I Pursued My Scummy Ex’s White Moonlight – Chapter 123

Finale

When Old Master Luo heard Luo Tianyang’s words, he couldn’t help but think back to when Luo Tianyang was first born.

That day, his mother had died in childbirth due to the difficult delivery. Looking at the soft little thing, Old Master Luo felt not a shred of joy in his heart, only the sorrow of losing his beloved wife.

He handed the child over to a nanny to be raised. He only ever learned what the boy was lacking, or what he wanted, through the nanny’s reports.

When his academic performance wasn’t as good as his older son’s, he wouldn’t scold him, only saying lightly, “I’ll hire a private tutor for you.”

After he grew up, he merely instructed his older son to look after him. His own interactions with Luo Tianyang were few and far between. To say that he never knew what his son wanted was indeed not wrong.

Even now, Old Master Luo didn’t know what Luo Tianyang wanted. Did he truly love Luo Tianyang?

Perhaps it was tinged with resentment.

“The victor becomes king, the loser a bandit¹, I admit my loss.” Luo Tianyang’s hands were in his pockets, his eyes fixed on Luo Xi and Su Wenwen. “But don’t think you’ll have an easy win either.”

Hearing this, Su Wenwen’s expression tensed. She saw the currents of water around Luo Tianyang surge violently, rushing straight to the heavens as if to drown the sky. All one could see was a vast expanse of aquamarine, shimmering and sparkling, like a person submerged in clear water looking up at the sky.

It was unreal in its beauty, yet it truly captivated one’s gaze. People stared blankly, completely unaware of the danger within. It was Luo Ling who reacted first, quickly organizing people to hide in safe places.

Everyone was jolted awake, scattering to find high ground or something sturdy to hold onto.

Luo Xi stood on high alert, her attention focused entirely on the torrential currents. No one noticed Luo Tianyang take a gun out of his pocket. He didn’t aim it at anyone, but at his own heart.

Below, Old Master Luo saw this and screamed himself hoarse, “Tianyang… don’t…”

“Bang!” The gunshot rang out, the bullet passing through. Crimson blood scattered in the air, its destination unknown.

Old Master Luo’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted. The water in the sky, having lost the control of its ability-user, became a raging tidal wave that plunged straight down. Plunging from its current height, its power was comparable to a massive tsunami.

But at the very moment his heart stopped beating, Luo Tianyang’s body began to zombify. As he fell through the air, he opened a pair of blood-red eyes…

In a flash of lightning and spark of flint, Su Wenwen spun the iron awl in her hand and aimed at Luo Tianyang’s head. Her heart was pounding, but her expression was exceptionally calm. Finding the right angle and calculating the wind speed, she threw the awl.

The instant Luo Tianyang opened his eyes, the iron awl accurately pierced the spot between his brows. He was completely dead. His corpse fell straight to the ground, his head smashed open like a flower², and his body was mangled beyond recognition, like a pile of rotten mud³.

The tidal wave in the sky was brought entirely under Luo Xi’s control. The water seemed to be held in an invisible container, released gradually like a heavy downpour.

The corpse was handled by the guards, and Old Master Luo was taken back to the Luo residence by Lin Yu. Just like that, the dust settled and the sediment landed⁴, leaving a feeling of unreality.

Su Wenwen felt the cold water on her cheeks, the heat in her body being stripped away bit by bit. If not for the system panel displaying her character attributes, she would have thought everything she had experienced since her rebirth was a dream.

There would be no one watching her from behind anymore. This must be what it felt like to be relieved of a heavy burden; her whole body felt light. Furthermore, with the end of the Luo Tianyang affair, the people in the base would reach an unimaginable level of unity.

The higher-ups and Ji Qingshuang hid in a shop to avoid the rain, discussing whether Luo Tianyang’s faction still had accomplices and how to console Old Master Luo after the loss of his son.

To them, although Old Master Luo had failed to raise his son properly, that couldn’t erase the fact that he had helped everyone before the apocalypse.

Especially on the day the apocalypse broke out, Old Master Luo had acted decisively, leading the Luo family’s technical personnel to establish the base and distributing their stockpiled food.

Ji Qingshuang said, “From now on, I will be fully responsible for the base’s affairs. As for the Old Master, I will handle it.”

“Yes.”

After the rain stopped, the higher-ups returned to their posts with the orders given by Ji Qingshuang. Only Luo Ling lingered.

Ji Qingshuang looked at her son, who was now taller than her, and sighed softly, momentarily unsure of where to begin.

Luo Ling raised his handsome face and instead comforted Ji Qingshuang, saying, “It’s okay. Let’s go home and check on Grandpa first.”

Old Master Luo woke up after being unconscious for several hours. He didn’t speak after waking, his entire being listless and grim. The vast room seemed to be filled with an aura of death, as if the Grim Reaper was lurking, ready to take him away at any moment.

Ji Qingshuang offered no words of comfort. She instructed the auntie at home to cook a bowl of congee for the old man. Fortunately, Old Master Luo was willing to eat. After two mouthfuls, he finally spoke, “Is Tianyang dead?”

“Yes. I’ve already had him buried.”

Hearing this, Old Master Luo’s eyes turned red. Luo Ling stood behind him, gently patting his back to soothe him.

He, an old man, had now sent off two of his sons⁵. The pain in his heart was so immense that even breathing felt like it had stopped.

Although he looked pitiful, Ji Qingshuang felt little sympathy for him. If he hadn’t been so muddle-headed, Luo Xi wouldn’t have been wrongly blamed for so many years.

If not for orchestrating this situation today to force Old Master Luo’s hand, he would have continued to cover for Luo Tianyang, letting the entire world pay the price.

Therefore, he deserved all the consequences. After today, his prestige would also be greatly diminished. But even though the cancerous tumor had been removed, she feared there were still remnants waiting for the dead ashes to burn again⁶.

Ji Qingshuang asked, “You know who was close to Luo Tianyang, don’t you?”

“Go search his house. You should find what you’re looking for there,” Old Master Luo said dejectedly.

Seeing his lifeless gaze, Luo Ling remained worried and decided to stay for the time being to look after Old Master Luo.

Having a family member by their side can always bring some comfort to the elderly.

Meanwhile, Ji Qingshuang took the guards to search Luo Tianyang’s residence. As soon as they entered the house, they saw Luo Qi had knocked over a teacup. Unable to get a drink of water, he was sitting on the floor, weeping bitter tears and with a runny nose.

Ji Qingshuang turned and ordered the guards to search for things, then took a towel to wipe Luo Qi’s face and hands. “Where’s the auntie who takes care of you?” she asked.

“Auntie took my daddy’s treasure and went out.”

“What treasure?”

“It’s a bag with lots and lots of paper inside.”

Hearing this, Ji Qingshuang left one guard to look after Luo Qi and led the rest to conduct a full-scale search for the auntie.

The base had surveillance cameras, but there were always blind spots. Ji Qingshuang instructed the guards to search only the blind spots, and it wasn’t long before they caught the auntie and another high-ranking official who was in the middle of a transaction.

It turned out that the bag contained not only the laboratory data but also a list of Luo Tianyang’s accomplices. Fearing he would be discovered, the official had quickly contacted the auntie after Luo Tianyang’s death, not expecting to be caught on the very same day.

With the list, the others could not escape either. However, those whose crimes were minor would be given a chance to turn over a new leaf.

The rest were all thrown into the main prison.

Because many positions had been vacated, Ji Qingshuang was so busy these past few days her head was scorched and her forehead battered⁷, unable to even touch her pillow.

Su Wenwen and Luo Xi, on the other hand, were idle to the point of boredom after Luo Tianyang’s death. They spent their days drinking tea, shopping, and visiting Sisi.

Sisi was doing wonderfully in school. Her skin had become much fairer, and with her high emotional intelligence, the other children all loved to play with her.

Su Wenwen had to bribe many of the children with snacks before she could successfully snatch Sisi away.

“Come on, let’s take you to the lab to play with Lin Wan,” Su Wenwen said, patting Sisi’s little head. “I need to get the snacks I lost back from your big sister.”

Lin Wan was busy with potion production and couldn’t find the time to go to the school, but she missed Sisi. So, she had asked Su Wenwen and Luo Xi to pick Sisi up. Since tomorrow was a holiday, Sisi could also stay over at Lin Wan’s place.

As for Chen Zixuan and Wang Kelin, they no longer needed to watch over Sisi after Luo Tianyang’s death. Coincidentally, with many management positions vacant in the base, Ji Qingshuang had reassigned them to work overtime together.

Just last night, Chen Zixuan had called to complain to Su Wenwen that because Wang Kelin hadn’t slept well these past two days, he would fall into bed and sleep the moment he got home, leaving no time for intimacy.

Chen Zixuan kept begging Su Wenwen to put in a good word with Ji Qingshuang to transfer them to more relaxed posts, but Luo Xi snatched the phone and rejected her with a single line: “Don’t disturb Wenwen and me during our intimate time.”

“What is Wenwen-jiejie thinking about?” Sisi asked, holding her hand and tilting her head to look at her. “I called you several times, but you didn’t hear me.”

Su Wenwen snapped back to reality. Seeing both Luo Xi and Sisi staring at her, her ears and cheeks instantly grew scorching hot.

She had just been thinking about the scene after Luo Xi hung up the phone. A layer of light gauze had seemed to cover her eyes, allowing her to only vaguely see the graceful silhouette of a figure. Her body’s senses had been infinitely magnified; just thinking about it made her legs go weak and numb.

“It’s nothing.”

Su Wenwen grabbed Sisi’s hand and quickened her pace, avoiding Luo Xi’s meaningful gaze, which seemed to see right through her.

The laboratory was filled with white coats⁸. Sisi spotted Lin Wan at a glance and trotted over to leap accurately into her arms.

Only when she saw Sisi would Lin Wan’s smile appear more often.

Su Wenwen got an update from Lin Wan on the potion production progress. If there were no surprises, everyone in the base could probably be supplied within a month. Even when they went out on missions, they wouldn’t have to worry about being infected.

After dropping Sisi off with Lin Wan, Su Wenwen and Luo Xi took their leave.

The two walked hand in hand, leaving deep and shallow footprints in the snow. The gloomy gray clouds suddenly parted, revealing a corner of the sky and allowing the warmth of the setting sun to light their way home.

Luo Xi looked up at the sky and said, “I feel like this strange winter is about to end.”

Indeed, the temperature had risen quite a bit in the last two days. The elderly in the hospital no longer had to suffer from the cold. It felt like everything was developing in a positive direction.

Luo Xi added, “Once winter is over, let’s bring our parents over too.”

Luo Xi said “our parents” so smoothly that it took Su Wenwen a moment to realize she was referring to her own parents.

At that moment, Su Wenwen’s smile was as brilliant as the setting sun. She then whispered softly in Luo Xi’s ear, “Okay!”

To Su Wenwen, this single word “Okay” represented so many things. It was an agreement to Luo Xi’s proposal, it was bringing Luo Xi to meet Father Su and Mother Su openly and honorably.

It was also a promise to stay together for a lifetime.

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