"But then your cousin was born. He was born with a pure Yin destiny, which is incompatible with you from birth. Moreover, he was also protected by a lot of merits... So the one who is destroyed by this incompatibility must be you."
However, our Chen family cannot allow someone born with a pure Yin destiny and close to ghosts and gods to be the head of the family. The Chen family's ancestral teaching is to kill any ghosts we see and to cleanse the world of all evil. You, with your pure Yang destiny, are definitely more suitable.
Having made the choice, all of Chen Ke's merits could only be transferred to you. Chen Ke's mother strongly objected, but your grandmother ultimately made the decision. For the Chen family to regain its former glory, no one could object.
"...But for the sake of the Chen family, Second Uncle, can you really bear to sacrifice your own son?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhengxin had a moment of realization.
Was he willing to do it? At first, he was reluctant, but after learning that his beloved wife, Su Mei, had booked a hotel room with another man before she became pregnant, he was less reluctant.
Su Mei's tearful question, still vivid in my mind, as she held her child, "Chen Zhengxin, tell me, did you abandon Ke'er because you didn't trust me? Did you not believe that Ke'er was your own son, sharing your blood?"
He secretly underwent a paternity test, and Chen Ke was indeed his son, but he couldn't get over it psychologically.
He couldn't bear to vent his jealousy and resentment on Su Mei, so he twisted it and transferred it to his newborn child, strangely feeling that it was revenge against Su Mei.
It's just an unclean child. They can have more children in the future, a clean child that belongs only to him and Su Mei.
It was precisely this incomprehensible psychology that led Chen Zhengxin to tacitly approve of the matter.
However, after Chen Ke was stripped of his merits and sent to a Taoist temple, Su Mei never shared a bed with him again. She even filed for divorce when Chen Ke was twelve years old.
At this point, Chen Zhengxin not only didn't realize he was wrong, but became even more certain that Su Mei was hiding something, and never questioned Chen Ke.
Until that day when he suddenly saw Chen Ke in the courtyard, whose eyebrows and eyes were almost identical to Su Mei's, Chen Zheng felt a moment of soreness and guilt, but it was quickly dispelled by Chen Ke's cold indifference. After that, the two father and son could only look at each other with mutual loathing.
"Second Uncle, do you regret it now?" Chen Daozhi couldn't quite explain how he felt.
His own father almost lost his life for him, and his second uncle gave up his own son for him, but he couldn't feel a shred of gratitude, only exhaustion.
They weren't doing this for him; they were simply placing the entire Chen family's revitalization on his shoulders.
He had long been fed up with the endless practice of talismans and incantations, the uninterrupted cultivation throughout the four seasons, and the strict rules governing his words and actions. Only when he was with Bai Zhiyun could he feel true ease and joy.
At this moment, Chen Daozhi suddenly longed to hear Chen Zhengxin say that he regretted giving Chen Ke's merits to him.
That way, he won't have to bear so much burden, nor will he feel so guilty.
But Chen Zhengxin's face was firm, and his eyes were even somewhat fanatical. "No, I don't regret it. Daozhi, only you can lead the Chen family to restore its former glory, so it is right for us to give you the merit! As for Chen Ke, since he was born into the Chen family, he should be aware of making contributions to the Chen family."
Chen Daozhi: ......
After leaving, Chen Ke went to a funeral shop and bought some yellow paper and cinnabar. He then filled his stomach before slowly strolling back.
It was indeed not easy to live in Luochuan. A meal cost him 25 yuan, and the yellow paper and cinnabar also cost him 13 yuan!
Expensive, too expensive!
"I really know Chen Daozhi, he's my boyfriend, I want to go in and find him." Chen Ke saw a girl struggling with the housekeeper at the gate of the Chen family from afar.
Chen Ke walked over and saw that it was Chen Daozhi's girlfriend.
"You, what are you doing here?" Bai Zhiyun clearly remembered Chen Ke well, and recognized him immediately when she saw him.
"Mr. Chen, you're back." The Chen family's attitude towards Chen Ke was uncertain. They said he was the Second Master's son, but they wouldn't reveal his identity, leaving even the butler unsure how to address him.
"You know him?" Bai Zhiyun asked the housekeeper in surprise.
Chen Ke: "There's nothing much to see, so I'm back. You go ahead with your work." After saying that, he casually went into the courtyard.
This blatant disregard made Bai Zhiyun's chest tighten with anger. "Who is he? How could he go in? I already told you I'm Chen Daozhi's girlfriend. If you don't believe me, go ask him."
“Miss, I already told you that the young master is busy. If you really are his girlfriend, he will definitely contact you when he has time.” Although the butler said this, he didn’t believe it at all.
How could his young master possibly choose such an ordinary girl as his girlfriend?
"You! Then I'll wait here!" Bai Zhiyun thought fiercely. She had to see Chen Daozhi today. After being humiliated at Dong Rou's uncle's house last time, Chen Daozhi hadn't contacted her. She had finally managed to snag this golden husband, and she couldn't just wait around like this.
Chen Ke went straight to Chen Zhenghong's room without even leaving his things. His "uncle" was in trouble, and as his "nephew," he should go and visit him.
As soon as I stepped into the house, a malicious gaze fell upon me.
"What are you doing here! Get out! Nothing good ever happens to the Chen family when you come here. You're a natural nemesis. The whole family suffers because of you!" Pan Weiyin pointed at Chen Ke and cursed him angrily.
The old lady of the Chen family, who had been saying that he had suffered, looked at Chen Zhenghong with deep sorrow, without even turning her head, let alone stopping Pan Weiyin.
Chen Ke walked in calmly.
"You're ignoring me! You jinx, you bastard, get out of here! Don't you dare step into this house again!"
Pan Weiyin was furious when she saw that Chen Ke still dared to go inside. She pointed at Chen Ke and cursed him even more rudely.
Chen Ke paused, his eyes darkening as he looked at the finger that had almost poked his nose.
He took out the wooden fish stick and struck that hand.
Before Pan Weiyin could react, she felt a sudden, sharp pain in the back of her hand and immediately screamed, "Aaaaaah! Bastard! How dare you hit me! Aaaaaah..."
"What are you doing! Zheng Hong needs to rest, what are you yelling about!" Old Mrs. Chen finally couldn't sit still any longer.
“I told you long ago that this woman has a mean face and is a jinx to others. How come you didn’t take any precautions? Look how badly she’s been cursed…” Chen Ke walked to the bedside with a regretful look on his face. “She looks like she’s suddenly aged twenty years. Sigh, what kind of curse has she been cursed into?”
Old Mrs. Chen felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing these words, but before she could think about it, her anger overwhelmed her. "What nonsense are you spouting! It's one thing to be disrespectful to your elders, but you even dared to hit someone! Your father really needs to teach you a lesson!"
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