Innocence Behind the Evil Mask Chapter 5

Carter's sleep quality was never very good. Not long after he fell asleep, he was woken up by the sound of things being smashed downstairs.

The porcelain fell to the ground and fell into pieces, harsh and crisp.

Accompanied by the sound of smashing things and familiar curses, the man's tone contained the arrogance of having held a high position for many years and soaked in his bones: "This is my home, you all get out of here --- clean it up." Get out of here! Get your dirty hands off. If you are allowed to touch me, you are worthy of it ------"

Carter raised his hand to pull off the blindfold but did not open his eyes. There was a dull pain in his temples.

"Young Master, I made some sobering soup. You drink some." It was A Fang's voice that was submissive, "You drank too much..."

I don't know what was smashed again, making a dull sound, and then the man cursed more and more sharply: "I told you to get out, all of you, get out of here, you low-class people, you can't even understand human speech." no!"

"Oh, look at my memory. I almost forgot. Where can I talk in this family? Some people not named Zhong really think they are something."

...

Carter tossed and turned on the bed, finally sat up irritably and cursed: "Fuck."

Three years.

This farce has been going on for three years.

Three years ago, Gu Xuelan married Zhong Guofei, a well-known entrepreneur in City A. News spread all over the city. Not only Gu Xuelan, but also Carter was also subject to various malicious speculations.

The rumors are true.

Those people who watched the excitement without taking it too seriously wrote countless versions of his life without permission, the most eye-catching of which was the mistress and the illegitimate child.

If Carter hadn't personally experienced so many years of hiding from debts, running out of meals, and almost not being able to pay his tuition for more than half a year, he would have almost believed those endless clumsy stories.

As for Zhong Jie, Zhong Guofei's biological son, no matter which version of the mother and son's story is, he can't accept it, and he doesn't care what the facts are.

All he knew was that after losing his mother, someone was robbing him of everything he had, including the most important thing.

inheritance rights.

After a long time, it finally became quiet downstairs, and I think I finally helped Young Master Zhong back to his room. Carter leaned on the bed and clearly heard the sound of them closing the door to Zhong Jie's room, and the sound of footsteps walking downstairs after they sighed softly as they passed by his door.

Carter opened his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

He suddenly felt thirsty for no reason.

It was as if there was a ball of fire burning down his internal organs all the way to his throat.

Gu Xuelan was sitting on the sofa in the living room with lonely eyes. Her white gauze nightgown hung down to the ground. Seeing Carter come down, she just raised her head slightly, as if she was tired: "Why are you down? Did I disturb you?"

Carter guessed that she would be here and wanted to say, 'How many times have I told you, if he wants to go crazy, let him send it by himself, it's none of your business', but when he saw her like this, he swallowed back the words. , just threw out three words lukewarmly: "Are you happy?"

Gu Xuelan: "...in two days, it will be his mother's death anniversary."

Carter: "So you just stood there and let him scold you for an hour."

Gu Xuelan said nothing.

There was no emotion in Carter's tone, but the words he spoke were more and more painful: "Fuck, you killed him? Did you snatch his father away? ------ If he likes to scold him so much, let him scold him. It's nice of you to join in, it's quite flattering."

At this time, Gu Xuelan was no longer as strong as before in the car. She sighed softly: "Don't say that."

Carter said: "No one owes him anything, so he doesn't have any idea?"

...

Carter poured two glasses of milk from the kitchen, handed one to Gu Xuelan, and said as calmly as possible: "Mom, after drinking, go up and rest early. It's very late."

"I'll pretend I didn't hear anything tonight. Next time you stand and let him scold you, I'll beat him until he can't speak."

"I keep my word."

Gu Xuelan took the water glass.

The boy standing in front of her had grown so tall without knowing it, and Gu Xuelan was a little dazed.

The young man's eyebrows followed hers. This kind of appearance should have seemed feminine, but a certain sharp indifference and sharpness broke through the surface at some point, making him seem inaccessible. Even her mother felt that strangeness.

Her eyes finally fell on Carter's hair that was raised because of sleeping, and she found that the hair was still as thin and soft as when he was a child.

She didn't know what to say for a moment. When she came to her senses, Carter had already turned around and went upstairs.

Carter's sleep quality was so poor that even milk had no effect at all. After being woken up from a good sleep, he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tried.

He glanced at the dark night outside the window and suddenly wondered what time it was.

Originally I just wanted to check the time, but after touching my phone, I completely lost my sleepiness.

[Barbecue Stall Prince Lei]: dmn it, I’m not going to play anymore! [/picture]

[Barbecue Stall Prince Lei]: I really don’t want to play anymore this time! [/picture]

[Barbecue Stall Prince Ray]: The last time! If I keep playing, I will be a pig! [/picture]

Two hours ago, Zhou Dalei sent three screenshots in a row. Without exception, they all said: The score is too low and you are not qualified to enter the game lobby. Please answer the questions carefully.

Carter typed out a line of reply: Do you think God will be moved by the persistence of zero-point professionals?

Zhou Dalei probably died early in his sleep. Carter had no intention of waiting for his reply. After logging out, he hesitated for a while between continuing to lift the corpse or playing a strange mini-game before clicking on the wisdom fruit icon APP.

Dear user [jsdhwdmaX] Welcome back to the Question King Competition ~ Your test score is full score, click to continue and enter the game lobby!

At three o'clock in the morning, this game is still very lively.

"I love learning": Has anyone come to the small room to PK mathematical formulas? Waiting for a destined person.

"The goal is not to be partial": Is the third multiple-choice question in Paper C of the Olympiad a wrong question? Is it wrong or am I wrong?

"Strive for the Top": ...You're still not sleeping at this late hour?

"Learning, learning, learning is all I have in my life": sleep? What to sleep on? Do you know how many people will surpass you if you go to bed early for one minute?

"For a better tomorrow": What Brother Xue said is true. Life is short and the time to study is precious. If you snooze, wouldn't it be a waste of this good time?

"I love learning": The desire for knowledge almost keeps me from falling asleep. Once I fall asleep, it's like dying. My brain stops thinking. What's more terrifying than stopping thinking.

...

Carter suddenly felt that he looked like a lunatic when he opened the game again.

Their conversation quickly moved from sleep to other topics.

"Learning, learning, learning is all I have in my life": Speaking of which, who is number one on the ranking list, can anyone knock him down? I've seen him unhappy for a long time. How could there be someone who doesn't want Bilian so much?

As soon as this sentence came out, many people unexpectedly started diving to answer questions.

"Top Ten in Grade": Don't give Bilian +1!

"English class representative": No Bilian +2! !

"My dream is to be a principal": Don't give Bilian +3! ! !

...

The atmosphere was warm and the masses were unified in their thinking as never before.

Number one in the rankings, don’t show off?

Carter was unusually curious.

The ranking list is in the upper right corner of the page. Click on it. It is a simple list. The one ranked first...

"Holy sh!t." Carter glanced at the two words beside the small golden trophy and didn't know what to say other than 'fuck' for a while.

First place: Question King.

Personalized signature display: No need to fight, victory belongs to me.

Just nine words, arrogant yet polite.

In a game called Title King Competition, do you name yourself Title King?

There were probably too many people asking the official customer service whether the person named "Question King" was a player or a machine, which led the official to specially mark the first place: Don't ask, this is a player, this is really a player. , if you don’t believe me, challenge orz.

Maybe it's because I can't sleep and I'm too irritable, or maybe I just want to find something to kill time. Of course, deep down, I feel a little unhappy with this question.

Carter was bored and turned on the question solving mode.

He thought, if it was just in this game and no one knew... it should be fine.

Everyone knew that Carter had poor grades.

Not only his grades were bad, but he was always getting into fights. His rebellious phase came with such force that even Gu Xuelan had forgotten that three years ago, he was not like this at all.

In the first year of junior high school, Carter always went home to get trophies.

Gu Xuelan didn't know the weight of those trophies, and Carter didn't like to brag. He always said lightly: "It's a small competition, not many people participate."

One month before Gu Xuelan decided to marry Zhong Guofei, she moved out of the basement with Carter. That day Zhong Guofei called a moving company for help. He was already over forty years old, and he exuded the meticulousness of a businessman. He was impeccable in his work, but also kind and decent. The man stood in the dark and damp basement, and finally stopped in front of a wall. He bent down, and there were obvious crow's feet at the corners of his eyes when he smiled. He asked: "Xiao Yu, did you win all these awards?"

Who would have thought that he could not stop studying this question as soon as he finished it. The desire to win and lose, which was rarely awakened, completely blocked Carter from sleeping. He studied the questions without sleep for several nights, and he was able to squeeze into the top three of the rankings.

Gu Xuelan called him when the meal was served, but the response she received every time was: Don't eat it yet, just leave it there.

"What have you been doing in your room these past two days?" Gu Xuelan stood at the door, trying not to get angry.

Carter was quite honest: "Me? Playing games."

"You really have the nerve to say...the tutor I hired for you will be here tomorrow. You need to adjust yourself quickly, do you hear me?"

"did not hear it."

...

Gu Xuelan was so angry that she returned to the dining room. Zhong Guofei smiled and gave her a piece of sashimi: "Don't be angry, the child is still young and it's normal to be playful. Try this, I'll have it flown over from Hokkaido." Yes, last time I saw you liked to eat in a restaurant, I asked Lao Xu to pay attention to it. "

After Zhong Guofei finished speaking, he put down his chopsticks and watched her eat. He raised his hand to help her arrange her hair: "If you get so angry that your body is broken, I won't be the one who feels bad for you."

Gu Xuelan glanced at him with a smile, then sighed: "I hope so."

Something is really wrong with Carter recently.

Several times in the middle of the night, Zhou Dalei could see the eldest brother’s posts on Moments. The content was quite psychedelic and he seemed not very clear-headed.

For example, this one tonight at 4:23 in the morning.

XY: Someone come and wake me up[/smile].

Zhou Dalei happened to be playing a certain game and needed to score points when the new season started. Otherwise, he wouldn't be free to check Moments at this time.

The atmosphere in the Internet cafe was even more lively than during the day. There were several buckets of instant noodles lying around the keyboard. Zhou Dalei blew out a smoke ring, pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and then commented in the comments: Have you been drinking?

Carter replied: I don’t drink, fake alcohol can harm people.

Zhou Dalei asked again: Listening to your tone, brother, let me make a bold guess. Could it be that you have fallen into the abyss of love?

Carter replied: Love is bullsh!t.