Chapter 666: As if preparing a big move
I remembered the approachable and cheerful old man I met last time. Everyone had to call him Mr. Xiao outside, but at home he was treated as a big enemy by his own son and grandson, who robbed and cheated him.
"Let's go look at your old paintings and let them chat." Xiao Shiqiu glanced at Deng Sisi intentionally or unintentionally when he said this.
Deng Sisi's expression changed slightly, clearly having not expected Xiao Shiqiu to humiliate her again. She bit her lower lip, a sinister look flashing in her eyes, but a sweet smile quickly returned to her face, as if she had been concentrating on listening to the elders' conversation.
The last time she met Xiao Shiqiu, Deng Sisi seemed to be trying to please him. But this time, the way she looked at Xiao Shiqiu was as if she was looking at herself, with some hostility. Is this what it means to be one as husband and wife?
My room on the third floor is a study, filled with my most satisfying paintings. Ever since I started learning to paint, I've chosen one or two of my favorites every month to keep in my collection. I now have nearly two hundred paintings in my collection.
Among those paintings, there are apples that I drew when I first learned sketching, as well as random doodles I did with oil pastels in my spare time.
He found a landscape watercolor painting I had drawn in junior high school. It was of the small river in front of my grandma's house. The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the water, creating golden ripples. The shore was mottled with shade from the trees, and light and shadow overlapped.
"I remember this painting," Xiao Shiqiu said softly, a hint of a smile on his face. "This is the winning piece from your first city art competition, right?"
I looked at him in surprise: "How did you know?"
He smiled and gently put the painting back where it belonged. "When you won the award, you excitedly sent me a photo and even specially marked it with the words 'First Place'."
I immediately thought of the "intimate little sister". At that time, I really told "her" everything.
I laughed dryly and praised him: "Hehe, it's been so long, I almost forgot about it, but you still remember it. It turns out that top students all have good memories."
"Of course I remember. I praised you at that time. Although your brushstrokes seemed immature, you had already captured light and shadow with some spirituality. You also said that my evaluation was the same as that of the judges." He smiled at me meaningfully.
I was stunned for a moment. What the hell was he thinking? I was so innocent that I never suspected anything!
While he was concentrating on looking through my paintings, I accidentally saw from the window that Deng Sisi was strolling in the yard behind my house and talking on the phone.
There was nothing strange about it at first, but when she turned around, a sinister and ferocious expression appeared on her face, which made me feel inexplicably bad.
When Xiao Shiqiu saw me looking downstairs, he followed my gaze and saw that Deng Sisi looked completely different from usual.
"Who is she talking to on the phone?" Xiao Shiqiu asked in a low voice, with a hint of vigilance in his tone.
I shook my head, feeling a little uneasy. "I don't know, but she gives me the feeling that she's planning something bad."
Xiao Shiqiu suddenly pointed to a corner of the yard and asked, "Is that surveillance camera useful? Can you see what's on it?"
"Yeah, let me check the surveillance to see if I can hear what she said."
When we installed surveillance cameras in the yard, my parents didn't know much about electronic products, so I was the one who coordinated the installation with the installation master. The terminal software is not only available on the computer in my father's study, but can also be viewed on my laptop and mobile phone.
After opening the monitoring app, I turned the volume up to the maximum and could barely hear her voice on the phone.
"Have you arranged everything? You won't let anyone suspect me, right?"
"Is it okay to put that drug in the drink? Will it taste bitter?"
"What if she doesn't drink? She's very careful about what she eats now."
"It's not that easy to fall. She's so careful now that she doesn't even wear high heels."
"The shoes are done, but I haven't had a chance to see the results yet."
Her tone suddenly changed, and she said coldly, "Are you sure this can delay their affairs? You don't like her, do you? Otherwise, what does her engagement have to do with you?"
She didn't know what the other party said, but she started to become coquettish again, "Okay, I believe you, isn't it enough? As long as you can promise me, I will believe you, but I don't think that old man is that easy to deal with."
Later she slipped away to another place and I couldn't hear what she said.
Although she didn't say anything explicitly just now, my intuition told me that she wanted to harm my mother!
My hand holding the phone was shaking slightly, and my heart felt cold.
Deng Sisi actually wanted to harm my mother! Why? How could she have the heart to do this to the person who had loved her like the apple of her eye since she was a child?
My mother is so partial to me. At most, I would just quarrel with her and vent my anger on her. I dare not even think about hurting her. How could Deng Sisi dare to do that?
Although I don't like my mother, I still love her.
Xiao Shiqiu's face darkened, and a cold look flashed in his eyes. He gently held my hand and whispered, "Don't panic. Let's calm down first. Fortunately, we knew about this in advance. Let's think about how to deal with it."
I took a few deep breaths and suddenly realized that Deng Sisi had an accomplice. "Who do you think is on the other end of the phone? From the way Deng Sisi spoke, it sounded like they were teaching her what to do. It must be someone she trusts very much."
Xiao Shiqiu frowned, his eyes cold. "No matter who they are, their goals are very clear now. One is to make your mother have a miscarriage, and the other is to ruin our engagement."
I was a little confused, "Why?"
He thought deeply for a moment and said, "Perhaps you came up with the idea of having your mother have an abortion in order to ruin our engagement?"
"The baby in my mother's belly will affect Deng Sisi's interests, but does our engagement also hinder her?" I couldn't understand.
"I'll have someone look into these things. The most urgent thing is to make sure nothing happens to your mother."
"What should we do now?" I asked in a low voice, my voice trembling.
Xiao Shiqiu pondered for a moment, then whispered, "First, we have to ensure your mother's safety. Find a way to find out what happened to her shoes and make sure she doesn't wear the problematic shoes.
As for the drink...find an opportunity to secretly replace the drink she drank, and then take it for testing. As long as we find evidence, we can completely expose Deng Sisi's conspiracy. It's too dangerous to keep such a person in the house, and we will be unable to guard against it in the future."
His thoughts were very clear, which made me feel much more at ease. The first thing I thought of was to rush downstairs and tell my mother, but she didn't mention my mother at all on the phone. She definitely wouldn't believe that her dear little daughter would want to harm her.
After calming down, I felt that Xiao Shiqiu was right. If I wanted to expose her, I had to beat her to death.
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