They Regretted it After Their Hearts Turned to Ashes

Luo Chengxiu anxiously grabbed the water glass and took a few sips of water.

It's raining again in the middle of the night, what's so good about the sea?

What is the meaning of Luo Zhi's inexplicable state and reaction?

Dissatisfied with him, or dissatisfied with everyone?

...What qualifications does Luo Zhi have to be dissatisfied?

If Luo Zhi could have been as honest and quiet as he is today, without causing trouble endlessly, and not wantonly hurting his relatives again and again, how could the family have become so troubled today!

The more Luo Chengxiu thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He sat motionless at the table, frowned, and tightly squeezed the glass water cup.

For some reason, thinking back to the eyes of Luo Zhi's that he saw just now, Luo Chengxiu, besides being uncontrollably irritable, felt a vague chill that couldn't be wiped clean.

Obviously, he left the cold rain without looking back, and asked his assistant to take away the rain-soaked coat.

Although the room is bright and warm, the annoying ghost weather and annoying people are all separated from the door, like two irrelevant worlds.

……

Luo Chengxiu was awakened by Luo Cheng's voice, and was dragged back to the world he was in.

The whole family enjoys a happy time, sitting together and enjoying a warm home-cooked dinner.

My wife has been recuperating very well recently, and both her mental state and complexion are much better than before.

Jian Huaiyi coaxed her to be extremely happy. Right now, his wife was smiling because of what he said, and she insisted on serving food to this caring adopted son. The gentle and focused posture almost seemed to be the only person in the room.

Getting used to his mother's attention to Jian Huaiyi, Luo Jun didn't bother him too much. He took a cup of coffee and drank it slowly. While distractedly browsing the documents sent by his assistant, he occasionally discussed a few words with Jian Huaiyi in a low voice.

Luo Cheng didn't need to carry as much burden as his elder brothers, he snuggled up to him and held his father's arm.

Very commonplace scene.

It's like any other family reunion dinner.

As if sensing that Luo Chengxiu was in a different state today, Luo Cheng was looking up at him with worry in his eyes.

Meeting the younger daughter's gaze, Luo Chengxiu's heart warmed slightly, and he shook his head: "...it's okay."

He put down his water glass and pressed his eyebrows hard: "What were you talking about just now?"

Jian Huaiyi suddenly stopped talking, looked at Luo Chengxiu, wanted to speak, but hesitated to speak.

Luo Jun put down the document and looked up: "We are discussing the name change of Huaisheng Entertainment."

Luo Chengxiu frowned: "Alright, what name do you want to change?"

"Dad... that's right."

Jian Huaiyi quickly sat up straight, and took over the conversation: "Because of the public opinion turmoil some time ago, and some previous events, Huaisheng Entertainment has always been in the public eye." He paused, "very negative impression."

He didn't say it clearly, but the public opinion turmoil some time ago was naturally the matter of Li Weiming.

As for some of the previous matters... it will involve Luo Zhi's debut as a singer, and the messy gossip she provoked.

Of course Luo Chengxiu still remembered these.

Because of Luo Zhi's good deeds, the Luo family has become the laughing stock of others more than once.

Everyone knew that the lost and found son of the Luo family had grown crooked outside, acted arrogantly and indulgently, and relied on the power of the Luo family to do his best, his reputation was extremely bad.

Being reminded of this by Jian Huaiyi, Luo Chengxiu's expression couldn't help but sink.

"But don't worry, we have taken effective crisis public relations in time, and the situation has obviously improved now."

Jian Huaiyi quickly added: "But this situation is not good for the company's future development after all. We are going to change the name first to get rid of the inherent impression that has been formed..."

Jian Huaiyi had already prepared the draft, and taking advantage of Luo Junqi's first breath to speak out, all the reasons listed were quite convincing.

Luo Chengxiu listened to him absent-mindedly, then suddenly lost his patience, and waved his hands: "Okay."

Jian Huaiyi paused and immediately shut up.

Luo Chengxiu didn't speak immediately, but turned sideways, motioning the chef to put the newly served dessert in front of Luo Cheng.

The Luo family didn't pay much attention to the field of entertainment, otherwise they wouldn't have allowed that subsidiary to be so depressed that it almost went bankrupt.

Even if it is handed over to Jian Huaiyi now, it is just to take care of Luo Cheng, lest the children of the Luo family be bullied and run on when they go out to show their faces.

Luo Chengxiu didn't care about the company's revenue in the first place, and naturally he had no interest in these reports: "It's up to you how big it is."

Jian Huaiyi sat up straight and lowered her head: "Yes."

"It's a pity, the name Huaisheng Entertainment is not bad." Luo Chengxiu didn't want to make the atmosphere too stiff, so he asked casually, "Who named it in the first place?"

When I asked this question, no one at the table answered.

Luo Jun was also unclear, turned sideways, and looked at Jian Huaiyi who was beside him.

His original intention was to ask if the other party knew about the company's past, but at a certain moment inadvertently, he suddenly noticed that Jian Huaiyi's expression seemed a little strange.

When I looked at it carefully, there was no difference from usual.

"It's Luo Zhi, Dad." Jian Huaiyi smiled, "Have you forgotten? You handed over the company to him three years ago, and Luo Zhi is actually very capable."

His tone was very calm, that kind of calmness and frankness without any jealousy was completely unmistakable, which made Luo Jun confirm that that look was indeed just his own illusion.

Luo Jun withdrew his gaze and picked up the coffee cup again.

After hearing Jian Huaiyi's words, Luo Chengxiu was a little surprised: "It's only been three years?"

He sorted out his memory and found that Jian Huaiyi was right.

Luo Zhi did take over Huaisheng Entertainment three years ago.

...It is said that it is taking over, but in fact it is just that Luo Chengxiu is going to handle bankruptcy and liquidation for these unused subsidiaries, and needs to fill the vacant position with a nominal general manager.

No matter what, he was the last person in charge before the company closed down. Even if it was just a name, it would affect his resume to some extent, and he might be ridiculed by the public in the future.

Luo Chengxiu didn't want Luo Jun and Jian Huaiyi to get such a reputation, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to be responsible, so he gave the subsidiary to Luo Zhi.

In just three years, a company that was only waiting for bankruptcy and liquidation was unexpectedly revitalized by Luo Zhi in this way.

Because Luo Zhi has never used the Luo family's funds, has no relationship with the Luo family, and has not even touched the Luo family's contacts when fighting for resources, Luo Chengxiu almost completely forgot about it.

"Yes." Jian Huaiyi nodded, "Luo Zhi—"

This time, he didn't need to finish his sentence.

Mrs. Luo was sitting by the side, and suddenly heard the name clearly, her originally relaxed expression suddenly changed, and she looked around suddenly: "Luo Zhi? Where is Luo Zhi?!"

Luo Jun's expression suddenly sank, he glanced at Jian Huaiyi lightly, put down his coffee and supported her: "Mom, there is nothing."

Jian Huaiyi also seemed to have just realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, he suddenly became embarrassed, wanted to appease Mrs. Luo but did not dare, and looked at Luo Chengxiu with some trepidation.

"Okay, I just talked about him casually." Luo Chengxiu frowned, "It's what I want to ask, and it has nothing to do with you... Hurry up and persuade your mother."

Mrs. Luo's illness can't be stimulated at all, once it encounters a trigger, it's very easy to attack, if it really breaks out, there will be no peace for the whole night.

Jian Huaiyi hurriedly replied yes, got up and walked around to the other side, and persuaded Luo Jun in a low voice from left to right, which gradually calmed Mrs. Luo who was already anxious.

But even so, Mrs. Luo was no longer as relaxed and happy as before, she just curled up in Jian Huaiyi's arms, tense up in horror, and kept searching the room for that possible figure.

Her eyes were wandering and vigilant, as if she was afraid that Luo Zhi would suddenly appear at any time, and her body couldn't help trembling in fear.

Luo Chengxiu slowly squeezed the water glass tightly.

He looked at the chaos in front of him that easily disturbed everyone's peace, and thought of the disasters that Luo Zhi caused, the bad reputation he left outside, and the evil he did.

……

What exactly did Luo Zhi say and do to his wife that night when he and Luo Jun couldn't make it in time?

Tiger poison does not eat children, although the wife's mind was already unclear at that time, but after all, as a mother, she always has the instinct to protect her children.

Luo Chengxiu still remembers the years when the child was lost.Although it was Luo Zhi's willful playfulness that caused her to run away, his wife was still almost completely crushed by the strong self-blame, she shed tears all day long, and she was so dazed that she seemed unconscious.

How much did Luo Zhi have to do to provoke his biological mother to push him down?

……

Thinking of this, those messy thoughts before naturally completely faded away.

"So what if you have the ability?"

Luo Chengxiu's tone was cold, and he didn't know whether he was answering Jian Huaiyi's interrupted words just now, or telling himself: "If you have bad intentions, even if you have some crooked skills, you will only use them to harm others."

Jian Huaiyi didn't have time to reply, and embraced Mrs. Luo to persuade her in a gentle voice, and finally let go of her tightly clenched hands hanging under the table.

Luo Cheng seemed to have thought of something, let out a soft "ah" and quickly covered her mouth.

Luo Chengxiu frowned, turned sideways, and looked at his daughter who seemed to have a lot of secrets and concerns recently: "What's wrong?"

Luo Cheng shook his head in a panic: "It's okay..."

She couldn't hold back her words, she lowered her head and fiddled with the fork for a while, and finally asked in a low voice: "Father, did Luo Zhi... really kill Brother Chenbai's mother?"

Although the volume was low enough, the room was not noisy after all, and only Mrs. Luo, who was still immersed in her own world, didn't hear it.

As soon as Luo Cheng's words fell, Luo Jun and Jian Huaiyi's eyes were already thrown over in astonishment.

Luo Chengxiu didn't seem surprised: "Ren Chenbai told you that?"

Luo Cheng nodded.

Because of this incident, Luo Cheng has been afraid to see Brother Chenbai for several days, and every time he thinks about it, he feels inexplicably guilty.

Of course, this guilty conscience has to be kept on Luo Zhi's head - if it wasn't for Luo Zhi's utterly wicked behavior, how could she be so troubled that she couldn't hold her head up in front of Brother Chenbai?

"It should be his family who told him so." Luo Chengxiu nodded, "Let's take it as it is, he may not be able to bear the truth."

This answer was really ambiguous, Luo Cheng was startled for a moment, and wanted to ask again: "Brother Kechenbai—"

Luo Chengxiu looked at his daughter, his expression darkened: "Don't mention this matter again."

Ren Chenbai is the most favored among young people of this generation. In terms of ability, he is not inferior to Luo Jun at all. In a serious competition, he even beats Luo Jun. He has never been singled out for his character.

Even this villa was lent to them by Ren Chenbai when he heard that Mrs. Luo was going to recuperate.

The Luo family does not lack a villa, but it is difficult to find such a good location.

Although this villa is right by the sea, because of the clever location, the sea breeze is blocked by the cliff not far away.Climbing does not block the line of sight. When the weather is good, you can see far away. You can go to the beach through the back door connected to the garden, and it is close enough to the port.

Mrs. Luo recuperated here, she felt relaxed physically and mentally, and her condition was indeed much better than before.

……

Owing to the Ren family's favor, Luo Chengxiu couldn't say much.Besides, he has met Ren Chenbai before, and knows that Ren Chenbai treats Luo Zhi very well.

Probably because Luo Zhi used to be fostered by Ren's family, Ren Chenbai followed his mother and always took extra care of Luo Zhi, it seemed that he didn't hate Luo Zhi because of this past event.

In Luo Chengxiu's mind, there was also a vague feeling that Luo Zhi had been taken care of by the Ren family for so long, so he should repay them.The Luo family would naturally reciprocate in the mall, but Luo Zhi had to repay such a heavy debt of favor by himself.

Even if Ren Chenbai brought up this incident occasionally, it was inevitable that he treated Luo Zhi coldly a few times, so what's the big deal?That child from the Ren family is very gentle and kind, so he won't do anything radical.

Thinking of this, Luo Chengxiu found a suitable occasion to speak: "Xiaocheng."

Luo Cheng was still in a daze, but when he heard the words, he quickly responded and stood up.

"I saw Luo Zhi outside, probably because Ren Chenbai told him we were here, and he followed to find us."

Luo Chengxiu said casually, "Take a few things to eat, and then tidy up a decent room."

Thinking of the shabby leaky room where Luo Zhi was standing, Luo Chengxiu couldn't help but feel disgusted in his heart—who must show such a miserable appearance?Who wronged him?In such a big villa, is there a room missing for him to live in?

When Luo Cheng heard the first sentence, he froze in place, and tried his best to hold on without revealing his secrets, but was stunned by his father's subsequent order: "Give it to... Luo Zhi?"

"Otherwise?" Looking at her reaction, Luo Chengxiu couldn't help frowning, "Isn't he sick now, so let's just throw him in that leaky broken house and starve him all night?"

Luo Cheng really didn't think of this at all, her face flushed, she responded timidly, and went to the table to pick up some food.

Luo Chengxiu pressed the center of his eyebrows twice, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the back of the chair.

He has been extraordinarily tolerant towards Luo Zhi today.

He just said a few words, didn't scold or beat him, and didn't even ask why Luo Zhi came.

Luo Chengxiu usually doesn't care about these details.It wasn't that pale and dazed figure who always came out to stir his anger, he asked Luo Cheng to bring Luo Zhi some food, maybe it was still due to that unexplained upset.

...So it's better for Luo Zhi to be more sensible, and stop putting on that lifeless look for him.

Thinking of this, Luo Chengxiu completely lost his appetite, and ordered brothers Luo Jun and Jian Huaiyi to take good care of their mother, then got up and left the table to go back to the room to rest.

Luo Cheng asked someone to pack a few lunch boxes, and she didn't know Luo Zhi's taste, so she had to pack them randomly and stuff them all into the thermal bag.

She just casually hid Luo Zhi in a hut that looked like a warehouse. That hut was not connected to the main building, and the only way to get there was through the outer garden.

The torrential rain outside made the sky dark, and the lovely garden during the day turned into a hideous shadow.Luo Cheng really didn't dare to go by himself, so he took two umbrellas and went to ask his elder brother for a long time, and finally convinced Luo Jun.

With Jian Huaiyi by her side, Mrs. Luo's condition is stable.Luo Jun left his assistant behind, held up an umbrella and went out with her: "Why don't you let Huai Yi accompany you?"

Agitated by the cold wind, Luo Cheng shivered unconsciously, and leaned close to his eldest brother: "Brother Huaiyi...you want to accompany your mother."

She said so, but a more vague complaint appeared in her heart.

Brother Huai Yi seems...not as caring about her as before.

Is it because the company is too busy?

Maybe that's the case, but Luo Zhi was obviously busy with work before, so she never dealt with her like this...

If she didn't choose to help Jian Huaiyi that day, but let Luo Zhi continue to run the company, would the current situation be completely different?

Luo Cheng was taken aback by his own thoughts, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the insulation bag fell to the ground.

Luo Cheng let out an "ah" and quickly bent down to pick up the bag.

Fortunately, no spills.

It's just that there is a lot of muddy water on the outside of the bag, which doesn't look very clean, but the inside should be fine.

Holding an umbrella, Luo Jun was staring at somewhere in the rain in a daze.Hearing Luo Cheng's movement behind him, he stopped, turned around and looked over: "What's wrong?"

The weather tonight was so terrible that Luo Cheng didn't dare to go back again, so he quickly hid the thermal bag behind his back: "It's okay."

She trotted to keep up with Luo Jun: "Brother, the weather is so bad, can we still go to the cruise ship tomorrow?"

"I don't know." Luo Jun asked her, "Aren't you going to apply for some crew?"

Thinking of Luo Zhi's indifferent attitude towards her now, Luo Cheng felt more discouraged, and pursed her lips: "I guess there is not much hope...Brother, please ask Brother Huaiyi to help me."

The purpose of letting Jian Huaiyi take over Huaisheng Entertainment was to pave the way for Luo Cheng.Luo Jun didn't ask any further questions, just nodded and continued to walk forward.

The tickets for the cruise were bought by Jian Huaiyi, there were five tickets in total, and she said that she wanted the family to go and relax.

Luo Jun's recent work is not busy, and originally there is nothing to do.But seeing that his mother was rarely looking forward to joy, he asked the assistant to change the arrangement.

They are all staying at the villa here tonight, and it is also convenient for them to go directly to the pier tomorrow morning, but they did not expect Luo Zhi's news to be so good, and they followed him lingeringly.

Luo Cheng chased him for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, Luo Zhi doesn't have a ticket...will he be angry?"

"What's there to be angry about?" Luo Jun looked cold, "He shouldn't be here."

Luo Cheng knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly shut up.

She knew very well in her heart that her elder brother's dislike towards Luo Zhi was almost entirely due to Luo Zhi's targeting of Jian Huaiyi.

During the years when Luo Zhi was still at home, Luo Jun happened to be studying abroad, and only came back occasionally for a while during the summer vacation.Later Luo Zhi was lost, and later the second younger brother was replaced by Jian Huaiyi, and Luo Jun also went home to take care of his mother, and the family slowly got together.

Jian Huaiyi has been with Luo Jun since childhood, and worked as an assistant for Luo Jun after graduation, so the relationship is naturally closer.

It is also because of this that every time Luo Zhi finds fault with Brother Huai Yi, he will make him very angry.

……

What happened next confirmed her thoughts.

Luo Jun walked tens of meters away from that room, and stopped: "You go, I don't want to see him."

Luo Cheng nodded obediently, braved up, and walked over step by step holding an umbrella.

A bright flash tore through the thick clouds, and the white light dazzled people's eyes, and also illuminated the motionless figure standing in front of the window.

Luo Cheng was so frightened that she almost cried out. Her legs were weak, and her mind went blank. She said a few times intermittently: "Dad, Dad told you to sleep somewhere else."

She picked up the thermal bag with her fingers, and handed it tremblingly through the window.

Luo Zhi didn't respond.

Luo Cheng's hands were sore, and instinctively softened, and the muddy water-stained insulation bag fell into the room.

There was a dull "boom".

For some reason, Luo Cheng's heart also seemed to be pounded by this sound, and suddenly jumped uneasily.

She didn't dare to wait for any answer from Luo Zhi, but hurriedly withdrew her hand and ran back to her elder brother.