Chapter 266: Lonely Mutation

"That tree was planted by Xi Zi Yun at Xi He's request," Zhong Kui said, "Xi He told Zhong Xiaoyu when he was in Baicheng."

This answer was unexpected for Qi Dongjun. He opened his mouth slightly, thought for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "Hehe, also, I always treat Xi He as an ignorant child, forgetting that he is a devil."

"The terror you think is just fun in Xi He's eyes. Or, in his subconscious, he hopes you misunderstand Xi Zi Yun, because he wants to occupy Xi Zi Yun's love exclusively. This kind of exclusive possession is two-way. He wants to be the only person in the world who purely loves Xi Zi Yun," Zhong Kui continued.

"I understand, he is provoking the relationship between me and Zi Yun."

"If I'm not mistaken, the employee ID 0002 was left by you for Xi Zi Yun, right? But because of this incident, you completely isolated her from the business you built together," Zhong Kui's words were accompanied by Qi Dongjun's guilty sigh.

Qi Fei couldn't imagine that the mother who worked hard to manage the housework in his memory was once a woman who worked with his father to break into the business world. A shocking misunderstanding, no, a frame-up, completely changed a person's destiny.

"I was actually deceived by a child..." Qi Dongjun murmured.

This sentence ignited Qi Fei's anger: "She is your wife. For so many years, have you never thought about asking her for the truth?"

This hit the most vulnerable part of Qi Dongjun's heart, and his voice trembled rarely: "I am afraid that once I open my mouth to ask about this, I will lose her. I know I sound stupid and cowardly, but I am also human, and I will shrink back.

I said, that day it rained heavily, I ran to Xu Tong's place just to numb myself, to deceive myself that none of this had happened."

"Interesting, you suspect Xi Zi Yun of murder, but don't worry about her taking action against you?" Zhong Kui's eyes were full of suspicion.

Qi Dongjun shook his head: "Every time she looks at me, I am sure she loves me. As long as I don't break that layer of window paper, she is still the Xi Zi Yun who loves me."

"Heh, you can suspect she is a murderer, but don't suspect her love for you. The so-called successful businessman really has the confidence to bluff," Zhong Kui said sharply.

Qi Fei knew that Zhong Kui was right. Qi Dongjun's so-called love for Xi Zi Yun was essentially selfish.

Although he didn't really pick up a knife and kill Xi Zi Yun, he erased her from a social sense.

Thinking of this, Qi Fei's anger turned into more practical action. In the old scars revealed in the past ten days, there was one question that had not been answered—Li Yang'er.

"How did you and Li Yang'er meet?" He asked.

Sure enough, when he heard this name, the panic Qi Dongjun showed far exceeded Xi Zi Yun.

"You even found her?" He asked tentatively, that anxiety could not be hidden.

"No," Qi Fei answered coldly.

"I guess you already know that she was a partner of mine in business, but she suddenly went abroad later. Why? The dead one, named Feng..." The panicked Qi Dongjun couldn't remember the deceased's name for a while.

"Feng Yongshou," Qi Fei reminded.

"Oh, right, Feng Yongshou, could it be that this person was killed by Li Yang'er?"

"No, it was Li Yang'er who was killed."

Qi Dongjun froze for a moment, but it wasn't surprising. This expression didn't escape Qi Fei's eyes, and he ruthlessly exposed it: "It seems you had already guessed that Li Yang'er was dead."

"Li Yang'er..." Qi Dongjun read the name that hadn't been mentioned for a long time and asked, "How did she die?"

"That's a very good question," Zhong Kui said before Qi Fei, "Li Yang'er's death was the beginning of everything. Unfortunately, the protagonist of this long story is not her, not Xi Zi Yun." As she spoke, she looked at Qi Dongjun, "Nor you. Everything has to go back to Sanwu Town, the urn shop at the back door of the Great Immortal Huang Daxian Temple..."

Following Zhong Kui's blurred voice, this pale ward seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze. Qi Fei felt as if he had returned to the wooden house on Zizai Mountain, returning to the past that could never be returned to in the smoke.

Zhong Kui's narration continued: "This is a story about how long loneliness mutates people into monsters. If it weren't for the girl named Xiao Yun, Feng Yongfu might have been trapped in that dark yard like his father's generation forever, doing urns day after day. The visitors and his works were all in a gloomy appearance. However, he had the opportunity to go to Nancheng and meet a girl from a different world.

People will eventually die, and finally, it is just the handful of ash put into his urn. This is the view of life and death planted in his young heart. In his eyes, life and death are not so important. What is important is the bright red that appeared in his life. He wanted to grab her, protect her, and give her the best in the world. This is the original words Feng Yongfu told me when he poured out to me. Only when he talked about Xiao Yun did his face have light, just like the morning light falling into the Feng family yard after the rain.

I listened to him recalling the past without any remorse. When he saw the alcoholic father of Xiao Yun dealing a heavy hand to Yu Hongxia who protected Xiao Yun, it made his original attachment twist towards a more primitive desire. This only bright spot in his life, he wanted to protect at all costs. Moreover, in his eyes, life and death are not important. Even when he designed to trip the drunken Xi Changhe, he only regarded it as a prank.

The long summer vacation ended, and he returned to his life as boring as death.

Day after day, the more lonely he was, the more he missed, and finally it became the last hope for survival.

Finally, in a similarly hot summer, the adult Feng Yongfu went to Nancheng. He found the Xiao Yun of that year.

Unfortunately, when he saw her again, Xiao Yun had become someone else's wife and a child's mother.

If everything about Xiao Yun was good, maybe this midsummer adventure would have come to an abrupt end. But fate is often like this. From the moment he left Sanwu Town, everything was destined not to look back.

Alright, it's time for Li Yang'er to appear.

This tough, shrewd businesswoman had already calculated all the prices of your couple, waiting to harvest your flesh and blood.

President Qi, don't tell me that when Li Yang'er suddenly disappeared, you didn't secretly rejoice.

I guess, at that time, whether it was you or Xi Zi Yun, you already knew that you had fallen into Li Yang'er's trap. The return she promised you was at the cost of bearing the crime of smuggling."

Hearing this, Qi Dongjun's face turned pale...