Zhang Peilan sat on the mahogany Eight Immortals chair next to Luo Jiancheng as always. Every move she made was elegant and her pampering was obvious.
Luo Yang sat down at the seat closest to the door opposite Luo Jiancheng. Zhang Peilan called her, but she didn't respond. After a moment, she nodded in response.
Ms. Yang doesn't like rude people, so this time she came to tie the knot, just think of it as a final show of respect.
Luo Jiancheng clasped his hands together and rubbed them, as if he was thinking about how to speak. Zhang Peilan occasionally raised his eyes to look at Luo Jiancheng, and Luo Yang just watched indifferently as the two people looked at each other in confusion.
But soon, she discovered that Luo Ke was not here today. Such an occasion was the best opportunity to tease and ridicule her, and people like Luo Ke would never let her miss it.
Luo Yang opened his mouth and said indifferently: "Where is Luo Ke? She won't come on a day like today?"
Zhang Peilan's heart tightened, and she slowly made a fist with her hands in front of her knees, turning her head slightly and no longer looking in the direction of Luo Yang.
Luo Yang's mind was sharp and he noticed the clues. He grabbed Luo Jiancheng and got straight to the point: "What are we going to talk about today? Even Luo Ke has moved away. You might as well say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush between us and waste everyone's time. Time is worth the loss, what do you think? ”
A needle drop could be heard in the living room. Uncle Wu passed by the living room and heard a few words. He didn't say anything. He just suppressed his voice and pushed away the servants and aunts who were still waiting at the door. "Mr. and Miss have to talk about something important. You all need to talk about it." Go about your business and don’t come around here without my notice.”
He thought that today might be the time for the young lady to really leave home.
Uncle Wu remained silent, silently returned to the next room and waited.
Luo Jiancheng actually looked at Luo Yang with a consulting tone, "Ah He, come home. It was my father's fault before. No matter how you blame me, I have nothing to say, but a family is the most complete after all." Okay, you are my biological daughter no matter what, and the same goes for Xiaoke. If we have anything to do behind closed doors at home, I won’t have any complaints no matter what. But when we go out, we will always be a family. You Say what?”
Luo Yang didn't say anything, he just closed his eyes and stroked the tassels hanging down from the skirt, one by one. Today's tassels were probably not arranged in advance. They were intertwined, so Luo Yang took the trouble to pick them out one by one. Smooth it out, repeat it over and over again, immersing yourself in it.
Xu didn't get a strong negative answer from Luo Yang. Luo Jiancheng secretly thought that she might not be so repulsive and there was room for negotiation, so he continued: "There will be a charity party next month. I hope you can attend it with us. They are acquaintances and friends in the circle, and you know many of them. You can also try to accept Luo Ke slowly. You are sisters after all——"
With a "dong" sound, the cup fell heavily, and some water stains splashed on the originally smooth tabletop, spreading into flowers and falling silently into the blanket along the edge of the table.
Luo Yang glared, with a sneer in his throat and stern eyes: "There are only you here, not us."
Luo Yang neatly tied up his long, slightly curly hair that was scattered behind him. The chestnut color reflected golden light in the light.
"We have too many acquaintances, so are we afraid that others will know that our family has actually been ruined for a long time? Oh, then you really think about the Luo family, and you are so righteous. Then I'm sorry, don't blame me for killing my relatives out of righteousness."
Luo Yang didn't look like he was joking at all, and he didn't intend to give Luo Jiancheng a chance to defend or refute.
"Back then, when you swore to Ms. Yang that she would be the only one in your life, when you were so affectionate, you should have thought that today should not happen, and Luo Ke should not appear," Luo Yang paused slightly, trying to calm down. turbulent love "Ignoring the value and shelf life of your promise, I think you all know how much you hid from me when my mother left." Having said this, Luo Yang cast his eyes on Zhang Peilan without hesitation. body.
They have been old for many years. Even if they are panicked, their faces are still peaceful, so it is difficult to see any flaws.
Luo Yang didn't care about these superficial things.
Yang Yue's matter has always been a key issue that caused conflicts between Luo Yang and Luo Jiancheng and even led to a breakup.
Luo Jiancheng's eyebrows were heavy, and this time he did not say a word to refute, uncharacteristically. For a long time, there was no word in the living room.
When he spoke again, his voice was hoarse, mixed with gravel.
"Ah He, I have never forgotten what happened to your mother, and I am very sorry, but she has passed away, so why should you bother with it."
Luo Yang found it funny. She looked at Luo Jiancheng and wondered how the man in front of her could be so shameless as to say such a thing. The death of his wife actually became a tangle.
Luo Yang was too lazy to talk nonsense. He let go of his hands adjusting the hem of his skirt, stood up and his eyes dropped.
After a long while, her red lips twitched: "Do you think I don't know anything about the things you did? Then the nine years I spent outside were really wasted."
Luo Jiancheng's eyes fell silent for a moment and his breathing became heavier.
Luo Yang looked sideways at Zhang Peilan, who was still sitting beside him, and said in a calm tone: "I can only say that Ms. Zhang is a good tactician. I didn't know at that time that you were a famous psychiatrist in the early years. It's really hard to kill people." Hit the nail on the head, I have long admired your name, Dr. Hu Wenlan.”
Hu Wenlan was born in the same generation as Yang Yue, but she was a legendary woman. Her family was already well-off. She received the best and high-end education since she was a child. In her sixty or seventy years, she had grown up in a rich life, and she was worthy of being called everyone. The princess life that you envied but could never get.
Later, with excellent results, she was admitted to the psychology major of Cambridge University in the UK. She was Luo Yang's senior. Luo Yang actually never knew that she was the Zhang Peilan in front of him. Hu Wenlan was a mysterious existence in Cambridge. There was no one about her. There were no photos of her or even a shred of information about her. It was as if she had disappeared from the world, as if she had never appeared on this campus. Luo Yang was able to know Hu Wenlan's true identity thanks to her mentor Richard Smith. He knew that Luo Yang admired this senior very much. Because he cherished his close disciple, he did not hesitate to find people to help him gain connections. His hard work paid off and he found clues about Hu Wenlan.
Of course, it was finally determined that Hu Wenlan was Zhang Peilan, and she had to thank her for not destroying her certificate of study in Cambridge and her psychological counseling certificate because she was reluctant to let go of her past glory. In the dusty attic, Luo Yang saw the card with Hu Wenlan's name written on it. The ID photo shows Zhang Peilan when she was young, with the same facial features as she does now.
Zhang Peilan is worthy of being a senior with first-rate psychological ability. Even when Luo Yang exposed her face to face, she didn't look shaken at all. He just raised his eyes slightly, looked at her, and did not deny it. He just said: "When a person wants to leave, , no external force can be a fatal factor, only she herself can."
Luo Yang felt sick to his stomach when he saw the woman in front of him trying to completely remove herself from this matter without emotion.
She couldn't stay here any longer and stood up.
Luo Jiancheng suddenly stood up and clapped his hands. A group of people in suits appeared at the door, holding their hands behind their backs and blocking the door.
Uncle Wu also came out of the room when he heard the commotion. Seeing this scene, he looked at Luo Jiancheng sadly: "Sir, do you really want to embarrass the lady like this? How sad will my wife be in heaven!"
Luo Jiancheng shouted loudly: "It's not your turn to be my master! She is not allowed to step out of here today! Until after the charity party!"
Luo Yang couldn't believe it. Luo Jiancheng was completely crazy and had no sense. It was illegal to restrict the personal freedom of adults and only require her to do a little trick!
Blessed in her soul, her side eyes fell on Zhang Peilan. This woman could actually sit there motionless, as if everything that happened here had nothing to do with her, just like an outsider watching from the sidelines, watching all the farces with cold eyes.
Luo Yang laughed, laughing that he was really deceived by her harmless and weak appearance and behavior before. Now it seems that he used to be just an ant in front of Zhang Peilan, and he can get it with just a few glances. Her life.
Luo Yang looked resolutely into Luo Jiancheng's eyes, but at that moment, her desire to question him, "Do you really want to do this?" was swallowed up in an instant. His eyes were already filled with anger and the anger of having his majesty challenged. Burning emotions, her previous father-daughter relationship with him, at this moment, Luo Jiancheng has made a choice.
Luo Yang didn't say anything, and was just driven upstairs by a group of strong men in black. Uncle Wu followed suit and wanted to follow, but Luo Jiancheng sternly ordered him not to go upstairs. No one was allowed to go upstairs in Luo Yang. Yang went up to see her before thinking clearly.
The door was slammed shut, and Luo Yang could feel the force on his back from a distance.
She shrunk her shoulders slightly, clenched her hands tightly, and trembled uncontrollably at her side. She kept swallowing, as if she was entering an ice cellar.
She would never have imagined that the place where she grew up would become a place that frightens her.
She just sat down beside the spotlessly made bed. Before she came in, all the communication tools were violently taken away by the strong men in black.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the two rings on her hands. Tears suddenly fell from her eyes, silently but for a long time.
A feeling of helplessness filled her whole body, and her fingertips were as cold as freezing point, without any warmth. She tried her best to rub her palms to warm them up, but the more she rubbed them, the more tears came in their eyes, endlessly.
Gradually, the sound of sobbing in the room spread out through the cracks in the door.
The strong men standing at the door twisted their necks and looked out the window into the distance, their lips pressed together unnaturally.
He didn't know how long it had been like this, but the bed was already wet. Luo Yang stretched out his hand to wipe it, but the more he wiped it, the bigger it became, and the more he wiped it, the more wet it became.
The feeling of powerlessness weighed heavily on her back, threatening to bend her spine before she would give up.
She promised Ye Gu would pick her up at the airport, but she made herself so embarrassed. She wanted to help Ms. Yang get a truth and an apology, but she also dealt with it in a mess. It seemed that everything was messed up by her, and she had nothing. Way to do it...
If she didn't go, Ye Gu would definitely be disappointed. He always frowned when he was disappointed, and she didn't want to see him frown.
She couldn't sit here and wait for death, and she definitely couldn't attend the family charity party. She wanted to leave.
Looking at the only overlooked window behind the balcony, Luo Yang stared for a long time. This was the third floor. It was only that high.
After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang tried the door, but it was still locked. He quickly took off the bed sheet and quilt, connected the two corners, and walked to the window, only to see Uncle Wu standing anxiously pacing downstairs.
Luo Yang lowered the "long rope" little by little. Uncle Wu raised his eyes and saw her. Luo Yang was a little nervous. After all, he served the Luo family. If he told Luo Jiancheng, she wouldn't blame him.
Uncle Wu hurriedly ran into the house. Luo Yang sighed silently and was about to pull the rope back when he saw Uncle Wu coming out with a quilt in his arms and spreading it on the grass little by little. He raised his head and lowered his voice and squinted his eyes slightly - —
"Miss! Come down quickly! There is a small door behind, only I know it!"
(End of chapter)