"Brother?" Hill looked at a loss, looking at Yun Luo with a little fear.
Even if Hill didn't want to admit it, he couldn't lie to himself at that moment. He felt fear. His fingertips trembled in fear. He was absolutely certain those people wouldn't testify against Yunluo. He was also certain there were no video cameras in this corner. What had just happened was untraceable. As long as he refused to give in, no matter what Yunluo said, there would be no concrete evidence.
Not only that, the people he found would only stand on his side. Just like countless times before, everything was perfect. No matter how Yun Luo struggled, he would always be the one in the wrong in the end.
But even so, Hill still couldn't let go of his worry. He didn't know what he was afraid of. He admitted that he had lost his composure and failed to control his emotions. He shouldn't have lost control of his emotions in such an occasion and caused such a thing. No matter what the final result was, the bad consequences had already occurred after this incident, and this was not what he wanted to see.
Hill looked at Yunluo. He didn't know what Yunluo was thinking. From the day Yunluo came back, he knew that something was out of control, especially about Yunluo.
Compared with the past, Yun Luo's changes were too great to be ignored. If he had not been in the Imperial Star and not been taken seriously in the Duke's Mansion, such a change should have been known to others long ago. But in the past, in the Imperial Star and the Duke's Mansion, Yun Luo's presence was extremely low. The servants were used to treating him differently based on the food he ate. Seeing that the Duke's Mansion was controlled by his mother, and his mother had only superficial affection for the child born to the former Duchess, other people also followed suit and did not take Yun Luo, the young master, seriously.
After returning to the Imperial Star, Yun Luo lived in seclusion again and did not make his presence felt. Even fewer people could get close to him. It was impossible to compare before and after. How many people really knew that he had undergone such a huge change?
If I hadn't been in the habit of paying attention to my brother, I might not even have noticed that Yun Luo had undergone such a huge change in just a few months.
Yun Luo's gaze was not on Hill. He was looking at the people around him. A large number of these people were not unfamiliar to the original owner, because these people were one of the sources of the original owner's pain. When all these things happened, the malice of these people was like a substance pressing on him, making him breathless.
These people didn't care what the truth was. It was just that the original owner had lost power at that time, and Hill was on the rise. Suppressing the original owner could not only satisfy their own malice and see the high and mighty person fall into the dust, but also make their presence felt in Hill's eyes. Why not do it?
Yun Luo has seen too many people like this. He doesn't care what these people think, but he just doesn't want to do as they wish. Don't they want to see the excitement of the original owner? Then let them watch. But in the end, who will get the excitement? It's not something they can control.
"How long do you want to make trouble?" Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Duke Oren was afraid that the two children would make a fool of themselves at someone else's party and lose face, so he spoke in a deep voice.
"Brother, father..." The one who least wanted this farce to continue was Hill himself. Stared at by suspicious eyes, his face was burning. If it weren't in public, he would have wanted to find a place to hide regardless of the consequences.
Among the crowd of onlookers, there were supporters of Hill, and naturally there were also people who disliked him. Some people had long felt that there was something fishy about Yun Luo's incident, and the development of the situation now made them even more certain of this. Not only was there something fishy about what happened at the time, but it was also very fishy.
"Didn't someone suspect that there was something fishy going on when this young master was bullied by the original wife's son? Judging from his current situation, there might not be much truth in his words from the beginning to the end."
"That's right. If you think about it carefully, you will know that the eldest son of Duke Oren has always been gentle and polite. I also went to the Duke's remarriage. At that time, the eldest son sincerely accepted the succession and her son."
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. Back then, this young master was quite timid, and it was the eldest young master who brought the talented people and integrated them into the circle. How did such rumors come out later?"
"Anyway, I never believed those rumors. Think about it, the stepmother took charge of many affairs of the Duke's Mansion shortly after she married in. She holds great power. How could she be bullied by a child?"
"They weren't really children, even though they were quite young at that time."
"Some rumors are just for fun, don't take them seriously. There's no need to take them seriously. You all come from similar backgrounds. Look at your own family, and then think about that family's situation. Do you really think the rumors are true?"
More and more people gathered around, and the noise became louder and louder. Hill didn't want to listen to these people's discussions, but some people's voices kept drilling into his ears as if they had legs.
He looked at Yun Luo, who was also the center of the crowd's attention. He stood so straight, as if nothing could knock him down.
Why? Why can Yun Luo be so carefree while I have to be so scared? What is he afraid of?
Hill couldn't put it into words. He regretted it now. He shouldn't have failed to control his emotions in the beginning. He shouldn't have created such a farce with his own hands. But he also knew that it was too late to regret now. Yun Luo would not let it go so easily.
What exactly does Yunluo want to do?
Hill didn't know. He couldn't see anything from Yun Luo's expression. It seemed that Yun Luo had been like this from the beginning. He was not angry at himself, nor was he anxious when he fell down.
He had always been indifferent, and no matter what happened, it couldn't stir up any waves in his heart. What was he thinking about? What was important to him? As he watched, Hill couldn't help but start to lose his mind.
"Yunluo, stop making trouble! If you have any problems, you can go back and solve them. This is someone else's party!" Duke Oren couldn't help but speak again.
"Does the Duke think I'm making a scene? Then could you please tell me what doesn't constitute a scene? Are you just letting dirty water get thrown at you like you did before without any explanation? If that's the case, I'm sorry, but I'm definitely going to fight to the end."
As soon as Yun Luo finished speaking, the discussions around him became louder.
"What does he mean by that?"
"What do you mean by being like before, and what do you mean by being smeared?"
"Are you talking about the bullying of Hill before? Or is it something else?"
"Yun Luo has done so many bad things in the past. Which one is he referring to? It can't be all of them, right?"
"Why do I feel like it's very likely? Those things that happened before were taken as tacit approval because he never came out to refute them."
"He actually did refute it, but no one wanted to listen. I remember when the bad rumors first started spreading, Yun Luo tried to explain himself to everyone. But at that time, no one listened to his explanation. Everyone thought he was just quibbling and unrepentant. After so many times, he became more and more silent."
"There's such a thing? When did it happen?"
"It was a long time ago, but I think a lot of people knew about it. I... I was one of those who didn't believe it at first. It was very strange. I don't know why at that time, no matter what Yun Luo explained, I felt that he was lying and covering up. It was like he took some hallucinogens. Now thinking back, there were obviously many loopholes at that time."
"Now that you mention it, I remember it too. I've heard people say it too, so there really was a hidden story behind what happened back then, right?"
"It's very likely."
Some people did not deliberately lower their voices, and the questioning voices reached the ears of the few people surrounded in the center, and it was difficult to ignore them.
Duke Oren's expression had turned ugly. He frowned and tried to suppress the anger that was rising in his heart.
He didn't know why Yun Luo would bring up these things in public. Indeed, he knew that there was a misunderstanding about what happened back then, and he also knew that Yun Luo had always resented him for sending him away. But now he had taken him back, and he also had Lingsheng Tower. He also promised to make Hill and the Duchess pay for the mistakes they had made. Why did Yun Luo still keep harping on this matter?
Besides, these are family matters and can be handled at home. Why should they be brought up at someone else's party? Isn't this blatantly trampling on your own face?
"Yunluo! That's enough!"
Duke Oren's voice, barely concealing his anger, rang out, and a brief silence fell in the hall.
"Do you think this is enough? Why didn't you stand up when I was going through all that? If you had taken the trouble to investigate, many things would have been revealed. But what did you do? You allowed others to speculate maliciously about your eldest son, and even you believed those lies that were easily exposed. Don't you think you have no right to stand here and say such things?"
Yun Luo even had a smile on his face, but no one would think he was really smiling now.
In the quiet hall, only Yun Luo's words echoed over and over again.
"I feel that, Your Excellency the Duke, you bear greater responsibilities than anyone else. You see, when I no longer needed you, I, your son, could be sent away at will. Honestly, if you had given me even a little bit of trust back then, this wouldn't be the situation we're in today."
"I understand why others, who have no ties to me, don't believe what I say, but I can't understand why my father wouldn't listen to me. I want to ask you, Your Excellency, when I was begging you with all my heart and tears, what were you doing?"
Duke Oren was speechless because Yun Luo was right. He had thought about this question later and wondered why he was unwilling to give a little trust to his eldest son.
This is the child he watched grow up. Who knows better than himself whether he will do the things in the rumors? Even when he heard those rumors for the first time, he thought that Yun Luo would not do such a thing. It must be someone else's mistake. But why did he pretend not to see when this child asked him for help?
After much thinking, he still had no results, so now when faced with Yun Luo's questioning, he couldn't answer a single word.
He opened his mouth, but in the end, nothing came out.
"Actually, these things are all in the past, and there's no need to bring them up again. But today, the same thing happened again. I chose to remain silent before because Hill is my brother, and I didn't want to say much. But now it seems that even though I treat him as a family member, some people don't think so. If they really treated me as their brother, they probably wouldn't do such a thing."
Yun Luo met Xi'er's eyes directly, slowing his voice as he asked, "Xil, can you tell me how I've wronged you to the point where you've set all these traps and pinned these 'crimes' on me that I shouldn't have to bear? Not only that, you've even taken everything from me: the bond between father and son, friendship, and love."
"I didn't, it's not me, I didn't do anything, you can't blame me..." The moment Hill met Yun Luo's gaze, he panicked, as if he was scalded, and quickly looked away.
"Really? If it wasn't your instructions, why do those people appear so coincidentally every time? They appear just when I'm about to 'bully' you, and act as a hero to save the beautiful girl. You don't suffer any loss at all, but I, on the other hand, lose something precious every time."
Hill's eyes were evasive and he stammered, unable to speak. Yun Luo didn't intend to really ask anything from him, so he looked away at other people.
"I know that my words alone can't be used as evidence. You can say I'm making things up, but what I'm saying today is certainly not without basis. Some things happened a long time ago, and some people may not remember them, but some things, once done, leave traces, including this time."
Some people were still reacting to Yun Luo's words. This drama was really too big. Everyone present knew what Yun Luo's reputation was like at the time. When the news of Yun Luo being brought back came not long ago, many people felt sorry for Hill. Wasn't it just a matter of opening a Lingsheng Building? How could the damage caused at the time just be forgotten like that?
Judging from Yun Luo's words now, everything that happened at the beginning might not be what they thought, and the one who was really wronged might not be Hill.
"Do you have evidence to prove what you said?" Seeing that Hill's face was getting uglier and uglier, the head of the Wei family couldn't help but speak.
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