The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 133 The human heart is sinister

As the sunset was waning, Lu Zixuan dragged his feet to the gate of the courtyard and found someone squatting in the corner. He smelled the smoke and knew it was Lao Tong.

Lu Zixuan didn't give Lao Tong a chance to speak, and strode into the yard.

When he opened the door, he saw Chen Ping sitting on a stool. Lu Zixuan walked over with guilt in his eyes and bowed deeply to Chen Ping.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself this morning. I won't talk to you anymore, for fear that I might lose control of my temper again. Good night."

Chen Ping's eyes were a little dull, and she said with a smile:

"Let's sit down and talk. I have something to say."

Although Lu Zixuan was reluctant, he still sat down.

"I lied to you and wanted to explain to you. You should already know that Lu Zhihai is not your father. I don't know whose child you are.

On our wedding day he drank too much and vomited all over the place, so he slept on the table all night.

About three months later, he came back once, drunk again. After I dragged him to the bed, I just felt my head was heavy, and then I lost consciousness.

When I woke up again, I knew something had happened. I had been thinking about it for so many years, but I couldn't figure out who that person was. You looked so much like me that I couldn't tell.

So, whenever a man gets close to me, I feel disgusted. Or should I say, I hate him. I hate all men.

I didn't dare tell anyone, but who knew I was pregnant. You are so smart, you should have realized that the timing of my giving birth to you was not right.

Actually, I regretted it after I said that I would only get married once, because I knew it would be exposed sooner or later. Haha…

I don’t know how Lu Zhihai’s wife knew about this. She threatened me that if I dared to sleep with Lu Zhihai, I would tell him the truth.

It just so happened that I also hated men, so I agreed. Later, she heard that Lu Zhihai had a mistress outside, so she arranged for me to come to the city to look after him.

When I first came to the city, I was really excited and happy. All your previous guesses were not quite right. I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep all night.

When I heard your voice for the first time that night, I was scared for only a moment, but then I calmed down immediately. It’s not that I’m brave, but you were not in my heart at all.

In my heart, you are the descendant of that beast, and it's okay for you to help me entertain myself occasionally, so there is no such thing as trust or distrust.

What really touched me was the slap from Lu Zhihai. As I watched your eyes slowly dim, I realized that the only one I truly had was you.

Actually, I'm not that stupid. It's just that after work, I occasionally get sick, as if I'm possessed by a demon, and I'm dazed and confused. I make mistakes all the time, which I find incredible.

But luckily you came to the rescue. I think it's okay to be stupid. Maybe stupid people will have good luck.

I have also hidden something from you, but I cannot remember it for now, so it should not be important to you."

After Chen Ping finished speaking, she began to smile foolishly, as if she was immersed in some memories.

Lu Zixuan became extremely serious, staring into Chen Ping's eyes, and suddenly seemed to have thought of something.

He jumped off the stool and pressed on Chen Ping's philtrum, but there was no reaction. He pinched her earlobe, but there was still no reaction.

He picked up Chen Ping's finger, picked up the needle in the basket, and stabbed it into the gap between her nails. The pain was so severe that Chen Ping pushed him to the ground.

Lu Zixuan didn't care about the pain in his butt and immediately asked Chen Ping.

"Mom, are you okay? Did Lao Tong come here just now?"

It took Chen Ping a while to regain some clarity, but her reaction was obviously slow.

Lu Zixuan tried to communicate through his mind again.

[Mom, are you recovered? Nod or shake your head]

Chen Ping suddenly nodded vigorously several times.

[Mom, was it Lao Tong who came here just now? ]

Chen Ping continued to nod.

[Don't be afraid. You look like you've been hypnotized. Think carefully. Do you feel dazed every time you see Lao Tong? Or do you forget some things?]

Chen Ping thought for a long time, nodded slowly at first, and then nodded vigorously.

[It's okay, it's just hypnosis, it will be over soon, I'll help you lie down on the bed, you'll be fine after a while of rest.]

Lu Zixuan helped Chen Ping to the bed, poured her a cup of warm water and asked her to drink it. He kept lying beside the bed to check on Chen Ping's condition.

Half an hour later, Chen Ping finally recovered. She immediately grabbed Lu Zixuan's hand and said:

"Son, it must be Old Tong who is causing all this trouble. I always feel dazed after talking to him.

It disappears after a day or two, but I always feel like I have forgotten something important, but I don’t know what.

I always thought I was sick and didn’t dare to tell you.”

“Well, it’s mainly because your will is a little weak. Remember in the future that you can’t completely trust anyone. As long as you are alert, you won’t fall into the trap again.

I have only read and learned these things in books, but never put them into practice. This is the first time I have seen them in real life.

If you recover, please tell me how you get along with Lao Tong's son?

That's definitely not his nephew, it's his biological son. I know him, he won't trust anyone except his own son."

Although Lu Zixuan was comforting Chen Ping, he was still unsure.

"Get along? We haven't been alone together much. Usually, Lao Tong would chat with me first, saying how great he is, to bring us closer, and then we would chat.

If you hadn't asked, I really wouldn't have thought about what we talked about... I can't remember.

But one thing I am sure of is that he is not so disgusted when he is close to me.

I thought this was the love you were talking about, so I agreed to go to Northeast China with you."

Chen Ping frowned and thought, then answered.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal, mom and I were both deceived by Lao Tong.

Let me talk about me first. I seem to be under his mental control.

In my eyes, the world is dark, and in my heart, people are dark.

Especially in the past two years, I can't see any light. I'm so young, but I'm still thinking about the value of life? I never thought about this in my previous life.

As for you, I think you were targeted by Lao Tong as soon as you arrived at the street office.

At the beginning, you didn't make any mistakes, but later on, you gradually started making mistakes all the time.

It seems that when we are unhappy, we both like to go to Lao Tong to cheer ourselves up. I don’t know what you talk to him about.

But when he talks to me, he always tries to please me first and then take the lead. In the end, I always feel that what he says is right, and I do it unconsciously.

Mom, I have never been truly afraid since I came into this world. When I was young, I didn’t care. I thought it was just extra days, and I was happy to live one more day.

Now that I'm older and know how to calculate others, I'm less afraid.

But when you told me yesterday that Lao Tong introduced you to a man, I suddenly thought of a lot of things and felt fear all over my body.

This man is so vicious. He is leading me to death step by step and turning you into his daughter-in-law.

Also, I often talked to him about the Siheyuan, and he always told me that the time was not right and we shouldn't rush into anything.

Some time ago, he suddenly told me that the time was ripe and I could take action. It must be because his son came back and he saw hope.

Mom, do you think I’m right?

As Lu Zixuan explained to Chen Ping, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Chen Ping has calmed down now and no longer seems nervous.

"Son, I remember what you told me the most was that the most important thing in life is to be happy.

At worst, I will be like those people who died of starvation, lying on the roadside and turning into dry bones.

Don't be afraid, mom will die with you, but before I die I have to avenge myself and take this bastard with me."

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. I know Lao Tong. He is not very courageous, but he has many ideas.

Mom, I think I understand what Lao Tong means. What does he want at his age? "

Lu Zixuan seemed to have some realization, and Chen Ping also understood what he meant. They both said in unison:

"Die of old age and be worshipped after death."

The mother and son clapped their hands and cheered in tacit understanding again and continued their discussion.