Chapter 861 - Feelings Inside Her Faded (1/2)
The sky above Imperial turns into a red-orange hue as the sun starts to set in the distance.
Along the way home, Yue Ling explained the situation regarding Liu Ye and his siblings. She made sure not to leave even the tiniest detail out.
Lu Tian stops the car in front of their house and waits for the dark metal gates to open. He drives inside the car into their driveway before parking the car.
He contemplated on his wife's words, and his expression turned dark.
He is known as a cold-blooded man, but he still has a heart. Never will he blame others on his misfortune, especially a child.
If it had been him, he would have ended Liu Peng's life. A man like that does not deserve anyone's sympathy and doesn't deserve to live.
”Tian, should we go inside? They're waiting for us.”
Yue Ling invaded his train of thoughts when she noticed he hadn't moved from his sear. She held the passenger door partially opened and smiled at him.
”Don't think too much about it. They're safe now.”
Lu Tian turns his head to look at her. He decides to do as she said and push the way he thought aside.
After all, his wife wasn't like him. She is able to end a person's life at any given moment, but she never kills just to kill.
He steps out of the car, and together with his wife, the couple walks towards their home.
Inside the luxurious home, Xu Long sat on one of the two couches in the living room. He sounds a sniffle and wipes away the tears in his eyes.
”This is too much...”
He looks at Liu Ye with sad eyes then at Liu Jingyi. His lips trembled, and he looked at Jianan.
The moment he made eye contact with the little boy, his heart shattered with grief as Jianan smiled at him.
He clutches his heart and chokes a sob with tears.
”Oh, God... How can you let these children suffer for this long?”
His head lifts, and he stares at the ceiling like he was staring into the sky.
”Why?”
He hits his chest, and his face scrunched as he sobs again.
”Why must they suffer for their father's sins? Why?”
As he continued to speak to God, Lin Hui sat beside him with extremely heavy eyes. When he and Xu Long arrived, they encountered Liu Shan, Ju Suo, and the three siblings outside.
They then learned about Jianan and Liu Jingyi's life after Liu Ye left for Red Moon.
He admits that it was difficult to listen. The more he heard, the more he wanted to kill Liu Peng even more.
However, unlike him, Xu Long experienced another feeling.
He stares at Xu Long for another second, then shakes his head. He looks at Liu Ye, Liu Jingyi, and Jianan.
”I do apologize for his behavior. He...”
He glances back at Xu Long. Seeing that the man was still talking to himself, he smiled awkwardly at the three siblings.
”He's not in his right mind at the moment.”
Liu Ye and Liu Jingyi nod their head in understanding. Deep inside, the two siblings were trying not to laugh at Xu long's behavior.
They knew their past was what made him react like that. However, unlike the older siblings, Jianan was quite confused.
He tilts his head and stares at Xu Long then at Lin Hui.
”Mr. Lin, if he's not in his right mind, shouldn't we take him to the hospital?”
”...”
Xu Long's jaw drops to the floor with a dumbfounded face, and he looks at Jianan. At the same time, Lin Hui, Liu Shan, and Ju Suo could only try to contain their laugh, let alone smile.
”Jianan!”
Liu Ye and Liu Jingyi exclaimed together. One covers his mouth while the other pushes his head forward in a bowing posture.
”I'm sorry. Please forgive Jianan. He spoke out of line.”
Liu Jingyi also bowed with her younger brother. She was genuinely sorry and hoped that these people would not hurt them.
”Pfft...”
From the side sounds a woman's voice like she was trying to hold in her laugh but failed.
Everyone, excluding Liu Jing Yi and Jian an, turned to see who it was that laughed.
What they saw was a woman and a man entering the living room.
”Boss.”
Lin Hui, Liu Shan, and Ju Suo simultaneously spoke when they saw Yue Ling.
Xu Long made eye contact with Lu Tian. However, his shoulders raised, and his neck shrunk back like a turtle.
He wanted to cry but now lacked the tears to shed. He was sure his boss had heard what Jianan had said about taking him (Xu Long) to the hospital.