The Creator's Cruel Trick

In comparison, the children born to Lou Second and Miss Zheng Family seemed rather ordinary.

In order to maintain the family's prosperity, the more outstanding the future heirs, the better. Lou Quan caught the eye of the Lou Family's higher-ups, so his background was naturally overlooked.

Even Lou Second himself, in front of the Lou Family's senior members and outsiders, naturally and happily acknowledged that Lou Quan was his son.

But whether he genuinely loves this son or only wants to gain status in front of the Lou Family's higher-ups, only he himself knows.

The Lou Family extended olive branches to Lou Quan multiple times, but Lou Quan ignored them all. It was at this time that Bai Huan came to Lou Quan's side.

Perhaps as an act of atonement, Lou Hua has sponsored many children from ordinary and impoverished families over the years. Bai Huan is one of them, and the only one who was admitted to the same university as Lou Quan.

Because of this relationship, Lou Quan, under Lou Hua's instructions, took good care of Bai Huan, and over time, feelings developed between them.

Even though they were both men, Lou Quan still went ahead and announced his relationship with Bai Huan. He was with Bai Huan with the goal of spending the rest of his life with her.

After graduating, Lou Quan served in the military for two years before transferring to politics. Within a year, he achieved remarkable political achievements, his brilliance dazzling.

The Lou Family designated him and Lou Yu as their key future heirs. In the same year, Miss Zheng Family, who had been separated from Lou Second for many years, passed away due to illness.

Then, things took an unexpected turn.

Lou Quan still remembers that he was at work that day when he suddenly received news that Bai Huan and Lou Hua had been attacked by a terrorist and were seriously injured and hospitalized.

During that period, the conflict between ordinary people and the poor and the powerful elite in the city center became increasingly serious, and friction occurred frequently. There were also several riots, but this was the first time a terrorist attack had occurred.

When Lou Quan arrived at the hospital, Lou Hua had already come out of the emergency room. It wasn't that she was out of danger, but rather that she was on the verge of death and there was no point in trying to save her.

Before the dying Lou Hua, Bai Huan was also seriously injured, tearfully revealed the whole truth.

It turns out that his family was kidnapped by Lou Quan's half-siblings, who used him to blackmail him into infiltrating Lou Quan's inner circle and passing messages to them.

From the moment Bai Huan appeared before Lou Quan, she was acting.

Today, he and Lou Hua were out shopping to pick out a promotion gift for Lou Quan when those people messaged him asking where he was. He answered truthfully as usual. Then, they encountered a terrorist attack.

Who orchestrated this attack is obvious.

Bai Huan hadn't expected the situation to be so serious; they had always only exchanged messages and never harmed anyone before.

Lou Hua was closer to the epicenter of the explosion and was more seriously injured.

Lou Quan never imagined that his lover would be a liar and a traitor, who would even cause the death of his mother. He wanted to strangle Bai Huan on the spot, but Lou Hua stopped him.

On her deathbed, the mother asked Lou Quan to swear an oath not to seek revenge against Bai Huan, not to harm him, and certainly not to kill him.

She brought this upon herself; she wronged the Zheng Family. It's only right that she pays with her life. Let the grudges of the previous generation end with her.

After Lou Hua's death, Lou Quan focused his investigation on the real mastermind behind the terrorist attack, and sure enough, he traced it back to his half-siblings.

The "younger brother," who was only three months younger than Lou Quan, confessed that they were indeed the ones who plotted to murder Lou Hua.

As for his reason, he said that his mother died because of the affair between Lou Second and Lou Hua, and he wanted to avenge his mother.

However, Lou Quan knew he was lying, because Miss Zheng Family's illness had nothing to do with depression. Moreover, if they truly wanted to avenge their mother, Lou Second's behavior was far worse than Lou Hua's. Yet, all these years, the siblings had been calling him "Father" and playing the role of filial sons in front of Lou Second.

Let alone killing Lou Second, they probably wouldn't even dare to say a harsh word to him; they'd be too busy flattering and coaxing him.

Ultimately, what they really want is for Lou Second to support them in controlling the Lou Family's power.

Why kill Lou Hua? It was simply because they were worried that Lou Quan would rise above them, but they were also wary of the high regard the Lou Family Lou Quan for him and dared not touch him. So they targeted his closest relative, hoping to ruin his mood.

They thought they had handled the situation cleanly, but they didn't expect Lou Quan to still find out.

However, the evidence Lou Quan obtained was insufficient to convict them, and with the combined protection of the Lou and Zheng families, Lou Quan was unable to use legal means to punish them.

So Lou Quan pretended to give up revenge and endured it for half a year. Then, when Lou Second and his children were having a family dinner, he poisoned their drinks.

Unfortunately, they were rushed to the hospital in time, and although several major organs suffered severe damage, they were thankfully saved.

Did Lou Quan deliberately leave them some insufficient evidence to convict him?

Lou Second and his siblings are now completely ruined. The Lou Family would never allow Lou Quan to get into trouble as well, so they did their best to protect him and prevent him from dying at the hands of the Zheng Family.

Later, Lou Quan voluntarily left, away from the center of power, and was transferred to the Yong'an Base.

Lou Quan had no interest in distinguishing right from wrong, nor did he consider himself to be on the side of justice. He simply did what he believed he should do.

Even with his slow pace, Lou Quan eventually reached Lou Hua's tombstone.

To his surprise, someone had arrived earlier than him, and it was someone he knew.

Hearing footsteps, Bai Huan turned around and saw Lou Quan. He was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

Back then, Lou Quan followed Lou Hua's will and did not Bai Huan, causing their relationship to break down, and Lou Quan stopped paying attention to him.

Bai Huan's parents were already seriously ill, and they passed away not long after being released by the siblings.

I heard that Lou Quan voluntarily transferred to the Yong'an Base, and Bai Huan followed him. She even took the initiative to approach Lou Quan, wanting to atone for her sins.

Lou Quan came to the Central Base with Tao Qiu and the others this time. No one notified Bai Huan, but he managed to run away and come back on his own.

His household registration is still at the Central Base. Although it's a bit troublesome, it's not like he can't come back.

He arrived today and went straight to the cemetery, where he unexpectedly ran into Lou Quan.

"Me?..." Bai Huan wanted to say something as Lou Quan walked over, but he was interrupted by Lou Quan's cold glare as soon as he opened his mouth.

Lou Quan didn't want to lose his temper in front of his mother, so he simply said, "Get lost."

Bai Huan's face turned deathly pale instantly. Too ashamed to linger for even half a second, she hurriedly ran away in a panic.

Lou Quan swept away the bouquet of baby's breath that Bai Huan had placed in front of the tombstone, replaced it with his own, and when he spoke again, his expression and tone were incredibly gentle.

"Mom, it's been so long! Did you miss me? Ah, well, I certainly did! I missed you...!"

The casual, everyday chatter drifted on the breeze throughout the cemetery.

On the fifth day of her solo trip, Tao Qiu arrived at a busy food street in the working-class district. It was dinnertime, and almost every shop and stall was packed with people.

Even though it was just a gathering place for ordinary people, its prosperity was incomparable to that of the satellite base. If Tao Qiu didn't know what time it was, she would almost be hallucinating that she had visited the market in her previous life.

Tao Qiu left? One day, feeling a bit hungry, he found a shop with relatively few customers and sat down.

He ordered something casually, and the food arrived shortly after he sat down.

The owner placed the dishes on the table, and Tao Qiu reached out to move them in front of her. Just as she lifted the plate, a note was revealed underneath.

Chapter 119 The Creator's Trick

The note contained the address and directions. Tao Qiu put it away, quickly finished her meal, and then headed towards the designated location.

There looks like we're going to have a tough battle tonight. Maybe we need to eat well to unleash our full potential?

As Tao Qiu walked further, the location became more and more remote, and the number of people decreased.

When they arrived at the place written on the note, less than a minute later, a car pulled up and stopped next to Tao Qiu.

It seems someone has been watching him the whole way.

The back door opened, revealing a pitch-black interior. Tao Qiu, without fear, bent down and got into the car.

He had just gotten in when the car door slammed shut automatically.

The car lights came on, and Tao Qiu saw two muscular men in the back seat. They were wearing hoods, so his face was obscured, but Tao Qiu could sense that they were superhumans.

The two men came up and searched Tao Qiu, trying to see if he was carrying any weapons or tracking devices.

Perhaps out of respect for his status, the two acted very cautiously and dared not be too rude.

Tao Qiu was too lazy to explain to them that he hadn't brought anything with him, so he let them search him. Then he sat down, closed his eyes to rest, seemingly completely unconcerned about where the moving car was taking him.

Two burly men stood guard on either side of Tao Qiu. Although they were the ones who had taken someone hostage, they looked far more terrified than Tao Qiu, their muscles tense as if they were ready to strike at any moment.

Tao Qiu noticed, but ignored it.

The car finally stopped after driving for almost an hour.

The car door opened, and Tao Qiu stepped out as calmly as if she were returning to her own home.

This is an underground parking lot. Two burly men led Tao Qiu up to the first floor in the elevator. Stepping out, it seemed to be a botanical garden, with lush greenery everywhere you looked.

One of the burly men pointed to the open glass door not far away and said to Tao Qiu in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Go in. Follow the path; that person is waiting for you inside."

Ahead was a domed building, somewhat resembling the large greenhouses Tao Qiu had seen in his previous life.

Tao Qiu took two steps forward, then suddenly turned to look at the two burly men, startling them so much that they nearly turned into beasts.

Tao Qiu maintained her calm expression, but before she could finish speaking, she uttered her first words since they met. "Your Shen Family is truly interesting."

The two burly men's expressions changed, and they subconsciously tried to recall where they had gone wrong, allowing Tao Qiu to guess their identities.