Liu Ling, forty-six years old, married at the age of nineteen, and gave birth to Xue Zi'ang at the age of twenty. Sixteen years ago, when Xue Zi'ang's father passed away, Liu Ling was thirty years old, and Xue Zhan had just turned eighteen.
Staring at the information on the computer and reading it few more times, the doubts in Zhao Yu's heart increased.
She found several pieces of news from a long time ago. It was true that Xue Zi'ang's father died of illness, it took a full year gap from the diagnosis of liver cancer to his death, and it was all under the eyes of Old Master Xue. This kind of informations should not be faked.
But what Liu Ling said obviously meant that her husband's death had something to do with her and even Xue Zhan. What was the secret behind this?
Could it be that Xue Zi'ang's father was murdered? Because Liu Ling had an affair with her brother-in-law?
After carefully recollected Liu Ling's word by word, recalled her tone at the time, Zhao Yu shook her head and temporarily ruled out this possibility based on her intuition.
She wanted to dig deeper into this secret to see if it was worth using, but this kind of secret that even Xue Zi'ang and Old Master Xue didn't know, it was definitely not easy to find anything out. Besides, she was already suspected by Xue Zhan now. It was best not to act rashly.
So when did Xue Zhan started to doubt her? How much did he know about her?
If he told Liu Ling all the facts that day, then the word 'may not be' could not really show that he didn't have any evidence in his hands?
Perhaps, he just went with his own instinct that Zhao Yu was not as simple as it seemed on the surface? After all, the Xue Zhan she knew had always been a keen and cautious man.
3
Rubbing her temples, Zhao Yu sighed and slowly came to a conclusion in her heart.
If Xue Zhan did not hide anything in front of Liu Ling that afternoon, then at least two things can be assumed from his words and attitude:
Firstly, he was reluctant to mention the death of his eldest brother, possibly it caused some kind of trauma or shadow in his heart.
Secondly, he cared about Xue Zi'ang very much, he even willing to hand over the control of the company to Xue Zi'ang.
Combining these two points, was it possible that Xue Zhan, was similar to Ji Sui who has been carrying the guilt and self-blame for the deceased?
If this was the case, Zhao Yu may just had a breakthrough. After all, this was what she had experienced before. There was no need to act any more particularly, there was no flaws in her acting.
While thinking about it, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Zhao Yu was startled, she quickly closed the notebook to confirm that there were no suspicious traces left on the table before getting up and walked towards the door.
When she saw Ji Sui through the door's peephole, she was quite stunned. He's not someone who would come to her so unexpectedly, at least he will tell her beforehand.
As soon as the door was opened, the smell of alcohol rushed to her face. Although Ji Sui's body was standing upright, his eyes were slack and dull, he must have drank a lot.
Zhao Yu looked surprised: "What's wrong with you? Why did you drink so much?"
Ji Sui grinned, "Can I come to see you?"
Zhao Yu also smiled: "You're seeing me now."
After speaking, she quickly reached out and helped him into the house: "I have gone to your place countless times to stay there, of course I'll welcome you at any time here."
After supporting him to sit down on the sofa, she poured a cup of warm water for him, when she handed it to him, he didn't take it, he just stared at her blankly.
Zhao Yu put down the cup and sat beside him, she asked softly, "What happened? Is there anything that I can help you with?"
Ji Sui beamed and shook his head: "It's nothing, suddenly I just... I wanted to see you."
If these words came from other men, they would sound provocative, but from Ji Sui's mouth, Zhao Yu knew that he was just stating the facts.
She didn't ask any further, she raised her hand and stroked his forehead, it was a little feverish, it should be a normal reaction after drinking.
"Is it uncomfortable? Let me cook you a hangover soup?"
Noticing her look of concern, Ji Sui was stunned for a while, then he shook his head, leaned against the sofa weakly, and said slowly, "I went to see a comrade today."
Zhao Yu thought he was talking about Qu Sixiao's father, thinking that he was remembering the past again and needed to talk to others, so she listened carefully, but then he said, "He was in prison now."
Zhao Yu was a little surprised, but still didn't say a word, she just quitely listened to him.
Ji Sui continued: "Because his identity as an undercover agent was exposed, his entire family... was slaughtered by the enemy. When we finally captured the enemy alive, he violated the rules and killed the enemy himself. The person he executed should be dead eventually. Yes he broke the rules, but no one said it was wrong for him to go to jail because he has no right to decide anyone's life or death."
Hearing this, Zhao Yu already vaguely understood why he was drunk today.
Ji Sui laughed at himself: "But it turns out that some people can really decide the life and death of others at will. For them, the law is just a decoration. In their eyes, someone's life is worthless."
Zhao Yu smiled, but she stayed silent.
Ji Sui's eyes fell on her face again: "You said earlier that I belong to their world, but in fact, I have never been compatible with them. I always thought that it was just a difference in their way of life and concept. I didn't expect that... You tell me why? Why did the woman who protected me when I was bullied in my childhood, eventhough at that time she was only a child herself, could turned into someone who didn't took human's life seriously? How could she be... so cold-blooded, so unfamiliar to me?"
Zhao Yu was silent for a long time, then she said faintly: "Perhaps, she was naturally like that, or maybe money really distorts human's nature."
"You think so?" Ji Sui sneered, staring blankly at the ceiling, "Then I should have been twisted long ago, because they and I had an inseparable familial relations. I'm just a cold-hearted side spectator, no, in fact I'm more despicable than them. They are indeed despicable, but at least they showed it magnanimously. While me, right now, being fake and acting noble, I am more disgusting than them."
"Ji Sui..."
He stretched out his hand, stroked her face lightly, interrupted her unspoken words, and murmured, "Do you despise me? Did you find me disgusting?"
Zhao Yu pursed her lips and looked at him, she slowly raised her hand to cover the back of his chilly hand, then she shook her head.
Ji Sui smiled, his fingers slowly traced along her cheek then fell down to her shoulder, and with a strong force he pulled her into his arms.
Liu Ling, forty-six years old, married at the age of nineteen, and gave birth to Xue Zi'ang at the age of twenty. Sixteen years ago, when Xue Zi'ang's father passed away, Liu Ling was thirty years old, and Xue Zhan had just turned eighteen.
Staring at the information on the computer and reading it few more times, the doubts in Zhao Yu's heart increased.
She found several pieces of news from a long time ago. It was true that Xue Zi'ang's father died of illness, it took a full year gap from the diagnosis of liver cancer to his death, and it was all under the eyes of Old Master Xue. This kind of informations should not be faked.
But what Liu Ling said obviously meant that her husband's death had something to do with her and even Xue Zhan. What was the secret behind this?
Could it be that Xue Zi'ang's father was murdered? Because Liu Ling had an affair with her brother-in-law?
After carefully recollected Liu Ling's word by word, recalled her tone at the time, Zhao Yu shook her head and temporarily ruled out this possibility based on her intuition.
She wanted to dig deeper into this secret to see if it was worth using, but this kind of secret that even Xue Zi'ang and Old Master Xue didn't know, it was definitely not easy to find anything out. Besides, she was already suspected by Xue Zhan now. It was best not to act rashly.
So when did Xue Zhan started to doubt her? How much did he know about her?
If he told Liu Ling all the facts that day, then the word 'may not be' could not really show that he didn't have any evidence in his hands?
Perhaps, he just went with his own instinct that Zhao Yu was not as simple as it seemed on the surface? After all, the Xue Zhan she knew had always been a keen and cautious man.
3
Rubbing her temples, Zhao Yu sighed and slowly came to a conclusion in her heart.
If Xue Zhan did not hide anything in front of Liu Ling that afternoon, then at least two things can be assumed from his words and attitude:
Firstly, he was reluctant to mention the death of his eldest brother, possibly it caused some kind of trauma or shadow in his heart.
Secondly, he cared about Xue Zi'ang very much, he even willing to hand over the control of the company to Xue Zi'ang.
Combining these two points, was it possible that Xue Zhan, was similar to Ji Sui who has been carrying the guilt and self-blame for the deceased?
If this was the case, Zhao Yu may just had a breakthrough. After all, this was what she had experienced before. There was no need to act any more particularly, there was no flaws in her acting.
While thinking about it, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Zhao Yu was startled, she quickly closed the notebook to confirm that there were no suspicious traces left on the table before getting up and walked towards the door.
When she saw Ji Sui through the door's peephole, she was quite stunned. He's not someone who would come to her so unexpectedly, at least he will tell her beforehand.
As soon as the door was opened, the smell of alcohol rushed to her face. Although Ji Sui's body was standing upright, his eyes were slack and dull, he must have drank a lot.
Zhao Yu looked surprised: "What's wrong with you? Why did you drink so much?"
Ji Sui grinned, "Can I come to see you?"
Zhao Yu also smiled: "You're seeing me now."
After speaking, she quickly reached out and helped him into the house: "I have gone to your place countless times to stay there, of course I'll welcome you at any time here."
After supporting him to sit down on the sofa, she poured a cup of warm water for him, when she handed it to him, he didn't take it, he just stared at her blankly.
Zhao Yu put down the cup and sat beside him, she asked softly, "What happened? Is there anything that I can help you with?"
Ji Sui beamed and shook his head: "It's nothing, suddenly I just... I wanted to see you."
If these words came from other men, they would sound provocative, but from Ji Sui's mouth, Zhao Yu knew that he was just stating the facts.
She didn't ask any further, she raised her hand and stroked his forehead, it was a little feverish, it should be a normal reaction after drinking.
"Is it uncomfortable? Let me cook you a hangover soup?"
Noticing her look of concern, Ji Sui was stunned for a while, then he shook his head, leaned against the sofa weakly, and said slowly, "I went to see a comrade today."
Zhao Yu thought he was talking about Qu Sixiao's father, thinking that he was remembering the past again and needed to talk to others, so she listened carefully, but then he said, "He was in prison now."
Zhao Yu was a little surprised, but still didn't say a word, she just quitely listened to him.
Ji Sui continued: "Because his identity as an undercover agent was exposed, his entire family... was slaughtered by the enemy. When we finally captured the enemy alive, he violated the rules and killed the enemy himself. The person he executed should be dead eventually. Yes he broke the rules, but no one said it was wrong for him to go to jail because he has no right to decide anyone's life or death."
Hearing this, Zhao Yu already vaguely understood why he was drunk today.
Ji Sui laughed at himself: "But it turns out that some people can really decide the life and death of others at will. For them, the law is just a decoration. In their eyes, someone's life is worthless."
Zhao Yu smiled, but she stayed silent.
Ji Sui's eyes fell on her face again: "You said earlier that I belong to their world, but in fact, I have never been compatible with them. I always thought that it was just a difference in their way of life and concept. I didn't expect that... You tell me why? Why did the woman who protected me when I was bullied in my childhood, eventhough at that time she was only a child herself, could turned into someone who didn't took human's life seriously? How could she be... so cold-blooded, so unfamiliar to me?"
Zhao Yu was silent for a long time, then she said faintly: "Perhaps, she was naturally like that, or maybe money really distorts human's nature."
"You think so?" Ji Sui sneered, staring blankly at the ceiling, "Then I should have been twisted long ago, because they and I had an inseparable familial relations. I'm just a cold-hearted side spectator, no, in fact I'm more despicable than them. They are indeed despicable, but at least they showed it magnanimously. While me, right now, being fake and acting noble, I am more disgusting than them."
"Ji Sui..."
He stretched out his hand, stroked her face lightly, interrupted her unspoken words, and murmured, "Do you despise me? Did you find me disgusting?"
Zhao Yu pursed her lips and looked at him, she slowly raised her hand to cover the back of his chilly hand, then she shook her head.
Ji Sui smiled, his fingers slowly traced along her cheek then fell down to her shoulder, and with a strong force he pulled her into his arms.
