Chapter 71
Looking at the unreachable call, Fu Qingyan couldn't help but think back to six years ago.
Su Xingyao looked for him many times after he recovered and was discharged from the hospital.
But at that time he felt that the other party was trying to make excuses for his mistakes and didn't want to listen to a word.
Every time he turned around and left mercilessly.
Blocked phone number, deleted WeChat...
However, today, when he finally came to his senses and wanted to ask the other party again what happened.
Only then did I suddenly realize that I had already lost the qualifications to ask the other party.
Su Xingyao didn't know when, but had completely separated herself from his life.
…
Fu Qingyan, who had not slept all night, went to Shen's house.
When one domino falls, it will cause a large-scale collapse.
However, the "truths" that Fu Qingyan once firmly believed in were flawed after Ban Yang revealed a flaw.
All other things are full of flaws.
A lot of the details just don't match up.
For example, Fu Qingyan learned that Shen Huaixi saved him.
When he swore that he had seen Benyan, he was actually just making a guess based on what people around him said.
He then asked several people who were present at the time, and they all said that his savior was Shen Huaixi, but like Ban Yang, they all heard about it, and no one witnessed the process of the other party saving him.
Even Shen Huaixi himself has never responded to this matter directly.
But he silently admitted the matter.
Hearing that Fu Qingyan came to see him, Shen Huaixi was overjoyed.
"Qingyan, you've put a lot of effort into helping me make connections, and I haven't even treated you to a meal yet."
After saying that, he took out the gift he brought for Fu Qingyan when he was relaxing abroad, and handed it to him as intimately as before.
However, Fu Qingyan's reaction was not as usual.
Didn't even reach out to take it.
"What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well?"
The smile on Shen Huaixi's face gradually became a little forced, and he felt panic in his heart, with doubts in his eyes.
Fu Qingyan looked at the innocent Shen Huaixi in front of him, feeling very complicated and uncomfortable.
He once disregarded their friendship and trust and ignored Su Xingyao.
He didn't want to make the same mistake again this time and make such an arbitrary conclusion.
Therefore, he hoped to learn the truth of that year from Shen Huaixi himself.
"Huai Xi, I came here today to ask you something."
When Fu Qingyan spoke, his throat felt a little dry.
"Where did Su Xingyao go after the fire six years ago?"
Hearing this name, Shen Huaixi's expression suddenly changed, and his tone was a little unhappy, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
Fu Qingyan closed his eyes and calmed himself down before asking, "Why did he ask you to help him hide his whereabouts?"
Shen Huaixi's eyes widened slightly, pretending to be surprised.
"What do you mean by hiding your whereabouts... Did you... hear the phone call he made to me?"
Fu Qingyan nodded, "I was awake at the time."
Shen Huaixi glanced at Fu Qingyan, unsure why he suddenly asked about this again, so he explained in a tone that was to cover for Su Xingyao.
"Xingyao...wasn't the fire started in his room? He was afraid you would blame him for such a big fire, so he hid himself."
Fu Qingyan didn't say anything, just looked at Shen Huaixi with a scrutinizing look.
In response to the other party's silent suspicion, Shen Huaixi was very confident.
"Do you think I'm lying to you? Do I have to? Can I predict a fire?"
Yes, Shen Huaixi cannot predict the future.
So this is also what Fu Qingyan can’t understand.
If he lied to himself, how could he be sure that the lie would not be exposed?
Fu Qingyan couldn't understand these things.
But he knew that something must have gone wrong.
So he asked the question anyway.
Fu Qingyan looked into Shen Huaixi's eyes and asked him seriously in a deep voice.
"Huai Xi, tell me the truth, was it really you who rescued me from the villa six years ago?"
Fu Qingyan's words were like a sudden heavy snowfall in the hot summer, and Shen Huaixi felt a chill down his spine.
He clenched the gift in his hand tightly and stared at Fu Qingyan in a probing manner.
He couldn't understand why Fu Qingyan suddenly remembered to ask him about the grafting incident after so many years.
And...you asked so bluntly?
Shen Huaixi, who had been able to deal with it calmly before, suddenly had his heartbeat speed up a lot.
Fu Qingyan has always had unconditional trust in him over the years.
Because of this, he never thought that one day the other party would suddenly become suspicious of this matter.
So he had no idea how to respond, and could only try his best to pretend to be very disappointed with the other party and asked Fu Qingyan in return.
"Qingyan, what are you talking about? Hasn't everyone told you the truth?"
Fu Qingyan’s eyes never left Shen Huaixi.
He is a professional actor, and Shen Huaixi's acting skills are simply not enough in front of him.
He could clearly see the other party's obviously guilty reaction at this moment.
It seems there is no need to ask any more questions.
But Fu Qingyan was still very persistent this time and asked Shen Huaixi seriously again, "I want to hear you tell me the truth."
He wanted to get things straight and give an explanation to himself who was confused and to the person who actually saved him.
Fu Qingyan's persistent questioning made Shen Huaixi even more panicked.
He suppressed his inner panic, took two steps back and shook his head repeatedly, "Qingyan, aren't you doubting me by asking this?"
Fu Qingyan reiterated: "I just want to know the truth."
His eyes were like an eagle, staring at Shen Huaixi firmly.
Shen Huaixi felt a little weak in the knees after being looked at by this look, and directly shifted his gaze away.
He didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only continue to defend himself.
"It's been so many years, what do you mean by asking these questions now? So many people have seen it, do you think I have to lie to you?"
He smiled helplessly, "Is the friendship and trust between us so cheap?"
"Or... have you heard some new rumors?"
"You saw it clearly before you passed out. Who else could it be in the room if not me?"
Listening to Shen Huaixi's pale rebuttal but unable to explain how he saved himself, Fu Qingyan did not ask any more questions.
At this moment, my heart felt like it was immersed in the cold seabed.
He realized that he was a joke for always pursuing the so-called truth from Shen Huaixi.
Resisting the urge to turn around and leave, he asked the other party one last time.
"Where was Xingyao at that time?"
He wanted to know urgently, if it was really Su Xingyao who saved him, then why did he disappear for so long afterwards...
Shen Huaixi raised his voice irritably when he realized that Fu Qingyan was also beginning to doubt him.
"I told you he was hiding!"
As soon as Shen Huaixi finished speaking, a gentle female voice sounded.
"Hidden?"
Wen Ningshu came down the stairs with a smile and walked slowly to Shen Huaixi's side, "Wasn't Xingyao sick at the time?"
Wen Ningshu's sudden appearance scared Shen Huaixi so much that he almost lost his balance.
He looked at Wen Ningshu anxiously and opened his mouth nervously to explain.
"mom……"
Wen Ningshu raised her voice slightly as if she hadn't heard anything, raised her eyebrows and asked Aunt Liu who had followed behind her,
"Aunt Liu, I remember it was you who went to the hospital to visit Xingyao, right?"
Aunt Liu, who was suddenly asked, paused and looked at Shen Huaixi quickly.
She pinched the edge of her apron and smiled, "Ma'am, I forgot."
Wen Ningshu glanced at her and said softly, "Oh."
Fu Qingyan immediately grasped the key information in the conversation and hurried to Wen Ningshu's side. "Aunt Wen, what's wrong with Xingyao?"
Wen Ningshu's delicate brows were slightly wrinkled, as if she was trying hard to recall something.
After a few seconds, she set her sights on Aunt Liu. "Aunt Liu, is it because of the unfamiliar climate?"
Aunt Liu took a deep breath and continued to shake her head, "I don't quite remember, I think so."
Fu Qingyan sneered, "Uncomfortable with the local climate?"
Shen Huaixi's heart immediately sank.
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