Chapter 813: Chapter 609: Tender as Water, Heart of Black Iron (6000+)_3

Wu Rong held her back,

"Don’t call him."

"Huh?"

Lu Ping was taken aback for a moment, her eyes met Wu Rong’s, and her heart skipped a beat...

Wu Rong...

"Xiao Ping, actually, I really want to ask you one thing..."

"...What?"

Lu Ping’s voice was so light it was almost inaudible.

"All these years... have you ever regretted it..."

"..."

Lu Ping’s face instantly turned pale, her expression was frighteningly rigid.

Her eyes met Wu Rong’s gaze, filled with bewilderment.

"Even a tiny bit of regret... regretting being with him instead of me..."

"From now on, don’t come anymore."

Lu Ping looked up, though her disposition was somewhat weak, accustomed to enduring silently over these years, there was still a line in her heart that no one could cross.

With just one sentence, Wu Rong precisely stepped onto that line.

Exceptionally icy words slipped out effortlessly, without the slightest hesitation.

What was sealed was the past, what she didn’t want to mention.

Yet this opened... Lu Ping’s new doubts in her heart.

These years, Wu Rong had shown absolute respect towards her, tending to her and her son openly and honorably.

She thought Wu Rong’s feelings for her had long been replaced by familial love, even if it wasn’t as precious as familial love, it was ultimately replaced by a feeling akin to remorse.

Today, she couldn’t decipher Wu Rong’s thoughts, as just one sentence opened that dusty cabinet that was never meant to be opened again.

Wu Rong didn’t expect Lu Ping’s face to change so quickly.

After being stunned, her expression became cold and ruthless.

Just as he was about to speak again, she pushed him out, and soon after, the door was closed.

Wu Rong looked at the floral cloth shoe covers on his feet, made by this woman with a temperament as soft as water.

Such a dexterous woman...

She was the woman he desired all his life but never obtained, the white moonlight by his bedside, the red mole in his heart...

He knew her tenderness was like water, and her heart was like iron.

When he made a mistake in a moment of folly, she left without looking back, without a bit of nostalgia.

He thought she married his brother Wu Yao to get back at him, but unexpectedly, she said, "Without love, naturally there is no hatred, so there’s no need for revenge. Big brother..."

A gentle sentence, yet it was her heartfelt confession, leaving him speechless.

As such, past events were sealed away, he dared not mention them, nor would she.

But... there is always discontent in his heart, always feeling she was too merciless... always wanting to leave something in her heart.

Is it true if he gains a higher status than his brother, she would notice him more?

Is it true if he’s far more capable than his brother, she might sway a bit in her heart...

Is it true if he often mentions his wife’s privileged life and his son’s access to easy educational resources, she might taste a bit of regret...

In thinking about this...

But in the end... 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

She just shut the door, closing all his thoughts and hopes.

Wu Rong stood outside the door for quite a while, with a dark face, silently walking away...

Lu Ping also stood still on this side of the door for a long time, only turning around to walk to the hall after hearing the sound of Wu Rong leaving, feeling all the strength drained from her body, wearily sitting on the sofa.

The tea Wu Yu brewed for Wu Rong still had warmth.

However...

Her heart had long lost its warmth.

Wu Yu and Su Xiaomeng listened closely to the sounds outside the door, Xiao Meng didn’t expect Wu Rong to come and go so quickly.

A heart that was hanging in suspense slowly settled down.

Wu Yu went out first to check the situation before letting Xiao Meng come out from the bedroom.

Lu Ping sat on the sofa, even her silhouette radiated deep loneliness and sorrow...

Su Xiaomeng pressed her lips together, they really couldn’t hear what Wu Rong and Lu Ping said by the entryway, naturally unaware of what Lu Ping was thinking.

Wu Yu was about to ask, but Lu Ping directly lifted her head, she looked at Su Xiaomeng,

"Su Xiaomeng, I believe in what you said."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng blinked, what’s going on?

"Whatever you say should be done, I will do just that."

She wasn’t a woman with great abilities, perhaps to this day, she didn’t know what Wu Rong saw in her, nor did she know what aspect the husband Wu Yao loved about her.

But she wouldn’t forget that it was the husband Wu Yao who made her once feel so blissful like the princess in a castle.

For Wu Yu, she always endured in silence, yielding in every way, seemingly timid and indecisive.

In every matter, she tried to find a moderate way to avoid trouble and conflict.

If Su Xiaomeng hadn’t come today to uncover the scar from fifteen years ago, perhaps she would have aged slowly in mediocrity.

Her arrival was probably heaven’s opportunity for her...

Not only was Su Xiaomeng surprised by Lu Ping’s sudden change of attitude, Wu Yu was just as astonished.

"Mom..."

He wanted to say he hadn’t completely believed Su Xiaomeng’s words yet...

"I know what kind of person my husband is, clearer than anyone! If he betrays the police, then there is no longer a fair and loyal good officer in the world!"

"..."

Su Xiaomeng and Wu Yu were deeply shaken by the loud declaration from this gentle middle-aged woman.

"I believe what you said, I trust no one can understand my feelings better than Su Xiaomeng."

Lu Ping addressed Su Xiaomeng by her full name, she looked at her...

Xiao Meng understood what Lu Ping’s words implied.

When Yin Shixiu’s death was announced, he was overwhelmed by public opinion, at a young age, becoming widowed with a child...

She knew Lu Ping must be thinking like this in her heart.

Su Xiaomeng felt comforted, for the mother and son before her, and for Wu Yao who was anxious before her arrival...

If she turned around and told Wu Yao his wife was not as feeble as he had described, his wife spoke the words firmly...

He would surely be overjoyed.

Just the thought of it warmed Su Xiaomeng’s heart.

She looked at Lu Ping and nodded.

Thinking, not only can I understand your current feeling, soon, you will experience my current feeling, the relief of having the loved one return to your side and appear before you...

Standing vividly in front of you, not just appearing in your dreams.

He will hold you tightly, allowing you to forgive all the pain life previously handed you.

Xiao Meng stepped forward to embrace Lu Ping,

"I won’t let you and your son down, I swear by the name Su Xiaomeng."

Nothing could be more reassuring than such a statement.

Now, the name "Su Xiaomeng" represented so much, wealth and power were merely external, along with the greatness unique to this woman personally.

A woman who had overcome so many difficulties, her ability and mentality could no longer be questioned due to her age.