Chapter 345 Recalling Prison Life
Then, he quickly turned around and walked towards the door without looking back.
"Jinzhou, Jinzhou..."
Liang Yuxin quickly followed, but before she could even touch Bo Jinzhou, he opened the door and left.
"Bang--"
The loud slam of the door echoed through every corner, the sound deafening.
Liang Yuxin stared at the tightly closed door, trembling with anger.
She collapsed onto the cold ground, tears streaming down her face.
"Sang Ruo! I'm not done with you yet!"
A low growl ripped through the entire room.
On Saturday afternoon, Sang Ruo suddenly received a call from Shen Qingzhuo, inviting her to his birthday party that evening. Since she had nothing else to do that evening, she figured it wouldn't hurt to go and have some fun.
And having gone through so much lately, she really wanted to find an outlet for her emotions, and for some reason, she wanted to have a drink.
Bo Jinyan has been quite busy with work these past few days, and the two haven't seen each other for almost three days. They haven't spoken on the phone or even sent a text message since today.
So I didn't have a chance to talk to her about her going to a birthday party tonight.
At 8 p.m., Sang Ruo arrived at the address sent by Shen Qingzhuo on time; it was a bar.
From the moment she stepped into the private room, Shen Qingzhuo focused his attention on her face and personally came over to greet her.
Shen Qingzhuo didn't actually know most of her friends, but many of them knew Sang Ruo. There was only one reason for this: Shen Qingzhuo liked Sang Ruo.
Therefore, from the moment Sang Ruo appeared, many people focused their attention on her.
Sang Ruo did drink quite a bit today, and she was already somewhat drunk as the birthday banquet approached its second half.
She got up and headed to the restroom, completely unaware that a figure was following her.
As she walked down the corridor, her steps suddenly faltered for a moment, and a pair of strong arms instantly reached out and pulled her firmly into their embrace.
Sang Ruo quickly raised her eyes and met Shen Qingzhuo's gentle gaze.
The man's voice was unusually gentle: "Sister Ruo, are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Sang Ruo subconsciously shook her head and instinctively broke free from his embrace: "I'm going to the restroom."
Shen Qingzhuo remained at the end of the corridor, not leaving.
Only after she came out did he approach her and ask, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Sang Ruo smiled faintly, a slight upturn to her lips. "Why haven't you gone back to the private room yet?"
"I can't bear to leave you..."
Shen Qingzhuo suddenly turned around, looked out the window of the corridor, and then took out a cigarette.
Sang Ruo staggered forward, stood beside him, and chatted with him.
The two talked about their work, then about Sang Ruo and Bo Jinyan's relationship, but unexpectedly ended up talking about Sang Ruo's time in prison.
Bo Jinzhou happened to be at this bar for a business dinner today. When he went to the restroom, he inadvertently saw two familiar figures.
It was Sang Ruo and Shen Qingzhuo.
Since the two people had their backs to him, they did not notice him approaching.
Bo Jinzhou found a seat, eager to hear what they were talking about.
Sang Ruo's gaze was fixed on the night view outside the window: "What's there to talk about in life there? It can only be described in one word."
Shen Qingzhuo's hand holding the cigarette suddenly paused for a moment.
He turned his head and looked at her curiously: "Which word?"
Sang Ruo turned her head and met his eyes, a cold smile playing on her lips: "Tragic."
The moment the word was uttered, Shen Qingzhuo's upper eyelashes suddenly trembled slightly.
Tonight, Sang Ruo inexplicably felt the urge to confide in someone she had always avoided discussing.
She looked ahead and slowly began to speak: "Actually, those three years I spent inside were really miserable. I don't know if someone bribed them to treat me that way on purpose. Beatings were commonplace, and verbal abuse never stopped; it happened almost every day."
“No one treated me like a human being there. I seemed to be a tool for them to vent their anger. Whenever they were in a bad mood, they would beat me. I had injuries all the time, and it took a long time to slowly remove those marks.”
"I remember the worst time I was beaten. I was bedridden for a full two weeks and almost thought I was going to die. I don't know how I got through it. Looking back now, I still feel a chill."
"I never want to go back to that place again in my life, and I never want to think about it again..."
Shen Qingzhuo quickly stubbed out his cigarette and gently patted her back: "I'm sorry for reminding you of those painful memories. I never imagined that those days would cause you..."
The man in front of him couldn't bear to continue.
Sang Ruo curled her lips into a cold smile: "Forget it, let bygones be bygones! I'll go back and have a couple more drinks with you, then I'll head home."
"Okay, after you finish drinking, I'll take you home."
Upon hearing that they were leaving, Bo Jinzhou quickly slipped into the nearby restroom.
He only breathed a sigh of relief after the footsteps outside faded into the distance.
A strong pang of heartache suddenly gripped his heart and lingered for a long time.
Sang Ruo's life in prison was a mystery until this point.
Because she never wanted to mention it to anyone, and he sent people to investigate, but they couldn't find out anything.
Hearing her recount those past events in person is already suffocating.
He was particularly shocked by the sentence, "I don't know if someone bribed them to treat me that way on purpose."
He did spend money to bribe them, hoping they would take care of her. But instead of making things easier for her, she ended up in a worse situation than if he hadn't bribed them at all.
At that moment, he suddenly regretted why he had testified for Liang Yuxin without conducting an investigation.
Looking back now, the probability that Sang Ruo was wrongly accused is probably very high.
After all, even if a doctor who saves lives has bad intentions, he wouldn't go so far as to harm people!
Why didn't he realize this before?
He quickly took out his phone and dialed Bai Yu's number.
"Mr. Bo, were you looking for me?"
"Didn't I ask you to reopen Sang Ruo's case last time? What were the results of the investigation?"
"This matter is indeed quite tricky. So far, we haven't found any useful clues. Moreover, it's not just us investigating; it seems that Bo Jinyan's side is also sending people to investigate, and they've been sending people to investigate continuously without interruption..."
Bo Jinzhou's face was extremely gloomy: "Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, the atmosphere around him suddenly became tense.
It seems that clearing her name will not be an easy task.
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