Chapter 167: Nightmare
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lu Zhao had been trapped in a pitch-black nightmare for years.
In the darkness, the woman pulled the young him into her arms. The surrounding darkness was filled with demons and monsters.
They opened their terrifying eyes and mouths as if they wanted to devour him and his mother.
His mother was a very ordinary girl, but she fell in love with his father and did not hesitate to become his father’s mistress.
He had always wanted to ask his mother: Why? What kind of love made her breach her morals, time and time again, until she was beyond any help?
In the dream, their family once had a happy moment.
His father would suddenly show up with gifts.
During major festivals, his father would never come to visit them. In the past, Lu Zhao thought that his father had some unforeseen circumstances. Later, he found out that on those days of family reunions, his father was laughing and enjoying himself with another family—his other family.
However, his mother could only live a lonely life with him in a small rented house.
Later, his mother left him, and his father brought him into that hellish home.
There was no kinship in that family, only endless schemes.
His father had many illegitimate children. If he did not crawl to the top with his capabilities, he would not be able to escape the fate of being abandoned.
In the dream, all the demons and monsters attacked him. Endless pain and agony wracked his body. There was nothing he could do to escape it.
When he finally woke up from the pain, he realized that someone was hugging him and gently patting his back.
“Don’t be sad, Lu Zhao. Don’t be sad.”
For a moment, he remained in a daze. It was as if he had returned to the day when he was separated from his mother.
His mother would also hug him gently and whisper to him, “Lu Zhao, don’t be sad.”
He reached out and hugged the person in front of him, burying his head in her neck.
“You’re back.” Lu Zhao’s voice was nasal.
“Yes, I didn’t get through to you. They told me you were sick, so I came back to see you,” Luo Ying said.
“I’m sorry for scaring you,” Lu Zhao said. He thought of the bottles that he had smashed on the ground and felt a little guilty. He should not have let Luo Ying see him in such a sorry state.
“I’m fine. What happened? Did Grandpa say something again?” Luo Ying asked softly.
She wanted to know what the old fox had done to make Lu Zhao like this.
Lu Zhao’s eyes turned dark.
The old man had sent him a photo a few days ago. The background of the photo was a dirty room. Everything in it was dirty.
His mother lay curled up in a corner like an abandoned toy.
His grandfather had told him, “Your mother suffered because of you. Think about it carefully. Are you going to give up on your ridiculous love?”
“It’s nothing.” Lu Zhao buried his head in Luo Ying’s arms.
He would not tell Luo Ying about this. Luo Ying had nothing to do with what happened to his mother.
If it weren’t for the old master making things difficult for him, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.
“It’s good that you’re fine. How many days have you been here?” Luo Ying asked.
“Not much, just three days,” Lu Zhao replied.
“Then you have to take a shower, or you’ll stink,” Luo Ying said unhappily.
She didn’t ask Lu Zhao about Old Master Lu. She knew that Old Master Lu didn’t want Lu Zhao to be with her. He must have said something bad.
Lu Zhao would not tell her either.
She would have to investigate this matter on her own.
“There’s a charity dinner tomorrow. You have to accompany me there,” Lu Zhao said.
This charity banquet was not simple. All the upper-class folk in the city would participate.
Lu Zhao probably intended to remind everyone of their relationship. Of course, Old Master Lu would be one of his targets.
Lu Zhao was not someone who would surrender easily. Old Master Lu had used his mother to threaten him into leaving Luo Ying. He was going to fight to the end.
He wanted everyone to know how much he cared about Luo Ying.
“Let’s have a good rest today and prepare for it, shall we?” Luo Ying said.
Lu Zhao nodded and slowly got up. He princess-carried Luo Ying and walked out of the room.
Outside the room, Sirius and Wen Yu felt their jaws hitting the floor in surprise..