Chapter 23 That damned idiot!
When Grandma mentioned the case of the five-faced female corpse again, the landlady cried so hard she almost fainted.
"My Zhenzhen, my Zhenzhen... If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have stopped her from dating that young man!"
Even if she dislikes that young man, it's still better than her daughter losing her life!
She sat in the chair, as if all her strength had been drained, and cried so hard she couldn't speak.
Beside her sat a taciturn, middle-aged man who kept smoking.
Chu Ci recognized him as Cheng Yingkang, the landlady's husband and Cheng Zhenzhen's biological father.
According to the original owner's memories, this person was bold, meticulous, and hardworking.
That's why he made a fortune in his early years, which enabled him to buy several properties in Hong Kong and send his daughter to study abroad.
Even after making a fortune, he didn't rest for his daughter and family. His landlady often said that her husband was too busy with his business because he had to save up for his daughter's dowry.
At this time, the father was also in poor condition. Although he was in better condition than the landlady, he had dark circles under his eyes, a stubble beard, and bloodshot eyes, presumably because he had stayed up several nights searching for his child.
When she looked at Cheng Yingkang, Cheng Yingkang also noticed her gaze.
He looked up at him.
The moment their eyes met, Chu Ci felt a headache coming on. Because she hadn't sat down on the spirit chair in time, she tumbled to the ground.
My already aching head started to hurt even more.
"Oh dear, Aci!"
Grandma quickly came to help her.
"Quick, quick, sit down! Why did you fall again!"
With Grandma's help, Chu Ci sat on the spirit chair, and his headache immediately subsided.
She held her head and carefully examined the extra images.
Aside from the scenes where the couple dotes on Cheng Zhenzhen like a precious gem, there are also scenes of Cheng Zhenzhen with a young and handsome man.
The scene flashed by quickly, ending with Cheng Zhenzhen sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night and rushing into the arms of the young man like a bird released from its cage.
“I saw her being picked up by a young man that night.”
Chu Ci looked at the landlady.
Have you looked for that young man?
"We've looked, we've looked everywhere..."
The landlady's eyes were swollen like big walnuts.
"But he's gone too. We went to his workplace, and his colleagues said he hadn't come to work for several days. We went to his home, and his family said he hadn't been home for several days either..."
The landlady covered her face, sobbing uncontrollably, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have agreed to their marriage. So what if their family is poor? So what if they have many siblings and complicated family relationships..."
"It's better than my daughter losing her life!"
She beat her chest and stamped her feet, repeatedly patting her own chest.
Her husband, sitting next to her, quickly stopped her, his eyes bloodshot as he fought back tears.
"Don't jump to conclusions yet, Zhenzhen may not necessarily be in trouble."
"Judging from your appearances, your daughter is indeed alright."
Chu Ci suddenly spoke up.
The landlady paused in her sobbing and looked up in disbelief.
"Aci, are you telling the truth? My Zhenzhen is really alright?"
She lunged forward and grabbed Chu Ci's arm tightly, her legs buckling as she tried to kneel down.
"Ah Ci, it was my fault for kicking you and your grandma out before, leaving your grandma homeless when she got sick! I apologize to you, and I'll apologize however you want!"
"Please, Auntie, please! You must help me find your sister Zhenzhen. I can't live without her!"
"Aci," she cried, her face flushed and streaked with tears and snot, "you must save your sister Zhenzhen, I beg you..."
"Oh dear," Grandma quickly helped her up, "Those things are all in the past, why are you bringing them up again! Besides, it wasn't as serious as you say. I was in the hospital at the time, how could I not have a place to stay?"
"Besides, it wasn't your fault in the first place. Those gangsters in the underworld can cause deaths, so it's understandable that you want us to leave."
"Not to mention that I've lived with Aci for so many years, and you've helped me a lot. You've helped us, grandmother and granddaughter, so much, how could we hold a grudge against you over just one thing!"
She looked at her granddaughter, "Don't you think so, Aci?"
Chu Ci nodded. "Yes. In the end, what happened back then was because I was too greedy and offended people I shouldn't have. It has nothing to do with you, Auntie."
After saying that, she pointed to the seat opposite her, "Auntie, please sit here. I only know that Sister Zhenzhen is alright, but I don't know exactly where she is. Let me see yours."
"Yes, yes, Zhenzhen's matter is important."
Grandma quickly led the landlady to sit down.
The landlady barely dared to look Chu Ci in the eye, "I'm sorry, Aci..."
"It's alright, Auntie, you don't need to feel guilty."
Chu Ci shook her head, signaling her to stop talking and to focus her attention on her eyes.
Upon closer inspection, I discovered something extraordinary.
She wished she could blur her own head.
Why is it this 18+ restricted content again!
Realizing that the main characters were Cheng Zhenzhen and the handsome guy she liked, her expression softened, but she didn't know what to say.
It now appears that neither of them is in mortal danger.
But since the two of them are alright, why don't they go home?
Are they planning to elope?
She soon found out why.
The moment passed quickly, and the two of them finished soon afterward.
The man held Cheng Zhenzhen in his arms, his tone hesitant.
"Zhenzhen, do we really think doing this will force your parents to agree to our marriage?"
"Honey, don't worry. My parents love me the most. Let them worry for a while, then I'll suddenly appear in front of them. They'll be overjoyed and will definitely do whatever I say."
Cheng Zhenzhen's face was flushed, and she leaned contentedly against the man's chest, a triumphant smile playing on her lips.
The young man she called husband smiled contentedly, a calculating glint flashing in his narrow eyes.
But he still tried to persuade me, "But I still feel this isn't right. If I really want to marry you, I should openly and honestly gain your parents' approval. Forcing them like this, what if they find out the truth later..."
"So what if they know the truth? It was all my idea. What can they do to me?"
Cheng Zhenzhen gave him a charming glare before leaning her head back down.
"I really don't understand what my parents are thinking. Our family is already rich enough, yet they still want me to marry off to a rich man. All they think about is money, money, money! Can't they just let me live with the person I love?!"
Seeing that his feigned retreat had worked, the man said apologetically, "It's all my fault, it's all because my family is too poor. If only I had money..."
Cheng Zhenzhen was so engrossed in her love that she didn't notice the deep calculations in the man's eyes, and she was still foolishly offering her heart to him.
"I have money here. When I get back, I can ask my parents for more. I'll give it all to you to start your business. As long as you make a lot of money, my parents will never dare to look down on you again!"
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After watching the clip, Chu Ci closed his eyes and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
Oh, so that's how it is.
I never expected that the landlady, who always praised her daughter, saying that her daughter was a top student who graduated from a prestigious foreign university, would turn out to be a top student who is obsessed with love.
Seeing the complicated expression on her face, the landlady became anxious.
"Aci, how is it? Did something happen to our Zhenzhen?"
Cheng Yingkang, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but speak up: "Master, just say what you have to say. We can take it."
Chu Ci glanced at the two of them, preemptively giving them a heads-up.
“This is your family matter. How you handle it is your family’s business. I’m only telling you what I saw.”
"Alright, alright, Master, please speak."
Chu Ci briefly recounted what she had seen, and then hesitated before concluding, "This is what I saw. Just in case, you'd better ask Cheng Zhenzhen herself what she has to say."
"What can I say? What else can I say! That brat of a girl, her mind is full of love and romance. In junior high, she dared to threaten me with a hunger strike to let her go on a date with the boy she liked. Now that she's grown up, she dares to run away abroad with the man she likes without saying a word."
"This must be another case of her acting impulsively! That idiot, she can't resist any good-looking man. I should have known she was in cahoots with that pretty boy!"
The landlady was so angry she was trembling all over, and immediately slammed her hand on the table and stood up.
Having lived more life than her daughter, she could easily see through the man's intentions.
She never wanted her daughter to live a life of poverty, and now that she's met a scheming gigolo, it's even worse!
"Cheng Zhenzhen, that brat! If she can do something so foolish for a man now, she'll dare to go even further in the future!"
As she spoke, she pulled her husband outside.
"If she wants to be with that man, then let them be! And don't let them come back!"
Although Cheng Zhenzhen's father, Cheng Yingkang, was also furious, he remained rational.
He looked at Chu Ci and asked, "Master, can you tell me where those two people are?"
Speaking of this, Chu Ci couldn't help but look out the window.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest, but she never expected that these two would actually choose to book a room in the hotel right across from their house.
In that small hotel room, I could lean on the windowsill and see what was happening in my own home with just a glance.
Cheng Zhenzhen probably wanted to wait until her parents were extremely anxious before heading back at the right time.
"It's the room on the third floor of the small hotel across from your house, the one in the very corner."
Even Cheng Yingkang's expression changed.
His expression kept changing, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white, and it took him a while to finally let out a long sigh.
"Thank you, Master. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
He took out five hundred yuan from his wallet.
"Master, I also want to ask, will my daughter be in danger because of this man?"
Chu Ci put away the money and said honestly, "I don't know yet, but if you bring her over, I'll give her a fortune reading."
However, her current communication ability is not very good; she can only watch it three times a day, and she has only watched it twice so far.
She advised, "I suggest you come in the morning. If you're busy in the morning, I won't call the afternoon appointments."
"I understand, thank you, Master."
The couple came crying and left in a huff.
Grandma looked at Aci, then at the backs of the couple, and finally couldn't help but ask Chuci.
Are they planning to catch their husband cheating?
Chu Ci glanced helplessly at her grandmother, "They went to find their daughter, how can that be considered catching someone in the act?"
Grandma shook her head, thought for a moment, and then followed.
"I want to see what that pretty boy looks like, that he's made Zhenzhen lose her mind."
She left with Chen Zhenzhen's parents, and Chu Ci advised her, "Don't go. If things get out of hand, you might fall again."
He Lihua came out of the house. After listening for an unknown amount of time, she chuckled and said, "Master, don't worry, I'll go with Grandma!"
Helpless, Chu Ci had no choice but to eat all the food she had bought by herself.
As evening approached, she received a call from her grandmother.
"Ah Ci!" Grandma's voice was urgent. "Come quickly! Your sister Zhenzhen stole all the cash in the house and ran off with that pretty boy!"
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