He noticed a nasal tone in her voice and quickly said, "Don't cry, I didn't mean anything else. I had prepared a wedding for you at a famous resort that time. I want to take you there and make up for the regret of last time, okay?"
Susu softly hummed in agreement, tears of joy streaming down her face, leaving her speechless for a moment.
Although Qin Tianyi couldn't see her face from behind, he could feel that she was still crying. He had intended to cheer her up by mentioning this.
He felt a significant portion of his drunkenness dissipate and said, "Are you still angry that I didn't believe you back then and went abroad with Little Star like that?"
"Resort, wedding..." Susu could already picture the beautiful scenery under the blue sky and white clouds. She held back her tears and said, "I've never blamed you. These are tears of happiness."
Qin Tianyi turned her body around, forcing her to face him. He wiped away the tears on her face and asked with concern, "So, do you want to go? It's fine if you don't."
He feared that he might have stirred up painful memories again, realizing his oversight.
Susu pressed her face against his chest and said, "I want to go. We'll go after Huo Jin's case is concluded."
Qin Tianyi held her tightly, kissing her hair. He promised to arrange everything and give her the most beautiful wedding. "Okay, go to sleep."
...
That night, Shu Zhongze and Jia Nanfang slept in separate rooms.
Jia Nanfang lay alone in the opulent and luxurious master bedroom. She couldn't sleep on the cold, unfeeling bed, listening quietly to the sound of the wind rustling the branches outside the window.
Her phone's vibration made her sit up immediately. She asked in a very low, hoarse voice, "Have they found the person? Where are they?"
The other party also spoke softly, "They've already been taken away by the police and haven't been released. I checked the surveillance footage from the hotel where you had dinner tonight. After she came out of the restroom, she was taken away by someone surnamed Xiao. Later, the police found Mr. Xiao's car and also found her."
"So the person is at the police station?" Jia Nanfang's already rock-bottom mood could sink no further.
"Yes."
"Who was killed, and why was she implicated?"
The other party said, "I'm having someone investigate. I haven't found out yet. I'll notify you when I have news."
Hearing the other party's tone, Jia Nanfang knew he was about to hang up. She quickly said, "Don't hang up. My heart is so troubled and scared. Stay on the line and talk to me for a while longer. If our daughter really killed someone, she'll be sentenced to death. What will we do then? She's my only biological child..."
"What about Shu Zhongze? Isn't he by your side?" the other party asked in a lowered voice. "Calm down. You can't ruin our entire plan over such a small matter."
Jia Nanfang was losing control of her emotions, crying, "A small matter? Shu Zhongze is already tired of Shu Yan and will soon be tired of me. Now he has a daughter who looks exactly like Wen Shuman and is about to be recognized by him. He won't trust me or our daughter anymore... I can't help you with anything. I want to..."
"What? Shu Zhongze has an illegitimate daughter outside! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" The other party was not interested in her emotional outburst, only concerned about Shu Zhongze's newly surfaced illegitimate daughter. "Who is that woman?"
Jia Nanfang numbly replied, "That woman is Qin Tianyi's wife now. She probably doesn't know about this herself yet."
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry about Shu Yan's situation. Even if Shu Zhongze abandons her, I'll find a way. She won't go to jail. Don't overthink it, get some rest early." After speaking, the other party hung up decisively.
Jia Nanfang put down her phone and deleted the call records. All her life, she had been nothing more than a pawn, never receiving a shred of genuine affection from the other party.
As for Shu Zhongze, he had shown her some sincerity and warmth. However, even after decades of working like a beast of burden and being meticulously cautious by his side, she had never truly captured his heart.
She could only hide this unspeakable sorrow and pain in her heart. It was her own fault for treating herself as a commodity when she was young.
...
In the interrogation room at the police station, Shu Yan faced the police questioning, with pieces of evidence, photographs, and examination reports laid out before her...
She still felt like she was in a nightmare. "What is all this stuff! It's impossible, it's impossible. I cleaned the scene, I cleaned it many times... It's all fake, you all want to frame me!"
The police interrogating her exchanged glances. Ever since they brought her to the station, she had been muttering nonsensical answers.
One police officer, unable to stand it any longer, stood up and slammed the table forcefully, shouting at her, "Miss Shu, please sit properly and answer the questions seriously."
Shu Yan ignored the police officer's warning, grabbed her hair, and stood up, still muttering, "Something's wrong, it can't be. I did it flawlessly, no one should have discovered it... It's impossible to find evidence..."
The police officer in charge of the case loudly commanded, "Make her sit down and lock her to the seat!"
Two female police officers entered from the interrogation room door and forcibly pushed her down, locking the restraint in front of the triangular chair she was sitting on.
The interrogating police officer stopped wasting time with her and directly asked, "Did you kill the person? Explain the circumstances of the crime!"
Shu Yan could no longer stand up and could only wave her hands at the police, saying, "I didn't kill her intentionally."
"Then you admit to murder?" the police officer retorted.
A calm smile suddenly appeared on Shu Yan's face. "I didn't kill anyone. I want to see a lawyer, see my family. You can't keep me like this, this is illegal detention!"
The police officer interrogating her scoffed, "Do you even know where you are, talking about illegal detention with us? You are currently suspected of a serious criminal case. You cannot see anyone until the issues are clarified. Your only way out now is to cooperate fully with the investigation."
Shu Yan, almost in a frenzy, tugged at her hair again, speaking incoherently, "I didn't kill anyone, she was asking for death herself. Don't try to frame me, you won't succeed!" She then burst into wild laughter.
Her laughter made all the police officers present uneasy. One officer whispered, "Is she crazy? She's been going in circles with these few sentences all night, wasting our time."
The police officer in charge of the case, seeing her state, couldn't get anything out of her for the moment. He commanded, "Have her fingerprinted, take her DNA, and remove her shoes to compare with the footprints at the scene."
"Yes, the other two officers present immediately took action."
The officer in charge, regardless of whether she was genuinely crazy or faking it, warned her, "Don't think you're in the clear just because you're not confessing. As long as the evidence is conclusive, you can be convicted without a confession!"
Shu Yan seemed not to understand, continuing to laugh, allowing the police to collect her fingerprints and DNA without struggling.
As soon as Shu Yan was taken away, Su Kangxi, who had been waiting, arrived at the interrogation room. Although this case was not his responsibility, he had promised Qin Tianyi and Susu that he would keep a close eye on it and help them obtain the latest case progress.
"Did this woman confess everything?"