Chapter 62 Si Yuan's Suicide Attempt
The car drove away, but Lin Shuangyu remained standing there in a daze.
Song Yan turned his gaze away and looked at his phone screen.
He hesitated for a moment, but still clicked on the recording.
Then, I listened to the whole thing.
As the recording progressed, Song Yan's grip on the phone tightened little by little.
His expression unconsciously became tense and angry.
Song Yan wasn't stupid; the conversation in the recording almost completely revealed the truth about Si Yuan and Lin Shuangyu.
This was tantamount to suddenly shattering all his previous understanding of Lin Shuangyu and Si Yuan.
His fiancée, whom he personally chose, appears gentle and generous, but in reality, she is the perpetrator of harm to his most beloved sister.
And he... he's been fueling the flames all along.
This only serves to highlight his "care," making it extremely ironic, even laughable.
So what exactly did Lin Shuangyu do to Si Yuan back then?
Is this even worse than what happened today?
Song Yan's hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
If Si Yuan really suffered severe bullying back then, how helpless must she have felt when she was later expelled from the country alone?
If Si Yuan's depression is also real, then he even threw away her medication.
He also said so many hurtful things to her.
Song Yan's wrist trembled violently, and his phone fell to the ground.
For the first time, he was so panicked that he didn't know what to do.
If Lin Shuangyu's words have been false, then the evidence provided by Ding Momo must also be untrue.
In the end, he had no idea what had happened to Si Yuan abroad.
Song Yan snapped out of his daze, picked up his phone, and immediately dialed Assistant Chen's number.
“Go to England yourself and find out exactly what Si Yuan did abroad during those five years.”
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The next afternoon, while still in England, Assistant Qi had already sent the message back.
Song Yan didn't sleep all night. During that time, Lin Shuangyu and Song's mother made many phone calls, but he didn't answer any of them.
He didn't answer the phone until he heard from Assistant Qi.
His voice trembled; Song Yan suddenly felt a little scared.
He was afraid to hear anything that could break his heart.
"explain."
Assistant Qi's voice was somewhat somber. He had followed Song Yan for many years and knew Si Yuan quite well, so after finding out about her past, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
She was the adopted daughter of the Song family, a very important family in Haicheng, and she had such a difficult five years abroad.
"The young lady is indeed often away from the student dormitory while she is abroad."
Song Yanxin's heart sank.
Could it be that I guessed wrong?
But the next second, Assistant Qi said, "Because she is frequently hospitalized and unable to return to her apartment, I obtained her sick leave certificates, each with a doctor's certificate attached."
Like a bolt from the blue, Song Yan's heart was shattered.
"Hospitalization?"
"It's a mental illness. The doctor said that the young lady has obvious self-destructive tendencies and bipolar disorder, which has lasted for three years, since she went to London. It has only gradually lessened in the last two years. The cost of psychologists abroad is very high, and the young lady has been trying to raise money for treatment."
Song Yan thought he had misheard.
He opened his mouth towards the phone receiver, but as if all the oxygen had been sucked out, he couldn't make a sound.
It was a warm day, with sunlight streaming in through the window and falling on the back of his hand, yet it felt so cold, unable to warm the chill that seeped from his very bones.
In other words, Si Yuan was alone abroad, helplessly battling her illness while struggling to pay for medical expenses.
At that time, she was only eighteen years old.
He wasn't there when she needed him most.
So, she changed so much because she endured more, was forced to lose her former self, and was compelled to grow up.
"besides……"
Assistant Qi paused, his voice tinged with hesitation, "We found that when Miss first arrived in London, she had an emergency rescue record due to an overdose of sedatives. The doctor's diagnosis stated that she had severe post-traumatic stress disorder at the time and had many... wounds inflicted by others."
Assistant Qi's words were already quite subtle.
He had seen the photos of those injuries, and just thinking about them made him shudder. He couldn't bear to look at those wounds and imagine a young girl's back.
Song Yan remained silent, trying to understand what Assistant Qi had just said.
So, did Si Yuan attempt suicide?
She used to be such an optimistic person, how desperate must she have been to be willing to give up her life?
What does "injury caused by another person" mean?
Assistant Qi replied, "There are burns, cuts, and wounds from being struck by a heavy object. They are not fatal, but..."
Song Yan's tone was slightly somber: "Speak!"
"But it hurts a lot, and it hurts for a long time until the broken skin heals. But the young lady's immune system is too weak, and the wound often gets infected, so it takes a long time to heal."
Song Yan understood; those injuries were all taken from Haicheng by Si Yuan.
Someone harmed Si Yuan right under her nose.
Song Yan's mind went blank.
His knuckles turned white as he gripped the phone, and his fingertips went slightly numb from the excessive force. His body grew colder and colder.
"President Song?"
Assistant Qi's voice came through the phone, tinged with worry.
Song Yan took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calm, but when he spoke, it trembled uncontrollably: "Continue the investigation. Investigate the group of people who hung out with Lin Shuangyu back in high school. No matter where they are now, find them one by one and find out everything."
"yes."
After hanging up the phone, Song Yan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
The room was silent except for his heavy breathing and the dull pain in his heart.
So it was that easy to find out Si Yuan's past.
That way you'll know about her pain.
But he only believed the so-called facts told by Lin Shuangyu.
Five years ago, I was just a child and didn't know how to face Si Yuan.
But what was he doing five years later?
He doubted her injuries, suspected she was lying, questioned her academic achievements and accomplishments despite her difficulties, and condoned Lin Shuangyu's further harm to her...
And Si Yuan had actually attempted suicide; he... almost never saw her again.
This is what truly frightens Song Yan.
If Si Yuan had succeeded in her suicide attempt that time, she would have died quietly abroad.
Then, on an ordinary day, he received a phone call from a foreign country, telling him that his sister had died.
And so, Si Yuan completely disappeared from his life...
Song Yan's heart ached terribly.
This "what if" scenario is so terrifying, yet it actually happened in a very real way.
Song Yan wanted to call Si Yuan and see her immediately, but when he looked at her name on his phone, he surprisingly hesitated.
Because he now knows perfectly well that Si Yuan—his sister—is truly disappointed in him.
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