Chapter 168 Lin Shuangyu is dead

Si Yuan closed the door and stood outside. She could clearly sense that Jiang Wang seemed a little off.

He always wears his heart on his sleeve; if he were to be so calm, it would be extremely abnormal.

But she never imagined it would be... related to Song Yan.

Si Yuan simply assumed that the two of them had been communicating less lately.

Now that their wedding is imminent and they've already registered their marriage, they should at least try to maintain it.

Besides, Jiang Wang has always been the one to take the initiative, and we can't always let him take the initiative, or he'll get tired.

The next day, Si Yuan made a point of getting up early.

Jiang Wang is not here.

Si Yuan has been increasingly sleepy lately, and went to bed early yesterday, so she doesn't know when Jiang Wang came back, or even... if he came back at all.

She came out and saw that the study door was not closed. She assumed that Jiang Wang was still busy inside, so she hurriedly went downstairs to prepare breakfast.

Jiang Wang always made breakfast for her, but she hadn't made it for him in a long time. Si Yuan remembered that Jiang Wang liked to drink milk with honey.

A decisive and efficient CEO who loves sweets, even his milk is sweet... It's quite interesting.

Thinking of this, Si Yuan smiled unconsciously.

A figure flashed past the door. Si Yuan thought it was Jiang Wang and was about to speak when Zhang Ma pushed the door open and entered.

She was somewhat surprised to see Si Yuan inside, and quickly asked with a smile, "Madam, I'll make breakfast."

Si Yuan smiled and said, "I came back late yesterday, and Jiang Wang was unhappy. I'll make breakfast today."

Zhang Ma's smile froze, somewhat surprised. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Madam, the master left very early."

Si Yuan tightened her grip on the spoon, and the light in her eyes dimmed instantly.

He's gone.

This was the first time Jiang Wang had left so quietly, without saying a word to her.

Si Yuan calmed herself down before forcing a smile and saying to Zhang Ma, "I know, then for breakfast... I'll just eat whatever's available."

Si Yuan drank the very sweet milk.

It doesn't taste very good, in fact... it's so bitter it makes some people sad.

An uncontrollable tingling sensation rose in the tip of my nose.

After Si Yuan finished eating, she got up and walked towards the bedroom, but suddenly felt a churning in her stomach, with a sour feeling rising up.

She staggered into the bathroom, leaned over the sink, and began to gag violently, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

My throat felt bitter and astringent, and it felt like my internal organs were being twisted together.

I've been vomiting more and more these past few days.

The frustration from last night's argument with Song Yan, Jiang Wang's indifferent gaze, and the intense pain in her body all rushed into her mind at once. A bittersweet feeling enveloped Si Yuan, making it almost impossible for her to tell whether her tears were physiological or not.

Hearing the commotion, Zhang Ma rushed over, patted her back, and handed her warm water, her brows furrowed tightly: "Madam, your reaction... could you be pregnant?"

She's been through it all, so she's very sensitive to this reaction.

Si Yuan took the water glass and rinsed her mouth. Her chest was still heaving. She shook her head and subconsciously denied it: "It shouldn't be. Last time Song Yan took me to the hospital, if I was pregnant, the doctor would have said so."

Even though I said that, I felt a sudden unease.

Song Yan is a deep thinker, and he's been acting strangely lately. Is everything he says necessarily true?

Si Yuan leaned against the wall and slowly straightened up, her face as pale as paper: "I'll go to the hospital today to get checked out and confirm it."

Seeing her weak state, Zhang Ma asked worriedly, "Should we tell the master? Should he go with you?"

Si Yuan lowered her eyes, her fingertips curling up slightly.

Jiang Wang's coldness from yesterday is still fresh in my mind; he is clearly still angry.

She sniffed and said softly, "No need. He must be very busy lately, and... he's still angry with me. Don't let him worry about these things."

After thinking about it, Zhang Ma also felt that it made sense.

She knew that Jiang Wang had been waiting for Si Yuan for a long time last night, and it was already dark by then.

At first, he wasn't unhappy at all; on the contrary, he was really looking forward to Si Yuan's return. He even personally arranged the dishes. When Zhang Ma asked, he said he would tell her a surprise when she came back.

But then he received a phone call, and Jiang Wang's expression changed.

After hanging up the phone, he sat there expressionless for a long time, then went upstairs without saying a word.

Aunt Zhang asked him, "Sir, shall I reheat these dishes?"

Jiang Wang simply said, "She's already eaten, throw it away."

Zhang Ma was also taken aback, because she had never seen Jiang Wang so indifferent to matters related to Si Yuan before; he was clearly unhappy.

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Si Yuan took the morning off and went to the hospital alone.

She thought about it and decided to go to the obstetrics department for a checkup first, if it really was...

She's going to have Si Yuan's child... It's really amazing. One day, she will have a child, a family member, and she won't be all alone in this world anymore.

Blood is thicker than water, which means you have someone who will never abandon you.

Jiang Wang would probably be very happy to know, right?

Si Yuan clutched the registration slip and stepped onto the stairs of the outpatient building.

She had only taken a few steps when she caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye, and she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

A very thin woman wearing a beige trench coat and a black mask flashed past her, deliberately brushing past Si Yuan's shoulder.

Si Yuan looked up and gazed at the scene.

Then he suddenly froze.

That figure was so familiar.

Like... Lin Shuangyu.

Si Yuan's heart clenched suddenly. The figure even paused deliberately to attract Si Yuan's attention. Si Yuan chased after it almost instinctively.

The woman didn't stop walking; she turned into the inpatient corridor and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Si Yuan chased after him to the end of the corridor, looked around, but there was no trace of him left.

She steadied herself by holding onto the wall, her fingertips trembling with cold.

That's impossible. Lin Shuangyu was transferred to a prison in a neighboring province some time ago. How could he be here?

With this sudden turn of events, Si Yuan lost all interest in getting further tests done.

She immediately found a secluded spot, picked up her phone, and contacted the lawyer who had sued Lin Shuangyu.

The call was answered quickly. Si Yuan hesitated for a moment, and after a long pause, she asked, "Attorney Wang, I want to ask about Lin Shuangyu's situation. Has she... been released from prison?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line, followed by Attorney Wang's slightly grave voice: "Lin Shuangyu? Miss Si, why are you suddenly asking about her?"

“I just saw someone who looks a lot like her at the hospital,” Si Yuan said urgently, her heart pounding. “Wasn’t she transferred to a neighboring province to serve her sentence? How did she end up here?”

She had finally managed to get Lin Shuangyu in, and finally managed to completely erase the shadow of the past, how could this happen...?

Attorney Wang sighed, his voice turning somber: "Ms. Si, please calm down. Lin Shuangyu was in a car accident last month on his way to transfer to another prison and died on the spot."

"Gone..." These two words struck Si Yuanxin like a heavy hammer. She froze, her hand gripping the phone tightening suddenly.

My mind went blank for a moment. The figure I had just seen and the fear surging in my heart were all shattered by this sudden news.

Dead?

Lin Shuangyu is dead?

She stood there, stunned, with only Lawyer Wang's voice on the phone echoing in her ears: "The news wasn't released to the public at the time, after all, it involved an inmate, and her relatives didn't want to claim the body. The subsequent matters were handled by the government... Are you sure you saw her? Could you have mistaken her?"

Si Yuan opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

She never expected Lin Shuangyu to die, nor did she expect him to die so quietly.

Who was that figure in the hospital just now?

How can two people look so alike?

Countless thoughts swirled in my mind, and my heart felt like it was being squeezed by something, making me feel suffocated.

She hung up the phone and looked at the hurried crowds, suddenly feeling a sense of disorientation.

Before I could react, a familiar male voice suddenly came from behind me, as gentle as ever.

"Xiao Yuan? What are you doing here?"

She turned around abruptly, and Song Yan was standing at the corner of the corridor not far away, wearing a mask, looking like he had a cold.

Si Yuan was still in shock, her eyes glazed over, and blurted out, "Lin Shuangyu... is dead?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yan simply nodded slightly, showing no surprise in his eyes, as if he already knew everything: "Yes."

This nonchalant attitude made Si Yuan frown instantly.

Looking at the test results in her hand, Song Yan feared she already knew about the pregnancy and tentatively asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Si Yuan didn't have time to explain, she hurriedly took half a step forward, her voice tight: "How did you know too?"

Song Yan paused for a moment, then explained casually, "The incident happened on the way to the prison that day. It was raining heavily, so... no one from the Lin family was willing to claim the body, so I was the one who went in the end."

So it's true.

Why does Siyuan not feel relaxed at all?

Song Yan met her gaze, a faint hint of ambiguity flashing in his eyes: "After all, we were acquaintances. When a person dies, the light goes out, so I went."

"Xiao Yuan, don't blame me."