Chapter 84: Mistakenly Thinking That a Ghost Was Seeking Life
At this moment, after Aunt Zhang said this, Gu Yuntian and the others had to believe that she was indeed the murderer of Li Zhi.
Because the motive for murder is completely reasonable, unlike the previous explanation, which was too far-fetched.
Li Yanjing was the calmest among all the people present, but everyone's attention was on Aunt Zhang, so naturally no one had time to see his expression.
However, he didn't expect that the method he used to deceive Gu Yanran would actually bring him an unexpected surprise, and made Aunt Zhang tell the truth about the wrong baby.
I don’t know if this was also part of Li Zhi’s plan.
Gu Yu felt very complicated. He originally thought that the wrong baby was just an accident, but he didn't expect it was intentional.
Moreover, the culprit who caused all this had been living right under their noses for nearly thirty years. It was really terrifying to think about it now.
If it weren't for Aunt Zhang's deliberate swap, her own sister wouldn't have been living away from home for more than 20 years.
Her biological daughter, however, took over her husband's life and enjoyed a life that did not belong to her for more than 20 years.
Although Gu Yanran was innocent, after all, she was just a newborn baby at the time, but when he thought of what Zhang Ma had done, Gu Yu could no longer look at her with a normal heart.
Not only did Gu Yanran take over Li Zhi's identity and enjoy Li Zhi's wealthy life, but her biological mother was also the murderer of Li Zhi.
Gu Yanran's face looked extremely ugly, and she felt like her hair was about to explode. She still couldn't believe what Aunt Zhang said.
How could she be the daughter of a lowly servant?
For a moment, she couldn't even tell whether Zhang Ma was an enemy or a friend.
Gu Yanran turned to look at Jiang Ruyun and the others, and found that the way they looked at her seemed to have changed, as if they were looking at a stranger.
She panicked and quickly tried to distance herself from Zhang Ma. "Dad, Mom, don't listen to her nonsense. How could I be her daughter? She must be lying on purpose. Killing my sister wasn't enough, she's also trying to sow discord between you and me!"
"This Zhang Ma is a lunatic. She must be mentally ill and is making up fantasies. We should quickly send her to prison and let her face legal consequences."
"To find out whether what Aunt Zhang said is true, we just need to do a DNA test." Gu Yu suddenly said.
"Ayu is right." Gu Yuntian said.
Gu Yanran's eyelids twitched, and she looked at Zhang Ma who was kneeling on the ground, and asked tentatively: "Dad, Mom, if I really was Zhang Ma's daughter, what would you do..."
Jiang Ruyun didn't know how to face her now, and said calmly: "Let's talk about it after the results come out."
Gu Yuntian didn't say anything, but it was obvious that he felt the same way as her.
Gu Yanran's body swayed slightly, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her head, leaving her feeling cold from head to toe. Her lips turned pale as she spoke, "Dad, Mom, even if I really am Aunt Zhang's daughter, I am innocent. I was just a newborn baby back then and knew nothing. The swap was done by Aunt Zhang and has nothing to do with me."
As soon as the words fell, a clear and pleasant voice rang in everyone's ears.
"The exchange has nothing to do with you, but does this murder have nothing to do with you either?"
Gu Yanran was stunned for a moment, then reacted and turned her head sharply to look in the direction of the sound.
When he saw who it was, his pupils suddenly contracted, his brows were filled with shock and astonishment, and he even suspected that he was hallucinating.
Li Zhi, who was originally dead, appeared here silently, and was slowly moving towards her in a wheelchair with a strange smile on his face.
"Ah!" Gu Yanran screamed. She already felt guilty for killing someone, and seeing this, she subconsciously thought that it was Li Zhi's ghost coming to take her life.
She was so frightened that she kept backing away, her steps frantic. For a moment, she didn't notice that she tripped over Zhang Ma, who was kneeling on the ground, and fell directly to the ground. She said to Li Zhi in a trembling voice, "You, don't come over here!"
Li Zhi stopped her wheelchair and asked, "What's wrong, Sister Yanran? Seeing my reaction, are you feeling guilty about doing something bad?"
Gu Yanran: “…”
Jiang Ruyun came back to her senses at this moment, feeling quite confused. She also suspected that she was too sad and had hallucinations and saw ghosts.
She walked over to him in disbelief, and reached out to touch Li Zhi's face. She was stunned and surprised to find that it was a real person with human warmth. "Zhizhi, are you...are you okay?!"
Li Zhi held Jiang Ruyun's hand and nodded, "I'm fine, Mom. I'm sorry for making you worry."
Jiang Ruyun bent down and hugged her, crying with joy, "You scared me to death, kid. Fortunately, you are okay..."
Gu Yuntian and Gu Yu also came over, with joy on their faces of regaining what they had lost.
"Zhizhi, what's going on? You had stopped breathing and your heart had stopped beating, so how come you're suddenly fine now?" Gu Yuntian asked.
Li Zhi raised his eyes to look at them and said seriously, "My body is also strange. When I encounter life-threatening situations, I will experience a temporary pseudo-death. My body enters a self-protection mechanism and wakes up automatically after a period of time."
She paused and continued, "I'm not too sure about the specific reason, but it's happened before, just like those small animals that play dead to avoid danger."
Gu Yu did not doubt him. Although this matter sounded too magical, in his opinion, as long as the person was fine, it was fine.
Besides, there are many things in the world that cannot be explained by science. If animals can do it, a very small number of people can do it too.
"Sister, I'm glad you're okay. I was almost scared to tears." Gu Yu said with lingering fear.
Gu Yuntian nodded, "Yeah, I'm glad you're okay."
Jiang Ruyun let go of Li Zhi and raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. Thinking of what she had just said, her eyes shone and she asked, "By the way, what did Zhizhi mean by that? Is this matter related to Yanran as well?"
Li Zhi's eyes fell on Gu Yanran who had fallen to the ground, and she nodded slightly. "Yes, it was she who tried to kill me while I was asleep. She covered my face tightly with a pillow, and I heard her voice before I fell into a pseudo-death state."
Gu Yanran shuddered and immediately denied it, "You're talking nonsense. It wasn't me at all. You were clearly trying to frame me and said I did it!"
Gu Yu's eyes flickered slightly. He was not stupid. In fact, Gu Yanran's first reaction when she saw Li Zhi had already betrayed her. He said coldly, "So you are just like your mother, a vicious person who will do anything to achieve your goals. You must be thinking that as long as my sister dies, you will still be the only eldest daughter of the Gu family, right?"
Gu Yanran shook her head and said tearfully, "No, Ayu, believe me, we grew up together, you know me well, how could I possibly do something like murder!"
Gu Yuntian finally figured out everything. The person behind Zhang Ma's protection was Gu Yanran.
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