Chapter 18 – Lu Qingyu’s Final End; Su Zhiyi Suddenly Has a Fever

In the end, Lu Qingyu was completely cast out by the Lu family, and all ties with her were severed.

Before she left, Mother Lu looked at her with bitter disappointment.

“I ask myself.” she said coldly: “ever since your father brought you into the Lu family, I have never treated you unfairly. In fact, just because you are a girl, I even gave you more attention than I gave Xiao Chuan.

But you—what is all this that you’ve done? From now on, take care of yourself!”

With that, she turned away, refusing to look again at Lu Qingyu’s face, which had become twisted with rage and jealousy.

Lu Qingyu’s mouth had been gagged, so she could not utter a word. All she could do was glare at everyone with eyes full of hatred.

Afterwards, Lu Hanchuan pulled Su Zhiyi back to his room.

“Letting Lu Qingyu off like this—isn’t that too easy on her?” he asked.

Su Zhiyi shook her little head.

“Not at all. Bad people are punished by Heaven itself. She’s done so many wicked things—sooner or later, Heaven will no longer tolerate her and will deal with her!”

Hearing this, Lu Hanchuan nodded in agreement. But that did not mean he planned to let Lu Qingyu off so easily. The young girl might be kind-hearted, but he was not.

Suddenly, Lu Hanchuan looked at her with concern.

“But Zhizhi, you were too careless today. You revealed your hypnosis ability so openly in front of everyone—it’s very dangerous for you!”

Looking at Lu Hanchuan’s anxious and worried expression, Su Zhiyi gave a reassuring smile.

She lifted her hand, stood on tiptoe, and gently caressed the center of his brow.

“Don’t worry. I promise that by tomorrow morning, once they wake up, they’ll have forgotten everything that happened today about the hypnosis—completely and thoroughly!”

Upon hearing that, Lu Hanchuan finally felt at ease and nodded.

Later, with Lu Hanchuan’s secret manipulations, Lu Qingyu’s uncle’s family in the countryside found out that she had been driven out by the Lu family.

They immediately hatched a plan—to marry her off to an old man over fifty, a foul creature who had beaten two wives to death! In exchange, they would receive a bride price, which they would use to get their youngest son a wife.

No matter how much Lu Qingyu cried or made a scene, she couldn’t change this tragic outcome.

In truth, even without Lu Hanchuan’s intervention, Lu Qingyu would not have lived past the year.

This was because, when Su Zhiyi’s hypnosis ability had first surfaced in her mind, another skill had unexpectedly awakened—X-ray vision.

That was the reason she hadn’t pursued Lu Qingyu further—not because she was some kind of saint, but because she knew Lu Qingyu would bring about her own destruction. She didn’t want to dirty her hands for the sake of such a person.

But she was certain of one thing—Lu Hanchuan would definitely not let Lu Qingyu off so lightly. Then again, what could be done? Lu Qingyu had brought this upon herself.

With this new ability, Su Zhiyi took advantage of the evening while helping Lu Hanchuan soak his feet to secretly examine his injured area closely.

Afterward, she nodded in satisfaction. At that moment, Lu Hanchuan happened to lower his head and saw the joyful smile on her face. He couldn’t help but ask in confusion,

“What are you thinking about that makes you so happy?”

Su Zhiyi, still beaming, replied without even lifting her head,

“Your leg will recover very soon!”

Hearing the certainty in her voice, Lu Hanchuan was momentarily stunned. Then, with a joyful expression, he grabbed her arm.

“Really?!”

Su Zhiyi looked at his handsome face, which rarely revealed any strong emotions. At this moment, it was lit up with joy and surprise.

She couldn’t help but be infected by his happiness and nodded firmly, her tone full of assurance.

“Yes, that’s right!”

Only then did Lu Hanchuan come back to his senses.

“How did you know that?”

Su Zhiyi gave a mischievous smile.

“Because I have x-ray vision!”

Lu Hanchuan was taken aback by her words.

“X-ray vision? Zhizhi, you’re not joking with me, are you?”

Su Zhiyi immediately wiped the smile from her face and nodded solemnly, her expression serious.

“No, I’m not joking. Actually, both the hypnosis and x-ray vision abilities only awakened today.”

At that moment, Lu Hanchuan looked at her with a grave expression.

“Zhizhi, this is too heaven-defying!

You must remember, unless absolutely necessary, never reveal your abilities in front of outsiders again!”

Su Zhiyi nodded seriously. Then, she suddenly threw herself into Lu Hanchuan’s arms, her voice filled with trust and reliance.

“As long as you’re always by my side, and never leave me, I’ll be safe for the rest of my life!”

“Zhizhi.” The moment he heard her say that, Lu Hanchuan’s voice softened, filled with boundless tenderness.

Smiling, Su Zhiyi instinctively tightened her arms around him.

Lu Hanchuan also reached out and wrapped his arms tightly around her slender waist.

In that moment, he completely let go of the idea of ever sending her away.

For the rest of his life, he would keep his Zhizhi firmly by his side, to spoil her, to love her. Even in death, he would not let go!

That night, the two of them embraced tightly—but only embraced.

The next morning, as the first light of dawn broke, Lu Hanchuan opened his eyes and was greeted by Su Zhiyi’s breathtakingly beautiful, sleeping face.

He couldn’t help but lower his head and press a light kiss on her smooth forehead.

But that one kiss made him instantly sense that something was wrong.

Surprised, he lowered his head again and placed his own forehead against hers.

The burning heat radiating from her skin confirmed it—Su Zhiyi had a fever, and it was clearly not a mild one.

He hurriedly turned and climbed out of bed in a panic, leaning on his crutch as he walked anxiously out of the room.

Upon seeing the Lu family gathered around the dining table, he immediately turned to Mother Lu, his face full of urgency.

“Mom, please help me call Qi Bai.

Zhizhi suddenly has a fever, and it’s not a light one!”

As soon as Lu Hanchuan finished speaking, the members of the Lu family all stood up, their faces filled with worry, and quickly made their way upstairs.

Seeing this, Lu Hanchuan let out a small cough and said, somewhat awkwardly,

“Um… Zhizhi isn’t upstairs.”

At his words, the Lu family finally realized—Lu Hanchuan’s leg wasn’t well, so he couldn’t go up and down stairs easily. That meant Su Zhiyi must be in Lu Hanchuan’s room.

The group immediately turned around and hurried toward his room.

Upon seeing Su Zhiyi’s small face, Mother Lu immediately turned around and went out to call Qi Bai.

Grandfather Lu and Father Lu, after taking one look at Su Zhiyi’s condition, also stepped out of the room.

Grandma Lu, her face full of heartache, gently placed a cold towel on Su Zhiyi’s forehead to help bring down the fever.

After glancing at Su Zhiyi, Lu Hanchuan turned to Grandma Lu and said,

“Grandma, could I trouble you and Nanny Sun to look after Zhizhi? I’ll wait outside for Qi Bai.”

Without looking up, Grandma Lu kept her eyes fixed on Su Zhiyi’s face.

“Go on, your little Sun and I will take care of Zhizhi.”

Only then did Lu Hanchuan feel at ease enough to turn and leave the room.

Just as he closed the door behind him, Mother Lu slapped him hard on the back.

Lu Hanchuan stared at her in confusion.

“Mom, why did you hit me?”

“You’re asking me why I hit you?!”

Then, realizing her voice was a bit too loud, she quickly lowered her tone.

“You little brat! Zhizhi is still so young—how could you bring yourself to do that?!

And you didn’t even take proper care of her—she’s sick now from all the trouble!”

“Mom!” Hearing her words, Lu Hanchuan’s face turned crimson, and he replied helplessly,

“You’ve misunderstood! We really just slept in the same bed, nothing happened!”

Mother Lu still looked at him with some suspicion.

“Really?”

“Really! It couldn’t be more true!”

Then he added,

“But it’s true that Zhizhi got sick because of my negligence. I didn’t take good care of her.”

Seeing his expression full of guilt, Mother Lu couldn’t help but try to comfort him.

“It’s alright, it’s alright. You didn’t mean for this to happen. Zhizhi is such a sensible and kind child—she won’t blame you.”

Just as her words fell, a teasing laugh drifted over to the two of them.