Chapter 1207: Chapter 1206: The Truth Revealed, Ye Family Collapses!
Tang Wenhui silently stared at Ye Jinwen.
With every word her son spoke, her heart was brutally chopped by a dull axe.
Endless pain.
Yet, there was no familial affection in Ye Jinwen’s eyes, only interrogation.
“Do you have anything to do with Zero’s parents’ death?!”
After asking, Ye Jinwen’s lips trembled.
He was terrified, afraid his mother would utter a result he couldn’t handle.
If his parents were truly connected to the seniors’ death, wouldn’t he owe Ya Ling more and more, unable to repay?
After this, how could he face Ya Ling?
“Ha…”
Tang Wenhui chuckled, perhaps she gleaned something from her son’s emotions, and as she laughed, her eyes reddened.
The heartache was real.
The empathy was real too.
“Ever since you were young, you protected her, always thinking about her. Even when relatives gave you a hundred yuan lucky money as a child, you tore it in half, giving her the larger piece.” Tang Wenhui suddenly calmed down, reminiscing as if in a chat.
Ya Ling’s heart tightened fiercely.
Her thoughts scattered like snowflakes in chaos.
She refused to meet Ye Jinwen’s gaze, slowly turning her head away, hiding a touch of sadness.
Tang Wenhui let out a bitter laugh, slowly turning to look at the reporters with their cameras, already guessing what her fate would be.
She thought, it’s probably beyond remedy now.
After being strong for a lifetime, she was ruined by a few young people.
“Since you’ve asked, I may as well tell you.”
“In 1999, when the Life Science Institute caught fire, your father and I were on duty. We heard rumors about the plans of the Lu Family, Li Family, and Leng Family. But, Ling Ze and An Ning were both classmates and our biggest competitors. When they rushed into the fire, I held your father back, hesitating greatly.”
Tang Wenhui recalled as she spoke.
Ye Qingsui bowed his head, his face somber, seemingly remorseful.
“Hesitating resulted in missing the best rescue time. When we sent them to the hospital, they were severely burned. It took a lot of effort to save their two lives…”
Ya Ling and Dr. Hua both tensed up to varying degrees.
If they were saved, why then…
Tang Wenhui closed her eyes, seemingly nurturing her emotions, and finally spoke calmly.
“I was the one who pulled Ling Ze and An Ning’s oxygen tubes. Are you satisfied now?”
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Ya Ling looked at Tang Wenhui abruptly.
Some things in her pupils shattered with a snap.
It truly had to do with her!
It truly had to do with her!
How did this woman, who raised her for over twenty years, manage to hide the fact of pulling the oxygen tubes while raising her?
How did she endure for so many years without showing any hint?
Ya Ling couldn’t understand.
If it weren’t for the kidnapping case, perhaps she would never have suspected the woman who raised her was her enemy, the killer of her parents.
And she fully realized.
In the AorB kidnapping case, she would inevitably be the one abandoned.
Because to Tang Wenhui, her existence was a time bomb.
Tang Wenhui met Ya Ling’s gaze and smiled.
Then, she walked out of the meeting room voluntarily, speaking as she walked, “Expose what needs to be exposed, prosecute what needs to be prosecuted, I’ll take responsibility for my actions.”
The three reporters: …
For a moment, they didn’t know whether to thank Ye Jinwen or sympathize with him.
“Wenhui!”
Ye Qingsui called out, took a few steps following his wife, and as he passed by Ye Jinwen, he patted his son’s shoulder.
Ye Jinwen didn’t dare to look up at him.
He chose justice over familial affection.
His conscience was clear, but… he was not a qualified son.
“Don’t go after her.” Ye Jinwen’s voice choked, restrained with a hint of plea.
Not chasing means not being implicated.
Ye Qingsui smiled, unexpectedly relaxed and relieved, with tears glistening momentarily at the corner of his eye.
“She’s the wife I chose, so naturally I will stand with her through this.”
As he finished speaking, the middle-aged man chased after Tang Wenhui without looking back.
Ye Jinwen’s head drooped almost to his chest.
His lips moved, voicing two silent syllables.
“Dad, Mom…”
His slightly trembling shoulders suppressed all his emotions.
The reporter led by Ma Qing finally snapped out of the shocking revelation, hastily carrying their equipment to pursue the couple.
The meeting room was left in silence.
Lu Mian had to admit, Tang Wenhui’s final confession was quite unexpected.
Perhaps Ye Jinwen bringing the reporters provoked her.
Or Ye Jinwen’s choice made her come to her senses.
But, no matter how it happened, Tang Wenhui restored the truth about the director couple’s death and admitted her crime.
The truth came to light, and the Ye Family collapsed.
This old case could thus come to an end.
The aloof girl silently turned off the recording and video functions on her watch.
Now, she didn’t need to take any action.
Ye Zhongjing, with old tears streaming down, couldn’t control his emotions for a moment, leaving with his eyes covered.
Dr. Hua noticed and, respecting the senior, chased after him.
The events of that year had nothing to do with Ye Lao, and he didn’t want anything to happen to the old man.
Xiao Qimo held Lu Mian’s hand and stood up, walking to Ye Jinwen’s side.
Between brothers, not many words were needed, the refined man just casually said a few words.
“If you want to drink, just call me anytime.”
Lu Mian initially wanted to add “me too,” but thought better of it, realizing Brother Ye probably wouldn’t want to hear that right now, so she remained silent.
Leaving the space for Ya Ling and Ye Jinwen.
However, neither of them had emerged from their respective emotions.
Clearly childhood sweethearts, ending up as tragic lovers with irreconcilable hatred.
This kind of melodramatic plot is only found in romance novels.
It’s unclear how long the silence lasted.
Ya Ling finally pulled herself out of her sorrow.
She sniffed and forced back her tears from her eyes.
Her red lips curled slightly, jokingly but earnestly saying, “Ye Jinwen, if you can’t let go, let’s just forget each other in the rivers and lakes.”
The silent man swayed slightly.
Countless words and emotions churned in his heart, but only one word emerged.
“Okay.”
Ya Ling clenched her palm, flicked her long wavy hair over her shoulder, and walked away.
The two brushed past each other.
Though merely a second in time, it felt like an extended scene in a film.
Unfortunately, reality doesn’t freeze; there’s only farewell.
Ye Jinwen slowly raised his hand only after hearing the footsteps fade into the distance, capturing just a wisp of lingering scent.
Colorless, formless, and emotionless.
It’s not that they’re emotionless, but that reality is merciless.
——
Xiao Qimo and Lu Mian strolled hand in hand through the hospital, rather nostalgic.
When they passed by Li Xinghan’s ward, Lu Mian seemed to remember something, “Director Qimo, come inside with me.”
The two walked into the ward.
Li Xinghan, moving at lightning speed, slipped a book under his pillow, smiling obsequiously and guiltily.
Lu Mian didn’t pay attention to these details, speaking calmly, “I have a task for you.”