Shao Zhenggang drove to the mental hospital in the eastern suburbs the day after Shao Lin fell to her death.
Wang Meilan had a mental breakdown after her scandal was exposed, and was eventually sent to the hospital.
He felt no pity, only that she had brought it upon herself.
The wretch dared to betray him and have secret meetings with other men, it was truly hateful!
Upon arriving at the hospital, after the doctor confirmed his identity, he was led to Wang Meilan's ward.
"Haha, I'm not sick... are you letting me out?"
Wang Meilan's hair was a little dishevelled, her eyes wide open. When she saw the doctor and Shao Zhenggang outside the door, she suddenly fell off the bed!
Thump!
She landed on the floor, tears streaming down her face, "Waaah! Bad people! You are all bad people!"
Shao Zhenggang gestured for the doctor to open the door and stepped inside.
He stared at the woman who was now acting like a madwoman before him, his heart filled with complex emotions.
After all, she was his wife, with whom he had shared a bed for over twenty years...
Remembering the real reason for his visit, Shao Zhenggang stepped forward, grabbed Wang Meilan's hand from the floor, and squeezed it tightly, "I'm asking you, is Linlin really my daughter?"
"Wuwu! Bad man, let me go! Help me..."
Wang Meilan struggled frantically, screaming for help at the top of her lungs, but strangely, no one came to her aid.
Shao Zhenggang forcefully pulled her up, his expression terrifying as he glared at her, "Speak!"
Wang Meilan shook her head, tears flowing.
Shao Zhenggang slapped her hard, "Wretch!"
The blow made Wang Meilan dizzy, and for a moment, her mind cleared. She recognized the terrifying man before her as her husband, and her eyes regained their clarity.
She shook her head desperately, "Zhenggang, save me! Get me out of here..."
The next moment, her chin was grabbed!
"You cuckolded me, and you still want to get out? You wretch!" Shao Zhenggang's eyes turned fierce when he saw she recognized him, and he quickly bruised Wang Meilan's chin.
"I, I was framed, it was all Shao Xu, that little wretch, it was all her..."
Wang Meilan's tears flowed from the pain, her face contorted as she tried to evade him.
Shao Zhenggang wouldn't let up, continuing to press her, "Is Shao Lin mine, did you sleep around behind my back back then, tell me!"
He wanted to know the truth. He could simply get a paternity test for Shao Lin.
But he still wanted to hear it from her own lips.
As if torturing himself, he wanted to know this cruel truth, he wanted to deeply realize how foolish he had been!
"Zhenggang, let go! Let go... cough cough!"
Wang Meilan desperately pushed Shao Zhenggang away, turning and accidentally hitting her head on the cabinet.
A sharp pain shot through her forehead, and blood began to seep out...
"Blood... blood... help me!"
Wang Meilan looked at her blood-stained palm in terror, but Shao Zhenggang grabbed her again. The pain made her feel dizzy, "Let go..."
"Speak quickly!" Shao Zhenggang pressed.
"Yes!" Wang Meilan could no longer bear the oppressive killing intent. She shouted in a breakdown, "She's not yours! She's not your seed! Are you satisfied now!"
Shao Zhenggang suddenly let go, his eyes dazed.
Wang Meilan quickly pushed him away, scurried to a corner, and angrily questioned, "What do you want! You've already driven me mad, what more do you want? Do you want to kill me? Do you want me dead?"
"Yes! I want to kill you!"
Shao Zhenggang seemed to be suddenly enraged, lunging forward and grabbing Wang Meilan's neck.
He used all his strength, and Wang Meilan's eyes began to roll back in her head.
Her limbs flailed wildly, her face began to swell and turn blue, losing its color...
Outside the door.
Two nurses exchanged glances. One of them said, "Will something happen?"
"You keep an eye on it, I'll go get Dr. Yang."
As the nurse turned to leave, she saw Dr. Yang waving them away, telling them to leave quickly.
The nurses then slipped away.
Dr. Yang walked over, glanced into the room, and saw Shao Zhenggang choking Wang Meilan and slamming her against the wall, all the while cursing...
He shook his head, sighed, and left.
...
In the end, Shao Zhenggang let Wang Meilan go.
Wang Meilan was seriously injured and rushed to the hospital for rescue. No one troubled Shao Zhenggang.
He didn't think much of it, and in a daze, he left the hospital and unknowingly arrived at the cemetery where Su Qin was buried...
Five years.
This was the first time he had visited.
Shao Zhenggang walked towards the tombstone with weak steps.
"A Qin..."
When he saw the yellowed photograph on the tombstone, his knees buckled. He fell onto the bluestone floor with a thud.
Shao Zhenggang's tears flowed like rivers, and he covered his face, weeping.
At this moment, he was like an old man who had lost everything, his hunched back thin and tragic.
Before him, the woman in the photograph, with her bright smile, looked at him quietly, still as beautiful as a flower, even after the passage of time.
"I wronged you, it's all my fault, I was blind..."
He sobbed, his body trembling slightly.
Memories long buried began to surface, Su Qin's voice and smile seemed to be before his eyes. Their happiness when Shao Xu was just born was real. How happy a family they were back then.
Unfortunately, in the end, he had failed her.
At that moment, a voice rang out, "Do you regret it?"
Su Ding slowly walked out from behind the tombstone. She wore a light pink long dress, her expression serene. A gentle breeze blew, carrying a faint floral scent.
"Xiao Xu..." Shao Zhenggang raised his eyes, tears shimmering in his eyes, his voice hoarse.
Su Ding remained indifferent, "Do you regret it?"
Shao Zhenggang fell silent for a few seconds, then wiped his tears. His pride as a father prevented him from admitting his failures to his daughter.
"My mother was killed by you..."
Su Ding tried her best to control the emotion in her voice, but the hatred she had suppressed for years made her unable to control herself.
She tilted her head slightly and took a deep breath, calming herself. "You and Wang Meilan occupied my mother's businesses, ruined her life, and you still refuse to apologize?"
"Enough," Shao Zhenggang interrupted her hoarsely.
He slowly stood up, looking into Su Ding's eyes with anger, "Are you lecturing me in front of your mother? Shao Xu, I am your father, and I will always be."
With that, he turned and left.
Su Ding couldn't hold back any longer and chased after him, shouting, "You're always so stubborn!"
Shao Zhenggang ignored her and continued forward. He couldn't let his daughter see his pain and embarrassment, nor did he know what face to show his only daughter.
He was wrong, he was truly wrong.
He had failed them, mother and daughter.
But he had no chance to make amends. A Qin was gone forever.
Even their daughter, Xiao Xu, had found a powerful man to protect her. She could already control the Shao family business, completely sidelining him.
Shao Zhenggang's mind was in chaos, and he felt increasingly ashamed to face everyone.
Suddenly, he saw a heavy truck hurtling towards him in his peripheral vision. It was moving at a terrifying speed, almost happening in an instant. His mind froze for a moment, and he hastily retreated...
"Careful—"
Su Ding's voice was drowned out by the roar of the truck!