Chapter 274: Chapter 274 Confrontation
Gu Pan couldn’t be sure whether what the other party said was true or false. Of course, she didn’t want to analyze it either as the answer would reveal itself soon, so she remained silent.
After going downstairs, she didn’t bother to call Huang Suzhen because she and Lu Ruiming were already in the living room downstairs, peeling peanuts. She didn’t know where they got a small bag of unshelled peanuts, but they were talking and laughing together like a pair of grandparents.
When Lu Wanli went downstairs, Huang Suzhen didn’t think much of it. “Old man, look how good these peanuts are.”
After saying this, she looked up and realized sothing was wrong. Lu Wanli’s eyes were filled with a murderous intent, and Lu Lianlian’s eyes were swollen from crying.
She put down the peanuts and stood up, “What’s, what’s going on?”
Lu Ruiming sensed that sothing was off as well and stood up next to Huang Suzhen.
Lu Ruisheng helped Lu Wanli to sit down.
Lu Wanli asked the family guard and the housekeeper to leave, then looked at Huang Suzhen, “About Shengsheng’s disappearance, is there anything you want to say? I’m giving you only one chance.”
Naturally, Huang Suzhen couldn’t admit it, “I have always felt guilty about Shengsheng’s loss. It wouldn’t have happened if we had all watched him properly.”
At this mont, she was actually scared because Lianlian’s sudden appearance made her feel uncertain. However, she thought of what she had said to Lianlian before, believing that Lianlian would not betray her.
Lu Wanli let out a cold laugh, “Alright, if you don’t want this chance, then let’s confront the matter.”
By now, Lianlian could only say to Huang Suzhen, “Mom, I’ve told Dad everything, you should just admit it.”
Huang Suzhen nearly choked in anger, “Lianlian, am I not your real mother?”
Lianlian began to cry again, “Mom, these years have truly been torturous for . If I don’t speak out, I will live in regret all my life. I hope you can understand.”
Initially, she might have been motivated by benefits or revenge, but at this mont, she found that speaking up made her feel much more at ease.
Huang Suzhen, gripping Lu Ruiming’s hand tightly to steady herself, retorted, “You can’t just take her word and judge .”
Lianlian, seeing that Huang Suzhen was trying to shift the bla, quickly responded, “How could a child execute such a flawless sche on her own?”
Huang Suzhen interjected, “Lianlian always had nightmares as a child; she must have conjured this up.”
Listening to Huang Suzhen, Lianlian laughed, “Mom, why did I have those nightmares? Isn’t it because of you stabbing blindly? And all those dirty deeds, you think I don’t know? Do you really want to expose your sordid past with your cousin? You really think I have no clue?”
Upon hearing this, Huang Suzhen nearly collapsed, “You, you…” How did you know? She couldn’t utter those words, but Lianlian revealing this made it impossible for her to deny.
At this point, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were all ears; Huang Suzhen’s cousin, what kind of story was this?
Lu Wanli, enraged upon hearing this, demanded, “Huang Suzhen, you never broke it off with him?”
Huang Suzhen shook her head in denial, “No, absolutely not.”
Lianlian said, “When I was in high school, my mom helped a relative’s son transfer schools. That relative was her cousin. They have stayed in touch ever since, and I went with her, so I know it all.”
Gu Pan hadn’t expected that Lu Wanli might be cuckolded. Wait, were Lu Jiancheng and Lu Lianlian really Lu Wanli’s children?
She couldn’t help but compare their looks. Lianlian did resemble the Lu family, but Jiancheng she hadn’t seen and was not sure about.
Lu Wanli hurled a teacup at Huang Suzhen, “Tell , how far did you two go behind my back? Are the kids even mine?”
At this mont, Lianlian was a bit stunned; if this turned out badly, being an illegitimate child would ruin everything—she’d be outcast both in her marital and maternal hos. It seed like there was no turning back now; she could only hope she was his biological child.
Huang Suzhen dodged the teacup, tears streaming down her cheeks, “How could you doubt ? I do have contact with him, but there’s no affair. I rely helped because of our past association. I helped his child co from abroad to study and develop. At that ti, we were both married with grown children—what else could there be? You have to believe .”
Relieved, Lianlian realized she wasn’t an illegitimate child.
Lu Ruisheng also had a question, “Your self-defense skills are very good. Where exactly did you learn them?”
Huang Suzhen didn’t expect Lu Ruisheng to know about this, “It’s just self-defense…”
Before she could finish, Gu Pan interrupted, “Denying it is pointless. If we didn’t have evidence, do you think we would be asking?”
Huang Suzhen knew she couldn’t escape, “Initially, my cousin and I learned martial arts at ho when we were younger. Later, when our family fell on hard tis, he sought connections to work abroad as a rcenary and wanted to go with him. I didn’t want to live a life where you couldn’t tell if you’d see the next day, so I refused. That was when we went our separate ways. The next ti he contacted was when he wanted his son to co back and study, not wanting his son to live the life he did. I helped him because of our past, that’s all.”
That was indeed true. Huang Suzhen wasn’t foolish; her husband had more abilities and status than her old fla. For her, it was unnecessary to lose a waterlon while picking up sesa seeds, but indeed, she hadn’t forgotten the sweet romance of her early love, so she impulsively helped him at that ti.
Lu Ruisheng finally pieced so things together, “No wonder after I disappeared, my dad and Second Uncle couldn’t find any trace. Nobody initially suspected such a professional person was involved.”
After all, thirty years ago, a rcenary stealing a child without leaving a trace wasn’t a difficult task.
Lu Wanli, looking at Huang Suzhen, said, “If you confess about Shengsheng’s incident, I can still offer you a way out. Speak up.”
Huang Suzhen, struggling at death’s door, claid, “I truly didn’t do it.”
Lu Ruisheng threatened Huang Suzhen, “If you don’t admit it, we will find a way to get your grandson out of the base. Think about the consequences yourself.”
Huang Suzhen’s eyes widened in shock, “You dare? Your grandfather is still listening. You can take revenge on , but Ruiming is still blood-related to you.”
Startled, Lu Ruiming quickly hid behind Huang Suzhen.
Lu Ruisheng laughed, “Why wouldn’t I dare? My grandfather, influenced by your instigations, had both my dad and my Second Uncle suffer imnsely. Why should we care about any ties? Also, my Second Aunt’s ordeal—that was your doing too, wasn’t it? With so many grievances, do you think an old woman like you can make ands? If not, we naturally have our own ways. Can grandfather always keep Lu Ruiming tied to his belt? It’s either you confess now in exchange for his safety, or you live in fear. It doesn’t matter to us—after all, it’s the apocalypse. Isn’t it the perfect ti for revenge?”
Hearing Lu Ruisheng ntion Su Qing’s incident, Lu Wanli’s temples throbbed violentlyóhe knew his son was telling the truth. How had he been so foolish all these years?
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