After Shen Chi Yan finished listening, he slapped himself hard. Song Qi Nian was startled and grabbed his hand, "What are you doing?"
Shen Chi Yan was still consumed by guilt and remorse. "I'm so stupid. There's no one more foolish than me in this world. Li Jun Shen hurt you so much, and yet I thought you liked him and eloped with him."
When Shen Chi Yan investigated the truth of Song Qi Nian becoming mute, he had discovered information about Jun Jun.
However, because Jun Jun and his mother had no photos left behind, he didn't know what the other person looked like.
At that time, Liu Xiao Han thought those love letters were written by Song Qi Nian to Li Jun Shen. His mind was filled with the thought that Song Qi Nian didn't love him, only saw him as a substitute, and he didn't connect these two matters at all.
"Qi Qi, tell me honestly, when you left with Li Jun Shen, did he threaten you? And what about those love letters?"
Song Qi Nian didn't know what Shen Chi Yan had discovered. Regarding the love letters, she had wanted to explain to Shen Chi Yan two years ago, but Li Jun Shen appeared before she could.
Now that the past was being brought up again, the misunderstandings needed to be resolved.
"Shen Chi Yan, actually, before you fell in love with me, I had already fallen in love with you."
"What?"
Shen Chi Yan was both incredulous and overjoyed. His passionate heart pounded wildly.
"Those love letters were written by me for you. The 'S' was not from Li Jun Shen's 'Shen' (慎), but from Shen Chi Yan's 'Shen' (沈). I knew your name was Shen Chi Yan when we were in school, and I knew you were outstanding, and the future heir of the Shen family. I am mute and unable to express my feelings, and I felt I didn't deserve you, so I dared not confess. I could only write down my liking and love for you on paper. I never even thought of sending those love letters."
Song Qi Nian reached out and touched Shen Chi Yan's handsome face. "You have no idea how happy I was to marry you..."
To marry the person she had secretly loved for so long was a dream come true for many girls, but what had he done?
Thinking of all the scummy things he had done in the past, Shen Chi Yan wished he could slap himself a few more times.
"You misunderstood those love letters as being for Li Jun Shen, locked me up, and didn't give me my phone. I couldn't contact you even if I wanted to explain. To be honest, I really hated that about you..."
"I'm sorry... Qi Qi, I'm sorry..."
Shen Chi Yan held Song Qi Nian tightly, apologizing to her again and again, but she knew all too well that no amount of apologies could make up for the harm he had caused.
"I originally wanted to write and tell you the truth, but before I could finish, Li Jun Shen arrived. I don't know how he drugged Zhang Qiao Qiao, and threatened me with Zhang Qiao Qiao's life to go with him. He's a ruthless killer, and Zhang Qiao Qiao was innocent."
Song Qi Nian said these words with a calm expression, as if she wasn't the one caught in the storm.
But Shen Chi Yan's heart pounded with fear. During that time, he was only consumed by jealousy and anger, completely unaware of how desperate his Qi Qi had been.
Indeed, if she hadn't loved him, how could she have given birth to his son!
"I found a few people who had been to Moon Island. They said the owner's family was very mysterious. They only occasionally saw the male owner but never the female owner, yet they heard the female owner's heart-wrenching cries. Later... I found Zhou Luo Te!"
Shen Chi Yan had too many doubts. Li Jun Shen was a meticulous and flawless individual. It took him a long time to find the person who delivered goods to Moon Island back then.
Then, by following the lead, he found Zhou Luo Te.
At first, Zhou Luo Te was unwilling to speak, but everyone has a weakness. Shen Chi Yan exploited Zhou Luo Te's weakness, and Zhou Luo Te told Shen Chi Yan everything that happened on Moon Island.
Including Song Qi Nian suffering from anxiety during her pregnancy, and postpartum depression after giving birth, becoming suspicious and miserable every day.
If it weren't for Zan Zan, she might have already...
The thought sent a chill down Shen Chi Yan's spine.
He had always thought he was invincible, but now he realized that there were many things in this world he couldn't do.
As soon as Song Qi Nian heard Zhou Luo Te's name, her expression turned grim. She actually didn't want Shen Chi Yan to know what happened to her on Moon Island for those two years.
If Zan Zan hadn't been kidnapped this time, Song Qi Nian would never have considered getting back together with Shen Chi Yan. Her sole purpose for returning to the country was to escape Li Jun Shen.
But Shen Chi Yan had intruded into her life with his domineering and forceful demeanor. First, he stole Zan Zan, using him to make her compromise.
Then, he began to invade her heart through various means, making it impossible for her to resist.
In fact, when Shen Chi Yan used the fact that they weren't divorced to confine her at home, she wasn't that resistant. She was even happy that she didn't have to face Li Jun Shen again.
Especially after discovering that she still had feelings for Shen Chi Yan, she wanted to try again.
Of course, the premise was that Shen Chi Yan was absolutely innocent regarding her father's matter.
Since they were talking, all issues needed to be resolved. Song Qi Nian got straight to the point. "I have a question for you too."
Shen Chi Yan was still deep in self-recrimination. Hearing this, he held Song Qi Nian even tighter. "I love you. My heart and my love for you have never changed from beginning to end."
This sudden confession stunned Song Qi Nian. Her cheeks flushed, but her expression was serious. "I'm not asking about that. I want to know if you knew the truth about Lin Qiu Tong framing my father, and chose to ignore it to protect her, or if you truly knew nothing."
Before Shen Chi Yan could speak, Song Qi Nian added, "Shen Chi Yan, I'm only giving you one chance for the answer to this question. If you dare to lie to me, whether I love you or not, I won't be with you! Don't even think about deceiving me, because I've already seen the evidence of Lin Qiu Tong framing my father."
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, or at least, that's how Song Qi Nian felt. Her heart pounded rapidly, afraid of knowing the truth, yet wanting to know.
"Evidence of Lin Qiu Tong framing your father? Where did you see it?"
"Li Jun Shen showed it to me. It's your turn to answer my question!"
Shen Chi Yan thought for a moment and quickly understood. No wonder he had searched for so long without finding any information about Lin Qiu Tong framing Song Guan Liang. All the clues and evidence pointed to Song Guan Liang kidnapping and extorting Lin Qiu Tong, with Lin Qiu Tong being the victim.
So, Li Jun Shen had obtained the evidence long ago, but to prevent him from finding it, he had created so much false evidence.
Heh... he had underestimated Li Jun Shen.
It was not hard to imagine that Li Jun Shen had shown those pieces of evidence to Song Qi Nian, making her mistakenly believe that he knew the truth but was covering for Lin Qiu Tong.
To break them up as a couple, Li Jun Shen had truly gone to great lengths!