Chapter 38: Conspiracy Behind
Lan Ruotong stared at Lin Qiong with wide eyes, her eyes full of incredulity. "Mother, what are you talking about?"
"Tong Er, Lan and Tian are not your biological fathers." Lin Qiong said again.
Lan Ruotong took two steps back in shock, "No! Mother, you're kidding me, right?" She didn't believe it.
Lin Qiong reached out and grasped her hand, gently patting the back of it. "Tong'er, Mother didn't deceive you, neither you nor your brother are children of the Lan family. This matter actually started from when Mother was young...
The breeze blowing from the mountain forest where a hundred flowers are in full bloom is gentle, carrying a hint of distant fragrance and a breath of moist air, caressing every green tree and each blade of grass, lightly wrapping around their shoulders, as if to show affection, yet seeming to tease them.
A pretty girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a flower dress and with two long braids, chased after the boy in front of her who was slightly older than her. "Brother Jian, wait for me!"
Zhou Mo smiled lightly and turned around, handing her a bouquet of fresh flowers. "Qiong Er, these are for you."
Lin Qiong smiled sweetly as she accepted the bouquet, bringing it close to her nose for a sniff. "Brother Jian, this flower smells so good! Qiong loves it! Thank you, Brother Jian."
Zhou Xun's fingers gently ruffled her hair, a playful smile curling up at the corners of his mouth. "Does Qiong'er like flowers or does she like Brother Zhou?"
"Brother Niu, you're so annoying!" Lin Qiangjiao blushed and glared at him.
Zhou Xuan smiled mischievously and said: "Hehe... since Qiong'er thinks that Zhou Gege is annoying, then Zhou Gege will marry Wang Xiaohua from the village head's family in the future."
Lin Qiong threw the bouquet to the ground, turned around in anger, and pouted. "You want to marry, then marry, I will never care about you again."
Zhou Xuan smiled and came to her front, squatting down and pinching her white and tender smiling face. "Qiong Er, Brother Zhou is just joking with you, in the future Brother Zhou will only marry you."
Lin Qiong pouted and ignored him, "Hmph!"
"Alright, don't be angry anymore, or you won't look pretty. Come on, smile." Zhou Han smiled and gently coaxed her.
Lin Qiang's face lit up with a brilliant smile, and she was only truly happy in front of her brother Jiang.
"This is lovely!" He pulled her hand. "Joan, let's go home."
"Ah!" Picked up the bouquet on the ground, two people with happy smiles, slowly walked back...
Lin Qiong happily sniffed the flower in her hand. She gently pushed open the old and worn-out door, and in the narrow living room, there was only a simple and broken table and several chairs that were equally worn out. The wind blew in from the hole on the roof, she lifted up the old curtain and walked into the inner room, where there was only a big bed that seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
A middle-aged man reeking of alcohol stumbled in from outside, saw her toss the empty bottle into a corner. "You little wretch, you still know how to come back? What a waste of money."
"Dad, you're back?" she said trembling, shrinking into the corner in fear, for every time he came back drunk, he would beat her up.
The man dragged her over and slapped her twice. "I'm telling you, I've sold you."
She covered her slightly swollen face and knelt before him. "Father, if you want to hit me, then hit me, just please don't sell me."
"Beat you? Can beating you buy wine for me to drink?" The man kicked her hard and staggered towards the bed.
Lin Qiong curled up her legs in the corner, looking at the man on the bed who was drunk and unconscious, with a gleam of hatred in her eyes.
The next day, Lin Qiong was sold to the Fang family in town as a servant girl. The man took the money from selling her and went to buy wine with a smile on his face.
She quietly followed the steward of the Fang family, reluctantly turning her head back. Zhen Gege, goodbye! We don't have fate in this life.
"Qiong Er..." was followed by Zhou Mo's shouting voice.
She happily turned around, with excited tears in her eyes. "Brother Jian..."
Zhou Ran ran to her side, grasping her hand. "Qiong Er, wait for me! I'll go find you."
"Uh-huh! I'll wait for you." She flashed a sweet smile and nodded obediently.
The steward of the Fang family looked up at the sky and impatiently watched the two people who were reluctant to part. "Hurry up, Master is still waiting."
Lin Qiong reluctantly let go of Zhou Miao's hand. "Miao Gege, I'm leaving. Take care!" She looked back at him with a lingering gaze and followed the steward of the Fang family, turning her head three times as she walked forward.
They met again that day when she accompanied Fang Qinglian to the Lan family, and when she saw him appear as a guest, she was so excited that she couldn't help herself.
He smiled and nodded slightly at her.
After that, they often secretly met each other until she found out that her normally very accurate menstrual period was delayed for five or six days and still hadn't come. So she went to find him to discuss a solution.
"Brother Jiang, I think I'm pregnant." She said softly, covering her belly.
He stared at her with wide eyes, a mix of surprise and embarrassment in his gaze, but suddenly his eyes lit up. "Qiong'er, come here."
"Hmm!" She approached him with suspicion.
He leaned in close to her ear and whispered.
That night he got Lan and Tian drunk, then supported him into her room. Made him look like a drunken mess.
She naturally became the concubine of the Lan family. Although she was not favored, she fortunately gave birth to a son and solidified her position as the second lady of the Lan family.
Three years later, she gave birth to a daughter again...
"Tong'er, that's how things are. Now the Blue family is in our hands, your biological father has also established a certain influence to make us live well. And in the near future, the He family, Liu family and Zhao family will all be ours." Lin Qiong said with excitement.
Lan Ruotong was still like being in a dream, and the father she had called for seventeen years was not her biological father. "Mother, is what you're saying true?"
"Silly child, how could Mother deceive you?" She patted her shoulder affectionately. "Your father wants to kill Lan Ruoxi, what do you think about this matter?"
Lan Ruotong thought for a moment, then raised her head to look at her, with a sinister glint in her eyes. "Mother, I won't let those who offend me get away with it. Since Father wants to kill her, of course, I have no objection."
"Clap! Clap! Clap!" Zhou Miao applauded as she walked out from the corner, a look of admiration on her face. "You're truly my daughter, ruthless and cunning, that's what it takes to achieve great things."
"How did you get here? What if someone saw you..." Lin Qiong looked at him in surprise.
He walked forward with a faint smile on his face, and under the glasses, his eyes shone with sharp light. "The Blue family is ours now, what's there to be afraid of?"
She glared at him with a pout. "I'm just afraid of being gossiped about! Tong'er, this is your biological father." She pointed to Zhou He and said to Lan Ruotong.
"Dad?" She looked up and down at the very unusual middle-aged man in front of her.
Zhou Han nodded with a faint smile, letting her look him up and down. "Yes, I'm your real dad!"
"Dad!" Lan Ruotong's face lit up with a smile as she softly called out.
He nodded in satisfaction. "Hmmm! Qiong Er, when are you planning to take action?"
She smiled charmingly, "Don't worry, I've already tampered with the soy milk that little girl often drinks, and it will take effect soon." And her son had also gone out early in the morning, who could save her?
"Well done! You're really my lovely woman." He affectionately touched her cheek, laughing loudly.
At this time, a anxious cry came from downstairs, "Miss, miss what's wrong with you? Help...!"
The three of them exchanged a glance, with the same sinister and triumphant glint in their eyes...
