Chapter 94 The Final Truth
Although Lin Wei was worried, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away, but you must promise me that you won't get too excited and that your health is the most important thing."
Shen Shu slightly tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a weak smile: "I know."
Before long, Shen Xiao was escorted by the guards to Shen Shu's bedside.
Shen Xiao's hair was disheveled, his clothes were tattered, and his face was full of resentment. When he saw Shen Shu wake up, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly reverted to his vicious expression.
Shen Shu looked at her quietly, her gaze calm as still water: "You're still alive?"
Shen Xiao sneered: "If you're alive, why can't I?!"
"You wretched woman, you've ruined me to this extent. How could I bear to die if I didn't drag you to hell with me!"
"If you hadn't tortured Xie Hanyu like that and then framed me, I wouldn't be in this state! What grudge do I have against you that you would do this to me!"
Looking at her like this, Shen Shu felt sorry for her: "If you have someone to blame, blame yourself for being less skilled, blame yourself for having a wicked heart, and blame yourself for trying to harm me with those despicable means. If you had been law-abiding, how could you have ended up in this state?"
Although Shen Shu's voice was weak, every word was clear: "We both know the truth about Xie Hanyu's matter. If you hadn't harbored malicious intentions, how could you have been countered?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiao's expression became even more ferocious: "Stop pretending to be innocent! If you hadn't harmed me first, why would I have attacked you?"
"Did I hurt you first?"
Shen Shu smiled.
"It was your idea to bring me back from the countryside and then send me to Prince Cheng's bed to pave the way for Chen Lian, wasn't it?"
Shen Xiao's expression changed, but she still forced herself to say, "So what? You're just a country bumpkin, it's your good fortune to be a stepping stone for your brother! I'm only thinking of the Shen family! What wrong have I done?"
"Even when facing death, they still don't know how to repent."
Shen Shu closed her eyes slightly: "You're thinking of the Shen family? You're just trying to cover up the truth."
Shen Xiao's eyes widened, as if her secret had been exposed, and she cried out shrilly, "I am the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, what truth am I trying to cover up!"
"The eldest daughter of the Shen family?"
Shen Shu laughed and said, "If Wen Lanting knew that I was her biological daughter and you were born to my aunt whom I've never met, do you think you could still keep your status as the legitimate daughter of the Shen family?"
Shen Xiao was struck dumb: "You...you knew everything?"
Shen Shu said, "I remember everything now. Are you still going to deny it? You schemed and plotted to steal my identity, but did you ever think that one day the truth would come out to the world?"
It was after being stabbed by Shen Xiao that, during the days and nights she was unconscious, she recalled things from before she was eight years old.
That's right, Shen Shu is the real Shen Xiao.
When Shen Shu was eight years old, she and Wen Lanting went out for a trip and happened to pass by Shen Xiao's village.
Shen Xiao knew that she and Shen Shu were twin sisters, and she wondered why Shen Shu could enjoy wealth and luxury in the patriarch's mansion while she had to be left in the countryside. So, at the tender age of eight, Shen Xiao had evil thoughts.
He lured Shen Shu to a secluded place, stripped her of her clothes, and pushed her into the lake. Using the same facial features, he took Shen Shu's place.
If Shen Shu hadn't lost all her memories, she probably would have been killed to silence her long ago.
Therefore, Shen Xiao was still troubled by the fact that Shen Shu was still alive, fearing that Shen Shu might remember him one day. So, many years later, he meticulously planned this conspiracy to send Shen Shu to Prince Cheng's bed.
After they've exhausted all her value, they'll kill Shen Shu.
In this way, their identity swap will be kept secret forever, becoming a secret unknown to anyone.
Shen Xiao swayed, like a withered leaf in the wind, and she screamed hoarsely, "Impossible! You're lying! How could you possibly remember!"
Shen Shu said calmly, "Whether I'm lying or not, you know best in your heart. All these years, you've been using my identity, have you ever felt even a little bit of guilt?"
Shen Xiao shook her head frantically, as if trying to shake off those unbearable truths: "Guilt? Why should I feel guilty? This is what you owe me! If it weren't for you, how could I have been abandoned in the countryside, living such a miserable life!"
Shen Shu sighed softly: "Why don't you hate Wen Lanting, but instead hate me?"
Shen Xiao, that idiot, probably doesn't know anything.
Shen Shu slowly explained that they were not twin sisters, and how Wen Lanting framed Shen Xiao's biological mother, and how Zhao Mama concealed the truth.
After hearing this, Shen Xiao looked at Shen Shu in disbelief: "You're lying! You're lying! How could we not be twins? We look so alike..."
Shen Shu continued to poke at Shen Xiao's sore spot: "How could twin sisters and children born to the same man not look alike? Wen Lanting promised your mother that he would make you the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, but Wen Lanting broke his promise."
“She abandoned you in the countryside and didn’t care about you at all. You even managed to send ‘you’ to pave the way for Shenlian after you stirred things up with just a few words. Instead of hating her, you’ve called her ‘mother’ for so many years. I really think you’re so pitiful!”
"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!" Shen Xiao burst into tears, unwilling to believe what she was hearing.
Could it be that all her scheming over the years was just a joke?
After all that planning, I've ended up looking like this mess.
She was given to a group of thugs by Xie Hanyu, thrown into a military camp by Chi Hu and forced into becoming a military prostitute, sold to a brothel by the secret guards, and even became a concubine of a disgusting old man.
Ahhh!
Shen Xiao struggled to get up and tried to pounce on Shen Shu, but was held down firmly by the guards. He could only twist his body frantically and shout hoarsely, "Why did you tell me all this? Why! You bitch, why didn't you keep it from me all this time? Why did you let me know the truth!"
Shen Xiao's sobs gradually turned into low whimpers. She seemed to have all her strength drained away and collapsed to the ground.
All those obsessive hatreds and frantic revenges vanished in an instant.
All her scheming and plotting turned out to be nothing more than an absurd farce, and she herself was the most pathetic and pitiful wretch in this farce!
Shen Shu turned her head slightly, unwilling to look at her like this any longer: "You can leave now. From now on, our grudges are settled. I just hope you can reflect on your actions and stop being so stubborn."
The guards still dared not let go: "Second Miss, are we just going to let her go like this?"
Shen Shu said, "Let her go."
Shen Xiao stood up dejectedly and walked step by step toward the door.
Every step he took felt like he was using up all his strength.
As she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and looked back at Shen Shu. Her eyes were filled with complex emotions: regret, resentment, and a hint of relief.
“Shen Shu… no, perhaps I should call you sister.” Shen Xiao’s voice was hoarse and weak.
"In this life, I owe you, and Wen Lanting owes me. I will definitely get my revenge in the next life."
"If there is an afterlife, I wish to be true sisters with you, without all this scheming and deceit."
After saying that, she rammed her head against a pillar.
The guards gasped in alarm, trying to stop them, but it was too late.
Shen Xiao's forehead slammed heavily against the pillar, and blood gushed out instantly, sliding down her cheeks and staining her tattered clothes red.
She slowly collapsed, her eyes gradually losing focus, murmuring, "I'm sorry..."
Shen Shu was stunned by this sudden scene and stood there for a long time before she came to her senses.
As she watched Shen Xiao fall, she felt that the hatred and struggles of the past seemed to have become unimportant at this moment.
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