Chapter 94: Let You Wait

I was stunned for a moment. I really didn't expect that it was Shen Xiuting's ex-husband.

Yin Jian said that Tian Wu was a lazy person by nature, and he indulged in all kinds of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, so Shen Xiuting divorced him just a few years after marrying him. Later, Shen Xiuting raised Tian Rong alone until she remarried with my father more than ten years ago.

Tian Wu, along with a few like-minded people, got together to eat, drink and have fun. When they had no money, they would rob and then help creditors collect debts. They lived a very decadent life.

"No more clues?" I asked.

Yin Jian said that he only found out about Tian Wu and his friends' life trajectory eight years ago before they bullied Lan Yan. After the fire in the detention center, he seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

Yin Jian said, "I don't know. He may have died in the house fire and gone unnoticed. He may have gone into hiding, fearing the police would come after him. If he's still alive, then it would be about time he came out and moved around, eight years after the incident, even if he's been hiding his identity."

"Xiao Wan, I'll investigate further. You keep an eye on Shen Xiuting and her daughter. If Tian Wu is still alive, he might come looking for his daughter. After all, Tian Rong is now the wife of the Jiang family, such a big cash cow. Given Tian Wu's personality, he will definitely..."

"I see. Thank you. This matter needs to be investigated as soon as possible."

Yin Jian said okay and hung up the phone.

I put my phone in my pocket and walked into the living room. At this moment, Xiao Shi was walking down the stairs and stopped when he passed by me.

"My mother has missed you a lot these days."

Thinking of Lan Yan, I still felt a little sympathy. I looked at Xiao Shi, and Xiao Shi threw a key to me. It was the key to his house.

"I know you won't go with me to see her, but I still hope you can go and see her."

I looked at Xiao Shi for a long time. Although I hated him, I also knew that this was a matter between us and had nothing to do with Lan Yan. I reached out and took the key from Xiao Shi's hand.

"Thanks."

Xiao Shi didn't look at me and went out. I sat quietly on the sofa alone, not knowing what to think. I felt my heart was a little empty.

After a while, the door was opened and I saw Shen Xiuting coming in with Tian Rong. Shen Xiuting was holding a lot of things in her hands and kept saying that her daughter had lost weight and needed to eat more.

When Shen Xiuting saw me, her face darkened and she stopped talking.

After changing her shoes, Tian Rong called out to Wang Ma in the kitchen and asked her to pour some tea. I turned around and saw that Wang Ma was washing vegetables, so I stood up and said, "I'll go."

"No, no, no, I can do it myself." Shen Xiuting said quickly.

After Shen Xiuting put down her things, she walked to the side, poured herself a glass of water, and stopped when she passed by me.

I glanced at Shen Xiuting with some sarcasm, muttering to myself, "Is this woman so afraid of death? Even pouring her a glass of water makes her feel like I'm going to poison her."

Shen Xiuting looked at me, rolled her eyes at me, then turned to look at Tian Rong.

"My daughter, pay more attention to your diet these days. If you really can't help, I will come to take care of you to prevent you from being caught by someone with ulterior motives."

Tian Rong sat on the other side of the sofa and looked at Shen Xiuting.

"Mom, you'd better not say that. Otherwise, some people will go to my father-in-law and complain about me, saying something against her."

"That's true. These days, you really can't judge a person by their appearance. Some people are very dark inside. No wonder you lost your husband at such a young age."

"Daughter, this is retribution."

Shen Xiuting sat next to Tian Rong with a cup of tea and slowly drank the water.

A hint of coldness flashed across my eyes, and I clenched my hands into fists. At this moment, I really wanted to tear Shen Xiuting's rotten mouth apart.

Shen Xiuting was not satisfied with what she said, so she turned around and looked at Tian Rong.

"This husband is dead, and she still has the nerve to live here. Is there no one else?"

I turned abruptly and glared at the mother and daughter who were singing the same tune. I suppressed my anger and calmed my expression. Didn't they just want to see me suffer? But I couldn't let them have their way.

"Aunt Shen, the first half of what you said just now makes a lot of sense. These days, you really can't judge people by their appearance. Otherwise, my father wouldn't have died so miserably because he didn't see the true faces of you two."

"As for me living here, I'm the young mistress of the Jiang family, so it's perfectly normal for me to live here. Speaking of which, I remember you. When my father passed away, you sold his house, swallowed up his insurance money, and used the money to buy a new house. I'd like to ask you, do you have the nerve to do that?"

Speaking of my dad, I really want to kill them, mother and daughter, and let them be buried with my dad.

Shen Xiuting, who was drinking water, choked instantly and coughed violently twice. Tian Rong, who was sitting next to her, did not look much better.

"Oh, right, I dreamed of my dad last night. He was standing by my bed, saying he was so lonely down there. He kept muttering, saying he and Aunt Chen have been married for more than ten years and he wanted to take you down there to keep him company."

Shen Xiuting's eyes were filled with panic, but Tian Rong stood up from the sofa and pointed at me.

"Yu Xiaowan, what are you talking about?"

I smiled faintly and looked at her lower abdomen.

"By the way, my dad was very happy to hear that you were pregnant. He said it would be nice to take his grandson down there to play."

"Yu Xiaowan." Tian Rong yelled at me, but she was too angry and had a miscarriage, so she quickly reached out to cover her lower abdomen.

Seeing this, Shen Xiuting hurriedly stood up from the sofa and walked towards me, apparently wanting to slap me, but I grabbed her wrist and looked at her coldly.

"Aunt Chen, what I said is true. My dad really thinks you're too good to him. He feels sorry for himself if he doesn't take you down. My dad also said that it's just a matter of the past few days, so please wait."

Although there are no ghosts in this world, people who have done bad things are often afraid. After hearing what I said, Shen Xiuting's face turned pale. She broke free from me, took two steps back, and fell directly onto the sofa.

Tian Rong hurried over and asked Shen Xiuting how she was. Shen Xiuting looked at me with some fear, and Tian Rong hurriedly supported Shen Xiuting.

"Mom, let me help you go upstairs to rest."

Tian Rong helped Shen Xiuting up, looked up and glared at me.

"Yu Xiaowan, don't go too far."

"I'm being too harsh, Tian Rong. You have to understand that it's you who have been doing the evil all along, okay? As the saying goes, good is rewarded with good, and evil is punished with evil. It's not that there won't be retribution, it's just that the time hasn't come yet."

I looked at them both calmly.

“Auntie Shen, dress more beautifully these days. My dad will definitely like it when he sees it.”

At this moment, Shen Xiuting was so scared that her body was shaking. Tian Rong hurriedly helped her upstairs. After they went upstairs, I followed them upstairs and entered the room on the third floor.

After closing the door, I took a pair of headphones from the drawer and put them into my ears. Before Liu Ma left, I asked her to place a bug in a secret place when she was cleaning Tian Rong and Jiang Nianhao's rooms.

After a while, I heard Tian Rong's voice.

"Mom, please calm down. How could you become like this just because of being scared by that bitch Yu Xiaowan?"

"You don't know, these past two days I just dreamed that the old man was looking for me to kill me." Shen Xiuting said with some trembling.

"Mom, didn't I tell you early on that even if Yu Xiaowan suspected something, she had no evidence. She was just trying to scare you at best. If she really had evidence, she would have called the police long ago." Tian Rong comforted her.

"That's true." Shen Xiuting gradually calmed down.

"Yu Xiaowan's mouth is really poisonous. I just said a few words to her, but she actually scared me like this, saying that the damn old man was going to take me and the baby in your belly away. It's really too much. No, I can't swallow this breath. I'm going to go find her and settle the score now."

I sat in front of the makeup mirror and sneered. Shen Xiuting even said I was venomous. When she spoke, I wondered how much more venomous she was. I looked up and saw the photo album on the desk, a trace of sadness flashing across my eyes.

"Mom, I tell you not to provoke her now. Don't forget, we still have important things to do." Tian Rong said to Shen Xiuting.

When I heard that there was something important, I immediately listened carefully. As a result, Tian Rong said that the Jiang family was not the place to discuss this matter, and that we should talk about it with Shen Xiuting after we got out.

"As for Yu Xiaowan, we'll just have to endure it for now. Jiang Nianhao will deal with her when the time comes. If Jiang Nianhao can't defeat her, we shouldn't be too greedy. When our plan is done, I have plenty of ways to make Yu Xiaowan disappear from this world."

The mother and daughter laughed again.

I took out my headphones and put them in the drawer, then looked at myself in the makeup mirror and smiled faintly.

After a while, Aunt Wang knocked on my door. I hurriedly stood up from the chair, walked to the door and opened it.

Seeing Wang Ma’s anxious face, I hurriedly asked her what happened.

"The hospital just called and said Yingzhi is awake."

Wang Yingzhi woke up, which made me happy. Now I can ask her about what happened back then.

I hummed, hurried to Grandpa's room, knocked on the door, and told him that Wang Yingzhi had woken up. Grandpa was a little happy. He put down the book in his hand and asked me to take him to the hospital quickly.

When I helped my grandfather downstairs, Tian Rong and Shen Xiuting also came out of the room.

"Dad, where are you going?" Tian Rong asked.

"Hospital."

Tian Rong originally wanted to say that she also accompanied Grandpa, but when she heard Wang Ma say that Wang Yingzhi had woken up, she immediately stopped talking and said no more.

I drove my grandfather to Wang Yingzhi's ward because after she woke up, the doctor transferred her from the intensive care unit to a general ward.

After my grandfather and I entered the house, we asked Chunmei about her situation.

"Madam woke up half an hour ago. She was probably a little confused when she first woke up. She thought for a while before answering whatever the doctor asked her. But fortunately, she remembered everything." Chunmei said happily.

"Dad." Wang Yingzhi sat on the hospital bed and looked at her grandfather and called out.

I turned to look at Wang Yingzhi, and she looked back at me and called out my name. There was no longer the disgust in her eyes that she had when she saw me before.

Grandpa walked over and hurriedly asked her how she felt now.

"fine."

"It's good that you woke up, it's good that you woke up." Grandpa was a little happy.

Just then, my grandfather's phone rang. After answering the phone, he told me that an old comrade-in-arms came to Nancheng to visit him, and he had to go to the airport to pick up his old comrade-in-arms.

"Xiao Wan, you stay here with Yingzhi. I'll ask Butler Chen to come pick me up and take me there."

After grandpa left, Chunmei also left. Only Wang Yingzhi and I were left in the ward. I felt a little awkward and didn't know what to say for a moment.

It was Wang Yingzhi who called me first. I looked up at him and shouted "Mom" with courage.

"Xiao Wan, come here, Mom has something to tell you."

I was stunned for a moment, looking at her without saying anything, with a little throbbing in my heart. Does she agree with me?

Let the past be the past.

I walked towards Wang Yingzhi and sat on a chair beside her. Wang Yingzhi held my hand and looked at me apologetically.

"Xiao Wan, I was really blind before, that's why I was prejudiced against you. Now that I think about it, I'm really sorry for you."

Wang Yingzhi said that although she was asleep during the days she was in a coma, she heard what I said to her. At that time, she thought that if she woke up, she would definitely say sorry to me first.

"I still remember Ruohe also came and talked to me a lot. Ruohe praised your kindness and said that he really liked you. If I woke up, he told me to treat this daughter-in-law well."

When I heard Wang Yingzhi mention Jiang Ruohe, my heart started to ache again. Before I knew it, he had been gone for more than a week. I missed him more and more. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, whenever I thought of him, I would hide in the quilt and cry uncomfortably.

"By the way, where are the Ruohe people?" Wang Yingzhi asked me.

I looked at Wang Yingzhi. I wanted to keep it a secret, but she would probably find out after a while, so I hesitated for a while.

"Mom, Ruohe is gone."

"Gone?" Wang Yingzhi didn't quite understand at first, but after a while, she came to her senses, held my hand tightly, and asked me if something had happened to Jiang Ruohe.

I nodded somewhat uncomfortably.

Wang Yingzhi paused, leaned back, her face full of sadness, tears quickly falling, and she asked me when the incident happened.

"The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month." I whispered.

Wang Yingzhi turned to look at me and asked me if I had come to see her a few days ago. I nodded and said it was on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Wang Yingzhi pondered for a while, wiped the tears from her face, turned around and asked me what happened.

I didn't tell her that Xiao Shi did it, I just said that the car was going too fast and accidentally rushed into the river.

If we tell Wang Yingzhi, she will definitely go to Xiao Shi to settle the score. Although it is now certain that Xiao Shi did it, we can't find any useful evidence.

Xiao Shi also dealt with the Jiang family mainly because of Lan Yan's matter. The most important thing right now is to find the man named Tian Wu and see who instigated Tian Wu and the other four to take advantage of the opportunity to do that to Lan Yan.

I looked up at Wang Yingzhi, who seemed to be deep in thought.

"Mom, can I ask you a question?"

Wang Yingzhi came back to her senses and hummed.

"Do you still remember Lan Yan?"

Wang Yingzhi was stunned for a moment, nodded, and said of course she remembered.

"Back then, Lan Yan and I were good friends. At that time, I blamed myself for falling in love with her boyfriend. It was Ruohe's father who used some tricks to break them up."

When Wang Yingzhi talked about what happened back then, she kept regretting it and said that she had really gone too far back then.

"After marrying Jiang Nianhao, I thought I had found my own happiness, but I didn't expect that no matter how hard I try, other people's things will never be mine."

Wang Yingzhi said that after she married Jiang Nianhao, he hated her because of the Lan Yan incident and did not touch her for three years. Perhaps he was giving up on himself. Jiang Nianhao hung out with his friends every day, looking for women, eating, drinking and having fun, as if he was taking revenge on Wang Yingzhi.

It wasn't until three years later, when Jiang Nianhao was in a car accident, that Wang Yingzhi rushed to the hospital and carefully took care of him for over a month. Their son was already two years old by then, and their relationship finally eased and they gradually resumed their relationship as husband and wife.

"But I never imagined that he had been keeping a lover outside, changing one every one or two years, and at that time, I naively thought that he truly accepted me..."

"If I had known that Jiang Nianhao was that kind of person, I shouldn't have competed with Lan Yan for this man." Wang Yingzhi sighed.

She turned around and asked me why I asked about Lan Yan.

"Mom, it's like this, did you know that Lan Yan has a son?"

Wang Yingzhi was stunned for a moment and said that Lan Yan could not stand Jiang Nianhao's betrayal and had an abortion.

I shook my head and said no.

"He's back."

Wang Yingzhi was stunned for a moment, sighed, and said that she was back.

"Anyway, Jiang Nianhao and I are divorced now, so there's no need to worry about these things anymore. After going through so much, I'm lucky to still be alive. Xiaowan, I plan to recite more Buddhist scriptures after I'm discharged from the hospital and repent for the mistakes I've made."

I looked at Wang Yingzhi. This coma had really changed her a lot.

"Mom, I want to ask you a question."

"Eight years ago, when Lan Yan returned to South City, did you look for her?"

Wang Yingzhi's eyes flashed with guilt, and she nodded, saying that at that time, she thought she and Jiang Nianhao had a very good relationship, and faced with Lan Yan's appearance. She was a little worried that Jiang Nianhao would fall in love with Lan Yan again, so she went to find Lan Yan and threatened Lan Yan to leave Nancheng.

"And after the threat?"

Although grandpa said that this might not be the person Wang Yingzhi was looking for, he still had to ask and prove it.

"After the threat, she disappeared."

"Did you ever ask anyone to bully her?"

Wang Yingzhi shook her head and said that she was just the kind of person who was tough with words and would not really go looking for someone to bully.

"What's wrong?" she turned around and asked me.

I shook my head and said it was okay.

After a while, the doctor came in to check on Wang Yingzhi and checked her body. He said that if there was nothing abnormal, she could be discharged from the hospital in half a month.

"Thank you, doctor."

I spent the whole morning with Wang Yingzhi. After she finished her lunch, she took my hand and said she was fine now and asked me to go back.

"Okay, I'll come see you tomorrow."

I got up and left the hospital. I didn't go back. I parked the car at the intersection, looked at the key in my hand, struggled for a long time, and finally drove to Xiao Shi's house.

When I entered Xiao Shi's house, I found that she had hired a nanny. The nanny's name was Zhu. Mrs. Zhu said that Xiao Shi had greeted her and knew my name.

I handed her the supplements I bought and said I would go downstairs to see Lan Yan.

After entering the basement, Lan Yan sat quietly in a chair reading a book. When she heard footsteps, she looked up at me with some joy in her eyes, put down the book, stood up from the chair, walked towards me, and reached out to hold my hand.

"Xiao Wan, why did it take you so long to come see me?"

Looking at Lan Yan's scarred face, I couldn't bear to tell him the truth. I could only say that I have been very busy these days.

"I thought you were tired of me, so you didn't come to see me anymore. I even called Xiao Shi a few days ago and scolded him, saying that it must be his fault that you didn't want to come here..."

Hearing Lan Yan say this, I felt a little uncomfortable.

"No, he's very good to me. It's just that I've been really busy recently."

"Auntie Lan, you haven't eaten yet, come up with me. I'll cook for you."

Lan Yan nodded and said okay. I helped Lan Yan upstairs and let her sit on the sofa. I asked Mrs. Zhu to take care of Lan Yan while I went into the kitchen to cook.

While cooking, I felt a pair of eyes on my back. I stopped cooking, turned around, and found Xiao Shi standing at the kitchen door. It seemed that he knew I was coming and came back on purpose.

"Son, what are you still doing here? Hurry up and go in to help Xiaowan," Lan Yan shouted while sitting on the sofa.

Xiao Shi nodded and walked in. I saw Lan Yan staring at us outside. I just glanced at Xiao Shi indifferently and continued cooking without saying anything else.

Xiao Shi stood beside me.

"Xiao Wan, I knew you would come."

"I just came to see Aunt Lan. It has nothing to do with you." I replied coldly.

Xiao Shi turned to look at me, with some hurt in his eyes.

"Do you really hate me that much?"

I snorted coldly and turned to look at Xiao Shi.

"Why do you always ask these meaningless questions? How can I not hate you for killing Jiang Ruohe?"

"Yes, emotionally, I am indeed sorry for you. You can vent all your hatred and resentment on me. There is no need to target Jiang Ruohe. He doesn't owe you anything."

A little worried that Lan Yan would notice something was wrong, I lowered my voice and turned to put the cooked dishes into the plate. When I was about to take it out, Xiao Shi called me in a low voice.

"Yu Xiaowan, if Jiang Ruohe didn't..."

A bitter smile flashed across Xiao Shi's eyes, and he muttered, "Forget it." I looked up at him and told him that he had no right to mention Jiang Ruohe in front of me, then carried the dishes out of the kitchen.

After dinner, I helped Lan Yan go down to the basement to rest. When we came up, Mrs. Zhu told me that Xiao Shi had passed away.

I was driving back to Jiang's house. When I was waiting for the red light on the road, I suddenly saw Shen Xiuting. She walked out of a coffee shop and stopped a taxi in front of me.

Wasn't she staying with Tian Rong in the Jiang family's old house before? Why did she run out alone? She looked like she had something to do.

She suddenly remembered that Tian Rong had told her that she had something important to do. She suddenly became curious about what Shen Xiuting and Tian Rong were planning these two days, so she drove to catch the taxi.

After driving around for more than twenty minutes, they saw a taxi parked at the door of a casino. Shen Xiuting opened the door, lowered her hat, and walked in quickly.

I sneered in the car. Shen Xiuting really took the gamble. She was discovered so quickly by Tian Rong and her. It was me who instigated Xiu'er to take Shen Xiuting with her. I thought Shen Xiuting would never touch this thing again after losing the 600,000 yuan. I didn't expect that she would actually...

I took a white hat from the back seat. It was bought for me two days before the New Year. Jiang Ruohe bought it for me two days before the accident. He said that the winter in South City is cold, and since I am a little weak, he told me to wear a hat and cover myself tightly when I go out so as not to catch a cold.

I entered the casino with my phone and quickly found Shen Xiuting in the crowd. She was sitting at the gambling table, happily gambling. I stood a few meters away, filming a video with my phone. Suddenly, I felt a few glances and saw some men in uniform walking towards me. It suddenly occurred to me that this casino has its own rules. You can't take photos or videos casually.

I held my phone tightly in my hand and looked at them warily. When they surrounded me, a manager came and asked them to disperse.

"Is this Miss Yu?"

I was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"Our boss invites you."

Seeing my doubts, he assured me that he would never hurt me.

"It's like this. Our boss is friends with your husband. When you entered the casino, he noticed you."

I looked at him doubtfully, but finally followed him upstairs.

After entering the office, I saw a man who was about my age. When he saw me come in, he stood up from his chair, walked to me and introduced himself to me.

He said his name was Zhao Yu and he was Jiang Ruohe's old friend.

"Friend? Why haven't I seen you before?" I looked at him puzzled.

"Jiang Ruohe hasn't taken you out to play before, so it's normal that you don't know each other. As for you, I've seen you in the newspaper, and I've heard him mention you when I occasionally contacted him."

I didn't say anything, but just looked at Zhao Yu indifferently. Zhao Yu looked at me, and a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.

"I never thought that Jiang Ruohe would just leave without saying a word."

Zhao Yu asked me what I was doing in the casino and said that I didn’t look like someone who came to gamble.

I took out my phone and played the video I had taken earlier, saying that I was there to film her.

Zhao Yu took my phone and called the person who brought me up, asking him to see how many times Shen Xiuting had been there.

The man went to the monitoring room and copied several videos of Shen Xiuting gambling and handed them to me. He said that she had come several times during this period, but each visit was relatively short.

"If I win, I leave immediately. If I lose, I leave immediately too. Overall, I haven't lost any money. In fact, I've won a little bit."

I glanced at Zhao Yu, thinking that since he was Jiang Ruohe's friend and the boss here...

Zhao Yu quickly saw through my thoughts and asked me if I needed his help. I nodded and told him briefly.

"Well, just wait patiently."

I sat on the sofa, watching the video from the surveillance camera. In just half an hour, she won more than 500,000 yuan. She was very happy and bet more. After a while, she lost more than 500,000 yuan without realizing it. Shen Xiuting was a little unwilling to give up and wanted to wait for a turn to make a comeback. Unexpectedly, she lost the money she brought with her, about 100,000 yuan.

Watching Shen Xiuting walk out of the casino in shame, I stood up and thanked Zhao Yu, saying that I would treat him to a meal when I had time. Now, I had to go first.

"no problem."

I drove to catch up with Shen Xiuting and went to the villa where she lived.

I was at the stairs, watching Shen Xiuting opening the door with the key. She was still muttering at the moment, wondering why she lost so much this time.

"I'll go again tomorrow. If I lose again, I won't go again." She murmured.

When I saw that she was about to close the door, I walked out from the corridor, stood at her door, and put my hand to hold the door. When Shen Xiuting saw me, she was stunned for a moment and wanted to close the door tightly.

"Aunt Chen, what do you think Tian Rong will do if she knows you are still gambling?" I said lightly.