Extreme Love

Chapter 237 The Only "Family"

Since he was a child, Lin Ting has had a deep respect and fear for Mrs. Lu.

Standing in front of Mrs. Lu at this moment, she was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. She could only listen to Mrs. Lu's words anxiously.

"I don't know what happened between you and Tingxuan that led to such a mess." Madam Lu's gaze fell on Lin Ting. The more she looked at him, the tighter her brows furrowed, her heart filled with sorrow and pity. "But at least... at least you have to take care of yourself."

This child is not only skinny but also pale and bloodless. He has lost all his former energy and spirit.

Standing there, he looked like a pitiful man swallowed by suffering, with no trace of youthful vigor.

Madam Lu couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her heart: "Since you have suffered so much and endured so much suffering outside, why don't you want to go home?"

Lin Ting clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, and muttered to himself in a very low voice: "I can't come back..."

"A few years ago, when you were injured and hospitalized, I saw you two inseparable. I thought you two had already fallen in love with each other."

"But who could have imagined that things would turn out like this." Mrs. Lu's eyes were red, and her voice was unconsciously choked with sobs: "If you really don't want to be with Tingxuan, we can just talk it out. Why would our family have to get to this point?"

Hearing the three words "family", Lin Ting's heart trembled.

Once upon a time, the Lu family was a cage that she wanted desperately to break free from.

But now, the Lu family is her only "family" in this world.

The affection the Lu family had for her was not mixed with any utilitarian purpose, nor was there any other hidden and incomprehensible calculation in their hearts; it was purely out of sincerity.

"But you refuse to say anything... Even if you feel that I ask too much of you on a daily basis, which makes you feel resistant and unwilling to tell me your true feelings." Mrs. Lu turned her head away and paused for a moment, as if she was suppressing her emotions.

After a moment, she turned back and said, "But what about your father? When has he ever been strict with you? Whenever there's something new or exciting happening, you're the first person he thinks of. If you get hurt or sick, he'll be more worried than anyone else. If you're wronged or in trouble, will he just sit there and watch?"

Lin Ting's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his face was full of confusion and embarrassment.

For a moment, she really didn't know what to say.

"Alright, I won't go on about this." Mrs. Lu took out her handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from her eyes. She said to Lin Tingting, "Lunch should be ready soon. I'm afraid you haven't had a regular meal in the past few years. For the time being, you should stay in the old house. I have to take care of your health."

When Lin Ting heard this, he slowly raised his head, looked at Mrs. Lu with astonishment in his eyes, and asked in a whisper, "You... don't blame me?"

She has always thought so. Even though the Lu family raised her for several years, no one could let go of the fact that the child was aborted. She has always believed that the Lu family would definitely resent her.

But Mrs. Lu did not mention the child at all, and was only concerned about her health.

"What do you blame me for?" Mrs. Lu's face darkened, and her tone was very stiff: "Do you blame me for leaving without saying goodbye, causing chaos in the whole family? Or do you blame me for taking away those two children with your own hands, forcing Tingxuan to become half-human, half-ghost?"

"I raised you, my child. How could I not know your temperament?" Mrs. Lu's eyes suddenly reddened again. "If you weren't desperate, you wouldn't do something so decisive and hurtful to yourself and others."

At this point, Mrs. Lu's throat seemed to be choked by something, and her words were full of sobs and helplessness.

"To be honest, I couldn't get over this at first. We've raised you for so many years. Even if you still have no feelings for us, you shouldn't have done such a drastic thing."

"Those two children are not only our Lu family's children, but also your own flesh and blood. How could you be so cruel..."