Song Wan's lips trembled slightly, and she gently lowered her eyes.
Lin Zhaojiang tried to hold her hand, but she coldly avoided it.
After a long while, her voice drifted away in the wind: "Lin Zhaojiang, we will never have another chance."
This was the answer he had expected. Although he was prepared, hearing her say that still stung his heart.
Lin Zhaojiang forced a smile and nodded, making a final effort. "I...I understand that what I did in the past doesn't deserve your forgiveness. But I'm willing to make amends. It's my own business; you can accept it or not, but I will definitely do my best..."
“No need.” Song Wan turned her back. “Your attempt to make amends is just to put your mind at ease. You didn’t cherish this relationship or our child when I loved you the most, so there’s no need for you to do so much for me now.”
"Wanwan..."
"Do you know how much my heart ached when I got here!" Song Wan emphasized.
Lin Zhaojiang couldn't see her face, but he could see her trembling shoulders and sense her suppressed emotions. He knew she was crying, but he didn't know how to comfort her.
He wanted to hold her tight, but as she said, he had already missed his chance.
Song Wan turned and left, while he stood motionless. A gust of wind ruffled his hair and also knocked the bunch of daisies in front of the tombstone to the side.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Zhaojiang finally took a step. As soon as he got into the car, he received a call from his subordinate.
"President Lin."
"How is the situation?"
"We've been following Lin Na for the past few days, but haven't made any new discoveries. The thugs at the police station haven't given us any valuable information either. Ms. Lin, should we... continue following Lin Na?"
Lin Zhaojiang remained silent.
The subordinate continued, "Personally, I don't think it's necessary. We have no leads on Lin Na's side, and maybe Sun Xiaoyun's matter really has nothing to do with her. Besides, even if she's an adopted daughter, she's still one of the Fourth Master's people. What if we alert him..."
Lin Zhaojiang coughed heavily, abruptly stopping his subordinate from speaking.
He understood what his subordinates meant. His hiring someone to follow Lin Na was seen as going against him by his fourth uncle. If it aroused his fourth uncle's suspicion, it would be much harder to deal with him in the future board meetings.
But Lin Zhaojiang had already made a backup of his fourth uncle's messy account, though he hadn't told anyone, not even his confidants.
He was meticulous, and his years as the head of the group had instilled in him a cautious habit. He wouldn't reveal a single word before the matter was settled.
But when it came to Song Wan, he lost his composure when facing Lin Na.
"President Lin?" There was no response from the other end of the phone for a long time, and the subordinate became a little flustered.
Lin Zhaojiang took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "You all continue to follow her."
"oh……"
"There's definitely something wrong with this person!"
*
That day, Linna disguised herself and came to a dilapidated residential area.
This area is an old town, and most of the houses are old and dilapidated. The land has lost its value and can no longer attract developers, so it has slowly become like an abandoned place.
Fortunately, the housing prices are cheap and the transportation is convenient, making it the first choice for many people who are struggling to make ends meet. Lin Na, dressed in all black with a black baseball cap covering most of her face, sneaked along the dusty path to a building, glanced at the unit door, and hurried up.
Song Huai opened the door, and upon seeing Lin Na, a sly smile appeared on his thin face.
"Why did we have to find such a place!" Linna entered with a gloomy face. "It's so hard to find!"
"Well, there's nothing I can do about it, this place is so cheap!" Song Huai closed the door and strolled over.
Linna noticed that he had lost weight again. The tall man, who was 1.8 meters tall, was now as thin as a ghost. T-shirts that a normal person could fill out looked baggy and oversized on him, as if he were swaying inside the clothes.
A hint of suspicion flashed across Linna's eyes, but she didn't say anything.
"Why don't you go back to your own home? Isn't your mother the one who loves you the most? Back then, to get treatment for your illness, she didn't hesitate to push your younger sister into my older brother's arms; she was practically selling her into servitude!"
"Ha, how dare I go home now!" Song Huai took out a cigarette and lit it. "Don't you understand the saying 'familiarity breeds contempt'? My mom is obsessed with that little girl now, and I don't want to make a fool of myself under her nose, so I rented this place... But it's a pity, my sister is always siding with outsiders. Back when she was with Lin Zhaojiang, she never asked him for money except for medical treatment... Now, that's even more impossible!"
"So that's why you've set your sights on me." Linna glanced at him dismissively.
Back when Song Wan was with Lin Zhaojiang, he doted on her and gave her a lot of money, but Song Wan saved it all and didn't spend a single penny recklessly.
Song Huai received treatment from a professional medical team found by Lin Zhaojiang, and Lin Zhaojiang paid all the expenses directly, with every expense clearly accounted for.
After Song Huai recovered from his illness, he often asked Song Wan for money, but she refused each time. The reason for refusing was: "Zhao Jiang doesn't earn money easily, so we can't waste his money."
Enraged, Song Huai kept yelling at her, "Are you out of your mind? You belong to him, so it's only natural for you to use his money!"
To everyone's surprise, Song Wan also got angry, "I didn't go out to sell myself!"
Song Huai sneered: "What's the difference between you and a prostitute? Ha, you really think he can marry you, really think you can be his wife? Dream on!"
"Sigh, my sister's so stubborn." Song Huai exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at Lin Na ingratiatingly. "It's because you're so generous, Miss, that I've been working so hard for you!"
Both Song Huai's deathly pale face and the messy room disgusted Lin Na to the extreme.
She looked at him and asked coldly, "I've come to see you today because I have something important to discuss... Is the death of Sun Xiaoyun and her husband related to you?"
Song Huai's hand, which was holding the cigarette, trembled violently.
"It really was you!" Lin Na suddenly stood up and slapped him hard. "You want to get me killed?!"
What are you doing?
"That's what I should be asking you!" Lin Na was furious. "Why did you do such a thing? How could you kill someone! Besides, Sun Xiaoyun and her unborn child died together! Now Lin Zhaojiang suspects me, how can I possibly clear my name!"
"What are you panicking about!" Song Huai said nonchalantly. "Does he have any evidence? Let me tell you, my brothers are all my best buddies, they definitely..."
As he spoke, his body began to sway again, his eyes became unfocused, and he revealed an expression of intense longing for something.
Linna stared in horror as he expertly took a syringe from the drawer, drew out a liquid, and injected it into her vein...
After a while, Song Huai returned to normal, a twisted smile appearing on his thin, sunken face.
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