Sheng Yufei stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Sheng Difei, who was counting the money noisily. "You know Fang Shengtian?"
Sheng Difei stopped counting the money and wanted to slap himself. He was so happy that he forgot himself and hurriedly shook his head. "I don't know him, I don't know him."
Sheng Yufei frowned. Looking at Sheng Difei's reaction, he must have gone to the casino again. However, she didn't have time to care about that now. "Did you get to know someone around Fang Shengtian at the casino?"
"No, no, no." Sheng Difei shook his head even faster. "How would I dare to gamble? Besides, you haven't given me any money recently. How could I … "
"Tell me the truth. Otherwise, return the money to me." Sheng Yufei said and walked towards the sofa.
Sheng Difei hurriedly stuffed the money in his hands into his trouser pocket and stood up from the sofa. "Sister, I really didn't gamble. If you don't believe me, I can swear to God that if I gamble recently, I … I … won't be able to get a wife for the rest of my life."
"Then how did you know that Fang Shengtian's temper has been bad recently?"
Sheng Difei knew that it was useless to play dumb. He was also afraid that Sheng Yufei would cut off his money in the future. He could only say, "I met Brother Heiniu when I was gambling in the past. However, I really haven't been gambling recently. I just met Brother Heiniu by chance. I also heard these words from him."
Sheng Yufei sat down on the sofa again. This time, when she went in and out of the Lu family's house, she found a few people loitering around the entrance of the Lu family's house. Moreover, she found their faces familiar. When Xu Zihua was still around, she often went to the army to visit him and bring him food. Those people were from the army.
Some time ago, the family members of several important officials in the army were injured. Although this incident was suppressed by Lu Jinshen and outsiders didn't know about it, Sheng Yufei knew.
Because of her relationship with Xu Zihua, Sheng Yufei knew some people in the army. In order to learn more about Lu Jinshen, she took the initiative to interact with a few of them.
Lu Jinshen must have arranged for those people to protect the safety of the Lu family.
Sheng Yufei clenched her fists, and her eyes were filled with ruthlessness. Tong Qiao, since you stole my man and my son, then don't blame me for being ruthless.
"Sister?" Sheng Difei saw that Sheng Yufei didn't speak, so he called her.
Sheng Yufei came back to her senses. "What's wrong?"
"I really didn't lie to you. I didn't bet …"
"Continue!" Sheng Yufei interrupted Sheng Difei.
Sheng Difei was dumbfounded. "Huh?"
Sheng Yufei opened her bag, took out all the cash in her wallet, and handed it to Sheng Difei. "Go to Fang Shengtian's place and find a way to see him. Then tell him that Lu Jinshen's ex-wife wants to see him."
"No problem." Sheng Difei hurriedly bent down and took the money, "But, sister, why do you want to see Fang Shengtian?"
"You don't have to worry about that. Just do as I say."
"Okay, okay, okay." Sheng Difei looked at the money as if he had seen a woman. As long as there was money, anything was negotiable.
…
Lu family.
Tong Qiao helped Lu Ziqian to sleep and covered him with a blanket. When she was about to leave, Lu Ziqian called out to her.
"Tong Qiao, how did you persuade my mother to let me stay at the Lu family's place?"
Tong Qiao sat down again. "Your grandmother is the CEO of a company and has a lot of money. Your father is the chief of the army and has power. I told your mother that you will live better at the Lu family's place than at her place. For your future, your mother agreed."
Lu Ziqian nodded. There was an obvious smile in his grape-like eyes. His mother was still very concerned about him. "Can my mother still come and visit me in the future?"
"Of course."
"That's good."
Tong Qiao recalled the scene of Sheng Yufei hitting Lu Ziqian last night. She couldn't help but ask, "Do you miss your mother a lot?"
Lu Ziqian pushed the blanket up with his little hand, covering half of his face. "Yes."
"Why?" Tong Qiao could tell that Lu Ziqian didn't want to live with Sheng Yufei, but why couldn't he let go of her?
"Because she is my mother."
Tong Qiao was slightly moved by this simple but emotional sentence. "So no matter what she does, you can forgive her, right?"
Lu Ziqian nodded. "Yes. My mother is a woman and I am a man. I want to protect her."
Tong Qiao's heart warmed. Although Sheng Yufei was a jerk, she really gave birth to a good son.
Did he inherit Xu Zihua's integrity and kindness?
Or did Lu Jinshen teach him well?
Tong Qiao rubbed Lu Ziqian's hair. "Who can you protect?"
"Don't touch my hair." Lu Ziqian frowned and pushed Tong Qiao's hand away. "I will grow up soon and become a hero like my father."
Hero? Tong Qiao smiled slightly. Was Lu Jinshen a hero?
It wasn't until a long time later that Tong Qiao found out that Lu Ziqian's father wasn't Lu Jinshen, but Xu Zihua.
"A bear is more like it," Tong Qiao teased Lu Ziqian.
Lu Ziqian squinted at her. "You are the bear."
Tong Qiao stopped bickering with Lu Ziqian because she sensed someone at the door. "Little bear, go to sleep. Good night."
"I'm not a bear." Tong Qiao heard Lu Ziqian mumbling as she left.
After closing the door and taking a few steps, she saw Xu Dechang standing in the corridor. Tong Qiao greeted him. "Uncle Xu, you're still awake?"
Xu Dechang smiled and nodded. "Is Ziqian asleep?"
"Yes." Tong Qiao knew that the person eavesdropping at the door must be Xu Dechang. Since he was waiting for her here, he must have something to say to her. She stood beside him and asked directly, "Uncle Xu, do you have something to say to me?"
Xu Dechang nodded and didn't hide anything. "I heard what you said to Ziqian just now."
Tong Qiao nodded and waited for him to continue.
"Actually, it's nothing important. I just wanted to thank you for not telling Ziqian about those things."
After Lu Ziqian was brought home, Tong Qiao and Xu Dechang had a tacit understanding not to mention that they knew that Lu Ziqian had been beaten up. They also didn't mention to Lu Ziqian that his mother didn't want to raise him in the Lu family.
Tong Qiao smiled and said bluntly, "There's nothing to thank me for. Although I don't like Sheng Yufei, I like Ziqian very much. He's still young and shouldn't be told about these things between adults. He should live happily."
Xu Dechang nodded in relief. He felt even more guilty about how he had treated Tong Qiao in the past. "You're a good girl. It's Ziqian's fortune to be by your side."
Tong Qiao realized that she still liked how Xu Dechang treated her in the past. But now … she was really not used to it. She was embarrassed and speechless.
Could it be that she had masochistic tendencies?
"It's getting late. You should rest early." Xu Dechang noticed Tong Qiao's awkwardness and ended the topic.
Tong Qiao went to the baby's room to check on her son before returning to the bedroom. As soon as she entered the bedroom, she heard the phone on the bedside table ring.
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