novelraw Chapter 482 - 456: Too Painful to Look Back
Chapter 482 - 456: Too Painful to Look Back
It has now been proven that the Lone Wolf’s fiancée is indeed Xiaowei’s patient, Chu Xuan’s wife, Hu Meijing.
According to the Newt, this woman is extremely despicable, cruel, and heartless, marrying someone else with the Lone Wolf’s insurance money barely after his death.
Even Yu Minglang, who is usually fair, acknowledged the woman’s heartlessness.
The Hu Meijing that Xiaowei encountered had a gentle personality, treated her husband well, and remained by his side even though he had a mild bipolar disorder, gently protecting him.
What sent a chill down Xiaowei’s spine was that this woman’s godmother was the Lone Wolf’s biological mother!
If the Lone Wolf hadn’t died, Hu Meijing would have called her teacher "mom," indicating a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship!
But after Lone Wolf’s death, Hu Meijing became god-related with the teacher, and the teacher seemed satisfied with her, even sending Xiaowei to treat her husband Chu Xuan’s bipolar disorder. From Hu Meijing’s words, it seemed the teacher visited her regularly.
Usually having a hard time getting along with others, the teacher was exceptionally fond of Hu Meijing, treating her like a true mother and daughter.
The amount of information was overwhelming, making Xiaowei’s head spin, unable to pinpoint where things went wrong.
Under such circumstances, it was already good enough not to hold a grudge against Hu Meijing, let alone treat her kindly. Even the Lone Wolf’s old teammates mentioned Hu Meijing with gritted teeth, so his biological mother should hate her even more.
Xiaowei’s sharp mind quickly conjured several possible scenarios.
The teacher couldn’t possibly have not met Hu Meijing because Lone Wolf had already been engaged to her back then and would definitely have presented her to his parents.
Is it possible that the teacher is using other means to avenge her son?
Xiaowei could only think of this reason, similar to her past life when her daughter Xiaowei died, she began devising ways to torment each wrongdoer to death, doing so with utmost cruelty.
Since the teacher’s personality was somewhat similar to hers, could it be that out of spite for Hu Meijing, she introduced her to a man with bipolar disorder?
And even assigned a rookie, namely herself, to Chu Xuan, hoping that she would mess up the treatment, worsening his condition into a full-blown mental illness to eventually pass on such traits genetically...
Xiaowei’s conspiracy theories became more terrifying the more she pondered, but they didn’t quite hold since the teacher wasn’t the kind to involve innocent parties, even if she loathed Hu Meijing.
Something was amiss, making Xiaowei’s head throb painfully.
Xiaowei couldn’t confront Mr. Liu directly because it wasn’t just his family matter; it touched upon a deeply painful memory for Mr. Liu. As the teacher and Master had just begun to reconcile, bringing up the upsetting past regarding the Lone Wolf’s insurance money would render Yu Minglang’s previous efforts futile and ruin the therapeutic experience set up for Master and Liu Li.
Hence, Xiaowei thought of a brilliant plan.
She went directly to Mr. Liu’s house. Mr. Liu wasn’t home, but Liu Li was there alone. Hearing someone knocking, he sluggishly dragged himself to answer the door.
"Oh, it’s Sister Qian."
"Mm, what happened to you?" Xiaowei felt like she was becoming slightly pigeon-toed, but Liu Li seemed worse off like he couldn’t even stand straight.
"I planned to go to work, but after exhausting myself yesterday, I couldn’t get up and have been lying down all day. Sister Qian, are you here for my mom?"
Liu Li was simply worn out.
"Yes."
"Well, have a seat, and I’ll make some tea for you."
"Thank you."
Xiaowei glanced around the room, her gaze pausing on something in the living room. She noticed a little dog doll made from needlework on the teacher’s TV cabinet, which she had seen at Hu Meijing’s home before. Hu Meijing seemed to have a hobby of doing crafts; every visit revealed needlework strewn across the sofa.
"Xiao Li, was that doll made by your sister Meijing?"
Liu Li followed Xiaowei’s gaze and nodded, "Yeah."
Xiaowei walked over, picked it up, and squeezed it a couple of times. It was supposed to be a dog but looked more like a cartoon wolf with specially sewn button eyes, appearing quite adorable.
"Does your sister Meijing visit your home often?"
"Yes, she comes over on her days off and sometimes chats with my mom for a long time. She’s a good cook."
"Oh, being able to hold a conversation with the teacher is not something just anyone can do." Xiaowei deliberately tried to extract information from Liu Li.
This kid wasn’t very old and hadn’t seen much of the world, so extracting valuable information from him shouldn’t be difficult.
Indeed, Liu Li opened up.
"That’s true. Who could put up with my mom’s temper? Sometimes she even loses her temper with my sister Meijing. It’s hard for me to just stand there listening, and I have to give it to my sister Meijing for not getting mad at her and even addressing her as godmother."
"What does the teacher get mad about?"
"Sometimes it’s about work matters. My sister Meijing is extremely gentle, to the point of being overly honest, and often gets bullied at work. Her colleagues constantly switch shifts with her, and sometimes difficult kids are assigned to her class, leaving her exhausted every day. My mom reprimands her each time she sees this, and once, she even got so angry she wanted to find the principal at her school to argue."
It sounded quite normal; the teacher indeed invested a lot of attention in this woman. It sounded like ’hating iron for not becoming steel,’ a typical trait of Mr. Liu— the more she fancies someone, the more she would reprimand them; if she liked someone to Xiaowei’s extent, she would even act aggressively if provoked. It seemed the teacher didn’t harbor major resentment toward this woman.
This doesn’t seem like a conspiracy theory... Xiaowei decided to change her direction of investigation.
"Xiao Li, I met your brother’s mate, the Newt, a while ago. He still thinks about you a lot."
"Ah, Brother Zeng! He sends me toys every quarter. I’ve told him I’m working now and don’t play with Transformers anymore, so he started sending clothes instead. A few days ago, he even sent my mom a box of fruits, saying they were specialties from his hometown."
After leaving Yu Minglang’s side, the Newt returned to his hometown to practice law and never forgot his old friend. He frequently sent things over.
"Right, the Newt mentioned that in the blink of an eye, you’ve grown up. It’s time to find a partner. He missed your brother’s wedding candy and wants yours."
"Ah, my brother..." Liu Li’s mood sank thinking about his brother.
"If nothing had happened to him, I might already be an uncle by now. When he got engaged, I was just about to take my middle school entrance exams, and my mom sent me to live at the private school, so I missed it. I only heard that the woman he chose had a particularly bad temper, often throwing fits, and my brother frequently accommodated her. If she had a temperament like my sister Meijing’s, maybe he wouldn’t have gotten distracted by work and met his end..."