"Um! Jiaqi, this is all a misunderstanding, I can explain it to you!" Qian Zhenghao was also a little flustered at this moment.
After all, the Luo family is now his only support, and he doesn't want to strain his relationship with Luo Jiaqi too much. If Luo Jiaqi gets angry, it won't do him any good.
"Jiaqi, listen to me. Those women were just for show. You are the most important person in my heart." Qian Zhenghao grinned and tried to put his arm around Luo Jiaqi's shoulder.
Luo Jiaqi pushed him away and walked back to the small room like a walking corpse.
She originally wanted to live a simple life with Qian Zhenghao, but she forgot one thing: Qian Zhenghao was never the kind of person who could live a proper life.
He is a truly rotten person, regardless of his social class.
Meanwhile, Canglan was drowning his sorrows in alcohol. He sat alone in a dark room, surrounded by scattered bottles of liquor.
He thought he had forgotten everything, but when Luo Jiaqi reappeared in front of him, memories of the past kept surfacing in his mind.
On what grounds? What exactly is the basis for this?
Why is it that he is the victim, yet he is still the one being tortured?
Why is God so unfair? Why can't he control his emotions?
It's unfair, it's so unfair.
No, why should he suppress his feelings?
He survived countless hardships from the zombies, so why should he continue to live a life of constraint as usual?
Why does he torture himself?
Unbeknownst to everyone, Canglan's mindset underwent a subtle shift.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Brother Cang, are you there?"
Canglan took a big gulp of wine. "I'm here. Come in!"
A rather sleazy-looking man walked in.
"How's the situation on their end?" Canglan put down the wine bottle.
"That family has been quite unruly lately, being picky about the food and causing trouble. As you instructed, we made things difficult for them quite a bit, and now they're probably on the verge of collapse!" the man reported, bowing and scraping, his face full of flattery.
"And that young man inside is also very dishonest. He's only been here a few days and he's already hooked up with several women. I specially arranged to catch him in the act today, and he's been beaten into a pulp."
"Very good, you did a great job!" Canglan showed an approving look.
"Besides that, is there anything else?" Although Canglan had drunk quite a bit of wine, his eyes remained sharp.
"Oh, by the way, that old man has been asking around about you these past few days." The man suddenly remembered something and quickly added.
"Alright, I understand. You handled this very well! From now on, you're mine!" Canglan stood up and left the room.
It seems the prey has taken the bait, and he should start planning the next step.
Canglan's estimate was entirely correct. The next day, Luo Jiaqi and her entire family appeared at Canglan's residence, all in perfect order.
Qian Zhenghao was bruised and swollen, and he was limping. This was all the result of his affair with a married woman.
Although Canglan's actions played a part, it is also true that he intended to seduce other men's wives.
Mrs. Luo and Speaker Luo were also in a sorry state. They had been hitting walls everywhere these past few days. They were not even as well off as ordinary people, let alone gaining any special privileges.
Both of them were cunning old foxes, and they could tell at a glance that Canglan had taken revenge on them. They went to Li Churan, but Li Churan said that this matter was not his responsibility and simply passed it on.
Canglan and the others had already greeted Li Churan on their first day at the base. Li Churan already knew the inside story, so naturally she wouldn't meddle in such matters.
Luo Jiaqi looked at Canglan with unease.
The once pampered young lady from a wealthy family is now as reserved as a girl from the mountains.
"What do you want from me?" After waiting for them for half an hour, Canglan finally spoke slowly.
"Brother Canglan, I've come here today to beg you. Could you please give my parents some care, for my sake? They're old and really can't handle any more trouble!" Luo Jiaqi pleaded pitifully.
“Miss Luo, you’re being too serious! This is your business, what does it have to do with me? You should go talk to Mr. Li about this!” Canglan said in a businesslike manner.
“Cangnan! Jiaqi came here this time because she wants to rekindle your old relationship. What happened back then was all our fault, and had nothing to do with Jiaqi. Can you give your relationship another chance?” Madam Luo quickly stepped forward and added.
"You and Jiaqi had such a good relationship before! If it weren't for all the unexpected events, how could you have missed each other? Now that you've met again, it's an opportunity given by God, and Jiaqi doesn't want to miss it again!" Madam Luo casually covered up the fact that Luo Jiaqi had abandoned him.
Seeing that Luo Jiaqi didn't speak, she quickly tugged at Luo Jiaqi's sleeve, "Jiaqi, why aren't you saying anything? You should talk to Cangnan!"
Luo Jiaqi raised her head and looked timidly at Canglan.
In a daze, Canglan seemed to return to many, many years ago, to the first time he went on a date with Luo Jiaqi and they held hands, when she looked at him timidly in the same way.
Unfortunately, everything is irreversible now.
"Ha! What makes you think I would want a used woman, especially one who's pregnant with another man's child?" Canglan said contemptuously, her tone full of sarcasm.
“I’ve already said before that Luo Jiaqi and I have severed all ties. You may have forgotten some things, but I haven’t.”
"I've said it before, fortunes change every thirty years. Do you really think you'll always be in a superior position? Do you really think I'm still someone you can choose at will?"
Luo Jiaqi's face paled, and she took a step back. Clearly, she hadn't expected to hear such sharp and sarcastic words from Canglan.
"Brother Canglan, I know I wronged you before, can't you forgive me?" Luo Jiaqi pleaded. During this time, she had suffered too many grievances, and with each additional grievance, she missed Canglan more. "When she was with Cangnan, he always cherished her and never let her suffer any injustice."
Canglan looked at the woman in front of him, and the silent man who was cowering in the back like a turtle.
"Have you really made up your mind? Have you decided to abandon your current husband?" Canglan's voice trembled slightly as he suppressed the demons within him at the base.
But in the eyes of the Luo family, Canglan was just too excited.
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