Chapter 327 Wrong payment
Lin Xuesha was unaware that she had already revealed something very important.
"Shen Yuan, did I say something wrong? Why do you have that expression?" Lin Xuesha asked tentatively, unsure of what she had said or done wrong.
Fu Shenyuan turned around and exchanged a glance with Jiang Ranxing. After they both understood each other, they nodded.
Fu Shenyuan said, "No, I was just asking because I wanted to know about the past."
Lin Xuesha smiled charmingly: "Sure, if you want to know, I can tell you everything. But now is not the time to talk about this. Grandpa was killed by this Jiang Ranxing. Why won't you believe it? Shen Yuan, I won't lie to you, you know that."
Fu Shenyuan remained silent.
Lin Xuesha's words had long since lost their credibility with him, and now the word "trust" was teetering on the brink of collapse.
"Xue Sha, since you said you personally witnessed Ran Xing arguing with Grandpa and pushing him down the stairs, can you tell me why you came to the old house? As far as I know, Grandpa didn't ask you to come, and neither did I. So why did you come?"
Lin Xuesha was caught off guard by his question and immediately panicked.
"I came here to visit Grandpa. I know he's not in good health, so it's only natural for a junior like me to come and visit him."
Fu Shenyuan then asked, "Really? But why did you come with Fu Hongkai? Are you two very familiar with each other?"
"No, no, how could I possibly know him? It was just a coincidence."
But Fu Shenyuan wasn't stupid. There aren't that many coincidences in this world. They're all just ways to cover up the real reasons, and lies might be hidden among them.
Fu Shenyuan felt disappointed.
His disappointment stemmed from the fact that Lin Xuesha was indeed deceiving him.
“Xue Sha, let’s assume what you said is true. Considering you saved me, I don’t want to hold this against you. I’ll have someone send you back,” Fu Shenyuan paused, then said, “Don’t ever come to the Fu family’s old residence again, and let’s not see each other for the time being.”
"But! But Grandpa's death—"
Lin Xuesha was still unwilling to give up just like that.
Fu Shenyuan's eyes turned cold. He asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure you want me to investigate Grandpa's cause of death now? The results are in. If it wasn't Ranxing who did it, you wouldn't have left so easily."
Lin Xuesha's eyes darted around quickly. Before Fu Shenyuan could thoroughly investigate and hold her accountable, she needed to be quick to read the room.
"Alright, Shen Yuan, I should give you some space. I believe you will give Grandpa an explanation. I'll... I'll go now, okay?"
Fu Shenyuan walked to the railing upstairs and said to the people below, "Send Miss Lin out of the old house."
Lin Xuesha didn't dare linger and left in a hurry.
Fu Shenyuan rested his hands on the second-floor railing, looking at the empty old house with a somewhat unfocused gaze.
Jiang Ranxing turned around and walked over as well.
Standing in this spot, one can see the outside scenery through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the side hall. The sky is gradually darkening, and even the last bit of dusky yellow light is about to disappear before their eyes. All the vibrant colors of the day will be swallowed up by the approaching darkness.
Fu Shenyuan slowly opened his mouth and said, "What you said may be right, Xue Sha is lying to me."
Jiang Ranxing replied, "I thought you would be reluctant to believe it."
"..." Fu Shenyuan chuckled silently, a smile that seemed both bitter and mocking. "Ranxing, I don't want to lie to you. To be honest, I didn't really want her to lie to me, but now I have no choice but to believe her."
"Because you don't want to believe that the person you've been clinging to for so many years is a liar, that you've placed your emotions in the wrong person, and you'll hate yourself, right?"
"I can't hide it from you."
Jiang Ranxing also sighed, "Everyone makes mistakes, you don't need to be too hard on yourself."
Fu Shenyuan closed his eyes, his breath hot and trembling.
"I'm so sorry, Ranxing. Because of Lin Xuesha, I've done so many wrong things to you. Just thinking about it now makes my heart ache. I should have—"
Fu Shenyuan turned around, grasped Jiang Ranxing's shoulders, and slowly said, "I really should go to hell like Fu Hongkai said. What have I done to you..."
Jiang Ranxing's eyes flickered. In fact, she didn't know what Fu Shenyuan had "done" to her. Those were probably bad things, even terrible things, but she really had no memory of them.
She couldn't empathize much with Fu Shenyuan's confession; it was as if he were talking about another woman's story.
Jiang Ranxing let out a long sigh of relief, as if answering the Jiang Ranxing of the past.
"I believe that if the Jiang Ranxing of the past could hear these words from you, she would be very happy. Her efforts for you were not in vain, and you saw it all with your own eyes, didn't you?"
But upon hearing this, Fu Shenyuan did not feel any better; instead, he felt even more stifled and uncomfortable.
"She is you, Burning Star. You have always been the same person."
Fu Shenyuan disliked the way Jiang Ranxing seemed to have clearly drawn a line between herself and him, as if she had nothing to do with him now.
Jiang Ranxing didn't say anything, but simply removed his hand from her shoulder.
“You know, I don’t remember those things, and I may never remember them in my life. Even if I do remember them, as you said, they are all bad things, so why should I remember them?”
Fu Shenyuan was filled with self-blame: "It's all my fault that you've ended up like this. If it weren't for me, you might have been living a good life as the eldest daughter of the Jiang family long ago, instead of ending up with all this pain and heartache."
"Alright, what's done is done, and none of us can go back to the past. Consider your words as an explanation to the past. You should think about what's next. How do you plan to deal with Fu Hongkai?"
Jiang Ranxing woke up faster than Fu Shenyuan because she knew that indulging in romantic feelings would not solve any problems, so it was better to face them first.
Fu Shenyuan composed himself. Since she didn't want to talk about it now, he would wait until everything was over before trying to win her back.
“Fu Hongkai has harmed so many people, so he will naturally face legal judgment. He should spend the rest of his life in prison. He will no longer pose any threat to me, you, Wen Qingrang, or anyone else.”
Fu Shenyuan said, "Burning Star, the sky has cleared up, and we can all live in the sunlight now."
Jiang Ranxing felt a mix of emotions. He thought of the smart announcement he heard when he left home this morning: starting tomorrow, City A would enjoy clear skies and sunshine, and the foggy, rainy days would be over.
Jiang Ranxing felt a weight lifted from his heart, as if a heavy burden had been suddenly lifted from his shoulders.
She was free from constraints; she could freely pursue all the beauty in the world.
"By the way, Fu Shenyuan, have your lawyer come over."
Fu Shenyuan's heart tightened suddenly.
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