At the time, that's what he said, but he did indeed harbor such thoughts.
He didn't have children, and even felt that having a family was a burden. However, in order to silence the gossip and secure his inheritance from the Lu Group, he thought having a child to shut everyone up wasn't a bad idea.
He sent people to find Su Zhiruan and, at that time, she was at her wit's end, so she agreed. When Lu Peijin looked over the contract, he felt he was taking advantage of her vulnerability, but by then, there was no other way.
Su Zhiruan sat next to him, her toes curling slightly. Her calves were white and slender, the skirt was not long. She bowed her head, her ears and cheeks flushed red, her wet hair hanging down her back, resting on her shoulders. Yet she felt her temperature rising bit by bit.
Lu Peijin watched her lower her head with a reddened face, his Adam's apple bobbling, and in a husky voice, he asked, "How old are you this year?"
