After the police left the Su Family's living room.
Su Qiqi, who had been crying pitifully in Liu Yanran's arms, immediately turned and looked at Su Chen with smug mockery.
"Su Chen, so what if you called the police?!"
"Weren't they still helpless against me!"
"Go on, keep pretending to be crazy!"
"Su Chen, pretending to be crazy won't help you!"
"Su Chen, accept your fate!"
Liu Yanran looked down at Su Chen, who was still lying on the floor, and frowned as though she had seen something filthy.
"Su Chen, hurry up and get up."
"Although your Second Sister didn't speak very nicely."
"We're still family. There was really no need to let outsiders see the family's shame."
"From now on, remember that you're a member of the Su Family. You must protect the Su Family's reputation."
Although Su Lili and Su Mu said nothing, the mockery and disdain in their gazes toward Su Chen said it all.
Mom and Su Qiqi were right!
Su Zhenxing neither agreed nor disagreed with Liu Yanran and Su Qiqi's words, but he found the sight of Su Chen still lying on the floor unpleasant and barked at him.
"Su Chen, aren't you getting up yet?!"
"The police are gone. Who are you still pretending to be crazy for?!"
"You saw it yourself. Pretending to be crazy is useless."
"Stop putting on an act."
"Get up now!"
"Stop making a fool of yourself!"
Su Chen paid no attention whatsoever to the words and attitudes of the Su Family members.
Su Chen was no longer roaring or shouting.
His face was utterly calm, so calm that it was as though the person who had just gone mad and rolled around on the floor had not been him.
Su Chen slowly sat up, then stood.
He leisurely smoothed out the wrinkles in his school uniform and gently brushed the dust from his clothes.
Throughout the entire process, Su Chen did not spare any member of the Su Family so much as a glance.
Then, Su Chen calmly sat beside the dining table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drained it in one gulp.
After shouting for so long, his throat was dry. It had worked hard and deserved some water as a reward.
Only after finishing the water did Su Chen raise his eyes and sweep his gaze over the Su Family members.
Then, Su Chen smiled faintly.
"But starting tomorrow—no, starting tonight."
"The strange tale of the Su Family's Second Daughter being a thief will spread far and wide throughout Hai City!"
Su Chen looked at Su Qiqi and smiled lightly.
"Congratulations, Su Qiqi. Your name will soon be known far and wide!"
Su Qiqi froze for a moment before understanding what Su Chen meant.
In an instant, her face turned pale and her eyes filled with terror.
Su Chen was trying to ruin her!
She had only played a little joke on Su Chen, hadn't she?!
Did Su Chen have to be so cruel? Did he really have to destroy her?!
Su Qiqi abruptly pulled herself out of Liu Yanran's arms, sprang to her feet, pointed at Su Chen, and said bitterly.
"Su Chen, you did this on purpose."
"You deliberately called the police so they would know about the stolen watch, then spread the news everywhere."
"Su Chen, you're vicious!"
Su Chen poured himself another cup of water and drank it leisurely. Hearing Su Qiqi's words, he tilted his head and smiled at her.
"So what if I did?!"
"Su Qiqi, so what if you're angry?!"
"Your reputation as a thief will still spread far and wide!"
Su Qiqi glared at Su Chen resentfully, trembling uncontrollably from head to toe. It was impossible to tell whether she was furious or afraid.
Su Zhenxing flew into a rage.
At last, Su Zhenxing understood. Su Chen had been pretending to be crazy from the beginning, all to cement Su Qiqi's identity as a thief and make her infamous.
"Su Chen, you rebellious son!"
"Do you think having a thief in your family is good for your reputation?!"
"How could you be so vicious?!"
"You rebellious son!"
"I'll beat you to death!"
As he spoke, Su Zhenxing casually picked up a teacup beside him and prepared to hurl it at Su Chen.
The other members of the Su Family watched Su Zhenxing's movement, excitement gleaming in their eyes. They could not wait for the teacup in his hand to smash into Su Chen's face.
Before Su Zhenxing could throw the teacup, Su Chen grabbed the Fruit Knife from the dining table, took a step forward, and darted in front of Su Zhenxing.
Su Zhenxing jolted in fright. The teacup slipped from his hand and shattered on the floor with a crisp crash.
That rebellious son—this rebellious son actually dared to use a knife against him!
Su Zhenxing thought he was about to see blood.
Yet Su Chen's next move was to shove the knife into Su Zhenxing's hand, even kindly helping him curl his fingers around the Fruit Knife.
Then, Su Chen grabbed the hand holding the Fruit Knife and placed it against his own neck.
Then.
Su Zhenxing's Fruit Knife was pressed against Su Chen's neck.
Su Zhenxing's eyes widened in terror, his hand trembling uncontrollably as he had no idea what Su Chen was doing.
Then he saw.
Excitement gleamed in Su Chen's eyes as well, and the corners of his lips lifted.
"Come on, come on!"
"A teacup isn't exciting enough!"
"A knife is much better!"
"Come on, use the knife to cut open my neck. Wouldn't that be great?!"
"Come on! Come on!"
"Do it!"
Su Chen's voice grew louder and louder, making the already terrified Su Zhenxing go weak all over. He could no longer hold the knife.
"Clang."
The Fruit Knife fell to the floor.
The Fruit Knife bounced twice on the ground, as though it were unhappy that it had not tasted blood.
Su Chen looked mockingly at Su Zhenxing, then at the knife on the floor.
Having experienced all the ups and downs of life, Su Chen had long understood that living was simply a matter of seeing who could throw caution to the wind more completely.
And he—someone who had already died once—what was there left that he could not throw caution to the wind over?!
Su Zhenxing, clearly, could not do it.
Su Chen suddenly lost interest.
"How boring."
"You don't even dare play with your life!"
"Boring!"
"Do you still want to fight?"
"If not, I'm sleepy. I'm going back to sleep!"
As he spoke, Su Chen yawned.
Su Zhenxing had yet to recover. Only after the knife fell to the floor did his body stop trembling.
Upon hearing Su Chen's words, Su Zhenxing, still not fully recovered, moved his lips as though to say something, then held his tongue and said nothing.
As for the other members of the Su Family, they had already been stunned when Su Chen pressed the Fruit Knife to his own neck.
Was that really necessary?!
Was that really necessary?!
It was nothing more than being scolded or beaten. Did Su Chen really have to pull out a knife and act like he wanted to die?!
Seeing that no one from the Su Family spoke, Su Chen turned around boredly, yawning as he followed the route from his memories back to his room.
As the Su Family watched his departing figure, one thought kept running through their minds.
He was crazy!
He was crazy!
Su Chen had truly gone crazy!
Su Chen returned to his room. When he opened the door, a damp, stifling odor washed over him.
Su Chen frowned and turned on the light.
Before his eyes was a narrow rectangular room, roughly five or six square meters in size. There were no windows, making the room damp and stuffy.
Inside stood a narrow single bed, covered with a faded, damp set of bedding.
Other than that single bed, there was no other furniture in the room, nor was there space for any.
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