Being publicly scolded right at his own doorstep, Father Luo could no longer remain seated.
After Uncle Gu stormed off in a rage, Father Luo hastily retreated back into the mansion, enduring the strange looks from the commoners with embarrassment.
“Master, Madam, the physician said that the eldest young miss…”
Luo Qingqing had already been sent back earlier for medical treatment, accompanied by her maids. Now that the diagnosis was ready, the maids rushed forward to report as soon as Father Luo and the others returned.
“Smack!”
But before she could finish, Father Luo’s face darkened abruptly, and he slammed his hand on the table.
“What eldest young miss? That’s nothing but an unfilial daughter!”
This outburst startled not only the maid but also Stepmother and her younger son, Luo Shaoyan.
The flustered maid trembled in fear, opening her mouth but not daring to utter another word.
“Master.” Seeing the maid’s state, Stepmother frowned and quickly softened her tone, stepping forward as if to soothe him.
But Father Luo’s sharp gaze made her halt in her tracks.
“Father, why are you blaming Eldest Sister? It’s all Luo Li’s fault—she’s a scourge! She harmed Eldest Sister and now she’s trying to harm us!”
Stepmother fell silent, but Luo Shaoyan, young and reckless, couldn’t hold back.
To him, everything was Luo Li’s fault.
But his lack of understanding didn’t mean others couldn’t see the truth.
At his words, everyone in the room fell silent.
Finally, Father Luo sneered coldly and turned to Stepmother.
“Do you think the same?”
Hearing this, Stepmother was taken aback. She opened her mouth but couldn’t find the words.
She, too, wanted to pin everything on Luo Li, just like Luo Shaoyan, but she knew this time it wouldn’t work.
Indeed, Father Luo was no fool.
Only the two sisters had been in the courtyard, and Luo Li’s maids had all been sent back to the mansion to fetch things. Under such circumstances, what was there not to understand?
In the past, he had simply turned a blind eye and let things slide.
But this time, their foolishness had affected Father Luo’s interests, and his attitude had naturally changed.
“Fools! Every last one of you is a fool! My promotion is imminent, and you couldn’t even wait a moment longer?”
Looking at Stepmother’s expression, Father Luo grew angrier the more he thought about it. Pointing at the mother and son, he slammed the table heavily twice.
Just as Uncle Gu had said, the Luo family had indeed relied on the Gu family all these years. The Gu family’s wealth was their lifeline.
Whether it was greasing palms for promotions, socializing, or paving the way for opportunities, money was indispensable.
This was also why he had been willing to play the role of a doting father all these years, coaxing Luo Li. As long as Luo Li remained, he could continue to receive a steady stream of financial support from the Gu family.
Money could make even ghosts turn millstones—wasn’t his smooth career advancement also aided by wealth?
Now, this foolish woman in the household had acted recklessly at such a critical moment, exposing everything to the Gu family and escalating the situation to this point.
How could he not be furious? Losing the Gu family’s support was tantamount to cutting off his career path.
Undoubtedly, Father Luo was an extremely selfish man. He doted on this stepwife, and when things went smoothly, he could tolerate their minor misdeeds.
But once his interests and career were threatened, it was a different story altogether.”Tomorrow, take that rebellious daughter with me to the Gu family to apologize in person! We must coax her back!”
After pondering for a long while, he coldly made the decision.
As for Luo Qingqing’s current diagnosis, he didn’t care. At this moment, all he saw and thought about was his own career and future!
The reason he was able to rise so quickly this time was because he had spent a fortune. Only half of it had been delivered so far, and he had planned to make up the rest when the Gu family sent more gifts.
If he truly severed ties with the Gu family now, his career would be over.
As for Luo Qingqing, he also hated her at this moment.
He hated her foolishness—why did she have to choose this time to act? If she had succeeded and kept everyone’s mouths shut, he could have maintained his relationship with the Gu family without being affected.
But instead, she failed miserably, reaped what she sowed, and even let Luo Li make a scene in front of the Gu family.
She was truly utterly foolish!
However, over the years, he had successfully maintained the facade of a loving father. He believed that by tomorrow, he would surely be able to coax Luo Li back.
As long as Luo Li returned, the rest of the Gu family wouldn’t be a problem.
Watching all this through the projection, Luo Li saw right through Father Luo’s thoughts and gritted her teeth in anger.
“That old bastard.”
She cursed instinctively, then remembered something and turned to glance at Little Cabbage, patting its head.
“Good Caicai, don’t learn that.” Children shouldn’t learn foul language.
Little Cabbage: “…”
Back at the Luo residence, hearing Father Luo’s words, the mother and son present were unwilling but could only nod in agreement.
“Yes.”
No matter how much Luo Shaoyan struggled and wanted to protest, Stepmother firmly held him back.
Seeing the mother and son agree, Father Luo’s expression finally softened.
It was only then that the Maid dared to speak up, saying what she had come to say earlier.
“Reporting… Madam, the doctor said the eldest young lady has just started her monthly cycle.
Today, she soaked in cold water for too long, allowing the cold to invade her body and harm her health. She needs to be treated quickly with high-quality tonics.
Otherwise, the eldest young lady may suffer from chronic coldness in the future, and in severe cases, she might even become unable to conceive.”
The Maid had originally intended to address Father Luo, but after glancing at his expression, she didn’t dare to.
The reason she had rushed over in such a panic was because the doctor had emphasized that the medicine needed to be administered quickly, and such valuable items could only be used with the master’s permission.
“What!”
“Why didn’t you say so earlier!”
Father Luo and Stepmother spoke in unison.
Hearing this, the Maid could only lower her head, not daring to speak.
Luo Li sneered, “She wanted to say it, but you wouldn’t let her, right~”
“What are you still standing there for? Whatever is needed, go and get it now!” Seeing the Maid’s hesitation, Father Luo roared angrily.
His eldest daughter, his first child—of course, he had once doted on her. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so angry at Luo Li outside the residence because of Luo Qingqing’s coma.
“Yes, yes…”
With permission granted, the Maid hurried off to prepare.
Unfortunately, one of the necessary medicinal ingredients had just been taken by Father Luo to curry favor with someone else.
It would take time to retrieve it.
…In the end, it was too late.
The pain the original host had once suffered was now repaid to Luo Qingqing.
As word spread among the people, the events at the Luo residence’s gate today were also circulated far and wide.Luo Qingqing’s attempt to harm her younger sister in the mansion backfired, and she suffered the consequences of her own actions. Lord Luo, relying on his deceased wife’s family to maintain his dignity, had been eating from their bowl only to smash it and curse the very hand that fed him.
His harsh treatment of the children led to the Gu family severing ties with the Luo family…
Along with this came the news that Luo Qingqing, having fallen into the water during the harsh winter, had damaged her health and would be unable to bear children for the rest of her life.
Well, the scandals just kept coming one after another.
As for the original host’s mission completion, the Progress Bar had also risen significantly.
Without the financial support of the Gu family, Father Luo’s hopes for a promotion were greatly diminished. Unable to bear children, Luo Qingqing’s future marriage prospects became problematic—in any case, entering the royal family was now completely out of the question.
Looking at the Progress Bar, Luo Li thought it wasn’t bad at all and resolved to keep pushing forward.