Chapter 51: Fifty, Angry
Luo Qianyu disembarked the plane and drove directly to Fangting Town. Following the address on the documents, she found Aunt Chen's home.
Hearing the sounds of crying and talking coming from the yard, Luo Qianyu raised her eyebrows in surprise and took a step forward, knocking on the courtyard gate. She was genuinely curious about Luo Shu, so as soon as Old Master Lu's condition improved, she took her leave to come here, wanting to see for herself what kind of person Luo Shu really was.
The gate was quickly opened by someone. Seeing Luo Qianyu outside, Luo Zheng appeared somewhat surprised, "Who are you looking for?" He thought there might be news about his elder sister.
"I am a friend of Lu Hanmo. I've come to bring some things for Luo Shu on behalf of Lu Hanmo," said Luo Qianyu, lifting her hand to show the bag she was carrying.
"My elder sister is not at home right now," Luo Zheng said with a somber expression. His sister had been missing for two days, and even though she had left a note in the small courtyard where she had been confined, telling them not to worry about her, how could they possibly not be concerned?
"When will she be back?" Luo Qianyu asked. After all, she had nothing much going on lately, and it wouldn't hurt to stay here for a day or two more.
Luo Zheng shook his head with a dejected look, "I'd like to know that too, when she could come back."
"Has something happened to her?" Luo Qianyu guessed the reason immediately.
"My elder sister was taken by human traffickers; we've had no news of her since. You're friends with Brother Lu, could you pass this message to him?" Luo Zheng looked at Luo Qianyu with hope. Since the elder sister mentioned that Brother Lu could very likely become her future brother-in-law, it made sense to inform Brother Lu of her disappearance—perhaps he could find her.
Luo Qianyu frowned and handed the things in her hand to Luo Zheng. "Don't worry, I'll call Lu Hanmo," she said. "I have to go now." For some reason, hearing that Luo Shu had met with trouble left her feeling somewhat disturbed and agitated.
Watching Luo Qianyu's figure disappear, Luo Zheng sighed deeply and turned back into the yard.
Having driven to a shop in Cloud City, Luo Qianyu immediately issued commands for the Luo Family's national influence to start looking for Luo Shu. After doing all that, she picked up the phone to call the base where Lu Hanmo was, only to be informed that Lu Hanmo hadn't returned yet.
Putting down the phone, Luo Qianyu calmed down and suddenly felt that the command she had given to find Luo Shu earlier was a bit nonsensical. She was, after all, neither kin nor acquaintance to Luo Shu, and hadn't even met her face-to-face—was it not crazy to mobilize the Luo Family's power for a stranger?
Shaking her head with a wry smile, she thought, "Let it be, consider it a favor done for Uncle." Given Uncle's character, he would surely do the same if he knew that woman's child was in trouble.
The living room of the Lin family was currently filled with an oppressive atmosphere.
With a dark expression, Lin Qiansheng coldly addressed Lin Yu, "Do you realize where you went wrong?"
"I am not wrong. If it weren't for Luo Shu, how could Ma Zhenhai possibly want to divorce me? How could you watch me be wronged and do nothing about it? So, I wanted to make Luo Shu's life a living hell!" Lin Yu's eyes flickered madly, and her contorted face looked terribly ferocious. In just a few days, she had lost the affection of her husband and her father, all because of Luo Shu.
With a loud slam, Lin Qiansheng angrily hit the table and shouted at Lin Yu, "Even now, do you still not realize your mistake? Do you understand the impact of what you've done on the Lin family?
Do you realize how many powers are looking for Luo Shu now that she's gone missing?" Not only was Xu Feng looking for Luo Shu, but the Zhou Family was as well, and even a powerful force he didn't know about was searching for her.
Because of this incident, several of the Lin family's factories and stores were smashed by unidentified persons. A few of the younger members of the Lin family in various positions also faced repercussions, and were dismissed from their posts under all sorts of preposterous pretexts. Even his youngest daughter's family had disassociated themselves from the Lin family due to this affair.
"Luo Shu is just a country girl. She is relying on Xu Feng and the Zhou Family, but is our family afraid?" Lin Yu scoffed coldly with disdain. The human traffickers have already taken her money. Luo Shu should be getting sold off about now, right? The thought that Luo Shu would be sold to a remote mountainous area and become a shared wife of several brothers made her happy.
It was just a pity she couldn't witness Luo Shu's miserable fate herself.
Lin Qiansheng was so angry that his whole body trembled, and he pointed at Lin Yu, unable to speak for a long time.
Seeing this, Li Xiangqin quickly stepped forward to pat Lin Qiansheng's back lightly, "Old man, don't get angry, take your time to speak. Xiao Yu, hurry up and apologize to your father." This time, she also thought her daughter had gone too far. She had already told her that Luo Shu was off-limits, but she just wouldn't listen and caused so much trouble.
"I'm not wrong!" Lin Yu stubbornly insisted.
"Take her to the Public Security Office, say she instructed the traffickers to kidnap the Luo sisters." Lin Qiansheng was coughing with anger as he shouted at his two sons standing nearby. If this daughter of his doesn't suffer a bit, he feared it wouldn't be right.
"Dad, give your eldest daughter another chance. Sister, quickly admit your mistake to Dad!" Lin Fei and Lin Qi also felt that what Lin Yu did was wrong, but after all, she was their eldest sister. How could they personally send her to the Public Security Office?
Lin Yu looked at Lin Qiansheng with disbelief. It took her a long time to gather her wits, "Dad, have you gone mad? I'm your own daughter! How can you send me to the Public Security Office?"
"Take her away. I never want to see her again in my life." Lin Qiansheng closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa, his essence, qi, and spirit appearing to be drained in an instant.
Li Xiangqin and Lin Fei exchanged glances, shook their heads, and sighed helplessly. This father and daughter both had the same temperament.
Lin Fei stepped forward, pulling Lin Yu, "Sister, let's go."
"No! I'm not going. Dad, how can you say such things? Do you know how heartbroken I am? You used to dote on me, love me so much, but what about now? Why are you treating me like this?" Lin Yu glared at Lin Qiansheng angrily, her heart full of bitterness.
To think that her father would disown his daughter for an unrelated outsider and even send her off to the Public Security Office, how could she bear this?
"Take her away!" Lin Qiansheng's face gradually paled, and he clutched his heart, gasping for air.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Go get the medicine for your father."
"Go... let her go..." Lin Qiansheng shouted before his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
"Old man, don't scare me!"
"I'll go start the car, to take Dad to the hospital."
For a moment, the Lin Family was thrown into chaos.
Only Lin Yu still stood there dazed, staring blankly at the scene unfolding before her. At this moment, her mind was a whirlwind of complexity, but mostly she felt fear. She was afraid that something would happen to her father, afraid that the Lin family would no longer protect her.
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