She came with the light

"Hmm..." Cheng Xiaoxiao glanced at Lu Li and found that he was really serious and didn't look like he was teasing her, so she lowered her head and picked up the chopsticks.

Cheng Xiaoxiao had just taken a few bites of her meal when Lu Li's phone rang.

Lu Li raised his eyes and looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao. Seeing that Cheng Xiaoxiao was eating with her head down, he answered the phone.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was originally concentrating on eating her food, and was still admiring in her heart how good Lu Li's cooking skills were.

Before she could say the compliment, Cheng Xiaoxiao heard Lu Li exclaim in shock from the other side, "What?!" Lu Li's face was filled with anger when he said this.

Cheng Xiaoxiao rarely saw Lu Li so out of control, and she was particularly surprised.

Lu Li's face was filled with anger, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.

"Tell me again carefully from the beginning." Lu Li's tone was filled with unquestionable indifference.

When Cheng Xiaoxiao heard Lu Li's words, she felt something was wrong.

Lu Li has always been able to control his temper very well. Even if he is very cold and unkind, veins will not bulge on his face.

It seemed like something had happened, which completely pissed off Lu Li.

Cheng Xiaoxiao tilted her ear, trying to listen carefully to the voice coming from the phone.

But Lu Li was sitting too far away from Cheng Xiaoxiao. Cheng Xiaoxiao held her breath and didn't hear anything.

Lu Li was still listening to the voice on the phone. He didn't know who was on the other end of the line, nor what they were talking to Lu Li about.

Cheng Xiaoxiao became a little anxious when she saw Lu Li like this.

Lu Li's brows were filled with concentration, but the voice on the other end of the phone line was the source of his rage at the moment.

Cheng Xiaoxiao's heart, which had been as calm as autumn water before, began to ripple because of Lu Li's concentration and rage at the moment.

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn't help but wonder who was the person on the other end of the phone who could make Lu Li so focused and so furious.

Lu Li nodded as he listened.

However, the phone was still next to Lu Li's ear and had not been hung up.

After a long time, Cheng Xiaoxiao heard Lu Li say on the phone, "Okay, I got it. I'll arrange time to go back in the next few days. You can talk to my father. I'll deal with this matter after I go back."

After Lu Li hung up the phone, Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Lu Li anxiously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Lu Li's brows were filled with anger.

He rubbed the area between his eyebrows and forehead, but Lu Li's brows were still tightly furrowed.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was a little worried and asked again, "Are you okay?"

Lu Li sat there as if he had heard nothing.

Cheng Xiaoxiao quickly put down the chopsticks in her hand, walked up to Lu Li, and placed her palm on Lu Li's arm.

Feeling a warm touch, Lu Li raised his head and glanced at Cheng Xiaoxiao.

There was confusion and alienation in his eyes, like stars in the fog, out of reach.

It was an indescribable complex emotion, as if Lu Li had countless secrets hidden deep in his heart, making people want to find out, but afraid to touch that thin barrier.

Lu Li's eyes at this moment instantly reminded Cheng Xiaoxiao of the famous Einstein puzzle.

A person cannot see two sides of a coin at the same time, just as Cheng Xiaoxiao cannot fully understand Lu Li's inner world at this moment.

Lu Li's expression was like the stars in the mist, bright and dazzling, yet out of reach.

There were so many things hidden in his eyes, like a thick book. Cheng Xiaoxiao turned over a page, only to find that there were countless more pages waiting for Cheng Xiaoxiao to explore.

Lu Li has experienced a lot of things over the years, some happy, some sad, some joyful, and some painful.

Lu Li didn't talk about these things on his own initiative, and Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't ask either. They each kept it a secret.

Cheng Xiaoxiao also heard some fragments from Xiaolin's mouth.

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoxiao's fingertips trembled slightly, as if exploring the warm current under the thin layer of ice.

Lu Li's hand finally passed over the back of Cheng Xiaoxiao's hand and grabbed Cheng Xiaoxiao's hand.

Cheng Xiaoxiao's soft palm was held tightly in Lu Li's hand.

Lu Li looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao affectionately, but his smile was full of bitterness.

"I failed to protect my mother after all." Lu Li looked sad when he said this.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was a little surprised because Lu Li usually wouldn't mention his mother on his own initiative.

I'm afraid the phone call just now was related to Lu Li's mother.

Lu Li used his other hand to take out the mottled pen from his clothes pocket.

He gently stroked the marks on the pen.

"This is the only thing my mother left behind over the years." Lu Li said with some heartache. He looked at the old pen, and the light in his eyes dimmed.

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't know what the person on the other end of the phone said to Lu Li.

But, it must be about Lu Li's mother, otherwise, Lu Li wouldn't be so sad.

"Are you okay? Auntie has been gone for so many years. Let the past pass." Cheng Xiaoxiao comforted Lu Li.

Hearing this, Lu Li became even more annoyed, "Why should I let it go? It can't go. I will definitely avenge my mother's death."

When Cheng Xiaoxiao heard this, she roughly knew what was going on.

No wonder Lu Li was so angry. Could it be that it was about his aunt? Did the private detective have any results in his investigation?

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought so, but it was inconvenient to say too much, so she asked tentatively, "Who called just now?"

Lu Li was much calmer at this moment. He answered whatever Cheng Xiaoxiao asked him without hiding anything.

"Before, I asked a private detective to investigate my mother's affairs. I hid myself before, you know that, right?" Lu Li said.

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded.

Lu Li continued, "The private detective couldn't find anything no matter how hard he investigated in China. Finally, he found a clue that was from abroad, so I asked the detective to go abroad."

Lu Li paused here and held Cheng Xiaoxiao's hand tightly and tightly, until Cheng Xiaoxiao was hurt.

"Then what?" Cheng Xiaoxiao asked, enduring the pain.

"Later, I secretly sent the detective abroad. I didn't even tell my father about this. Fortunately, I didn't tell him." Lu Li sighed softly.

He asked Cheng Xiaoxiao in disbelief, "Do you know who the murderer is?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. In the past few years, Uncle Lu has been ill, and many things at home are handled by Lu Li's stepmother.

She had always treated Lu Li very well, treating him like her own son. Sometimes, when Lu Li and Uncle Lu had a quarrel, it was Lu Li's stepmother who would mediate.

"I really can't think of it. Is it abroad? Has the murderer fled abroad?" Cheng Xiaoxiao asked.

"Hmph. Abroad? She has always been abroad. Do you know who killed my mother?" Veins bulged on Lu Li's face.

Cheng Xiaoxiao worriedly grabbed Lu Li's hand, and Lu Li gritted his teeth and said, "She's my stepmother."

Lu Li looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao's shocked expression, "Really? Unexpected? Such a gentle person actually killed my mother. I didn't expect it either... Moreover, after she killed my mother, she was still comforting me."

Lu Li's face was filled with disbelief.

He kept asking, "Do you believe it? Do you believe it? ..."

……

Cheng Xiaoxiao was also shocked at this moment. She had heard a lot about Lu Li's stepmother's character from her parents.

She was a gentle and introverted woman, never arrogant or domineering, and a particularly gentle woman.

Cheng Xiaoxiao never thought that she was the executioner who killed Lu Li's mother.

"Has this matter been confirmed? Is it a misunderstanding?" Cheng Xiaoxiao asked uneasily.

"Confirmed. The private detective has confirmed it many times and then reported it to me. He also thought he had made a mistake at first." Lu Li said.

"But all the evidence eventually points to one person, that is my stepmother. She is really my good stepmother..."

When Lu Li said this, his face was full of contempt... There was sarcasm and ridicule on his face, but more of it was indifference.