I Pursued My Scummy Ex’s White Moonlight – Chapter 120

The news of Lin Wan’s assassination only spread among the top brass. Ji Qingshuang held several consecutive meetings to calm everyone down, but no one was buying it. The most frequently asked questions were related to “When can the specific components of the potion be analyzed?”

They weren’t very concerned about who was behind the assassins; after all, those people were dead, and investigating would take a lot of time. What they cared about more was the potion.

Ji Qingshuang didn’t give a specific timeline, and the Ao family couldn’t provide an answer either.

Luo Tianyang watched quietly without offering any opinion. The meeting ended in a hurry, and everyone’s expressions were a bit sour as they stormed out, slamming the door in a huff.

Ji Qingshuang looked exhausted. She left the conference room and glanced at Su Wenwen and Luo Xi, who were sitting properly on the sofa. “You two, come to my office.”

The two of them obediently followed her into the office. After closing the door, Ji Qingshuang sighed. “Didn’t I tell you? Leave Luo Tianyang to me. There’s no need for you to interfere.”

It seemed Ji Qingshuang had noticed that the attack on Lin Wan was rather abrupt. But this matter couldn’t be known by too many people, so Su Wenwen could only say, “I’m sorry.”

“I don’t mean to blame you. Right now, Luo Tianyang has the potion’s component list but has delayed making it public. I guess he wants to use it to win over some people and establish a monopoly. Once he gains power, it won’t be easy to catch him.”

“However, Lin Wan’s death is an opportunity to catch him. After you leave, spread the news of her death immediately.”

Su Wenwen looked at Luo Xi. At certain moments, this mother and daughter thought surprisingly alike. In fact, the news of Lin Wan’s death had already been spread right after the attack. A panic effect was expected to emerge in the next day or two.

The two of them went to the forbidden zone school to find Sisi after leaving the office. Sisi didn’t know what was happening outside and jumped for joy when she saw Su Wenwen and Luo Xi.

Being kidnapped yesterday didn’t seem to have left any trauma on her. Instead, she begged Su Wenwen and Luo Xi not to tell Lin Wan about it.

For this reason, Sisi had even specially left cookies and milk for the two of them, attempting to seal their lips.

Su Wenwen ate a cookie with a smile and said, “Alright, your big sister has eaten your food, so I definitely won’t tell anyone what happened yesterday.”

Sisi nodded and asked, “Then, Wenwen-jiejie, when can I go to class?”

“In a couple of days…”

At least, after Luo Tianyang was caught. For the next two days, Su Wenwen and Luo Xi would also live here, planning to watch over Sisi. She was afraid Luo Tianyang would send people to grab Sisi again. If Sisi was truly in danger, then Lin Wan, who had gone to great lengths to fake her death, would definitely be unable to resist showing herself.

At night, Su Wenwen and Luo Xi lay in bed with Sisi sleeping between them. Wang Kelin and Chen Zixuan were on watch for the first half of the night.

It had been a long time since the three of them had slept together like this after being separated from Sisi. At her young age, Sisi let out a sigh like an old person, “It feels like we’re back at the rental apartment. Sisi used to sleep in the middle just like this.”

Back then, Su Wenwen and Luo Xi couldn’t even be considered friends. Su Wenwen had even unilaterally deemed her a love rival, remaining vigilant, sorrowful, and constantly comparing herself.

Who would have thought that a few months later, they would become each other’s indispensable other half.

Sisi fell asleep quickly, just like before. The difference was that Su Wenwen and Luo Xi now shared a mutual understanding. As if by instinct, they could accurately find and hold each other’s hands across the little one.

Luo Xi’s hands were still on the cold side, like blocks of ice in winter. Su Wenwen pulled her hand under the covers, half-hugging Sisi as she placed her hand by Luo Xi’s side to slowly warm it.

Then, in the silence, she suddenly heard Luo Xi’s bell-like laughter, which stunned Su Wenwen for a moment. “What are you laughing at?” she asked.

“I’m happy, so I laughed.”

Luo Xi’s heart was overflowing with happiness. In truth, there was something she had never told Su Wenwen. When they first met, Su Wenwen was like a little sun in her eyes—dazzling.

At the time, Luo Xi just wanted to be friends with Su Wenwen and wasn’t thinking of anything else. The thermos was an opportunity, so she asked a friend to inquire for a long time before she found out Su Wenwen’s name and dorm.

At the same time, she also learned that Su Wenwen liked girls. But at that point, Su Wenwen had a girlfriend. Upon hearing this news, Luo Xi surprisingly didn’t dare to return the thermos anymore.

She even felt a faint sense of loss.

Luo Xi knew that in Su Wenwen’s mind, her image was that of an upright, outwardly cold but inwardly passionate “three-good youth.”¹ In reality, she was no good person at all. So when they met again and she heard Su Wenwen was determined to break up, Luo Xi had already developed other ideas, deciding to be a shameless person for once and took advantage of the void to enter².

She knew the advantage of her appearance, and she knew Su Wenwen was soft-hearted. By making good use of these two points, Luo Xi had indeed succeeded.

She cherished this long-awaited relationship dearly, but at the same time, she felt a little terrified, afraid of an accident that would make her lose Su Wenwen.

Having personally seen the zombies tearing and biting her, this terror was magnified a hundredfold, causing her ability to go berserk.

Even now, that terror hadn’t diminished. Luo Xi tightened her grip on Su Wenwen’s hand and said, “Wenwen, we can never be apart for our whole lives.”

“Okay, we’ll be together always and forever.”

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The news of Lin Wan’s death spread quickly through the population. After learning that it was impossible to develop the potion in a short time, the masses gathered to demand an explanation from the higher-ups.

At first, the leadership did not respond.

Even though the crowd below was dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do. After all, the supplies were in the hands of the leadership, and everyone still needed to go to the supply hall to exchange for provisions.

At most, they could voice a few condemnations. Other than that, they went about their business as usual. This continued until a disaster broke out in the forbidden zone hospital, where another elderly person died and turned into a zombie, leading to all the other elderly people in the same room being bitten to death.

Although the incident was suppressed, those few elderly people also had sons and daughters. With their parents bitten to death for no reason, how could they be willing to let the matter rest?³ They went straight to the Luo family’s gate to demand an explanation from Old Master Luo.

Left with no choice, Old Master Luo could only discuss countermeasures with Ji Qingshuang and Luo Tianyang. Luo Tianyang, however, proposed moving the elderly from the forbidden zone hospital to recuperate outside the base, an opinion Ji Qingshuang opposed.

Luo Tianyang sneered, “Can’t those old people hold on for even half a year or a year? Once the potion is developed, we can just bring them back.”

Previously, the leadership hadn’t dared to make a decision rashly because everyone gets old. But now, hearing Luo Tianyang’s meaning, it seemed the potion could be developed within a few years. In that case, sending the elderly out now wouldn’t have a major impact on them.

Some people nodded in agreement with Luo Tianyang’s opinion, but more people still sided with Ji Qingshuang, believing that strengthening the manpower at the forbidden zone hospital and managing it by separate zones and rooms could prevent the zombies from biting others.

Luo Tianyang snorted at these opinions with his nose⁴. However, seeing Old Master Luo’s gaze fixed on Ji Qingshuang, a surge of anger and coldness suddenly rose in his heart.

To this day, the person Old Master Luo trusted more was still a woman with a different surname.

Luo Tianyang looked gloomily at the Ao family members and asked, “I heard your machine was destroyed, right? If you have to rebuild it, it might take another month. Adding the time to analyze the potion, it probably can’t be developed in half a year or even a year, correct?”

The people from the Ao family nodded.

“Then in that half a year or year, how much manpower will be needed to manage the hospital? How many more people will die during that time? How many supplies and medicines will be consumed? These are all unknowns. What’s more, the zombies outside the base are evolving every day. As leaders of the base, we should choose the most advantageous situation, not be nice guys⁵ who demand perfection in every single thing.”

“No one wants to be less than perfect, and neither do I. But sometimes, you cannot have both the fish and the bear’s paw⁶; you must give something up to gain something.”

That last sentence was directed at Old Master Luo. He was not a perfect son; he had made a mistake, and because of that mistake, his self-esteem was shattered. He wasn’t trusted, wasn’t allowed to make any investments, and other companies that cooperated with the Luo family naturally didn’t dare to open any back doors for him⁷. Whenever they saw him, they kept their distance.

Whether as a father or as the helmsman of the Luo Corporation, he shouldn’t have so easily defined him as incapable.

“That makes sense. Why don’t we send the people outside the base to recuperate first and bring them back after the potion is developed? If any family members are worried, they can also move outside the base to live with them.”

Was this an attempt to drive out all the troublemakers?

Ji Qingshuang glanced at the person who spoke. That man had always been Luo Tianyang’s dog’s leg⁸ and had quite a few ability users under his command.

At this moment, Old Master Luo coughed, and the speaker immediately fell silent.

“Alright, Tianyang has a point. As leaders, sometimes we have to bear unspoken pressures. For now, arrange for a portion of the elderly in the hospital to be moved outside the base to recuperate. We’ll decide the next step based on the situation. We also need to arrange a public meeting tomorrow to explain the potion situation to the masses. I believe they will understand this arrangement.”

With Old Master Luo having spoken, the others said no more. Ji Qingshuang glanced at Luo Tianyang, then stood up and left.

Luo Tianyang smiled, not particularly bothered by Ji Qingshuang’s cold gaze. To him, Old Master Luo’s endorsement was more important than anything else, as it represented that his opinion was being valued.

After everyone else had left, Luo Tianyang helped Old Master Luo stand up from his chair.

“Tianyang, ah, the potion can definitely be developed this time, right?” Old Master Luo suddenly said, his words carrying an ambiguous meaning.

Luo Tianyang paused. “Yes.”

“As long as it can be developed, it can help more people, and it can also be considered atonement for your brother’s death. Don’t disappoint me again.”

Luo Tianyang’s eyes widened.

What Old Master Luo meant was that he knew what he had done to Luo Xi’s father, yet he had chosen to remain silent.

In truth, Old Master Luo favored Luo Tianyang. He didn’t give him the inheritance rights, but he gave him enough money to last several lifetimes. Although he had squandered it all, he still paid off his debts without hesitation.

Luo Tianyang had shares. Although he couldn’t participate in decision-making, as long as his older brother continued to make money for the Luo family, Luo Tianyang would have a steady stream of wealth in the future.

But Luo Tianyang didn’t understand Old Master Luo’s well-intentioned but bitter effort⁹. Knowing his younger son had caused the death of his elder son, Old Master Luo was in more pain than anyone, yet he couldn’t vent it.

If Shen Ming hadn’t broken off the engagement, none of this would have happened. Old Master Luo could only use this ridiculous excuse to scold Luo Xi, while also covering for Luo Tianyang.

He knew he was being selfish, but he couldn’t bear to lose his younger son after already losing his elder one.

Towards Luo Xi, Old Master Luo felt guilty. Knowing that Luo Xi had turned Luo Qi into a fool, this guilt made him unable to say anything harsh. He even considered it an alternative form of compensation, deceiving himself and others¹⁰.

Now, seeing his younger son straying further and further down the wrong path, Old Master Luo couldn’t help but speak up with a reminder. He hoped that once the potion was developed, all these messy affairs could finally come to an end.

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