Campus Ace Girl

Chapter 1243: Chapter 1343: I Want to Live with Dad

King Jingyao’s voice was low and hoarse: "Don’t move!"

She was still crying, her fingers clutching his shirt tightly, even grabbing his flesh, which hurt a lot, but he was unwilling to let her go and continued to hold her tightly, careful not to hurt her.

After a long time, Lin Hua stopped moving, her voice gradually became weak...

King Jingyao gently patted her hair, his voice even hoarser, soothing her as if she were a child: "Just like this... Don’t move! Listen to me, Lin Hua..."

"I don’t want to hear you," she murmured, "Jingyao, I want to divorce you."

His body trembled.

After a moment, he gently patted her hair again, his voice hoarse: "You’re tired, take a nap, we’ll talk about it tomorrow, okay?"

"I want Xiao Yue," she whispered against his chest, "You won’t lack children, there are plenty of women who would have children for you if you wanted."

King Jingyao was slightly angered: "Why would I want others to have children for me?"

What he wanted was just a son and a daughter with her.

Lin Hua chuckled softly, she made no sound and did not struggle, just stayed quiet.

After a long time, she said, "I’m tired, I want to sleep for a while, let me go."

He knew she wanted to avoid the issue, not wanting to talk to him or be with him... he should give her space, but he didn’t want to let her go... he was also afraid, afraid she wouldn’t want him anymore.

So he let her sleep but didn’t leave, instead just stayed with her...

When Lin Hua fell asleep, a servant brought chicken soup, feeling heartbroken seeing Lin Hua’s condition and wiping her tears: "Madam has gotten so much thinner."

The old lady glanced at her, and she dared not speak anymore, only dared to place the chicken soup there, sneaking a look at King Jingyao before leaving...

King Jingyao finally spoke, addressing the old lady: "I’ll stay here, you go rest, Grandma."

The old lady sighed: "Alright, you both need time to resolve this, I’ll come back tomorrow."

She knew her son was busy, it was impossible to stay here all the time, and if he neglected his responsibilities for love, he wouldn’t be her son, so she was willing to watch over things for him.

The old lady left, and the night slowly deepened.

At eleven o’clock, Wang Jingchuan quietly said: "I’ll take my leave, and when Madam wakes up, please be considerate."

He really wasn’t reassured, the old lady was right, Mr. Wang had a temper like a dog, losing it at the slightest displeasure, if not for this pride, things wouldn’t have escalated today. It wasn’t anything major, just a trivial issue, but with a lost child involved, it became much more serious.

King Jingyao was sitting by the bedside, nodded slightly at the words: "Okay, you go first."

After speaking, he resumed staring at Lin Hua, and Wang Jingchuan sighed softly and closed the door.

Lin Hua woke up half an hour later, uncertain of the time and place, but seeing King Jingyao brought everything back, and she remained silent.

"No matter how angry, drink some chicken soup, it’s very nourishing, the chickens were handpicked by Grandma herself, ensuring each one is worthy of you." King Jingyao intentionally tried to cheer her up: "Grandma gave me quite a beating to vent your anger this time."

As he spoke, he adjusted Lin Hua’s bed to raise her, letting her sit up against the pillow.

Lin Hua, being graceful, couldn’t act like ordinary women who create a big scene, and such tactics wouldn’t work on him either. She calmly sat and drank her chicken soup, then put the bowl down and said: "I’m not too badly hurt, I’ll be discharged in a few days."

He seemed to respond indifferently, but his gaze was firmly on her.

Lin Hua sensed his gaze, finally looked at him, and spoke even softer: "After discharge, I want to move back home."

"Naturally, live at home." King Jingyao’s eyes settled on the bowl beside her, pretending not to understand.

Thus, Lin Hua had to clarify: "I mean my mother’s home, or where I used to live."

After she spoke, King Jingyao stared directly at her.

Lin Hua also remained silent, waiting for his response.

After about a minute, King Jingyao wiped his face and smiled: "Alright, the villa is too big, it’s better we move to a smaller place, maybe Xiao Yue will be very happy, but before moving we’ll need to set things up, couldn’t go without a children’s room and study, but no worries, Jingchuan will arrange it."

She knew King Jingyao was always shameless, but she hadn’t known he could be this shameless. She wanted to separate, yet he still acted so composed. Lin Hua was slightly angered: "I mean I’ll move there myself."

"Without me? What about Xiao Yue?" King Jingyao immediately asked.

Lin Hua pursed her lips: "I’ll take Xiao Yue."

"Makes sense," King Jingyao smirked self-deprecatingly: ’How could you leave your son behind!’

After speaking, he got up and stood silently at the floor-to-ceiling window for a long time without saying a word, neither approving nor disapproving, while Lin Hua seemed prepared to drag this out with him long-term, so she wasn’t in a hurry or urging him, just leaning against the headboard.

After a long silence, he finally spoke with a hoarse voice: "Lin Hua, this is my fault, I broke your heart and indirectly lost our child, you can hit me, scold me, blame me, but I don’t want this to end too badly."

He turned to look at her: "Can we give each other a way out?"

She couldn’t answer that question.

King Jingyao suppressed the urge to smoke and said with a hoarse voice: "Grandma told me, in case you mentioned divorce, Xiao Yue would be yours and I’m not allowed to fight you for him."

Lin Hua was shaken.

In fact, she knew well the old lady’s cunning, and why King Jingyao brought this up now, it was just to show weakness hoping she’d relent, but she also knew the Wang Family had their pride, if they said it, they would do it, meaning if a divorce really happened, Xiao Yue would indeed go with her.

King Jingyao saw her silence and spoke again: "Think carefully about all these years’ feelings together, could you really just let it go?"

Lin Hua’s lips moved slightly.

King Jingyao softly said: "I was wrong, I’m sorry."

As he spoke, there was a glimmer in his eyes.

The child was his too, he’d feel the pain as well. Perhaps it would have been a lovely little girl like Lin Hua, how could he not like her? But the child was gone, and life had to go on...

Lin Hua slowly calmed down, took a long time before she spoke: "I can’t tell you right now that I’ve let it go or figured it out, this matter is still unresolved for me, Jingyao, you’ve said so much and all I can promise you is that I’ll think about it, as for Xiao Yue... Thank you."

He looked at her for a long moment, then sighed deeply: "I’d rather not have your thanks."

After saying so much, apologizing, and saying thank you, yet the bond between them seemed to have faded quite a lot, nothing like the intimacy when she cried in his arms earlier... King Jingyao felt empty inside, wanting to hold on but unable to.

He understood that he could forcibly keep her, but what would be the point in that?

He might also try to coax her, clinging to her like a rascal, but... Lin Hua wasn’t a young girl anymore, she was long past that age...

King Jingyao felt very troubled and had a headache, not knowing what to do. However, this worry ended ten days later when Lin Hua was discharged from the hospital; she ultimately chose to move out of King Jingyao’s villa... But what was surprising was that Xiao Yue chose to stay with King Jingyao.

Lin Hua looked into her son’s eyes, reluctant to explain the meaning of separation to him and what would happen afterward. She only gently asked her son, "Xiao Yue, don’t you want to live with Mommy?"

Xiao Yue leaned against her, softly saying, "I’m afraid Dad will be alone, with no one to take care of him at night."

Lin Hua felt slightly bitter, reaching out to caress her son’s face, "Xiao Yue is a little caregiver now."

Xiao Yue looked at his mother, cautiously saying, "I’ll visit you during the holidays, Mom."

Suddenly, Lin Hua suspected that Xiao Yue knew, that he was old enough to understand what a broken relationship and separation meant.

She looked at her son again, then hugged him without saying anything.

Little Wang Yue really wanted to ask his mother if she could not move out, but in the end, he didn’t ask... he just wrapped his small arms around her. At this moment, King Jingyao came over, looking at the mother and son, paused, "Xiao Yue, don’t hug your mother too tight, her ribs are still injured."

Little Wang Yue responded with an "Oh" and obediently let go.

At this time, Lin Hua stood up, suppressing and somewhat restraining herself as she spoke, "Xiao Yue said he wants to live with you."

This was something King Jingyao had not expected, and he was almost overwhelmed with joy, but he pretended to be angry on the surface, "Xiao Yue, are you going to ignore your mom? How can you do that?"

In his mind, he thought, "Great, my son is truly wonderful! This is fantastic!"

After he finished speaking, Little Wang Yue looked at his father and softly said, "If I follow Mommy, she won’t be able to find a new love..."

King Jingyao was suddenly at a loss.

Lin Hua was somewhat... she coughed lightly, "Xiao Yue, who told you that?"

"It’s always like that on TV." Xiao Yue bit his lip, then glanced at his parents’ faces and said in a low voice, "I understand everything."

King Jingyao sighed, crouching down to hold his son’s small and thin shoulders, "Mom is not well; she just moved out to recuperate."

Xiao Yue swallowed the words "Dad is lying," staring at him intently. King Jingyao felt a headache again, thought for a moment, and then said, "Mom needs some peace and quiet for recovery."

Xiao Yue responded with an "Oh" and said, "I’ll visit Mom every day after school."

"That’s so good." King Jingyao coaxed his son and then stood up, looking at Lin Hua, "You should stay at your previous apartment, pay attention to the cold, and by the way, I’ll let Mrs. Zhang go there to take care of you. You need someone to cook good meals for you since your body has been weakened."

"No need." Lin Hua said plainly, "I’m just resting anyway..."

The concert... didn’t need to be held either; he had compensated and refunded the money, but there was always a sense of regret in her heart.

She refused, but this was something King Jingyao could not allow her to refuse. "It’s not negotiable; otherwise, I’ll carry you back myself."

Lin Hua glared at him.

In the end, it was decided that Mrs. Zhang would go to cook meals every day and leave afterward, without staying there. King Jingyao still had some objections to this result, as he suspected it was another of Lin Hua’s thoughts, fearing Mrs. Zhang would be a hindrance to her. But he didn’t dare to ask this question, as they were already separated, and if he pressed further, he was afraid she’d directly bring up divorce.

King Jingyao was very busy, which was also why he agreed to separate temporarily. He didn’t want to come back exhausted every day and argue with her over these issues, and he hoped that Lin Hua could slowly heal her wounds so they could still be together.

If they kept arguing, he feared they would really argue themselves apart.

King Jingyao had a meeting at ten o’clock. After sending Lin Hua to her villa, he went directly to the office. Xiao Yue was also sent by the driver to kindergarten, leaving only Mrs. Zhang in Lin Hua’s apartment making soup.

Mrs. Zhang was the most capable servant of the Wang Family, very considerate. When Lin Hua sat on the sofa, Mrs. Zhang poured her a glass of milk, rubbed her apron, and said, "You still need more rest. If you get tired from sitting, go lie down in the room. The gentleman instructed that you must not catch a cold or get chilled, so please listen to me, or I won’t be able to report back properly when I return, and the old lady will be worried."

Speaking of the old lady, Lin Hua smiled faintly, "How has the old lady been these past two days?"

"Ah, still the same, after all, she’s getting on in years! The gentleman worries her like this," Mrs. Zhang said while waving her hand, "Madame, I don’t mean anything by it. Whatever you decide is up to you, I’m not speaking for the gentleman."

Mrs. Zhang was someone who had been through it all; she understood Lin Hua’s thoughts. Moreover, she was an old hand at the Wang Family, so she spoke boldly, helping Lin Hua to curse, "This time the gentleman was wrong, he’s too much of nothing! Madame, just neglect him and let him have a taste of what it’s like; we women are not so easily bullied. If he acts indecently outside, you should dismiss him."

She continued, "Things aren’t the way they used to be, now it’s the new era of marital freedom, and besides, the old lady supports you, Madame, you can be completely at ease."

Lin Hua smiled lightly and then said, "But Xiao Yue... he’ll probably be with his father."

Mrs. Zhang’s eyes rolled, and she immediately said, "That gentleman is already old and probably can’t have another!"

She smiled again, "The child knows his dad is old."

With Mrs. Zhang like this, Lin Hua truly didn’t know what to say, only managing a faint smile and standing up, "I’ll go rest."

Mrs. Zhang immediately supported her, making the bed and settling her in, taking great care. However, Lin Hua also understood that this was King Jingyao’s arrangement, an informer placed here... But she didn’t mind too much, as she was too tired to care, as long as she didn’t see him. Because once she saw him, she’d remember the scene in the office that day.

A young girl sat on his lap, and he coaxed her gently, just like when they were newlyweds.

It turns out, he could also be gentle with other women.

It turns out, behind the scenes, he was like this.

A seasoned couple, tired of it perhaps? Otherwise, why would he seek others when they argued or disagreed?

She knew that the girl had already left the office, and given the old lady’s character, it was unlikely she would reappear in this lifetime, but the knot in her heart was already there, and it couldn’t be undone just because the girl left...

Lin Hua closed her eyes; her hand slowly reached down to gently caress her lower abdomen.

If nothing had happened, there would have been a small life here, expected to be born nine months later. If it were a girl, she would be showered with boundless love... she should look like herself, but her eyebrows and eyes might also have Jingyao’s shadow. Xiao Yue would definitely be good to his sister, protecting her dearly, unwilling to part with her.

As Lin Hua thought about it, she fell asleep, her pillow still damp...

When she woke up, it was already three in the afternoon. At her movement, Mrs. Zhang’s ears were keen, and she came in immediately, "Madame, you’re awake."

Lin Hua responded with a hum.

Mrs. Zhang helped her up, "You’ve slept for several hours, get up and have something to eat, the soup is kept warm."

Lin Hua smiled and got up to wash up before going outside to eat something. Since there were only two of them, she let Mrs. Zhang eat with her.

After eating, as Mrs. Zhang tidied up, she said, "With only the two of us here, I won’t hold back. From now on, just treat me as an older sister, and if you have any thoughts, feel free to share them with me... maybe I can help you sort things out together?"

She slapped her forehead, "Oh, I’ve also read psychology books, almost like a semi-expert in emotions."

Lin Hua found it amusing but didn’t feel it was polite to say anything.

Just then, the doorbell rang. Mrs. Zhang went to open the door, and seeing the stranger outside, she asked, "Sir, you look unfamiliar, who are you looking for?"

The man outside was gentle, holding a bouquet of lilies, "I’m looking for Ms. Lin Hua."

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