"She, she is..."
Cheng Suyue stared intently at Lu Ran, a hint of indescribable sorrow and pain flashing across her eyes.
"Mom, don't be afraid." In her panic, Lu Ran rushed over and hugged her mother. She touched her mother's hand, and her palm was still soft and hadn't changed at all.
Lu Ran was taken aback. When she looked at Cheng Suyue again, her face was indeed the same as before, even the position of the white hair at her temples was the same.
"Ranran, she'll kill you! You have to run!"
"mom?"
Immediately afterwards, Cheng Suyue's smile vanished, and her eyes gradually turned cold, as if she had become a different person.
She looked at Lu Ran, a slight smile playing on her lips, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, and even her voice was cold.
"Ranran, what's wrong?"
Lu Ran abruptly released her and took a few steps back.
"Speak!" Cheng Suyue slowly approached. "Heh, how did you find this place? Were you following me?"
"Mom, I..." Lu Ran felt a chill run down her spine, goosebumps rising all over her body. "I was worried about you. I saw you didn't take your medicine today, and I was afraid..."
Cheng Suyue's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled again. "Oh, I see."
"Mom, when did you get this house? How come I didn't know about it!"
"It was given to me by your deadbeat father!" Cheng Suyue said casually.
Lu Ran was startled, her eyes widened, and it took her a while to react.
"Dad... Dad? How did you get in touch with Dad?"
"You silly child, we gave birth to you, who else could I contact if I didn't have contact with him?" Cheng Suyue smiled eerily. "It was during the time he made you impersonate Lu Xiaoyou that he transferred this dilapidated house to my name, trying to shut me up... Ha, I was really fooled by that old fox! This house, even if you paid me, nobody would want it!"
Lu Ran stepped back, her back pressed against the wall, feeling a chill run down her spine and her blood freeze.
"Ranran," Cheng Suyue turned her head to look at her, "your birthday is in two days, what kind of birthday present do you want?"
Lu Ran dared not utter a sound.
However, Cheng Suyue was right; her birthday was coming up soon.
Aside from her own mother, who else would remember her birthday so clearly?
Lu Ran didn't understand what had happened to her mother; all she wanted to do was cry.
Just then, Cheng Suyue's phone rang. She answered the call, and in the empty room, Lu Ran could clearly hear the voice coming from the receiver.
The person on the other end said, "Sister Cheng, you didn't explain clearly last time! Besides getting rid of Pei Nian, who else are you keeping a close eye on? Is there any other mission you have that we don't know about?"
"Useless thing!" Cheng Suyue hissed into the phone, "Didn't I send you the address?!"
"...Sister Cheng, are you sure you're not mistaken? That address is for an empty house! And don't you go there from time to time? You're the only one in the house, so who are we supposed to keep an eye on?"
Lu Ran stared intently at her mother.
Cheng Suyue's expression slowly turned to terror, and she took several steps back, looking as if her head was splitting with pain!
It felt like there were two people inside her, both tearing her apart, and she was about to be ripped in two alive!
"It hurts!" She threw down her phone, knelt on the ground, and screamed, clutching her head. "It hurts so much... Ah! It hurts so much!"
"Mom!" Lu Ran called out loudly as she ran over, but Cheng Suyue pushed her away.
"Ranran, run!"
Lu Ran was in tears, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Mom... what's wrong? What's wrong with you?"
Cheng Suyue's face twitched, and she suddenly put on a fierce and menacing expression. However, within seconds, her eyes were filled with deep despair.
"No...you can't stay in this body..." she cried weakly, "Ranran is my daughter, not yours!"
"Ha, really?!" Cheng Suyue muttered to herself, switching back and forth between malice and kindness. "I'm so sorry, she'll be at my mercy for the rest of her life!"
"No! I won't let you hurt my daughter!"
"You idiot! Why didn't you stop her from seizing the Lu family's assets when Lu Ming had her impersonate Lu Xiaoyou? You deserve to die for missing such a good opportunity!"
"No...it's all Lu Ming's fault, it has nothing to do with my daughter! You can't do this...I know, I know you have grievances, you have complaints, but please don't let this resentment continue!"
Lu Ran was stunned, her mind went blank.
Suddenly, Cheng Suyue rushed in front of her, grabbed her shoulders tightly, and shook her.
"Ranran, run! You have to run!"
"Don't let that person hurt you... Run!"
Before Lu Ran could react, Cheng Suyue shoved her aside and slammed her head against the wall...
*
Pei Nian's injuries improved, and the time she spent in this small village became a rare rainbow in her gloomy life.
Huo Jingnan made her a sniper rifle out of wood.
Pei Nian burst into laughter as soon as she took it, "Do you treat me like a child?"
"Children's toys aren't this elaborate!" Huo Jingnan quickly defended himself.
Pei Nian touched the gun, and indeed, as he said, it was very well made and polished to a smooth finish, not prickly at all.
Are all men who have served in the military all-rounders? They can fight on the battlefield, cook in the kitchen, and even do carpentry!
This sniper rifle is so much fun! How impressive it would be if a little boy held it... And with such patience, Huo Jingnan will definitely be a great father someday...
Pei Nian's heart trembled violently!
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