Because the discovery was made too late, Zhou Yingzi was in a deep coma when she was rushed to the hospital. Despite the doctors' full efforts, they were unable to save her life.
Zhou Yingzi committed suicide!
Su He was shocked to hear this news.
Not long ago, hadn't she been clamoring to marry a married man? How could she have suddenly committed suicide!
"Could it be that she wanted to threaten the man into divorcing, but misjudged her actions and ended up losing her life?" Jiang Xiaoxiao analyzed.
She had known Zhou Yingzi for a long time.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was well aware of Zhou Yingzi's existence, having been bullied so unscrupulously by her in the past.
Now that the detestable person was suddenly dead, Jiang Xiaoxiao felt no sympathy. Instead, she believed it was a case of self-inflicted misfortune.
Back then, Zhou Yingzi had hired a few thugs to harm Su He, only to suffer the consequences herself. From that moment on, Jiang Xiaoxiao had advised Su He to stay away from such people.
Because Zhou Yingzi was a lunatic.
"Logically, it shouldn't be..." Su He still couldn't believe that someone as selfish as Zhou Yingzi would choose to end her life in such a way.
Her pride wouldn't allow it!
There must be something she didn't know about this.
"Her boyfriend is said to be a psychological consultant. Do you think he might have wanted to get rid of Zhou Yingzi as a burden, so he hypnotized her when she wasn't paying attention and incited her to commit suicide?"
"Girl, you watch too many movies!" Jiang Xiaoxiao said with a complimenting laugh.
"I'm not exaggerating, such cases have happened before." The more Su He thought about it, the more bizarre it seemed. "Luo Fei doesn't have a very good reputation in the industry, it's not impossible he would do such a thing."
"I heard he has had rather ambiguous relationships with many women. There was a woman who jumped off a building for him before." Su He didn't believe he was innocent.
"Ah? That's so strange! Then I'll definitely steer clear if I see this person in the future." Jiang Xiaoxiao shivered.
Too terrifying!
After a pause, Jiang Xiaoxiao asked inexplicably, "Meow Meow, why are you suddenly concerned about Zhou Yingzi?"
"I ran into her at the hospital last time, but she didn't see me," Su He explained.
"To the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?" Jiang Xiaoxiao immediately became worried.
"No, just a physical examination," Su He vaguely brushed it off.
"I thought you were pregnant!" Jiang Xiaoxiao chuckled. "You made me happy for nothing!"
"It's not that easy to get pregnant, I'm not a hen laying eggs!" Su He was amused by her words. "Hey, I heard you started working at the software company under my brother's name?"
"Mm," Jiang Xiaoxiao responded.
"Didn't you refuse to accept his charity?" Su He couldn't help but tease.
"What can I do? I'm broke! I can barely afford rent anymore!" Anything can be compromised in the face of poverty.
"That bad?"
"Yes! Unlike you, lying on a mountain of gold, you won't have to worry about food or clothing for this life, next life, or the life after that..." Jiang Xiaoxiao said enviously.
She hadn't considered taking shortcuts.
When she worked as a car salesperson, she often interacted with some clients. Among them, many made excessive requests of her. As long as she agreed, her living standard would improve significantly.
However, she resisted these temptations.
She didn't want to look down on herself in the end.
So, she would rather drink to the point of a gastric hemorrhage at banquets than accept their "kindness."
Recalling the past, Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh, "This is fate!"
"My brother is too slow, he still hasn't confessed to you!" Su He couldn't help but furiously complain as she listened to her friend's mutterings. "You clearly have feelings for each other, but you refuse to break the ice!"
"Don't talk nonsense, he and I are just purely cohabiting!" Jiang Xiaoxiao told her to stop. "A young master like him will definitely have to go through an arranged marriage in the future."
"That's not necessarily true!" Su He cheered on her friend. "You know my brother's temper somewhat. He's not someone who can be manipulated!"
"Look, he's been back with the Qi family for so many years, yet he refuses to change back to his ancestral surname. This alone is enough to prove his capability and courage!"
"No one can force him to do things he dislikes!"
The person on the other end of the phone fell silent.
Jiang Xiaoxiao wasn't heartless, she was just afraid of an awkward ending.
She always felt she wasn't good enough for Su Chen.
He was a proud, high-and-mighty prodigy, while she was just an ordinary person among the masses. How could she possibly match him and walk alongside him?
Jiang Xiaoxiao gave a wry smile.
To break the heavy atmosphere, Jiang Xiaoxiao said half-jokingly, "Didn't you say you were going to introduce a guy to me before? When will you fulfill that promise?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, the door behind her creaked open.
Su Chen had returned at some unknown time.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was startled and too embarrassed to know what to do.
"Who wants to introduce a man to you?" Su Chen walked towards her calmly.
Jiang Xiaoxiao stood up in a fluster, wishing she could escape the living room immediately. "Cough cough... I was just kidding..."
Su Chen glanced at the name Su He on the screen and immediately sent a message to his sister.
Su Chen: Don't try to poach my girlfriend!
Su He: ...
Su Chen: From now on, you should mind your own business regarding me and her!
Su He licked her lips.
This was the first time her elder brother had spoken to her so "fiercely."
Su He suddenly felt like laughing.
Su Chen must have fallen for Xiaoxiao without even realizing it, right?
Tsk, tsk, tsk, such possessiveness, it was truly intense!
If she said there was nothing between them, she wouldn't believe it even if she were beaten to death!
* * *
Zhou Yingzi's funeral was held very discreetly, with only relatives from the Zhou and Zhao families attending.
"Alas, I never expected it! At such a young age, how could she..."
"This child, Zizi, even told me a few days ago that she was getting married. How could this happen?"
"Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences!"
In the cemetery, the relatives first sighed with emotion, then comforted Zhao Yaofen.
Having lost her beloved daughter, she had become mentally unstable. She would either scream hysterically or talk nonsense, insisting her daughter hadn't committed suicide but was murdered.
But she died in her own home, making murder highly unlikely.
The relatives dismissed it as her being overwhelmed by grief, thus speaking and acting erratically, and didn't take it to heart. After attending the funeral, they left and went about their lives as usual, unaffected.
However, Zhang Lan somewhat agreed with what Zhao Yaofen had said.
Zhou Yingzi had been involved with that psychological consultant, not caring that he was already married. How could she choose such an extreme path? Moreover, the last time she saw her, she seemed perfectly fine, with no signs of suicidal intent.
As a doctor, she was particularly sensitive.
A psychological consultant, if they strayed, could truly control others' lives and deaths.
That Luo Fei was highly suspicious.