After Luo Wenxi arrived in Beicheng, she heard many people mention Lu Yizhou.
He stood at the top of the powerful elite, a rebellious, unruly man whom no one in high society dared to cross.
A woman as ordinary as dust never imagined she would have anything to do with a man of his stature, until an accident...
Staring at the two lines on the pregnancy test, Luo Wenxi thought it over for a long time before going to the hospital for an ultrasound. Once she confirmed she was really pregnant, she decided to find him.
Before that, Luo Wenxi had imagined all sorts of reactions from Lu Yizhou. Perhaps he would force her to terminate the pregnancy, but she had never expected this:
Clutching the ultrasound report, the man declared firmly, "I, Lu Yizhou, would never abandon my own child!"
Just like that, Luo Wenxi married into a wealthy family in record time and became the Mrs. Lu everyone envied.
Of course, there were also those who looked down on her, believing she had used the child to climb the social ladder and would be kicked out sooner or later.
Plenty of society ladies waited to laugh at Luo Wenxi, wondering when she would be thrown out of the Lu household.
Later...
At a banquet, Luo Wenxi had no appetite despite the sumptuous spread. Lu Yizhou asked with concern if there was anything she wanted to eat. She said, "I just want the persimmon cakes from my hometown."
The society ladies who heard her mocked her in private, certain Lu Yizhou wouldn't put up with such a demanding woman.
But that very night, Lu Yizhou drove three hours to her hometown, Yucheng, and bought persimmon cakes from the time-honored shop she had been longing for. The next day, he set all his work aside and spent the entire day showing her around.
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Before marrying Lu Yizhou, Luo Wenxi had never expected love. She was clearheaded and levelheaded, signing up for plenty of courses so she wouldn't waste her pregnancy. She never spent her time trying to please a man, believing that improving herself was far more worthwhile than loving anyone.
Lu Yizhou was prepared for Luo Wenxi to cling to him, but she never once called him first, or even asked him to accompany her to a prenatal checkup.
Thinking she was too embarrassed to ask, Lu Yizhou told her not to be afraid of inconveniencing her husband.
Luo Wenxi looked him in the eye and calmly said, "The ideal arrangement is for us to stay out of each other's way."
Only then did Lu Yizhou finally understand.
Luo Wenxi had married him because she needed a safe haven, not someone by her side.
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Theme: Rejecting the idea that romance should rule your life
