Chapter 187 The Tragic Secret
Qiao Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief. "Shi Xin was ignorant before. You are generous enough to forgive her."
"No wonder Shi Xin reacted like that. At her age, her reaction was perfectly normal," said Su Man.
It is impossible to say that everything is completely calm.
Su Man still feels emotional that Song Lin and Qiao Shixin have finally returned to the track they should be on, getting married and having children as they were supposed to.
Suman sincerely said that she wished them well.
She didn't want Song Lin to continue to be obsessed, nor did she want Qiao Shixin to be sad because of it.
This is the best result.
If they could move on from the past, Su Man could naturally move on as well, even faster than them.
After all, from beginning to end, Suman was just a bystander involved.
After finishing a cup of coffee, Su Man hadn't gotten to the point with Qiao Shiyan.
Su Man was very eager to know the answer at first, but after Qiao Shiyan's interruption, she became a little timid.
In the end, it was Qiao Shiyan who brought up the matter first. "As for what you wanted to ask me on the phone... why don't we go out for a walk? Get some sunshine, look at the scenery, and talk about depressing topics. Maybe your mood will ease a little."
Qiao Shiyan gave Su Man a heads-up in advance.
Su Man nodded: "That's fine."
Qiao Shiyan paid the bill and held the door for Su Man when he left.
The two of them walked slowly all the way to the river bank.
The autumn wind was blowing gently, the willows on the riverbank were green with a hint of yellow, and there were already many fallen leaves on the large lawn.
Qiao Shiyan and Su Man walked side by side, but his attention was all on Su Man. Seeing Su Man lowering her head in a daze, he asked, "Why do you suddenly want to know about Luo Yan?"
Su Man overthought it.
I thought he didn't want to answer.
Then he said, "Is there something you can't tell me? If you feel that this involves your friend's privacy and it makes you feel embarrassed, you don't have to say it."
"No, no, no, actually, Luo Yan and I are not familiar with each other. In fact, my relationship with you is closer than my relationship with Luo Yan." Qiao Shiyan explained.
Su Man felt relieved and nodded.
The two of them came and sat down on the double bench by the river bank.
Qiao Shiyan said, "The doctor did give a diagnosis at the time that Luo Yan would probably have a hard time getting pregnant again. Everyone in our circle knew about this, but later on, Bei Sheng ordered everyone to keep quiet about it, so no one dared to mention it anymore, and the news didn't spread. Over time, the matter faded away."
Su Man was still unwilling to give up. "What happened at that time that caused her health to be so depleted?"
Qiao Shiyan looked at Su Man, and within a few seconds, it seemed as if countless thoughts had flashed through his mind.
Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind: "Actually, what you said is not wrong. This matter involves other people's privacy, and it is indeed unethical for me to bring it up like this. But I don't want to disappoint you. You should also remember that I told you before that Luo Yan had sneaked into the gang himself, hoping to help Bei Sheng from inside."
"Well, I remember you saying that Luo Yan was eventually discovered, imprisoned, abused, and tortured. Finally, Bei Sheng found her and she was seriously injured."
"At that time, I didn't tell you the specific details." Qiao Shiyan said, "That gang was engaged in illegal activities that were reckless and risked their lives. Murder and arson were the most common things in their eyes, not to mention bullying women. After Luo Yan's identity was exposed, they locked her in a reservoir, beat her up, and then sexually assaulted her..."
Suman gasped.
Qiao Shiyan continued, "After that, they didn't let Luo Yan go. They kept her locked up, feeding her a little food and water every day, keeping her alive. Whenever the men in the gang had physical needs, they would go to Luo Yan to take care of them... When we found Luo Yan, her injuries from the beating hadn't even healed yet, and she was still bleeding. But they just left her there, without treatment or bandaging. They didn't treat Luo Yan as a person, but as a tool... After she was released, Luo Yan tried to commit suicide, and was stopped by the nurses seven times."
Su Man was in a heavy mood, but what Qiao Shiyan said next shocked her even more.
After suffering such inhuman treatment, even a person with strong psychological endurance would probably be crushed.
"That's why Beisheng feels that he owes her a lot..." Su Man murmured.
Qiao Shiyan smiled sadly and shook his head, "It's more than that."
Su Man was puzzled.
Qiao Shiyan said: "When Luo Yan was rescued, we immediately sent her to the hospital for examination and treatment. The results of the examination were shocking and infuriating."
At this point, Su Man could probably guess what it was.
But deep down, I still have a little hope, hoping it is not what I guessed.
"A blood test revealed that her progesterone level was very high... She was pregnant with those beasts' child. The doctor also told us that this wasn't her first pregnancy."
"What?!"
"During the days she was trapped, she became pregnant twice. After they discovered her, they beat her again and forced her to have a miscarriage. Oh, they are truly a bunch of beasts. They continued to violate Luo Yan the day after she had a miscarriage."
Su Man was frightened when she heard this.
The scene of Luo Yan being punched and kicked, with blood flowing from her legs, suddenly appeared before her eyes...
Just imagining it is terrifying, let alone Luo Yan who has experienced it personally.
"So... this is why she can't have children anymore," said Su Man.
"Well, two violent miscarriages in a row have severely damaged her uterus. Furthermore, the miscarriages weren't managed scientifically, leaving the dead fetus in her uterus. This has caused a degree of uterine disease and aggravation, making it difficult for her to conceive again. Even if she were lucky enough to get pregnant, it would be difficult to keep the baby, and it wouldn't be good for her health."
Qiao Shiyan's voice was calm.
But Su Man also knew that this was the result of the passage of time. Who knows how torturous this incident must have been back then. Xiao Beisheng, the person closest to Luo Yan, must have been in even greater pain.
She asked, "At that time... Luo Yan didn't want to live, Bei Sheng must have been in great pain too, right?"
Qiao Shiyan nodded. "The police wanted to take a statement. During the recording, Luo Yan broke down several times, screaming like crazy. At one point, she suddenly banged her head against the wall. Bei Sheng was very angry with the police because of this, and has refused to take the statement since then."
"It turns out they have been through so much together... No wonder, when I was about to marry Xiao Beisheng, everyone said that I could never fit in between them no matter what." Su Man smiled bitterly.
Qiao Shiyan looked at her with some worry, not hiding the pain in his eyes.
He comforted her: "That's all in the past. If Luo Yan had been willing to be with Bei Sheng, so many things wouldn't have happened later. It was Luo Yan who failed to hold Bei Sheng in place."
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