Chapter 38 Cemetery
Li Jingshen got out of the car, took the umbrella with one hand, and held Shen Zhichu's cold little hand with the other.
Entering the cemetery, Shen Zhichu looked out from afar and saw nothing but tombstones. The gloomy sky pressed down above, making it a little hard to breathe.
Shen Changnan was buried a few days ago, and the cleanest piece of the tombstone was his tomb.
There was a bunch of lilies in front of the tombstone, its petals withered and drenched by the rain. Shen Zhichu squatted down and cleaned the flowers bit by bit, then wiped the photo on the tombstone with his sleeves. The photo showed Shen Changnan in his youth, wearing a suit, smiling, with wisdom in his eyes, and he looked very energetic.
This is his wedding photo, and his mother's photo is also a wedding photo. There is no sense of incongruity when looking at them together, as if I was instantly back to twenty-eight years ago.
Shen Changnan was not a good father but he was a good husband. He never remarried even though his mother had died for 23 years. He even bought the land next to his mother's grave early on.
He was afraid of death but perhaps he wanted to see Shen Zhichu's mother more, and this time he finally got his wish.
Why did Shen Changnan hate Shen Zhichu so much? Perhaps it was because her birth killed the woman he loved most, but he could do nothing. He had to raise the "wife murderer" with his own hands and watch her face look more and more like his wife.
The rain drifted onto Shen Zhichu's face with the wind. She raised her hand to wipe it off, and for a moment she couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears on her face.
Shen Zhichu bent his knees and knelt in front of the two graves to kowtow. In the cold weather, his knees felt like they were pierced, but Shen Zhichu did not feel any pain.
She was like a wisp of lonely soul, as if the wind would blow it away. "Mom, I'm sorry for taking so long to come see you. I didn't do my best. I didn't keep the house safe and I couldn't protect Dad..."
Shen Zhichu's voice seemed to be blown away by the wind, and only her choked sobs could be heard.
After the trembling voice fell, Shen Zhichu kowtowed six times on the ground, then turned to Shen Changnan's tombstone and said, "Dad, I will remember your words."
These words were heard clearly by Li Jingshen who was standing behind him. Li Jingshen pursed his lips slightly, his eyes dim and unclear. He had indeed visited Shen Changnan in prison the day before he jumped to his death, and told him something about Shen Zhichu.
This was to make Shen Changnan treat Shen Zhichu better in the future, but he didn't expect Shen Changnan to be so depressed that he would jump off the building and commit suicide.
After Shen Zhichu kowtowed, she stood up shakily. She looked up at the umbrella covering her head, then turned to look at the man holding the umbrella for her.
A sentence popped up in my mind: the person who can shelter you from the wind and rain can also keep you from seeing the sun.
Li Jingshen: "Let's go."
"Chu Chu." Shen Zhichu lowered her head. At the moment when she was about to turn around, she seemed to hear someone calling her from behind. Her heart trembled, and an indescribable feeling of grievance surged from her heart. Her eyes were blurred with tears, but she suppressed her tears and turned her head to look over.
She took a last look at her parents' tombstones. She lost her mother when she was born, and now even her father has left her.
Li Jingshen said she was cheap, and she was indeed cheap. She actually wanted to hear Shen Changnan continue to scold her.
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Shen Changnan died, but the compensation still had to be paid. Shen Zhichu sold his belongings and scraped together the money.
As for the Shen Group, it has been acquired by Li Jingshen. Shen Zhichu sold her shares and now only has 3% left. Now she is the president in name only. Li Jingshen can make her lose everything with just a wave of his hand.
Shen Zhichu also tried to take out a loan or borrow money from his former partners, but these days, it is easy to make things worse than to help others. In addition, Li Jingshen "deliberately" made a greeting, and those people retreated as soon as they heard Shen Zhichu's name.
Not to mention banks, if you want a loan you have to put up the same amount of capital. Shen Zhichu is now like a stray dog in distress with nothing, so which bank would dare to lend her money?
Shen Zhichu watched helplessly as the Shen family was emptied bit by bit, and even the old house was gone.
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