The sudden sense of crisis left Zhao Mingze uneasy for the first time. He looked at Lu Sui with extremely cold eyes, and his voice was low, “don’t talk nonsense.”
But how could Lu Sui allow himself to be threatened by Zhao Mingze? He remembered the things he had done, and just wanted to kill himself and Zhao Mingze. He would not allow anyone to cheat and hurt his brother again!
Lu Sui’s eyes were harsh as he sneered: “Am I talking nonsense? Shouldn’t you know?”
He shook off Zhao Mingze’s hand, took a deep breath, turned to Lin Ziran and said, “Brother, you really can’t believe this person! Do you still remember that day I said I won’t let Wen Yu off? After I left, he offered to cooperate with me to deal with Wen Yu…”
He was wrecked with pain and guilt, but afraid that Lin Ziran would not believe him, he continued to grit his teeth: “Although I wanted to attack Wen Yu, if he didn’t help me in secret, how could I force Wen Yu into a corner in such a short time by myself? It’s just that I’m in the light while he is in the dark. By the way… there is one more thing you definitely don’t know. The photo of me meeting Wen Yu in private was also sent by him!”
Lin Ziran was shocked. I know all these things… But why are you telling me all these so suddenly?!
Without giving me some buffer time.
Lin Ziran suddenly felt a headache. It was as if while he and Zhao Mingze were playing against each other and dealing expert blows… Lu Sui had rushed over and lifted the table.
He looked at Zhao Mingze, then at Lu Sui, his expression complicated…
Before he could figure out how to respond, Lu Sui spoke again.
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran sadly and blamed himself, “This person has been tricking you and Wen Yu is the one who really loves you.”
This sentence is like the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Lin Ziran finally couldn’t hold back the sadness in his heart, his eyes redden slightly.
Nowadays, even the protagonist has come to match the cannon fodder with the protagonist shou. Is he really so bad…Can you let me be a miserable man in peace? !
What happened to being the ruthless and unrighteous scum gong? You are trying to force me into a corner!
And when Lu Sui saw Lin Ziran’s grief, he blamed himself. If it weren’t for what he and Zhao Mingze did, how could his brother bear to break up with Wen Yu? He loves Wen Yu so much, and left only because he doesn’t want to see Wen Yu getting injured…
Lu Sui’s voice was hoarse: “I’m sorry, I…”
His voice choked and he could barely speak.
Zhao Mingze had been silent since Lu Sui said those words just now. He was enveloped in a heavy aura… He just watched Lin Ziran’s expressions warp from shock and surprise to sadness and disappointment… The blood in his body seemed to be a little bit cold.
The reason why Lu Sui did this was no longer important.
The important thing is that Lin Ziran no longer trusts him.
And this time, he’s afraid he won’t even have the qualifications to be his friend…
“Lu Zhen…” Zhao Mingze opened his lips slightly and spoke softly. He looked at the person in front of him.
If I said I did this… because I love you, would you forgive me?
Lu Sui was always paying attention to Zhao Mingze, he suddenly clenched his fists, and said with red eyes: “Brother, you can’t believe anything he says!”
Lin Ziran raised his hand and pressed his forehead. After a while, he raised his eyes and scanned Zhao Mingze with a cold and disappointed look. Now that Lu Sui had already made things clear, he would naturally not be able to stay with Zhao Mingze.
As for Lu Sui… Lin Ziran felt that his head hurt more.
He didn’t want to see either of them.
“I’m tired. All of you should leave.” Lin Ziran said coldly.
Lu Sui’s expression became even more sorrowful and pale, obviously depressed, and his whole body was almost covered in a gray cloud of despair visible to the naked eye.
Zhao Mingze stood upright, his gaze fell on him for an instant. Apart from his eyes that were as dark as an abyss, everything seemed to be wrapped in a sense of tranquility that came before the storm.
He was not going to leave.
Lin Ziran sighed, turned around and went directly into his house without even looking at the two of them.
Zhao Mingze stared at his back and was about to chase him, but as soon as he lifted his footsteps, Lu Sui suddenly stopped in front of him.
Unlike when facing Lin Ziran before, in front of Zhao Mingze, Lu Sui’s eyes were fierce like a wolf, and his voice was full of warning: “You better leave now.”
And when Lu Sui stopped Zhao Mingze, Lin Ziran already took advantage of the mechanism to close the door and shut the two of them outside together!
The heavy door separated them.
Zhao Mingze withdrew his gaze. He looked at Lu Sui coldly and the corners of his lips curled up: “It seems that Lu Zhen doesn’t want to forgive you, do you still want to go with me?”
Lu Sui’s fists cracked.
Zhao Mingze turned around suddenly.
He left without looking back.
When Lu Sui saw Zhao Mingze leave, he slowly looked back at the closed door, his expression lonely.
………………
Lin Ziran rushed into the house and shut the door. Thinking that Lu Sui might have the key, he locked the door securely! Then he leaned against the wall and let out a sigh of relief. That was dangerous. Fortunately, the two of them started fighting each other. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to leave today…
He had to think about what to do.
Lin Ziran opened the system interface. He hadn’t read the script carefully for a long time. When such a thing has happened, he must earnestly read it without missing any details. This time, it really showed some clues.
Just as when he first arrived, he suspected that Lu’s father seemed to be too indifferent. Lu Sui was just a child at that time. Why did he treat him like that? At that time, he even had other guesses… Now it seems that Father Lu loves Lu Sui very much. Otherwise, there is no need to hide the truth for Lu Sui, but he should also love his eldest son, and should have been better to Lu Zhen later. Due to guilt and wanting to compensate him, he did not handle the relationship between the two brothers well, which led to a distance between the brothers.
This was all in the past.
The only thing that cannot be justified is the reason Lu Zhen felt guilty towards Lu Sui It seems that Lu Sui’s mother really died because of him.
Is there another hidden plot?
Lin Ziran shook his head in distress. Lu Sui must have made a complete investigation before he came here… Then what went wrong?
At this moment, he suddenly regretted not having Lu Zhen’s memory, otherwise he should be able to figure out the reason.
Lin Ziran stayed up late to review the script. It was three o’clock in the morning by the time he finished and he fell asleep without changing his clothes.
The next day, he woke up in a daze, ready to get some food for himself. When he saw the refrigerator was empty, he remembered that he hadn’t stock up on food because of his vacation.
Still need to go out…
Lin Ziran came to the door slowly, because he had the painful experience of being thrown down by Zhao Mingze last time, he first looked at the peephole carefully, hmm… Zhao Mingze and Lu Sui were not at the door.
He was still not at ease, turned on the security camera at home again, looked back and forth, and confirmed that no one was hiding nearby, then he went out with a sigh of relief.
He can hide for a day, but not forever.
When he returned home, he saw Lu Sui standing at the door.
Today, Lu Sui seems to be calmer. He was wearing a black suit, his beard finally shaved, but his face is still cold and his expression unpredictable. A little too silent, he stood there silently with a file bag.
Lin Ziran: …
Forget it, evasion is not the solution. As an excellent player, he had to face the problem!
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran, his jaw tight, his eyes a little nervous, and he was afraid that Lin Ziran would drive him away again. His knuckles turned white from holding the document bag.
Lin Ziran paused, seeming helpless, and finally sighed, “Come in.”
Lu Sui looked up in surprise. He didn’t expect Lin Ziran to agree and quickly followed Lin Ziran into the house.
He took a deep breath, handed the bag of documents to Lin Ziran, and said guiltily: “This is the company’s shares. I can’t take your things, so I will return it to you.”
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran solemnly. These were originally left by his father for his elder brother. He was only an illegitimate child, and his mother had made such an unforgivable mistake so he was not entitled to inherit these.
Seeing the things thrown out come back after one big round, Lin Ziran felt a toothache.
My good father, I finally paved the way and gave the company to you. Now you want to return it to me? Do you want Your Father to continue working overtime until my head becomes bald? Dream on!
Lin Ziran coldly stretched out his hand and waved it away, “No need, I won’t take back the things I’ve given you.”
Lu Sui stared at Lin Ziran in a daze and his heart was filled with sadness. As expected, he would not forgive him…
The man lowered his head, not a trace of his arrogance in the past could be seen. His whole aura was crushed, like a stray dog without a home.
Lin Ziran’s heart was as cold as iron. Other things can be considered, but don’t even think about wanting me to go back to work! He said lightly: “I don’t care how you found out or what you think. If you really want me to forgive you, don’t show up in front of me again.”
Lu Sui’s eyes reddened instantly, but he refused to move a step.
Seeing his paranoid appearance, Lin Ziran knew that it would be hard for him to give up. Fine, I can always go if you don’t go, right? Does my dignified president have nowhere else to go?
Lin Ziran turned around and left.
Lu Sui suddenly grabbed Lin Ziran’s wrist, his eyes were filled with hopelessness. His lips moved slightly and he made a hoarse plea: “Brother… don’t go…”
There was not a trace of light in his dark eyes, only heavy sorrow. Lin Ziran was sucked into those eyes. He suddenly felt dizzy and he stumbled.
[Ding, the hidden plot “Lu Zhen’s Secret” is loading——]
In the dark room with no windows, the boy’s hands and feet were tied with duct tape. His eyes were covered with a piece of black cloth so he couldn’t see anything, and he couldn’t make any sound. He could only hear the drops of water trickling. He curled up to avoid the cold water dripping down his neck. The surrounding air was humid and cold, and hunger burned his stomach. He could no longer tell how long he had been here, but he couldn’t give up… He used all his strength to rub his tied hands against the wall behind him, trying to break the tape, even if his hands were already bloody.
Time passed by slowly.
He must escape from here as soon as possible. Aunt Xu came to pick him up from school and was kidnapped together. Not only did he have to go back alive, but also to take Aunt Xu back with him, otherwise Lu Sui would definitely be sad…
Tap, tap, tap.
The sound of shoes against the concrete floor sounded.
Lu Zhen stopped abruptly, and soon the door was opened. He was violently pulled out and he fell onto the cold concrete floor.
That person should be standing in front of him.
Fear was like ants crawling densely through his veins. He was very scared, but he still tried his best to stay calm. At this time, panic will only put him in a more dangerous position.
He slowly said: “I know you just want money, and my father will give you money. It will be fine if you take the money and go, but if you kill us, my father will definitely not let you go.”
After saying this, he held his breath nervously, even if he pretended to be calm and calm, he was only fifteen years old.
There was silence in front of him, and no one answered him… and silence was the most terrible torment for him.
Just when Lu Zhen was almost desperate, he heard a chuckle. This laughter was so familiar to him that his brain crashed for a while and he doubted whether he was hallucinating… Then he realized that he might not be able to go back alive today.
The laughter belongs to Xu Lanna.
It wasn’t the kidnapper who came, but the stepmother he had always trusted and respected. Since she can appear here like this, it means that everything was a conspiracy, and she doesn’t want money. Wrong… She wanted more than money, she also wanted his life.
Because she had already decided to kill him, she had no qualms about appearing in front of him.
The woman approached him and laughed sarcastically: “Stupid boy, do you think I’m willing to coax you all day? I’ve always found you so unpleasant.”
The woman’s cold fingers pinched his chin, her nails pierced into his flesh while her voice was full of bitter hatred: “I worked hard for you, father and son, and accompanied him in bed and completely submitted to him… I treated you better than my own son and served you like a young master. I tried my best to please you, but the old thing didn’t take us, mother and child, to heart at all. He always felt that it was wrong for him to cheat on his wife when she was sick so he gave you all the shares of the company. What can we get if the company is given to you? Nothing more than a little cash and real estate securities. Not enough! Not enough! I even gave him a son! He cheated but still wants to pretend to be a good person!
No way, I can only take this risk. As long as I kill you, he can only leave all the money to us, and I don’t have to lower myself in front of you all day. ”
She said a lot but it was nothing more than curses and foul language, revealing how much she actually hates him, and how disgusting and unbearable she felt when she pretended to be nice to him…
Lu Zhen was suddenly sad…When he just lost his mother, when he was sad and lonely, this woman appeared in front of him. She was so gentle and beautiful. She did her best to treat him well and make up for the lack of warmth he received. And the introverted and withdrawn child, his younger brother… always looked at him with admiration and followed him well…
So, even if he knew that his father had cheated, he still accepted the woman and the child. Isn’t his father the culprit?
Women and children are innocent.
At that time, he thought he had a family again.
But it wasn’t until now did he realize how naive he was, that he had no so-called family… This was just a deliberate scam. He stupidly gave away his heart, and now he was about to pay for his stupidity with his life.
Did he hate it? Hate.
Lu Zhen did not beg for mercy anymore, he knew that begging was meaningless.
The woman’s crazed and hateful voice was like a knife rubbing on sandpaper.
Lu Zhen closed his eyes in the dark.
Just as his neck was about to be slashed, the door was swung open, and then there was a scuffle. The man roared: “You f****** crazy person. We agreed to only take the money. yYu even dare to kill Lu Jinwen’s son.!”
“Let me go, do you think that Lu Jinwen will let you go? I can get more money by killing him! How much do you want? Is one hundred million or two hundred million enough?”
“F***, you lunatic, do you think his money is so easy to take? Do you think I will believe you? I will not continue to be involved in this matter!”
The man seemed to be leaving.
Then came the sound of a sharp weapon piercing the flesh.
“Then you go to die!”
“Ah-I am going to kill you, you crazy woman!”
The sound of screams, curses, and beatings intertwined… followed by the sound of a knife piercing flesh, and soon… it seems that someone had fled in a hurry. tTe room fell silent once more.
Who left?
Who died?
Lu Zhen’s heart thumped violently.
“Cough, cough…” Accompanied by coughing and the sound of vomiting blood, the woman made a faint cry for help: “Help, help me…”
Lu Zhen immediately calmed down. Xu Lanna was injured, it was the man who left.
This was the best chance to escape.
He moved slowly on the ground, following the sound of the fight, and finally touched the dagger that fell on the ground, cut the tape on his hand, and quickly pulled the black cloth off his eyes. The dazzling light made him squint.
The woman was lying in front of him, less than a metre away from him. Her makeup was all destroyed, her hair was scattered. Her abdomen and legs were stained red with blood, her body twitched slightly, and her beautiful eyes were extremely desperate. She smiled flatteringly again and said to him: “Xiaozhen, you must save me… It’s Aunt Xu, I won’t do it anymore…”
But Lu Zhen didn’t go over, he just looked at her coldly.
Seeing his indifferent appearance, the woman struggled to crawl towards him, blood leaving a hideous trace on the ground. She reached a trembling hand out: “The phone is on the table, you…you help me to make a call …Call an ambulance, okay…”
Lu Zhen remained unmoved.
The blood flow made her feel that death was approaching and her expression became hideous because of fear: “Hurry up and call, let people come and save me! You can’t watch a person die! I, I can go to jail, Yes… I will go to jail… Quick save me!”
“You, bastard, I should have killed you long ago!”
“I, I want to kill you…”
“Sob, you, you can’t not save me…”
“Xiaozhen, I was wrong, you save me… Think about Lu Sui, he, he always treated you as his own brother…”
“You and Lu Sui have such a good relationship. If he knows that you didn’t save me, he will…will not forgive, you…”
The woman cried for a while, laughed for a while. She was sometimes crazy, sometimes frightened, sometimes desperate.
Lu Zhen just watched. He watched the blood under her body pool, gradually staining the ground red… When the red color was about to approach him, he took a step back gently to prevent the blood from dirtying his feet.
For the first time, his heart was filled with such filthy and ugly hatred and disgust, and for the first time he wanted to see a person die. He even enjoyed the sight of her desperate pleading and dying struggle in front of him.
Until the woman was completely silent, Lu Zhen walked over calmly. He tested the woman’s breath with her fingers and made sure that she could not be saved anymore before dialing the call for help.
Lu Zhen was rescued.
He was sent back to the Lu’s house by the police, and the woman’s body was sent for an autopsy. The cause of death was excessive blood loss. The kidnapper was quickly caught. In order to reduce his sentence, he took the initiative to confess his criminal behavior and admitted that the woman died of homicide. He ran away because of fear and did not check whether the woman died on the spot. In the end, the police told the man that the woman was not dead at the time and that she could be saved if she called the police in time, but everything had already occurred, and the man was still in jail for kidnapping and manslaughter.
The dust settled on this matter.
Only Lu Zhen knew, he actually had a chance to save her.
Does that count as him killing her?
In the end, his father came to visit him and told him that he hoped that he could keep the secret and not tell Lu Sui the truth. His father was worried that Lu Sui could not bear such a double blow, could not accept such a cruel reality, and did not want Lu Sui to live this life in pain and self-blame… Lu Zhen agreed. He always thought that his father didn’t care about Lu Sui, but he didn’t know until this moment how much his father actually loved Lu Sui. Even after his mother made such a mistake, he still wanted to protect the child.
[t/n: double blow as in his mother died and she was the instigator… not that Lu Zhen didn’t save her.]
After Lu Zhen returned home, he kept avoiding Lu Sui because he suddenly found that he could not face Lu Sui.
Whenever he closed his eyes in the dead of night, the woman would stand in front of him covered in blood and ask him bitterly: Why didn’t you save me? You killed me! Lu Sui will not forgive you, he will definitely avenge me!
He woke up again and again, nightmares haunting him.
This was the only thing he did against his conscience, but did he regret it? What if he could do it all over again? Will he choose to return good for evil to save her?
No, he didn’t regret it.
He didn’t want to save her at all. There are times when he would hate, and there would also be willful moments.
He just doesn’t know how to face Lu Sui. Lu Sui was innocent, he doesn’t know anything, yet he trusts himself like this…
But avoidance is not a way. One day, he was blocked by Lu Sui.
The boy looked at him with sad and aggrieved eyes, and shouted: “Why do you keep refusing to look at me? Is it because you dare not look at me?”
Lu Zhen looked at him without speaking.
Seeing that he became even more angry like this, Lu Su suddenly rushed over and gave him a big push, his eyes widened and said, “It’s all your fault, it’s all your fault!”
Lu Zhen staggered, but did not deny it.
Lu Sui cried, “Why don’t you speak, why don’t you deny it? I hate you, I hate you…”
Lu Zhen was speechless.
Lu Sui was still just a child. He must be very helpless now. He needed to be cared for and comforted, but he can’t accompany him like before...Because part of your current pain is caused by me.
In that cold and damp room, the indelible and terrifying memory followed him like a shadow.
Sorry, I made you suffer so much.
The woman seemed to be standing beside him, giving a cold and sarcastic laugh: Look, Lu Sui will not forgive you, you killed me, I blame you, it would be great if you didn’t exist!
Lu Zhen turned around and left.
Seeing him leave, Lu Sui chased after him, crying. “Why do you want to go, why? Even you don’t want me…”
You are right, I don’t want you anymore.
The next day, his father learned about it from the maids. He went to tell Lu Sui not to be willful, but Lu Sui vented his pain regardless. He lost his mother and his brother didn’t want him anymore. He started to cause a fuss. He who doesn’t know how to express himself could only blame his brother blindly. This made his father very angry and disappointed, so he decided to send Lu Sui to a boarding school.
He provided Lu Sui a comfortable life, but gave Lu Zhen his care and company.
Lu Zhen knew this was his father’s way of compensation.
Time passed and a few years later, Lu Zhen no longer thought of this incident. The woman no longer appeared in his dreams. By accident, he met Lu Sui again.
The former teenager has grown up, but even if they met, he just look at him coldly.
Time and hurt caused an irreparable rift between them, but Lu Zhen suddenly remembered his promise. He once said that he would protect him forever. I’m sorry…I didn’t leave you on purpose.
In fact, I always care about you.
I hope you can come back.
………………
Lin Ziran opened his mouth abruptly and panted, his chest heaving. Lu Zhen’s memory passed through his mind like a revolving lantern, very fast, but also very real, as if he could feel genuine fear, loss, self-blame, pain…
Everything made sense.
Lin Ziran slowly turned his head, looking at Lu Sui with a complicated expression.
Lu Sui didn’t expect that Lin Ziran would faint suddenly. He anxiously brought him to the sofa, knelt in front of Lin Ziran on one knee. He looked at him with trepidation, clutching his hands tightly, and his voice was stifled: “Brother, what’s the matter with you? Are you okay? I’m scared…”
I’m afraid you will leave me again and leave me all alone…
Lin Ziran sighed, this poor child didn’t know anything.
He slowly and firmly took his hand out of Lu Sui’s, and turned slightly, looking at him with a calm expression. “Don’t you always want me to admit the truth? You know. Was it the truth at the time? Okay, then I will tell you the whole truth…”
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran’s eyes and suddenly felt anxious, “Brother…”
Lin Ziran looked at him directly and slowly said: “It was indeed her who kidnapped me back then, and was accidentally injured by the kidnapper…but she was not dead when the kidnapper left.”
Lu Sui was a little at a loss. He didn’t know why Lin Ziran said this. He said, “I know, she lost too much blood to die…”
“No, you don’t know.” Lin Ziran’s voice was cold, looking at Lu Sui as he said word by word: “I was by her side at the time, and she begged me to save her…but I didn’t save her, I just kept watching. I watched her die in front of me.
Because I don’t want to save her. I hate her, do you understand?
Later, every day and night, I saw her standing in front of me covered in blood, asking why I didn’t save her.
And every time I see you, I think of her, I see her by my side, accusing me. It made me think of the fear and pain she brought me, think of my own deception, so I left you alone and avoided you… because at that time, I had no way to face you. ”
Lin Ziran saw Lu Sui’s pale and shocked face and let out a soft breath, but his voice was extremely indifferent: “This is the truth you wanted to know.
Even so, do you still want my forgiveness?”
The sudden sense of crisis left Zhao Mingze uneasy for the first time. He looked at Lu Sui with extremely cold eyes, and his voice was low, “don’t talk nonsense.”
But how could Lu Sui allow himself to be threatened by Zhao Mingze? He remembered the things he had done, and just wanted to kill himself and Zhao Mingze. He would not allow anyone to cheat and hurt his brother again!
Lu Sui’s eyes were harsh as he sneered: “Am I talking nonsense? Shouldn’t you know?”
He shook off Zhao Mingze’s hand, took a deep breath, turned to Lin Ziran and said, “Brother, you really can’t believe this person! Do you still remember that day I said I won’t let Wen Yu off? After I left, he offered to cooperate with me to deal with Wen Yu…”
He was wrecked with pain and guilt, but afraid that Lin Ziran would not believe him, he continued to grit his teeth: “Although I wanted to attack Wen Yu, if he didn’t help me in secret, how could I force Wen Yu into a corner in such a short time by myself? It’s just that I’m in the light while he is in the dark. By the way… there is one more thing you definitely don’t know. The photo of me meeting Wen Yu in private was also sent by him!”
Lin Ziran was shocked. I know all these things… But why are you telling me all these so suddenly?!
Without giving me some buffer time.
Lin Ziran suddenly felt a headache. It was as if while he and Zhao Mingze were playing against each other and dealing expert blows… Lu Sui had rushed over and lifted the table.
He looked at Zhao Mingze, then at Lu Sui, his expression complicated…
Before he could figure out how to respond, Lu Sui spoke again.
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran sadly and blamed himself, “This person has been tricking you and Wen Yu is the one who really loves you.”
This sentence is like the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Lin Ziran finally couldn’t hold back the sadness in his heart, his eyes redden slightly.
Nowadays, even the protagonist has come to match the cannon fodder with the protagonist shou. Is he really so bad…Can you let me be a miserable man in peace? !
What happened to being the ruthless and unrighteous scum gong? You are trying to force me into a corner!
And when Lu Sui saw Lin Ziran’s grief, he blamed himself. If it weren’t for what he and Zhao Mingze did, how could his brother bear to break up with Wen Yu? He loves Wen Yu so much, and left only because he doesn’t want to see Wen Yu getting injured…
Lu Sui’s voice was hoarse: “I’m sorry, I…”
His voice choked and he could barely speak.
Zhao Mingze had been silent since Lu Sui said those words just now. He was enveloped in a heavy aura… He just watched Lin Ziran’s expressions warp from shock and surprise to sadness and disappointment… The blood in his body seemed to be a little bit cold.
The reason why Lu Sui did this was no longer important.
The important thing is that Lin Ziran no longer trusts him.
And this time, he’s afraid he won’t even have the qualifications to be his friend…
“Lu Zhen…” Zhao Mingze opened his lips slightly and spoke softly. He looked at the person in front of him.
If I said I did this… because I love you, would you forgive me?
Lu Sui was always paying attention to Zhao Mingze, he suddenly clenched his fists, and said with red eyes: “Brother, you can’t believe anything he says!”
Lin Ziran raised his hand and pressed his forehead. After a while, he raised his eyes and scanned Zhao Mingze with a cold and disappointed look. Now that Lu Sui had already made things clear, he would naturally not be able to stay with Zhao Mingze.
As for Lu Sui… Lin Ziran felt that his head hurt more.
He didn’t want to see either of them.
“I’m tired. All of you should leave.” Lin Ziran said coldly.
Lu Sui’s expression became even more sorrowful and pale, obviously depressed, and his whole body was almost covered in a gray cloud of despair visible to the naked eye.
Zhao Mingze stood upright, his gaze fell on him for an instant. Apart from his eyes that were as dark as an abyss, everything seemed to be wrapped in a sense of tranquility that came before the storm.
He was not going to leave.
Lin Ziran sighed, turned around and went directly into his house without even looking at the two of them.
Zhao Mingze stared at his back and was about to chase him, but as soon as he lifted his footsteps, Lu Sui suddenly stopped in front of him.
Unlike when facing Lin Ziran before, in front of Zhao Mingze, Lu Sui’s eyes were fierce like a wolf, and his voice was full of warning: “You better leave now.”
And when Lu Sui stopped Zhao Mingze, Lin Ziran already took advantage of the mechanism to close the door and shut the two of them outside together!
The heavy door separated them.
Zhao Mingze withdrew his gaze. He looked at Lu Sui coldly and the corners of his lips curled up: “It seems that Lu Zhen doesn’t want to forgive you, do you still want to go with me?”
Lu Sui’s fists cracked.
Zhao Mingze turned around suddenly.
He left without looking back.
When Lu Sui saw Zhao Mingze leave, he slowly looked back at the closed door, his expression lonely.
………………
Lin Ziran rushed into the house and shut the door. Thinking that Lu Sui might have the key, he locked the door securely! Then he leaned against the wall and let out a sigh of relief. That was dangerous. Fortunately, the two of them started fighting each other. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to leave today…
He had to think about what to do.
Lin Ziran opened the system interface. He hadn’t read the script carefully for a long time. When such a thing has happened, he must earnestly read it without missing any details. This time, it really showed some clues.
Just as when he first arrived, he suspected that Lu’s father seemed to be too indifferent. Lu Sui was just a child at that time. Why did he treat him like that? At that time, he even had other guesses… Now it seems that Father Lu loves Lu Sui very much. Otherwise, there is no need to hide the truth for Lu Sui, but he should also love his eldest son, and should have been better to Lu Zhen later. Due to guilt and wanting to compensate him, he did not handle the relationship between the two brothers well, which led to a distance between the brothers.
This was all in the past.
The only thing that cannot be justified is the reason Lu Zhen felt guilty towards Lu Sui It seems that Lu Sui’s mother really died because of him.
Is there another hidden plot?
Lin Ziran shook his head in distress. Lu Sui must have made a complete investigation before he came here… Then what went wrong?
At this moment, he suddenly regretted not having Lu Zhen’s memory, otherwise he should be able to figure out the reason.
Lin Ziran stayed up late to review the script. It was three o’clock in the morning by the time he finished and he fell asleep without changing his clothes.
The next day, he woke up in a daze, ready to get some food for himself. When he saw the refrigerator was empty, he remembered that he hadn’t stock up on food because of his vacation.
Still need to go out…
Lin Ziran came to the door slowly, because he had the painful experience of being thrown down by Zhao Mingze last time, he first looked at the peephole carefully, hmm… Zhao Mingze and Lu Sui were not at the door.
He was still not at ease, turned on the security camera at home again, looked back and forth, and confirmed that no one was hiding nearby, then he went out with a sigh of relief.
He can hide for a day, but not forever.
When he returned home, he saw Lu Sui standing at the door.
Today, Lu Sui seems to be calmer. He was wearing a black suit, his beard finally shaved, but his face is still cold and his expression unpredictable. A little too silent, he stood there silently with a file bag.
Lin Ziran: …
Forget it, evasion is not the solution. As an excellent player, he had to face the problem!
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran, his jaw tight, his eyes a little nervous, and he was afraid that Lin Ziran would drive him away again. His knuckles turned white from holding the document bag.
Lin Ziran paused, seeming helpless, and finally sighed, “Come in.”
Lu Sui looked up in surprise. He didn’t expect Lin Ziran to agree and quickly followed Lin Ziran into the house.
He took a deep breath, handed the bag of documents to Lin Ziran, and said guiltily: “This is the company’s shares. I can’t take your things, so I will return it to you.”
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran solemnly. These were originally left by his father for his elder brother. He was only an illegitimate child, and his mother had made such an unforgivable mistake so he was not entitled to inherit these.
Seeing the things thrown out come back after one big round, Lin Ziran felt a toothache.
My good father, I finally paved the way and gave the company to you. Now you want to return it to me? Do you want Your Father to continue working overtime until my head becomes bald? Dream on!
Lin Ziran coldly stretched out his hand and waved it away, “No need, I won’t take back the things I’ve given you.”
Lu Sui stared at Lin Ziran in a daze and his heart was filled with sadness. As expected, he would not forgive him…
The man lowered his head, not a trace of his arrogance in the past could be seen. His whole aura was crushed, like a stray dog without a home.
Lin Ziran’s heart was as cold as iron. Other things can be considered, but don’t even think about wanting me to go back to work! He said lightly: “I don’t care how you found out or what you think. If you really want me to forgive you, don’t show up in front of me again.”
Lu Sui’s eyes reddened instantly, but he refused to move a step.
Seeing his paranoid appearance, Lin Ziran knew that it would be hard for him to give up. Fine, I can always go if you don’t go, right? Does my dignified president have nowhere else to go?
Lin Ziran turned around and left.
Lu Sui suddenly grabbed Lin Ziran’s wrist, his eyes were filled with hopelessness. His lips moved slightly and he made a hoarse plea: “Brother… don’t go…”
There was not a trace of light in his dark eyes, only heavy sorrow. Lin Ziran was sucked into those eyes. He suddenly felt dizzy and he stumbled.
[Ding, the hidden plot “Lu Zhen’s Secret” is loading——]
In the dark room with no windows, the boy’s hands and feet were tied with duct tape. His eyes were covered with a piece of black cloth so he couldn’t see anything, and he couldn’t make any sound. He could only hear the drops of water trickling. He curled up to avoid the cold water dripping down his neck. The surrounding air was humid and cold, and hunger burned his stomach. He could no longer tell how long he had been here, but he couldn’t give up… He used all his strength to rub his tied hands against the wall behind him, trying to break the tape, even if his hands were already bloody.
Time passed by slowly.
He must escape from here as soon as possible. Aunt Xu came to pick him up from school and was kidnapped together. Not only did he have to go back alive, but also to take Aunt Xu back with him, otherwise Lu Sui would definitely be sad…
Tap, tap, tap.
The sound of shoes against the concrete floor sounded.
Lu Zhen stopped abruptly, and soon the door was opened. He was violently pulled out and he fell onto the cold concrete floor.
That person should be standing in front of him.
Fear was like ants crawling densely through his veins. He was very scared, but he still tried his best to stay calm. At this time, panic will only put him in a more dangerous position.
He slowly said: “I know you just want money, and my father will give you money. It will be fine if you take the money and go, but if you kill us, my father will definitely not let you go.”
After saying this, he held his breath nervously, even if he pretended to be calm and calm, he was only fifteen years old.
There was silence in front of him, and no one answered him… and silence was the most terrible torment for him.
Just when Lu Zhen was almost desperate, he heard a chuckle. This laughter was so familiar to him that his brain crashed for a while and he doubted whether he was hallucinating… Then he realized that he might not be able to go back alive today.
The laughter belongs to Xu Lanna.
It wasn’t the kidnapper who came, but the stepmother he had always trusted and respected. Since she can appear here like this, it means that everything was a conspiracy, and she doesn’t want money. Wrong… She wanted more than money, she also wanted his life.
Because she had already decided to kill him, she had no qualms about appearing in front of him.
The woman approached him and laughed sarcastically: “Stupid boy, do you think I’m willing to coax you all day? I’ve always found you so unpleasant.”
The woman’s cold fingers pinched his chin, her nails pierced into his flesh while her voice was full of bitter hatred: “I worked hard for you, father and son, and accompanied him in bed and completely submitted to him… I treated you better than my own son and served you like a young master. I tried my best to please you, but the old thing didn’t take us, mother and child, to heart at all. He always felt that it was wrong for him to cheat on his wife when she was sick so he gave you all the shares of the company. What can we get if the company is given to you? Nothing more than a little cash and real estate securities. Not enough! Not enough! I even gave him a son! He cheated but still wants to pretend to be a good person!
No way, I can only take this risk. As long as I kill you, he can only leave all the money to us, and I don’t have to lower myself in front of you all day. ”
She said a lot but it was nothing more than curses and foul language, revealing how much she actually hates him, and how disgusting and unbearable she felt when she pretended to be nice to him…
Lu Zhen was suddenly sad…When he just lost his mother, when he was sad and lonely, this woman appeared in front of him. She was so gentle and beautiful. She did her best to treat him well and make up for the lack of warmth he received. And the introverted and withdrawn child, his younger brother… always looked at him with admiration and followed him well…
So, even if he knew that his father had cheated, he still accepted the woman and the child. Isn’t his father the culprit?
Women and children are innocent.
At that time, he thought he had a family again.
But it wasn’t until now did he realize how naive he was, that he had no so-called family… This was just a deliberate scam. He stupidly gave away his heart, and now he was about to pay for his stupidity with his life.
Did he hate it? Hate.
Lu Zhen did not beg for mercy anymore, he knew that begging was meaningless.
The woman’s crazed and hateful voice was like a knife rubbing on sandpaper.
Lu Zhen closed his eyes in the dark.
Just as his neck was about to be slashed, the door was swung open, and then there was a scuffle. The man roared: “You f****** crazy person. We agreed to only take the money. yYu even dare to kill Lu Jinwen’s son.!”
“Let me go, do you think that Lu Jinwen will let you go? I can get more money by killing him! How much do you want? Is one hundred million or two hundred million enough?”
“F***, you lunatic, do you think his money is so easy to take? Do you think I will believe you? I will not continue to be involved in this matter!”
The man seemed to be leaving.
Then came the sound of a sharp weapon piercing the flesh.
“Then you go to die!”
“Ah-I am going to kill you, you crazy woman!”
The sound of screams, curses, and beatings intertwined… followed by the sound of a knife piercing flesh, and soon… it seems that someone had fled in a hurry. tTe room fell silent once more.
Who left?
Who died?
Lu Zhen’s heart thumped violently.
“Cough, cough…” Accompanied by coughing and the sound of vomiting blood, the woman made a faint cry for help: “Help, help me…”
Lu Zhen immediately calmed down. Xu Lanna was injured, it was the man who left.
This was the best chance to escape.
He moved slowly on the ground, following the sound of the fight, and finally touched the dagger that fell on the ground, cut the tape on his hand, and quickly pulled the black cloth off his eyes. The dazzling light made him squint.
The woman was lying in front of him, less than a metre away from him. Her makeup was all destroyed, her hair was scattered. Her abdomen and legs were stained red with blood, her body twitched slightly, and her beautiful eyes were extremely desperate. She smiled flatteringly again and said to him: “Xiaozhen, you must save me… It’s Aunt Xu, I won’t do it anymore…”
But Lu Zhen didn’t go over, he just looked at her coldly.
Seeing his indifferent appearance, the woman struggled to crawl towards him, blood leaving a hideous trace on the ground. She reached a trembling hand out: “The phone is on the table, you…you help me to make a call …Call an ambulance, okay…”
Lu Zhen remained unmoved.
The blood flow made her feel that death was approaching and her expression became hideous because of fear: “Hurry up and call, let people come and save me! You can’t watch a person die! I, I can go to jail, Yes… I will go to jail… Quick save me!”
“You, bastard, I should have killed you long ago!”
“I, I want to kill you…”
“Sob, you, you can’t not save me…”
“Xiaozhen, I was wrong, you save me… Think about Lu Sui, he, he always treated you as his own brother…”
“You and Lu Sui have such a good relationship. If he knows that you didn’t save me, he will…will not forgive, you…”
The woman cried for a while, laughed for a while. She was sometimes crazy, sometimes frightened, sometimes desperate.
Lu Zhen just watched. He watched the blood under her body pool, gradually staining the ground red… When the red color was about to approach him, he took a step back gently to prevent the blood from dirtying his feet.
For the first time, his heart was filled with such filthy and ugly hatred and disgust, and for the first time he wanted to see a person die. He even enjoyed the sight of her desperate pleading and dying struggle in front of him.
Until the woman was completely silent, Lu Zhen walked over calmly. He tested the woman’s breath with her fingers and made sure that she could not be saved anymore before dialing the call for help.
Lu Zhen was rescued.
He was sent back to the Lu’s house by the police, and the woman’s body was sent for an autopsy. The cause of death was excessive blood loss. The kidnapper was quickly caught. In order to reduce his sentence, he took the initiative to confess his criminal behavior and admitted that the woman died of homicide. He ran away because of fear and did not check whether the woman died on the spot. In the end, the police told the man that the woman was not dead at the time and that she could be saved if she called the police in time, but everything had already occurred, and the man was still in jail for kidnapping and manslaughter.
The dust settled on this matter.
Only Lu Zhen knew, he actually had a chance to save her.
Does that count as him killing her?
In the end, his father came to visit him and told him that he hoped that he could keep the secret and not tell Lu Sui the truth. His father was worried that Lu Sui could not bear such a double blow, could not accept such a cruel reality, and did not want Lu Sui to live this life in pain and self-blame… Lu Zhen agreed. He always thought that his father didn’t care about Lu Sui, but he didn’t know until this moment how much his father actually loved Lu Sui. Even after his mother made such a mistake, he still wanted to protect the child.
[t/n: double blow as in his mother died and she was the instigator… not that Lu Zhen didn’t save her.]
After Lu Zhen returned home, he kept avoiding Lu Sui because he suddenly found that he could not face Lu Sui.
Whenever he closed his eyes in the dead of night, the woman would stand in front of him covered in blood and ask him bitterly: Why didn’t you save me? You killed me! Lu Sui will not forgive you, he will definitely avenge me!
He woke up again and again, nightmares haunting him.
This was the only thing he did against his conscience, but did he regret it? What if he could do it all over again? Will he choose to return good for evil to save her?
No, he didn’t regret it.
He didn’t want to save her at all. There are times when he would hate, and there would also be willful moments.
He just doesn’t know how to face Lu Sui. Lu Sui was innocent, he doesn’t know anything, yet he trusts himself like this…
But avoidance is not a way. One day, he was blocked by Lu Sui.
The boy looked at him with sad and aggrieved eyes, and shouted: “Why do you keep refusing to look at me? Is it because you dare not look at me?”
Lu Zhen looked at him without speaking.
Seeing that he became even more angry like this, Lu Su suddenly rushed over and gave him a big push, his eyes widened and said, “It’s all your fault, it’s all your fault!”
Lu Zhen staggered, but did not deny it.
Lu Sui cried, “Why don’t you speak, why don’t you deny it? I hate you, I hate you…”
Lu Zhen was speechless.
Lu Sui was still just a child. He must be very helpless now. He needed to be cared for and comforted, but he can’t accompany him like before...Because part of your current pain is caused by me.
In that cold and damp room, the indelible and terrifying memory followed him like a shadow.
Sorry, I made you suffer so much.
The woman seemed to be standing beside him, giving a cold and sarcastic laugh: Look, Lu Sui will not forgive you, you killed me, I blame you, it would be great if you didn’t exist!
Lu Zhen turned around and left.
Seeing him leave, Lu Sui chased after him, crying. “Why do you want to go, why? Even you don’t want me…”
You are right, I don’t want you anymore.
The next day, his father learned about it from the maids. He went to tell Lu Sui not to be willful, but Lu Sui vented his pain regardless. He lost his mother and his brother didn’t want him anymore. He started to cause a fuss. He who doesn’t know how to express himself could only blame his brother blindly. This made his father very angry and disappointed, so he decided to send Lu Sui to a boarding school.
He provided Lu Sui a comfortable life, but gave Lu Zhen his care and company.
Lu Zhen knew this was his father’s way of compensation.
Time passed and a few years later, Lu Zhen no longer thought of this incident. The woman no longer appeared in his dreams. By accident, he met Lu Sui again.
The former teenager has grown up, but even if they met, he just look at him coldly.
Time and hurt caused an irreparable rift between them, but Lu Zhen suddenly remembered his promise. He once said that he would protect him forever. I’m sorry…I didn’t leave you on purpose.
In fact, I always care about you.
I hope you can come back.
………………
Lin Ziran opened his mouth abruptly and panted, his chest heaving. Lu Zhen’s memory passed through his mind like a revolving lantern, very fast, but also very real, as if he could feel genuine fear, loss, self-blame, pain…
Everything made sense.
Lin Ziran slowly turned his head, looking at Lu Sui with a complicated expression.
Lu Sui didn’t expect that Lin Ziran would faint suddenly. He anxiously brought him to the sofa, knelt in front of Lin Ziran on one knee. He looked at him with trepidation, clutching his hands tightly, and his voice was stifled: “Brother, what’s the matter with you? Are you okay? I’m scared…”
I’m afraid you will leave me again and leave me all alone…
Lin Ziran sighed, this poor child didn’t know anything.
He slowly and firmly took his hand out of Lu Sui’s, and turned slightly, looking at him with a calm expression. “Don’t you always want me to admit the truth? You know. Was it the truth at the time? Okay, then I will tell you the whole truth…”
Lu Sui looked at Lin Ziran’s eyes and suddenly felt anxious, “Brother…”
Lin Ziran looked at him directly and slowly said: “It was indeed her who kidnapped me back then, and was accidentally injured by the kidnapper…but she was not dead when the kidnapper left.”
Lu Sui was a little at a loss. He didn’t know why Lin Ziran said this. He said, “I know, she lost too much blood to die…”
“No, you don’t know.” Lin Ziran’s voice was cold, looking at Lu Sui as he said word by word: “I was by her side at the time, and she begged me to save her…but I didn’t save her, I just kept watching. I watched her die in front of me.
Because I don’t want to save her. I hate her, do you understand?
Later, every day and night, I saw her standing in front of me covered in blood, asking why I didn’t save her.
And every time I see you, I think of her, I see her by my side, accusing me. It made me think of the fear and pain she brought me, think of my own deception, so I left you alone and avoided you… because at that time, I had no way to face you. ”
Lin Ziran saw Lu Sui’s pale and shocked face and let out a soft breath, but his voice was extremely indifferent: “This is the truth you wanted to know.
Even so, do you still want my forgiveness?”
