"Qiqi..."
Shen Chiyan held Song Qinian on the sofa and waited. "I investigated the matter between your father and Lin Qiutong many times, but each time there was no progress. I'm not saying I don't believe what you said, but I also need to see evidence. Now I realize that what I found was just what Li Junshen wanted me to see. The real evidence was hidden by him, used to drive us apart."
Hearing this, Song Qinian's feelings were complicated. She didn't know whether to believe Shen Chiyan.
Shen Chiyan also knew that Song Qinian's misunderstanding of him and Lin Qiutong ran too deep. Without evidence, nothing he said would matter. "I know how important your father is to you. Since I regained my memory, I have wanted your dream to come true every moment, to save your father from prison."
He paused, and Shen Chiyan continued, "The two years you were gone, I thought you didn't love me, and no matter how I looked for you, you wouldn't come back. But you couldn't abandon your father, so I tried every means to bail your father out of prison. But you still..."
Before Shen Chiyan could finish speaking, Song Qinian suddenly grabbed his hand. "What did you say? You bailed my father out of prison? Didn't Li Junshen get the evidence and save him?"
Hearing this, Shen Chiyan smiled and stroked Song Qinian's head. "Darling, if Li Junshen had really produced evidence to save your father, and the police knew your father was innocent and framed by Lin Qiutong, how could they not have gone after Lin Qiutong?"
Song Qinian's face turned as pale as paper. Yes, why hadn't she thought of that?
Li Junshen... clearly had the evidence of her father's wrongful conviction, yet he watched her father spend so many years in prison.
It was clearly Shen Chiyan who bailed her father out, but he took all the credit for himself.
Damn it!
How hateful!
He even talked about loving her, acting like a love saint, but in reality, he was colder and more heartless than anyone else.
And she, she had believed his lies and misunderstood Shen Chiyan for so long.
Thinking of this, Song Qinian felt very bad, and her eyes immediately reddened. If she had thought a little more at the time, would she have discovered the loophole?
Shen Chiyan's heart ached terribly when he saw Song Qinian cry.
"Darling, why are you crying?"
Song Qinian shook her head. A myriad of thoughts flooded her mind. She hadn't expected that the rift between her and Shen Chiyan was entirely created by Li Junshen. That person was too terrifying.
However, the most important thing was the lack of trust between her and Shen Chiyan.
"Shen Chiyan, it's a certainty that Lin Qiutong framed my father. I will make her pay the price she deserves. But she is Lin Feichi's sister, and you..."
Shen Chiyan's slender fingers blocked Song Qinian's mouth. "I know what you want to say. I just want to tell you that no one is more important to you than me. I owe Lin Feichi a life, but I already repaid it by missing you last time I saved her. So, whatever you want to do, I will help you."
Even if it meant sending Lin Qiutong to prison.
With Shen Chiyan's words, Song Qinian had no more reservations.
"But we still have no evidence. So Qiqi, you have to tell me what evidence you saw with Li Junshen, so I can go find it."
Song Qinian nodded and told Shen Chiyan everything she had seen.
Song Qinian was in low spirits, so to cheer her up, Shen Chiyan took her back to the old house that evening. As soon as she saw Zian, Song Qinian's mood improved.
As soon as they arrived at the old house, Song Qinian heard everyone praising Zian.
"Oh, this young master has completely inherited the advantages of the young master and Niannian. He is smart, beautiful, and well-behaved."
"This is the first time I've seen a one-year-old who can play with a Rubik's Cube so well and build with blocks so quickly."
Grandma Shen beamed with pride. "Of course. Our Ah Yan was gifted with a photographic memory since he was young, and my Niannian is a top student. My grandson is bound to be an extraordinary person."
With Zian's company, the old lady's spirits improved a little.
What the elderly need most is something to care about and a bond, which will make them live longer.
During dinner, Song Qinian learned that it was the old house's quarterly reunion day. Soon after, Shen Zhengming and Shen Zhengcheng's families arrived.
Song Qinian hadn't seen Shen Zhengcheng for a long time. When she saw him this time, she suddenly noticed he had aged a lot, with many white hairs on his temples.
Lin Zhuyin's complexion was also not good, looking worried and quite haggard.
Only Shen Keqin was carefree. She ran up to Song Qinian and said excitedly, "Sister-in-law, you're finally back by my brother's side, back to the Shen family. We'll never be separated again, hee hee."
Before Song Qinian could speak, she saw Ju Honglan walk in.
Ju Honglan was wearing a black qipao, her face was deathly pale and unpleasant, looking haggard and weak, as if she had been greatly struck by the loss of her daughter. When she saw Song Qinian, she shot her a fierce glare. Perhaps sensing the old lady looking at her, she put on a pitiful expression and walked up to the old lady, "Mom..."
The old lady was still soft-hearted. Even though Shen Huanling's kidnapping of Zian was wrong, to compensate Ju Honglan for the pain of losing her daughter, she gave Ju Honglan a jewelry store to manage herself.
Ju Honglan outwardly declined, but fearing the old lady would go back on her word, she immediately accepted the jewelry store. Her path of playing the victim had been successful, but she still disliked Song Qinian.
In wealthy families, it's mostly about vested interests. For Ju Honglan, losing a daughter who was a disappointment and almost caused the Shen family to lose face was always less valuable than a jewelry store.
Shen Qiwen did not come, but Lin Lanxing did.
Song Qinian saw Lin Lanxing constantly looking at her phone, appearing absent-minded. She raised her eyebrows slightly. At this moment, Lin Lanxing was probably in a difficult situation.
At this moment, Shen Keqin spoke, "Sister-in-law, why are you alone? Where is Qiwen Ge?"
Lin Lanxing frowned. Shen Keqin had never cared about her, so why was she suddenly so enthusiastic?
"Oh, he's busy today, maybe he'll be a little late!"
"It's almost time to eat, when is 'a little late'? Besides, Fifth Brother is the CEO of Ding Sheng Group. He's just a general manager. Can he be busier than Fifth Brother? Isn't he going somewhere else?"
Shen Keqin was just joking. She always said what she thought and never hid it.
But there's a saying: "The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional." Lin Lanxing's face turned even more unpleasant.
Just then, Lin Lanxing suddenly received a message. After reading it, she stood up abruptly. "Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, Mom, Dad, I'm sorry, I have something urgent to attend to. Please enjoy your meal!"