After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

Chapter 258: Chapter 258: You’re Not Actually Human, Right?

Upon hearing Chen Shu’s words, Lu Sheng couldn’t quite discern, in that moment, whether he was stating facts, or, just like before, speaking elaborate lies with a poker face.

Chen Shu probably saw her skepticism from the look on her face.

"This time, I’m not lying to you anymore." Chen Shu looked up and said.

Lu Sheng took a deep breath and replied, "...Go on."

Chen Shu lowered those light green eyes, his long eyelashes trembling with his words, seemingly lost in distant memories.

"I did not expect that night, Christine would happen to come to the master bedroom, nor did I expect her to see all that through those means."

"My mother’s affair, our real identities, the death of my parents... All these filthy, bloody twisted things, I never intended to let her know."

"So when I heard a noise outside the door, and saw Christine once I opened it, seeing her panic-stricken, full of fear trying to escape, I had to ask her what she had seen."

"I wasn’t sure if she saw the argument between my father and mother, wasn’t sure if she knew the truth, wasn’t sure if she heard the conversation between me and my father."

"But luckily, she only saw the moment I slit my father’s throat."

"My sister thought I had gone mad, having personally killed our mother and father," Chen Shu looked up calmly, "...and that’s good."

"At least in Christine’s heart, our mother is still unwaveringly faithful to our father, he still treasures us like jewels, and she remains a true noble born of pure lineage."

"All those filthy and ugly truths will be forever buried with these people’s deaths. As long as I don’t tell, Christine will never know."

"Being stained with blood and carrying sins, it’s enough having just me," Chen Shu’s eyes were as deep as the night, "My sister will remain forever pure and flawless."

Hearing this, Lu Sheng’s gaze couldn’t help but tremble.

She had never thought that what Juanjuan had witnessed, hid such a truth behind it.

"If that’s the case, why did you imprison Juanjuan later?" asked Lu Sheng.

Chen Shu spoke calmly: "Christine has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, but deep down, she’s actually stubborn and strong-willed."

"She saw with her own eyes me killing our father, and our mother lying in a pool of blood, so she firmly believed that I killed them and couldn’t forgive me."

"Christine had asked me why I did it, trying to understand my actions, and indeed I couldn’t provide her a rational explanation. To make her understand me, the only way was to tell her the truth."

"So Christine was in great pain, on one hand, I am her brother, the only relative she has in this world, she feared losing me; on the other hand, she thought I was a demon, she wanted to seek help from the police or the Royal family, to bring justice to our father and mother."

"I needed time to deal with our parents’ deaths, so I had no choice but to keep Christine locked in a room. If she had caused a scene at that time, the truth could be exposed at any moment."

"But even though I locked her in the room, she still tried to escape in various ways, so later I had to keep her in the Confinement Room," Chen Shu looked up, "As for why I locked her hands and feet with chains, it was because she had tried to threaten me by self-harming." _{n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖}

"Later on, the maid who had looked after her since she was young helped Christine escape during a storm. That maid was extremely loyal to Christine and tight-lipped, refusing to tell me where Christine had gone, so I have been trying to find her whereabouts ever since."

Hearing Chen Shu say this, Lu Sheng suddenly remembered last night after Juanjuan had taken a bath and came out wearing her nightgown.

She indeed noticed scars on Juanjuan’s wrists.

But fearing to bring back any bad memories for Juanjuan, she didn’t ask.

So, it was because of using self-harm to threaten?

After spending over three months together, Lu Sheng had long regarded Juanjuan as a younger sister and friend, for she was the only one in Jiang City whom Juanjuan could rely on.

Juanjuan came to her at two in the morning, braving a fierce storm, crying, saying she didn’t want to be taken away by her brother, and Lu Sheng couldn’t possibly ignore it.

According to what Juanjuan described last night, Chen Shu was extremely crazy and perverted, personally killing his parents and using chains to imprison his own sister.

What if Chen Shu forcibly took Juanjuan back to Suli, and then hurt her or imprisoned her for half a month, half a year, or even a year? Who could watch their friend being taken by such a dangerous person?

However, at this moment, what Chen Shu said overturned Lu Sheng’s previous assumptions.

Chen Shu wasn’t the abusive brother, but instead, he loved his sister deeply.

This made Lu Sheng suddenly remember what Chen Shu had said before—"Is everything seen by the eyes necessarily the truth?"

Lu Sheng took a deep breath, looked up at Chen Shu, and said: "This morning, Juanjuan indeed came to me through the storm. She had regained her memories, and she told me everything she saw from her perspective."

"You and Juanjuan are blood relatives, if she wants to go back to her brother I certainly won’t stop her. But right now, Juanjuan is very scared of you, she even sought my help, not wanting to return to Suli with you."

"If what you say is true, I hope you have a good talk with Juanjuan instead of constantly deceiving and hiding things, as it will only make her more afraid of you."

"I understand, I will."

Chen Shu looked into Lu Sheng’s eyes, his tone suddenly becoming sincere, "Shengsheng, perhaps many things I told you before were lies, but my gratitude towards you is genuine."

"Thank you for rescuing my sister, who was alone and lost from the human trafficker, for providing her with a place to stay, and for protecting her like this," Chen Shu said, "Meeting you was a fortune for Christine."

Hearing Chen Shu say this, Lu Sheng’s mood did not relax, instead, she looked up.

"...Now that we’ve talked about Juanjuan’s issue, isn’t it time to talk about us?"

The conversation took a sudden turn.

With that said, the girl’s gaze shifted.

The atmosphere that had just calmed down suddenly became tense again.

Lu Sheng looked directly at Chen Shu, leaning slightly forward: "Chen Shu, besides wanting to take Juanjuan back, did you come to Jiang City for me as well?"

"Using a meticulous disguise to get close to me, deceiving me, trying to sabotage my relationship with Li Muchen, and inviting me to go to Suli, what exactly do you want to do?"

The girl’s voice was not sharp, yet it was filled with an oppressive force.

However, instead of stepping back, Chen Shu also leaned slightly forward, getting even closer to the girl, their gazes meeting without any evasion.

"Disguise, approach, deceive, invite... all the scheming and maneuvers are just to get as close to you as this, even closer."

"Because... you are the deepest yearning in my life so far, an unprecedented addiction, and my newfound faith."

The man’s voice was gentle, his beautiful light green eyes seemingly filled with deep affection, and his tone was extremely tender.

The next second, however, the words that came made Lu Sheng’s pupils suddenly narrow.

"Shengsheng...you aren’t human, are you?"