When Song Meilin and Xi Guiren heard the news about Xi Cheng, they had the shock of their lives and return to the city the same day. The death of Businessman Xi Cheng was a huge shock for the entire business circle, just like Lu Qiang’s death.
So many questions were there as nothing was specific. Was it was suicide or murder or an accident? So many predictions drawn as somewhere everyone knew it was related to Lu Qiang’s death, but no evidence was there.
After all the legal procedures, Xi Cheng’s body had cremated in Xi in the cemetery along with other Xi family ancestors. With this, he officially became a son of the Xi family as the truth of his birth buried with him.
His mother was shocked and could not handle it, but at such a moment, Xi Guiren decided to be with her, and Song Meilin didn’t object it. Being a mother, Song Meilin could understand Han Ju. Moreover, she had gone through such pain in the past so she could understand her better.
Xi Guiren discovered the letter on his work table in his room. When he read it, the tears couldn’t stop making their way out. Though Xi Guiren was angry with Xi Cheng for all his evil deeds, Xi Cheng was his son, his blood.
Song Meilin happened to come to her husband’s room and saw her him shedding tears as he held one paper in his hands. Stepping towards him, she took the paper from his hand as she heard her husband.
"He decided to end his life. It was not an accident."
Song Meilin read the last note left by Xi Cheng for his father, where he said he was sorry for hurting him and being a bad son to him, but he was happy to have Xi Guiren as his father. He never regretted what he did because it was his choice, which he had to make under some conditions, and felt it was the right thing for him. In the end, he mentioned his last wish, where he asked his father to take care of his mother and never leave her side.
"What do you plan to do with this note as it’s clear that it was suicide," Song Meilin asked.
"I don’t wish to tell it to the world and let others call him a coward," said Xi Guiren as he added, "If he had wished to tell it to the world, there must be his last note, but there is none. This one is just to ask me to take care of his mother."
Song Meilin pulled out a lighter from Xi Guiren’s table drawer and held the paper in her hand above the lighter’s flame."
"What are you doing?" Xi Cheng asked calmly.
Continuing to burn the paper, Song Meiling replied. "As you don’t wish others to know about it, let it burry right now and let his soul live with dignity."
Xi Guiren had no words for his wife. Though she hated Xi Cheng, she didn’t forget to respect the deceased person. All he could do was to show he was thankful.
"Thank you so much," said Xi Guiren.
Saying Song Meilin left, leaving Xi Guiren speechless but he too wished to fulfill his son’s last wish.
Nixxxie came back home, but she was silent all the time, not knowing what to think about everything. Nixxxie saw three deaths, and it hurt her thinking it was related to her family, and in the end, it was related to her. She wished to stay away from everything and then to run away somewhere far.
Jiang Yang and Lu Feng were with her during this time, but she never talked much, and they thought to give her some time. Jiang Yang was equally shocked by Xi Cheng’s death, but Lu Feng told him nothing.
"Was it an accident or suicide?" Jiang Yang asked while sitting with Lu Feng in his home.
"Can’t say. Only the one who died must know it," Lu Feng replied.
"It’s hard to believe it was an accident as the place where his car jumped into the river, is far from the highway. It can’t be either planned murder or a suicide."
"Who can kill him as he was not an easy person to deal with," Lu Feng countered.
"We thought the same about Lu Qiang, but....." Jiang Yang stopped and looked at Lu Feng, his sight serious, "If it was a suicide, then I am sure there must be something that had hurt him, and he decided to end his life. Knowing what kind of a person he was, it can’t be a materialistic thing as he had his way to deal with it. I am sure it must be something emotional and close to his heart. Was he heartbroken?"
"He was not my friend that I could ask him this," Lu Feng commented annoyingly, as he wanted Jiang Yang to stop.
"I wonder what broke his heart," Jiang Yuyan mumbled as he stopped sensing the deadly glare from Lu Feng.
"You should only think about Nicky now," Lu Feng instructed.
Jiang Yang gave out a deep sigh, "I want to but I can feel something between us has changed and I am not able to fix it."
Lu Feng didn’t say a word as he knew Jiang Yang’s intuition was right.
Jiang Yang chucked, "See, this almighty person is helpless when it came to his own love life."
"Stop nonsense and finish your drink," Lu Feng instructed as he wanted Jiang Yang to stop thinking about it.
"As my darling says." Saying, Jiang Yang emptied out a glass of wine and Lu Feng gave out a sigh of relief.
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In the business circle and around the political sector, this new created silent chaos. Everyone was busy guessing what must have happened and making their own conclusions. Underlying everyone knew it was related to Lu Corporation and Lu Qiang’s death, but no one had guts to say it aloud.