Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 649: Liu Ling was made cannon fodder of life (34)

Chapter 649: Liu Ling was made cannon fodder of life (34) ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Luo Ning initially saw Lu Xun not dodging and tried to swat the teacup away herself, but he grabbed her hand and she was somewhat puzzled.

After all, she knew that Old Lu from her family was no good man; his heart was darkened.

When she saw Mother Lu blow up over the matter, not only proposing divorce but also slapping someone, Luo Ning instantly understood Old Lu’s thoughts.

He wanted to force Mother Lu to face reality and make a decision.

Although it was harsh, a long pain is worse than a short one, a late pain is worse than an early one.

She also realized that Mr. Lu’s heart had been swayed, or maybe completely brainwashed by the Lu Family and his ex-wife’s family.

Feeling indebted to the other party, as long as it was possible, he was willing to use every means to compensate, even if it meant sacrificing Lu Xun and his mother.

Did he care about Lu Xun and his mother? Certainly, he did.

But in his mind, Lu Xun and his mother were the strong ones, capable and powerful, so they were the ones who should yield to the weaker ex-wife.

At first, he might have felt a twinge of guilt, but as time passed, he became more and more self-righteous.

Just like now, as Lu Xun’s partner sitting here, Mr. Lu threw a fit and lashed out at her, just because of a provocative word from his ex-wife.

Such things probably happened frequently in the Lu Family.

So, there was really no need for Lu Xun and his mother to stay; it’s not like they couldn’t live without Mr. Lu.

Luo Ning felt that Mother Lu would live a happier life away from this family and wouldn’t need to use her salary and the family’s savings to compensate the ex-wife’s family.

Others throw money into the water and at least get a splash, but Mother Lu still endured the hatred of the ex-wife’s family.

Why bother to spend money on a bunch of ingrates?

Feeding such a group of bloodsuckers, and still having to subsidize relatives back home every month—relatives from Old Man Lu’s hometown who were already married—just Mr. Lu’s salary alone would never suffice.

Mr. Lu dared to use his current wife’s money to compensate the Lu Family and his ex-wife and still be so brazen about it; it really was quite shameless.

The more Luo Ning observed Mr. Lu, the more familiar he seemed, and she couldn’t help but feel she had seen him somewhere before.

So, she meticulously recalled the memories of her original self, and she indeed found a connection.

Coincidentally, several years later, Mr. Lu would be sent to the village where the Luo family lived, and Mother Lu would be with him.

But Mother Lu did not look the same as now; instead, she had a head full of white hair and looked as though she had aged two or three decades, carrying a kind of despair and worn-out decrepitude.

Once, while going up the Mountain to gather firewood, her original self encountered Mother Lu, who had also been gathering firewood but had taken a fall.

Her original self, being kinder, helped her up and secretly escorted her back to the cattle shed.

During their conversation, the original self felt that Mother Lu had lost the will to live upon learning her son had been killed before they were sent down to the countryside.

And the ones who had killed her son were Mr. Lu’s other two sons.

The reason they had been sent down was because those two sons, aiming to maintain their jobs, had drawn a clear line by actively reporting their parents.

This revelation shocked her original self; she couldn’t believe there were children who could be so cruel to their parents.

At that time, her original self didn’t know that those two heartless sons weren’t actually Mother Lu’s children.

Before long, Mother Lu was taken away for public denunciation, and after returning, she fell ill and passed away.

Mr. Lu kept on enduring in the cattle shed, and after two more years, her original self was married off to a neighboring village.

Before the news of the entrance exams reached her, she once heard someone say that the Old Man Lu from their village, who had been sent down to the cattle shed, was once a prominent figure.

Now that the verdict has been overturned and he was welcomed back to the Capital City, those who treated Old Man Lu well at the time could very well be soaring to the heights of success now.

What happened to Mr. Lu afterward, the original person didn’t know.

Luo Ning guessed there were only two possible outcomes. One was that after Mr. Lu returned, considering the nature of his ex-wife and her family, he would inevitably burst into tears and say that he had no choice but to do what he did, apologize, and cling to them again. Mr. Lu, unable to stand firm, would forgive them, and the family would happily reunite and live on together.

The other possibility was that Mr. Lu would harden his heart and ignore them altogether, foregoing the so-called compensation out of guilt.

But regardless of which it was, Mother Lu and her son became the most innocent victims.

After all, it was the ex-wife’s family that reaped the benefits, while in the end, it was Mother Lu who was sent down to suffer and accompany Mr. Lu through everything.

As a result, both mother and son prematurely passed away.

Especially if the first scenario occurred, Luo Ning found it particularly infuriating. Mother Lu and her son would probably be disgusted to death underground.

And with Mr. Lu’s temperament, Luo Ning felt the likelihood of the first scenario was definitely high.

In that life, Lu Xun was not her family’s Old Lu; otherwise, the mother and son would surely not have ended up in such a situation.

But it was also utterly infuriating, so now, quick to shake off Mr. Lu and his ex-wife, was absolutely the right thing to do.

From now on, let that family "love and cherish each other" to their heart’s content.

It was the first time Mr. Lu had been slapped in the face, and by his wife no less, in front of so many people; his face had trouble regaining composure.

He said sternly, "What are you doing?"

Mother Lu was genuinely at her wits’ end, "Your eyes aren’t blind, what am I doing? Of course, I’m slapping you."

"You always want us, mother and son, to give way, give way, give way. My son was driven by you to go to the county. To keep this family together, I’ve been silently backing down step by step."

"When my son isn’t home, I mostly stay at the hospital or my maiden home to let you and your family have your reunions. What more do you want?"

"You’re the one who owes them, not me and my son. Why should we sacrifice so much to help you with your so-called compensations?"

"Moreover, if we really get down to it, I was tricked into marriage by you."

"If I had known they were still alive, how could I have possibly married you? I would never stoop to breaking up another’s family."

"Besides, it wasn’t like you intentionally abandoned them; it was all just a misunderstanding and a comedy of errors. How is the more than enough compensations we’ve made still not enough?"

"Our concessions as mother and son, my son’s job, even my own salary and savings, all of it went into compensating. Is that still not enough?"

Mother Lu cast aside her former elegance and gentleness, tears streaming down her face, unleashing all her resentment in that moment.

"When my son went to the county, he was nearly stabbed to death. Do you truly not know who was behind it?"

"They’d rather see us, mother and son, dead. Now even you can’t stand the sight of my son. Would you prefer him dead, too, to free up a space for your two precious sons?"

"But he hasn’t interfered with you all!"

"The job you found for him was taken away, and even his own job was robbed by you. All the Lu Family’s resources have been skewed towards your two precious sons. What more do you want?"

"These insatiable, shameless creatures with the hearts of wolves and lungs of dogs—my son has never owed them anything."

She cried as she looked at the man she had once loved, "Isn’t Ah Xun your son too? Why are you so biased?"

"If you want to make amends, go make them yourself. Why sacrifice my son? What gives you the right to do that?"

"Is it just because you rely on our feelings for you?"

"You think we’re so desperate for the Lu Family, craving your current status and position?"