The prison guard took the diary out from inside, slammed the iron gate shut, and returned the diary to Susu.
Susu put the diary in her bag and said to him coldly, "Thank you for providing such important information. I will hand this diary over to the police for research to find any traces of Jia Nanfang's past wrongdoings. You really are birds of a feather."
Lu Yuanhong suddenly clutched his chest as if in great pain, trying to open his mouth to speak but unable to make a sound.
Susu looked at him with disdain and said, "You're at the end of your rope. For Wen Shuman's sake, with all her high hopes for you, be a decent person in the end! Don't live forever in your own world, thinking everyone owes you something and that harming others is only natural!"
With that, Susu left the cell resolutely.
Lu Yuanhong watched her retreating back, feeling a sharp pain in his chest, and collapsed against the iron bars.
Su Kangxi quickly said to the prison guard, "Call the doctor here. He might need some fast-acting heart medication."
He then followed Susu out.
Su Kangxi was driving this time. Once in the car, he asked worriedly, "Sister Susu, are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Susu leaned back against the car seat. Although she seemed to have gained the upper hand, firmly grasping Lu Yuanhong's weakness, her mood was far from relaxed.
She wondered if her actions could touch Lu Yuanhong's conscience and make him stop targeting Tianyi.
Su Kangxi started the car and said, "If what Lu Yuanhong said is true, and Wen Shuman and Shu Zhongze's fiancée didn't die in accidents, then this is another murder. But so many years have passed, the evidence or traces from back then would be very difficult to find. It's hard to investigate based on just a few words in a diary."
"I know. Can you take me to the Shu family first?" Susu said.
Su Kangxi asked, "You're going to see Shu Zhongze?"
"Yes, I contacted him proactively last night. He was the one who sent someone to deliver that letter and necklace this morning. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to make Lu Yuanhong break down again." Susu recalled that as soon as she parted ways with Su Kangxi last night, she immediately contacted Shu Zhongze. Only he knew what else could prove that the contents of Wen Shuman's diary were all true.
After understanding Susu's and Tianyi's current situation, Shu Zhongze thought of these two items and agreed to send someone to deliver them to her without much hesitation.
Now, she had learned from Lu Yuanhong that the accidents back then were actually murders.
She felt that regardless of whether the truth of that time could still be uncovered, she should inform Shu Zhongze about it as soon as possible.
Susu stood outside the Shu family mansion again, her feelings unusually complex.
Shortly after she pressed the doorbell, Secretary Zhan came to open the door for her.
As soon as Secretary Zhan saw her, she intended to link her arm, saying, "Susu, why are you here? You didn't say anything in advance. Are you looking for Mr. Shu?"
Susu nodded and maintained a proper distance from her, asking, "Is Mr. Shu in? Please tell him I'm waiting in the hall."
"You've come at an inconvenient time. He left early this morning." Secretary Zhan invited her to sit down and said, "You should have made an appointment with Mr. Shu before coming, to avoid a wasted trip."
Susu did not sit down and prepared to leave immediately, saying, "Is that so? Then I'll contact him and make another appointment another day."
Secretary Zhan, acting like the mistress of the house, ordered a servant to prepare tea and snacks for her, saying, "Since you're here, sit for a while. Chatting with me is just as good."
"I won't disturb you," Susu felt she had nothing to talk about with her. Since Shu Zhongze wasn't in, she wanted to find a lawyer to see if there was any way to save Tianyi. "Take good care of yourself during these months of pregnancy and don't worry too much."
With that, she prepared to leave. Coming to find Shu Zhongze immediately was her own impulsiveness. She hadn't expected Secretary Zhan to already be living in the Shu family mansion. It seemed that after the child was born, Shu Zhongze would eventually give Secretary Zhan a status.
"Susu, I'm pregnant with Mr. Shu's child now. Why have we become so distant?" Secretary Zhan tried to stop her.
Susu looked at her helplessly and said, "You're overthinking it. I really have important matters to attend to. We can chat again when I have time."
To be honest, she didn't dislike Secretary Zhan. Everyone had different choices and pursuits. Just as Xiao Anjing said, didn't Shu Zhongze, being older, have the right to find a girlfriend or wife again? As for Secretary Zhan, she was a few years younger than Susu and probably hadn't graduated from school for many years. If she wanted to take such a shortcut, there wasn't much to say.
In any case, Susu still felt a bit unaccustomed to such things. If it weren't for Shu Zhongze's continuous proactive gestures towards her, she wouldn't have been so eager to let Shu Zhongze know the truth of what happened back then.
Secretary Zhan blocked her way, deliberately puffed out her still not very obvious belly, and asked, "What exactly are you here to see Mr. Shu about? I can relay it to him, as I am his assistant."
"It's not official business, it's a personal matter. I'll talk about it when I see Mr. Shu." Susu felt a hint of provocation from her and found her rather inexplicable.
Secretary Zhan smiled and said, "Didn't you firmly reject Mr. Shu before? But now you're looking for him quite frequently. Have you changed your mind?"
"I don't need to explain these things to you, just as I'm not interested in what's between you and Mr. Shu," Susu said, looking directly at her.
Regardless of what Susu said, Secretary Zhan kept pressing her, "You called Mr. Shu so late last night, what did you say to him that made him stay up all night? And you came to see him directly today. Did something major happen?"
"No," Susu couldn't explain to her. She just wished that Secretary Zhan would recognize her own identity. Currently, she was just Shu Zhongze's assistant and girlfriend.
Even if she were to become the new mistress of the Shu family one day, she shouldn't be speaking like this.
"Don't think I don't know. Are you trying to get Mr. Shu to kick me out and disown my child?" Secretary Zhan voiced her suspicion.
Susu was truly exasperated and said impatiently, "I have something to ask Mr. Shu for help with, and it has nothing to do with you..."
"Nothing to do with me? If it has nothing to do with you, why hasn't Mr. Shu taken back his shares in Shu Corporation? Why are those shares still under your name?" Secretary Zhan questioned.
Susu had only just found out and said with surprise, "I haven't had time to manage the handover of Shu Corporation recently. It's all being handled by Mr. Xiao. I'm not aware of what you're saying."
Secretary Zhan thought she was pretending and pointed at her belly with a laugh, saying, "Now that I'm carrying Mr. Shu's child, this child is the true crown prince of Shu Corporation. I advise you not to play any tricks behind my back. Mr. Shu dotes on the child in my belly. If this child is lost, he will definitely not let you off."
Susu let out a dry, amused laugh, "Secretary Zhan, you must be too idle lately. You've watched too many palace dramas, haven't you? What crown prince? I don't care who Shu Zhongze gives Shu Corporation to inherit in the future. It has nothing to do with me, and I won't want it..."