Chapter 16: The True and False Heir

  Liu Xiaoya got engaged to Qin Hui as soon as she left the hospital, and newspapers and TVs were filled with news of their families' union.

  Su Luo was sent to the mental hospital just like in the original story. Although she had never been here before, she wasn't curious at all and didn't want to experience it, so she used her second chance for help -

  Let Liu Qianqian help her soul leave her body and put it back when it's time to open torture.

  Liu Qianqian only let Su Loluo pass through temporarily, later it was purely a bad habit, she got used to it and didn't want to do anything to Su Loluo, besides the two still had a roommate relationship. If she really bullied Su Loluo too much, she would also feel uneasy, so even if Su Loluo didn't mention it, she would still do this.

  Su Luo watched from a god's perspective as the original owner's body was tied up by doctors, forcibly injected with various drugs, attempting to escape, being caught back, struggling, being subdued, and being bitten, punched and kicked by those truly mentally ill people...

  To appear realistic, although Su Luo's soul had left her body, due to the body's instincts and Liu Qianqian's manipulation, she reacted just like a normal person would, without arousing any suspicion from the doctor.

  The soul has no tears, but Sulolo felt like she had been crying all along. Such an experience made her feel chilled to the bone just by looking at it, let alone that the original owner had gone through it personally.

  Finally, all the suffering has passed, and the mystery of the host's life has been revealed. Liu Zheng is coming to see her now.

  Liu Qianqian put her soul back into her body again.

  Because the hospital director received a large sum of money from Liu Zheng, he regarded him as a big boss and specially instructed his subordinates to follow his instructions on how to handle Su Luo Luo's case. So on this day, when Liu Zheng called to say that he was coming, the nurses quickly arranged for her to be placed in a clean and bright hospital room.

  Liu Zheng entered the door and saw Su Luo sitting quietly on the bed, her once slender body now emaciated, her face pale and almost translucent from lack of sunlight for a long time. The loose hospital gown hung loosely on her, making him feel inexplicably uncomfortable. This was his child, the one he had been searching for over ten years. But as soon as he thought about what she had done to Xiao Ya, that pang of heartache turned into anger again.

  The nurse said Sulolo was already unconscious, and Liu Zheng wanted to test it out to see what extent.

  He walked up to Sulolo, lowered his body, and looked at her with a level gaze: "Do you know who I am?"

  Suoluo was attracted by his voice, his eyes had focus, and he glanced at him for a moment, still shaking his head: "I don't know."

  Liu Zheng was a bit disappointed and asked again: "Then do you know who you are?"

  "I know this, they all say I'm crazy, big brother, are you crazy too? Then we can be friends. But you have to promise me, don't bite me, don't hit me, and don't poke me with a needle, that really hurts. Okay? Let's make a pinky promise." Su Luo Luo showed a silly and very innocent expression, and solemnly stretched out her thin hand like a withered branch, raising her little finger for Liu Zheng to make a pinky promise with her.

  "You said someone hit you, who was it?"

  "He's Big Fatty, he always hits me and says he's Tyson. If he wins against me, he can get the golden belt. And there's Huihui, she's like a mouse, always biting me. And those people in white clothes, they like to tie me up and inject me with needles. It really hurts, I don't like them, I don't want to be friends with them." Suoluo's face was full of grievance, her small mouth pouting as she listed the wrongdoings of those people, even rolling up her sleeves to reveal shocking wounds for Liu Zheng to see, as if to prove that she wasn't lying.

  Liu Zheng felt a bit guilty seeing his daughter, who used to be fine, become so crazy and covered in bruises after being sent to the mental hospital. Since they couldn't communicate normally, he just casually comforted her with a few words, closed the door, and went out to find the doctor in charge to have a chat.

  "Dr. Huang, you're also aware of what's going on. Su Luo Luo was originally mentally sound, now I just want to know if she can still be cured or not." This Dr. Huang is the hospital director's confidant and has naturally received many benefits from him, so he can speak freely.

  Doctor Huang despised them in his heart. These rich people, they're just evil, one day they come up with something and the next day it's another thing, ruining a good girl like that. Now they say they want to settle it. If it weren't for their family being in urgent need of money, he wouldn't be helping them do such an unjust and immoral thing, making him unable to sleep soundly now, constantly plagued by his conscience.

  Of course, on the surface they are still very polite and courteous, after all, you can't afford to offend the big boss.

  "Mr. Liu, to be honest with you, I'm having a hard time judging whether Miss Su can recover or not. A normal person would go crazy being locked up in a mental hospital, let alone the fact that we followed your orders and gave her so many psychotropic drugs, which have already damaged her brain. If she wants to recover, it'll be a slow process, and it's all up to her fate." Dr. Huang also felt sorry for her, such a beautiful young woman.

  "Then can I take her back, hire some doctors and nurses to watch over her until she recovers?" Liu Zheng had already decided to cure Su Luo, after all, she was his daughter. Moreover, unlike the original story, at this point Xiang Ya still didn't know that Su Luo was his biological daughter, nor did she know that she had been locked up in a mental hospital, so naturally there wasn't the part where she choked her neck.

  "Of course. Miss Su is now just confused in memory, unclear in thinking and self-awareness, but not dangerous, will not attack people, can be taken home. The environment at home is more conducive to recovery than here, it's best to have family and friends accompany her and talk to her more, see if she can wake up early."

  The two of them chatted a bit more about the treatment, and then Liu Zheng took Su Luo back to his other villa in the suburbs, where doctors and nurses were waiting.

  Previously, Liu Zheng used his connections to put Su Luo Luo in a mental hospital. After the fact, he told Qin Hui and Su Xiao Peng about it, and although they didn't express approval, they also didn't oppose it, tacitly permitting it. Now that things have taken a sudden turn, Su Luo Luo has suddenly become Liu Zheng's biological daughter, and Liu Zheng has taken her out of the mental hospital. Naturally, he hasn't kept this from Qin Hui and Su Xiao Peng either. However, Liu Xiao Ya is pregnant, so the three of them are afraid that Su Luo Luo will harm her again or cause her to be stimulated, so they haven't told her.

  Liu Zheng has been dreaming of Su Luo's childhood appearance, cute and lovely, calling "Daddy" in his arms. He wakes up with a cold sweat every time. The guilt in his heart grows day by day, so he becomes more determined to cure her.

  That day, he invited Qin Hui and Su Xiao Peng to go see Su Luo Luo together, to see if they could help with her illness, after all, the two had been her most intimate lovers and relatives.

  Suoluo has been pretending to be crazy and talking nonsense lately. He just eats and drinks as usual, it's not that difficult.

  When the three of them arrived, she was lying on a small table with colored pencils drawing pictures.

  Liu Zheng walked up to her and squatted down, asking: "Luolu, do you still remember me?"

  Su Luo put down her brush and looked at him curiously: "Uncle, are you here to adopt a child? Sorry, I won't go with you."

  Liu Zheng realized she was probably recalling her memories of returning to the orphanage and asked in sync: "Why?"

  Su Luo solemnly replied with a serious face: "I want to wait for my dad to come pick me up, if I can't find my dad I will be heartbroken. Moreover, I want to stay here with Xiaoya and Xiao Peng, otherwise the two of them will be bullied by other kids, I'm good at fighting and can protect them."

  Su Luo patted her chest innocently, with an expression that said "I'm a big sister, I'm very capable".

  Liu Zheng didn't expect Su Luo to mention himself and quickly asked: "Then what does your father look like?"

  Su Luo smiled sweetly: "I remember, Dad is very tall and handsome, he will buy me delicious food and take me to fly high. However," her voice fell, "Dad's work is very busy and tiring, always coming home late."

  She pulled out a white paper again, "I'll draw you a picture of what my dad looks like." Then she focused on drawing.

  Liu Zheng looked at Su Luo's clumsy and childish brushstrokes, one by one, drawing out his big back head when he was young, drawing out the striped suit he often wore, holding a briefcase in his hand, wearing fashionable pointed leather shoes on his feet... Tears fell uncontrollably.

  Drop by drop, it fell onto Su Luo's painting paper, causing the colors she had just applied to spread and blend.

  Su Luo hesitantly stretched out her hand and helped Liu Zheng wipe away the tears streaming down his face.

  "Uncle, are you hungry? When I'm hungry, my tummy hurts and I feel like crying." Then she looked around cautiously and mysteriously pulled Liu Zheng's hand: "Follow me."

  Liu Zheng didn't know what she was going to do, and followed her along with the momentum, being pulled in front of the wardrobe.

  Su Luo carefully pushed open the door, secretly took out a few pieces of cake she had hidden away a few days ago, and handed one to Liu Zheng: "Share one with you, it's delicious."

  She held the cake up to Liu Zheng's mouth, looking at him expectantly.

  Liu Zheng saw that the cake had already grown white and green mold, guessing it had been left out for quite some time. But he still didn't hesitate to take a bite, slowly savoring it as if tasting a delicacy of the mortal world. Tears also flowed into his mouth along with the cake, salty and astringent.

  A man has tears but does not easily shed them, it's just that he hasn't reached the point of heartbreak yet.

  Su Luo saw that he cried even harder after eating the cake, and suddenly became flustered: "Don't cry, are you still very hungry? What to do, there's only two pieces left. If I give it to you, Xiao Ya and Xiao Peng won't have any, they'll go hungry too."

  Su Luo's face was a mixture of innocence and distress, while Qin Huai and Su Xiao Peng beside her also cried, filled with self-blame and extreme heartache.

  Luo Luo must have been very hungry when she was young, which is why she has such a deep impression of it. Even when she's not in her right mind, she still remembers secretly hiding food to eat. Moreover, she must care about Su Xiao Peng (me) and Xiaoya deeply, which is why she keeps thinking about protecting us and leaving food for us.

  Tan Hui wiped her face and suppressed the surging emotions in her heart, walking to Su Luo's side and asked tentatively: "Luo Luo, do you still remember me?"

  The girl in front of him used to be his heart's desire, but from when on did he stop taking a good look at her?

  It seems that since he started working with Xiaoya, his feelings for her have been fading day by day, until finally, she was completely gone from his heart.

  Suoluo thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't remember." But then he politely added, "My name is Suoluo, uncle who are you? Can we be friends?"

  Qin Hui saw that she didn't recognize him and felt a little disappointed. He still patiently introduced himself: "My name is Qin Hui."

  Su Luo's face showed a puzzled expression, muttering to herself: "Qin Huai... Qin Huai... this name sounds so familiar, I think I've heard it somewhere before. Why can't I remember now..."

  Hearing her say this, Liu Zheng and Su Xiaopeng, who were calming down their emotions on the side, also rushed over.

  "Lolo, think again, what else do you remember?"

  Suoluo clutched his head in agony, trying to recall something, the green veins on his forehead bulging out, and from time to time letting out "hmmph ~~" sounds.

  Seeing her so distressed, Liu Zheng immediately hugged her into his arms, patting her back, trying to comfort her emotions: "Good girl, let's not think about it, Daddy is here."

  Su Luo gradually calmed down in Liu Zhenghui's arms, and after a while, she raised her head: "I remembered, your name is the same as his, he is also called Qin Hui."

  Tan Hui ignored Liu Zheng's disapproving gaze and asked: "Who is he?"

  Su Luo beckoned him over and whispered in his ear: "He's the one I like, but you have to keep it a secret, don't tell anyone."

  Tan Hui heard that silly Su Luo still remembered liking him, and for a moment his heart was filled with all sorts of emotions: "Why not tell others?"

  Suoluo was also puzzled and muttered: "Yeah, why?"

  After a while, she remembered something and her face showed a desolate expression: "He's going to get married, doesn't like me anymore, can't bother him again." Her voice was very light, as if muttering to herself, but it heavily hit the hearts of the three people present.

  Liu Zheng thought of the day when Su Luo was pushed to the ground by himself, looking at Qin Huai and Xiao Ya's departing back, that kind of pain and despair made him want to slap himself a few times.

  "Tan Hui, I must clarify this matter. What happened that day was not true, it was something I came up with to help Xiao Ya design. If you want to blame someone, blame me, Luo Luo did not betray you."

  Tan Hui unexpectedly didn't get angry, but gently stroked Su Luo's cheek, gazing at her with deep emotions: "I know, my Luo Luo loves me very much, she didn't betray me."

  Su Luo felt a bit uncomfortable being touched by him, and struggled to get up. Qin Huai couldn't help but grab her shoulders again: "Sorry Luo Luo, I'm late, let you suffer, I am Qin Huai, take another good look."

  Su Luo gave him a glance, and under Qin Yu's expectant gaze, she slapped away the hand he had placed on her shoulder, saying viciously: "Scoundrel, you're not Qin Yu. Qin Yu doesn't want me anymore." Then she turned back to continue drawing.