Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Freedom is Priceless, Lying Flat is Worth Even More Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Freedom is Priceless, Lying Flat is Worth Even More Lu Mother spoke with unwavering determination; she had been annoyed with the Jiang Family’s newly-retrieved daughter for quite some time.
Her own son was excellent in every way, a scion meticulously groomed by the family to be gentle, well-mannered, a noble gentleman like an orchid or a fine tall tree; matching him with Jiang Nanshu was like a good cabbage being bulldozed by a pig.
She didn’t understand what Old Sir Lu was persisting in.
He even forbade her, the mother, from meddling in her son’s marriage.
Even if Lu Qingyan resisted, it was futile because Young Master Lu had said, if he didn’t marry Jiang Nanshu, someone else could take the seat of the Lu Family’s Heir.
She couldn’t fathom what sort of spell the Jiang Family girl had cast on the old man!
“No! Xiao Yan can only marry Nanshu,” Old Sir Lu stated flatly; there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
Lu Mother’s face turned green with anger, “Dad, even if an alliance through marriage is necessary, it shouldn’t be with the Jiang Family! Qingyan has subtly resisted so many times, you are obstinate in your view; if it’s because of that high monk, we can easily find another well-educated and well-mannered one, but look at her! In the whole Beijing Circle, there are many better than the Jiang Family. I think the young Miss of the Yan Family is quite good; she has even sought teachings from a master… Even that Su Ran from years ago, I think she’s better than Jiang Nanshu.”
She had made a fuss about this issue countless times, but Old Sir Lu wouldn’t listen. The daughter-in-law she envisioned must come from a good family, with proper upbringing, capable of garnering support for Lu Qingyan and consolidating the Lu family’s power; but look at this Jiang Nanshu, if she’s not clinging to Lu Qingyan relentlessly, she’s threatening suicide, and now she’s even starting to order male models in bars, tarnishing the family’s reputation.
Such a daughter-in-law entering the Lu family would almost spell the end of the Lu family’s fortunes.
Seeing that Old Sir Lu remained silent, Lu Mother continued, “As Xiao Yan’s mother, I have the right to control his marriage; I won’t harm him.”
Father Lu couldn’t care less about this matter; even if Lu Qingyan married a beggar, it would make no difference to him, as long as it didn’t interfere with his life. He didn’t like this son at all; if it weren’t for a period of financial crisis in the Lu family, which urgently required an alliance through marriage to resolve, he wouldn’t have married Lu Mother.
Now that the Shang Family was outmaneuvered by the Lu Family, he cared for this woman even less.
“Since Dad has made this decision, there must be his reasons, and as for the Miss Yan you mentioned, isn’t she just a lapdog of your Shang Family? What, you want the Lu family to prop up your maternal family?” Father Lu’s voice was mocking.
The exposed Lu Mother was somewhat irritated, her voice strained, “If you don’t agree, I won’t allow that wretch to enter the door of the Lu Family; just try me.”
After a while, Old Sir Lu finally sighed, “Let’s talk about this matter tomorrow. If Xiao Yan and Nanshu are both willing to annul the marriage… then it must be fate.”
Seeing Old Sir Lu relent, Lu Mother left the place.
…
Jing University
8 PM
Jiang Nanshu was alone in the vast dormitory reading.
Her daily interest was exploring all sorts of sensational literature, be it forced love or the twisted captivity, relationships with age gaps, relishing each story.
A sly smile crossed her face, and the next second, the door to her dorm room opened.
Jiang Nanshu’s smile had not yet faded, baring her teeth in the face of the girl who had entered; it was Xu Xingwan, who had been missing for over a week.
She was tall, with a chill in her brows and eyes, her soft facial features now emitting a keep-away vibe, but now the dark circles under her eyes and the fatigue on her face revealed that she had not rested well during this time.
Jiang Nanshu glanced at her once, then flipped over to continue reading.
She really needed to get a curtain for her bed!
It was too distracting for her to read her stories.
Xu Xingwan walked up to Jiang Nanshu, silent for a moment before asking, “Where’s Xixi? Where is she?”
Jiang Nanshu didn’t even lift her eyes, “The hospital, I guess. Who knows.”
She pursed her lips, her gaze complicated as she looked at Jiang Nanshu, and after a moment, she slowly said, “Thank you.”
Jiang Nanshu was puzzled, “?”
It was then she looked up at Xu Xingwan, raising her eyebrows, “How did you get out?”
Xu Xingwan’s lips were tightly pressed, and after taking a deep breath, she said, “Your brother rescued me. He called the police. Bao Yan was afraid of getting into trouble, so he let me go. If this hadn’t blown up, I might have already been sent out of the country under some pretense by him, actually imprisoned in a luxurious villa, losing my freedom and not seeing daylight.”
Jiang Nanshu looked down at the document and silently turned off her phone screen.
Wuuu, isn’t this just forced love in real life?
Right beside her, fiction had walked into reality.
She knelt on the bed, her eyes curiously watching her, “How does it feel?”
Xu Xingwan: “???”
Were the two of them even on the same channel?
She was here to thank her family, and she asked her how she felt?!
She hesitated for a moment and then spoke with indignant honesty, “It’s awful. All I do every day is eat, drink, sleep, and watch TV to find out what’s happening outside. My SIM card was taken out so I can’t contact the outside world. He gave me lots of haute couture clothes and even jewelry worth over seven figures, but I threw them all away. I don’t need his charity! What I want is freedom!”
Jiang Nanshu was dumbfounded.
Listen to this, what a fairytale life!
Indulging in food and fun every day, not having to study, and even getting money, clothes, and jewelry handed to you.
“Sister, do you really not understand? The life you’re living is the dream! You’ve already outpaced half of the population from the get-go,” Jiang Nanshu lamented painfully.
Those were jewels, sparkling jewels, and they were worth seven figures!
In the end, Jiang Nanshu concluded, “If someone sent me jewels every day, I’d be willing to live in a mansion and drive luxury cars too!”
Xu Xingwan: “…”
You just can’t stand to be at a loss, can you?
“But without freedom…”
“Freedom is indeed precious, but the value of lying flat is even higher,” Jiang Nanshu sighed deeply, her countenance of despair as if she were the one who’d lost everything.
Xu Xingwan pinched the bridge of her nose, “You really are…different from what I had imagined.”
Jiang Nanshu lay on the bed disheveled.
Why did she have to toil to death to make one billion?
While some people effortlessly had everything handed to them.
Whimpering, comparative suffering is the greatest torment.
Her voice was weak, “In your imagination, what am I like?”
Xu Xingwan glanced at her, “A brainless beauty with big boobs, with no opinions of her own, letting others lead her by the nose, nothing but a pretty shell.”
Jiang Nanshu looked down at her chest, and shyly adjusted her dress, “Actually, it’s not too bad, just average size.”
Xu Xingwan: “…”
Following, she added, “And hey, if I’ve got a pretty shell, how can I be good for nothing? Your sentence is flawed.”
Listening to Jiang Nanshu earnestly correcting her, Xu Xingwan was left speechless.
She rarely chatted with Jiang Nanshu.
Because she felt there was no connecting with such an empty vase.
And now it was the same; she couldn’t connect with someone whose thought process was so abnormal!
She was the type to pick up on keywords.
Xu Xingwan turned and walked towards the door, her voice cold, “I’m going to find Xixi. It’s all because of me that she got beaten up like this, and I won’t let He Lianzhi off the hook.”