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Before him sat Lu Yao, looking haggard on the bed. He hurried over and grasped Lu Yao's arm.
"Son, what happened to you? Why do you look like this?"
Lu Yao opened his eyes and saw Shi Shu, exclaiming loudly, "Dad, why are you here?"
"The Lu family sent me," Shi Shu replied, "but that's not important right now. You need to tell me how you ended up like this!"
Lu Yao clutched Shi Shu's arm in pain and complained, "Dad, it's all that scoundrel Lu Zheng's fault! He caused all of this. You have to get revenge for me!"
"And Mom is also suffering because of them, lying in bed unable to move. You need to go check on her!"
Following Lu Yao's direction, Shi Shu finally noticed Ding Cuihua lying in the innermost part of the bed.
Though Ding Cuihua couldn't move, her consciousness was intact. She could see what was happening around her and hear everything, but she was unable to move!
As Shi Shu approached, he caught a whiff of a strong odor before he even reached her. He hesitated for a moment but then continued forward out of concern.
He took Ding Cuihua's hand and looked at her with deep sympathy.
Her clothes were filthy and reeked; dirt clung to them, sticky against her neck. The smell from her lower body was particularly overwhelming!
They had deliberately closed the door and windows in this room. Their family no longer had a courtyard; if they opened the windows, people outside would see what was happening inside.
Lu Yao's father was someone who valued his reputation; there was no way he would allow such disgraceful things to be exposed.
Ding Cuihua whimpered loudly, but all that came out were incoherent sounds.
With tears in her eyes, she looked at Shi Shu with a mix of grievance and hatred that suddenly erupted forth as she wept helplessly.
Seeing Ding Cuihua in such a state made Shi Shu feel uncomfortable and distressed as well, but that was all it was.
After all, he knew very well whether she was truly his own.
Shi Shu pretended to shed a few tears, feeling somewhat comforted as he looked at Lu Yao and Ding Cuihua.
At least someone cared for them.
Unlike that old man from the Lu family—ever since Wen Qian and that scoundrel Lu Zheng left, he had started to discipline them harshly.
He thought life would improve after Wen Qian and Lu Zheng were gone, but unexpectedly, his father—who had never laid a hand on him before—had turned against him.
He used to care for him so much! Now, he says he’ll hit him whenever he wants. His leg isn’t fully healed yet, and now his father even has a bit of secret money that he promised to use for his treatment, but yesterday he said he wouldn’t pay for it anymore. He even went so far as to kick him twice on the leg.
Especially the way his father looked at him yesterday; it was so confusing!
Cuihua, what happened to you? Who did this to you? I swear I will take revenge!
Lu Yao said excitedly, “Father, didn’t I just call him a bastard? It’s them who harmed us like this! Go find your brothers outside and have them kill that bastard to avenge us!”
Ding Cuihua also spoke up in agitation, looking hopefully at Shi Shu.
A glimmer of hope rose in Lu Yao’s heart. He knew that his biological father had been in the underworld for a long time and had many powerful brothers. Every time his mother and father met, she would tell him about it, and he realized how formidable his father really was.
He thought to himself that since he wasn’t a child of the Lu family, he must have inherited his intelligence from Shi Shu, his real father. He would surely become someone great in the future.
Shi Shu’s face showed a moment of discomfort before he smiled and said, “I will definitely find a way to help you take revenge. Don’t worry; your father won’t abandon you and your mother.”
Suddenly, Shi Shu pointed at the woman cowering in the corner with confusion and asked, “Is that Zhang Yan?”
Lu Yao gritted his teeth and replied, “Yes!”
He wondered why his father insisted on keeping that wretched woman; it turned out she was what he wanted all along. He didn’t want Lu Yao as his son anymore; he wanted another one!
Just yesterday morning, Lu Zheng and Wen Qian had just left when Shi Shu couldn’t wait any longer to try something right in front of him and his mother. He shouted at them, but the old man wouldn’t listen and forced him to watch.
Lu Yao shifted closer and tightly grabbed Shi Shu’s arm. “Father, those with the surname Lu are truly worthless! You need to hurry and save my mother and me!”
“Father, I know my mother gave you quite a bit of money. You have enough to take us away!”
Shi Shu smiled awkwardly, pulling his hand away and looking apologetically at Lu Yao. “Xiao Yao, it’s not that easy to leave. I have my own family too. If I take you and your mother away without proper justification, those with the surname Lu will call the police on me, and we’ll all be doomed.”
Lu Yao could clearly hear Shi Shu’s implicit refusal—he meant no!
Desperately clutching Shi Shu’s clothes, he pleaded pitifully, “Then please give me some money! I need it to heal my leg; otherwise, I’ll be crippled for life!”
“I... I don’t have any money either! The last amount your mother gave me isn’t even enough for my travel expenses!”
Hearing Shi Shu’s words, Ding Cuihua sobbed loudly and shook her head at him.
How could it possibly not be enough? Last time, she had given him quite a sum of money; there was no way it could be insufficient! Every time, she had handed him a lot of cash, which she had painstakingly saved up and secretly taken from Father Lu.
Shi Shu held Lu Yao's hand, trying to comfort him. "You all stay here and don’t worry. The Lu family wouldn’t dare to bully you; after all, he’s counting on you to support him in his old age!"
"My son, you are my own flesh and blood. How could I possibly neglect you? Just wait until that old man from the Lu family is gone. With his money, our family can finally be reunited, right?"
If others found out about our situation now, it would be a disgrace, and we would be ridiculed in the streets!
Shi Shu slowly explained the pros and cons to Lu Yao. After a while, Lu Yao nodded seriously in agreement. "Father, just wait for me. One day, I’ll make that old Lu die, and then our family can be together."
Lu Yao spoke with unwavering determination, his voice carrying out to those outside the door.
He hadn’t thought of this before, but how could he tolerate the Lu family's arrogance? If they couldn’t take care of themselves properly, then they might as well just die!
Inside the room, the murmurs of Shi Shu and Lu Yao continued to echo.
Suddenly, Shi Shu asked Lu Yao what he had been doing. "Is he coming back?"
"He was called away by the village chief; who knows what for?"
Shi Shu felt a bit uneasy. He stood up and said, "I’ll go check outside!"
Although he hadn’t heard any footsteps or the sound of the door opening, it was better to be safe than sorry.
Outside in the corner stood a hunched figure! The shadow had lingered there for quite some time!
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