Mother Lu’s Tragic Death

At the Heavenly Imperial Garden, Qiao An and Xiao Ran were playing with the children in the courtyard when Xiao Yue suddenly ran over in a panic. “Cousin, An’an, something bad has happened.”

It was an eventful period, and Qiao An’s heart sank.

Huo Xiaoran held Qiao An’s hand and walked out in a hurry. Before Xiao Yue could reach them, she told them the bad news. “Aunt Lu is gone.”

Qiao An’s mind went blank as if she had been nailed to the wall.

Xiao Yue continued, “Aunt Lu hanged herself.”

Qiao An immediately broke free from Huo Xiaoran’s hand and ran towards the Lu family villa.

Huo Xiaoran anxiously instructed the bodyguards to take good care of the child.

When Angel heard that her daddy was about to leave, she ran over softly and hugged Huo Xiaoran’s thigh. She said coquettishly, “Daddy, I don’t want Daddy to leave. Daddy, stay and play with me.”

Huo Xiaoran’s chaotic heart immediately melted when he saw her cute face.

He picked Angel up and told her gently, “Daddy will leave for a while and be back with you in a while. Okay?”

“I’m going too?” Angel wheedled, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Huo Xiaoran had no choice.

At this moment, Ki Ki walked over and said to his sister, “Angel, let Daddy do his work. Brother will play with you.”

Only then was Angel willing to let Daddy off.

Only then did Huo Xiaoran follow Xiao Yue to the Lu family’s villa. On the way, Xiao Yue said dejectedly, “Cousin, why do you think the Lu family is so miserable? Of these two daughters, one died and the other went to jail. Now that Aunt Lu is also dead, only Uncle Lu is left alone. Why is the Lu family so unlucky?”

Huo Xiaoran said, “Aunt Lu favors boys over girls and is deeply poisoned by such thoughts. If she treated everyone equally and cherished her youngest daughter, how could she have any subsequent troubles?”

Xiao Yue touched her stomach. “I don’t know. I’m pregnant with a son and a daughter. Qiao He said that he likes sons.”

Huo Xiaoran glanced at her and reprimanded her righteously, “Is giving birth to children something you can decide? Qiao He wants a son. If he has the ability, let him give birth to one himself. Xiao Yue, let me tell you, both sons and daughters are your flesh and blood. Don’t be biased.”

Xiao Yue thought of Aunt Lu’s fate and nodded firmly. “I understand.” However, she was faintly worried. Qiao He had told her more than once that he liked sons.

When they arrived at the Lu family’s villa, they heard a shrill cry coming from inside. From the sound, it did not sound like Uncle Lu’s, but like an old lady’s howl.

“Who’s crying?” Xiao Ran asked his relatives and friends.

Huo Zhou told him, “It’s Old Madam Lu. She’s crying her heart out. She also regrets making a mistake when she was young and insisted on forcing Aunt Lu to give up her daughter.”

Huo Xiaoran did not pity her at all. “If you had known this would happen, why did you do it?”

He looked for Qiao An in the crowd. “Zhou Zhou, have you seen my An’an?”

Huo Zhou lowered his head and said, “Sigh, Aunt Lu’s family came. Her brother was so angry that he wanted to slash at someone with a knife and cried that he wanted to kill Uncle Lu. Now, Qiao An is playing peacemaker inside.”

Xiao Ran’s face turned pale. If someone wanted to kill with a knife, he would have lost his mind, but Qiao An was intervening as a peacemaker. If this matter could not be reconciled, wouldn’t it be very dangerous for Qiao An?

Huo Xiaoran immediately staggered inside.

In the mourning hall, Aunt Lu’s coffin lay quietly in the middle of the room. There were small white chrysanthemums around her. Because she had hanged herself, her corpse was unsightly.

Huo Xiaoran glanced at her and quickly moved away. However, after moving away, he felt that something was wrong, so he took a second look.

This glance made him realize something.

It was clearly a hot summer, but Aunt Lu seemed to be wearing too many layers of clothes. Needless to say, she was wearing a long shirt and pants, but there was a silk scarf around her neck and gloves on her hands.

At this moment, Uncle Lu walked over. Like a gust of wind, he suddenly appeared silently in front of Huo Xiaoran and said, “Xiaoran, your Aunt Lu liked this scarf the most when she was alive, so I let her take it away.”

Huo Xiaoran nodded. “Yes.” Then, he asked, “Uncle, where’s my An’an?”

“Come with me.”

Uncle Lu brought Huo Xiaoran to Aunt Lu’s bedroom when she was alive. At this moment, there were tense negotiations inside.

Aunt Lu’s brother held a bright orange kitchen knife in his hand and glared at Old Madam Lu, who was crying hysterically.

“Don’t cry. What right do you have to cry? You killed my sister. Go and keep her company.”

The old lady thumped her chest and said regretfully, “It’s my fault. I favored boys over girls. That’s why my daughter-in-law took the wrong path and sent Qianyu out. It’s my fault. I regret it. If I could do it all over again, I’m willing to exchange my life for theirs.”

“It’s too late to say this now. Old Madam, my sister’s life is already gone. Tell me, how are you going to compensate my sister?”

When Qiao An heard this, she understood. This uncle was actually trying to extort on the pretext of fighting for justice for his sister.

Qiao An couldn’t stand such despicable people the most. She immediately mocked, “Your sister’s corpse hasn’t turned cold yet. Isn’t it too early to talk about compensation? Your sister’s spirit in heaven will be disappointed when she sees you aggressively fighting for such interests in the backyard. Her in-laws can’t be relied on, and her family isn’t dependable. Her life is really desolate.”

After Qiao An exposed his thoughts, Aunt Lu’s brother scolded Qiao An angrily, “Who are you? Go wherever you want. You have no right to speak here.” With that, he deliberately lifted up his kitchen knife to threaten Qiao An.

Qiao An looked at him coldly. “You hooligan. Do you want to show off here? I think you’re dreaming.”

The man stood up angrily and walked towards Qiao An with a kitchen knife. “Woman, you’re courting death.”

When he raised the kitchen knife and swung it at Qiao An, Huo Xiaoran suddenly appeared. He strode forward and grabbed his wrist. The kitchen knife was snatched away by Huo Xiaoran.

Huo Xiaoran threw the kitchen knife aside and kicked the man to the ground angrily. His fists rained down on his head.

“How dare you be rude to my wife? I’ll cripple you first.”

The man saw the madness in Huo Xiaoran’s eyes and quickly apologized. “I’m sorry, I won’t dare to do it again.”

He was merely a paper tiger.

When Huo Xiaoran saw the panic in his eyes, he immediately understood that this person was only putting on bravado with a knife.

He dropped him on the ground and walked up to Qiao An. “Were you frightened?” he soothed gently.

Qiao An shook her head.

Huo Xiaoran was stunned, and cracks appeared on his handsome face. Qiao An’s traumatic experience had made toughen her. But he didn’t want Qiao An to become so brave.