The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 644: Not Wanting to Repeat the Same Mistakes

Jiang Youzhi walked out of the workshop, glanced inside the teahouse as he passed by, and saw that Yan Beichen was no longer there.

Jiang Youzhi didn’t go to the Imperial College but headed to the Fan Building instead.

He went to an elegant room in the North Building, opened the door, and saw Lin Shuo sitting alone at the table drinking.

Jiang Youzhi gave Lin Shuo a once-over, noticing his furrowed brow, "What’s wrong?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Lin Shuo was silent for a long while, then let out a long sigh, "My family wants me to get married."

Jiang Youzhi picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and almost spat it out, glancing sideways at Lin Shuo, "Isn’t marriage a good thing? Why the sigh?"

Lin Shuo shook his head, "I don’t want to get married. You’ve seen my family’s situation; I don’t want to repeat the same mistakes."

Jiang Youzhi put down the teacup, disapprovingly said, "Brother Lin, you’re letting one bad experience sour everything."

"Throughout the world, situations like your family’s aren’t common."

Lin Shuo’s face fell.

Jiang Youzhi continued, "Most married couples in the world seem disconnected, but nothing major happens, life goes on, doesn’t it?"

Lin Shuo said bitterly, "You and Doctor Gu are in love with each other; what do you know of my suffering? I don’t even know what my fiancée looks like."

Jiang Youzhi raised an eyebrow, "Seems like the engagement is already set then?"

Lin Shuo shook his head, "Not yet, I haven’t agreed. Isn’t that why I’m here to discuss it with you?"

Jiang Youzhi thought for a moment, "Can you really refuse this marriage?"

Lin Shuo gave a bitter smile, "My father initially promised that I could go to Xiang City to be a defender, but now he’s gone back on his word. He says I can only leave after getting married and having children. No matter what, the Wu’an Hou Mansion cannot be left without descendants."

"My mother—"

"After taking Doctor Gu’s medicine, my mother got completely better, but she is still gloomy every day."

"Last night, she begged me, saying that even if I want to leave, I should have a child first, otherwise, neither she nor my father have the courage to live on."

Lin Shuo suddenly choked up and said, "Brother Jiang, do you know what’s the most terrifying part? It’s that I truly feel that my father and mother have already lost all hope, living like walking corpses, only hesitating to end their own lives because of me."

Jiang Youzhi was silent and speechless.

After a long while, he said, "In that case, perhaps a happy event could alleviate some of their deep sorrow."

"The birth of a new life could bring them both hope and responsibility."

"Sometimes, responsibility and hope are the motivations that keep us living in this world."

He recalled the time he broke his leg, when the doctor declared that he’d be crippled, and his family couldn’t afford the silver for his treatment, and he lost all hope.

It was because he realized he still had responsibilities; his mother, and Liu Lang, San Ya, even Jiao Jiao, were all his responsibilities. If he died, their situation would be miserable. Because of that, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Lin Shuo stared straight at the wine cup in front of him, his expression helpless and sorrowful, "I know, it’s also because of responsibility. Thinking of my parents, I didn’t end my own life after killing my birth mother."

"But I’m really scared that I am destined to be unable to give my wife affection. I’m afraid that after marrying, it will be another tragedy for two people."

Jiang Youzhi glanced at him, lowering his eyes.

He didn’t ask why Lin Shuo was destined to be unable to give his wife affection.

After a while, he lifted his head and slowly said, "I think you could meet the girl you’re about to get engaged to."

"Perhaps she doesn’t expect to receive affection from you at all. Maybe all she wants is the position of the Heir of Marquis Wu’an’s wife."