Chapter 525: Chapter 524: Love-Struck at Home 6

Jiang Maohua stammered for a while before saying, "My little sister saw you with Gu Lingfei."

He carefully observed Su Man’s expression, seeing her face turn ashen pale. He felt deeply distressed but didn’t know how to comfort her. This wasn’t Su Man’s fault; she wholeheartedly wanted to be with Gu Lingfei and still harbored feelings for him, believing that he must have his reasons. The blame was on Gu Lingfei. Even if he wanted to leave, he shouldn’t have left in such haste. If there hadn’t been a child, perhaps it would have been better. But now with a child, it seems that Su Man can’t bear to terminate the pregnancy. If he didn’t help, how would she live her life from now on?

It’s hard for someone caught up in love to extricate themselves, and he sympathized deeply.

It was all Gu Lingfei’s fault. Since he wasn’t willing to stay in the countryside, he shouldn’t have deceived Su Man. Poor Su Man, who was utterly devoted to him, was let down.

"The matter was spotted by my little sister, so I couldn’t claim that the child is mine. If I truly said I did something to you, the family would likely disagree even more." Jiang Maohua added, "But don’t worry. I won’t abandon you. No matter what, I will marry you and take care of you and the child."

Su Man’s face was pale, her body swaying as if about to fall. Jiang Maohua hurriedly and carefully supported her. "Su Man, don’t worry. I’ll think of a way."

"What other way could there be?" Su Man didn’t cry out loud, but tears fell one by one. Jiang Maohua felt immense heartache as he watched her face flood with confusion and helplessness, yet her mind lingered on other matters.

Did Jiang Chen really see her with Gu Lingfei?

Su Man didn’t actually doubt this. She was infatuated with Gu Lingfei’s face and had indeed met him in the woods several times. Of course, her attraction wasn’t just to Gu Lingfei’s appearance; there was also his urban status. After being with her, Gu Lingfei had mentioned more than once that once matters settled, his family would bring him back. She didn’t know the specifics, only that Gu Lingfei was different from other educated youths. He was generous, and his family sent him many things every month.

In the previous life, after Gu Lingfei left, she only felt wronged by him and didn’t think much beyond that.

At that time, she just wanted to resolve the matter quickly. Jiang Maohua was willing, so in her haste, she married him but felt guilty, resulting in her permanently missing out on Gu Lingfei. Little did she expect that after returning, Gu Lingfei would go abroad with no time to come back. Under those circumstances, she could understand.

Coming to her senses, Su Man thought of the present predicament, and her mind became a bit muddled.

In her previous life, Jiang Chen didn’t bring up this incident. Could it be that Jiang Chen had an issue, and, like her, was reborn too? This thought made Su Man panic. If that were true, marrying into the Jiang Family would become difficult.

Since her rebirth, Su Man felt flustered for the first time.

"What should I do?" Su Man wept, tightly gripping Jiang Maohua’s hand. "If your family doesn’t agree, I really couldn’t go on living. Apart from Brother Mao Hua, no one will help me. If my parents found out about this, surely the child couldn’t be kept, and I wouldn’t be able to live on."

Truthfully, it wasn’t that severe. Having lived a lifetime, she had other means to keep the child. Nobody could take away her child, and she still hoped to reunite with Gu Lingfei someday. A decade was a span she could wait out. Now twenty or under, as long as she maintained herself well, when Gu Lingfei returned, she’d still be under thirty, still looking good, standing confidently before him.

As for Jiang Maohua, in return for his help, a little later, whatever Gu Lingfei inadvertently has to offer would be enough for him to live comfortably. Without Gu Lingfei’s capabilities, Jiang Maohua would remain a farmer for life.

Other members of the Jiang Family didn’t matter; they were at odds with her anyway.

For now, resolving the immediate issue was the priority. Regardless of Jiang Chen’s situation, Jiang Maohua was the best option. As long as she firmly held onto Jiang Maohua, Jiang Chen could do nothing.

Moreover, she would never let Jiang Chen have a good time as in the previous life.

She wondered if Jiang Chen was really reborn. She believed further observation was needed. What if he wasn’t? She hoped not; otherwise, things would be far more troublesome. If he was, there was nothing she could do but be cautious, hiding her situation from Jiang Chen without a trace.

As always, as long as she captured Jiang Maohua’s attention, she needed not to do anything else. If Jiang Chen wanted to act maliciously, it would only reflect his unreasonable conduct.

"Su Man, don’t worry. I promised to help you, and I definitely will." Jiang Maohua said. He had never seen this side of Su Man nor imagined he could one day assist her, which gave him a sense of fulfillment.

Jiang Maohua took out a small package containing some candies he bought today. Every month, aside from a small personal allowance, he handed over the rest of his salary to Chen Xiuying. He wasn’t concerned with personal spending; his main focus now was Su Man’s well-being.

"Brother Mao Hua, thank you. Without you, I wouldn’t know what to do," Su Man said bitterly. "Unfortunately, I don’t love you. I also wish it was you I loved. You’re so good, being able to love you, marry, and have children would surely mean a lifetime of happiness. But I can’t help it; there’s someone else in my heart. It’s hard to forget him. Even though I need your help, I can’t deceive you by saying I love you, which would be unfair to you. I hope time will help me forget. You’re so good; maybe in the future, I might forget him and grow fond of you. Then, I would definitely tell you. But right now, I really can’t do it."

Though her words were sad, they gave Jiang Maohua a sliver of hope.

Su Man was a good girl, passionate yet honest; being liked by her was an honor.

"Go back. Wait for me. Don’t overthink. Whatever happens, I’ve got you covered."

"Mm." Su Man nodded lightly, with boundless sorrow between her brows.

Jiang Maohua felt compassion and grew determined; no matter what, he would marry Su Man. No one could stop him.

With these thoughts, Jiang Maohua returned to the Jiang Family, swinging open the large door. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Seeing the people in the courtyard, his momentum faltered, especially with his mother holding a feather duster, which stung sharply against his legs.

In a hurry, he turned and shut the door, feeling a bit timid inside.

But recalling Su Man’s tearful eyes rekindled his courage.

"Mom! Dad!"

The Jiang Family members looked up, scrutinizing Jiang Maohua, pondering what the boy intended to say.

"I want to marry Su Man. In this life, apart from her, I won’t marry anyone else."

"Whether you agree or not, I’m marrying Su Man."

This outcome didn’t surprise Ah Chen at all. Acknowledging such a matter showed Jiang Maohua’s resolve for Su Man was unwavering.

Chen Xiuying and her husband were furious, not expecting Jiang Maohua’s resolve to grow stronger today. Having said such words, they also didn’t know what to do now.

Now, they dared not let news of Su Man bearing Gu Lingfei’s child spread. Stirring such baseless trouble would leave the Jiang Family to bear the consequences if anything serious happened. Hadn’t the boy said yesterday that Su Man might not survive? If desperation drove her to death, that would indeed be a catastrophe.

There were instances where unmarried girls, left with an irresponsible man, ended their lives by jumping into rivers, unable to bear the burden.