"A thief, actually... he's just as stupid as you, isn't he?"
Qing Lengyue smiled through her tears: "Isn't it just too funny?"
Fan Ziyan gave her a deep look, placing one hand on his heart: "It's not stupidity, it's not that you can't betray your own heart, you can't deceive yourself with a straight face."
He turned away and stopped talking.
Qing Lengyue remained motionless, continuing to stare at the small window.
She only scoffed at Fan Ziyan's words. In this world, as long as the final result is what she wants, does the process matter?
In the end, it all boils down to the phrase "the victor is king, the loser is villain."
*
Fan Xiaofan and his group returned to Qingcheng. Director Fang breathed a long sigh of relief after learning that the matter had been resolved.
Meanwhile, Fan's father was going to pay respects to Zhou Xiaoyu, and Fan Xiaofan went along as well. However, Fan's father didn't know how to explain this complicated identity to Fan Yunyan, so he didn't go to see him for the time being.
Fan's father brought Fan Xiaofan to Zhoujia Village...
They had just arrived at the village chief's place to inquire about Zhou Xiaoyu's burial site, intending to go and see her...
The village chief of Zhoujia Village was taken aback for a moment, then said, "It's been quite a while, but fortunately, the person in charge came last time, so all the relevant information is here."
After a brief look, Fan's father discovered that Zhou Xiaoyu no longer had any relatives. Her grave was only occasionally tended to by villagers, and nothing was left behind.
Thinking of this, Father Fan couldn't help but feel a little lost. It was so close, yet in the end, he didn't even have the chance to get to know it properly.
Recently, Zhoujia Village has been in an uproar because of the investigation by the person in charge last time, and the murder case involving Zhou Xuehua has caused quite a stir. The atmosphere in the village has been a bit strange lately. The villagers never imagined that someone would kill someone right under their noses in the place where they were living peacefully.
Even the Zhou family has been much more well-behaved lately, constantly lowering their profile and explaining to people that they have severed ties with Zhou Xuehua and that Zhou Xuehua's murder has nothing to do with them.
Even so, the villagers subconsciously avoided their family. As for Fan Yunli, things were even worse; her life would only get harder.
Upon learning that Fan's father had come to the village, Fan Yunli immediately rushed to find him. She couldn't understand why things had turned out so badly when everything was fine before.
She originally thought that going to the countryside was the worst thing ever, but now she knows that there is no worst, only worse.
"dad……"
When Fan Yunli saw her father come out of the village chief's house, she rushed over eagerly, but her father dodged her.
Before Qing Lengyue revealed the truth, he still felt guilty towards Fan Yunli. This guilt stemmed from his past transference of affections towards Fan Ziyan. Therefore, he had always turned a blind eye to Zhou Xuehua's favoritism towards Fan Yunli.
But now, for a man, the level of tolerance for biological and illegitimate children, especially with Zhou Xuehua as an intermediary, is naturally greatly reduced.
Just like when the incident happened, even though he couldn't suppress his anger, he still made sure the children were taken care of. If he had known then, he would have let Fan Yunli continue working at the factory, since a workaholic can only spare so much fatherly love.
Fan Yunli was taken aback. Sensing her father's coldness, she called out again somewhat uneasily, "Dad?"
After glancing at her, Father Fan finally nodded in response.
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