Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Liu Yun couldn't get a word in edgewise, but she took everything to heart. She knew she wasn't crazy, but she was close to it.

"I'm not crazy, I'm telling the truth, why don't you believe me?"

“Our family shouldn’t be like this. It’s all because of Bai Suihe. If she had died on the way to exile, our family would have soared to great heights…”

"Why doesn't someone who deserves to die die?"

"Only when they are dead..."

Xu Yulan licked her lips. Even in this state, she still says she's not crazy.

She didn't want to get involved and was just about to find an excuse to slip away when she didn't expect that Gu Kaiping, that shameless guy, would just turn around and leave, leaving her here to face the consequences.

She wanted to leave too, but she was afraid something might really happen, so she could only sigh, walk over, and cautiously say to Liu Yun, "Sister-in-law, you see, my brother has to go out. Why don't you go to your room and rest for a while, and we can sit down and discuss it when Dad and the others come back?"

They used this excuse to coax people back before, but now it's just a different person!

"You believe what I say?"

Xu Yulan nodded perfunctorily, "Of course I believe you, but this matter is too big for us women to decide. Let's wait for the men to come back and then let them discuss it."

"Yes, let's wait for Dad to come back..."

After coaxing her into the room, Xu Yulan saw her sitting at the table in a daze. She quickly made an excuse to leave, making sure to close and lock the door behind her.

Only after confirming that the person was trapped in the room did I breathe a sigh of relief.

Hearing the lock click shut inside the room, Liu Yun gave a bitter smile. She realized the man still didn't trust her.

She pretended to be crazy and said things she found unbelievable, and sure enough, no one believed her.

She wasn't in a hurry to go out. It was rare that no one was thinking of asking her to do anything today, so she simply lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, but whether she fell asleep or not, no one knew.

As night fell, Gu Baijiang and his group dragged their exhausted bodies back. They had been running around all day, almost going door to door to inquire, but no one knew anything about the Bai family.

Of course, the Bai family also has businesses here, but no matter how much they offered, the people there simply didn't know anything about it.

"Father, it seems he really isn't here," Gu Kaichen said, pounding his legs repeatedly. After walking all day, his legs felt like they didn't even belong to him.

"It seems they're only looking for Bai Suihe; we've gone in the wrong direction." Gu Baijiang sighed, forced to accept this reality.

"Where's the water? We've come back and haven't seen anyone." Gu Kaichen felt something was different today. In the past, when they came back from outside, there was always a cup of hot tea.

They are thirsty and hungry, and there are only the two of them at home. Where has everyone else gone?

Xu Shuanghong and the others heard the noise in the room but were too lazy to come out. Liu Yun was locked inside and, of course, didn't care about anything.

Xu Yulan had no choice but to busy herself in the kitchen, oblivious to what was happening outside.

Hearing Gu Kaichen's roar, she rolled her eyes and continued with her work. It had been a long time since she'd cooked, so she'd just made a pot of pickled vegetable porridge—it was easier that way.

"Where have all these people been?" Gu Kaichen stood up and stormed to the backyard, where he saw Xu Yulan busy in the kitchen. "What's going on? We've been back for so long, and they haven't even served us tea."

Xu Yulan didn't even turn her head. "I only have two hands. How can I do so many things?"

"Besides, the tea is in the inner room. Why don't you pour yourselves some?" "Where's my sister-in-law?" Gu Kaichen looked at the pickled vegetable porridge in front of him with some disdain. "If your cooking skills aren't good, don't try to do these chores and waste all this rice."

Xu Yulan angrily threw the spoon directly into the pot, "If you think my cooking is bad, then don't eat it. You're such a spoiled child."

Doesn't he have any idea what the situation is like at home right now?
If you're so capable, go and call your sister-in-law out to do the work. Why are you yelling at me?
"I'm not the only one at home. Your good stepmother and your aunt are both hiding in their rooms enjoying their retirement..."

"I just asked a question, why are you rambling on and on?" Gu Kaichen frowned. Something was wrong with this woman. Why was she so angry today?
"Did something happen at home?"

"Oh, it's rare that your brain still has some use," Xu Yulan said sarcastically. "But, did your father come back with you?"

Gu Kaichen: "Of course I'm back. Look how much nonsense I've been rambling on with you. I forgot to pour water for Dad."

As he spoke, he turned and walked out, and Xu Yulan quickly followed, even forgetting that there was still a small portion of porridge left to be scooped out of the pot.

"Why are you following me out here instead of hurrying up and cooking the food?"

"I have something important to tell Father, and it would be good for both of you to listen together."

Xu Yulan had been feeling down all day, and now that she finally had someone to confide in, she moved even faster, surpassing Gu Kaichen to rush ahead.

“Father, this is terrible,” Xu Yulan’s voice came before she arrived, “You have to make the decision now.”

"Why are you making such a fuss?" Gu Baijiang was getting impatient with so many things to do every day.

"My sister-in-law has gone mad. She said a lot of crazy things today, which was quite frightening. But my brother didn't call a doctor for her, and she disappeared without a trace."

This whole household was dumped on me, and I've been busy with it all by myself until now.

"Has your sister-in-law gone mad?" Gu Kaichen wondered if he was hallucinating, and quickly rubbed his ears. "What nonsense are you spouting all day long?"

As he spoke, he quickly glanced left and right, hoping that his older brother and sister-in-law wouldn't hear him, or they would beat them up.

“I really didn’t say anything wrong. My sister-in-law has been talking nonsense all morning, and my brother doesn’t care. I can only lock her in the room.”

"Tell me the details, explain it properly." Gu Baijiang said coldly, his words seemingly without any context.

"Here's what happened..." Xu Yulan recounted what had happened that morning. When Gu Baijiang heard Bai Suihe seeing Bai Jianbei off, he knew that their trip had been in vain; the man hadn't stayed in the county town after all.

"Do you think this sister-in-law is talking nonsense? She insists that Bai Shi should have died long ago, and that our luck has been stolen. How can she not be crazy?"

Gu Kaichen's mouth opened slightly. It did seem like the case, but he didn't quite believe it when he said his sister-in-law had gone mad.

"Go and call your sister-in-law out," Gu Baijiang ordered.

Xu Yulan was so frightened that she quickly waved her hand, "I wouldn't dare. She dared to lay a hand on my older brother, my little body is no match for her pinching."

"Let me go with you," as a father-in-law, he couldn't possibly barge into his daughter-in-law's room in the backyard.

Gu Kaichen shared the same view, "Father, as the younger brother, it's not appropriate for me to go. Why don't you let Aunt Xu go with me?"

Gu Baijiang, his throat already parched, called out Xu's mother and daughter, asking them to help "invite" Liu Yun out. (End of Chapter)