Liu Guangping picked up his phone and saw that the messages in the WeChat group were all sent by Lu Xiaoran, each one provocatively taunting the robbers who had targeted their building. At the end of the messages, Lu Xiaoran even attached several photos of food.
Liu Guangping's face turned pale, and beads of sweat formed on his forehead. This was bad; those robbers were right downstairs. If they really came looking for trouble, it would be disastrous for them.
Seeing Liu Guangping's expression, Fang Yue leaned over to see what was going on. After reading the messages in the WeChat group, Fang Yue trembled in fear. This Lu Xiaoran... he wants us dead.
Liu Guangping and Fang Yue anxiously discussed their options, knowing that the robbers might have seen the messages by now. They needed to clarify before the robbers came knocking that Lu Xiaoran did not live with them; this might dissuade them from attempting a robbery.
In a panic, Liu Guangping grabbed his phone and sent a message in the building's group chat: "We are residents of Unit One. That person is a fraud; we don't know him at all."
After sending the message, Liu Guangping let out a sigh of relief. He was about to put down his phone and head to the living room for a glass of water when he heard a notification sound.
Ding! A new message had arrived on WeChat. Liu Guangping opened it, and his pupils dilated in shock. It was another message from Lu Xiaoran: "My father-in-law is getting old and has some dementia. He actually said he doesn't know me; it's so heartbreaking."
After sending that message, as if to prove his earlier statement, Lu Xiaoran also posted a photo of himself with the Liu family members. The picture was taken at Lu Xiaoran and Liu Qingwan's engagement banquet, showing him smiling while toasting with two elders, creating a warm atmosphere.
However, now when Liu Guangping saw that photo, he felt a chill run down his spine, and his legs trembled uncontrollably. He knew that if those robbers saw this picture, no amount of explanation would help.
Messages sent on WeChat could be retracted within two minutes, and Liu Guangping's only hope now was to apologize to Lu Xiaoran and beg him to delete the photo.
He hurriedly clicked on Lu Xiaoran's profile picture, not daring to wait even a second longer, and sent several voice messages in quick succession: "Lu Xiaoran, we have wronged you in the past; I apologize now. Please forgive us this once; if you keep this up, we might lose our lives."
"Please retract the photo from the group! If those robbers see it, they will definitely come after us. Don't make things so dire; we can talk this out..."
After sending several voice messages, there was still no response from Lu Xiaoran—he didn't reply with even a single word.
As time ticked away, Liu Guangping began to sweat profusely. He shouted at Liu Qingwan, who was standing nearby: "You need to go apologize to Lu Xiaoran too! Ask him to quickly delete that photo from the group!"
Liu Qingwan hurriedly picked up her phone and searched through her contacts for a long time before finally remembering that she had blocked Lu Xiaoran.
Last time, Lu Xiaoran had sent her a box of Dead Mice and a pack of Cockroach Eggs.
Liu Qingwan had fiercely questioned him about why he would do such a thing.
Lu Xiaoran's response at the time was, "I originally wanted to buy you a box of chips, but I accidentally typed an extra character and ended up ordering Mouse Chips instead."
Of course, Liu Qingwan did not believe this explanation; she only felt that Lu Xiaoran was playing tricks on her.
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