CHAPTER 555: CHAPTER 550: XU HE’S SCHEME (SECOND UPDATE)

After confirming that Luo Honglan was truly asleep, Zhou Yunmei pushed Luo Zhiyong, this time with even more force, almost shouting into Luo Zhiyong’s ear, "Zhiyong, Zhiyong, wake up."

At this moment, Zhou Yunmei was also feeling conflicted; she didn’t know whether or not to continue, to tell the truth, seeing Luo Zhiyong made her waver.

Naturally, Luo Zhiyong could not be "woken" up.

After confirming that both were deeply asleep, Zhou Yunmei walked to the door and shouted outside, "Xu He, just like you said, they are both asleep."

Following that, Xu He entered from outside, glanced at the sleeping pair, and said with a smirk, "Of course, I added a lot of medication to the food, how could it possibly go wrong?"

After saying this, Xu He walked towards Luo Zhiyong.

Seeing this, Zhou Yunmei reached out to stop her and asked in a low voice, "What are you trying to do, doing this now? Look at Zhiyong, asleep like this, can he even..."

"I have my ways, don’t worry about it," Xu He glared at Zhou Yunmei, pointing at Luo Honglan on the bed, "Take Luo Honglan with you to the next room to sleep, and no matter what noise you hear, do not come out."

Zhou Yunmei was truly shaken. She grabbed Xu He’s arm, hesitating, "Xu He, maybe we should just forget about this..."

Xu He saw through her thoughts, stared at Zhou Yunmei’s hand, and asked with a frown, "After all the effort we’ve put in, are you trying to back out now?"

"I..." Zhou Yunmei also knew it was a bit too late to back out now, but looking at Luo Zhiyong, she guiltily said, "I just think this is absurd. Zhiyong has always been upright, how can he accept something like this? When he wakes up and finds out about his brother’s wife like this, I don’t know how he will hate me."

"You worry about Zhiyong hating you, but aren’t you thinking about your own family’s Zhiming?" Xu He was cunning, she saw that Zhou Yunmei felt guilty towards Luo Zhiyong and deliberately brought up Luo Zhiming, speaking to the most painful, and also the most concerning point for Zhou Yunmei, "If Zhiming has no children, not only will he be looked down upon all his life, but when he dies, there will be no one to look after him."

"I..." The reason Zhou Yunmei agreed with Xu He’s words was to secure a future for Luo Zhiming; being from a rural area, in her mind, not having descendants was like the sky falling.

Thus, Xu He’s words silenced her again, reigniting her resolve to continue the plan.

Seeing this, Xu He leaned closer to her ear, inciting, "Moreover, mother, look at Zhiyong. He himself won’t know what happened, as long as you don’t tell, I don’t tell. Once it’s done, I’ll leave immediately, who will know?"

Zhou Yunmei thought about it and finally nodded slightly, agreeing.

However, suddenly she recalled something and asked Xu He quietly, "How are you so sure he will get pregnant this time?"

Xu He had her explanation ready, "I asked the doctor, there are a few days in a month when a woman is very likely to get pregnant, and these few days are just that, I will definitely get pregnant."

"That..."

"Stop hesitating, take Luo Honglan with you." Xu He cut off Zhou Yunmei’s words directly, reached out, and pulled the sleeping Luo Honglan from the bed.

Having no choice, Zhou Yunmei and Xu He together carried Luo Honglan to the room next door.

When only Xu He and Luo Zhiyong were left in the room, Xu He sat at the edge of the bed, greedily gazing at Luo Zhiyong’s handsome face.

In her heart, no man could compare to Luo Zhiyong. Luo Zhiyong was tall, handsome, and had a respectable job, importantly, he was kind to his wife.

Thinking about it, Luo Zhiyong was so kind to Fang Pingying. It’s just that Fang Pingying didn’t appreciate her good fortune—having such a good man by her side, she even talked of divorce. If it were her, Xu He, she would humble herself to cling to this man.

Thinking of Fang Pingying, a smile of triumph flashed across Xu He’s face.

Just now, while they were dining, Xu He had someone call Fang Pingying’s home, suggesting that Luo Honglan was in trouble here, asking her to come over, and Fang Pingying had agreed and should already be on her way.

What she actually said about spending the night with Luo Zhiyong was just to cover up the lie of her pregnancy. If she spent a night with Luo Zhiyong, no one else knew the process; if she said she was pregnant, then it must be.

As for whether to really have sex with Luo Zhiyong, that was not the most important thing now.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have put so much sleeping medication in the food; anyone would know that someone sedated couldn’t do much.

However, she didn’t actually need to go through with it; as long as Luo Zhiyong, Fang Pingying, and Zhou Yunmei believed it, that would be enough.

Xu He also knew that although Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying were divorced, their relationship wasn’t completely severed; they probably still thought of each other.

Therefore, this time, she wanted to completely sever the tie between the two so that she would have a chance with Luo Zhiyong in the future.

But, Xu He truly underestimated others and overestimated herself, not foreseeing that perhaps other things might happen in the process.

Xu He watched Luo Zhiyong for a while at the bedside, then moved him onto the bed, and left the room herself, planning to see if Fang Pingying had arrived.

Little did she expect, just after she left, Luo Zhiyong lying on the bed, opened his eyes. He didn’t understand why Xu He suddenly left, but from the conversation between Xu He and Zhou Yunmei, he roughly understood what they were up to.

It was no wonder why this time Dashan and Luo Zhiming hadn’t come, only Zhou Yunmei and Xu He came together, and Xu He initially stayed hidden.

It seems this family indeed had no need for lingering affection anymore; this incident had erased the last trace of mother-son affection Luo Zhiyong held for Zhou Yunmei.

A mother, to scheme against one son for the sake of another son,

had she not considered, if this incident got out, what kind of impact it would have on him?

He was a soldier, meddling in someone else’s marriage was already a mistake, and now getting involved with his brother’s wife, if it really happened, not only would he face military discipline, but also the scorn of everyone.

All the past events, in Luo Zhiyong’s view, although Zhou Yunmei was annoying, it wasn’t enough for Luo Zhiyong to completely disregard mother-son affection.