Still shaken, the baked pumpkin that once held "family affection" spilled all over the ground, just like their broken family ties, which could never be restored.
Pei's father collapsed to the ground, his mouth still smeared with sweet pumpkin paste, the scalding temperature making his tongue numb. But what terrified him even more was Pei Wuwang's cold gaze.
He coughed.
While subconsciously swallowing the pumpkin in my mouth, each bite felt like swallowing needles, my throat was burning and painful, and I was panicking. I felt like something was wrong, and my neck felt like it was being wrapped by something invisible, and it was getting tight.
"You unfilial son! You've been seduced by that vixen Shen Qingtang! You've forgotten who your ancestors are, daring to treat even your own father and grandmother like this!"
Uncle Pei was furious watching from the side. He pointed at Pei Wuwang and cursed, "You ingrate! If it weren't for the Pei family raising you, would you be where you are today? Now that you've grown up, you're helping outsiders bully your own family. You'll be struck by lightning sooner or later!"
"Don't you dare insult my father!" Pei Nian'an immediately stepped forward, her small body blocking Pei Wuwang's path.
His eyes were sharp. "It's your own fault for doing bad things that you've ended up like this! My father and mother have never wronged you; it's you who have been plotting against us all along!"
He is no longer the child who could be easily manipulated. Along the way, he has witnessed the wickedness of people's hearts by following Shen Qingtang and Pei Wuwang, and has also learned to protect his family.
Pei Wuwang ignored his second uncle's curses and just stared at his father with a blank expression.
His eyes were as cold as an icy pool.
Pei's father felt uneasy under his gaze, his swallowing slowed down, and the tightness in his neck intensified, as if something was tightening around him.
Breathing also became difficult.
He tried to speak, but found his throat tight and could only make hoarse sounds. Then, a strange sense of powerlessness spread from his limbs to his bones.
My hands and feet gradually became weak and sore, and I didn't even have the strength to lift my fingers.
"What's wrong? My body... why can't I move?"
Mr. Pei stared wide-eyed in horror at his limp hands hanging at his sides, his face filled with disbelief and panic. "My neck... my neck hurts so much... it feels like something is choking me..."
Pei Wuwang slowly squatted down, looking down at him with a completely calm voice.
But his voice carried a chilling edge: "Now, it's time to explain, isn't it? What exactly was put in this pumpkin bowl? You went to all this trouble to stage this show of appeasement, just to harm me, didn't you?"
Madam Pei turned pale with fright and waved her hands repeatedly, "No! We didn't harm you! That pumpkin was just an ordinary pumpkin, nothing was added! My child, believe your grandmother, how could your grandmother harm you?"
Her voice trembled, her eyes darted away, and she dared not meet Pei Wuwang's gaze; clearly, she had something to hide.
Uncle Pei panicked, but still stubbornly insisted, "Don't make false accusations! You're the one with something to hide, that's why you think we're trying to harm you! This pumpkin is just ordinary food; it's your own health problem that's causing the problem, don't try to pin it on us!"
"Is that so?" Shen Qingtang slowly stepped forward, her sharp eyes sweeping over Old Madam Pei and Second Uncle Pei. "Ordinary pumpkins can make people feel weak all over and have a stiff neck? Do you think we're fools?"
Her voice carried an invisible pressure, causing Old Madam Pei and Second Uncle Pei to involuntarily take a step back, their faces filled with even greater panic. "Speak! Who ordered you to do this? Was it someone behind Lu Jiaojiao, or were you yourselves unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to take revenge on Pei Wuwang?"
Their lips trembled, and they exchanged a panicked glance, but neither dared to speak. They knew in their hearts that once they admitted it...
What awaits them is certainly not a good ending.
But seeing Pei's father struggling in pain...
Looking at Shen Qingtang and Pei Wuwang's cold eyes, they were so frightened that they trembled all over, their teeth chattering, and they couldn't even utter a complete explanation. They just kept shaking their heads.
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