Chapter 610: Chapter 189: [Accomplice to What I Do]
According to what Chen Yan learned from the "Destiny Cycle," this is considered "evil wealth."
Good wealth brings good fortune, while evil wealth naturally also brings bad things.
That’s why the ancients said, gentlemen love wealth, but they acquire it by the right means.
If you go down a crooked path, even spending this money may not be good for you.
Recalling the photo of Lu Xiuting from her high school days, her appearance was ordinary, but there was an inexplicable hint of cunning in her looks. That was money obtained through illicit means, causing her Life Chart to carry Death Qi, affecting her appearance and Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
But why, by the time she graduated from college and was interning, did the Death Qi on her suddenly dissipate a lot, and her attractiveness increased...
Chen Yan didn’t care about what secrets Lu Xiuting might have—frankly, this woman, in his eyes, was merely Lu Sisi’s biological mother.
If Lu Sisi had a deep mother-daughter bond with her, Chen Yan would naturally treat her as an elder with respect.
But now, for this Lu Xiuting, Chen Yan found it tedious just to look at her more than once.
However, the secrets about Lu Xiuting are connected to Lu Sisi, and that couldn’t help but concern Chen Yan.
Lu Sisi was born with a perfect Life Chart—the kind of life chart so good it attracted the covetousness of that old ghost in Port City, who then stole her destiny.
A young girl of a few years old, with just one kneel, could cause an ancestor’s tablet of a family to crack right open!
By breaking her misfortune, Chen Yan could gain a significant amount of Merit, which directly converted into cultivation!
These events evidently converged into an undeniable truth for Chen Yan: there must be some secret behind Lu Sisi’s identity!
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That evening, Chen Yan returned home without telling Lu Sisi what he’d done that day, just quietly accompanied her to do evening lessons, guiding her on meditation, perceiving Primordial Qi—although Lu Sisi had made no progress in cultivation, Chen Yan just softly comforted her.
"Anyway, your constitution has changed now. I still have other medicines to continue strengthening your body; even if cultivation doesn’t succeed, you could greatly extend your lifespan—we have all the time in the world!"
Lu Sisi listened and gave a gentle smile, "I don’t care about cultivation; as long as I can be with you for a long time, that’s enough. But if I can succeed in cultivation, won’t I be able to be with you even longer? I’ll work hard."
Chen Yan patted his girlfriend’s shoulder and went to the kitchen to make her some supper.
He genuinely felt sorry for Lu Sisi—especially after witnessing the attitude of Lu Sisi’s parents toward her.
While he grew up without parents, at least he had the old lady by his side. Her care was unconditional and wonderfully kind, giving him enough familial affection and warmth.
But poor little Lu Sisi had never felt a speck of family affection growing up.
Be it Yang Jiaming or Lu Xiuting, their attitude towards her was indescribable.
Recalling the investigation report, which mentioned that during her internship, Lu Xiuting quickly dumped her college boyfriend and threw herself into the arms of Yang Jiaming, confirming their relationship before the internship ended, married within a year, and gave birth to Lu Sisi...
Chen Yan highly suspected that the woman gave birth to Lu Sisi just to marry into a wealthy family, deliberately getting pregnant so Yang Jiaming would marry her sooner.
Can you expect a mother, who had a child with such intent, to truly love her?
No wonder Lu Sisi’s heart and soul were entirely dedicated to him, giving him everything without reservation.
Chen Yan understood that, for Lu Sisi, his existence meant more than just being her boyfriend or her savior.
He was the only ray of light in her eighteen years of suffering and loneliness.
The only support, the only warmth, the only connection.
To be honest, such an emotion isn’t exactly healthy.
But...
Chen Yan sighed.
In this world, who isn’t a little mentally ill deep down?
And how normal am I?
Lying in bed that night, Chen Yan held Lu Sisi in his arms, gently stroking her back.
"I want to ask you a question."
"Hmm?" Lu Sisi lifted her eyelids to look at Chen Yan.
"What if I’m a bad person? If I were a despicable villain, would you still like..."
"Then I’d be your accomplice!"
Lu Sisi’s answer came without a second of hesitation.
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The next day, Chen Yan went to see Lu Xiuting.
Lu Xiuting’s phone number was in the investigation report provided by Chu Keqing.
Chen Yan called her and, after introducing himself, Lu Xiuting seemed surprised, "Why do you want to see me?"
"To talk about Sisi."
"...Alright." After two seconds of silence, Lu Xiuting agreed and quickly sent an address—a tea house, along with a room number.
Chen Yan left at two in the afternoon to meet Lu Xiuting.
Upon arriving at the tea house and walking into the room, he saw Lu Xiuting in a purple cheongsam.
After sizing up this woman at the doorway, Chen Yan confirmed one thing.
The reason her looks weren’t as good as Lu Sisi’s was ninety percent due to the Death Qi on her!
The Death Qi was already deeply entangled with her Life Chart. Because of its presence, her Essence, Qi, and Spirit carried a hint of cunning, affecting her body, and inherently affecting her appearance and attractiveness.
After closing the room door behind him, Chen Yan walked straight over and sat opposite Lu Xiuting.