Chapter 173
Maybe it’s just an illusion, Ayuan told himself in his heart.
She looked at Liuhuaqi carefully again, and did not see any suspicious emotions in the child's eyes.
That... disgust she just felt? No, it couldn't be, she must have been mistaken.
"Mother, I'm back."
Seeing the surprise and doubt that flashed across his mother's eyes at that moment, Liu Huaqi softened his tone and repeated it again, and this time there was nothing suspicious about it.
Ayuan thought that she had to get closer to the child as soon as possible, so she ignored the strange intuition she had just had.
She looked like she was about to cry, and she touched her head and face, just like she did to Liuhuaqi when she was a child.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back."
Liuhua Zhuju also quickly came to the side of the mother and son, "Aqi, I heard that you graduated successfully. You don't know how happy your mother is for you. I am proud of you too!"
He also reached out and patted his son on the shoulder to celebrate his child's growing up.
No matter who comes to see, no one will doubt Ayuan's love for Liuhuaqi. Lin Zhipei, who stands by and watches, is even more envious of Liuhuaqi for having parents who love him so much.
"That's great." Lin Zipei said quietly to Xi Siling with envy in her eyes.
Xi Siling just smiled faintly. Everyone present, except Lin Zipei, knew what would happen soon.
But fortunately this time, Liuhuaqi was not kept in the dark.
Almost immediately, Liuhua Zhuju looked at the two friends that Liuhua Qi brought back.
According to the investigation, these two young men are both powerful psychics whose abilities are no less than those of their own children. Moreover, they both graduated from the Lingyan Class, so how different could they be?
But what surprised everyone in Liuhua the most was Lin Zhipei.
The fact that Ju Mang's engraved heart was transplanted into Lin Zhipei's body was of course a secret, and ordinary people would never know about it, but the Liuhua family was not an ordinary family.
It was an unexpected surprise that Liuhuaci could become friends with him. I thought that the Lord God would be happy after he woke up.
As for the other young man with healing abilities, Si Ling, Liuhua Zhuju didn't pay much attention to him, so he didn't take him seriously.
"You must be Ah Qi's friends, right? Thank you for taking care of him over the past three years."
Lin Zhipei scratched her head embarrassedly, "Hello, uncle and aunt! It is 77 who should take care of me!"
Xi Siling's reaction was rather indifferent. He just smiled politely and said, "Hello, uncle and aunt."
Ah Yuan just thought that this was the child's personality and smiled sweetly, "Please come in. There is still some time before dinner. If you don't mind, how about enjoying afternoon tea with Auntie?"
Liu Huaqi refused on their behalf, "Mother, I'll take them around the house first. We can talk about afternoon tea next time."
This estrangement could not be concealed completely. Ayuan felt a little sad, but still nodded.
"Then let's do it next time. Ah Qi must treat the guests well."
Liu Huaqi nodded instead of answering, and signaled Xi Siling and Lin Cipei to follow him.
Xi Siling and Lin Zhipei nodded to Ayuan and Liuhua Zhuju, which made Ayuan feel better.
"I should have let Aqi come back earlier." Ayuan's eyes were full of sadness and unwillingness, and there was more resentment in his eyes when he looked at Liuhua Zhuju.
Liuhua Zhuju didn't expect that the child would change so much in less than three years after leaving home, but nothing suspicious happened in these three years. He had no idea why Liuhua Ci had become like this.
"Sorry, Ayuan, I should have listened to you."
When I thought about how Liuhuaqi's current changes might affect the ceremony at that time, my anxiety rose uncontrollably.
——
Now not only does 77 feel weird, 40 is weird too!
Liuhuaci's attitude towards his parents was rigid, and Lin Zhipei's first thought was definitely not Liuhuaci's problem, but 40 seemed to know the reason why Liuhuaci did this, and it seemed more like he was "indulging" him.
If I have to describe it, it's that two people have a common secret, but they are hiding it from each other!
Xi Siling put one finger in front of his lips, wanting Lin Zipei to put aside his doubts first before telling him what had happened.
Pepe pouted to express her dissatisfaction, but still nodded in agreement.
The old butler led the way and took them to the room where they would live for the next few days.
After everything was arranged, Liuhuaqi let him go.
After entering the room, closing the door, and releasing the fog to make sure that there were no ears on the walls and no eavesdropping devices in the room, Liu Huaqi spoke.
"Where do you want to go first? This place is quite big. As for the back mountain... I went there a lot when I was a kid. The scenery there is pretty good."
Lin Zhipei thought Liu Huaqi would explain it, but he just looked at Xi Siling with confusion in his eyes.
Liuhuaqi naturally noticed Lin Zhipei, but he didn't know how to explain it.
Before the truth came to light, Liu Huaqi couldn't believe that his parents had never loved him, and that everything they did was just to make him an excellent host.
After his rebirth, his hostility disappeared. He chose to stay away from his parents, but in the end he did not hurt them.
And two years ago, in the illusion of Si Ling's supernatural power, he saw himself growing up with the love of his parents, without intrigue and scheming, but growing up happily.
In fact, he still wanted his parents to answer him in person.
Did they...really love him as a son?
"I..."
"Now I'm sure!" Lin Zhipei rushed over from the side and hugged Liu Huaqi tightly, "You have something on your mind! It's very big! And you're hiding it from me!"
The details are not 'us', but the distracted Liu Huaqi is unable to tell.
Liuhuaqi's silence was even more obvious. Lin Zhipei didn't know what else they, as companions, couldn't know. It didn't matter if they didn't want to say it, but he still hoped that 77 could understand that he and Siling were by his side.
"Sorry..." Liu Huaqi's eyes flickered, "I don't really understand either..."
If he wanted to tell Xi Siling and Liu Huaqi what happened, he would have to use the excuse that he 'found out by accident'.
But before he could understand what was happening at the Liuhua family, it was destroyed by Yigong. The despair that spread like an infectious disease was enough to destroy any family.
Liuhuaqi is the only survivor.
Because... pathetic.
Thinking of this, Liuhuaqi couldn't help but clench his hands.
Even his so-called enemies were sympathizing with him.
Xi Siling put one hand on Liuhuaqi's shoulder to wake him up from his inner thoughts.
"Talk when you want to. Pepe and I are just worried about you."
Liu Huaqi nodded slowly, "Let's go, I'll take you to the back mountain first."
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Xi Siling took the driving test when he turned 18, and he never even had to look for a driving school.
Liu Huaqi can also drive, but Peipei pestered him to wait until he learned how to drive before they took the test together, so now Xi Siling is the only one who has a driver's license.
After asking the old butler for a car, the three of them went to the back mountain alone.
The scenery of the back mountain is indeed beautiful, but Liuhuaqi came here more to explore the buildings here.
When his father brought him here to play when he was a child, he told him that the building was an old house that had been abandoned, and he should be careful if he went in to avoid collapse.
Who would have thought that when I grew up and went in again, everything I saw would be beyond my cognition?
At this time before his rebirth, he had fallen into his parents' trap and became Yigong's host.
This time, because he asked to go home after graduation, his parents must have become impatient and have probably prepared everything needed for the sacrifice.
In Liuhuaqi's imagination, he would not kill his parents and the Liuhua family, but just expose their conspiracy and sever ties with them.
Even if the motives for giving birth to him were not pure, he was still raised.
As for hatred...Liuhuaqi really doesn't want to care about it.
That's it...
"In fact, it doesn't look like a suicide resort at all. This place is quite beautiful, and the sunshine is quite comfortable."
Lin Zhipei exclaimed.
"It's quite beautiful." Xi Siling responded.
“I can’t imagine how happy I would have been as a kid if I had such a big back hill to play in.”
"The hill behind the orphanage isn't that big? Huh?"
Lin Zhipei chuckled and said, "Just don't tell Mr. Zhong Huai, hehe."
There is a cliff near Liuhuaqi's target building, from where one can see the sunset in the distance. It was a place he loved when he was a child.
"The sunset over there is usually very beautiful, and you can see wonderful sunset clouds."
After Liu Huaqi got off the car, he pointed in that direction. Lin Cipei looked in the direction of his finger. It was like a painting slowly unfolding, with the interweaving of fiery red and orange and yellow, which was the afterglow of the sunset.
“How beautiful!”
Lin Zhipei seemed to be able to hear the singing of all the plants around her. For some plants, evening meant the end of their lives, but for others, it was just an ordinary sleeping time.
But at least at this moment, the beauty of the sunset is worth reminiscing about.
Xi Siling turned his head and looked at Liu Huaqi beside him. Although he was also looking at the horizon, it was obvious that his mind was not there.
Although he couldn't sense whether the flowing air would carry the mist of Liuhuaqi, Xi Siling felt that he should be exploring something related to sacrifice.
Like the building they passed by on their way here.
As for what Liuhuaqi discovered specifically, we will know after looking at the system later.
“When I was a kid, I always thought I could stay in this place forever.”
Noticing Xi Siling's gaze, Liu Huaqi also came back to his senses.
He said something that seemed to be an expression of emotion, but in fact it was more like an attempt to divert Si Ling's attention.
Ever since he decided to come back, Liuhuaci's attitude has always been switching between closeness and distance.
No matter how many times I reminded myself of this, it didn't help.
The next time I think about it, I will still be nervous, and feel resentment and sadness.
"But after all, the unknown scenery is more attractive. Don't worry, we will see it soon."
After leaving Liuhua's family, there will be a wider world waiting for them.
At least Liuhuacui’s future will not stop at this moment.
"Yes! I found a lot of interesting commissions on the Internet. If they are still there after I leave, let's take them!" Lin Zhipei has not regarded the commission as a job. To him, it may be no different from traveling.
Xi Siling felt that there was nothing wrong with this, and Pepe would not become careless because of this idea.
The light of the setting sun gradually disappeared and the sky darkened.
Liuhuaqi smiled.
"Well, I'll listen to you."
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