Chapter 100: 100. Chapter 100: A Woman Falling in Love

100. Chapter 100: A Woman Falling in Love

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Hearing Sheng Tinglan's words, Shiqing's heart began to race, and she felt the blood in her entire body rushing to her face; when she was with this man, she truly felt as if she were in love.

Even though they hadn't met many times, Shiqing realized that she seemed to have truly fallen for this person; it had nothing to do with being a protagonist or not, she just liked this person.

Now, he was even being so protective of her, which made a young girl like Shiqing feel overjoyed.

Her little face instantly turned crimson—not out of pretense, but genuine shyness—and then she nodded slowly, calling Sheng Tinglan's name once more.

"Tinglan."

"Hmm, why are you calling me?"

Sheng Tinglan asked.

Shiqing was filled with joy, her eyes blinking playfully as she retorted, "Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

"As you wish."

It was a very ordinary tone, yet to Shiqing's ears, it felt as if Sheng Tinglan's words were laced with doting, and this doting was reserved exclusively for her alone.

This put her in an even better mood, as if brilliant cosmos flowers were blooming in her heart; she smiled brightly, just like a young girl acting coquettishly toward her boyfriend, and continued to call out, "Tinglan, Tinglan, Tinglan, Tinglan~~"

Sheng Tinglan: "..."

He really wanted to poison this woman until she was mute!!

Unlike the affectionate display between Sheng Tinglan and Shiqing, the Luo Family was currently shrouded in gloom, the entire house enveloped in a stifling atmosphere.

Bai Fengxia had just stopped crying, looking utterly exhausted; Luo Xixi was very worried about Bai Fengxia's physical condition, as the Baby System had already told her that her mother would fall deathly ill from being unable to bear the blow.

She took Bai Fengxia's hand and said worriedly, "Mom, please go get some rest. I believe that a clear conscience needs no fear; Big Brother couldn't have done that to Shiqing. Trust in the police; the truth will surely come to light in the end. Before that happens, if you collapse from exhaustion, how much would Big Brother blame himself if he found out?"

"Xixi..."

Bai Fengxia looked at her daughter, her eyes filled with apology, and said, "I'm sorry, child. I really don't know what happened to your big brother. He was clearly very good to you before, but just now he seemed like a different person, speaking such harsh words to you. You, please, don't take it to heart; your big brother is not that kind of person."

"Mm, I know!"

Luo Xixi nodded, her gaze firm as she said, "Big Brother must have had some unavoidable reason. I don't believe for a second that those were his true feelings; he must have been forced!"

"Forced?"

Bai Fengxia was puzzled. "Forced by whom?"

"This..." Luo Xixi choked, not knowing how to explain.

But inside, she was seething: 【Who else could it be but Shiqing? That woman is now determined to ruin the Luo Family! Big Brother became like this all because of her! But I don't know what method that woman used to control Big Brother's mind, and Mom wouldn't believe me if I told her. Damn it! I still have to find a way to make Big Brother recover as soon as possible, so Mom doesn't die of grief!】

!!!!

Hearing Luo Xixi's inner voice, Bai Fengxia felt both shocked and moved.

She was shocked that it really was Shiqing's doing that her son had become this way, that she had truly dealt such a ruthless blow to her own brother, forcing him onto a path of destruction! She was moved that Xixi was still trying so hard to find a way to make her brother recover, and was even worried that she herself wouldn't be able to hold up from the grief.

Bai Fengxia took a deep breath, knowing that at this critical moment, she couldn't collapse and distract everyone with having to take care of her. So, she tried her best to pull herself together, smiled at her daughter, and said, "Xixi, if you don't want to say it, then don't. Mom also believes your big brother will turn this misfortune into a blessing. It's getting late, I'll go back to my room to rest. Once we've regained our strength, we'll think of a way together to see how to save your brother."

Luo Xixi was quite surprised that her mother had come to terms with it so quickly; she had thought she would need to persuade her for a long while to calm her down, but this was for the best.

Luo Xixi breathed a sigh of relief, smiled at Bai Fengxia, and said, "Mom, that's the spirit! Get some good rest! Recharge your energy! Otherwise, how can we save Big Brother?"

"Mm, then I'm going upstairs. Xixi, you should get some rest early too, don't stay up late."

"I know, Mom."

After seeing Bai Fengxia upstairs, Luo Xixi turned back and, at the top of the stairs, happened to see her father, Luo Zhennian, who was also preparing to go upstairs after finishing a phone call.

"Xixi, has your mother gone back to her room?"

Luo Zhennian asked.

"Mm."

Luo Xixi nodded and said, "Mom said she wanted to rest, so I sent her to her room. Dad, you should too; it's getting late. Get some rest, and once we've regained our strength, we'll think of a way together to save Big Brother."

"Alright."

Luo Zhennian agreed, then let out a long sigh, saying with a touch of desolation, "Xixi, your big brother ending up like this this time likely has something to do with Shiqing. But I really can't understand why she could deal such a ruthless blow to her own brother. Even if she's been dissatisfied lately, we're all family. Why could she..."

Seeing her father so sad, Luo Xixi didn't know how to answer.

She sighed inwardly: 【Sigh, Dad, it's because you are all just a bunch of Cannon Fodder villains, existing only to set off the protagonist's halo. Your relationship with her was fake to begin with. Now that you're starting to have your own thoughts, which is disadvantageous to her, of course she's going to move quickly to get rid of you. You're all still foolishly wondering what you did wrong to make her act this way, not knowing that this was destined from the start.】

!!!!

Hearing Luo Xixi's words, Luo Zhennian was shaken to his core.

His eyes widened, and he looked at Luo Xixi in disbelief.

"Hmm?"

Seeing Luo Zhennian suddenly staring at her with an incredibly stunned expression, Luo Xixi was a bit confused. She blinked and asked tentatively, "Dad, why are you looking at me like that all of a sudden?"

"..."

Although Luo Zhennian often heard some bizarre things from his daughter's inner voice, this "revelation" shocked him more than ever.

They were Cannon Fodder villains?

Existing to set off the protagonist Shiqing?

Xixi even said that their relationship with Shiqing was fake, which was why Shiqing could turn against them so heartlessly.

This—wasn't this way of thinking too absurd?

How could his daughter think like this?

Yet, Luo Zhennian couldn't refute his daughter, not just because it was her inner voice, but most importantly, because while her thoughts were absurd, they were also perfectly logical. Otherwise, he truly couldn't understand why Luo Shiqing, the daughter they had raised for 20 years, would suddenly start associating with Sheng Tinglan? And why would she do something to her own brother that would ruin his life?

But if they were just a group of Cannon Fodder destined to perish, did their resistance now have any meaning?

Question after question followed, and Luo Zhennian felt incredibly exhausted.