Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!

Chapter 397: Chapter 397

So Su Lu really didn’t know what to say, and besides, matters of the heart have always been such, like drinking water—only the drinker knows whether it’s cold or warm.

Others’ words are useless, and too much talk is just empty comfort.

It’s like the situation between her and Bo Jingshen—if others only know a part of the story, not understanding the complexity, then they would just think she’s spineless, too weak, willing to give him another chance after being hurt so badly.

To outsiders, it might seem like handing the executioner a knife, letting him hurt her again.

But love doesn’t have a standard to measure by, no units to weigh it with. It’s not like I love you a pound and you only love me eight ounces, so I’m not worth it.

Worth is only seen in the eyes of others—whether he owes you or you owe him.

But for those who truly love each other, destined to entangle throughout life and can’t let go, how much is too much and who owes whom doesn’t matter in the end; they still want to be together. So the wrangling continues, and in the end, they can’t let go, and that who owes whom is just an outsider’s view of debt.

Su Lu didn’t know how to inquire about the situation between Jing Qiao and Song Boyuan, nor did she know how to comfort her, especially since they weren’t very close.

So she could only silently eat her rice noodles, grateful that the clay pot rice noodles were indeed delicious.

Su Lu was nearly moved, particularly the next morning when she got up, planning to stick to her routine: exercise in the morning and casually buy some breakfast to share with Zhao Xiaole.

But to her surprise, upon getting dressed in workout clothes and stepping out of her room, she heard noise coming from the kitchen.

"Why are you up so early?" Su Lu leaned against the kitchen door frame, tilting her head to look at Jing Qiao, who was already busy in the kitchen.

Jing Qiao seemed startled, her shoulders tensing and then relaxing before she smiled at Su Lu, "Hmm? I got up to make breakfast for you and Xiaole."

Although Su Lu appreciated Jing Qiao’s culinary skills, she felt somewhat embarrassed, "You don’t need to go through all that trouble. Xiaole and I usually just grab something simple in the morning. You just stay here comfortably without any mental burden."

Su Lu was concerned that Jing Qiao might feel she was inconveniencing her by staying there and hence wanted to make up for it. So she said so.

But Jing Qiao shook her head, "I don’t have any burdens. I just want... to do something. I have to do something. When I was... in there before, they gave me a lot of medication, so I’m still a bit off. If I’m always idle, I worry my condition will get worse. I’m willing to take care of you and Xiaole. Sister-in-law, don’t think I’m being pitiful. I don’t feel it’s a burden."

Listening to her, Su Lu understood she was referring to her time in the Psychiatric Hospital, being heavily medicated.

Su Lu also knew the drugs used in psychiatric institutions, mostly psychotropic, indeed had many side effects.

Feeling uncomfortable, Su Lu could only reply, "Alright then, thank you for your efforts, but you need to rest well, too. How can you not sleep?"

"I’ve slept; I just don’t need too much sleep," Jing Qiao said softly, looking down. "I’ve already slept long enough."

Then she placed a loaf of bread into the toaster oven, "Okay, go exercise, sister-in-law. By the time you finish and come back, it should be just about ready to eat."

Su Lu nodded and finally left the house.

She was ready to run outside the residential complex, but after a thought, decided not to leave the grounds for safety. She would simply run a few laps inside the complex.

Though she had never found the facilities of the complex inconvenient before, now she somewhat felt the lack of an indoor fitness center to be quite the nuisance.

As Su Lu was on her third lap past another residential building, she heard a slightly lazy voice from the side, "Not bad, huh? Pretty safety conscious?"

She turned and saw at the entrance of the building a man wearing a white moisture-wicking T-shirt and shorts.

Who else could it be but Su Zhe? His skin was so fair that the white he wore seemed paler than his own skin at first glance.

Su Lu couldn’t help sighing, "Brother, your skin would make so many women jealous. It’s blindingly white."

"Don’t joke around." Su Zhe lifted an eyebrow and looked at her.

Su Lu asked, "When did you get back?"

Su Zhe had taken a vacation trip with Shen Xun a while ago. There hadn’t been such a plan originally, but it just so happened that Zhao Ying went back to Beijing because of a new project, and Shen Xun took the opportunity to take a short break for himself.

Then, after leaving things to their mother, he took Su Zhe with him for the vacation.

"Just yesterday," Su Zhe said.

"Where’s Brother Xun?" Su Lu asked.

"You still remember him? I thought all your thoughts were hooked away by that fox Bo Jingshen," Su Zhe said.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Su Lu scratched the tip of her nose, "Hey, that’s not a nice way to put it..."

"Did I wrong you?"

"Not really."

Su Zhe curled his lips slightly, "You’re pretty honest."

"No choice, gotta set an example as a parent and be honest," Su Lu said with a laugh, and then she quickly asked, "Oh come on, don’t give me a hard time. Where did you and Brother Xun go?"

She clomped up the steps and latched onto Su Zhe’s arm, "Hurry, hurry, let’s run."

Su Zhe showed a look of disdain, "Don’t touch me with all your sweat."

"I will, I’m sticking to you," Su Lu refused to let go.

In front of her older brother, she sometimes acted like a little girl, which hadn’t been the case before. Previously, she had been quite reserved around Su Zhe, perhaps because back then, being in the Su Family made her feel very insecure.

Despite being able to feel the intense and pure affection from Su Zhe, she always felt it was inappropriate, worrying he might take it back one day. So rather than take it too seriously, she thought it was better to stay clear-headed.

But after acknowledging Zhao Ying and Shen Xun, with the daily tenderness from her mother and brother, her cool composure gradually warmed up, and Su Zhe never left her side.

Slowly, Su Lu became less reserved around Su Zhe than before.

Su Zhe let her drag him along and started jogging with her. noveldrama

Su Lu asked again, "Did Brother Xun go back to Beijing?"

Su Zhe said carelessly, "No, he’s asleep at my place."

Su Lu nodded. She hadn’t seen her brother for a while and missed him quite a bit, especially since Shen Xun had taken over their mother’s company and had been extremely busy. Even video calls were often short and to the point.

Zhao Xiaole was also really missing his big uncle.

"That’s good, Brother Xun hasn’t been so busy lately. He needs a good rest," Su Lu said.

Su Zhe glanced at her, "Yeah, now that he’s not so busy, thanks to you, I’m going to start being busy."

Hearing this, Su Lu’s heart skipped a beat.