Rebirth: What to do if you fall into a wolf's den

In a corner of the manor, the afternoon sun lazily fell on the stone steps, but it could not warm the center of the storm that was about to break out.

Lu Nanxu had just come out of the bedroom. He woke up early in the morning and saw Ji Yan was still sleeping, so he planned to eat something quickly and then go back to watch. He walked downstairs with steady steps, but was unexpectedly surrounded by a burst of harsh curses.

The voice came from Su's mother, who was sitting upright in the living room. Her words were sharp and harsh, like an icicle in the cold winter, piercing people's hearts.

"What a sin! How could the Lu family tolerate such misfortune!"

Su's mother's curses echoed in the empty living room, and every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting the eardrums of everyone present.

Lu Nanxu's face suddenly turned gloomy. He quickened his pace and walked straight towards Su's mother.

"Snapped!"

Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, he suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped Su's mother hard in the face.

"Mrs. Su, please be mindful of your words and actions."

Lu Nanxu's voice was deep and powerful, revealing an unquestionable majesty.

This slap was like a thunderclap, instantly plunging the entire living room into dead silence. Mother Su was completely stunned by this sudden move, she covered her cheek, her eyes full of disbelief and anger.

"You...how dare you hit me!" Her voice trembled and she almost cried.

However, Lu Nanxu did not soften his heart because of this. He watched Su's mother's reaction coldly. Sure enough, after a while, Su's mother began her show of throwing a tantrum.

"Boss Lu, Boss Xin, look! This is your son! He actually dared to hit me, an elder! Is there any justice in the world?"

While crying, she looked at Mr. and Mrs. Lu for help.

Seeing this, Mr. Lu, although he did not think his son had done anything wrong, he still had to deal with it.

"Mrs. Su, please calm down. I know you are very sad about losing your daughter, but that is not a reason for you to act unreasonably. You came here first and disturbed the peace of our family, didn't you?" Although Father Lu's voice was soft, it revealed an unquestionable firmness.

When Su's mother heard the words "making trouble without reason", her anger was instantly ignited.

"How am I being unreasonable? My daughter is dead. As a mother, am I wrong to seek the truth?"

She screamed hysterically, as if she wanted to vent all her pain and anger.

At this moment, Xin Mujing, who had been standing silently by the side, spoke. His voice was calm and deep, as if it could penetrate people's hearts.

"Mrs. Su, I understand your pain and anger. But Su Su's experience is not entirely innocent. Her ending is largely the result of her own actions. You should face this fact instead of blindly looking for the responsibility of outsiders."

Xin Mujing's words were like a warning bell, ringing the fog in Su's mother's heart. She was stunned, her eyes wandering between Lu Nanxu, Lu's mother and Xin Mujing, as if trying to find the answer.

In the living room, the atmosphere was as tense as a string about to break. Su's mother's cries and accusations were intertwined. She shook her head stubbornly, tears welling up in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall.

"Su'er, my Su'er, how could she be a bad person? She was so kind and innocent. Her death was definitely not her own fault!"

Lu Nanxu stood aside, frowning. He understood Su's mother's grief, but he couldn't ignore the facts. Xin Mujing looked helpless, sighed softly, and tried to find a way to calm Su's mother down.

At this moment, Uncle Li, the manor's housekeeper, hurried into the living room. His steps were steady yet a little anxious, and his voice was particularly clear in the quiet air.

"Sir, Mr. Su is here and is waiting at the door."

These words were like a breeze, gently blowing away the heaviness in the room. When Su's mother heard this, her face instantly blossomed with incredible joy. She stood up suddenly, and tears finally burst out of her eyes, but this time it was because of hope.

"He's here, he's really here! I knew he wouldn't really ignore Su'er."

Lu Nanxu and Xin Mujing exchanged glances, and both saw relief in each other's eyes. Lu Nanxu whispered to the housekeeper, "Uncle Liu, please ask Mr. Su to come in. Perhaps he can convince Mrs. Su to leave."

Butler Uncle Li nodded, turned around and left to greet Su's father.

After a while, the door opened slightly, and Su's father walked in slowly like a moving mountain. His face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip from it.

"Mr. Fu, Mr. Lu, Mr. Xin, sorry to bother you."

Father Su's voice was low and powerful. He greeted the elders present one by one. Although he was very polite, his tone revealed fatigue and helplessness that could not be ignored.

However, this courtesy did not last long.

Father Su's eyes suddenly turned to Mother Su, who was crying beside him. There seemed to be fire burning in his eyes, and ice freezing. He took a step forward, without any hesitation, and slapped Mother Su hard in the face.

"Snap!" A crisp sound silenced the entire living room.

Su's mother was caught off guard by the sudden violence. She staggered back a few steps and finally fell to the ground helplessly. She looked up at her husband in disbelief. The eyes that were once full of love were now filled with shock and humiliation.

"I'm sorry! My wife didn't mean it. She just loves Susu so much that she lost control of her emotions. If there is any offense, please forgive me."

Su's father's voice sounded again, and he bowed deeply, almost bending his waist to 90 degrees, with an apologetic look on his face that seemed to overflow from his eyes. But when he stood up again and glanced at Su's mother, a hint of disgust and impatience flashed in his eyes that was difficult to conceal.

"Stupid woman!"

Father Su lowered his voice so that only Mother Su could hear him. "I told you last night that this matter has come to an end. Which of the five major families is not one we cannot afford to offend? The Su family today is no longer what it used to be. How can you still be so impulsive!"

Su's mother's tears kept falling like beads from a broken string, but she couldn't say a word. The air around her seemed to be twisted by an invisible force, and the tense and solemn atmosphere made it almost hard to breathe.

Everyone's nerves are stretched to the limit, like a rubber band stretched to the limit and ready to break at any time.

The former heads of the five major families, although still sipping their tea calmly on the surface, showed a hint of vigilance and alertness in their eyes. The man sitting in the corner had a faint smile on his face, but that smile did not seem warm, but rather had a disturbing and dangerous aura.

He observed all this quietly, as if waiting for something, and as if enjoying this rare "drama".