Chapter 17: The True and False Heir Complete

  The three of them came out of the villa with heavy hearts.

  "Get in my car and let's discuss Lolo's situation. I'll have someone drive your car back for you, Tan Hui."

  "Good." Qin Hui responded concisely and sat in the front passenger seat, while Liu Zheng and Su Xiaopeng sat in the back row.

  Actually, if it weren't for Suo Luo, Liu Zheng wouldn't want to see Tan Hui at all. It's because of him that Xiao Ya left his side, and Luo Luo became enemies with Xiao Ya, pushing her down the stairs...

  Everything is because of this man.

  Thinking of this, he would have liked to peel off Qin Hui, but he couldn't, because Qin Hui is now Xiao Ya's fiancé, the father of the child in her belly, and Lolo's recovery also depends on his help.

  So I can only endure it.

  On the other hand, Qin Hui was no better off than Liu Zheng. He hated himself for not stopping him in time, causing Luo Luo to suffer so much and become what she is now, but he hated Liu Zheng even more for doing such a thing. Only this way would his heart feel a little better.

  So both of them childishly didn't want to sit in the same row, out of sight, out of mind.

  "Old Wang, do you have any cigarettes?" Just before the car started moving, Liu Zheng suddenly wanted to smoke a few puffs to vent the pent-up frustration in his heart. Although he had quit since Xiaoya came home, it had been over ten years already.

  "Sir, this cigarette is not good. Otherwise, I'll buy one for you?" The boss suddenly asked him for a cigarette, and Driver Old Wang was a bit frightened, afraid that his cheap cigarette would harm the precious boss.

  "It doesn't matter, give it to me."

  Old Wang tremblingly took out a pack of Red Double Happiness from his pocket, preparing to pull one out for Liu Zheng to light up. Liu Zheng didn't care about him and directly snatched the whole pack and lighter away, smoking by himself.

  Old Wang saw this situation and could only sensibly turn around and drive towards the city.

  "Uncle Liu, give me one too."

  Tan Hui saw Liu Zheng taking big mouthfuls of smoke, his throat inexplicably itching. Indeed, when men are feeling irritable, they always want to rely on these things to relieve themselves.

  Liu Zheng simply didn't want to give it to him and gave him a sideways glance: "Xiao Ya is still pregnant."

  Tan Hui had really forgotten about this. After being reminded, he suddenly remembered how he had suffered in Luoluo, been framed by others, and yet as his boyfriend, he hadn't believed her at all, but instead was sweet-talking with another woman, having an affair, and even had a child with her. Suddenly, he lost the mood to smoke.

  "The doctor said that Luo Luo's illness has both physiological and psychological causes. Physiologically, the doctor will treat her with medication to slowly repair the damaged brain. Psychologically, she needs familiar people to accompany her, guide her, and slowly sort out her chaotic memories in order to wake up as soon as possible."

  Liu Zheng simply relayed what the doctor had said.

  "Alright, from now on I'll come over every weekend to keep her company. After all, we've lived together the longest and have the most shared memories. I'll try talking to her more about old times and see if it helps with her recovery." Su Xiao Peng immediately agreed. At this point, he didn't even want to investigate whether Luo Luo had pushed Xia Ya or not. His mind was filled with the image of that moldy cake, and how Luo Luo had protected him like a mother hen since childhood, fighting with those who tried to bully him, and even physically standing up for him - all these scenes kept flashing before his eyes.

  "Go ahead, if there's anything you need, just instruct the servant to take care of it. Also, whatever she likes to eat or wear, just let someone go buy it, or tell me and I'll handle it."

  "This... Lolo doesn't seem to be picky either, I haven't seen her particularly like eating anything, and she's also very casual about dressing." As he said this, Su Xiaopeng was a bit tongue-tied. Having lived together for so many years, he actually didn't know what Lolo liked. It had always been Lolo catering to his preferences, trying her best to satisfy him.

  "Never mind, I'll take care of these things myself." Liu Zheng took a big drag on his cigarette and blew out smoke rings from his nostrils.

  Which girl in her flower season would dislike these, it's just that circumstances don't permit.

  Originally, his daughter should have been dressed up and beautiful, in the campus to be admired by everyone, being chased by boys, at home being spoiled by him, living like a princess. But because of the accident that year, her childhood and adolescence were spent in such poverty and hardship, nowadays, she doesn't even have health.

  Thinking of this, his eyes reddened again, but he held back his tears.

  Tan Hui felt uncomfortable in his heart, thinking that he was really incompetent! Even when he pursued her most passionately at the beginning, he didn't fulfill his responsibilities as a boyfriend. He never knew what Luoluo needed and never thought of helping her alleviate some of the pressure in life. All he thought about was how having such a beautiful girlfriend could make him look good in front of his brothers and that it was pleasing to his own eyes. These things were all easy for him, but apart from the birthday party dress, he hadn't even given her a single gift.

  "Don't tell Xiangya about Lolo's situation for the time being, lest she worries too much and affects the fetus." Liu Zheng instructed again. Now, both Lolo and Xiangya are equally important in his heart, he doesn't want anything to happen to either of them.

  "I know." The two nodded in agreement.

  "Turn around and warn Tian Hui: 'Since you've already engaged with Xiao Ya and had a child, just live a peaceful life with her. I'll take care of Luo Luo here, and if there's a need, I'll look for you. However, no matter what happens to her, it has nothing to do with you anymore. I hope you can understand this point. My two daughters, neither of them is someone you can play with at will. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!'"

  The tone of this remark is a bit heavy, but it's also what Liu Zheng worries about the most. Previously, when he confessed to Qin Hui that Luo Luo didn't betray him, it wasn't because he wanted to bring the two together, but rather because he thought he should give his daughter justice and not let her be wrongly accused for nothing. However, seeing Qin Hui holding her face with a deeply affectionate expression, he's worried about Xiaoya in his heart again, fearing that he will waver between the two daughters and end up hurting both of them.

  Tan Hui heard this and immediately wanted to jump up and argue, why! If it wasn't for you designing me to misunderstand Luo Luo, we wouldn't have broken up. But thinking of Xiao Ya's child in her belly, and the fact that before that thing happened, his own emotions had already derailed, all the resentment and anger were like a deflated balloon, "hiss" and collapsed, barely responding with a "got it", then powerlessly slumped into the chair.

  Indeed, this is the most rational choice, best for him and Xiaoya, only... poor Luolu.

  But Liu Zheng's request was something he really couldn't refuse, and also couldn't reject.

  The three of them discussed some details again and then dispersed in the city.

  Before he knew it, the weekend arrived. Liu Zheng's company had an urgent project that required him to negotiate in person, so he went on a business trip to the United States. Qin Hui was accompanying Xiao Ya for her prenatal checkup and didn't have time either. As a result, only Su Xiaopeng got up early to accompany Su Luoluo.

  He parked the electric bike he had borrowed from his roommate, pressed the doorbell, and soon someone came to open the door and let him in.

  "Mr. Su, you've finally arrived! Go take a look at the young lady quickly, the old master is not around and we really can't do anything about her, nor can we give her an injection." The nurse saw Su Xiaopeng as if she had seen a lifesaver, and grabbed his arm tightly. Because Liu Zheng had entrusted him before, he was Su Luo's closest younger brother, and some matters could be decided by him.

  "What's wrong, has Luoluo's condition worsened?" Su Xiaopeng became anxious as soon as he heard the nurse's words.

  "Ah, it's hard to say, just come with me and you'll see."

  The nurse led Su Xiaopeng on a run and found Su Luoluo at the end of the corridor on the second floor.

  She was crouched on the ground holding a rag and carefully wiping the floor, with a bucket of half-filled water beside her.

  "What's going on? Didn't your boss tell you to take good care of her? How can you let her do this kind of work on a cold day like today?" Liu Zheng turned around and looked at the long corridor, where the floor was still wet and had not yet dried, obviously just cleaned by Luolo. He suddenly became furious.

  "Mr. Su, you've got us wrong, we had no choice either. Since three days ago, Miss Su has been wanting to run out, and if we don't let her, she'll force her way out. We finally calmed her down with great difficulty, but before long, she's thinking of ways to sneak out again. When asked why she must go out and what errands can be done for her, she said she wants to go out to work. We offered her money, but she refused, insisting on finding a job. We had no choice but to deceive her by saying we'd hire her to do cleaning in this house. Who would have thought it would get out of hand like this? Day and night, she's been doing chores, and now the entire house has been scrubbed several times from top to bottom."

  After listening to the nurse, Su Xiaopeng had an idea in his mind. He let out a sigh of helplessness and instructed her to prepare some hot water and breakfast, while he himself squatted down beside Su Luo's bed.

  "Lolo, do you still remember me?" Su Xiaopeng tried his best to appear affectionate and gentle.

  Su Luo raised her head and glanced at him. Finally, someone had arrived; she had been exhausted for several days just to put on this act.

  "I don't know you, don't block me." He continued to lower his head and mop the floor.

  "It's already very clean, take a rest, look at your hands, they're all wrinkled from soaking." Su Xiao Peng carefully took the rag out of Su Luo Luo's hand, not daring to make too big of a movement, afraid of startling her. Seeing that she didn't seem unhappy, he then carefully wrapped his larger hand around hers, blowing some warm air onto it, trying to warm her up.

  "Thanks, I have to get back to work or the boss will deduct my salary." Su Luo took back the mop from his hand and gave him a bright and sweet smile before continuing to clean the floor.

  Being a neurotic, especially a gentle and lovely one, is really not easy.

  But you've done it already, if you had treated the original owner this well earlier, I wouldn't have bullied you, now it's too late to regret.

  "I'm the boss here, you've done a good job, now I'll let you take a break without docking your pay, get up, and let's go have breakfast together, we need to eat our fill to have energy for work." Su Xiaopeng had no choice but to use this excuse to temporarily placate her.

  "Really! Boss, you're too kind!" Su Luo excitedly threw down the rag and followed Su Xiao Peng downstairs.

  I'm so tired and hungry!

  Two people sat in the restaurant, Su Xiaopeng also accompanied her to eat, just like playing house, playing the role of boss and employee.

  "Considering how well you've performed, I've decided to promote you to be the general manager. From now on, you won't have to do these chores yourself, just instruct them and they'll do it for you. Your task is to manage them well." Su Xiaopeng was indeed a top student, coming up with such a good solution in no time.

  "Yes, yes, whatever tasks you have for us in the future, Miss, just let us know!" The little nurse who was pointed to repeatedly nodded in agreement. Even if it meant more hardship for herself, it was still better than the boss's precious daughter treating her like a servant every day.

  "Really? Does promotion come with a raise?" Su Luo Luo clapped her hands excitedly, looking at Su Xiao Peng with big, expectant eyes like a little hamster.

  "There is, an additional thousand every month, and if you behave well, there can be even more."

  "That's great, then I can save a lot of money for my brother to go to college. He's really good at studying, always ranking top three in his class. If I had one million, I could even send him abroad. Boss, do you think one million is a lot of money? Is it very far away..." Su Luo Luo enthusiastically shared her dreams of making money with Su Xiao Peng, who was moved to tears again.

  She continued to brush up her good impression in front of Liu Zheng and Qin Hui, making the three almost forget that she had "pushed" Xiao Ya, only remembering her kindness.

  That day, Su Luo secretly overheard a nurse receiving a phone call saying that three people would come together to see her, so she planned to give this task a "twist".

  Around ten o'clock, after finishing watching Xiaoya, they drove over here.

  The car hadn't even reached the entrance when I saw a figure sitting on the railing of the top floor balcony, swaying precariously, with white skirt and black hair fluttering in the wind.

  The girl's delicate features, empty eyes, and slender legs that swayed back and forth in her bare feet made the scene seem like a perfect painting. However, the people below were too frightened to appreciate it, their souls almost jumping out of their bodies.

  "Tan Hui, you watch from this side, Xiao Peng, go and tell the servants to bring out all the quilts and soft things in the house and lay them down. Don't disturb her, I'll go upstairs and see if I can quietly get her down from behind." Liu Zheng's whole body was trembling, his teeth chattering with a clicking sound, but reason forced him to calm down and make the most effective arrangements quickly.

  "Good." His words made the two equally flustered people regain their composure.

  Ting Hui calculated Su Luo's position, spread his arms and stood at the bottom, thinking that if she accidentally fell down, he would catch her no matter what, even if he broke his arms and legs.

  Su Xiaopeng rushed into the house, saw sofa cushions, pillows, and quilts, all soft things were swept into his arms, dragged out of the house, while he was doing it himself, he shouted at the nanny to join in, one of whom hesitated and wanted to go outside to watch the excitement, but was kicked hard by him.

  Liu Zheng rushed up the stairs to the top floor in four or five steps, and from his mouth, which had never been superstitious before, came an endless stream of "Amitabha Buddha, Bodhisattva bless me! Amitabha Buddha, Bodhisattva bless me..." accompanied by heavy panting that was suffocating.

  At last, he reached the top floor and saw his daughter's frail figure in the distance.

  A man who has always been good at planning and scheming is now trembling with fear, cautiously approaching Suoluo because he can't afford to lose.

  If he could, he would have traded his wealth and life for his daughter's awakening, for the reversal of time, for her to happily stay in his arms.

  But would Heaven still be willing to give him a chance?

  The distance between the two people slowly narrowed.

  Five meters.

  Four meters.

  Three meters.

  Two meters.

  One meter...

  Very well, Lolo didn't notice.

  Liu Zheng let out a slight sigh of relief, stretched out his arms and took another step forward.

  Baby, let Daddy hold you, Daddy will never lose you again.

  "Ah——no!" A shrill cry pierced the sky.

  Who is it, making such a racket and scaring my little daughter?

  Liu Zheng was displeased by this shout, his eyebrows furrowed, and a stern expression appeared. His hands, however, still maintained the embracing posture, only...

  In my arms, it's empty.

  There is no one on the railing anymore...

  Epilogue:

  That day, Qin Hui failed to catch Su Luo, and she didn't land on the quilt either.

  In this way, a white dress lay on top of the constantly spreading blood.

  Tan Hui's spirit was shattered, and she fainted. Her legs went limp, and she fell to the ground. After much effort, he managed to crawl to her side and hold her in his arms.

  Su Xiaopeng's quilt also fell to the ground, and he stumbled as he walked, rolling and crawling until he reached her side, calling out "Sister! Sister!"

  The doctor and nurse were all aware of their own negligence, wanting to find a way to salvage the situation, but after looking at it, they could only shake their heads in dismay.

  Liu Zheng was dragged downstairs by two servants and snatched Su Luo from Qin Hui's hands, refusing to let go and hugging her tightly.

  Su Luo's lips moved slightly as she still had a thread of consciousness, the three people hastily leaned in close to her mouth, only to hear her say: "I didn't push her, why don't you believe me, why..."

  After a few more gasps, he slowly stopped breathing.

  Leaving behind three men with broken hearts.

  Su Luo's words before her death, the three of them couldn't forget no matter what.

  Liu Zheng, dragging his seriously ill body, ordered a thorough investigation. Soon, the video from the shopping mall arrived in his hands.

  It's clear and obvious! Luo Luo is innocent, she didn't push anyone.

  Ke Xi Ya initially acknowledged it, and they also believed it.

  The truth was like a sharp knife that pierced the already fragmented hearts of the three people. Liu Zheng had subtly confined the two, fearing they couldn't keep the secret. The two knew he planned to test Xiao Ya later and tacitly cooperated with him.

  Liu Zheng told Xiao Ya that Qian Hui had gone out on a business trip, and he took her back home from their little home. He suppressed his sorrow and put on a good fatherly appearance: "Be careful, don't fall, you're carrying two lives now, don't you remember falling down the stairs last time? You want your dad to worry again."

  "Dad, you're too tense! Last time it was LuoLuo who pushed me, now I'm fine at my own home, how can I fall? Don't worry, I'll definitely give birth to a big and chubby grandchild for you, calm down, calm down!"

  “……”

  "Your wedding is approaching, and there shouldn't be any more mistakes. Su Luo Luo was his ex-girlfriend after all, if..."

  "I believe Qin Hui loves me, but Luo Luo has been taking my things since she was little. In terms of means, I definitely can't compare to her. Fortunately, who made me have a powerful dad? Dad, you'll definitely help me, right?"

  “……”

  Don't ask anymore, Liu Zheng is already as clear as a mirror. Luoluo wouldn't even eat a piece of cake and would save it for you, this is called loving to snatch things from you since childhood.

  In the past, it was I who was blind.

  Liu Zheng played the recording of their conversation for Qin Hui and Su Xiaopeng to hear. Although he was unwilling to believe that his loved one would secretly hurt Luo Luo, he had no choice but to acknowledge it as fact.

  "Sister always thought of herself as our protector, always giving in to us, Xiao Ya... how could she do this!" Su Xiaopeng was indignant and cried until he became a tearful person.

  Tan Hui thought of those gentle traps and regretted it deeply.

  Liu Zheng turned around and left, then sold the company's shares, devoted himself to charity, set up many orphanages, adopted many children, helped crack down on criminal gangs selling infants, and helped lost children return home...

  To atone for the sins of one's whole life as much as possible.

  But his children would never come back again.

  Tan Hui still married Liu Xiaoya, but not as the daughter of the Liu family, but as an orphan. Without the protection of Liu Zheng, the elders of the Tan family were not fond of her, and there were countless wealthy families' daughters and noble ladies who coveted her position. Tan Hui's heart was also on the deceased Su Luo Luo, so she devoted herself to fighting for power in the house, wanting to help herself and her child get a good future. She spent every day plotting and scheming, using all sorts of underhanded tactics. In the end, all these were exposed one by one, even her son found her terrifying and didn't want to stay with her, so she could only take the Tan family's alimony and leave in dejection.

  Su Xiaopeng found the letter and bankbook left by Su Luoluo while sorting out her belongings, after which he slapped himself several times and studied even harder. Later, he married a virtuous wife, had two lovely children, and every year during festivals, he would take them to pay respects to Su Luoluo, telling them that their father had a great sister, and they had a beautiful aunt.