At this moment, all the blood in my body seemed to rush to my head, and I felt a chill all over my body.
I'd been so careful, had I still been discovered?
My mind raced with thoughts of how to escape. They definitely wouldn't attack me at the Fu family, but they might have discovered my identity.
What should I do?
Just as I was trembling with fear, a figure slowly emerged.
I didn't expect it to be Lu Shiyan!
He asked with a cold face, "It's me. What are you doing here?"
He had a powerful aura, not a trace of guilt, and instead questioned the two of them.
To others, he seemed like a pampered young master, and his reaction to being questioned by a servant was normal. I took the opportunity to leave.
My steps were quick, the wind blowing against my face from both sides, but I didn't dare to stop for a moment.
It was terrifying. What kind of organization is behind Su Ning'an? Besides this aunt and Wei Dong, how many people are behind her, and how many people are hidden within the Fu family?
What exactly are they planning to do?
"What happened?" Lu Yanchen's voice snapped me out of my trance.
Shen Ji was not far away, pushing Lu Yanchen. Perhaps noticing my panic, he looked at me with concern.
"Nothing. It's cold outside, and I need to get inside quickly."
He knew I was lying, so he didn't ask any more questions.
In the living room, warm air wafted in from all directions, but I felt a chill running through my bones.
While I was planning my strategy, wasn't Su Ning'an also suspicious?
She had long suspected me.
In this war without the smoke of gunpowder, we had already begun secretly deploying our troops and engaging in the fray.
Jiang Zhi and Su Nanfeng were the casualties of this conflict.
The living room was bustling with activity, and the vases held flowers freshly cut from the greenhouse. The air was lightly scented with fragrance. The women, delicately made up and dignified in their elegant attire, chatted and smiled, a stark contrast to the raging snowstorm outside.
Seeing me and Lu Yanchen appear together, Mrs. Fu and Su Ning'an came over to greet me.
Su Ning'an's gaze fell on my pale face, a trace of inquiry in her eyes.
If Lu Yanchen could find my information, so could she.
My past behavior was very different from Jiang Wanwan's. Even if she couldn't guess something as outrageous as reincarnation, she could sense something was amiss with me and label me an enemy.
"Mrs. Lu, you look a little off. What's wrong?" she asked.
If Weidong was testing me, wouldn't Su Ning'an be testing me too? I explained, "I accidentally took the wrong road when I got here just now. I saw someone slaughtering a chicken. The blood from its neck was all over the floor. I was so scared."
Several other female elders around me also spoke up: "Oh, don't talk about such bloody things during New Year's Day."
Someone else said, "It's just slaughtering a chicken. What's the big deal? Why are you so scared?"
My mother walked over from Jiang Qing and hugged me with a look of heartache. "My daughter was injured before, so she's afraid of blood. Wanwan, come sit here."
I sat down next to my mother, deliberately showing the scar from my previous wrist cuts. "Mom, when I saw that blood, I thought about how I almost died that day. I regret it so much. I shouldn't have been so stupid."
"Don't be afraid, Mom is here."
Xu Lan embraced me and patted my arm.
She had a faint fragrance, not perfume, but the natural scent of shower gel.
My mother's soft and fragrant body warmed me, gradually bringing me back to consciousness. Lu Yanchen handed me a cup of hot tea. "It's okay."
I held the cup, its faint warmth lingering. My thoughts gathered, and I realized that Mrs. Su across from me had been staring at me.
She looked less energetic than before, her face thin and her expression distracted.
It seemed her son's death had hit her hard.
She stared at me intently, approaching me as if possessed. "Wanwan, Mom's here."
The usually gentle Xu Lan coldly brushed her hand away. "Mrs. Su, this is my daughter. Please wake up."
Su Ning'an stepped forward and pulled her back. "Mom, you forgot. My sister died a long time ago."
Mrs. Su finally realized what was happening, her gaze fixed on my brow. "Yes, my daughter died a long time ago. Sorry, I misread it."
"It's okay," I said calmly, without my usual sarcasm.
From now on, I must be more cautious around Su Ning'an. I leaned into Xu Lan's arms. "Mom, I'll never do anything stupid to worry you again."
"Be good."
Mrs. Su just stared at me, wondering what she was thinking.
Perhaps she was also thinking about the time we spent together.
But what did that have to do with me?
I spent most of the night clinging to Mom, firstly to take care of her pregnancy, and secondly to dissuade Su Ning'an from having any thoughts.
Jiang Wanwan had attempted suicide once before, so it's normal for her to come back and reform.
Fu Xici showed some affection for Su Ning'an, but I knew it was fake; his love for the child she was carrying was genuine.
Luckily, Jiang Zhi wasn't around, or else she would have been throwing things around.
The Fu family was also beaming with joy over the arrival of this child, enthusiastically inviting everyone to attend their wedding after the New Year.
Fu Xue, on the other hand, sat tenderly beside Lu Shiyan, picking up food for him and serving him soup.
She looked as if she loved him deeply. I saw reflections of my former self in her.
Just because she saved my life, it was as if she'd been bewitched, losing her sense of self. Jiang Qing was even more ridiculous. Knowing Rong Huaixu was there, he deliberately acted affectionate with my mother.
I coldly observed the smiles on their faces.
How many of them were genuine?
Everyone seemed to be acting out a play.
As the sky darkened, everyone dispersed. I spoke a few words to my mother before watching her get into the car.
Uncle Rong watched from a distance, not getting in until my mother's car was out of sight. He looked indescribably lonely.
It was almost time for all this to end.
I turned to get into the Lu family's car,
but a woman's voice suddenly rang out from behind me: "Miss Wanwan, Miss Wanwan..."