Chapter 113 Have you lost your conscience?
Lu Yanchuan had to be on guard, knowing that he hadn't been very kind to Shen Li over the past few years.
He Xun was clearly there to support Shen Li, and he was fully capable of doing so.
If Shen Li wanted to leave him, with He Xun's abilities, he could probably make her leave without any worries.
After He Xun walked in, he pulled off the mask on his face.
His handsome face, which frequently appears on both the big and small screens and at various film festivals, was revealed.
He Xun's gaze fell lightly on Lu Yanchuan, clearly carrying a hint of scrutiny and sizing.
A moment later, he smirked, "That's quite a self-inflicted injury tactic."
Lu Yanchuan pursed his thin lips and remained silent.
He Xun did not continue the previous topic about Shen Wenzhong. He Xun had no pity for Lu Yanchuan.
"Lu Yanchuan," He Xun addressed him by his full name, "don't you want to get a divorce from Li Li?"
Upon hearing Xun Ge's words, Shen Li's pupils suddenly dilated, and she murmured, "Xun Ge..."
He Xun glanced at her sideways and said, "Don't say anything."
Then she continued to look at Lu Yanchuan, "I'm asking you a question."
He Xun's gaze was slightly cold, even carrying undisguised hostility, as he looked at Lu Yanchuan. "Others may be afraid of you, but I'm not. The agreement between Shen Li and you is worthless. You still want to delay her for another hundred days because of this?"
He Xun asked coldly, "Have you lost your conscience?"
Lu Yanchuan's face was already pale, and after hearing He Xun's words, he became even paler.
But he didn't respond with harsh words or say anything; he just listened quietly.
Deep down, I even felt a sense of satisfaction.
After learning about his misunderstandings and lack of understanding of Shen Li, he also realized how much of a jerk he had been.
But no one blamed him for it. Even though he was injured while protecting Shen Li in the car accident, Lu Yanchuan felt a sense of relief and that he deserved what he had done.
And now, finally someone is blaming him for it.
He Xun didn't care what Lu Yanchuan was thinking; his gaze was fixed on Lu Yanchuan.
"If you have even a shred of conscience, stop dragging Shen Li along. She's still young."
Lu Yanchuan had been silently listening to and accepting He Xun's reprimands.
But upon hearing those words, Lu Yanchuan could neither simply listen nor silently accept them.
"I don't want to divorce Shen Li," Lu Yanchuan said.
Someone who speaks in three parts per sentence and is still out of breath.
He said those words without a single stutter, but the next second his face turned even paler, clearly in pain.
But Lu Yanchuan continued, "It's not because of that agreement, it's about Shen Li and me..."
He pressed his oxygen mask, took a few breaths, his face turning ashen with pain, but immediately continued, "...the feelings haven't reached the point of being irreparable..."
Shen Li blinked, seemingly surprised by Lu Yanchuan's words. Although she could clearly feel the easing and warming of the relationship between her and Lu Yanchuan after the car accident.
But the memories of the previous five years weighed heavily on him.
Shen Li never expected, nor did she think, that Lu Yanchuan would say such a thing in front of He Xun.
"Oh?" He Xun raised an eyebrow. "Win her back? What were you doing all this time? You bullied her for five years, and now you're thinking about winning her back? Too late."
Lu Yanchuan was about to speak.
He Xun continued, "You know perfectly well what the situation is like for your Lu family right now, even if I don't tell you."
"If you want to go into that kind of quagmire, go by yourself. Don't drag Lili down with you."
He Xun's voice was utterly merciless, and his next words were even more ruthless: "You may die, but Li Li still has to live."
Lu Yanchuan neither nodded nor refuted.
It's clear that he did understand the logic in He Xun's words.
The truth can be very sharp.
"Get your lawyer here right away, have your will drawn up, and get the divorce done as soon as possible. Get Lili out of the picture!" He Xun said.
Lu Yanchuan remained noncommittal regarding He Xun's words.
Looking at his pale face, Shen Li felt a pang of pity. "Brother Xun..."
He Xun glared at her.
Shen Li could easily tell from He Xun's glare that he was full of disappointment and thought she was hopeless.
That's why he's a movie star; a movie star is a movie star, his eyes alone can speak volumes.
He Xun didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with Lu Yanchuan. He had only come to visit Shen Li and talk to her.
Who knew that Lu Yanchuan would move from the ICU to her ward.
He Xun pondered for a moment, glanced at Shen Li, and said, "Come out with me, I have something to say to you."
Shen Li hesitated for a moment, then followed him out.
On the small balcony at the end of the corridor, He Xun stood there, already wearing a mask again.
“Brother Xun.” Shen Li looked at He Xun, but she didn’t want to talk about Lu Yanchuan.
Shen Li's gaze was serious, and her voice was also serious, "Is it true? What Lu Yanchuan said?"
She wasn't particularly clever, but she wasn't stupid either.
The things that Lu Yanchuan could find out would have been beyond what He Xun, in his early days, could have done.
However, after several years, He Xun is no longer the fledgling actor he once was.
With three Best Actor awards in hand, the movies he invests in are all huge hits.
He started his own company, invested in programs, and promoted artists.
He has already made a fortune and is no longer a minor celebrity who depends on capital for his livelihood; he himself is the capital.
Therefore, if Lu Yanchuan can find out, He Xun can definitely find out as well.
So……
"You knew all along that Mom was murdered?" Shen Li asked.
He Xun nodded. "Yes, it's basically certain, but because we haven't had any concrete evidence, we haven't told you yet. We were afraid you'd lose your composure and give us away, alerting the enemy."
Upon hearing He Xun's words, Shen Li's voice lowered, "...Zheng Lixuan, right?"
Aside from Zheng Lixuan, Shen Li didn't think there was anyone else who would be alerted by her impatience.
He Xun remained silent, which was tantamount to acquiescing.
Shen Li let out a long breath, trying to calm herself down. "So... what should we do now?"
He Xun pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't Zheng Lixuan come to you and say that Shen Wenzhong was purely instigated and encouraged by others, and that Lu Jikang from the Lu family was the mastermind behind it?"
“Hmm.” Shen Li nodded, looked up into He Xun’s eyes, and said, “But no one says there can only be one mastermind behind it all, right?”
He Xun's gaze faltered slightly, probably not expecting Shen Li to react so quickly.
“That’s right.” He Xun nodded. “So I reasonably suspect that Zheng Lixuan is still behind this incident. After all, if Shen Wenzhong just wanted money to gamble a little, he could have asked Lu Yanchuan for it like before. There was no need to make such a big deal out of it.”
"Because, judging from the current situation, this is clearly a bad move for Shen Wenzhong that is a thankless task."
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