Chapter 93

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Li Huairou’s eyes widened.

Su Muhe was amused by her reaction, and he said with a smile, “What he cares the most is the heir and the position of the head. Why do you think he wants to try to get rid of your brother? It’s just because he is afraid that your brother will threaten his son’s position as head. Although his son is already dead, Luo Wentai is now young and strong, and it is inevitable that he will have another son. At that time, the son will be young, and his son-in-law will be in his prime. How could he rest easy?”

Li Huairou understood. Luo Wentai would not let Luo Rongrong and Li Huaishan be together, so he had to start first. But Lin Anzhi was different. If Lin Anzhi hadn’t known his background and really thought he was Luo Wentai’s son, then even if he and Luo Rongrong got married, he would not touch her, let alone have children with her. In this way, Luo Wentai would be relieved.

As for Luo Wentai’s age, could he have another son? You could tell by looking at Su Muhe.

“As for your safety, don’t worry. Your shiniang should be able to protect you,” Su Muhe said.

Li Huairou frowned. “You mean, my shiniang knows what’s going on?”

“Not completely, but she probably guessed something. If your shiniang hadn’t dragged her sick body to plead for your brother, your brother would have died! Do you really think Luo Wentai would have the affection of a master-disciple relationship with your brother? Think about Ji Nan—he was the son of Luo Wentai’s old friend! Wasn’t he killed without hesitation?” Su Muhe said.

Li Huairou knew that she was wrong, and, at the same time, she was even more worried.

“Don’t worry!” Su Muhe patted her shoulder.

On the second day, Li Huairou and Lin Anzhi met. They both knew what had happened, but they pretended not to know and returned to Qishan.

Along the way, the two received many strange gazes, and Li Huairou adjusted her emotions, ready to meet the upcoming acting challenge.

Luo Wentai was a little unhappy when he saw Li Huairou. After saying a few words, he had her back off.

Seeing her, Luo Rongrong blushed even more, gave her a stern look, then dragged Lin Anzhi away and said something in a low voice.

Li Huairou’s face was blank, even a little aggrieved, and her eyes were reddened. Finally, Sixth Shixiong came and said that Shiniang was looking for her. On the way, he told her what had happened.

Li Huairou’s acting skills went online immediately. With a look of disbelief and indignation, she said, “No, my brother is not such a person! This must be a misunderstanding!”

“I also don’t believe that Da Shixiong is such a person, but Shifu witnessed it. Yes, many of our shixiong also saw it,” Sixth Shixiong said with a bitter face.

Li Huairou looked lost and went to Shiniang’s room.

Su Qing’s complexion was haggard.

Li Huairou’s eyes immediately flashed, and she knelt before the bed. “Shiniang!”

“Good child! You just follow Shiniang these days. Don’t go anywhere,” Su Qing said with reddened eyes, touching Li Huairou’s face.

“Shiniang, my brother is not that kind of person! This must be a misunderstanding!” Most of Li Huairou’s tears were real, and she really felt distressed when she saw Su Qing like this.

Su Qing also wept. How could she not know the character of the child she’d raised with her own hands! But she couldn’t do it! She could only watch helplessly as the child’s martial arts were disabled and he was expelled from the sect.

“I have asked your thirteen shixiong to go down the mountain to find your brother. Don’t worry,” Su Qing said weakly.

“Shiniang, what’s wrong with you? What did the doctor say?” Li Huairou looked at Su Qing like this. She gasped for a few more words, and at first glance, it was obvious that she had been given a debilitating drug.

Su Qing herself was an expert in alchemy, and she was quite knowledgeable in pharmacology, so she naturally knew what was going on by herself. On the one hand, she was vigilant. Luo Wentai didn’t care about his daughter and apprentices, but she did! On the other hand, it was also chilling. The couple had been married for 20 years. She didn’t expect Luo Wentai to be such a person. For a time, she was heartbroken.

Su Qing shook her head. “It’s okay, it’s just a cold. These days, you follow Shiniang and don’t go anywhere!”

Su Qing reiterated this, Li Huairou nodded.

Every time Su Qing took medicine, Luo Wentai would come over in person and feed the medicine to her. At first, Su Qing refused to take the medicine. Luo Wentai didn’t say anything, but he had Luo Rongrong take the bowl to feed her the next time she took the medicine.

Su Qing was worried that her daughter, who knew nothing, would blame herself after learning the truth in the future, so she could only drink the medicine that Luo Wentai sent and let herself grow weak, day by day.

Luo Rongrong came a little more often—sometimes by herself, sometimes with Lin Anzhi. But every time she saw Li Huairou, there were always bad expressions.

Su Qing looked helpless in this regard. Luo Wentai should be blamed for being too cruel, even disregarding his daughter’s reputation.

Li Huairou also sighed. If it were her, she would probably react like this when faced with such a thing. She was just a little worried about Su Qing. Would something go wrong if she drank that debilitating drug, one after another? What if, one day, something else was added to the medicine!

But if Su Qing didn’t drink it, then Luo Rongrong would be the one to give the medicine next time. That was all it would take to kill a person’s heart.

Luo Wentai truly was cruel!

In fact, Luo Wentai’s days were not as dull as they seemed on the surface; he was actually a little anxious. These days, he was keeping a few women from good families at the foot of the mountain, and he went down the mountain every night to meet these women. But two months had passed, and there was no change at all.

Luo Wentai was a little angry. Those women had been carefully selected by him, and he’d also had the doctor secretly check their pulses. They were healthy and prosperous. How could there be no changes at all?

Luo Wentai began to doubt himself, and he went to see the doctor in disguise, but the doctor said that he was fine, and there was no major problem, except for the frequent sexual intercourse.

Then why are those women still not pregnant?!

Luo Wentai was a little anxious. Was it because he wasn’t working hard enough? Luo Wentai went down the mountain more and more frequently.

In the dead of night, Su Qing opened her eyes and glanced at Li Huairou, who was sleeping beside her. With difficulty. she sat up, covered Li Huairoi with a quilt, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it in one gulp.

The water was cold, but no matter how cold it was, it couldn’t be as cold as her heart.

After drinking the water, Su Qing did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, she looked out of the dark window, thinking aimlessly. She was thinking that, for Rongrong’s sake, should she tell Luo Wentai the truth?

The medicine had been given after she gave birth to Rongrong. When she gave birth to Rongrong, she’d injured her body. The doctor said that she might not be able to get pregnant again. Luo Wentai was holding Rongrong at that time, and he said with a contented face that it didn’t matter if she couldn’t give birth; one Rongrong was enough! He couldn’t bear to let her suffer any longer.

At that time, she was so moved that she felt that she was married to the best man in the world. But for some reason, what her mother had said before dying kept reappearing in her mind.

Mother had said, Never trust a man. When you are deeply in love, both of your vows will disappear sooner or later as you grow old. You must consider yourself and take precautions before it happens!

Su Qing thought about it all night, and, finally, on the third day after giving birth to Rongrong, she began to put medicine in Luo Wentai’s tea. In order not to arouse Luo Wentai’s suspicion, each dose was very small, and this went on for half a year.

She was sure that Luo Wentai could not have another child in this lifetime. In this case, Rongrong was his only flesh and blood. Even if he lost heart in the future, he would still love Rongrong well.

She didn’t say anything about what Luo Wentai was doing these days, but she had a guess. He was going down the mountain frequently, and although he showered and changed his clothes the next morning, there was still a faint scent of powder on his body.

He probably wanted to have another child of his own!

Did she need to tell him now, “Don’t do it in vain, you have nothing in this life”? There can be no more children. Apart from Rongrong, you have no other choice.

But Su Qing didn’t want to tell Luo Wentai so early. She wanted to watch Luo Wentai get nothing in the end; it must be very interesting! As for Rongrong’s safety, she still knew Luo Wentai’s character a little bit. He was very conservative and cautious—he wouldn’t loose the falcon until he saw the hare. Before the son he wanted was born, Rongrong would be fine.

Being deceived by him, used by him, and drugged by him; now that she’d finally won a point in her favor, Su Qing should be very happy deep down.

But Su Qing only felt tired, deeply tired.

It really didn’t make any sense for a couple to do this.

Su Qing sat dazedly all night until dawn, when Li Huairou, who was beside her, rolled over, yawned, and sat up.

“Shiniang, are you awake? It’s so early! No, why are your hands so icy, and your body is too. Shiniang, you weren’t sitting all night, right?” Li Huairou said in a hurry.

Su Qing smiled. “It’s alright, I slept a lot during the day and couldn’t sleep at night, so I sat up. It’s alright, pour me a cup of hot tea!”

Li Huairou quickly got out of bed and went out to pour water.

Li Huairou came back with hot water. She first poured a cup of hot tea for Su Qing, then wiped her face and hands with the hot water.

Su Qing looked at her and remembered the first time she’d seen her. She was being carried by Huaishan—a small baby, huddled in swaddling clothes, like a cat. And now she’d grown so big.

“Shiniang!”

“Your thirteenth shixiong is back.” Su Qing was a little excited. “Come in!”

After Thirteenth Shixiong came in, he shook his head.

Su Qing was extremely disappointed, but she still had a smile on her face. “Thank you for your hard work. Go back and rest!”

Li Huairou squatted in front of the bed and held Su Qing’s hand. “My brother will be fine.”

Su Qing gently nodded.

Luo Wentai and Luo Rongrong came in, one after another. Just seeing this scene, Luo Rongrong was a little unhappy. She ran over, pushed Li Huairou away, and sat in front of the bed. “Mother, I’m here. Did you have a good rest last night? I personally cooked a bowl of chicken noodle soup for you—would you like to have more?”

Li Huairou was pushed aside. She wasn’t angry; she called out “Shifu” to Luo Wentai and went to wash up.

When she came back, Su Qing was taking medicine, and Luo Wentai was feeding her, spoon by spoon, in order to show the love between husband and wife. The smile on Su Qing’s face remained unchanged, and she drank it, spoonful after spoonful.

After she drank a bowl of medicine, Luo Wentai brought warm water to her to rinse her mouth, and he carefully wiped the corners of Su Qing’s mouth with a handkerchief.

Luo Rongrong held her cheeks and watched. “My parents have been married for so many years, and their relationship is still so good. I’ll do the same in the future.”

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