"This isn't right. Do you think someone killed him and then claimed it was suicide?"
William couldn't answer immediately. "I'm not sure, it's hard to say, but if it was someone else in prison, there would need to be evidence."
Zhan Jiayi also felt she might be overthinking things.
Xie Qining didn't have many acquaintances there, and he had no conflicts of interest with anyone. No one would have a reason to deliberately harm him.
Actually, as Xie Zhendong had said, he was used to being a pampered young master since childhood and couldn't endure the hardships of prison, which led to his suicide.
"Yes, that's true. The possibility is probably not high."
William added, "By the way, a week before his suicide, he wrote a letter and asked a prison guard to give it to me, and then for me to pass it on to you."
"Ah, he wrote a letter to me?" Zhan Jiayi found it incredible.
Xie Qining had always harbored hostility towards her. Even when she had followed Xie Zhendong's instructions to help him hire a lawyer, his attitude towards her during their meetings had been extremely hostile.
"Yes, it's a letter for you," William said. "The reason I could quickly ascertain the circumstances of his death was also because this prison guard told me and handed me the letter."
"What was in the letter?" Zhan Jiayi was eager to know.
William replied, "Since it was a letter for you, I didn't open it. I've already mailed it to you."
Zhan Jiayi let out a soft "oh." She figured it was probably just some abusive words for her, so there was no need to be so anxious.
"If you need anything else, feel free to contact me," William said.
"Okay, thank you."
Alone, Zhan Jiayi thought about Xie Qining's method of suicide and could feel how desperate and resolute he must have been at that moment.
If she hadn't become Xie Zhendong's mistress, if she hadn't intended to take over the Xie family and seize their wealth, perhaps Xie Qining wouldn't have come to work at the group to guard against her.
Then there wouldn't have been the matter of going abroad to discuss projects, nor the kidnapping and harm, and he wouldn't have ended up on this dead end.
Thinking too much made her head feel dizzy again. She asked the nanny to bring the blood pressure monitor, and she measured her own blood pressure. It was high again.
She stopped thinking about these matters. She had come this far, and there was no turning back. She could only continue forward.
Not long from now, after the child was born, her dream would be realized: to enter the Xie family, become a wealthy socialite, and completely change her and her family's fate.
The fetus kicked strongly in her belly again, which solidified her resolve and quelled her guilt. She had to continue on this path.
...
The next day, Zhan Jiayi, fearing that high blood pressure might be bad for the fetus, went to the hospital for a check-up.
After the obstetrician performed various examinations on her and the fetus, she said that both she and the baby were doing well. She just needed to be careful not to overeat, to eat a nutritious diet, and to maintain a calm state of mind.
Zhan Jiayi was relieved. The most important thing now was to safely give birth to this child; she didn't want to worry about anything else.
After leaving the hospital, two nannies accompanied her to a private car.
This limited-edition luxury car was specially provided for her by Xie Zhendong. It had spacious interiors, comfortable seats, and a dedicated driver.
The car's windows were all bulletproof, and the car locks had the highest security level. So, as soon as she got into the car, she relaxed completely, wanting to lean back and close her eyes to rest.
As the driver started and accelerated, a large truck that was turning across the intersection collided with them.
The violent impact caught them off guard. Zhan Jiayi was thrown up from her seat and slammed hard against the back of the seat in front of her.
The two nannies were also dazed and couldn't react. Although the driver in front was shielded by the airbag, the force of the impact was greatest at the front, and he had already fainted.
Zhan Jiayi placed her hands on her belly, gritting her teeth in pain, and said to the nannies, "Help me out, quickly..."
The nannies tried to open the car door, but they couldn't. They said frantically, "Miss Zhan, the car door is locked and won't open!"
Another nanny shouted the driver's name, trying to wake him up, but the driver in front showed no response.
Moreover, there was a sturdy partition between their back seats and the front, and they couldn't remove it, leaving them only to anxiously wait inside the car.
Zhan Jiayi endured the pain and said, "Call the police, quickly, call 110, 120!"
"Okay, okay." The nanny picked up her phone and immediately dialed the emergency numbers.
In fact, traffic police had already arrived outside and were trying to open the car doors to rescue them.
However, the car's material was of excellent quality. Apart from a large dent in the front, the rest of the car was intact after the accident.
The traffic police had to call the fire department to break open the doors and signaled to them through the car windows, telling them not to panic.
But Zhan Jiayi's stomach pain worsened, and she felt fluid leaking between her legs. She was terrified, "The baby, my baby..."
The nanny comforted her, "Miss Zhan, it's okay. Take deep breaths, deep breaths... The police are already outside..."
"Oh no, fire! It's on fire!" One of the nannies suddenly noticed fire and smoke emanating from outside the front car window.
Zhan Jiayi looked at the flames in front of her with horror. It was over; they were going to be burned alive in this car!
As the flames and smoke grew larger, the two nannies panicked again. One desperately tried to open the door, while the other attempted to dismantle the partition.
But the smoke drifting in from the front car window became thicker and thicker, choking them to the point of suffocation.
The driver in front woke up from the thick smoke, but he was still disoriented.
Zhan Jiayi could no longer feel the pain in her stomach; she was just desperately trying to breathe. She heard the driver coughing violently and quickly shouted, "Unlock the doors, unlock the doors!"
Hearing her voice, the driver, familiar with every button in the car, pressed the unlock button.
The traffic police outside immediately pulled open the car door, and the two nannies rushed out first.
Zhan Jiayi couldn't walk. The traffic police outside the door pulled her out of the car and rushed her towards the waiting ambulance.
Just as she was about to be taken into the ambulance, two explosions sounded behind her, and everyone around was shaken.
Out of professional instinct, the traffic police shielded her with their bodies. She felt as if she were in a movie's doomsday scenario and passed out.
...
Under a blue sky and white clouds, Zhan Jiayi sat on the grass in the park. The air was filled with the fragrant scent of flowers, refreshing her mind.
A child ran around her joyfully, emitting a bell-like laughter.
She couldn't see the child's face clearly, but she knew it was her child. She wanted to reach out and hug him, wipe his sweat, and give him some water.
But as soon as she extended her hand, before she could touch the child, he turned into a stream of golden smoke and dissipated with the wind.
"Baby, baby, don't go!" She suddenly woke up, finding herself lying on a clean white bed.
A nanny was wiping her sweat and said, "Miss Zhan, it's alright now. Fortunately, you're okay."
Her head ached, and she closed her eyes again, only then remembering that she had been in a car accident before fainting, and the car had caught fire and exploded!