stonecrandall Chapter 13, The 5th Time Black and Red is Also Red
Chapter 13, The 5th Time Black and Red is Also Red
Wen Xu's words were like a thunderclap falling from the ground, making the already angry person even angrier.
"What do you mean! Would we lie to you?"
Aunt Liu's face flushed red and then turned pale, but her eyes couldn't help but flicker.
"Just like my father, everyone here believed the lies that Wuren Company could make money. Not only did you buy in yourselves, but you also got your relatives and friends involved. If my father is a perpetrator, so are you."
They came to Wen Zeyu to demand an explanation, but they also needed to explain themselves to their subordinates. If Wen Zeyu was arrested for recruiting them, they would also be arrested for recruiting their downlines.
Thinking of this, a chill ran down their spines. They couldn't help but look at Wen Xu, wanting to hear her solution. Although they hadn't taken her seriously at first, they now felt they could only rely on her.
"I keep my word. I guarantee that as long as my father is alive, you will receive the money. Are you going to sign or not?"
The tall man was the first to snatch the receipt and sign it, followed by the others. Even if they suspected Wen Xu, they wouldn't let go of the money in their hands. Besides, it's illegal for children to pay their fathers' debts. If they really did anything inappropriate to Wen Xu, and she called the police, they would be the ones arrested. They could only glare at Wen Xu's calm and beautiful face and curse her viciously in their hearts.
Aunt Liu glared at her fiercely. After she signed the receipt, Aunt Liu suddenly raised her hand and slapped her across the face. The slap was heavy and unexpected. Wen Xu's head turned to one side, her face burning with pain. She could still hear Aunt Liu's curses in her ears.
"Don't think this is the end of it! You little whore, just like your mother! Sooner or later you'll die covered in sores!"
Aunt Liu's insults grew increasingly vile. Even though nothing she said was right, a dark void appeared in Wen Xu's heart. She turned her head, standing ramrod straight, and the black void seemed to appear on her face, as if trying to suck Aunt Liu in. Aunt Liu felt a chill run down her spine under her gaze. Uncle Zhang pulled Aunt Liu away.
Wenxu tasted a slightly sweet, metallic flavor in her mouth. She gently licked her bloody teeth with her tongue. After everyone had left, she returned to the first floor. The wind had stopped blowing, and the rain had turned into a drizzle.
Smoke rings billowed out from beside the doorway. Wen Xu walked out of the doorway and saw Wen Zeyu leaning against the building, smoking under the eaves while sheltering from the rain, and blowing out smoke rings.
When she was being choked and suspended in mid-air, she caught a glimpse of him playing a game of blowing smoke rings, and thought to herself that even if she was pushed off the building, she would kill him.
"Xuxu, is everything resolved? I knew you and your mother would have a way."
Wen Zeyu deliberately avoided mentioning the redness and swelling on her face, as if he hadn't seen anything.
"I told you, don't mention my mother again."
Sometimes Wen Xu wondered if she wasn't Wen Zeyu's biological daughter. In the years he'd been away from home, people would frequently come knocking on her door because of the trouble he'd caused. Wen Xu couldn't remember how many times she'd moved, how many times her classmates' mockery of her father as a fraud, or how many nights Su Yuelan had held her in her arms. In the darkness, she'd hear creditors knocking on the door, and Su Yuelan would hum a song to her in a voice only the two of them could hear, to reassure her.
She wanted to ask Wen Zeyu "why did you treat me like this?", but Wen Zeyu interrupted her every time. For example, this time, Wen Zeyu looked at her angry eyes and sneered.
"You can go and beg Lu Heng, just sweet-talk him, that'll work better than anything else."
Wen Zeyu looked at Wen Xu's dark face but didn't take it seriously. He hummed a little tune and walked away, completely unaware that Wen Xu's eyes were getting colder and colder behind him.
In his first four lives, Wen Zeyu learned about Wen Xu's abuse from Su Yuelan. Instead of helping Wen Xu, he informed Lu Heng.
As Wen Xu's biological father, Wen Zeyu showed her no pity whatsoever, treating her merely as a tool to make money.
So even if she did something, it would only be self-defense. Wen Xu no longer hesitated. The vague plan in her heart gradually took shape. She wanted to live on with the people she loved. Those who hindered and trampled on her were just enemies.
She heard a sneer beside her; it was Su Yi watching from the shadows.
"Congratulations, you bought yourself some time with just a few words. However, your savings plus the cash value of your investments and insurance only amount to 249653.21 yuan. How will you deal with these people four weeks from now? Taking someone's money is like killing their parents. When they find out you were lying, they'll only be angrier. Wouldn't it be better to just accept Lu Heng's help obediently?"
As expected, nothing about her could be hidden from Su Yi. However, her efforts still had an impact on the reality show; otherwise, Su Yi wouldn't have needed to pay any attention to her.
"The heroine who is completely manipulated by men is no longer popular. I want to solve this crisis myself."
Su Yi's usually calm face suddenly twitched at the corner of her mouth. She had to admit that Wen Xu's series of actions after his rebirth, completely different from before, had caused the number of viewers for the reality show to skyrocket, and it was still on the rise. Although viewers had mixed opinions about him, controversy was what generated discussion, and discussion was what generated buzz. Only a reality show that no one watched was a failure; even negative publicity was still publicity.
If Su Yi still had any complaints, it was that he couldn't predict Wen Xu's actions, and he had to let Wen Xu know who the real master was.
"Since you're working so hard, I'll put in my own effort to make the reality show even better."
"You really did change the content of the reality show."
She had never encountered Wen Zeyu's creditors at the same time before. Wen Xu speculated that Su Yi had interfered from the sidelines, and Su Yi did not deny it.
"I didn't increase the difficulty of the reality show because of personal grudges; it was all to make the reality show entertaining."
He thought Wen Xu would yell that it was unfair, or curse him like Aunt Liu, but Wen Xu just chuckled.
"Really? Then I'll keep working hard to make your reality show even better."
Wen Xu strode forward. For some reason, she felt no fear of the unknown, but rather a surge of excitement. She truly could change something through her own efforts. The heavy burdens that had weighed on her shoulders during her first life seemed to have vanished. She even felt the surrounding scenery changing: the grass was sprouting, the sycamore leaves were growing thicker, and the man riding the shared bicycle past her had changed from a long-sleeved T-shirt to a vest…
No, the scenery around us has changed.
The seasons changed, from the warmth of early summer to the sweltering heat of summer. The jumping began, and her mind became hazy. She forced her eyes open to stay awake, but the scenery around her became like a Van Gogh painting, with vibrant colors changing rapidly. In an instant, it transformed into an abstract painting by Leonardo da Vinci, with only lines dancing. Her heart pounded, and finally, her legs gave way, and a white light flashed before her eyes.
She felt as if she had fallen into a bottomless pit, her head pointing downwards, falling deeper and deeper. She couldn't make a sound, and could only see the white light at the well opening getting smaller and smaller.