Seeing that she couldn't answer, Zhuang Xu couldn't help crying out loud: "Sister, is our family going to be finished?"

"Won't."

Zhuang Xu looked at her and heard her firm voice: "Mom and Dad are old. This family will depend on you and me from now on. We must cheer up and get back on track. Do you understand?"

Zhuang Xu shook his head instinctively, "Sister, I can't do it, I'm afraid..."

Zhuang Xueqi pressed his shoulder and said, "We only have two choices. Either we try our best to survive, or we are skinned and killed without a burial place. It's your choice!"

Zhuang Xu stared at her blankly, tears welling up in his eyes.

…

In a luxurious retro apartment, a woman in a burgundy silk nightgown sat on the sofa with her long snow-white legs crossed. She held a slender lady's cigarette in her left hand and a newspaper in her right hand. The purple jade bracelet on her wrist emitted a crystal clear luster under the light.

When the woman saw the photo of Zhuang Shiqing being taken into the police car on the front page of the newspaper, she laughed happily.

"Zhuang Shiqing, ah Zhuang Shiqing, you have come to this day."

The woman threw the newspaper on the coffee table with a mocking look, squinted her eyes and took a puff of cigarette, her expression indescribably comfortable and contented.

Soon, the bathroom door opened and a man with a bath towel around his waist walked out.

Seeing the expression on the woman's face, he couldn't help but joke: "They say women are the most vicious. I have experienced it."

The woman exhaled a puff of smoke, her lips curled coldly: "This is all what they owe me. They treated me as a plaything and humiliated me wantonly. I will pay back all the pain they inflicted on me bit by bit."

The man walked behind her, put his hands on her shoulders and kneaded them intimately.

"You have done a great job this time. The leader is very satisfied. In addition, with my recommendation, the organization has decided to appoint you as the first person in charge in the country from now on."

The woman was very surprised and stood up and hugged the man back: "Thank you, dear, I will definitely not let the organization down."

"Of course I believe you have the ability."

After making love, the man got dressed and left.

The woman got out of bed in her nightgown and went to the bathroom. Soon, the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom.

After a few minutes, the sound of water stopped.

A white hand wiped away the mirror surface that was smoked white by the heat, and a cold but familiar face was reflected in the mirror.

If Shen Mingzhu were here, she would recognize that it was Ou Liya whom she hadn't seen for many years.

Touching her face in the mirror, Ouliya raised a sinister smile at the corner of her lips.

The banker would never have dreamed that the plane crash was caused by a weak woman like her.

She had spent seven whole years preparing for this day.

“Pah.”

Olya lit a cigarette, walked to the window, and puffed out smoke while looking at the lights of thousands of homes outside.

This is just the beginning. She will not let any of Zhuang Shiqing, Zhuang Xueqi, Zhuang Xu, and Shen Mingzhu go.

…

The college entrance examination is over.

In the surging crowd that poured out of the examination room like a wave, Pei Tang spotted his brother at a glance and ran up to him happily.

"Brother, I wish you success in the imperial examination and a bright future!"

"Thank you Guoguo."

Pei Ziheng took the bouquet, held her hand with his other hand, and walked towards the car parked on the side of the road.

Pei Yang, who had been waiting for a long time, patted his shoulder happily and said, "Son, you have worked hard. Let's go home. Your Aunt Cui has prepared a big table of delicious food for you."

"Um."

As soon as the father and his two sons got into the car, Pei Yang's cell phone rang.

"Hey, wife, um, I just finished the exam and I was about to take them home for dinner..."

When Pei Tang heard that the call was from Shen Mingzhu, he couldn't wait to grab the phone and said, "Mom!"

Hearing her daughter's voice, Shen Mingzhu's voice became much gentler, "Baby, do you miss your mother?"

"Yes! My brother has finished the college entrance examination. We will go to London to see you soon!"

"Okay, can you give the phone to brother? Mom will talk to him for a few words."

Pei Tang reluctantly handed the phone to Pei Ziheng, "Mom wants to talk to you."

Pei Ziheng rubbed her head lovingly, took the phone with his other hand and put it to his ear, saying in a low voice: "Mom."

"Son, congratulations on the successful completion of your high school career, and I hope you do well in the college entrance examination."

"Thank you, Mom."

The boy's delicate eyebrows were fully relaxed, and his dark eyes were like stars, emitting dazzling light.

Pei Ziheng was indeed very happy, not because he had done well in the college entrance examination, but because he was genuinely happy that he would be able to see Shen Mingzhu soon.

On the third day after the college entrance examination, the father and his two sons packed their luggage and boarded a flight to London.

"Mom is there!"

While still inside the airport reception area, Pei Tang's eyes were scanning the crowd like small radars, and he soon saw Shen Mingzhu, and immediately rushed out with the little ball.

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Pei Ziheng followed closely behind.

Pei Yang also wanted to speed up, but he was dragged down by the luggage cart in his hand and could only sigh at his wife.

"Mother!"

Pei Tang jumped directly onto Shen Mingzhu.

The huge impact force almost sprained Shen Mingzhu's waist, but even though it was very difficult to hold the squirrel, she was reluctant to let go.

She kissed her daughter's soft face again and again, as if she was kissing a lost treasure.

Pei Tang was like a little pangolin, happily nudging her neck with his little head, and said in a coquettish voice, "Mom, I miss you so much!"

"Mom misses you too."

"Hey, I want to sleep with my mom at night!"

"good!"

Looking at the intimate mother and daughter, Pei Ziheng was both happy and envious.

He also wants to kiss, hug and sleep with his mother.

Shen Mingzhu did not ignore her son standing beside her. After putting her daughter back on the ground, she opened her arms and hugged her.

"Son, do you miss your mother?"

"Um."

Pei Ziheng gently hugged her waist, feeling as happy as if he had drunk carbonated soda, bubbling all over.

Shen Mingzhu kissed the top of his head, "Mom misses you too, every day..."

Before he could finish his words, he was pulled away by someone and fell into another familiar and broad embrace.

"Wife!"

Pei Yang hugged her, his tone aggrieved and dissatisfied: "And me, have you forgotten me?"

"Aren't I held by you?"

Shen Mingzhu rolled her eyes speechlessly, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

The man tightened his arms like an iron clamp, as if he wanted to embed her into his chest, "Do you miss me?"

"What do you think?"

"I want to hear you say it."

Noticing the stares from the people around him, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but blush and said, "Okay, let's go. Don't block the way here."

Pei Yang let go of her obediently: "Then let's talk slowly when we get home."

Shen Mingzhu glared at him, then took the brother and sister by the left and right and walked out of the airport.

Pei Tang was very happy. He jumped and skipped as he walked and chattered non-stop.

Pei Yang pushed the luggage cart and followed behind the mother and her two children, his face full of smiles.

When they returned to the apartment where Shen Mingzhu lived, the joy on the faces of the father and his two sons slowly disappeared. (End of this chapter)