Chapter 118 - Chapter 118: Family meeting (part one)
Chapter 118: Family meeting (part one)
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The moment he stepped into the old building, Lu Xin felt a strange sense of oppression.
The entire corridor was silent, without a single sound. Only some light from outside came in through the gaps between the people in the concrete building, allowing him to vaguely distinguish the layout of the building. The empty rooms were lined up neatly on both sides of the corridor, like silent guards or a prison. The closed doors and cobweb-covered corridors made the old building look lifeless.
From time to time, he could see some stray cats and mice rushing out from the stairs or the holes under the doors. Some of them were fighting each other, while others turned around to look at Lu Xin quietly before quickly running into some unknown corner.
The younger sister followed behind Lu Xin as they climbed up the stairs.
She sang softly and seemed to be in a good mood.
B0xđ«đ€Ń”đđĄ.comâLittle doll, wuyaya, looking for mommy with bare feet.â
âMommy is hiding under the bed,â
âLetâs not tell him!â
âLittle kid, youâre hungry. Lie on the bed and donât say anything.â
âDaddy is preparing to cook.â
âHe laughed when he saw the doll âŠâ
Lu Xin couldnât help but stop in his tracks. âLittle sister, you donât have to sing anymore.â
The younger sister hung upside down and straightened her body, her black hair hanging down. She giggled and said, âââBrother, you donât like it?â
âYouâre way out of tune,â Lu Xin said with a nod.
The younger sister was hanging upside down. She swayed and did not know how to answer.
Slowly, they reached the fourth floor. Looking ahead, there was a gap of light that squeezed through the gap of the door.
In this cold and empty old building, only the house had warm lights.
The younger sister had stopped singing and jumped down from the corridor, landing on Lu Xinâs back.
âDonât be afraid.
Lu Xin knew that his sister didnât want to enter the house at this time, which meant that his father must be very angry.
He comforted his sister and walked to the door. Then, he slowly pushed the door open.
More light shone on her face, but it was not as warm as before. It was a little depressing and glaring.
Lu Xin squinted his eyes to get used to the light in the room. Then, he saw that the room was in shambles, as if it had just been through a war. Cracks could be seen everywhere in the furniture and even the floor. Even the ceiling had an eye-catching and huge scratch. There was not a single piece of complete furniture in the entire house, and there were traces of destruction everywhere.
In the middle of the room, Lu Xinâs father, who was wearing an apron, was sitting silently at the dining table, the only chair that was still intact. When he saw Lu Xin enter, the blood vessels in his eyes became even more obvious.
Her mother was leaning against the wall, talking on the phone and smiling. miss Chen, what are you worried about? itâs fine. Itâs just a few robbers who came into the city. Itâs been solved. My son is working in the relevant Department âŠ
Just trust me. Donât worry, have a good rest.â
His father suddenly raised his hand and slammed it on the table. The table that had already cracked in half collapsed.
The loud noise stimulated everyoneâs nerves in the room.
trash, theyâre all a bunch of trash. They deserve to be used and killed by others His father stood up angrily. His eyes were scarlet red and blue veins appeared on his forehead. It was as if a few snakes were slithering under his skin.
As he shouted in anger, the row of knives hanging in the kitchen trembled slightly.
The light bulb hanging in the living room also trembled slightly.
The room also began to shake.
In the end, Lu Xin felt the old building shake slightly.
âHiss .
Lu Xinâs sister peeked her head out from behind him and growled at her father.
âTell me, are you a good-for-nothing?â
Lu Xinâs father yelled as he made his way toward Lu Xin, his fingers almost poking Lu Xinâs face.
He seemed to be extremely dissatisfied with Lu Xin as he yelled, ââYouâve been out all night, but what did you do?â
âYouâve let all those people go!â
youâve been deceived by others. Youâve run until your legs are broken, but youâve never done anything good .
Lu Xin looked at his father in silence.
Even though his fingers were almost on her face, she didnât move or even blink.
Alright, alright. Youâve been throwing a tantrum for the whole day and youâre still not stopping. Isnât the child back already? â
Behind her, her mother hung up the phone and walked over with a light smile.
âEveryoneâs here now.â
âShouldnât we also have a family meeting?â
Out of the four people in the room, the anger on the fatherâs face had not subsided. He turned his head and looked at his mother fiercely.
âHavenât you had enough fighting?â his mother just smiled at him.
His fatherâs breathing suddenly became much heavier. He gritted his teeth and there seemed to be an earthworm crawling on his forehead.
âWhat mother said makes sense.â
At this moment, Lu Xin slowly opened his mouth. He looked at them quietly and said, ââltâs indeed time to have a good talk.â
His father heard his words and immediately turned to look at him.
thatâs right. Weâre a family. What canât we sit down and talk about? â
Lu Xinâs mother was all smiles as she walked gracefully to the sofa and sat down. Lu Xin, on the other hand, glanced at his father before sitting down on the other side of the sofa with his sister in his arms. They all waited quietly for their father to sit down.
His father seemed to have been angered by their contemptuous attitude and was even angrier.
âHuala âŠâ
He pulled the chair beside the dining table over and sat down heavily, looking down at the person on the sofa.
The atmosphere in the room started to become stiff and heavy.
There was an invisible force that seemed to have been accumulating, and no one knew when it would reach the point of explosion.
âI think I did nothing wrong.â
After Lu Xin sat down, he fell silent for a moment before saying, â since Iâm getting this salary, I should help others solve some problems. Just like the old principal said, everyone should do their job well so that society can operate normally ⊠Also, she helped me protect the people in the orphanage, so I have to protect the people in the satellite town for her first.â
His fatherâs face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye when he heard this.
A fierce look almost shot out from his eyes.âYouâre still saying this now? If you protect others, who will protect us? Whatever job, whatever position, theyâre just using you. Theyâre just using you as an excuse!â
âDo you think they will be grateful to you? They canât wait for you to die!â
youâve helped them do so many things, but their first reaction was to guard against you and follow you âŠ
âSo, you should let them die âŠâ otherwise, everyone in this family, everyone will be killed by you âŠ
His words were like steel needles, piercing into Lu Xinâs mind and stirring it up, giving Lu Xin a headache..