Chapter 183 The Last Surname Change
The sudden collapse of the Luo family was so swift that even Luo Kangning felt dazed.
That behemoth that Lu Jianhong and Xie Yutong had feared for many years suddenly disintegrated overnight.
Luo Kangning was horrified as he watched the gruesome scene on the news of Luo Yinglang's torn stomach.
She recalled the heart palpitations she felt that day in the old house when she heard sobbing coming from inside the walls.
At the time, she told herself that she just didn't want to have another brother to divide the family property.
"This is my choice," she whispered to the empty villa. "I accept it."
Sure enough, even the strongest support can crumble.
Fortunately, she never staked everything on the Luo family.
Although the company he co-founded with Fan Huaiyuan is small, it is developing steadily.
The 500,000 yuan order she signed last week brought tears to her eyes in the remote conference room.
This is an achievement that belongs entirely to her.
Her mother, Jingchan, was in better condition than she had expected.
This woman, who once depended on Luo Yinglang, is now systematically organizing her assets.
“Kangning, let’s go, let’s leave this place.”
She and Luo Yinglang were not legally married, so she had no obligation to take care of him.
However, public order and good morals would likely condemn her for abandoning her in the face of disaster.
Jingchan's eyes were still red, and her fingers nervously twisted the hem of her clothes, afraid that her daughter would blame her for her resolute decision.
Luo Kangning smiled and said, "Okay. But Mom, I have a condition."
Under Jing Chan's anxious gaze, she calmly said, "I want to take your surname. I will never change it in this lifetime."
Regardless of whether Jing Chan will remarry in the future, even to a more powerful man...
They will not be changed again.
When she received her brand-new ID card, the three characters "Jing Kangning" brought tears of joy to her eyes.
She thought to herself with a self-deprecating smile, "Could this be considered a modern version of a traitor who serves three masters?"
From this day forward, Jing Kangning's life will be entirely in her own hands.
As the airport's boarding announcement sounded, Jing Kangning took her mother's arm.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the morning sun is rising slowly.
...
As Zhong Zhengming left the Lu family home, Lu Jianhong followed closely behind, his back hunched and his face plastered with a fawning smile: "Director Zhong, what about the Luo family..."
“No need to worry.” Zhong Zhengming didn’t even stop walking, his tone as calm as if he were talking about the weather. “Since you’ve joined my plan, you’re naturally under my protection.”
Lu Jianhong and Xie Yutong exchanged a glance, their eyes gleaming with ecstatic joy.
During this period, they were like frightened birds, watching helplessly as Luo Yinglang withdrew from several important projects one after another.
Xie Yutong even had to sell some of her jewelry to prepare for unforeseen circumstances.
However, the change came faster than they had imagined.
One late night, Lu Jianhong came across a horrifying video on a social media platform.
Luo Yinglang lay in a pool of blood, his abdomen writhing strangely, and finally a blood-soaked baby crawled out!
He suddenly clutched his stomach, his back instantly soaked with cold sweat.
"Husband!" Xie Yutong burst through the door in a panic, "The Luo family... the Luo family is finished!"
Her voice trembled with excitement, "Luo Yinglang has been sentenced, and all of the Luo family's assets have been seized!"
Lu Jianhong was stunned for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter.
He hugged his wife tightly and whispered in her ear, "Our Kangning can come home now."
His gaze fell on the family photo of the three of them hanging on the wall, as if he could already see his daughter once again becoming a pawn in an arranged marriage.
"Although the Luo family has fallen, the Huo family probably won't even look at us anymore. But it doesn't matter, the Li family, the Zhou family... there will always be suitable options."
Lu Jianhong's trembling fingers dialed Zhong Zhengming's number, his fawning voice almost piercing through the receiver: "Director Zhong, your ruthless methods are truly admirable... The Luo family has completely fallen this time! Working for you, I finally feel at ease!"
When Zhong Zhengming heard Lu Jianhong's tone full of admiration, implying that he was the one who did it, he did not deny it.
Instead, he chuckled cryptically, "Oh? Mr. Lu was feeling uneasy before?"
Lu Jianhong's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.
He hurriedly bowed, as if the other person could see his posture through the phone: "How could that be! I'm just... I'm so in awe of you! If you say go east, I would never dare to go west..."
"Alright." Zhong Zhengming interrupted calmly, the busy tone of the phone hanging up felt like a slap in the face to Lu Jianhong.
In the office, Zhong Zhengming fiddled with his phone, a faint, cold smile playing on his lips.
He believed that Lu Yao was behind Lu Kangning's return to the Luo family.
There must be some unknown connection between these two people, which is why he has been closely monitoring the Luo family's every move.
Unexpectedly, trouble struck the Luo family so quickly.
Zhong Zhengming had Master Huiming's confession written on a sheet spread out beside him.
This master, who was quite famous in the industry, was so frightened after the Luo family incident that he was out of his mind.
Listening to Huiming describe the Guanyin statue that shed bloody tears, and the eerie scene where Guanyin could move the fetus with a gentle wave of her hand, Zhong Zhengming felt both jealousy and awe.
"What a Lu Yao! She actually managed to possess Guanyin and blaspheme the gods..."
Zhong Zhengming gritted his teeth, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.
He looked up at his secretary, who was waiting beside him, and instructed, "Activate Plan A immediately."
...
Lu Yao started her live stream as usual.
As her spiritual power grew stronger and her accumulated merits and faith deepened, her temperament became increasingly extraordinary.
The fans in the live stream felt that her ethereal aura was becoming more and more intense, and every move she made exuded a pure and otherworldly charm.
When the live stream connected that night, a face as pale as paper appeared on the other end of the screen.
The girl's name was Zhang Daiqi. She had dark circles under her eyes, and her lips trembled slightly with fear.
“H-host…” her voice seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, with a noticeable tremor, “I…I might be possessed by something.”
The comments section went silent for a few seconds.
"It started last Wednesday. I got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and passed by the full-length mirror in the hallway..."
Zhang Daiqi said, trembling, "The person in the mirror... she turned around a beat slower than me!"
Viewers in the live stream flooded the chat with horrified emojis.
"Later, the situation got worse and worse." Zhang Daiqi nervously bit her thumb. "Every time I passed by the mirror, I could feel that she was staring at me with the eyes of someone looking at prey. But when I looked closely, she turned back into a normal reflection."
The most terrifying thing happened this evening.
"I was washing my hair at the sink, and shampoo foam got into my eyes..." Her voice suddenly became shrill, "and then I realized that I couldn't rinse the hair off my hands! The more I washed, the more hair there was... The hair tangled around my fingers like seaweed!"
Zhang Daiqi suddenly ripped open his collar, revealing dark red marks on his neck.
“I looked up at the mirror,” she said, tears suddenly welling up in her eyes, “and the ‘me’ in the mirror had her neck stretched so long that her whole face was pressed against the mirror! Her hair and mine were all tangled up outside the mirror!”
By the end, she was screaming almost hysterically.
The live stream chat exploded instantly, with comments scrolling wildly: "Don't even mention it, I'm scared to death!" and "I'm getting goosebumps."
Lu Yao frowned slightly, a strange light flashing in her eyes.
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