin Xi felt as if she were going mad and stubbornly wanted an answer.
She wanted to hear him say it, hear it directly from his mouth.
Lu Yunxi's silence made her even more uncomfortable. "Why won't you speak? Speak!"
"You initially claimed it was voluntary, what a voluntary act it was! Voluntarily sacrificing your own marriage for your ex-girlfriend, voluntarily using yourself as bait, luring me into your trap. Lu Yunxi, your so-called 'voluntary' is truly admirable. I'm genuinely in awe," Lin Xi shouted.
"Say something!" Lin Xi couldn't control herself.
The silence between them stretched on, suffocating the air around them.
Lin Xi took a deep breath; suddenly, she felt like even the air was painful, as if a knife were cutting into her throat.
"Why won't you explain?" Lin Xi managed a sad smile.
"Because you can't explain it."
She asked and answered herself, feeling like there was a giant hole in her chest, blood gushing out.
"I'm sorry!"
In the end, all she could say were those three words.
"Haha, I'm sorry!" Lin Xi repeated it softly, almost laughing. "I'm sorry," she repeated.
What a versatile phrase.
It seemed that no matter what you did, no matter what mistakes you made, you could answer with these three words.
She felt terrible.
Both physically and emotionally.
Especially in her lower abdomen, it felt like someone was pulling and spasming, causing her intense pain.
Soon, she felt dampness and stickiness below her.
Realizing something, Lin Xi's face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.
If she wasn't mistaken, she was bleeding, and it seemed like a lot.
"Baby, don't scare Mommy. You have to be safe!" Lin Xi pleaded with her belly. "Please don't have anything happen to you."
"I'm sorry, baby. Mommy didn't protect you."
Lin Xi blamed herself severely.
Seeing her unusually pale complexion, Lu Yunxi quickly said, "What's wrong with you? Your face is so pale. Let me take you to the hospital."
"No need for your false kindness."
Suddenly, Lin Xi reached out and pushed his hand away.
The pain in her lower abdomen was intensifying, and she felt like she was still bleeding.
She had heard that the first three months of pregnancy were the most unstable, making miscarriage very likely.
Thinking about it, Lin Xi immediately regretted her anger.
Even though she was angry with him, the baby was the most important thing now. She shouldn't have used their child as a bargaining chip in their argument.
She tried to speak, moving her lips to say something.
Suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes, and her body collapsed backward without any warning.
"Lin Xi."
Fortunately, Lu Yunxi reacted quickly and caught her.
"Lin Xi, wake up!"
Holding her in his arms, he rushed downstairs and ordered someone to prepare the car.
When Lin Xi regained consciousness, they had just arrived at the hospital, and Lu Yunxi was carrying her as he rushed to the emergency room.
His face was filled with anxiety, and because he had run too quickly, his face was covered in tiny beads of sweat. He no longer looked as handsome and elegant as usual but appeared somewhat disheveled and unkempt.
If only he were genuinely concerned about her, how great that would be.
Unfortunately, it was just remorse.
Upon entering the emergency room, the bright overhead lights suddenly switched on. Lin Xi didn't close her eyes; instead, she kept them wide open. Tears rolled down her cheeks one by one.
The doctor came in, and Lin Xi grabbed his hand, crying as she pleaded, "I'm pregnant, please, save my baby."
Seeing a pool of bright red blood beneath her, the doctor struggled to speak, "I'll do my best, but you need to prepare yourself. The chances of saving it are very low."