Chapter 487 You Hate Me

"...Why did Dongcheng brother say that?"

"Because of my uncle..." Huo Dongcheng whispered, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it, then slowly poured another glass, "My uncle stopped Fu Zheng from reinvestigating your father's case... and wanted to pin the blame on Fu Yue."

"Because I told you last time that the Bai family and Fu Zheng were fighting because of interests... Actually, I lied to you."

Wen Liang's lips moved.

She never contacted him after returning to China, and she was thinking of gradually becoming distant from him.

"See, you didn't deny it. You hate me."

Wen Liang: “…”

She hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't say I hate it, I just don't understand it."

In Philadelphia, she believed him.

Later, she learned everything from Fu Zheng and realized that the conflict between the Bai and Fu families was related to her father's case.

At that time, she thought that he might not know what the Bai family had done, otherwise why would he say so frankly that he wanted to increase the stakes for the Bai family when he mentioned it to her last time?

But now, he admitted that he had lied to her, which meant that he knew it.

"Since you don't understand, why don't you come and ask me?" Huo Dongcheng put his arm on his forehead and looked at her with narrowed eyes.

Wen Liang thought about asking him why the Bai family wanted to block the investigation.

But think about it, what good will it do if you ask?

She and Huo Dongcheng were just casual acquaintances, so there was no need for him to explain anything to her.

Huo Dongcheng has helped her several times, but that doesn't mean he has to help her with everything.

"Brother Dongcheng knew I took my father's case very seriously, yet he still chose to do so. He must have his own reasons, which are obviously much more important than my attitude towards you. So, there's no point in asking."

Hearing this, Huo Dongcheng was stunned for a few seconds, then smiled foolishly and looked up at Wen Liang, "...You have some truth in what you said, so..."

Huo Dongcheng looked up, his crow-feather eyelashes casting fine shadows on his eye sockets, making his eyes appear even deeper, blurred, and obscure. "Do you want to know why?"

"Why?" Wen Liang followed up his question.

Huo Dongcheng lowered his eyes, his big hands tightly gripping the wine glass, so hard that his knuckles turned white. He suppressed all his emotions and said, "Because my uncle hates the Fu family, I hate the Fu family too."

Looking at his face that was similar to Fu Zheng's, an unbelievable thought flashed through Wen Liang's mind in a flash.

Could it be that...

"Back then, Fu Qingyue interfered with my parents' marriage and came to my mother with her belly bulging to show off. My mother was eight months pregnant and gave birth prematurely due to the stress. After giving birth to me, she couldn't calm down. One day, when the nurse wasn't paying attention, she jumped from the rooftop..."

Huo Dongcheng closed his eyes, clenched his teeth, his lips trembled slightly, his voice was low and hoarse, and a few imperceptible sobs could be heard faintly.

"My uncle said that she stopped breathing on the spot and the ground was covered with blood..." he said while drinking.

"She was only 24 when she died... When I was little, my grandmother told me that my mother was born in autumn. The night before her birth, a gentle rain fell. My grandmother felt it was a connection, so she named her Qiuyu. As my mother grew up, her personality became very much like the autumn rain: cold, delicate, sensitive, with a constant hint of sadness between her brows."

"When my grandmother learned of my mother's death, she fainted on the spot. Her health deteriorated after that, and she developed Alzheimer's disease. She often mistook others for her mother. When she died, she regained consciousness, held my hand, and said that she shouldn't have named my mother Qiuyu. Autumn rain represents parting, the end, and the withering of life..."

"...I lost my mother when I was born, and the culprit who caused my mother's premature birth and emotional breakdown is now living freely abroad under the protection of the Fu family, without facing any punishment..."

When he said this, Huo Dongcheng spoke with a heavy voice, and his eyes became moist for a moment.

He immediately closed his eyes, leaned his head back on the chair, and took a deep breath.

Combined with Fu Zheng's life experience, Wen Liang understood.

Fu Zheng is the child of Fu Qingyue and Huo Junshan.

His mother died and the culprit was at large, which made Huo Dongcheng hate the Fu family.

Therefore, the Bai family was unwilling to reopen the case because they wanted Fu Yue to take the blame for being the mastermind. Once the verdict was announced, the news that the eldest son of the Fu family was the murderer would spread, and the Fu Group would inevitably suffer a huge impact. The Huo family and the Bai family, together with some people who wanted to get a piece of the pie, would take advantage of this opportunity to add insult to injury. Even if the Fu Group could survive in the end, it would certainly be much worse than before.

Suddenly, Wen Liang remembered a phone call he had with Huo Junshan.

No wonder Huo Junshan was very polite to her on the phone, because he knew that she was his former daughter-in-law, and not long ago, Fu Zheng had personally gone to the Fu family because Lin Jiamin was harassing her.

The reason why Huo Junshan agreed to Fu Zheng so easily was probably because Fu Zheng was his son.

"Brother Dongcheng, I understand your feelings. I've been without a mother since I was a child. Fortunately, my father loved me very much and was even willing to sacrifice his life for me. That's why I want to find out the truth about his death."

However, Huo Dongcheng obviously did not have her good luck. He and Huo Junshan must have an average relationship, otherwise words like uncle and grandmother would not appear in his words all the time, while his other blood relative seemed to be non-existent.

Just think about it, if Huo Junshan was really the person responsible, how could this situation happen?

"A mother to you is like a father to me. Since you understand the pain of losing a loved one, you should not hinder the reinvestigation of my father's case."

"sorry……"

Huo Dongcheng took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and looked at her apologetically, his blurry eyes filled with pain. "...I regretted it later, but I didn't dare to face you...that's why I delayed it until today."

"I understand... everyone has their own secrets and hidden softness and hatred in their hearts. It's not easy for anyone to reveal their inner thoughts to others..."

"Aliang, I'm very tired."

Huo Dongcheng whispered, lying on the table as if in pain.

"Then don't tire yourself out so much."

Wen Liang hesitated for a moment, then stood up and snatched the bottle from his hand. "I don't want to dwell on your grudges with the Fu family, but, Brother Dongcheng, life is short, so why dwell on hatred and scheming? Why not travel, take some photos, and be happy and carefree? Isn't that more satisfying?"

"How can it be so easy?" Huo Dongcheng muttered, his voice unclear. "If I leave, who will be in charge of the Huo family..."

"Oh, I forgot about that."

Wen Liang thought to himself that this was not going well, and quickly asked, "It's getting late, let's go back. Where do you live?"

“Stop…stop…”

Wen Liang leaned over and listened carefully in his ear, but in the end he didn't hear him say where he lived.

Oh shit.

If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have listened to him so much and would have asked him where he lived first.

She also didn't know the location of the Huo family.

Fu Zheng should know.

However, if she called Fu Zheng now and told him that she was going to take the drunk Huo Dongcheng home, he would probably rush to the capital to eat her.

As for Lin Jiamin, Wen Liang didn't want to drag her off the blacklist.

Huo Junshan had called her before.

But, the person Huo Dongcheng least wants to see right now is Huo Junshan, right?

Let’s take him back to the hotel.

Wen Liang called a car and asked the restaurant waiter to help her help Huo Dongcheng into the car, and then went back to the hotel to book a room for him.