Chapter 380: The truth behind
Zhuang Hui's eyes were bloodshot and her nose was sore. She covered her mouth and nose to prevent herself from crying out loud.
But her body was like a willow swaying in the wind, almost broken and blown away.
Zhuang Hui's eyes were moist and she looked at her cousin Yan Jin with tears of gratitude.
"Thank you, cousin."
Regardless of whether what Yan Jin said about believing in her was true or not, to this day, Yan Jin is the only one who is willing to come forward to comfort her and the only one who is willing to tell her to live well.
Except for Yan Jin, everyone else seemed to want her dead.
They all disliked her for having a bad reputation and never cared whether she was wrongly accused.
He only wanted to use her death to exchange for peace in his family.
Maybe the eldest lady didn't want her to die.
After all, she has been raised by the eldest lady for so many years. Even if it is a kitten or a puppy, it will be punished if it makes a mistake. I think the eldest lady would not want that.
But the eldest lady only allowed her to survive.
As for whether she was innocent or not, the eldest lady didn't care.
The eldest lady didn't care whether she was scared or not when she was wronged.
The eldest lady just despised her for being embarrassing.
Only Yan Jin said to her at this time that he hoped she would live well and not take other people's gossip seriously.
Yan Jin told her that he knew she was innocent and he believed her.
When Yan Jin heard her thank you, he just smiled, his eyes still gentle.
"Cousin, I've watched you grow up. Even though we don't meet often and don't talk much, I trust your character."
"I know you wouldn't do such a thing. I think that man is a gangster hired by someone to destroy you."
"Or—"
Having said that, Yan Jin did not continue speaking, but looked at Zhuang Hui with eyes full of pity.
Zhuang Hui's heart trembled, and she felt a bad premonition coming over her.
She breathed rapidly and subconsciously looked at Yan Jin, "Cousin!"
"Or what? I see you look troubled. Do you know something? Do you know who hurt me?"
Zhuang Hui's tears fell down.
She was in so much pain that she could hardly breathe.
She was a drowning person, and Yan Jin was the only life-saving straw she could grasp at this moment.
"Cousin, please tell me!"
"Now, except for my mother, everyone in this house wants me dead. But what have I done wrong? I am a pure girl, and I have been slandered like this for no reason. I am the most innocent person, so why should I be the one to die?"
"Cousin, if you know anything, please tell me!"
Zhuang Hui begged desperately and even knelt down to Yan Jin.
"Cousin, I beg you, if you know anything, please tell me..."
Yan Jin sighed.
There was pain in his eyes when he looked at Zhuang Hui, but more of it was pity.
It seemed that he couldn't bear to see such a young girl lose her life like this.
"I'm just guessing."
"Cousin, you've always been a recluse, and your aunt is extremely strict with you. Not only are you trembling with fear, you wouldn't dare to have any contact with men outside your family. Even if you did, you wouldn't be able to find an opportunity."
Zhuang Hui nodded with a sob.
Who says it isn’t?
"Cousin, if you can think of this, how could the others in the Zhuang Mansion not think of it? But they all just want me to die quickly..."
"Especially my father, he..."
Zhuang Hui cried in pain, as if a piece of her heart was being cut out.
“That’s the problem.”
At this time, Yan Jin's brows were furrowed even more.
He glanced at Zhuang Hui and sighed. When the modest gentleman frowned, his expression only gave people the impression of compassion, which made people believe that he must be a kind-hearted person.
"You know my uncle's temper. He would rather kill a hundred people by mistake than let one go."
"I didn't mean to think so. It's just that there are many sisters in my family. My uncle may not be unaware that you are wronged. He just thinks that less trouble is worse than more. Instead of going to great lengths to find the person behind the incident, it's better to sacrifice a daughter and preserve the reputation of the whole family."
This is extremely cruel.
Zhuang Hui felt as if her heart was being stabbed.
But she couldn't refute it.
Because Mr. Zhuang might really think so.
Her voice was hoarse and choked with sobs. "I'm unlucky. My father never loved me since I was little, and my grandmother didn't even see me."
"So when something happened to me, they gave up on me easily."
Perhaps everyone in this family knew that she was wronged.
But no one took her injustice seriously.
Yan Jin looked at her with pity.
In the end, he did not refute her words.
If it were on a normal day, Zhuang Hui would not dare and would not say so much to Yan Jin because it was against the rules.
But now, how could she still think so much?
She just wiped her tears and looked at Yan Jin.
"Cousin, you just said that this is where the problem lies. What did you mean?"
The pity in Yan Jin's eyes deepened.
He looked at Zhuang Hui. At this moment, her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and her face was full of pleading, like a beautiful but fragile porcelain.
He raised the corner of his lips and said slowly: "Cousin, I just want to ask you, do you have any clue in your mind?"
"Have you guessed who wants to harm you?"
Zhuang Hui looked confused and finally shook her head with a wry smile.
"I have no idea."
"I've always lived a reclusive life, and I've only spoken to a few people. I really don't know where I've offended someone to have them resort to such insidious tactics against me!"
If she had any clue, she might not have been stuck in this matter for so long.
Yan Jin expressed his understanding.
"How could you, a girl, offend such a wicked person? Perhaps this matter was not originally directed at you."
Zhuang Hui was stunned.
She suddenly looked up and stared at Yan Jin, feeling her heart tighten. "Cousin, what do you mean by that?"
What do you mean it's not directed at her?
She almost lost her life because of this vicious plot, and it wasn't aimed at her?
Yan Jin frowned and nodded, "This matter is complicated and involves too many things. I just feel that perhaps the ultimate goal of the person behind the scenes is not to harm you."
"It's to point the finger at my uncle."
Zhuang Hui was even more confused.
But she calmed down and thought for a moment, then a terrible idea exploded in her mind.
She is also someone who has read the classics, history, and literature.
I also know that sometimes, if you want to get rid of someone, you may not need to put in any effort. You just need to understand his character and prescribe the right medicine.
for example--
Zhuang Hui closed her eyes in pain, her lips trembling as she spoke her conjecture, "For example, if those people behind this find out, my father never cares about my life or death, knowing that I am dispensable to him. If there is a scandal in the family, and it is caused by me, my father will definitely use my life to silence Youyou."
From childhood to adulthood, her father has only been a vague shadow in Zhuang Hui's eyes.
But when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she still had a foolish fantasy that maybe one day her father would remember her as his daughter.
Afterwards, he would compensate her with all the fatherly love that had been delayed.
But now, Zhuang Hui cruelly discovered the fact that her father did not love her.
She even wanted to say it herself that it was easy for her father to abandon her as a daughter.
Zhuang Hui was shaking.
She dug her nails into her palms, forcing herself to continue.
"If I die, my father's political enemies will use this as an excuse. Then, they'll accuse him of being a man who takes human life lightly and treats his own daughter harshly, and his career as an official will be over."
I'm even afraid that by that time, her father's political enemies will be merciful and clear her name.
It will prove to the world that as long as the Zhuang family has patience, they will be able to find out who wronged her.
But Zhuang's father was so vicious that he didn't even want to investigate and left no chance for his own daughter to survive.
"Perhaps by then, those who scolded me will feel sorry for me, think I'm innocent, and start scolding my father for being cruel, for murdering even his own daughter, right?"
Zhuang Hui was both amused and confused at this time, looking at Yan Jin with red eyes.
Yan Jin sighed.
"My cousin is truly clever. I'm not sure if this is the truth, but I feel like those people went to such great lengths to ruin the innocence of a weak woman like you. It's definitely not worth it."
"What do you think, cousin?"
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