Love Is Not about Possessing but Giving Your Blessings 14

Her actions caused Lu Bancheng to glance at her through the rearview mirror. He saw her distinctly relax as a warm breeze blew into the car through the window and quickly dissipated the initial atmosphere in the car. He could clearly see Xu Wennuan gradually loosen her grip, and she exhaled a breath of air carefully out the window. She seemed as if she had just released a burden that had been heavily weighing on her.

So, she’s still resistant and panics even when we we’re together in silence…

Lu Bancheng looked down and hid his eyes, which had dimmed before he looked up again straight ahead at the road. He drove his car smoothly, but his grip around the steering wheel slowly tightened.

…Once they were inside the house, upon seeing Lu Bancheng’s mother, Xu Wennuan immediately pull her hand away from Lu Bancheng’s grip, brought out the present that she had prepared, and presented it to her. “Mom, happy birthday.”

With his palms suddenly empty, Lu Bancheng stood rooted to the ground and looked down to glance at his hands.

As the housekeeper walked out of the dining room and passed him with the tea in her hands, she pressed him. “Young Master, why are you still standing there? Hurry and take a seat.”

Lu Bancheng looked up and stared at the sofa. Xu Wennuan, who was chatting with his mother, looked at him and lifted her heels. He wanted to walk directly to her, but by the time he took enough steps to almost reach her side, he clearly sensed the unnaturalness in her tone of voice when she responded to his mother. After a moment of hesitation, he stopped in his tracks. “Mom, I’ll go look for dad.”

“Alright,” Mother Lu replied and turned to continue conversing with Xu Wennuan.

Lu Bancheng turned and headed to the study. When he pushed open the door to the room, he turned sideways slightly and glanced at Xu Wennuan from the corner of his eye. The smile that she was giving to his mother was a radiant one, something he hadn’t seen in a long time.

It seemed that he made the right choice. She could only live freely and happily in his absence.