"He...is dead?" Chen Zhengyi was struck dumb.
“Yes, he died.” Yunzhu said softly, “I cried all night long back then.”
"That was the time when I was most desperate and vulnerable."
"I kept calling you, but when you answered, you wouldn't listen to any explanations and just said one cold sentence: 'Stop bothering me.'"
“I…” Chen Zhengyi was shocked. Yes, he had received a call from Yunzhu a year ago.
But he didn't take it seriously at the time, because he felt that his relationships with these women were just for show, even if one of them bore him a son.
Therefore, he does not allow anyone to disturb him, lest it ruin the family he has built up.
"Have you always thought that I wanted to use my son to rise in status and become the future matriarch of the Chen family?" Yunzhu stared at Chen Zhengyi with a sneer.
Chen Zhengyi was lost in thought, not saying a word. Yes, he did have such thoughts.
"Hehe, Chen Zhengyi, in your eyes, am I just a gold digger who will do anything to climb the social ladder?" Yunzhu laughed, but her laughter was tinged with sadness. "Actually, I don't crave a title. I only ask that after the child is born, you give him some love and let him know that he has a father."
"But you didn't. You didn't even look at him once, you never celebrated his birthday, and you never took him to an amusement park."
“I told you to abort this child, but you wouldn’t listen. What else could it be but trying to use the child to climb the social ladder?” Chen Zhengyi said angrily.
"Do you know what? After I unexpectedly found out I was pregnant, a checkup revealed an abnormality in my uterus. The doctor said that if I couldn't keep the baby, I would never be able to get pregnant again in my life."
Yunzhu sat up: "Is it wrong for me to want to be a mother? Have I ever used this child to blackmail you?"
“No, I gave birth to the child alone, raised him alone, took him to the amusement park, and celebrated his birthday with him.”
Yunzhu's emotions gradually became agitated: "He was my everything. In the two years since his death, I have been like a walking corpse."
Chen Zhengyi was speechless. He said softly, "Yunzhu, I'm sorry, it was my fault. I will definitely make it up to you in the future. I swear I will."
“No need.” Yunzhu shook her head: “Chen Zhengyi, your desire for power outweighs everything else.”
"You want to inherit the future of the Chen family; you want to create an empire that belongs entirely to you."
"Anyone who tries to stop you will be ruthlessly abandoned by you. A person like you is destined to be abandoned by everyone in the end."
Chen Zhengyi looked somewhat dazed. Yes, he was now completely abandoned by everyone, and there was no one he could trust around him.
Just then, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps downstairs.
Having been on the battlefield before, his expression changed drastically. He pulled back the curtains and saw several police cars parked downstairs.
"You betrayed me?" Chen Zhengyi was furious.
"It's not about betrayal, I just want you dead," Yunzhu sneered.
"You are the only person I trusted, and you betrayed me. I will kill you..." Chen Zhengyi roared in fury.
He stepped forward, ready to strangle the woman; he wouldn't allow anyone around him to betray him.
"I don't need you to kill me." Yunzhu quickly backed away, standing on the edge of the balcony.
"My son is dead. There is nothing left in this world for me to cherish."
Yunzhu smiled and said, "The reason I'm alive is to find a chance to get revenge on you."
"Whether we succeed or not this time, it doesn't matter."
"Yunzhu." Chen Zhengyi suddenly regretted it: "I don't blame you. Come back, and I'll take you away."
"From now on, I will only be good to you for the rest of my life, as a way of making it up to you."
"Heh... Do you feel sad that you don't have anyone you can trust around you?" Yunzhu sneered. "Now you want to make it up to me, hoping to get a little warmth?"
"Unfortunately, it's too late, everything is too late."
Yunzhu slowly opened her arms and stepped back.
Her figure fell from the sixteenth floor like a leaf.
"Yunzhu." Chen Zhengyi tried to grab her, but he grasped at empty air.
All he saw was Yunzhu's resolute smile.
A moment later, a thud was heard from downstairs, the sound of a car horn.
A naked woman, wrapped only in a blanket, fell from a great height, blood slowly seeping from beneath her body...
Bai Zilin found Ye Xingchen, and seeing that Ye Xingchen was still sipping tea, she became furious.
"You're here? How about trying my tea?" Ye Xingchen poured her a cup.
"Do you still have the mind to enjoy tea here?" Bai Zilin was somewhat speechless. "Don't you know how chaotic things are right now?"
"How chaotic is it?" Ye Xingchen asked slowly and deliberately.
“Chen Zhengyi has killed someone again. This time it was one of his mistresses who fell from the sixteenth floor,” Bai Zilin said.
"Oh, people can do anything when they're pushed to the limit." Ye Xingchen nodded. "It seems he's almost at his wit's end."
"You started this whole mess, you can't just sit idly by." Bai Zilin was so angry at his leisurely manner that she gritted her teeth.
"What does this have to do with me?" Ye Xingchen looked completely bewildered. "He killed his own brother in his struggle for power. Did I instigate that?"
"He prioritized personal gain above all else, showing no mercy to those around him. In the end, he was abandoned by everyone and left with nowhere to turn. Was that my fault?"
"That's not what you said," Bai Zilin said urgently. "Don't try to change things up. These things weren't caused by you, but they are related to you."
"You mean I shouldn't seek revenge on him, shouldn't stir up this stagnant water, and should let him get away with it?"
Ye Xingchen glanced at Bai Zilin and said, "Excuse me for being blunt, but this isn't like you. You used to be someone who hated evil and couldn't tolerate even a speck of dust in your eyes."
"Should we protect him just because he's from the Chen family?"
"You..." Bai Zilin was so angry that she was speechless. She gritted her teeth and said, "You know that's not what I meant."
“Miss Bai, strictly speaking, you’re no longer a police officer.” Ye Xingchen smiled and said, “Your department handles special cases, so you shouldn’t get involved in these criminal cases, right?”
"I don't want to get involved in these things, but I feel this farce should end," Bai Zilin said indignantly.
"Whether this farce ends or not depends on whether the Chen family is willing to end it," Ye Xingchen said. "Don't get worked up. I also think this farce should end soon."
Ye Xingchen slowly raised his head and saw a chilling killing intent slowly spreading from the east. He smiled and said, "Look, the Chen family has already arrived."
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