flstandardbreds Chapter 167 Deliberate
Chapter 167 Deliberate
Jiang Yue didn't understand why that person kept staring at her, so he bared his teeth and threatened her. When Su Xuan saw her daughter's reaction, she was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.
She tentatively categorized Jiang Yue's reaction as acting cute, which was adorable.
This was the first time Jiang Yue had ever felt so unappetized by a human, and she listlessly looked away.
Seeing this, Chen Mingzhang knew that things wouldn't quiet down anytime soon, so he turned to Lu Yize and said, "It's rare for your family to be together, so you must have a lot to talk about. They've only just arrived, so please wash up and rest first, and we can talk about other things after you've finished."
Lu Yize had no objection to the arrangement and let Chen Mingzhang's men lead the three of them to other rooms.
After leaving that group of people, the world suddenly became much quieter. Jiang Yue and Lu Yize walked side by side, with Su Xuan following behind them, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes every now and then.
Lu Yize glanced at Su Xuan wiping away tears out of the corner of his eye, then looked at Jiang Yue, who had no expression on her face, and could see that she resembled her mother in some ways.
It wasn't until they entered the room that Jiang Yue realized this person was still following them. He turned around with a fierce look on his face, wary of her approach.
Lu Yize pulled Jiang Yue back and then gestured for Su Xuan to join him. Although he didn't like Jiang Yue's parents, he would still give them basic courtesy.
Su Xuan sat down in a chair in front of the coffee table, flattered. The two sat opposite each other, and Lu Yize asked, "Why is Jiang Yue sleeping in the basement?"
Upon hearing this, Su Xuan looked up abruptly, her face filled with disbelief, and even a hint of self-doubt, unsure when she had let it slip.
She opened her mouth, looked at Jiang Yue, and her expression shifted between shock, surprise, and confusion. "She...she has her own room..."
As for why she sleeps in the basement, well… that's a good question. She can't exactly say it's because her daughter is a pervert who stalked and secretly filmed her, collecting a bunch of stuff, and that sleeping there makes her feel safer, can she?
Seeing Lu Yize staring at Jiang Yuexin with a knowing look, Su Xuan awkwardly asked, "But how did you know? It was in that basement."
Hearing the words "basement" from Lu Yize, Jiang Yue, who was being stared at, perked up her ears and spoke first, "I showed it to him."
Su Xuan looked at Jiang Yue in shock when she heard her speak. She hadn't expected Jiang Yue to be able to talk even after turning into a zombie. A bittersweet feeling welled up in her heart.
“Yueyue…” Su Xuan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then turned to Lu Yize and sincerely thanked him, “Really, really, thanks to you. I never thought I would see Yueyue again. I thought…”
Seeing her like this, Lu Yize sneered coldly, "Did you think she'd turned into a zombie and lost her humanity, so you just let her live or die?"
Su Xuan's face turned pale at his words. "No, that's not how it is. At that time... we had no choice..."
Seeing this, Lu Yize found it ridiculous, "That's true, it's not the first time you've treated her like this."
Every word pierced Su Xuan's heart. Lu Yize didn't care how wronged or helpless they were. In short, the result he saw was that their choice after weighing the pros and cons was to give up Jiang Yue.
Since they've all given up, Jiang Yue belongs to him alone.
Su Xuan noticed the ring on Jiang Yue's ring finger. She had heard Chen Mingzhang say that Lu Yize and Jiang Yue had already registered their marriage and were living together.
As a mother, she missed everything about her child's growth, so she naturally felt guilty. Any further explanation would seem empty and powerless.
Su Xuan took a deep breath and looked sadly at Jiang Yue, who was gradually returning to normal. She wondered how much effort Lu Yize had put in to gradually raise her to be as human as she was today.
“You’re right. As parents, we have failed in our duty.” Su Xuan did not argue. “Jiang Yue’s father and I are both members of a research institution. I was too young and didn’t understand anything when Jiang Yue was born, and her father was also devoted to his work.”
"Later, because of her father's research project, she offended someone and was retaliated against. They originally wanted to ruin Jiang Yue, so she was abducted to the place where you are."
“Backward education, barren minds, cut-off transportation…” Su Xuan’s eyes reddened as she spoke of these things. “Jiang Yue is a girl, and they want to see her trapped there for the rest of her life.”
"I don't know if you still remember, but Jiang Yue stayed at your house for a while. Later, you sent her to town, and that's how we found her again. But after we came back, she kept crying and wanted to find you."
"But when we went back to look for you, you were no longer there."
Lu Yize remained silent, his fingers stroking the ring on Jiang Yue's hand. Not long after he sent Jiang Yue back, his parents had an "accident".
Because they sent Jiang Yue away, some people in the village felt guilty and were afraid that things would be exposed, so they blamed their family for everything.
Lu Yize should have died "accidentally" as well, but he was lucky and survived. He was even sent to an orphanage by someone else.
Of course, those who did evil deeds in the village also met with bad ends. Those who plotted against his family back then were lucky to die, but Lu Yize spared none of them after he became rich.
He could probably guess what happened next. It was probably after receiving financial assistance from the Cui family that he was noticed and recognized by Jiang Yue again.
"Did you help settle Fan Jian's matter back then?" Lu Yize asked.
Although Su Xuan was surprised that Lu Yize knew these things, she still told the truth: "Yes, Jiang Yue recognized you before that, but for some reason, she couldn't acknowledge you, so she could only do things for you silently."
"What's the reason?" Lu Yize asked, staring at Su Xuan, his tone subtly sharp.
Su Xuan came here without any intention of hiding it. She sighed softly, "Back then, Jiang Yue's father discovered the abnormality in human genes. Because it was a confidential matter, everyone he came into contact with was strictly monitored."
“If Jiang Yue were to acknowledge you, it would probably drag you into a new mess. Besides…” Su Xuan paused for a moment before continuing, “After learning about your background, she felt very guilty, believing that it was her fault that your family was torn apart by death.”
As Su Xuan said this, she looked up at Lu Yize with concern, but Lu Yize's gaze remained calm and unwavering.
If we're talking about taking one's anger out on someone else, it's something I can't even remember anymore. Lu Yize once wondered if his parents would have survived if Jiang Yue hadn't appeared and he hadn't sent her back.
When I was young in the orphanage, this thought came to me more than once, but I gradually calmed down and began to let go, realizing that the fault lay with those who went mad and did evil.
However, he deliberately forgot the girl he remembered carrying on his back.