Chapter 166: Doubts
Chapter 166: Doubts
"Fake? Why does Ze'er say that?"
Ling Chuan's eyes turned stern and his sharp brows suddenly frowned. If this was true, then this matter was of no trivial importance.
After hearing what Grandma Dou said today, combined with the various things his mother-in-law had done before her death, Ling Chuan's heart was indeed alarmed. He was afraid that there was a danger he didn't know about that was eyeing his little brother.
Now, hearing what the young man said, my heart suddenly felt uneasy, and any romantic thoughts in my mind were immediately put away.
He stared in thought, neither speaking nor urging the young man, but just hugged him silently, filling the only remaining gap between them.
In the dim light, the resolute face looked extremely serious, intimidating without being angry.
Bro, you're hugging me too tight.
Xia Mo moved his body again, barely moving to a more comfortable position, and then he organized his words and said slowly: "I thought about what Grandma Dou said and all the doubts I had before, so I made such a shocking guess."
"Well, everything is possible. Ze'er, just talk slowly and I'm listening." Ling Chuan didn't think the young man was daydreaming.
There are many sinister things in the world. Some people betray their brothers and sisters for power, and some people lose their conscience for money and beauty and do all kinds of evil...
These were not uncommon things to him. He had witnessed far worse dirty things than these. However, if anyone dared to plot against his brother, they would have to ask him first.
Ling Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his hawk-like eyes were as cold as a knife, and there was a rolling storm in them.
The daily life that is plain as water yet full of warmth does not mean that a veteran has changed his nature. Even if he puts down his sharp blade and puts away his murderous eyes, he is still a lion that no one can bully.
Noticing that the man's muscles were suddenly a little tense, Xia Mo raised his head, but before he could see the man's ferocious look, he was pushed back by the other party.
Oh no, he knew. This guy must be imagining something incredible again.
Xia Mo curled his lips and laughed silently. His hands began to mess around, but he kept saying, "Relax, you're almost breaking my waist. And there are many reasons why I doubt him, but it may not be true."
Ling Chuan didn't say anything, but Xia Mo felt that after he finished speaking, his muscles were indeed not so tense, and the strength in his waist was reduced, so he continued:
"He changed so quickly after my mother left. First, he treated me differently from Liu Baokun and the others. Second, he didn't know about the indenture. I had very few things, so they were not hidden very well, but he didn't find anything. Third, he didn't even know Granny Dou. This reminded me of when we first got married..."
At this point, Xia Mo paused and asked Ling Chuan, "Brother Ling, don't you think I was too easy to break up with him? After all, breaking up a relationship is a big deal. Even if I criticize him, ordinary people would not agree to it so easily, right?"
If I am willing to break off the relationship, wouldn't it be proof that their family has been unfair to me? Although there was physical evidence at the time, if Liu Baolian hadn't had something to hide, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly, but now that I think about it carefully, I always feel that something is wrong.
"Anyway, I feel that Liu Dazhi's reaction should be like that of Old Lady Liu, who would never agree." Xia Mo said.
"Indeed." Ling Chuan stared at the top of the boy's head with heavy eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
"That's right. There was also the time when Old Lady Liu brought the Li family and their two children to cause trouble. Liu Dazhi compromised too quickly."
"So Ze'er suddenly realized that he was fake?"
"I can't say for sure, but it's more or less the same. Many things have their own clues. Maybe a blind cat will stumble upon a dead mouse and it will turn out to be right."
Xia Mo recalled all the reactions Liu Dazhi had in front of him, even the incident when he came to make trouble. Liu Dazhi seemed to be quite resentful of his mother and Li and others for causing trouble.
Moreover, Liu Dazhi compensated his family with three taels and Liu Yong's family with one tael, which made a total of four taels! This amount of money would be a huge sum for an ordinary family, and it would be strange if they didn't make a lot of money, not to mention that his family loved money like their life.
On second thought, since Liu Dazhi could easily come up with four taels, doesn't that mean that Liu Baokun's salary was no problem for the Liu family? And what he heard at first might have been just superficial?
So, it seemed that Li was the one who was trying to enlighten Liu Dazhi, but in fact, the seemingly dull and honest Liu Dazhi wanted to sell Ze Ge'er to Wang Mazi and take the opportunity to get rid of him. However, Ling Chuan intervened and Li was blinded by money, so things went against his will...
"Tsk, he's really a wild horse that has broken free from its reins. The more I think about it, the more confused it becomes. The more I think about it, the more outrageous it becomes." After setting Liu Dazhi as the villain, Xia Mo actually felt that this was very reasonable. He couldn't help but smile and shook his head, subconsciously rubbing the man's chest.
"Ok?"
The man was about to get angry, but he still kept his temper and said calmly, "What Ze'er said just now makes sense. Now that you suspect him, what do you want to do next?"
"Of course we should send the remaining gifts first. As for the doubts about his identity, we cannot alert him. We should just investigate secretly."
"Also, the fingerprints on the indenture are so clear. If we can get all of Liu Dazhi's fingerprints and compare them, it will be much easier. But this is obviously not feasible, so let's wait until the gift is presented and he has no time for these things before we look at it."
Maybe by then, they will have found the clues, Xia Mo thought silently.
"It seems that Ze'er has already thought about it." Ling Chuan chuckled, and the hand on the boy's back hooked a small tuft of black hair and rolled it up.
"Well, I've been thinking about it all day, but I've been struggling with how to tell you about it. I'm dying of suffocation. But Brother Ling, these are just my thoughts. Do you have any good ideas?"
"Zer has thought it through very thoroughly. I don't have anything to suggest."
"Oh, then do you think I have a lot of things to do and am very troublesome? You see, from the time we got married until now, I have never been free of things to do. I..."
"Ze'er." Ling Chuan interrupted him in a deep voice, and his bony fingers stroked across his smooth chin. The rough fingertips felt coarse and a little itchy.
In his eyes as deep as the sea, except for a ray of candlelight, it was all him.
"Hmm?" Xia Mo buried his head in the other's chest and only responded with a buzzing sound.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. I never thought Ze'er was too much trouble, and I don't think your problems are troublesome... Ze'er said that, and it hurts my heart."
Xia Mo, who was not able to feel sad, was amused by him and laughed. The heavy mood was swept away, and instead he wanted to follow his words and say, "Where does it hurt? I'll give you a comfort."
"Really? Well...you can't regret it." Ling Chuan leaned his head closer and rubbed his ears against his.
"Of course...hiss?!" Xia Mo patted the man's strong arms that were holding him tightly. Just as he was about to struggle to get up, he was hit on the butt by someone, not too hard or too light, and then pushed inward. The safe gap disappeared in an instant...
"What, what are you doing?" Xia Mo's voice trembled and he wanted to shrink back.
This atmosphere is obviously wrong...
But the sheep is already in the tiger's mouth, and if it still wants to run away, it has to ask the other party whether it is willing.
"Ze'er, it hurts here." The man's voice ended slightly curled, answering a question irrelevantly. As he spoke, he grabbed the boy's warm little hand and reached into the quilt.
The moment his hand touched the arrogant man who stood up solemnly, Xia Mo was convinced.
Holy shit, what kind of new skill is this? Surprisingly!!!
"Brother Chuan, please let go. I'm telling you, this won't work... We need to focus on sustainable ecological development. Too much plowing will lead to soil erosion."
Xia Mo is a delicate flower, and although his face is flushed, he has ridden in a carriage to see the world before, so even though he occasionally goes out of his way, he can still pretend to be calm at this moment.
Unexpectedly, his words touched the man's funny spot, and laughter like crushed sand rushed into his eardrums one after another.
"Zer, you worry too much. I have only heard of land that cannot be damaged by plowing and farmers who are exhausted."
Wow!! Faced with Ling who suddenly became so arrogant, Xia Mo was stunned...
met free