Unexpectedly, Cheng Zhi realized that her mother's subtext meant this, and she couldn't tolerate such a comment. So she immediately rushed into Cheng Ye's room to discuss countermeasures with her younger brother.
Cheng Ye was reading comics with his headphones on at the table and didn't hear the knocking at all. He only realized Cheng Zhi had come in when Cheng Zhi pulled his headphones off.
"What are you doing? Are you trying to kill me by rushing in?" Cheng Ye put down the comic book, looked up and met Cheng Zhi's gaze.
Suddenly, Cheng Zhi grabbed the back of his chair, her eyes filled with seriousness. "Cheng Ye, we can't keep acting like this. We're all grown up now, we can't let our parents worry anymore, do you understand?"
This is another bout of erratic behavior. Just to be on the safe side, Cheng Ye raised his hand and touched his sister's forehead. "You don't have a fever, or have you already been possessed?"
Cheng Zhi, who was mistaken for being ill, impatiently slapped Cheng Ye's hand away, sat down on the edge of the bed, and recounted what had just happened in the living room.
I thought Cheng Ye would panic, but to my surprise, Cheng Ye's expression didn't change at all. If I had to say he did, it would be a bit speechless.
"You only found out today? I've known for a long time, okay?" Cheng Ye said as she spun around in her chair. "You should know that it's Article 261 of the Criminal Law that protects us."
Upon hearing Cheng Ye's words, Cheng Zhi, lying on the bed, fell into deep thought, after all, she had never thought of this place in the past twenty years.
Seeing Cheng Zhi like this, Cheng Ye shook her head helplessly, turned back to the table, took out her MP3 player, and played a very fitting song, "Those who are favored are always fearless~"
When the thick fog first appeared, no one knew what dangers lay within. After three or four days, people became bolder, and many went out.
The only downside is that they can't see the road; every two steps they either trip over something or bump into someone. Even so, they haven't given up on going out.
Just now, Uncle Yang, who sells breakfast in the building next door, came to see Cheng's father. He thought that the rain had finally stopped and he wanted to go for a walk with Cheng's father.
"That won't do," Cheng Zhi said, covering her father's mouth to stop him from speaking. She also gave Cheng Ye a look, signaling him to reply.
Cheng Ye cooperated perfectly, leaning against the door as she replied, "Uncle Yang, you're late. My dad just left."
Outside the door, Uncle Yang murmured a few words of disappointment, but he didn't leave. After thinking for a couple of seconds, he said again, "Since your dad isn't here, would you like to go out for a walk with your uncle?"
This statement made sense at first glance, but it was strange and illogical. Cheng Ye took two steps back uncomfortably and politely declined Uncle Yang's offer.
Just when everyone thought it was over, Uncle Yang invited Cheng Zhi to go for a walk.
Now everyone finally realized what was strange about this. Cheng's father frowned so deeply that his brows were almost knotted together, and Cheng Ye and Xiao Feiran's eyes were also very unfriendly.
At this point, Cheng's mother, who was sitting on the sofa, finally couldn't hold back anymore. She raised her voice and asked, "Old Yang, what exactly do you want? You've invited almost the entire family to go out today. Do you have to go out with one of us? Will you die if you don't go out with us?"
This was the first time the two siblings had ever seen their mother speak so venomously; they stared wide-eyed, barely daring to breathe.
Uncle Yang at the door remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, his voice choked with emotion. "Rongqing, Shuwen is sick. He has a cough and a fever. I asked Baisong to go out with me just to borrow some medicine from you. I just wanted to borrow some medicine. We know we were wrong."
Hearing her own name from this person's mouth was already annoying enough, but hearing that bitch's name made her even more disgusted.
"Hmph, how many times has this happened already? Don't even think about getting anything from our house to give to that bitch. Do you think Cheng Baisong and these two kids will give you what you want? They won't give it to you without my permission!"
After saying that, Cheng's mother was still not satisfied, so she punched the door hard and then yelled at Uncle Yang to get out.
As expected, Cheng Zhi and Cheng Ye were shocked. In their twenty years of life, this was the first time they had ever seen their mother like this.
The siblings and Xiao Feiran, who was standing next to them, all turned their attention to Cheng's father.
Seeing their eager eyes for the truth, Mr. Cheng couldn't bear to refuse them. He turned around and saw Mrs. Cheng enter the room, so he led them to Cheng Ye's room.
After everyone was seated, Cheng's father revealed the past grievances and grudges.
"Your Uncle Yang's breakfast shop is now opened with his first wife. You should remember Aunt Chu Ling, right? She used to come to our house often, and you especially liked to go to her shop to eat. She... and your mother were childhood friends. Our two families were originally very close. The two sisters often said they wanted to have more children so they could be a couple and become in-laws."
Cheng Zhi remembered this incident. In her memory, Aunt Chu Ling was tall and thin. Although she ran a breakfast shop, she was always very clean. When Aunt Chu Ling picked her up, she could smell the pleasant scent of laundry detergent.
Cheng Ye couldn't remember; he was too young at the time.
"But, you know, some people are just like that. They can't live a good life, they just have to make trouble. Old Yang cheated on his wife, and that aunt found out. She was pregnant at the time, and she went into premature labor because of the anger... She had a massive hemorrhage and died. The baby couldn't be saved either."
After all these years, Cheng Zhi finally understood why Aunt Chu Ling had suddenly disappeared back then. It was because of this kind of thing. Uncle Yang really deserved to die.
"...This happened so fast. Your mother also fell down the stairs due to excessive grief and was hospitalized for half a month. She then went home to recuperate for about ten days before she recovered. And what about him? Only a month after Chu Ling left, he brought that other woman home."
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