Qin Shuang looked at the man chasing after her, and tears rolled down her cheeks unconsciously.

She was heartbroken, not only for him, but also for herself.

"Shuangshuang, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I'm late. Do you blame me?"

Seeing the woman who looked so haggard, Qingyu couldn't help feeling distressed and hugged her in his arms.

Qin Shuang shed hot tears and shook his head gently, "I'm fine. How about you? Are you anxious to find me?"

Qingyu nodded gently and said, "Yes, since you disappeared a year ago, I have been looking for you everywhere, but I have never found you. I called the police and checked the surveillance, and then I found out that you were kidnapped. After a long time of investigation, I finally found the two people who kidnapped you, but before we could catch them, they shot themselves, so you have never been found!"

"What? Those two gangsters shot themselves?"

Qin Shuang was puzzled. If it was a simple kidnapping case, he should not be sentenced to death even if he was caught. So why would he be so confused and shoot himself?

"Yes!" Qing Yushen looked at her and continued to explain, "So, I have been investigating this matter, but the person is already dead, so the clues are gone and there is no evidence!"

Qin Shuang frowned, with a deeply complicated feeling in her heart. This matter must not be as simple as she thought.

"Shuangshuang, there is one more thing I want to tell you..."

Seeing Qin Shuang frowning and not saying anything, Qingyu thought for a long time and decided to tell her the matter.

"Wha...what's the matter?"

Qin Shuang looked at his complicated and handsome face, feeling uneasy.

Qingyu pursed her lips and said, "It's your father. He died half a year after you disappeared!"

"What!" Qin Shuang's eyes widened, and he felt as if he was struck by lightning. He felt as if his heart was deeply dug out. He endured the discomfort in his heart and stammered after a long time, "How...what happened? Why did it happen?"

Qing Yu looked at her deeply, then spoke slowly, "You know your father's health has not been good since he was young. When he learned that you were missing, he was so angry that he collapsed. He was rescued several times but failed, so he passed away!"

Qin Shuang's delicate body trembled violently, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

She felt a pain in her heart as if it was being cut open. Although she had no conflicts with her father for all these years, he was her only relative after all. Now that even her father was gone, she was completely without any relatives.

She closed her eyes in despair, her eyes soaked with tears.

Qingyu looked at him, feeling uncomfortable. He gently held her in his arms and comforted her, "Shuang'er, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If I had found you earlier, it would have been better!"

Qin Shuang closed his eyes tightly, shook his head gently and said, "Don't blame you, it's all my fault!"

Qingyu stared at her and asked again, "Why did you end up here, and why did you protect that beast? Why didn't you let me kill him!"

Seeing that man like that, he was so angry that he thought that not only would he be sent to jail, but even killing him would not be an exaggeration.

Qin Shuang said leisurely, "No need, he is not guilty of this!"

Qingyu said, "Well, when we get to the imperial capital, we will call the police. If the law doesn't apply here, the law will apply elsewhere. That beast should be punished by law!"

Qin Shuang still shook his head and said, "No, he treated me well. Although he trapped me there, he didn't do anything substantial to hurt me. Besides, he has a family to support, he has a younger brother and relatives. If he goes to jail, his family will be completely ruined!"

Even so, she still couldn't bear to hurt him. She knew that he only did this because he loved her too much, and she didn't blame him.

Qing Yu Ning looked at her, not knowing how to start.

Qin Shuang looked at him, with resentment in her helpless eyes. She covered his warm palm and said softly, "Brother Qingyu, do you still want me? I've had a miscarriage and my body is not clean. I'm no longer the perfect Qin Shuang in your eyes. If..."

"Stop talking!" Qingyu covered her lips and whispered, "I love you, never for these things. I don't blame you, it's not your fault. Let's get along well in the future and never separate again, okay?"

Qin Shuang lowered her eyelashes, and crystal tears slowly flowed down her cheeks. She knew that Brother Qingyu would never give up on her no matter what.

"Okay, I promise you!"

She leaned into his arms, spoke softly, and looked out the window at the path gradually disappearing into the distance, but for some reason her heart felt empty.

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