Lu Beichen's question... "can you escape... 'child'?"
It wasn't a question. It was a knife, stabbing straight into Wei Xianzi's bleeding heart, pinning her down.
She hated him. She hated his deception, hated his (mistaken) betrayal.
But Lu Tian'en... Xiao Tao...
It was a life form crystallized from her immortal power. It was a part of her soul.
She looked at the small, cold body in his arms. She looked at the child's weak eyes pleading with her.
She...had lost.
"I..." An Luo Wei's voice was hoarse. "I will return. For the child."
She emphasized the last two words. For the child. Not for him.
Lu Beichen nodded, a flash of relief flashing through his tired eyes. "Thank you."
The tension in the air eased. An Luo Wei reached out, wanting to pick up Xiao Tao.
Ring...
The spare phone that Gu Mingzhe left for her suddenly rang. The screen lit up with two words: "Brother Zhe."
The air froze again.
The cold jealousy immediately returned to Lu Beichen's eyes. He stared at the phone, as if he wanted to burn it with his eyes.
An Luo Wei was embarrassed. She didn't want to answer the phone in front of Lu Beichen, but she couldn't help but answer.
She pressed the answer button, her voice soft: "Hello?"
"Luo Wei!" Gu Mingzhe's warm, worried voice rang out. "How are you? Have you eaten yet? I'm on my way home, do you want to eat..."
"Brother Zhe..." An Luo Wei quickly interrupted. "I... I have to go. Thank you very much for your help. The clothes... and the phone, I will find a way to return them to you later."
"Go? Where to go?" Gu Mingzhe was stunned. "What's the matter? Is it Mr. Lu..."
An Luowei glanced at Lu Beichen. He was looking at her, a possessive look in his eyes that was not hidden.
"It's nothing." She lied. "It's... family matters. I have to go. Goodbye."
She quickly hung up, not daring to listen any further. She placed the phone on the coffee table. "Thank you for helping me."
This "cutting off" action made Lu Beichen's expression soften a bit, but the coldness was still there.
"Go." He only said one word, picked up Lu Tian'en, turned around and walked away.
An Luowei took a deep breath and followed. As soon as she stepped out of Gu Mingzhe's warm apartment door, it felt like she had just stepped from heaven... back into a familiar hell.
When they returned to the villa, a team of doctors and nurses were already on standby.
But An Luowei wouldn't let anyone touch Xiaotao.
"Get out of the way." She said coldly. She took the boy from Lu Beichen's arms. "He doesn't need a doctor. He needs me."
She carried Xiaotao straight to her bedroom. She put him on the bed, took off the cold blanket, then lay down beside him, hugging his small body tightly.
She closed her eyes.
She didn't do anything.
She just... transmitted warmth.
The pure, warm spiritual energy of the Flower God slowly enveloped the weakened Immortal fetus.
Lu Beichen and the doctors stood outside the door, holding their breaths as they watched.
It was miraculous.
Xiaotao's pale face gradually turned rosy again.
The boy's purple lips slowly regained color.
The boy's trembling body... stopped shaking. He snuggled deeper into his mother's arms, let out a long breath, and fell into a deep, peaceful sleep.
The doctors gasped. This was... medically inexplicable!
Lu Beichen signaled for them to leave. He stood silently at the door, watching the scene.
Mother and child.
A perfect, warm picture.
But... there was no place for him.
He gently closed the door.
An hour later, An Luowei walked out. Her face was a little tired, but much calmer.
Lu Beichen was still waiting in the hallway.
"He's fine." She said, her voice even. "But he needs to be by my side."
"I know."
"I'll stay here." She looked straight into his eyes. "But we need to have a 'compromise'."
"Compromise?" Lu Beichen raised his eyebrows.
"That's right." The stubbornness returned to her eyes. "First, you and I are just Xiao Tao's parents. There is no other relationship. You are not allowed to touch me, not allowed to interfere in my private life."
He was silent.
"Second," she continued, "we will 'act' as Lu Zong and Lu Fu Ren in front of outsiders. But in this house, we are strangers. Each person will have their own room."
"Third," her voice became sharp, "the Tinh Nguyet project. I will still be in charge of it. It is my job, my career. You are not allowed to use it to control me."
She looked at him, waiting.
These were the conditions... for her to accept staying in this "prison".
Lu Beichen looked at her for a long time. His eyes were deep, no one knew what he was thinking.
He knew she was building an ice wall between them.
But he also knew, this was the biggest concession she could make at the moment.
He nodded.
"Okay."
An Luo Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
"But..." Lu Bei Chen suddenly added, "I also have a condition."
"What condition?"
He took a step forward, his eyes full of possessiveness.
"Gu Ming Zhe." He said, "You... are not allowed to see him again."