Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 392 - 391 Its Not Easy

Chapter 392: Chapter 391: It’s Not Easy!

Chapter 392 -391: It’s Not Easy!

Lei Lifei wore a troubled expression, which Luo Ning easily discerned. He was having second thoughts.

She asked, “Uncle, can you clarify things for me?”

Lei Lifei didn’t answer immediately, but pondered for a moment.

“Forget it, since you’ve already figured it out, I won’t hide it from you.”

After bringing Luo Ning and another from Snake Cave, he had someone check on Luo Ning.

He found out that Luo Ning had a good relationship with Luo Ying and, considering Yicheng’s presence, she was trustworthy.

“I grew up with your aunt as childhood sweethearts, and we were engaged from a young age. But as we grew up, we lacked chemistry.”

“After we became adults, the Luo Family and Lei Family tried to foster a romance by sending us on national trials together.”

Lei Lifei continued, “Then, we both found our own lovers.”

“It was quite a coincidence, the person your aunt fell for was the brother of the person I loved.”

“And the person I liked had first become good friends with your aunt before meeting me.”

“Then we hid it from our families, fell in love, and even obtained a marriage certificate.”

Luo Ning was surprised, “So, you and my aunt actually had a legally recognized marriage outside?”

Lei Lifei nodded, “Indeed.”

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“But our affair was discovered and reported back to both families.”

“Therefore, we were brought back.”

Lei Lifei sighed, “At that time, we both wanted to do as your father did and elope.”

“But the senior members of both families threatened us using my wife and her husband, forcing us to separate or they would take our lovers’ lives.”

“We didn’t dare to gamble and had to temporarily part ways with our loved ones.”

“All the ancient Fengshui Families on the island have a custom that heirs or Family Heads cannot marry outsiders.”

“If any family broke this custom, they would be suppressed by the other families.”

“Our Lei Family was already declining, and with the Luo Family applying pressure, our elders had no choice but to forcefully make me marry your aunt.”

“However, our elders were relatively progressive and agreed that once your aunt and I were married, we could bring our spouses and children back.”

“They also allowed for us to divorce afterward, so that we could each marry others and no longer be connected.”

“Thus, your aunt and I penned a prenuptial agreement and had a sham marriage.”

“And marrying on the island didn’t involve the same processes as on the mainland, like obtaining a marriage certificate; just having the major families attend a wedding banquet was enough.”

“We never lived as a couple and didn’t have a factual marriage, so it wouldn’t even count as a marriage back on the mainland.”

Luo Ning understood their maneuver, “Luo Ying is the child of my aunt and her lover?”

Lei Lifei nodded, “Correct. After we got married, under the pretense of a honeymoon, I took your aunt out of the island for a trip.”

“Then we went our separate ways, and by the time we returned, she was pregnant.”

“However, during this trip, an accident occurred. When your aunt went surfing, she suddenly fainted and fell into the sea.”

“Her husband, trying to save her, drowned.”

Luo Ning hadn’t expected such a turn of events, “Why would my aunt suddenly faint? Could someone have tampered with something?”

Her aunt also came from the lineage of the Luo Family Patriarch. She surely understood Fengshui Technique and wouldn’t be so fragile as to faint easily.

Lei Lifei replied, “That’s exactly what I suspected. Your aunt recalled a sudden chilling sensation before she fainted, likely indicating someone had cast an evil spirit or used a spell on her beforehand.”

He sighed, “But after so many years of investigation, we’ve never found out who was behind it.”

Luo Ning pondered and asked, “So have you withheld the truth from Luo Ying all these years in hopes of finding the real culprit?”

Lei Lifei nodded, “Right. After her lover’s death, your aunt lost her will to live, and had she not discovered her pregnancy, she nearly might have followed him in death.”

“Since she was pregnant, we couldn’t let the people from either family discover that the child was from an outsider, or the major families would surely have sentenced her to death.”

“So upon returning, we announced to everyone that the child was mine.”

“Since the deceased was my lover’s brother, she harbored some resentment and helped us maintain the charade.”

“We suspected that whoever was behind this intended to create a rift between the Lei Family and Luo Family.”

“That’s why I acted as though I was aggrieved and disliking both your aunt and the child.”

In reality, he was quite wronged; he actually liked Luo Ying, his daughter, but dared not get close and had to feign indifference.

“My lover was also extremely cold to your aunt and Luo Ying on the surface, even intentionally antagonizing and letting everyone know how aggrieved the legitimate wife was.”

“Since Luo Ying was still young then, to keep up appearances, we didn’t dare tell her the truth.”

Lei Lifei sighed again, “Just when Luo Ying was old enough to understand and safely keep a secret, your father returned.”

“Your dad and your aunt are twins and have always been close. Naturally, he wasn’t happy seeing his sister treated poorly and came to confront me.”

Luo Ning instantly understood, “So you and my dad staged a whole act, where my dad broke your leg, took my aunt and Luo Ying away, and that’s what initiated the bad blood between the Luo and Lei families.”

Lei Lifei looked at Luo Ning with a hint of admiration, “Smart.”

She asked, “Then why didn’t you tell Luo Ying after that?”

Lei Lifei replied, “Your father and I had a deep conversation once. We analyzed an invisible hand pushing many events.”

“We suspect there’s something off about your dad’s sister-in-law. Since your dad was bringing Luo Ying back to the Luo Family, we didn’t dare share this with her out of fear she might slip up and blow the cover.”

“And over the years, the person we’ve wronged the most is this child; we really didn’t want to drag her into this mess.”

“By her not knowing the truth, thinking of me as a scumbag dad, resenting her aunt, and standing up for her mom, her actions in the Luo Family wouldn’t raise suspicions from those behind the scenes.”

Luo Ning truly hadn’t expected the truth to be so convoluted.

She could tell Lei Lifei wasn’t lying.

“It must have been hard on you these years.” Being known as a scumbag husband and father wasn’t easy either.

Lei Lifei forced a smile, “You can say that again.”

“But there was no choice. To catch the person behind all this, I had to sacrifice myself.”

“Actually, whether it’s me, my wife, or your aunt, we’ve all made many sacrifices over the years; it’s just that my reputation took the biggest hit.”

He added, “However, if it means getting revenge, then enduring this humiliation is worth it.”