Chapter 16 Don't Talk Casually
For a moment, the only sound in the ward was Cheng Lei's suddenly heavy breathing. Yu's mother sat in silence with her back to everyone else.
As early as when her daughter brought Cheng Lei back, Yu's mother knew that this man was not a good match for her daughter.
Their family was broken apart, and Yu's mother always believed it was her fault - her brother killed her husband, leaving Yu Jinglan fatherless at a young age. This incident made them unable to even raise their heads when they lived in a small county town at the time, so they had no choice but to leave their hometown and move to Haishi.
If she had not kept in touch with her brother in prison, had not told her brother her home address, and had blindly trusted her so-called relatives, nothing that happened afterwards would have happened.
Yu Jinglan will grow up in a complete family, with a father who is strict but tolerant, loving and protective of her, and a mother who is not very competent. Although their family of three is not rich, they are happy and joyful.
Instead of now...
"What do you mean? Cheng Lei, what's wrong with you?" Yu Jinglan grabbed Cheng Lei's arm, feeling uneasy. She didn't dare to think about what Qin Qinsen meant by "it's hard to find a good match".
Cheng Lei is her chosen other half, and there is no possibility of accidents.
I still remember the figure when I was almost hit by a car at the intersection. He was tall and brave, and he disregarded his own safety to protect her.
Since then, the two have known each other.
After learning about her family situation, Cheng Lei never took the initiative to ask for anything. Instead, she always asked for this and that, and Cheng Lei had no complaints. At most, he would just smile dotingly and call her a little girl.
The two met, got to know each other, fell in love, and even had their share of arguments, but overall their relationship was enviable. Even their friends said they were like the protagonists from a sweet drama, beautiful yet unreal.
Qin Qinsen leaned back, with the pillow under his back. It was just the right hardness and softness, so comfortable that he didn't want to leave.
"It means that Auntie has finally found happiness after all the hard work, but you have entrusted your trust to the wrong person. Whether it will be a blessing or a curse depends entirely on your own choice."
Cheng Lei hurriedly said, "Junior, don't say anything careless. Auntie's sleep has always been bad, maybe it's the recent stress that caused her sleepwalking, why are you so mysterious?"
As he spoke, he even took out his cell phone to register for Yu's mother at Tai'an Hospital and ask an expert to diagnose and treat Yu's mother's sleepwalking.
But in Qin Qinsen's eyes, Cheng Lei's aura, which had originally been slightly dark gray, completely turned black as he spoke. This blackness seemed to have grown arms, tightly wrapping Cheng Lei, leaving no gaps.
Seeing that the other party refused to admit it, Qin Qinsen did not rush and turned to his mother, "Auntie's sleepwalking state is quite special. It's like someone has deprived her of control of her body, and she is forced to watch her body perform actions she cannot control. For example... watching herself get up, walk out of the bedroom, open the safe, and take out the will that was already written. But you relied on your extraordinary willpower to stop writing just before changing the heirs of the estate."
Yu's mother, who was sitting by the bed, still had her back to her daughter, her lips tightly pursed, and did not deny what Qin Qinsen said.
Every night, when everyone was asleep, she couldn't help but try to modify her will. At first, she was able to regain control of her body when she wrote "丿", but as time went by, the will now clearly read "Cheng Yu".
"Mom..." Seeing Yu's mother's reaction, it was clear that what Qin Qinsen said was true. Yu Jinglan didn't know when to let go of Cheng Lei and took two steps towards Yu's mother. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
Seeing his girlfriend wavering, Cheng Lei glared at Yu Jinglan fiercely, and uncharacteristically put away his smile and fake flattering eyes, "Do you have any evidence to prove that I did it?"
Thinking about the Feng Shui formation he had bought at a huge price from a dark web forum, which was only one step away from success, Cheng Lei was unwilling to give up.
Shrugging his shoulders, Qin Qinsen smiled coldly, "You dare to bring them to me, but you are just gambling on a possibility. A possibility... that I am a charlatan."
"When you get back, burn the paintings on the east wall of the living room, remove the potted plants from the doorway, and don't place anything on the kitchen windowsill. Dismantle the bed in Auntie's bedroom and burn it along with the paintings. Buy a new bed and choose an auspicious day to install it. Also, wrap the rug in the entrance hall in red paper and bring it to me." Waving to Teng An, who was watching nearby, to boil a kettle of water, Qin Qinsen looked at the drawer where the yellow paper and brushes were stored. It was a shame he didn't have the right paint, otherwise he could definitely sell a few talismans.
"What do you mean?" Yu Jinglan stood between her mother and her boyfriend, wavering. Sometimes she looked at her mother's back, and sometimes she couldn't help but look at Cheng Lei for help.
The mother's condition was worrying, especially what happened in the surveillance footage, which was even more disturbing. Cheng Lei had clearly brought them here to solve the problem, so why did the man's tone make him seem like the culprit?
Thinking of her boyfriend who always obeyed her and responded to her every request, Yu Jinglan couldn't believe it and subconsciously thought Qin Qinsen was lying. But since it involved her mother, Yu Jinglan was shaken again.
Qin Qinsen couldn't help but sigh. Yu's mother was so kind to her daughter, so kind that she didn't know the dangers of the world. But he couldn't blame her mother. She gave Yu Jinglan everything she could within her ability, but she was negligent in some aspects.
Who would have thought that this little negligence would almost lead to irreparable consequences.
"What I mean is that your boyfriend is only approaching you for your family's money." Qin Qinsen and Cheng Lei looked at each other. "It must be hard to be subservient to your girlfriend, right? But for the sake of her family's wealth, why not endure it for a while?"
Cheng Lei's cheeks trembled nervously, and he no longer concealed the sinister glare in his eyes. This very man lying on the hospital bed had, with just a few words, torn apart his meticulously planned arrangements, even the Yin talisman hidden in the entrance carpet, which was said to block out auras.
"What do you know? A woman should be at home taking care of her husband and children, marrying early and giving me a son! Not only did she show up in public, but she even dared to go to a drinking party? This kind of thing should be done by a man! She said that she would take a back seat after Jinglan got married, bah! It's obvious that she despises me for being poor and has deliberately postponed the wedding. Isn't it just to match Jinglan with other rich second-generations!"
Yu Jinglan couldn't accept her boyfriend's sudden change of attitude. After hearing his roar, her face immediately changed. "Cheng Lei, my mother worked hard to build this company. My family has never been rich, and it has nothing to do with the rich second generation you are talking about."
Despite Yu Jinglan's naiveté, she had a clear understanding of her family's identity. They were merely an upper-middle-class family, neither better than the rich nor the poor, yet Cheng Lei spoke of them as if they were billionaires.
She even despised the fact that both mother and daughter were working and socializing outside, and actually asked her to get married early and have a son?
Yu Jinglan looked at her strange boyfriend and suddenly remembered her best friend's teasing: "With strong women like you around, Cheng Lei will probably just be a househusband in the future."
What was Cheng Lei's reaction at the time? He clapped his hands and laughed, saying that he was willing to be the man behind an outstanding woman. Thinking back carefully, was he really laughing?
There was a click, and the sound of the door being locked was heard. Everyone turned their heads and looked towards the door.
Teng An was seen holding a kettle filled with boiling water in one hand and closing the door with the other. Suddenly becoming the focus of attention, Teng An didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and took a few quick steps on his own. "The hot water is ready. I'll pour you a cup and let it cool."
Unexpectedly, after he filled a glass of water, Qin Qinsen made a finger gesture and put his fingers into the cup.
"Be careful, it's hot!" Teng An screamed in fright.
The imagined scalding did not happen. The boiling water seemed to cool down the moment it came into contact with Qin Qinsen, and even produced cold air, with frost forming on the wall of the cup instantly.
The slender fingers circled in the water a few times, and a stream of water was ejected amid the confusion and shock of the crowd, "Go."
The water mixed with sparkling spots of light passed by Yu Mu and Yu Jinglan and headed straight for Cheng Lei.
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