eurekapd Chapter 161 Only one of the mother and daughter can live, how to choose?
Chapter 161 Only one of the mother and daughter can live, how to choose?
In the corner, Chu Nanxin sat blankly, her eyes vacant, staring straight ahead, like a puppet whose soul had been ripped out.
Chu Ruohan withdrew her gaze, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"Aunt Fang, Chu Ang's whereabouts are currently unknown, and you can't say who his master is. How can I trust you?"
Aunt Fang moved her knees forward anxiously, "Miss, everything I said is true! I swear to God, every word is true."
"Chu Ang... he was indeed acting under someone's orders, but all I know is that he has someone above him, and I can't find out who that person is."
"My daughter and I have come to this point, how could we dare to lie to you? Please see the truth!"
Aunt Fang's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and her voice was full of earnestness and anxiety, fearing that Chu Ruohan would not believe her.
"Ah."
Seeing Chu Ruohan nod thoughtfully, Aunt Fang was delighted, but then she heard her say something else.
"Only one of you can live. Choose for yourself." The voice was as cold as ice.
She slightly raised her chin, gesturing for Aunt Fang to look at Chu Nanxin, her eyes full of mockery and amusement.
The color drained from Aunt Fang's face instantly, turning her ashen white.
Her gaze darted back and forth between Chu Ruohan and Chu Nanxin, her hands unconsciously gripping the hem of her clothes, her fingertips turning white from the force.
Upon hearing this, Chu Nanxin's empty eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion. She slowly raised her head, looked at Chu Ruohan, and then turned her gaze to Aunt Fang.
She opened her mouth, but said nothing.
They're also waiting for Aunt Fang...
Chu Ruohan crossed her arms and waited quietly, her eyes showing no pity.
Aunt Fang's breathing became rapid, a struggle flashed in her eyes, and then she slowly closed her eyes.
"Nanxin, I'm so sorry. Mother wants to live, Mother doesn't want to die..."
Chu Nan smiled silently; she wasn't surprised by the result.
Her mother, who had always seemed to love her dearly, abandoned her so easily when faced with a life-or-death situation.
"It seems we already have the answer."
At this moment, Chu Ruohan felt some sympathy for Chu Nanxin. In her previous life, her parents were willing to give up their lives to save her from prison.
Aunt Fang, though also a mother, only wanted to survive.
With a casual wave of her fair and slender hand, the servant guarding the prison door immediately understood, and with a creak, the prison door slowly opened.
"Aunt Fang, you can leave now."
Aunt Fang felt as if she had been granted a pardon. Her legs had long been numb from kneeling for so long and from fear, and she scrambled toward the prison door.
"mother……"
Chu Nanxin's voice came from behind her, a voice that was broken and desperate.
This call was like an invisible rope, tightly binding Aunt Fang's heart.
Aunt Fang stopped abruptly, her hands unconsciously clenching the hem of her clothes.
She knew that this "Mother" was Chu Nanxin's last lingering affection for her, but the thought of the freedom and hope for life that was about to come filled her with joy.
She gritted her teeth, her guilt instantly swallowed up by the will to survive.
She dared not turn around, for even a single glance could cause her newly erected psychological defenses to crumble completely.
Her heart pounded, and she hurried along, wanting nothing more than to escape this terrifying place and Chu Nanxin's unsettling gaze.
Chu Ruohan heard Chu Nanxin's murmur.
She said: In the next life, I never want to be your daughter again...
When Aunt Fang came out of the dungeon, she went straight to her courtyard, but was stopped at the gate by the servants.
"Get out of the way!" Aunt Fang was both anxious and angry, her voice rising several decibels. She grabbed some silver and hurriedly left the Chu family.
The servants did not move an inch.
"I'm just going in to get something."
Most of her savings are in this courtyard.
Without money after leaving the Chu family, there's no way to make a living.
Chu Ruohan walked over slowly. "All the things here belong to the Chu family and have nothing to do with Aunt Fang."
“Everything in the house is my personal property,” Aunt Fang argued loudly upon hearing this.
"Wasn't it bought with the Chu family's money?"
Chu Ruohan asked calmly, her eyes full of mockery. She raised her head slightly, and her superior attitude made Aunt Fang feel extremely humiliated.
She was speechless for a moment, pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and knew in her heart that she probably wouldn't be able to take those things away today.
Fearing that she might further anger Chu Ruohan and cause her to renege on her promise to let her go, she could only suppress her resentment.
She gritted her teeth and turned to leave, but after only a few steps, Chu Ruohan called her back.
"Aunt Fang, I forgot some things and didn't take them with me."
Aunt Fang turned around in confusion. What was Chu Ruohan up to now?
Just then, Fangruo slowly pushed a wheelchair over, with Xiangxiang sitting on it. Her leg was broken, and she looked weak and disheveled.
Chu Ruohan had promised to spare Xiangxiang's life.
But she did so many evil things, her hands were stained with blood, her legs were broken, and she could never stand up again for the rest of her life, and she even had to rely on others to live a normal life.
I can only live like this, barely clinging to life, as a form of atonement.
"These two are Aunt Fang's confidantes. They've done so much for you. Since you're leaving, how can you leave without them?" Chu Ruohan looked at Aunt Fang with a half-smile.
Looking at Xiangxiang sitting in the wheelchair, Aunt Fang felt a surge of pleasure. This bitch betrayed her, and now Chu Ruohan has broken her leg. She deserves it.
She was heavily pregnant, but she could take care of Fangruo, who could also look after her and do some rough work.
She still wants to have a child, she wants to have a son, so she can take care of her in her old age!
As for Xiangxiang, what use would she have for a cripple...?
“Fangruo will naturally come with me,” Aunt Fang paused, pointed her finger at Xiangxiang without any mercy, “She has already betrayed me, she is no longer one of my people.”
Xiangxiang's gaze instantly turned sinister. Having served Aunt Fang for so many years, she naturally knew what kind of person she was...
Seeing Fang Ruo standing still, Aunt Fang frowned and impatiently urged, "Hurry up and come over here."
Before Chu Ruohan could speak, Fang Ruo dared not move. She could only lower her head and stand there trembling.
Aunt Fang couldn't help but step forward to pull Fang Ruo away, but just as she got close, Xiang Xiang suddenly attacked, grabbing her neck tightly with a mad glint in her eyes.
"I've done so many dirty things for you, and now you want to abandon me? Do you think it'll be that easy?"
Aunt Fang never imagined that Xiangxiang would launch a sudden attack.
Her face turned red from being pinched, her eyes widened, and she desperately tried to pry Xiangxiang's hands off, but to no avail. She made muffled cries for help.
Chu Ruohan stood aside, watching them bicker with great interest...
After a moment, as if she had seen enough of the chaos, she waved her hand lazily and uttered a few words: "Throw them out."
At Chu Ruohan's command, several servants immediately pulled them aside and dragged them out...