Chapter 86: The Adultery
That night, he and the fire-fighting team did find a charred female corpse in the fire.
There was also a piece of jade on the corpse.
Although the rope chain was burned, the white jade part was burnt yellow but it was still basically intact. It can be confirmed that it was the piece he gave to Susu.
The wording of the farewell letter was full of despair, so he believed it.
Thaksin believed that Jiang Susu really committed suicide in the yard where they once had warmth and which was filled with countless beautiful memories.
"I...I was planning to burn myself to death."
Jiang Susu burst into tears and spoke haltingly, feeling very heartbroken.
"But...but I...I still can't bear to let the child in my belly die with me. I also hate why I found out that I was pregnant at that time. Otherwise, I wouldn't be soft-hearted and wouldn't be in this situation now."
Shen Xiunian looked at her quietly, with an expression of forbearance on his face.
"What happened next?" he asked.
Jiang Susu took a deep breath and continued to explain slowly.
"Later, although the fire was getting bigger and bigger, I still escaped for the sake of the child. I didn't walk far when I found the jade pendant you gave me in the house. But when I wanted to go back to get it, the house was closed. I thought it would be fine if you thought I was dead. You are from a famous family and have a bright future. You must marry a good wife with a good family background who can help you, and I will not drag you down."
"So you just left and hid?"
Jiang Susu turned sideways, not daring to even face him with her profile.
"A year after the child was born, I tried to find you. I didn't want to marry you, but I just wanted to give the child a good future. But I got the news that you just got married, so I... backed off again. You were newlyweds, how could I bring a child to your house and ruin your happiness?"
“…”
What followed was an extremely depressing silence.
Shen Xiunian stopped talking.
The initial surprise gradually faded away at this moment, and was instead tinged with a trace of unspeakable sadness.
The carriage slowly drove into Yuquan City and finally stopped outside a small courtyard in the slums in the north of the city.
The yard was cramped with only one room. The kitchen was also built in the yard with a roof. The small yard, which was not spacious to begin with, was filled with many sundries and there was no place to dry clothes.
"Mom, you're back!"
A child in the house rushed out of the house, and his happy face froze when he saw the unfamiliar Shen Xiunian.
He was a little scared and didn't dare to go forward.
Chen Xiunian slowly squatted down and smiled at him, saying comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person, just call me Huaijun, come here and let me see."
Just now in the carriage, he heard Susu say the child's name.
I miss you so much.
Missing and yearning also means thinking of you. The name implies Susu's longing for him.
Counting the years, the child is almost six years old.
"Huaijun, haven't you always wanted to see your daddy? Come here and call daddy." Jiang Susu waved at the child, motioning him to come over.
A child's mood never needs any preparation; his shock and surprise come incredibly quickly.
In a blink of an eye, his eyes suddenly turned red again.
He ran over aggrievedly and threw himself into Shen Xiunian’s arms.
"Dad, I finally see you, Dad."
The scene of the father and son meeting was truly touching, and Jiang Susu turned sideways and wiped away her tears.
…
There was almost no place to step in the room, and there was only a bed covered with a straw mat on which one could sit for a while. Such poverty made Shen Xiunian unable to bear to stay any longer. He couldn't imagine how the mother and son had lived all these years.
"I……"
He looked at Jiang Susu, but his eyes were somewhat evasive.
"I'll find a place for you to settle down first."
Find a place.
Not going back to the Shen family.
Jiang Susu clenched her palms, but her face was considerate and she didn't let her disappointment show. "It doesn't matter. Huaijun and I are fine living here. The child is sensible and never complains. You should stop worrying about it."
"Now that I have found you, I will definitely take responsibility to the end, but..."
"I know." Jiang Susu understood his dilemma.
He is now a married man, and it is said that he has a pair of lovely twins, a boy and a girl. How could his wife and children accept the sudden appearance of two uninvited guests in such a happy day? Shen Xiunian himself did not know how to face it for a while, and did not know how to explain it to his wife when he returned.
Her gentleness made Shen Xiunian breathe a sigh of relief.
"You have suffered a lot over the years. Don't worry, I will definitely handle it properly and welcome you in with a legitimate reason."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the door to call Zhang Ke who was waiting outside the yard, and told him to buy a house.
Shen Huaijun grabbed Jiang Susu's hand, and she came to her senses and withdrew her gaze from Shen Xiunian's back.
Unconsciously, her eyes were filled with moisture again.
He raised his hand and wiped it, then squatted down and hugged the child, coaxing him and himself, saying: "Don't worry, Daddy won't ignore us, we will be able to return to the Shen family soon."
In fact, she knew in her heart that seven years had passed and everything had changed.
His identity, situation, and even Shen Xiunian's heart have probably changed a long time ago. He is no longer the Shen Xiunian who had his eyes full of her.
…
By the time everything was arranged, Shen Xiunian returned home, it was already past dinner time.
On the way back to the courtyard, he met a maid from the mansion and subconsciously stopped her and asked about Liu Fuying.
"Where's the lady?"
"General, my wife should be in the Suxing Courtyard. Do you want me to go and call her?"
Liu Fuying liked the name Shuxingyuan. After coming to Yunnan, he also named his own courtyard Shuxing like those in the capital.
"No need."
Shen Xiunian asked Liu Fuying but didn't want to see her. He hadn't figured out how to tell her about Susu. If Susu returned home, what about Liu Fuying and her child...what about the contract he and Liu Fuying had made before their marriage?
Not long after walking, the maid from my mother's yard came running towards me in a hurry.
"What's wrong? Did something happen to mother?"
"To answer the general's question, the old lady is ill again, and I am just about to go and get a doctor."
"Where is the madam? Can you go and call her?"
"Yes, but the lady is not in the house at the moment."
Shen Xiunian immediately walked back and returned to the main gate of the Shen family. He stared at Pei Zhouwu's house opposite and told Zhang Ke, "Go to the widow Shen's house at the end of the street. If the lady is there, ask her to come back immediately."
"yes."
It was already late at night and most of the shops outside were closed. The only place Liu Fuying could go was the widow's house.
Soon, Zhang Ke came back and reported that Liu Fuying was not at the widow's house.
"General, only the young master and the young lady are at Widow Shen's house listening to her brother's study. The lady is not there."
Shen Xiunian's gaze towards the door opposite became increasingly sharp.
I recalled what Pei Zhouwu said a few days ago, that he had a cat in his house that loved to steal fish.
"Zhang Ke!"
"General, you say."
"Take someone and go look for her outside. Make sure to bring the lady back."
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
After sending the people away, Shen Xiunian walked down the stairs and went to the opposite door.
At this moment, Liu Fuying was indeed lying on the bed in Pei Zhouwu's room. She was lying in Pei Zhouwu's arms, pulling off his clothes bit by bit.
"Husband, I have already rested for the night yesterday, why do you always advise me to be moderate?"
…
Suddenly, a loud "bang" broke the night flooded by spring water.
The door was broken open, revealing Shen Xiunian's figure.
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