allonlinenovel Chapter 408 What do you want to talk about?
Chapter 408 What do you want to talk about?
Chapter 408 What do you want to talk about?
Mu Xiaoyu couldn't remember the last time Li Chenxu had spoken to her in such a tone. It felt as if she were a child throwing a tantrum.
She couldn't help but laugh, but her laughter looked even worse than her crying.
She lowered her eyes, avoiding Li Chenxu's gaze, and gave a self-deprecating smile, saying, "You're right, the most important issue now is my mother's funeral arrangements... Brother Chenxu, tell me, wasn't my mother a hypocrite? Before, she kept saying she owed me and wanted to make it up to me. But what was the result? The love she felt for me, the guilt she felt for me, couldn't compare to the guilt and self-blame she felt for others."
Mu Xiaoyu is now completely in a slump, and negative emotions are almost overwhelming her. This intense and oppressive emotion is something that Mu Xiaoyu has never shown before.
Li Chenxu's heart sank deeper and deeper. He subconsciously reached out to stroke Mu Xiaoyu's face, wanting to soothe her emotions. But he immediately withdrew his hand halfway through.
“Xiaoyu, everyone carries different burdens in their hearts. Auntie is carrying too much in her heart. She... did such a thing because she couldn't bear it anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiaoyu lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, her thoughts unreadable. After a long while, she finally looked up at Li Chenxu and said, "I want to see her one last time."
Li Chenxu was not surprised that Mu Xiaoyu wanted to see her mother. He nodded and immediately said, "Okay, when you feel better."
I need to see her now.
Before Li Chenxu could finish speaking, Mu Xiaoyu interrupted him. As she spoke, her clear black and white eyes stared straight at Li Chenxu, and she continued, "My mother once said that she had promised Mu Pengzheng that if Mu Pengzheng helped us, they would be buried together after they died. But now that my mother is dead, how will they be buried? Two dead people have no right to ask anymore."
In Mu Xiaoyu's view, the person who caused all this tragedy is Mu Pengzheng. Mu Pengzheng wants to be buried with her mother, which she will never agree to.
The place where they are now is the place where her mother was born and raised, the place her mother cherished most. She wants to bury her mother here, but even if Mu Pengzheng dies, he will not be able to fulfill his wish.
Mu Pengzheng's current predicament is entirely his own doing, and he deserves it!
Li Chenxu frowned as he looked at Mu Xiaoyu. No matter how Mu Pengzheng had treated her before, he had never felt such intense hatred from Mu Xiaoyu as he did now. It was as if the hatred in Mu Xiaoyu's heart would overwhelm her.
He felt that something was wrong, but looking at Mu Xiaoyu, she seemed no different from before.
Unlike before, it's not appropriate for Li Chenxu to say too much in front of Mu Xiaoyu, otherwise it might arouse Mu Xiaoyu's suspicion when he proposes a divorce.
After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Then I'll take you to see your aunt now, and then we'll arrange her funeral as soon as possible."
Mu Xiaoyu nodded, and then got off the hospital bed on her own without Li Chenxu's help.
She seemed like a completely different person, carrying the same aloofness that Li Chenxu used to have, and you couldn't see any trace of the gentle and cute Mu Xiaoyu from before.
Such a change was too sudden; even Li Chenxu clearly hadn't expected Mu Xiaoyu to suddenly become like this.
Just as Mu Xiaoyu was about to reach the door, he instinctively pulled her back.
"let's talk."
These words came out almost involuntarily, but Li Chenxu did not regret it. His deep eyes were fixed on Mu Xiaoyu, filled with a somber expression.
Mu Xiaoyu's eyes were as still as stagnant water, completely devoid of any emotion.
She quietly sized up Li Chenxu for a few seconds, then withdrew her arm and, without looking at him again, said coldly, "What do you want to talk about?"
It was clear that Mu Xiaoyu didn't want to talk to Li Chenxu any further. The only reason she was acting this way was because they were husband and wife, and she still had feelings for him.
Seeing this, Li Chenxu took a deep breath and said after a long while, "Xiaoyu, I know that Auntie's death has been a big blow to you, but have you ever thought that the last thing Auntie wanted to see was you like this?"
In fact, Li Chenxu really wanted to tell Mu Xiaoyu that no matter what, she still had him. But he couldn't say it now, because when he got back, he would have to tell Mu Xiaoyu that they were getting a divorce.
If she were to say it now, it would be tantamount to slapping Mu Xiaoyu across the face, and the blow to Mu Xiaoyu would only be greater.
"That's all?"
Mu Xiaoyu remained calm and showed no reaction to Li Chenxu's words.
Previously, Li Chenxu had always thought he knew Mu Xiaoyu well enough, but at this moment, he still didn't quite understand what Mu Xiaoyu was thinking.
He paused for a few seconds before saying, "I just don't want you to change yourself or become unhappy because of this."
"Unhappy?"
Mu Xiaoyu repeated Li Chenxu's words, chewing on them over and over, before suddenly laughing again. It was a laugh tinged with sarcasm, whether she was mocking herself or Li Chenxu's words was unclear.
She stared intently at Li Chenxu and said, word by word, "Brother Chenxu, how do you expect me to be unhappy? I don't know what you and Mom are hiding from me, but since you haven't told me yet, things can't be that simple. Do you know what Mom said to me before she died? She said that even if we separated, at least your feelings for me before were real, and your kindness to me was genuine."
As Mu Xiaoyu spoke, she suddenly took two steps forward, and her originally indifferent face suddenly became somewhat aggressive.
“My mom would never say these things for no reason. Since she said them, does that mean you no longer have feelings for me? Or that you did something to wrong me?”
Women are often sensitive and suspicious. Mu Xiaoyu couldn't imagine what Li Chenxu could do to betray her, but she trusted her mother's words even more. More importantly, Li Chenxu had been acting so strangely these past few days that she couldn't help but overthink it.
Li Chenxu didn't speak, but just frowned as he looked at Mu Xiaoyu. Actually, Mu Xiaoyu had guessed wrong, but at this moment, Li Chenxu could only acquiesce, so that Mu Xiaoyu wouldn't suspect anything if he brought up divorce later.