After Transmigrating as a Tycoon’s Wife, My Thoughts Are Heard by the Whole Family Chapter 437
Previously on After Transmigrating as a Tycoon’s Wife, My Thoughts Are Heard by the Whole Family...
"Wuwuwu..."
Lü Meihe sighed as she tucked the blanket around her daughter. "They were already legally wed. Today’s ceremony was just a romantic gesture. Why must you be so obsessed with Qin Xian? We are relatives, after all. How can you—"
Suddenly, Yu Lu kicked off the covers, sobbing as she screamed, "You and Dad always gave me everything I desired in the past! Wasn't I your most cherished daughter? Besides, in high society abroad, plenty of people aren't on their first marriage! I'm not inferior to Ji Fei! Why shouldn't I steal him?! You witnessed it today! It was so magnificent and romantic! Qin Xian is peerless—no one else can compare!"
Lü Meihe wavered. "Had it been before his marriage, I might have shamelessly helped introduce you... but now—"
"Neither you nor Dad will help me! But if he just used hypnosis on Qin Xian, he would surely fall for me!" Yu Lu shrieked.
"Your father is a professional psychiatrist. He can't just hypnotize people on a whim," Lü Meihe replied with a sigh. "Moreover, hypnosis isn't some magical solution for everything."
Yu Lu was prepared to protest when a memory suddenly struck her.
Her father had previously used hypnosis on her mother to alter her recollections. He had explained that her mother needed to forget certain traumatic events from her past, but he had strictly forbidden Yu Lu from ever mentioning it.
Reckless though she was, Yu Lu didn't dare reveal that secret, so she forced herself to swallow her words.
Nonetheless, a sense of profound injustice washed over her.
"So... what he said was true... I really have no hope? It’s so unfair! Why won't he even spare me a glance?!"
Unable to contain herself, Yu Lu confessed the humiliating memory that had been tormenting her to her mother.
"Mom, do you know what happened? Two nights ago, I dressed up beautifully and approached him for help, and he actually—"
"You went to see him in the dead of night?!" Lü Meihe gasped, swatting her daughter’s head. "Where are your manners?"
Yu Lu pouted, knowing her mother’s scolding wouldn't be severe.
Unlike her father, her mother was a person of contradictions. She held strict personal values, yet she granted Yu Lu total indulgence.
Yu Lu often felt as though her mother was subconsciously making up for something. No matter how shamelessly she chased after men, her mother never truly punished her—only offering mild rebukes at most.
Thus, she continued her lament.
"Most men wouldn't have been able to resist! But do you know what he told me? He refused to add my contact information and said this right to my face!
'You like me? I only love my wife. I will never love you. So stop being an eyesore in our presence. If you do this again, even Grandma Lü’s influence won't be enough to save you!'"
"He actually said that to me! He—hey? Mom? What's the matter?"
Yu Lu cut her rant short when she realized her mother had turned into a statue.
"Mom? What is it?"
Lü Meihe began whispering under her breath, chanting the words over and over:
"You like me? I only love my wife. I will never love you."
"Exactly! Isn't that incredibly heartless?!"
But Lü Meihe didn't answer; she simply repeated the sentence again.
There was something profoundly wrong with her behavior.
"Mom, are you alright?" Yu Lu frowned, recalling her father’s earlier warning. "Are you sick? Should I call Dad?"
Lü Meihe’s breathing grew labored as she waved her hand dismissively. "No... it's just a headache. I need to lie down."
Yu Lu wanted to keep venting her frustrations, but her mother’s face grew tight—her brow furrowed deeply, and her complexion turned ashen.
Seeing her mother in such obvious distress, Yu Lu hesitated.
She considered calling for a doctor, but Lü Meihe stopped her.
"I'm just exhausted. Lu Lu, stay here and sleep with me tonight. Don't go looking for trouble."
With those words, she curled up as if to fall asleep.
Still feeling anxious, Yu Lu sent a message to her father.
There was no response—he was likely already on his flight.
Meanwhile, inside Lü Meihe’s mind, that specific sentence played on a loop.
And then—
The voice of a young boy began to echo in her consciousness.
"You like my dad? My dad only loves my mom. He will never love you."
"You like my dad? My dad only loves my mom. He will never love you."
"You like my dad? My dad only loves my mom. He will never love you."
"AHHHH!!!"
Lü Meihe bolted upright, her piercing scream jolting Yu Lu awake.
"Mom?!"
Yu Lu turned toward her mother—
And in that instant, a cold shiver raced down her spine.
Lü Meihe's eyes were no longer those of the gentle woman she knew.
"Mom...?" Yu Lu felt an overwhelming sense of dread.
Her mother’s gaze now resembled the patients who visited her father for psychiatric care.
Her eyes were bloodshot, filled with a mixture of obsession and insanity.
Suddenly, Lü Meihe reached out and stroked Yu Lu’s hair.
With a smile, she whispered, "You like Qin Xian?"
Yu Lu hesitated before giving a nervous nod.
"Then... Mom will ensure he marries you. How does that sound?"
Yu Lu’s heart soared with excitement.
But then she frowned, confused. "Mom... what’s happening? Can you actually do that?"
"He... will obey me." Lü Meihe’s mouth twisted into a sinister grin.
"I have to go to the attic to retrieve something. If anyone asks for me, say I’m still asleep. Do you understand?"
Yu Lu tried to hold her mother back, but it was as if her words weren't being heard.
Feeling increasingly disturbed, she soon received a phone call.
"Dad! Are you almost here?"
"No, I'm currently at a layover. What’s going on with your mother?"
"Dad, Mom is acting so strange! She was fine last night, but then she got a sudden headache and went to sleep. This morning, she told me..."
Yu Lu hurriedly recounted the events.
On the other end of the line, she could hear her father’s sharp, ragged breathing.
"Listen to me, Lu Lu, you are the only one who can help me right now."
"Your mother went to the attic, correct? Go there immediately. Lock her inside. Do not let anyone get near her until I arrive. Do you understand?"
"What?! Dad, have you lost your mind?!"
"You must do it! Your mother is unwell! If people find out... do you want to be known as a lunatic's daughter? Move fast!"
Yu Hongxian’s voice had become chillingly serious.
Though she didn't fully grasp the situation, her mother’s behavior terrified her.
So, Yu Lu reluctantly hurried to the attic of the old mansion.
A staircase led to the top floor, and tucked between the fifth floor and the roof was a small attic used for storage.
Yu Lu didn't dare enter; she stayed outside to listen.
From within, she could hear a strange, electronic melody playing.
It was incredibly eerie.
Once she was certain someone was inside, she tried to quietly pull the door shut and lock it.
But just as she was about to close it—
A hand violently jerked the door open from the inside.
Yu Lu’s heart hammered against her ribs in fright.
Before she could move, her mother’s low, haunting voice drifted out:
"Such a disobedient child. This is why your parents despise you."
Then—
Lü Meihe flipped open an old-style mobile phone.
The unsettling electronic music resumed, making the silent attic feel suffocatingly creepy.
Yu Lu stood frozen.
"Mom? Despise me? What are you saying? I’m your beloved daughter!"
But Lü Meihe only offered a cold, mocking smile.
"Do you truly believe your parents love you? You talk too much. You act out too much. People only treat you well because of others.
No one actually likes you.
Because you are strange.
So... shut up. Be silent.
Don’t. Say. Another. Word."
The music played once more.
Yu Lu suddenly found she couldn't speak.
Her throat felt as if it were being squeezed tight.
In the following second—
A sharp, stinging pain hit her neck.
Yu Lu’s vision began to swim.
And then—
Everything faded into darkness.