Chapter 136: Unable to Control One's Own Hands

Early morning.

It seemed as if everything had returned to the way it used to be.

Li Qiuhua prepared breakfast, then fetched some water for Su Jianguo to wash his face, calling him to get up for work.

Although Su Jianguo maintained a stern expression throughout, he did not say anything more.

The family ate breakfast together in total silence.

Afterward, Su Yan specifically informed Su Jianguo that she was going to the provincial capital to travel with her classmates.

After a round of admonishments, Su Jianguo went out to work.

Su Yan tidied herself up and left the house.

The moment the house fell silent again, Li Qiuhua felt as if a massive weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

"Master, are we just going to leave like this? That woman will surely ruin your reputation in the courtyard. Should Ghost Shadow stay behind to teach her a lesson?"

Ghost Shadow truly could not stand seeing Su Yan be so tolerant regarding this matter.

This did not fit the Master's personality at all.

The Master was only compromising herself for the sake of her father.

Su Yan let out a mocking laugh. "Ruin my reputation? They don't have that kind of power."

Since there were people who couldn't keep their mouths shut, she didn't mind helping them along.

Hearing the underlying meaning in her words, Ghost Shadow understood that she must have been prepared all along.

As expected of the Master!

Under Su Mo's urging, Li Qiuhua was forced to find Zhang Jinfeng.

"Qiuhua, I saw your Jianguo come back this morning. You two have reconciled?"

Zhang Jinfeng knew almost everything that had been happening with the Su family lately, and she was truly happy for Li Qiuhua.

The corners of Li Qiuhua's mouth twitched as she forced out a smile that looked more painful than crying.

If Su Jianguo found out she was gossiping behind his back, he would definitely not let her off easy.

However, Su Mo had given her a solemn guarantee: as long as she didn't admit it personally, even if Su Jianguo found out, he wouldn't be able to take his anger out on them.

"Sigh, he's back, but his heart is no longer in this home."

"It's good that he's back; whether his heart is here or not doesn't matter. Once that girl Su Yan gets married, this house will still be yours." Zhang Jinfeng naturally chose comforts that Li Qiuhua loved to hear.

Li Qiuhua gave a bitter laugh.

"But how did you convince Jianguo? Didn't you say he was dead set on a divorce?" As expected, before Li Qiuhua could even bring it up, Zhang Jinfeng could no longer contain her curiosity.

"I..." Li Qiuhua stammered, undergoing a fierce internal struggle.

This was the first time Zhang Jinfeng had seen her so conflicted. "Is there anything you can't tell me?"

The scales in Li Qiuhua's heart tilted slightly toward Su Mo's side. She took a deep breath, preparing to tell the truth.

"Yesterday, Mo Mo and I, we..."

*Slap!*

Zhang Jinfeng was listening intently, only to be shocked when Li Qiuhua, before she could even finish her sentence, suddenly slapped herself hard.

The sound was so crisp it made Zhang Jinfeng's scalp tingle.

"Qiuhua, what are you doing slapping yourself out of nowhere?"

Li Qiuhua was even more dazed than she was; she had no idea what had happened, only feeling a fierce, stinging pain on her face.

"I... there was a mosquito. Yes, a mosquito. I wanted to swat it."

Facing Zhang Jinfeng's suspicious gaze, she couldn't explain herself and could only make up a random excuse.

Zhang Jinfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Even so, you shouldn't hit yourself so hard. Doesn't it hurt?"

Half of Li Qiuhua's face was already swelling; how could it not hurt?

"It's fine."

She gave a perfunctory reply that didn't match her feelings.

"You were just saying what you and Mo Mo did that made Jianguo change his mind?" Seeing that she truly didn't seem to be hiding anything, Zhang Jinfeng steered the topic back.

Li Qiuhua forcibly shook off the strange sensation in her heart and continued, "Mo Mo, Qiangqiang, and I, we gave..."

*Slap!*

Another loud slap.

This time, stars danced before Li Qiuhua's eyes.

She looked at her own hands in disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost.

Zhang Jinfeng also realized something was wrong. "Qiuhua, what is actually wrong with you?"

Li Qiuhua's face fell into a wail. "I don't know. It's like my hands won't obey me."

"That can't be right?" Zhang Jinfeng grabbed both of her hands, examining them up and down, but found nothing unusual.

"I'll hold your hands and see if they lose control again in a moment."

Li Qiuhua nodded hurriedly.

The two women stared at each other until they were both tired, but nothing happened.

"Jinfeng, my arms are numb."

"That shouldn't be. Could it be that you only lose control when we're chatting?" Zhang Jinfeng's mind was sharp, and she immediately hit upon the key point.

"It can't be that supernatural, can it?" Li Qiuhua said it, but thinking about the previous incident where real money turned into fake money, her head began to buzz. Could it be...?

"Just now, as soon as you started to say what happened between you and Mo Mo, you started slapping yourself. Try it again." Zhang Jinfeng's words hit the mark.

Li Qiuhua swallowed hard and said tremblingly, "Yesterday, Mo Mo and I, we..."

*Slap!*

Despite her hands being held firmly by Zhang Jinfeng, they suddenly broke free from the restraint, delivering another vicious slap.

This time, the expressions of both women changed completely.

Zhang Jinfeng was speechless. "This... this... isn't this a haunting?"

In broad daylight, how could such an absurd thing happen!

Li Qiuhua wanted to cry but had no tears, feeling uncomfortable all over her body.

Not only could Su Yan turn real money into fake money, but she could actually control her body as well. This was truly terrifying.

"Qiuhua, don't panic. How about we go to the hospital to check right now?" A layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhang Jinfeng's forehead.

Li Qiuhua shook her head like a rattle. "I'm fine! I want to go home!"

Zhang Jinfeng also felt a chill down her spine and didn't dare to try and stop her.

Strange things had been happening in the Su family one after another lately; she couldn't afford to meddle in their business any further.

When Su Mo saw that Li Qiuhua had returned so quickly, she immediately felt dissatisfied.

In the past, when they gathered to gossip about neighbors, they could talk for an entire morning.

However, when she saw the red, swollen handprints on both sides of Li Qiuhua's face, her eyebrows immediately knitted together.

"Mom, I told you to go out and chat, not to go fight someone!"

And it looked like she had come back after being bullied.

Li Qiuhua's face was full of terror. "Mo Mo, let's give up. It's truly too scary."

Hearing this nonsensical sentence, Su Mo became even more displeased.

"You couldn't even handle such a small matter, could you?"

"It's not that I can't! It's just that as soon as I speak, something terrible happens!" Currently, even thinking of Su Yan's name made Li Qiuhua feel terrified.

Seeing her trembling, Su Mo realized something was wrong.

"What do you mean 'can't'? What terrible thing?"

But Li Qiuhua clamped her mouth shut tightly, signaling her not to say anything more.

Su Mo's patience reached its limit. "If you won't go, I'll go myself!"

Having said that, she prepared to head out.

Li Qiuhua desperately grabbed her other arm, shaking her head incessantly.

Su Mo grew furious. "I want everyone in the courtyard to know that Su Yan, she—"

*Thud!*

Unlike Li Qiuhua's self-slapping, Su Mo actually slammed her head directly against the wall.

Although she didn't lose consciousness immediately, blood slid down her forehead, staining her vision red.

(End of Chapter)