Seeing Xu Shuyun staring blankly at him, Lin Xuan only felt baffled in his heart, but on the surface his face was full of sincere concern.
"Auntie? Are you all, right?"
"Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to call a doctor to take a look at you?"
"......."
Hearing this, Xu Shuyun snapped out of it, hurriedly suppressed the stormy waves in her heart, and reflexively shook her head, indicating that she was fine.
Being able to hear someone's inner voice was far too bizarre....
Setting aside whether others would take her for a lunatic, even if they believed her, Xu Shuyun was afraid of being grabbed by scientists as a guinea pig....
So, the best way to handle it was to pretend nothing had happened for now, and study her special ability carefully when she got home......
That's right!
Xu Shuyun had 95% absolute confidence that the special ability in her genes had awakened!!!
As a CEO involved in the film and TV entertainment industry.....
She had encountered quite a few fantasy/ability dramas, and her mindset was far younger than her peers; she quickly accepted the fact that she had awakened a special ability......
Using the corner of her eye, Xu Shuyun observed the other people in the room and found that all their expressions were normal, without any oddities.
Only then did she fully confirm....
She was special—only she could hear Lin Xuan's inner voice......
Could it be she was the woman chosen by heaven? The heaven-chosen auntie???
A hint of delight flashed in Xu Shuyun's eyes.
But the top priority was to first bring her biological daughter Chu Ling home.
......
"Chu Ling, come home with Mom first!"
"All the suffering you've endured these years, Mom wants to do her utmost to make up for it."
"Mom promises you! From now on, no one will be able to hurt you!"
"......."
Faced with Xu Shuyun's heartfelt, earnest comfort, Chu Ling was moved to tears, the corners of her eyes turning sore.
She had no idea how many times she had fantasized about such a scene since childhood......
In the past, whenever she saw the other kids in the village being bullied, they always had their own parents to back them up, and she'd be unspeakably envious.
Because her parents, far from protecting her, almost wished they could beat her to death on the spot.
So, every time Chu Ling was wronged, she could only hide and cry silently, licking her wounds alone....
Now that the dream had come true.....
She truly couldn't resist this "temptation" of family affection, and just as she was about to nod without hesitation.....
......
[Tsk tsk tsk... my foolish little cousin!]
[Seeing her eyes turn so red with emotion, she's probably already fantasizing... about the beautiful scenes of living with her family in the future!]
[Too bad she doesn't know......]
[What's waiting for her this time when she goes back isn't some happy life, but a brand-new round of nightmares, and in the end she even winds up dead without a whole corpse....]
[Auntie is making sworn promises now! Sadly, the one who will hurt Cousin the most in the future... is her.]
[But that's fine too.....]
[As long as my foolish cousin suffers enough grievances after returning to the Tang family, when I step in to help her out of her predicament.....]
[This cousin whose IQ is below zero will be completely grateful to me and full of worship~~~]
[When the time comes and I want to use her for something? Wouldn't that be a matter of course....]
[????乛?乛???? Perfect~~~ Could I actually be a genius?!]
......
Chu Ling: "(òωó?)???!!!!!"
Beast!!! o(╥﹏╥)o
Cousin, you beast—how can you be so vicious and heartless!???
Just to make me be grateful to you and look at you with worshipful eyes~~~
You'd rather watch me walk into the fire pit and sit back and do nothing!!!!
Wuwuwu....(╥╯^╰╥)
Life is just too hard for me(?｀?Д?′)!!!!
What kind of sins did I commit in my past life, to end up with this kind of family one after another in this life?!
The more Chu Ling thought about it, the angrier she became, sadness flowing upstream into a river on the spot.....
(＃￣～￣＃).
Her wavering heart that was ready to follow Xu Shuyun back to the Tang family instantly dissipated.
She really didn't want to hang herself!!!
Especially thinking of how miserable her final death would be, Chu Ling felt even worse; she immediately used wanting to remain in the hospital for stomach cancer treatment as an excuse to tactfully decline Xu Shuyun's invitation to return home for the time being....
On the other side.
Having also heard the inner voice, Xu Shuyun frowned, feeling utterly baffled inside.
How could she possibly hurt her own daughter?
And hurt her the most? Even leading to Chu Ling's death???
Hmph, utter nonsense!!!
And based on what was revealed in Lin Xuan's inner voice......
He seemed to intend to win her daughter's favor, then use her to achieve some unspeakable purpose?!
But her daughter right now is penniless; there's simply nothing on her to exploit, is there?
Could it be......
With a preconceived bias, Xu Shuyun recalled the despicable things Lin Xuan had done and felt a jolt in her heart; her expression instantly darkened.
Especially when Chu Ling refused her.....
She even cast a strange look at her nephew several times, which immediately set off alarm bells in Xu Shuyun's heart.
Could it be that Chu Ling was being threatened by Lin Xuan???
Very likely......
After all, this nephew has a record......
He was the first to make contact with Chu Ling......
Perhaps he took the opportunity to... implant certain views unfavorable to the Tang family into her, causing Chu Ling to resist returning home with her.....
Thinking of the worst possibility, Xu Shuyun's expression gradually turned cold; the faint goodwill toward Lin Xuan that had just rekindled in her heart vanished instantly.
Perhaps due to being flustered by concern and blinded by motherly love, she couldn't control her emotions; she grasped Chu Ling's shoulders on the spot and solemnly asked:
"Chu Ling, tell Mom boldly!"
"Are you unwilling to go home with me because someone threatened you? Or said something to you in private that shouldn't have been said?"
"......."
As she said this, Xu Shuyun deliberately turned her head and stared straight at Lin Xuan, implying something.
Huh???
Who am I? Where am I??? What am I supposed to do??????
Lin Xuan was completely dumbfounded Σ(☉▽☉"a, not understanding how Auntie, who had been fine, suddenly developed hostility toward him?!
Before he could figure out what was going on.....
Su Qingge, who had originally been silent and watching from the sidelines, suddenly raised her head coldly, swept a glance at Xu Shuyun, and said:
"Mrs. Xu! You can eat nonsense, but you can't talk nonsense!"
"I suggest you run your words through your brain first! Don't just look to dump the blame on others every time something happens! Suspecting this and suspecting that?!"
"Sometimes try looking for the reason in yourself....."
"All these years, you never once suspected that the children had been swapped?"
"You've really failed at being a mother—have you seriously reflected on yourself? On why Chu Ling is unwilling to go back with you?"
"You should know that apart from you, the Tang family currently doesn't even know of Chu Ling's existence....."
"If you just barge in and take her home like this, what will Mr. Tang think? What will your children think? Can they accept Chu Ling's existence?"
"As Chu Ling's mother! Can't you tell that the reason she declined to go with you is that she's worried about being ostracized by your husband and children, whom she's never met???"
"........"
Listening to Su Qingge's calm yet frigid words, Xu Shuyun's face turned ugly; she wanted to refute, but didn't know where to even begin.
She could only stand there somewhat ill at ease, enduring the girl's barrage.
"If, after going home with you, your family doesn't welcome Chu Ling's arrival, wouldn't that subject her to a second blow to her heart from so-called family?!!"
"I suggest that you tell your family about this matter first and, after getting everyone's consent, only then come back to talk about taking the child home....."
"Or is it that... you actually don't care at all how Chu Ling will get along with your family after she returns?"
"Are you just trying to use this opportunity to fill in the guilt you feel in your heart after realizing how derelict you've been as a mother? To give yourself some fake psychological comfort?"
"Of course..... what you're really thinking in your heart, Madam Xu, I don't care in the slightest! But that tone of yours just now, pointing at the mulberry to curse the locust, I... really don't like it!"
"Lastly, if I were you....."
"Right now I would head home at once, having a good talk with my husband and children, and then coming to the hospital as a family to bring Chu Ling home. Not spewing blood here without any evidence!"
"........"
Not caring in the least about Xu Shuyun's age or status, Su Qingge delivered that barbed tirade, then turned her head away coldly, too lazy to bother with her anymore.
Silence~~~~
At this moment, because of Su Qingge's outburst, the entire ward was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The expressions on the faces of everyone present were wonderfully varied, each with their own thoughts......
(???) Wawawawawawawawawa!!!!!!!!!!
Sister Su is so cool! I'm in love~~~~
I hereby declare that this is the idol I want to follow for my whole life!!!!
She said exactly what was in my heart.....
Chu Ling's eyes shone (??????)??, and the gaze she cast at Su Qingge was full of adoration!!!
A great woman should be like this!
Though I can't be like her, my heart yearns for it!!!!!!!!
The only thing that made Chu Ling feel ashamed and awkward was.......--||
The truth is, the reason she refused was purely for the sake of her own little life; otherwise, she would have agreed long ago......
As for the family members Su Qingge mentioned, she honestly hadn't worried or thought about them beforehand.
Now that Su Qingge put it that way, Chu Ling found it very reasonable.
Since she is harmed after returning to the Tang family, that means someone doesn't want her to come back—hence the tragedy......
So, before her brothers and sisters whom she had never met had fully thought things through, she might as well continue lying low in the hospital.
Thus, without blushing or skipping a beat →_→, Chu Ling quietly "stole" the reason Su Qingge had provided for herself......
Beside her, Lin Xuan nearly shed manly tears, his heart warm and fuzzy.
It really wasn't easy~~~
My girl is finally growing up; she's starting to know how to protect her husband?!
I'm so touched o(╥﹏╥)o......