novelraw Chapter 595 - 257.4
Chapter 595 - 257.4
Wanxia pulled up Lin Chu’s pajama sleeve, countless bruises winding across her fair skin, "This doesn’t count," the chill and sarcasm in her eyes were undisguised, "Does it only count if you’re dead?"Lin Chu didn’t mind at all, squinting her eyes with a smile, "Did you use your looks to plead with Gu Shaozhi for help?"
Actually, as long as she saw her son, she wouldn’t want to die.
But after her son went to kindergarten, being alone, she was a bit afraid she’d lose hope.
Wanxia ignored the teasing in Lin Chu’s eyes, speaking coolly, "That’s none of your business to worry about."
The ointment was brought in by a servant, its pale yellow paste had a refreshing mint scent. Wanxia applied it gently, finishing one arm before switching to the other.
"Xiao Chu, what does he think you did?"
The question came suddenly, its meaning was vague, but Lin Chu understood.
The silence stretched too long, long enough for Wanxia to finish applying ointment on both her legs.
The smile on Lin Chu’s face gradually faded, a helpless self-mockery in her brows, her voice hoarse and weary, "Aunt Lu’s passing, he thinks it’s my doing."
The person who accidentally pushed Mrs. Lin from the second floor down to the first was clearly Shen Weiyi.
The cunning Shen the Superstar would certainly never let herself fall into such a crisis; she rolled down the stairs right in front of Lin Chu.
The servant and the Lu family father and son came out from their rooms upon hearing the noise, seeing Aunt Lu unconscious on the floor with Shen Weiyi, and Lin Chu standing unharmed on the second floor.
The laughable thing was, there were no witnesses around at that moment. Even with a hundred mouths, she couldn’t explain it away.
Yet more ridiculous than this was the look Lu Huai’an gave Lin Chu, one that dropped her into a cold, bone-crushing deep sea, leaving her with not a word of rebuttal.
Those who believed her without needing an explanation, apart from Mr. Lin, only included her plastic sisterhood.
Wanxia asked softly, three words, "Does he love you?"
If in Lu Huai’an’s heart, Xiao Chu was the one who killed Aunt Lu, and yet he not only didn’t send the ’murderer’ to jail but also remarried her into the Lu family, there had to be only one reason: love.
The sunlight was somewhat dazzling; Lin Chu raised her hand to shield her cheek.
She chuckled softly, "For what reason does the lady say so?"
"Xia Qian, who was Qiu Bai’s fiancée, looked a bit like you."
The side profile was very similar, especially when smiling.
When Xia Qian rose to fame till her death, Lin Chu hid her name and stayed in some corner of a city, having only glanced at her occasionally on TV, without paying much attention.
It was only later when Lu Huai’an found her and brought her back to An City did she learn Xu Qiubai was in a vegetative state due to a car accident. By that time, Xia Qian had been forgotten by the public; this she also heard from Mr. Xu.
From the photos, they did look a bit similar.
"Hm?" Lin Chu didn’t understand Wanxia’s meaning.
"After Lu Huai’an saw Xia Qian at a bar, he sent flowers to her for about half a year," Wanxia said with her head down, her long hair draping, with only a few strands of sunlight seeping through, falling on her bland features.
After saying that, she was silent for quite a while before continuing, "The one who raped Xia Qian and the one who crashed into Qiu Bai was the same person, a ’mentally ill patient’, unconvicted, still alive and well in a mental hospital."
Real madness or fake madness, a diagnosis solves it all.
Sometimes, the law isn’t there to protect innocent victims but provides loopholes for criminals to escape justice.
"It’s Shen Weiyi, I know it was her."
These were things Lin Chu didn’t know, whether it was Lu Huai’an chasing someone resembling her like Xia Qian during her time on the run, or Shen Weiyi, driven mad by jealousy, being ruthless and deadly.
Indeed, for someone like her, losing to Shen Weiyi four years ago wasn’t surprising.
Lin Chu patted Wanxia on the shoulder, "Such an ancient demon, I’ll leave to you. I have only enough energy to hold onto life and wear down Lu Huai’an."
Wanxia turned to look at her, "Didn’t you ever try to explain Aunt Lu’s matter to him?"
"I wanted to explain then, but he didn’t even give me a chance, directly sentenced me to death, broke down the Lin Family within a month," Lin Chu’s face remained calm, her tone devoid of any ups and downs, as if reciting a story read from a book, "The day my dad was forced to suicidal jump by debt collectors was the day my love died."
If she hadn’t been pregnant at the time, she probably would’ve followed suit.
"Not all love can be forgiven. To make me forget, unless he makes me lose memory and never recall until I die of old age or illness, otherwise... wait for the next life."
Another way, of course, is if he dies.
But troublemakers live for a thousand years, and Lu Huai’an, being so treacherous, how could he die young?
So, she would never forgive him.