Chapter 59: Fawning on Foreigners

"Don't forget, there's still one last time."

In the evening, after waiting for Lu Jiaoru to walk out of the residential compound, Lu Xiaoning came over to remind her.

Lu Jiaoru: "..."

Speechless.

How... could anyone be this impatient?! What kind of woman is she?! It's one thing to have no feelings for her husband, but to not even care about the child she gave birth to?!

Lu Jiaoru simply couldn't comprehend such a creature. The crucial point was that Gu Fengrui was top-notch in terms of appearance, career, and family background. As a military man, his character went without saying, and he was reportedly exceptionally good to Lu Xiaoning.

She just couldn't understand what on earth Lu Xiaoning disliked about the man! If you dislike him, why marry him in the first place?! Is there something wrong with her brain?!

Had she not known a thing or two about Elder Gu and Gu Fengrui, Lu Jiaoru would have genuinely thought the Gu family was some kind of den of monsters or terrifying household.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Lu Xiaoning's brain really didn't function very well. She wondered how she ever managed to pass the university entrance exams; her brain must have been paralyzed by romance.

"I've done everything you asked. If you guys break your promise, I'll definitely turn the Gu family upside down."

Seeing that Lu Jiaoru just stared at her in silence, Lu Xiaoning grew anxious and issued a bluffing warning.

"Rest assured, only a fool would covet you. Do you think Elder Gu and Gu Fengrui are that kind of people?! Put away that shameless mindset of yours. Did you really think everyone is as despicable as you?!"

Lu Jiaoru genuinely wanted to avoid cursing, but how could this woman be so heartless?! Did her conscience not hurt at all?

If little Dongdong hadn't been so happy lately, she would have loved to urge Elder Gu to hurry up and process the divorce between Gu Fengrui and this woman. Every extra day felt bringing bad luck.

"You..."

Lu Xiaoning was so angry she wanted to curse, but her tongue wasn't as sharp as Lu Jiaoru's. Moreover, being scolded so bluntly still bruised her ego and pride; given her status, she refused to lower herself to act like a country shrew like Lu Jiaoru.

Therefore, not knowing how to hurl insults back, Lu Xiaoning could only turn around and storm off in a huff.

Lu Jiaoru watched the woman who had been angered into leaving. She couldn't even handle being scolded a few times?! She had no idea where Lu Xiaoning got the audacity to pull off such stunts; she truly was a bizarre specimen.

Over at the Gu family compound, inside the Lu household, the atmosphere was rather grim.

"Dad, Mom, you really need to keep your youngest daughter in check. I feel utterly humiliated just stepping outside nowadays."

The one voicing her grievances to the elderly couple of the Lu family was Luo Yuanmei, the eldest daughter-in-law. Ever since her sister-in-law ran into her first love who had returned from abroad and kicked up a fuss demanding a divorce, Luo Yuanmei constantly found herself on the receiving end of strange looks whenever she went out, sometimes even being pointed and whispered at. She felt both furious and helpless.

It wasn't even her shameful deed, nor was it caused by her own blood, yet she was the one being looked down upon.

Previously, Luo Yuanmei had urged her parents-in-law to persuade their youngest daughter not to throw away such a good life just to divorce and go abroad with her first love. After all, was abandoning a husband and dumping a child really a respectable reputation to have?!

Besides, the Gu family's standing was exceptional, and they had once done favors for the Lu family. Now that the Lu family had regained their footing and were living even better than the Gu family, burning the bridge like this was utterly contemptible.

"How are we supposed to manage her affairs?! We've talked, we've scolded, but she insists on having her own way. Am I supposed to tie her up?! Or kill her?!"

Old Mr. Lu sat with a gloomy face and remained silent, but Madam Lu at the side retorted harshly and indignantly at her eldest daughter-in-law.

She was furious.

This was her own flesh and blood; if the daughter-in-law wasn't going to stand by her and help, she shouldn't have been rolling her eyes and showing disdain either.

Lu Xiaoning was Madam Lu's youngest daughter, born in her later years. Compared to her older brothers and sisters, she was Madam Lu's most cherished child—without exception.

Back when the family ran into trouble years ago, Madam Lu hadn't cared about her other children; her very first thought was to protect her youngest daughter and ensure she could continue living a life free from worry about food and clothing. After searching far and wide, she finally picked Gu Fengrui.

Through those arduous years of bitter struggle, Madam Lu had grown increasingly selfish and self-centered. As long as she lived comfortably, she couldn't care less about anyone else.

Therefore, when their family later returned to the capital and Gu Fengrui became paralyzed, her youngest daughter came back crying and complaining numerous times, and Madam Lu's heart had long since biased.

Not to mention, her youngest daughter had reconnected with her first love from abroad, and she heard that his family was fabulously wealthy overseas.

Life abroad was exceptionally wonderful; they didn't just live in a villa, they even drove luxury cars, and every single meal consisted of delicacies. How could it compare to the capital?! Here, eating something decent required hiding it away for fear of others finding out. Such a life was unbearable not just for Lu Xiaoning, but even for Madam Lu.

And so, when her youngest daughter insisted on getting a divorce and going abroad, Madam Lu was completely persuaded and actually quite supportive of the idea.

Luo Yuanmei: "..."

Hearing her mother-in-law's words, her heart grew colder and colder. Her mouth opened and closed several times, but in the end, she said nothing.

Setting aside Luo Yuanmei as an outsider to the Lu family, hadn't everyone else in the Lu family also kept their mouths shut?