Chapter 861: Chapter 840: Interstellar Superstar 10
Cui Anlin was quickly called back home.
Upon entering, he saw his worried mother and his furious father.
"Dad, whatâs the matter?"
Cui Anlin walked briskly and asked, "Did something happen at home? You called me back so urgently."
Cui Zhengxun took a deep breath to suppress his anger: "Tell me, how do you usually treat your sister at home?"
Cui Anlin paused for a moment: "How do I treat her? What did I do? Iâm hardly ever home, how could I treat her badly? With Anning being like that, I wouldnât dare treat her poorly, she starts crying before anything even happens..."
Hearing this, Cui Zhengxunâs anger flared up.
"Thatâs your biological sister, how can you despise her like that? Sheâs been like this since she was young, you know that, she just cries a lot, and you canât even bother acknowledging her. How did I end up with a son like you?"
To be honest, Cui Zhengxun loved both his son and daughter dearly.
Itâs just that he was too busy with work, rarely at home, and therefore had very little communication with his children.
And Li Wanwan didnât become a full-time housewife after marriage and often shot movies, both parents were busy, leaving little time to spend with their children. They always thought that Cui Anlin would take good care of Anning and believed the siblings were close-knit. But who would have thought that Cui Anlin hadnât cared for Anning at all and spoke of her with disdain.
Apart from anger, there was heartache for Anning in Cui Zhengxunâs heart.
Li Wanwan was also a bit angry: "Did you often snatch things from your sister when you were little? If her grades were a bit better, did you come home and beat her? Tell me, isnât that true?"
Cui Anlin was stunned.
The memories were so distant, he could hardly recall them.
However, it seemed that it might have been true, at the time he was a bratty kid who instinctively didnât want his sister to outshine him, and tried to suppress her.
But after he matured, he hadnât done it since.
"I havenât."
Cui Anlin denied it particularly quickly, yet the fleeting look of guilt on his face did not escape Cui Zhengxun and Li Wanwan.
Li Wanwan gasped for air as she clutched her chest in anger.
"How can you be like this? Thatâs your biological sister."
As she spoke, she couldnât help but cry, burying her face in her hands and crying harder: "Anning is your sister from the same mother. Iâm not asking you to take great care of her, but you shouldnât hurt her like this. You know, sheâs an SSS-level spiritual power holder, but because of you, she had to suppress it, afraid to tell anyone. Do you know how painful it is for her? Suppressing spiritual power, you know what that means, donât you?"
Cui Zhengxun sighed deeply: "Anlin, Iâm so disappointed in you."
He felt a sense of powerlessness, as if all his energy had been drained away.
Suppressing spiritual power, anyone with spiritual power understands what this means.
It implies excruciating pain, and if prolonged, it can lead to mental disorder or spiritual power collapse, rendering a person useless.
Thinking about his daughterâs years of suppressing spiritual power just because she was afraid of her brotherâs reaction and his own heartache, it felt like slicing through his own flesh.
"Anlin, right now I feel like strangling you with my own hands."
After saying this, Cui Zhengxun stumbled out of the room.
Li Wanwan quickly followed: "Honey."
She held onto Cui Zhengxun: "What should we do? Ningning... sheâs still filming a reality show, she canât get out..."
"Let her shoot."
Cui Zhengxun mustered all his strength to lift his right hand and grasped Li Wanwanâs arm: "She doesnât need to suppress her spiritual power while filming the reality show, which is beneficial for her. This program allows her to fully unleash her spiritual power, which can be therapeutic for those whoâve long suppressed it."
Li Wanwan understood this too, forcing a smile as she nodded: "Thatâs good, thatâs good."
Cui Zhengxun closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, he had made up his mind: "Wanâer, I want to quit my job and focus on the family. Weâve been so busy, neglecting our children, and now Anlin has gone astray, and Anning was nearly destroyed. It made me realize whatâs truly important. I want to come home and take good care of Anning."
Li Wanwan was stunned for a moment: "Honey, I wonât shoot any more films, Iâll come home. Iâll take care of Ningning, and whatever Anning wants to do, Iâll support her. If she wants to act, I can accompany her. After all, Iâve been in this industry for years, Iâm more familiar with its rules than she is."
Cui Zhengxun managed a forced smile: "Itâs your greatest passion in life, how could I bear to take it away... You can shoot films, Iâll take care of Ningning at home. Honestly, I donât like my job that much, but by quitting, our life wonât be as affluent as before, youâll have to endure some hardships."
Li Wanwan shook her head: "I donât mind, I can earn money by acting, Anlin is grown up now, he can earn his own living, and Ningning, she has been making money all this time, our life shouldnât be worse than before."
"As long as youâre not afraid, Iâll go to the company and resign."
Cui Zhengxun was truly resolute in his decision.
He was a mature and strong-minded person, and his resignation was immediate, going to the company to resign from his managerial position, truly returning to his family.
Chu Ming and Ma Fendou returned to the small room with dinner, besides them, He Gang and Fang Xiaolian followed, carrying food as well.
Upon entering, He Gang smiled at Anning: "We should collaborate now, only united can we survive. Xiao Lian and I would like to join you."
Anning nodded: "Take a seat."
Just as He Gang said, itâs not the time to be petty, nor can personal preferences compromise the bigger plan.
Now there are only six of them left, and they must unite rather than act independently.
Moreover, Anning could sense that Fang Xiaolian wasnât trustworthy, potentially sabotaging them if not included, leading to even worse outcomes.
"Letâs have dinner first."
Anning said while distributing food: "After dinner, weâll take turns standing guard, while others rest. The vehicle will stop at 22:45, at the closest distance to Town J, we need to get off there and hide in Town J."
"Ah?"
He Gang exclaimed: "Town J? Are you sure thatâs where we should hide?"
He turned pale with fright.
Chu Ming and Ning Kexin were also particularly scared.
Ma Fendou couldnât even muster a smile.
Fang Xiaolian thought of the legends of Town J and was equally terrified.
Anning nodded: "Yes, Iâm sure. Thereâs a pharmaceutical factory there with a laboratory that I need to use to create our antidote."
She explained to everyone: "With the antidote, our superpowers can be restored, then whether we go to City C or return to City A, we can regain our freedom."