As Helian Diejin completely lost consciousness, Lin Xingwan, who had deliberately disguised herself as a ghost, quickly reached out to touch her.
"Completely unconscious," Lin Xingwan said to Duan Muxing, who was in hiding.
"Since she's unconscious, we'll have a good show to watch later," Duan Muxing said, then addressed Lin Xingwan, "Someone could come over here at any moment. Since we've already installed a camera in the room, let's leave for now."
Lin Xingwan nodded affirmatively and pushed Duan Muxing out of Helian Diejin's room.
After the two left, Qingluan appeared in the room.
She directly applied the ointment that Duan Muxing had given her to Helian Diejin's nose.
Then, Qingluan leaped out the window.
A few seconds later, the stimulating scent on her nose woke Helian Diejin up.
She opened her eyes in a daze, and at that moment, the furnishings in the room had changed in Helian Diejin's eyes.
She seemed to have returned to the room she used to live in.
And that room was actually Helian Lingruo's room!
Back then, Helian Lingruo had always been on the frontier, so Helian Diejin gradually became the eldest daughter of the Helian family in the eyes of outsiders and brazenly moved into Helian Lingruo's room.
In fact, at first, Helian Lingruo just felt that her room was too small. She needed to learn piano, and coincidentally, there was a top-tier piano in the world in Helian Lingruo's room. Then Helian Diejin went to Helian Lingruo's room to practice piano. Over time, that room became her room.
Since Helian Lingruo didn't return for several years, the old madam of the Helian family couldn't say anything as she saw Helian Diejin working so hard and making progress.
But even after moving in, Helian Diejin was still afraid of Helian Lingruo returning.
Because if she returned, she would have to give her room back to her.
Even though Helian Lingruo never lived in this room again until her death, the fear of those years made Helian Diejin instinctively feel fear when she saw this room.
Meanwhile, Lin Xingwan and Duan Muxing, hiding in another room, were watching Helian Diejin walk back and forth in the room alone, her expression contorted and ferocious.
"What is she doing?"
Lin Xingwan found the current Helian Diejin somewhat terrifying, as if her mental state was not right.
Duan Muxing said calmly, "The incense I burned in her room can cause hallucinations. The hallucinations usually involve seeing one's inner demons. I also had you deliberately pretend to be your mother to stimulate and deepen this fear. The current Helian Diejin is in a hallucination. However, none of us know what Helian Diejin is seeing at this moment."
After Duan Muxing's explanation, Lin Xingwan understood.
The two of them stared intently at Helian Diejin on the screen. This woman had no idea that her every move was under their surveillance.
As for Helian Diejin, she kept pacing around the room, but to her, she was currently walking around in Helian Lingruo's room.
She heard a very familiar piano piece, "Canon."
And Helian Diejin was extremely familiar with this piano piece.
At Helian Lingruo's birthday banquet years ago, Helian Lingruo had played this "Canon," instantly stunning the entire audience.
Now, upon hearing it, Helian Diejin felt completely enveloped by fear.
Suddenly, a piano appeared in Helian Diejin's vision, and Helian Lingruo was sitting by the piano.
Helian Diejin's eyes were filled with disbelief. She never expected to encounter Helian Lingruo again.
She had aged, but Helian Lingruo was still as beautiful as in Helian Diejin's memory.
As if sensing her, Helian Lingruo, who was playing the piano, looked up, her gaze full of provocation and disdain falling on Helian Diejin.
"You thief," Helian Lingruo said.
Helian Diejin's face turned pale. She immediately denied it, "I'm not a thief, I'm not... I didn't steal anything. Helian Lingruo, I didn't steal anything from you, I'm not..."
The word "thief" was more important to Helian Diejin than her own life.
But Helian Lingruo got up from the piano and slowly approached Helian Diejin. "You're not a thief? Why did you secretly imitate my clothes, why did you secretly take my jewelry to wear, and in my absence, steal my house, steal everything that originally belonged to me? You are a thief! Helian Diejin, even your identity is something you stole. You stole everything that originally belonged to me, you thief..."
Then, Helian Lingruo's voice seemed to come from all directions. Even though Helian Diejin covered her ears, the voice was still deafening.
And... Helian Lingruo's arrogant laughter.
Helian Diejin felt like she was going crazy. She fell to the ground, covering her ears with her hands and screaming in pain.
"I didn't, I didn't... Get away... Get away..."
"I didn't do anything... Get away..."
...
When Cen Jue rushed into Helian Diejin's room, he saw Helian Diejin lying on the ground in a disheveled state.
Cen Jue immediately ran to Helian Diejin's side.
"Helian Diejin... What's wrong? Helian Diejin?"
"Wake up... What's wrong?"
Cen Jue patted Helian Diejin's cheeks, bringing her back from her hallucination.
Helian Diejin's previously unfocused and dazed eyes slowly began to regain clarity.
Even when she saw that she was in Cen Jue's arms, she became even more bewildered.
"What's going on? Why are you here?"
Although Helian Diejin said this, her hands unconsciously gripped Cen Jue's arm.
Cen Jue simply said, "What's going on? How would I know! I just came to ask you about Lingruo."
Seeing that Helian Diejin had woken up, Cen Jue ruthlessly pushed her away.
When Helian Diejin heard the name "Lingruo," the bewilderment on her face was instantly replaced by anger.
She had been married to Cen Jue for over twenty years. Not only had this man never touched her, but he even addressed her by her full name.
But Helian Lingruo was different. He called her "Lingruo" all the time. Even before they were married twenty years ago, Cen Jue called Helian Lingruo "madam."
Some people might be dead, but their existence was like a fishbone stuck in Helian Diejin's heart, tormenting her every second.
"What do you want to ask?" Helian Diejin tidied her messy clothes, her heart still pounding from what had just happened.
It was so strange. Why would she suddenly see this woman, Helian Lingruo?
Was she having a nightmare while sleeping?
But even if it was a nightmare, it was too real. The repeated calls of "thief" made her feel ashamed, angry, and vexed.
"You and Lingruo went hiking together back then. Did she really go missing?" Cen Jue questioned.
Helian Diejin was already numb to this question. She replied expressionlessly, "If she didn't go missing, did I hide her? Besides, before she went missing, I wasn't the only one with her. There were other friends. They can all testify that I was with them the whole time. Those people are still alive. I know you don't believe me, but you can ask them if I had any opportunity to harm Helian Lingruo at that time."
Listening to Helian Diejin's answer, Cen Jue had heard it countless times before.
Every time, the answer was the same. Moreover, among the group who went hiking back then, there were several friends whom Cen Jue was close to.
Cen Jue could disbelieve Helian Diejin, but those friends couldn't possibly help Helian Diejin under the circumstances at that time.
However, Cen Jue asked them one by one later, and their stories were all the same.
Initially, Helian Diejin was unwilling to go, but later Helian Lingruo kept inviting Helian Diejin, so Helian Diejin reluctantly agreed.
Moreover, it was Helian Diejin's first time in that place, but Helian Lingruo and her friends had been there several times. Helian Diejin was afraid of accidents and kept following the main group.
It was only later that Helian Lingruo quietly left the group. By the time they discovered it, they could no longer contact Helian Lingruo.
At the time, some people suspected that Helian Lingruo had an accident because Helian Diejin framed her.
Upon hearing this, Helian Diejin went to the mountain alone to search for Helian Lingruo and almost died in the mouth of a fierce beast. The old master and old madam of the Helian family personally announced that anyone who dared to mention this matter again would be deliberately slandering the Helian family, and only then did the matter subside.
Cen Jue did not believe Helian Diejin's words, but thinking of them as his friends, he was speechless again.
Cen Jue fixed his complex gaze on Helian Diejin. Seeing this woman's face, which was the same as the woman he once loved most, their temperaments were different, their eyes were different, and they looked like two completely different people.
"I don't know what that young man from the Dongfang family told you, but all those who have tried to spread rumors about me over the years have only ended up spreading rumors. Cen Jue, I know you don't like me, but you don't need to insult me like this. My parents believed I had no problem back then, so why are you questioning their judgment now?"
Helian Diejin's words caused the suspicion that had just ignited in Cen Jue to fall into an ice cellar again.
Yes, even Lingruo's own parents thought Helian Diejin was not a problem. Could it be... that Lingruo's incident really had nothing to do with Helian Diejin?
"Tonight, Zhou Jinbai told me that after Lingruo disappeared, she was sent to a town with a poor population. Then she became the target of venting for those foolish villagers, and was later taken away and became Lin Hanhai's wife. Eventually, due to mental problems and severe depression, she committed suicide."
Cen Jue simply recounted the suffering Helian Lingruo had endured. He could hardly imagine that such a proud woman, the white moonlight in the hearts of many men, would end up with such a tragic fate!
He had thought that the life Helian Lingruo lived after her disappearance would be very miserable, but now, Cen Jue felt that his imagination had been too limited.
"That's truly pitiful. When the Qingming Festival comes next year, I will tell my parents about this matter, hoping they can rest in peace and stop looking for Lingruo." After Helian Diejin finished speaking, her expression became exaggerated. "No... perhaps they have already reunited in the underworld."
Helian Diejin's words, falling into Cen Jue's ears, were like a fatal blow.
"You... you truly disappoint me. No matter what, they were your relatives. But look at you now, like a cold-blooded and heartless monster." Cen Jue raised his hand to strike Helian Diejin's face, but was stopped by Helian Diejin.
"Cen Jue, you should know very well how they treated me back then. Do you think I would thank them? Heh, you must be dreaming. The reason I became like this is all because you forced me. You made me this way!"
Helian Diejin cast a hateful and venomous gaze at Cen Jue. Cen Jue was burned by such intense hatred and was speechless for a moment.
In the end, Cen Jue left.
Meanwhile, Lin Xingwan and Duan Muxing, who were in another room, became very serious after the final conversation between Helian Diejin and Cen Jue.
Lin Xingwan even looked thoughtful and said, "Are there any other grudges between Helian Diejin and Cen Jue that we don't know about?"
Duan Muxing shook his head. "I don't know either."
After speaking, Duan Muxing looked at the empty room on the video and promised, "I will have someone investigate."
"Alright, it's getting late. We should go back and rest."
Lin Xingwan said and walked out.
As for Duan Muxing, he let the wheelchair navigate automatically.
"Are we sleeping here, or going back?"
"Let's go back. I don't want to sleep here." Lin Xingwan still had Zhou Binwen's diary, and she wanted to give these diaries to Zhou Jinbai.
However, she couldn't give these three diaries to Zhou Jinbai in person, and Zhou Jinbai wouldn't trust anyone else. He would even think it was the instigation of someone with ulterior motives.
She still had to find a way to let Zhou Jinbai know the true face of that old fox, Zhou Binwen!
Soon, Duan Muxing and Lin Xingwan arrived on the flower boat, and then the flower boat slowly sailed away from the port.
At the same time, in Zhou Jinbai's room.
When the man returned, Xu Qingdai was no longer in the room.
Of course, Zhou Jinbai didn't care.
He just looked at everything around him with great fatigue. Lin Xingwan had stayed in this room for a while before.
Now, everything in sight was the past.
Besides his own memories, there was nothing else.
Wife, wife, where are you?
Even if you're gone, please send me a dream.
Zhou Jinbai took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet and started drinking. Soon, a bottle of red wine was finished.
Just as Zhou Jinbai was about to walk into his bedroom, the medical box placed beside him caught his attention.