Lou Shengkun closed his eyes, sighed, and was speechless for a while.

"Say, where did you sleep last night?" Sheng Yinglai grabbed his arm and asked again, his voice a little sharp.

Lou Shengkun turned his head sideways, looked at the hand she was holding, and frowned, "Mom, what do you want to ask?"

Sheng Yinglai was stared at by him, and he didn't dodge, and said strongly, "Now, it's me who is asking you mother." ”

She pointed at herself, and her eyebrows seemed very distressed.

"Shouldn't you answer my question first?"

Lou Shengkun took a deep breath, feeling a tightness in his throat, inexplicably suffocating.

This is not the mother he knows.

He took Sheng Yinglai's hand and helped her sit down in a chair.

"Mom, calm down first. ”

"I can't calm down. Sheng Yinglai wiped his face, insomnia caused a sudden tingling pain in his temples, and his voice was also weak.

"Sheng Kun, listen to your mother this time. She held Lou Shengkun's hand with both hands and pleaded again.

She still insisted, and Lou Shengkun lowered his face.

"You're recuperating. I'm leaving. ”

"Don't go!" Sheng Yinglai shouted.

Lou Shengkun's footsteps paused.

"I know who you are going to see in a hurry, Xiao Fan told me, not only are you not at home now, but you are also living in someone else's house, aren't you?" Sheng Yinglai stared at his back, his tone very dissatisfied.

The topic is back to where it was.

Lou Shengkun turned his head sharply and looked at her, "Since you already know everything, why are you asking me what to do?"

"That woman, I can't agree to it, you'd better break up as soon as possible. Sheng Yinglai looked at him coldly, and his words were full of disdain.

"She's not that woman, she has her own name, it's Qin Yan. Lou Shengkun's voice was also dyed with anger.

"I don't care what her name is, just three words, I don't agree. A woman like her is not worthy of you at all. ”

"That's not what you said before. Lou Shengkun suddenly laughed, his eyes were full of disappointment, "You said that she is gentle and has a good personality, is very affinity, and has a good work ability......"

"That was before I knew she was seducing my son!" Sheng Yinglai snorted coldly, speaking mercilessly.

"Seduce?" Lou Shengkun listened to these extremely harsh words, covered his face with his hands, and restrained his emotions, "How did you know that you saw her seducing me?"

"......" Sheng Yinglai opened his mouth and was speechless.

"Mom, I don't know why you've been like this lately, maybe you have your own thoughts and considerations. Well, I respect you and don't ask. Lou Shengkun paused and looked at her seriously, "However, Qin Yan is the woman I like, and I don't allow you to slander her like this." ”

Lou Shengkun's words were heavy and powerful, and when he heard Sheng Yinglai's ears, it was like an extremely sharp knife piercing her heart.

She furrowed her brow. looked at Lou Shengkun painfully, "You are talking to me like this for the sake of an outsider?" she pointed to her chest, undulating, and even her hands were trembling.

"She is not an outsider, she will be your daughter-in-law in the future......" he clenched his fists and clenched hard.

"You're dreaming!" With Sheng Ying's angry roar, the coffee cup rolled to the ground, and Lou Shengkun's trouser leg was splashed with a lot of coffee stains.

Lou Shengkun blinked his eyes in surprise, and said after a while, "You are emotionally unstable now, let's talk about this later." ”

After speaking, he walked out of the flower room without looking back.

Sheng Yinglai roared behind him, knocking the rest of the coffee container to the ground.

Lou Shengkun got out of the old house and got into the car.

He didn't speak, and Xiao Fan in the driver's seat was a little uneasy.

Lou Shengkun leaned back in the back seat, covered his face with his hands, and exhaled a long breath.

Xiao Fan looked at him from the rearview mirror, his eyes nervous.

"What else did you tell her?" Lou Shengkun closed his eyes and suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Xiaolou, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to, Mrs. She threatened me, and I really can't help it. Xiao Fan turned sideways and twisted his head to look back. Guilty.

"Threatening you with what?" the man's voice was cold.

Xiao Fan hesitated, "Madam said, if I don't tell her honestly, I won't want to do this job." He paused and went on to explain, "My dad is not in good health, the family needs money, and I can't live without a job. ”

"Why are you sick in the brain? I don't know who paid you a salary?!" Lou Shengkun casually picked up the document on the back seat and threw it over without thinking about it.

With a snap, the hard-shell document bag swept through the air and smashed on Xiao Fan's leg, and Xiao Fan suffered motionlessly.

He knew that he had made a mistake, and he didn't complain, knowing that as long as he finished getting angry, it would be fine.

There was an eerie silence in the car, and Lou Shengkun grabbed a handful of hair and looked at the person who had been hanging his head.

Xiao Fan pursed his mouth, his face full of solemnity.

Lou Shengkun glanced out of the car window and said slowly, "You know what to do in the future, right?"

Xiao Fan's eyes lit up in surprise, and he nodded heavily, "Don't worry, no matter who asks you about it in the future, I promise not to say a word." ”

He snorted, "Don't slap your face." ”

"No, no. Xiao Fan shook his head.

"Let's go. He clicked on his phone to read the message and said, "Go to the hospital." ”

Qi Zhe sent a text message saying that Xu Shufen had woken up.

The car drove out of the old house and headed for the gate.

Lou Shengkun fiddled with his mobile phone, thought about it, and dialed Qin Yan.

The phone was quickly connected, and he slowed down before he spoke, "What are you doing?"

"Having breakfast. On the other side of the phone, Qin Yan's voice was muffled.

Lou Shengkun raised his hand, looked at the time on his watch, frowned, and said, "This point?"

Qin Yan sighed and explained, "I slept too deeply, and it was almost ten o'clock when I opened my eyes." ”

"Little lazy bug. The man joked.

"......" Qin Yan was stunned for a few seconds and asked, "What about you, what are you doing?"

"Work. After a pause, he added, "I'll be back soon, I'll be able to ...... the paperwork ready."

"Lou Shengkun. Qin Yan suddenly interrupted him, "Actually, the injuries on my body have improved a lot, you don't have to toss back and forth at the company's house, it's very troublesome." ”

"I'm not too troublesome, what do you like?" Lou Shengkun insisted, "Okay, you have a good rest, I'll go get busy first." ”

The two said goodbye to each other and hung up the phone.

Hospital. Lou Shengkun, under the guidance of Qi Zhe, went to Xu Shufen's ward.

Zhai Yongming was explaining to the nurse what Xu Shufen needed to pay attention to, and when he saw Lou Shengkun, he stopped.

"Doctor Zhai. Lou Shengkun saw him and nodded.

Xu Shufen's condition has temporarily stabilized, but it may be because of the stimulation, and her mood is relatively low. Zhai Yongming looked at him and continued, "It is recommended not to talk for too long. ”

"Okay, I'll take notice. Lou Shengkun reassured after hearing this and pushed open the door of the ward.

Qi Zhe waited at the door and chatted with Zhai Yongming about Xu Shufen's condition.

Inside the house, Lou Shengkun paced closer.

On the hospital bed, Xu Shufen was lying down, her eyes staring blankly at the air, her cheeks were full of bruises left by the beating, and her old face looked miserable.

"Xu Shufen?" Lou Shengkun approached and called her.

Xu Shufen's eyes blinked slightly, and she looked at him with doubts in her eyes.

Lou Shengkun dragged a chair and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Hello, I'm Lou Shengkun. ”

"......" Xu Shufen opened her mouth, her brows furrowed slightly, as if she didn't want to see him.

Lou Shengkun thought she didn't know herself, and explained, "Sheng Ying is here to know? I am her son." ”

When Xu Shufen heard Sheng Yinglai's name, her pupils almost doubled.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not here to trouble you. Lou Shengkun stretched out his hand, pressed down, and said comfortingly.

"I ......" Xu Shufen opened her mouth slightly, said a word but was silent, and after a while, she said again, "My son ......"

As she spoke, fear and horror flashed in her eyes.

"Rest assured, you're safe here, and no one will hurt you. Lou Shengkun explained, and added a sentence later, "There are bodyguards guarding outside, and your son will not come to beat you again." ”

Xu Shufen hoarsely closed her eyes, as if relaxed.

"You should know why I came to you, I believe you should have something to say about what happened between my mother and the Mu family back then. ”

Xu Shufen opened her eyes and looked at Lou Shengkun, "I'm sorry......"

"Are you hiding something?" he asked, frowning.

"......" Xu Shufen hummed lightly, regretting, "I shouldn't be greedy for that money, without this money, this bad thing wouldn't have happened." ”

"My old bones, almost lost half my life. ”

Xu Shufen sighed helplessly, and Lou Shengkun waited quietly for her to finish.

"Say, what do you want to know?" After this experience, she can figure it out, and she doesn't want to live in hiding anymore.

Lou Shengkun paused and asked, "You said before that my mother had an affair with Mu Jinhan, what is the truth of this matter?"

Xu Shufen suddenly laughed and said, "No, there is no such thing at all." ”

"It's all a lie. ”

Lou Shengkun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you lying? Did someone tell you to say that?" he asked urgently.

Xu Shufen thought for a while and said, "I took other people's money, and I shouldn't have broken my promise again." ”

"How much? I'll double it. ”

"It's not about money. Xu Shufen shook her head.

She didn't move much of the money. Originally, he wanted to build a new house for his son Xu Hao in the countryside and marry a wife, but he didn't expect to be discovered by him in advance and beat her like this.

She was already disappointed in this son.

She is a slammer, after so many years of work, life is tight, and she has saved a lot of money. Since the money the man gave her was no longer useful, there was no need to talk about keeping her promise when she returned it.

"Things have to start from twenty-four years ago...... Xu Shufen sighed and said slowly.

Twenty-four years ago, Xu Shufen's first husband died. Her mother's family was unwilling to accept her anymore, and with the help of her little sister, she went to work in the city.

She is a countryman, and she has never been far away, and the farthest distance she has gone out is to the next village. Xu Shufen has no culture, and only knows a few numbers.

At first, Xu Shufen followed her little sister to work in a restaurant. She was stupid and wooden, not as articulate as her little sister, so the supervisor arranged for her to wash dishes in the back kitchen.

The hotel includes food and accommodation, Xu Shufen is very happy. Every time she pays her salary, she only keeps the necessary living expenses, and the rest is all deposited in her bank card.

It was all fine at first, but then a man named Zhu Maoli in the kitchen started to do something to her. Zhu Maoli has a fat head and big ears, and her belly is high, and every time she sees Xu Shufen, she looks at her pair of breasts with strange eyes.

Although Xu Shufen is petite, there is no shortage of flesh at all, and the height is amazing, and it is estimated that a man will stare at it when he sees it.

One night, she worked the night shift and the rest of her colleagues were gone.

She finished her last bit of work and was about to go to the dressing room to change her clothes, when she unbuttoned it, and the whole room suddenly went dark.

Xu Shufen was startled and clutched her chest and screamed.

Before he screamed, his mouth was covered.

"Woo......" her voice buzzed, reaching out to push someone.

"Don't scream. Then his hands were tightly clasped, and a man's voice came to his ears.

Xu Shufen's eyes were wide open in the dark, this voice was familiar to her, it was Zhu Maoli.

Thinking of the obscene eyes he stared at every time, Xu Shufen struggled hard, but the other party was equivalent to two of her men, and this struggle felt like tickling.

She couldn't move, and felt the man's hand roaming over her body, resting on her chest for a long time. She whined, tears rolling in her eyes, full of despair.

Suddenly, the man's hand stopped on her belt, pulling with brute force.

Xu Shufen screamed more and more fiercely, someone suddenly passed by outside the locker room, Zhu Maoli stopped, and at the moment when he was stunned, Xu Shufen lowered her head and bit his arm fiercely.

Zhu Maoli screamed and let go of her. Xu Shufen took the opportunity to run out.

The next day, the manager of the hotel fired Xu Shufen.

The little sister was angry, and she didn't dare to go to the manager to theorize, so she had to comfort Xu Shufen to help her find another job.

This time, she went to a housekeeping company.

It was also because of this that she met Xiang Lanyi.

Xiang Lanyi had only given birth to a child for less than three months at that time, and Mu Jinhan accompanied her to interview her confinement sister-in-law.

In the past, they have used several of them, but every time they have not passed the trial period, they find that they are not satisfied with this or that, and now they are also a little tired.

The manager accompanied them to chat in the reception room, and called several colleagues in succession. The results were all rejected.

Xu Shufen stood outside, listened to what her colleagues said for a while, thought about it, picked up a resume and knocked on the door of the reception room.

Xu Shufen has many younger sisters in the family, and she has been helping her mother take care of her younger sisters since she was four or five years old, and she has rich experience. She told Lan Yi and Mu Jinhan in front of her, but she didn't expect to really get their approval.

The Mu family has a big house, and Xu Shufen stepped into it for the first time, and her heart was full of shock.

Xiang Lanyi saw that she was timid, and beckoned, "Just sit down." ”

Then, she went to the nursery to pick up the baby.

Xu Shufen thought about it and sat down crampedly.

A few minutes later, Xiang Lanyi came out with a girl in her arms, and the girl cried fiercely, and her voice was almost hoarse.

"Coco, don't cry, mom is here......" Xiang Lanyi shook the child in her arms, comforting in distress.

Xu Shufen looked at her posture, stood up, and timidly stretched out her hand.

"Ma'am, let me hug you. ”

Xiang Lanyi glanced at her and handed the child over suspiciously.

Xu Shufen held the girl steadily. Shaking slightly, winking at her. The strange thing is that the child who was crying just now stopped immediately in Xu Shufen's hands.

Mu Keke grinned, and actually laughed, with tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes, and his big eyes smiled into slits.

"Madame, you see, she smiled. ”

Xiang Lanyi covered her mouth, also surprised.

Since then, Xu Shufen has lived in Mu's house.

Xiang Lan treats her very well. has no shelf, knows that she is uneducated, and teaches her to read, Xu Shufen works very happily in the Mu family.

Once, when a banquet was held at home, Mu Keke cried and wanted to drink milk, Xu Shufen ran back to the house to get it, and the task of taking care of it was temporarily handed over to Xiang Lanyi.

Xiang Lanyi was playing with her daughter, and suddenly a friend came to talk to her.

As soon as she turned to speak, Mu Keke climbed out of the car and almost fell to the ground.

When she saw it, it was too late, but fortunately, Xu Shufen, who came back, was quick-eyed, rushed over and fell to the ground, becoming Mu Keke's meat pad.

Mu Keke didn't fall, thinking he was playing a game, sitting on Xu Shufen's stomach and giggling.

Xu Shufen was miserable, and when she rushed over, she didn't care about the table next to her at all, and knocked a hole directly on her forehead.

The mouth is not big, but the blood does not stop.

Xiang Lanyi was shocked when she saw it, and she was distressed and very moved.

Lou Shengkun listened and nodded, "I know about this, I was also at the banquet at the time." ”

Xu Shufen doesn't quite remember whether he was at the banquet. After a pause, he continued, "Later, Madame offered to give me a salary increase......

To be honest, she didn't think about the consequences at all when she rushed over, she only knew that she had to protect Mu Keke.

Xiang Lanyi asked her to raise her salary, but she refused.

Working in the Mu family is already much better than when she was in the countryside and washing dishes in a restaurant, and she was a little flattered by Xiang Lanyi treating her like this.

"Take it, it's not easy for you to work hard outside as a woman. Xiang Lanyi insisted on giving it to her.

Mu Jinhan was reading the newspaper next to him and persuaded her to accept it.

Afterward. She accepted it, and deeply felt the responsibility on her shoulders even heavier.

Originally, everything was fine.

Until one day in August, it was very hot, and the temperature was approaching 40 degrees.

Xiang Lanyi deliberately gave her a few days off and asked her to go home to visit her relatives.

Xu Shufen bought a ticket, set off at 8 o'clock in the morning, took a three-hour bus ride, and then transferred to a motorcycle before arriving home. The family was not happy to see her, and quarreled without saying a few words.

Xu Shufen was so angry that she didn't want to endure it anymore, so she bought a ticket and left.

She sat in the car, and she missed the white and tender Mu Keke very much.

When she returned to Mu's house, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, she was carrying her bag, and as soon as she walked into the door, she saw Xiang Lanyi rushing out.

"Stop her!" When Xiang Lanyi passed by her, Mu Jinhan ran out of the house and shouted loudly for Xu Shufen to stop Xiang Lanyi.

Xiang Lanyi ran fast, and before Xu Shufen stretched out her hand, she saw that she had already run several meters away.

She ran along, calling Madame.

Xu Shufen didn't know what was going on, she only knew that she had to follow her.

Then, she followed Xiang Lanyi and ran into Lou's house.

Xu Shufen was blocked outside by the servants of the Lou family, and she could only hear Xiang Lanyi arguing with Sheng Yinglai.

"It seems that something gave me back my cocoa......" Xu Shufen wrinkled her brows and recalled carefully.

"Did you only hear this sentence?" Lou Shengkun asked anxiously.

Xu Shufen's brows furrowed and furrowed, and she hesitated to speak, "...... There is another sentence, Madame seems to be yelling, she said that if Coco has any three advantages and two shortcomings, she will let your mother pay for her life. ”

"That's all, I don't hear the rest very clearly. Xu Shufen tilted her head, inexplicably feeling a little headache.

After Lou Shengkun listened, his fists were clenched, and his palms were sweaty.

A lot of pictures flashed in my mind, Mu Jinhan's warning, Xiang Lanyi's mental state, and the sudden change of her mother Sheng Yinglai, there were many, many more. With a sudden pain in his forehead, he wiped his face and calmed down.

"What do you remember?"

"Later......" Xu Shufen blinked, and the picture in front of her returned to that year.

Later, Mu Jinhan went to Lou's house and took Xiang Lanyi away.

Xu Shufen also went back with her. When she arrived at home, Xiang Lanyi was taken into the bedroom.

She sat downstairs and waited, thinking about it for a long time, and suddenly felt a little strange.

Quiet, so quiet.

She suddenly remembered why there was no sound of Mu Keke playing.

"Coco......" Xu Shufen called, but no one answered.

She searched every corner of the house, but she didn't see Mu Keke.

Xu Shufen stood at the door of the baby room, looking at the empty crib in a daze, and Mu Keke's favorite doll was lying there alone.

She clutched her chest. I suddenly felt panicked and my eyes were swollen.

"Shufen. Mu Jinhan stood on the stairs and called out to her.

Xu Shufen wiped her eyes and looked back at him, "Mr. Mu, why is Miss Coco not here?"

Mu Jinhan shook his head, avoiding her gaze.

"Coco......" he descended the stairs and sat down on the couch.

Xu Shufen watched like this, watching a big man cover his face and cry in a low voice.

The cry was suppressed, muffled, and desperate.

Xu Shufen had never seen Mu Jinhan cry, it was the first time.

After waiting for a long time, Mu Jinhan beckoned her to come over.

"You won't use it anymore. He pulled out a wad of cash. Hand it to her.

Xu Shufen put her hand behind her back and didn't answer.

"Did I do something wrong?" she asked earnestly, looking into his red, swollen eyes.

Mu Jinhan didn't speak, just shook his head.

"Miss Coco is still young, you can't take care of it, just let me ......"

"Coco is gone. Mu Jinhan suddenly interrupted her.

"Let's get a job again. With that, he went upstairs.

Xu Shufen looked at his back, lonely and sad.

"What do you mean it's gone?" Lou Shengkun frowned, looking suspicious.

Xu Shufen leaned on the pillow and shook her head, "I don't understand, I also thought about it at the time, does it mean that the person is dead or the person is lost?" ”

"You didn't ask?"

"Nope. Xu Shufen shook her head again, "The next day, I was in a hurry to find a new job, and when I went to Mu's house later, the security guard at the door said that everyone had moved away. ”

"I called them, but no one answered. Xu Shufen sighed, these things had been hidden in her heart for so many years, and finally she said them all.

"In the past twenty years, they haven't contacted you again?" Lou Shengkun raised his eyebrows and said suspiciously.

"Not really. Xu Shufen thought for a while and replied, "Some time ago, Madame came to me. ”

She thought about it for a moment, and then denied, "I can't say that, I haven't seen her." ”

Lou Shengkun was a little confused by her, and asked, "Have you seen it?"

Xu Shufen shook her head and explained, "The day before you came to me, I received a letter. Although I did not see Madame, the letter was indeed signed by her. ”

"What's on the letter?"

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