Chapter 28 Let's go, I'll take you to meet my parents
The Duan family had just experienced a farce, and no one could sleep, especially Duan Duohai and Lin Wanqiu.
The police took Duan Mingxuan away, and Duan Anlang went with him to deal with the matter and also went to the police station.
Originally, the couple didn't want to call the police, fearing that Duan Mingxuan would have a criminal record and affect his future prospects. Duan Antang made the final decision, and no one could stop him. As the eldest son, Duan Antang had a lot of say in the family, and sometimes Duan Duohai couldn't do anything about him.
Duan Anlang was really angry. He was already very tired after coming back from dealing with overseas affairs, and the first thing he had when he entered the door was a cup of salty coffee.
As his brother, he would not bother with such a small matter. Duan Mingxuan insisted on watching him finish the drink. If he didn't drink it, it would feel like he was letting him down.
Duan Anlang's face immediately turned cold. You can be scheming, but you can't do it to your family. You can't use such low-brow means to deal with outsiders either.
I don't ask you to be a big shot, but at the very least, you should act like a man. If you have any questions, speak up frankly. You're already 23 years old, who are you showing this to?
Duan Anjian put it aside and showed no intention of drinking it. Duan Mingxuan's expression changed immediately.
Just a few minutes after returning home, Duan Mingxuan started beating his father and scolding his mother, and even hit his parents.
He was like a madman, forcing his father to give him all the property and let his eldest brother leave the house with nothing, otherwise he would make his eldest brother disgraced and die a miserable death.
If you don’t know, you might think that he, as the eldest brother, has done something unforgivable.
Duan Anlang had always been suspicious of Duan Mingxuan's identity, and Duan Mingxuan's attack on his parents directly crossed Duan Anlang's bottom line.
This matter must be investigated thoroughly, and it must be investigated now!
The reason why he became suspicious again after multiple verifications was because he went abroad this time and visited his second grandfather, who was his grandfather's younger brother.
Many years ago, because of some things that happened in the older generation, my second grandfather moved abroad. Everyone in the family thought he was dead until my grandfather passed away and my second grandfather came back to recognize him.
After his grandfather passed away, the relationship between the two families was not very close. But as a younger generation, he should visit his grandfather since he went abroad.
My second grandfather has a grandson whose eyes look very similar to An Luo's. After asking, I found out that their Duan family's ancestors had the blood of ethnic minorities, and children with this kind of eyes would appear every few generations.
His grandfather never mentioned this matter, so his father naturally didn't know about it.
If there is no blood relationship, how could Duan Anluo have eyes like that?
Since he couldn't find out himself, he could ask the authorities to investigate. He could even lock Duan Mingxuan up for a few days and tell him not to have any contact with anyone. If someone really had usurped control of the magpie's nest, then someone had made a major move. Duan Mingxuan couldn't have done it alone, and it would have made it easier for them to tamper with him outside.
In the hall, Duan Duohai's face was gloomy, his lips tightly pursed, and he remained silent. Over fifty years of experience had given him a suffocating aura.
Lin Wanqiu was a quiet person. Her eyes were red at the moment. She occasionally wiped away her tears and remained silent.
Duan Duohai felt distressed when he saw his wife like this, but he didn't know how to persuade her. He could only silently hand her a tissue after a while.
Looking back, they used to be a happy family. The eldest son was smart and capable, and he built the business bigger and bigger.
The youngest son also graduated from a prestigious university. Although he is not talkative, he is very good at painting, especially landscape painting.
Both children are promising and the couple are in good health.
Duan Duohai had originally thought he would be able to retire in a few years and take his wife on a trip and vacation. Once his eldest son got married and had children, they would return home to enjoy the company of their grandchildren and the joys of family.
But ever since Duan Mingxuan was recognized, the family has been in turmoil. First, Duan Anluo made trouble for Duan Mingxuan. The two quarreled and fought, and Duan Anluo even tried to kill him, almost causing death several times.
After Duan Anluo left, the family finally had two months of peace and quiet, but these two months were also filled with anxiety, worrying about whether Duan Anluo was doing well outside. When they thought about him unilaterally cutting off contact with his family, they felt heartbroken and angry.
Immediately afterwards, Duan Mingxuan went crazy again.
This evil creature! He forced him to drive his eldest brother away, and he greedily wanted to take over all the family property! He wasn't even dead yet, and he was already coveting this little family property!
He just said one word to him and he dared to hit him. Duan Duohai still felt a dull pain in his chest.
What's even more outrageous is that he dared to push his mother!
When Anlu pushed him down the stairs, he broke two ribs at such a young age. If his mother, at her age, fell backwards from such a high staircase and hit her head on the ground, he didn't dare to think about the consequences.
Duan Duohai grew increasingly angry. This wicked son! An Lang and An Luo had never spoken harshly to their mother in their entire lives! How dare he?!
Lin Wanqiu was even more heartbroken. Over the past few months, she had been so devoted to Duan Mingxuan, giving him everything she could, just to make up for all the years of debt. To take care of his feelings, she didn't even dare to visit Duan Anluo. But this child wanted her life.
She calmed herself down and subconsciously looked at the place where she almost fell, feeling something was wrong.
Duan Duohai noticed that she was lost in thought, so he followed her gaze towards the stairs and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I...I've been feeling a little strange since just now," Lin Wanqiu said hesitantly, "as if something is protecting me."
"How do you say that?"
"I was leaning back almost 45 degrees, and logically I was going to fall. But halfway through, it felt like a force pushed me..."
Duan Duohai frowned. There was nothing in that place.
In the corner, dozens of small animals were trembling with fear and all huddled towards the door.
"What should we do? We've been exposed. Should we run away?"
"Don't be afraid, they can't see us."
"What if he asks the Master to capture us?"
"That shouldn't be the case. We saved her life."
"Don't be afraid, I smell the breeder."
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The couple studied it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Duan Duohai suddenly remembered the cup of coffee he drank and immediately ordered, "Send that cup of coffee for testing! And also send everything Mingxuan ate for testing."
He always felt that the coffee tasted strange. If it was just too much sugar, he might not be suspicious. But Duan Mingxuan added a lot of salt to the coffee he served him and told him to drink it.
He thought of how Duan Anluo had a bad temper and couldn't control his emotions before. The two things seemed unrelated, but he felt something was wrong.
After decades of experience in the business world, his senses are more acute than those of ordinary people.
Since the eldest son wants to investigate, let’s investigate it thoroughly again.
Duan Anluo appeared calm after running out of the car, but he was actually very panicked. He was doomed. Si Cang had stripped him naked.
What exactly does Si Cang do? How can he be so meticulous? Bai Ziyue is on the same team with him and seems very simple.
He wants to break up with Si Cang. He has trypophobia and doesn't like people who are cunning.
Standing at the door of the Duan family's magnificent gate, Duan Anluo hesitated for a moment, but still took a few steps forward.
Then there was a click, and the heavy door opened by itself, followed by a sweet electronic voice: "Welcome home."
Duan Anluo was shocked. What kind of high-tech thing was this? Could it open the door on its own? How much would it cost? He wanted to install a door like this, too.
The systems of the courtyard gate and the building gate are connected. When there is a sound on one side, there will be movement on the other side immediately.
Lin Wanqiu thought it was Duan Anlang who had returned, and wondered why there was a result so soon. She walked over to the surveillance camera at the door and saw Duan Anlang, his face tilted upward, fascinated by the high-tech features of the gate. She told Duan Duohai in surprise, "Lulang is back!"
This news injected some life into the dull atmosphere at home. Lin Wanqiu ran out happily, with a smile on her face at the corners of her eyes.
Duan Anluo smiled bitterly, hoping that the secret would not be exposed, otherwise he would not be able to sleep tonight and the Duan family would be in chaos.
Duan Duohai stood at the door, his face stern, and shouted fiercely, "What are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you come in?"
Although he spoke harshly, his trembling hands still showed his excitement.
After Duan Anluo saw Duan Duohai's appearance clearly, he felt as if struck by lightning and stood there stupidly. Why was his father, who committed suicide for love when he was only five years old, here?
This pure love war god, he... Ha! Duan Anluo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, is this the arrangement of heaven?
His neck was stiff as he looked at Lin Wanqiu who was approaching. Could this be the mother he had never met?
"Mom, no, Mom, you, stand like this." Duan Anluo asked Lin Wanqiu to turn halfway around, then squatted down and looked up at Lin Wanqiu's profile from below. From this angle, he imagined Lin Wanqiu's youth thirty years ago...
Duan Anluo was silent. He wanted to laugh but couldn't. The arrangement of heaven was really...very meticulous.
Who does Duan Anlang look like?
Lin Wanqiu lowered her head, looking at her youngest son's "wronged" look, then turned back and glared at her husband. Look how scared the child was? She cared but couldn't say a soft word, only lost her temper.
Duan Duohai sighed and softened his tone, "And your friend, he brought you back in the middle of the night, and you didn't even invite him in?"
Duan Anluo turned around and saw Si Cang standing at the car door, looking at him with deep eyes. There was a complicated emotion in those almond-shaped eyes. It was too dark and Duan Anluo couldn't see clearly.
He shook his head. Breaking off the friendship was just wishful thinking.
Fate is entangled, so let it continue to entangle. He stood up and waved behind him, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet my parents."
Lin Wanqiu: Meet the parents?
The look in her eyes when she looked at Si Cang suddenly became strange. Would ordinary friends use the term "meet the parents"?
But now wasn't the time to talk about this. Lin Wanqiu patted the wrinkles on Duan Anluo's clothes and asked distressedly, "Why are you back so late? You didn't even tell your family."
Duan Anluo looked down into Lin Wanqiu's eyes. He had always wondered what his mother would be like if she hadn't died when she gave birth to him. She would be a living being, a person who could smile at him, instead of a cold, speechless painting that would never age and could only hang on the wall.
Duan Anluo's voice softened, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Even though he knew that she was not herself, he still wanted to say a few more words to her, "I miss home, come back and see."
Lin Wanqiu said happily: "Hurry in and call your friends to come along."
Duan Anluo glanced back at Si Cang who was standing still, then took the initiative to walk back and dragged him home by the arm, "You're not trying to sneak away, are you? How am I going to get home if you leave?"
Si Cang asked seriously, "What does Xinqiu mean?"
Duan Anluo almost laughed out loud. He was actually entangled in this. Si Cang's personality was actually quite cute. "How should I know? I heard it from the big white goose. You are a believer, he is a believer. It also said that it laid an egg, which means it laid a big egg. I think it is not right. I forbid it to speak its native dialect."
When Lin Wanqiu saw their intimate actions and the way they huddled together and talked in low voices, she knew what was going on.
After entering the house, Duan Anluo looked around. Everything gave him a feeling of both familiarity and strangeness.
In particular, there is a five or six meter long painting of a vast landscape hanging on the background wall. The style of painting feels a bit familiar.
Looking at the corner again, a group of little fairies were staring at him eagerly, especially the two little Dajis. Their pure white fur was shiny and smooth without a single stray hair. Only their noses and eyes were black. They would laugh when they were happy and cry when they were sad. Their spirituality was much stronger than other animals.
Duan Anluo quietly stretched out a finger and hooked it. Before the other little fairies could react, two foxes ran over, one on the left and one on the right, and lay on Duan Anluo's shoulders.
Then three beautiful faces looked at Si Cang together, and even the curves of their mouth corners were very similar when they smiled.
Si Cang's heart inexplicably slowed down for a beat. The old antique was disguised as a vixen!
Lin Wanqiu's thoughts were all on Si Cang. She asked calmly, "You're Luo Luo's friend, right? Thank you for bringing him back so late, and thank you for taking care of him during this time."
Lin Wanqiu politely took the fruit and poured water, fearing that she was not being hospitable enough. "It's late at night, and there's nothing prepared at home. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Si Cang took the water calmly, "You're welcome, Auntie."
"How old are you? You look about the same age as Luo Luo."
Si Cang's face was stern, but he was very polite. He didn't frown when talking to his elders, but answered every question: "The same age, but seven months and fifteen days older than him."
"Oh, more than seven months older." There were both decimal and whole numbers. Lin Wanqiu understood it and knew Lolo's birthday very well.
"What does your family do?"
Si Cang was puzzled. Why was she asking these questions? If someone else had asked this, he would have turned a cold face and frozen the other person to death. But she was Duan Anluo's mother, and he vaguely felt that he didn't want to offend her, so he followed his instincts: "Part of it is business, part of it is military, and part of it is farming."
There are also some disobedient ones who plan to farm, and this cannot be said.
"Oh~" Lin Wanqiu nodded in understanding. The family is very large and they are all serious people.
Si Cang felt that the way Lin Wanqiu looked at him and the questions she asked him seemed to have other meanings.
He looked at Duan Anluo helplessly, and signaled to him with his eyes: What's wrong with your mother?
Unfortunately, Duan Anluo was too busy to take care of himself. Duan Duohai was also questioning Duan Anluo: "If your mother couldn't see you, would you not come in?"
He imagined Duan Anluo missing home, secretly watching from outside at night, not daring to come in. Duan Duohai's heart softened, "Can't you just admit your mistake and give in? How can I really not want you anymore?"
Duan Anluo saw his face and was filled with resentment. His mother had died giving birth to him, leaving him a cursed mother. His father, constantly depressed, had committed suicide for love when he was five, thus killing him in turn. Add to that his eyes, which could see through the lives of others, and he became known as a star of doom, a reincarnation of evil, and an ominous figure.
He left the five-year-old boy in that wealthy purgatory where people were eaten without leaving any bones, and never thought about how the boy would survive.
Duan Anluo had no right to interfere with his father's decision, and he knew that Duan Duohai was not his old father and had no memories of his past. But Duan Anluo just didn't want to talk to him.
Duan Duohai looked at his wife. What happened to him? Was he mute again?
Unfortunately, Lin Wanqiu's mind was on Si Cang and she didn't notice her husband's gaze. The young man was really handsome, with good features, a good figure, and a heroic face. Everything about him was good.
Duan Duohai looked at Duan Anluo again, and Duan Anluo immediately lowered his eyes and closed his mouth: I am already dead, if there is something, burn paper, if it is a small matter, call back the soul, if it is a big matter, dig the grave.
Of course, I may not jump out even if you dig me. I'm in a bad mood and I'll rot even if I die. Whoever digs me will be suffocated to death.
"Look at you! You look so dead again! Are you speechless?" Duan Duohai's anger was about to soar again. "If you had explained yourself, I would have kicked you out."
Seeing that Duan Anluo was about to be scolded, Si Cang suddenly said, "He was impulsive before, and Duan Mingxuan drugged him."
"What?" This sentence completely changed the direction of the conversation and brought the couple's thoughts back on track.
Si Cang continued, "It's the same with you. The only difference is that the medicine given to you was replaced with salt, and Duan Mingxuan accidentally took it himself."
The couple looked at each other in shock. Duan Duohai thought about the cup of coffee with salt in it, and there was indeed something wrong.
Duan Anluo was stunned: Si Cang is so direct, this is what netizens call a straight ball.
Just now, he said directly, "I investigated you", but someone like Si Cang who is meticulous but direct is a thousand times better than someone who is deep-minded but sweet-mouthed but treacherous.
What should I do if I like it more and more?
Both of them felt sorry for Duan Anluo and the child was wronged. But when Lin Wanqiu turned her head, she saw Duan Anluo looking at Si Cang with sparkling eyes. The corners of her mouth twitched. What else could she say?
Si Cang stood up and said, "The pharmacist has been arrested. Someone will tell you the truth later. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
Duan Anluo stood up immediately and said, "I'm leaving too."
Lin Wanqiu also stood up, "Where are you going?"
Duan Anluo smiled and comforted her: "I'll go see if the drug seller has been caught. Don't worry, I'll call you."
Now that he knows his ID number, he'll go back and get a new phone number, and then retrieve his previous Green Bubble account. He'll only keep his mom and block his dad.
Lin Wanqiu nodded slowly, "Go ahead, be careful."
Duan Anluo received the pardon, nodded reluctantly to Duan Duohai, and trotted out to chase Si Cang.
Duan Duohai wanted to say something, but Lin Wanqiu stopped her husband. "If he wants to leave, then let him go. There's a barrier in the child's heart, and can't you see it? The relationship between the two of them."
"What's the relationship?"
Si Cang had long legs and walked fast. Duan Anluo grabbed the corner of Si Cang's clothes from behind and pulled it back hard, "Why are you so disloyal and leave without saying anything?"
Si Cang pulled back his clothes and said, "You're going to kill me to silence me, and I should still wait for you?"
Duan Anluo pulled it back, "Didn't I say I was just teasing you? I can't beat you, so how could I possibly want to kill you? You investigated me, and I wasn't angry at all. Why are you so unreasonable?"
Si Cang stopped and asked, "Which of us is unreasonable?"
Duan Anluo shook the corner of his clothes and said, "Oh, it doesn't matter who is right or wrong anymore. What else can we do?"
This commotion made Si Cang lose his temper, and the two of them got into the car pulling and tugging.
"Did you see that?"
"What are you looking at?"
"I suspect there's something wrong with them."
Duan Duohai still didn't see any problem, "The relationship is pretty good."
Lin Wanqiu is tired, that’s the problem!
"Do you feel that he has a lot of opinions about me?"
"What you said is true. Which child doesn't want his father to support him when he is wronged?"
Duan Duohai thought about it and agreed.
After Duan Anluo got in the car, he relaxed completely. He closed his eyes and thought he had three mothers, but there was only one.
Si Cang noticed that he was in a bad mood and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"
Duan Anluo's lips curled up, "Nothing, I just want to thank the eight generations of ancestors of the Heavenly Dao. They arranged it very well. I am very pleased and I have granted you the right to castrate yourself."
Si Cang had gotten used to it and started talking nonsense again.
After calming down, Duan Anluo asked while fastening his seatbelt, "Do you think anyone can really live for five hundred years?"
This sentence undoubtedly means that Duan Anluo admitted his identity.
Si Cang's eyes lit up inexplicably, and he took out a bag of potato chips from the storage compartment on the side and handed it over. Duan Anluo took it casually, opened it and started eating.
Si Cang handed over another bag of beef jerky. Bai Ziyue bought a large bag of snacks and there were still a lot left in the car.
Duan Anluo took it doubtfully, "How do you know I'm hungry?"
"Ahem," Si Cang said expressionlessly, "Are you sure you're offending someone?"
Duan Anluo's thoughts were pulled back. "Yes, if it's not a human, then it's possible. Xiaobai has lived for five hundred years."
The two people who were in tacit agreement were chatting about something that only they could understand. Si Cang found it very novel. It was really interesting that someone who had been dead for so many years could eat in front of him like a human being.
"You like to provoke small animals." Si Cang was still able to distract himself and talk to him: "In fact, there are still many things hidden in places that we humans cannot reach. You can see from the map that there are many human restricted areas."
"I saw it online. It's a very large area. Many people who went there to explore found that the magnetic field was very strong and they got lost. Some people even took photos of strange things."
Si Cang started the car. "Yes, we both have an agreement. If humans don't set foot in that area, they won't come to the human world. Even if they want to come, they will stay within the prescribed range. Big monsters must apply in advance to enter the world. If they cause harm to humans, we will capture them according to the law.
After the resurgence of spiritual energy, more and more animals began to awaken, and ancient seals were gradually lifted. You should think hard about which little animal you abandoned after having an affair with it, allowing it to hunt you for so many years.
"Abandoned after having sex?" Duan Anluo was speechless. He used this word as if he was some kind of scumbag. "Si Cang, you have evolved. You are now Si Cang 2.0. You are starting to talk back."
Si Cang answered him with a chuckle, "You'll just have to get used to it."
Duan Anluo: “…”
After driving a long way away from Duan's house, Si Cang parked the car on the side of the road and took out an electronic map. There were many small red dots on it, basically all over the country.
After Si Cang clicked on the location, four small red dots appeared nearby. Duan Anluo leaned over to take a look curiously, "What kind of high-tech is this?"
Si Cang raised his eyes to look at him. Is he going to give up pretending again?
Si Cang clicked on the nearest red dot and the map automatically navigated. "Maybe we'll have to come back tomorrow when we get the results. Come stay at my place for the night."
Duan Anluo asked in surprise, "Your home is nearby too?" He suddenly realized and asked with a pout, "Are those little red dots all your homes?"
Si Cang said calmly: "It's not a home, it's just a house."
Duan Anluo stopped talking and chewed potato chips with a crunching sound. He didn't want to talk to rich people.
Si Cang's "house" was a two-story villa, decorated in a modern and simple style, with no unnecessary things. Duan Anluo slumped down on the sofa, still wondering who he had "abandoned"? He would also pull the pigtails of children when he saw them.
The child probably won't live that long, but it's hard to say if it's a monster.
When Si Cang came out of the shower, he saw Duan Anluo sleeping on the sofa. He slept in a very nice posture, lying on his side with his back against the sofa, holding a pillow in his arms. He was squeezed in the small space, like an exquisite doll.
Si Cang looked at him for a while, stretched out his finger expressionlessly, and after staying under Duan Anluo's nose for a moment, he suddenly laughed: It's interesting that he can still breathe after so many years.
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Well, how many words do you want me to write? This is my first article since I came back, and I want to practice and get a feel for it, so I’ll fill in the outline as I write it. You guys decide on the length, and I’ll fill in the outline later.
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