Transmigrated as the Ex-Wife of a Heroic Man Chapter 1291: Sweet Burden

Chapter 1291: Chapter 1291: Sweet Burden

The butler paused before saying, “It’s your big brother.”

His voice was very low, but everyone was secretly paying attention, and those close by still heard it. Those far away didn’t hear, but they guessed as well.

The large dining room, capable of accommodating dozens of people dining simultaneously, suddenly became eerily silent.

Zhou Hengguang, who had been quite lazy, flashed a mischievous smile, nodded subtly to everyone, and ran off to answer the phone without looking back. As soon as he left, the dining room erupted into chaos.

“Was it Big Brother Hengyang?”

“Of course it’s Hengyang. Besides him, Hengguang wouldn’t acknowledge anyone else as his big brother.”

“Today’s New Year’s Day, is Big Brother willing to come back?”

“Impossible! Hengyang is so stubborn, and he left so decisively.”

These discussions couldn’t be stopped, but the older generation who knew the inside story all remained silent. Zhou Jihuai had drunk quite a bit, propping his chin with one hand, his eyes slightly glazed as he looked at his father and brothers, slowly curling his lips in a mocking smile.

It was unclear whether he was mocking others or himself.

The reason Hengyang had definitively broken with the family wasn’t someone else, nor was it about benefits; he did it for the sake of a life.

It was the life of the second child of the Zhou family.

Now he had a premonition that he couldn’t keep the third child either.

Zhou Hengguang was in his study taking a call, and before he could speak, he was fiercely scolded by his big brother, scolded so much that he didn’t know what to say. When he found out what his troublemaker friend had done, he was also furious.

He was meticulously planning to deceive Qingqing, and that b.a.s.t.a.r.d dared to hold him back.

The brothers together scolded Feng Yanze. Zhou Hengguang immediately promised to visit the Feng family tomorrow, give his son a beating, and make him pay the price. Only then did the matter subside.

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Zhou Hengyang hung up the phone, and the New Year’s Eve dinner immediately began. The family joyfully finished eating, cleaned up, and then sat together to stay up through the night. The younger kids went to bed early, and since Su Wen was pregnant, she couldn’t stay up for too long, so Zhou Hengyang worryingly accompanied his wife back to their room.

Only Su Qing, Su Xiu, Su Xue, and Fifth Sister were left in the living room.

They could just make up another table for playing Dou Dizhu. Su Xiu didn’t know how to play, but everyone taught her fervently for a few minutes, and she learned quickly. The four of them played cards and chatted, sharing their personal affairs and feelings from the past half year.

“By the way, Fourth Sister, how are things going with Cao Jun?” Su Qing asked, seemingly indifferent.

“Why bring this up?” Su Xue awkwardly tried to steer the conversation elsewhere, but not being as shrewd as Second Sister, she couldn’t divert it and had to answer stiffly, “He’s a good person, although a bit annoying and immature, but he’s really nice.”

Whenever Su Xue felt annoyed, she would think back to attending school in the village, where all the students disliked her and Fifth Sister. Because Big Sister had a bad reputation, they were scorned everywhere, and only Cao Jun treated her kindly.

He would secretly bring her food and quietly watch over her from the shadows.

Su Xue thought she would never forget that warmth during her hardest times for the rest of her life.

So, she was conflicted. She knew Cao Jun was good to her, but they were still young. She wanted to wait until they grew up, graduated from a good university, and started earning before considering other things. But she also feared she might let Cao Jun down.

She feared even more that she didn’t deserve Cao Jun’s sacrifices.

If they both grew up and she ended up betraying Cao Jun, how would she handle the most fervent sacrifices of their youth? Who could bear them?

Cao Jun’s kindness to her was like an addictive poison, both sweet and heavy.

It made her reluctant to refuse, yet unable to breathe.