Chapter 325
Chapter 325
Madam Qin's hands trembled slightly as she gripped Yan Lan's fingertips tightly, her voice choked with emotion.
"Lanlan, Mom is so sorry..."
"Sister-in-law, it's all my fault."
Qin Shengsheng's eyes were red, and her voice was full of self-blame, "If only I hadn't hidden that divorce agreement..."
"Mom, Sheng Sheng, I'm not wronged."
Yan Lan gently shook her head, a faint, almost imperceptible smile appearing at the corners of her lips.
"You've misunderstood. Qin Shi didn't betray me."
This sentence is like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
Madam Qin and Qin Shengsheng were both stunned, looking up at Yan Lan in disbelief.
"Sister-in-law, what did you say?"
Qin Shengsheng's voice trembled, "Although my brother is gone, this matter..."
"The child in Bai Xiaoyu's belly is not Qin Shi's."
Yan Lan interrupted calmly, her fingers unconsciously tracing the wedding ring on her ring finger. "That night, I happened to be outside the lounge."
She recalled it as if she had traveled back to that night.
Qin Shi's coat got dirty, so he changed his clothes and left the lounge.
The person who is truly with Bai Xiaoyu... is someone else.
Madam Qin breathed a long sigh of relief.
"I knew it! That certificate was fake after all!"
"No, the certificate is genuine."
Yan Lan's words stunned the two of them once again.
She sighed softly, her eyelashes casting a shadow beneath her eyes.
"Before this, I didn't know who was in the lounge that night. Qin Shi went back to check, but didn't say who it was."
But after today...
Her voice gradually faded.
Madam Qin suddenly gasped, her fingers unconsciously gripping the sofa armrest.
Yan Lan said softly,
"From a medical perspective...besides fathers and sons, the genes of blood relatives can also..."
Qin Shengsheng's face turned deathly pale instantly. She abruptly covered her mouth, exclaiming, "Could it be that Bai Xiaoyu's child is...is..."
Yan Lan nodded gently, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes.
As night fell, the night wind blew so violently that the tree branches swayed, casting menacing shadows on the glass.
"Shen Yunzhong, that beast!"
Madam Qin collapsed onto the sofa, utterly exhausted. A few strands of her carefully styled hair fell loose, and tears rolled down her cheeks silently.
Qin Shengsheng gripped her mother's trembling hand tightly, her eyes burning with fury.
She looked out the window, where Shen Yunzhong's car had just driven away from Yunhu Villa, and Bai Xiaoyu, the woman who thought she had the upper hand, was sitting in the car, stroking what she thought was the "bargaining chip" to wealth and glory.
Madam Qin slowly straightened her back, took a tissue from Yan Lan's hand, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
The light shone on her slightly tired face, but it also revealed a pair of eyes that had regained their fighting spirit.
"I've already had my lawyer draft the divorce agreement."
Her voice regained its usual composure, though a slight tremor lingered at the end, "Shen Yun has cheated on me multiple times during my marriage. I want everyone to see his true colors."
Qin Shengsheng clenched her fists, her nails leaving deep crescent-shaped marks on her palms.
"He knew the truth perfectly well, yet he deliberately used this to disgust his sister-in-law, all in an attempt to seize the Qin family's assets!"
The girl's voice burned with anger, but turned to heartache when she looked at her mother.
Yan Lan gently shook her head.
"The matter between Shen Yunzhong and Bai Xiaoyu cannot be made public for the time being."
She turned to face her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, the sunlight outlining a soft silhouette behind her.
"Given Shen Yunzhong's personality, once he finds out that we have leverage over him, he will definitely destroy the evidence."
Besides, after divorcing her mother, the family that least wanted Bai Xiaoyu's child to be born was the Liu family…
She didn't finish her sentence, but all three understood what she meant.
Bai Xiaoyu is certainly hateful, but the fetus in her womb is ultimately an innocent life.
“Lanlan is right.” Madam Qin stood up and pressed the intercom. “Housekeeper, have the lawyer come over.” Her voice regained the decisiveness of a powerful businesswoman.
The Liu family and Shen Yunzhong have wronged her; she will not let them have a good life.
As night deepened outside the window, Madam Qin spoke in a hoarse voice.
"The police...have located the scene of the incident."
The room suddenly became eerily quiet; even breathing could be heard clearly.
Yan Lan's fingertips dug into her palm, but she felt no pain.
"Inside the helicopter wreckage..."
Madam Qin took a deep breath, her face appearing particularly haggard under the lamplight. "Three bodies have been discovered."
These words are like a dull knife, slowly and cruelly piercing into everyone's heart.
Yan Lan's hand unconsciously went to her abdomen, where a small life seemed to sense its mother's sorrow and moved slightly.
"Because of the explosion..."
Madam Qin's voice grew softer and softer.
"The bodies were all... burned. The police are doing DNA testing..."
Qin Shengsheng suddenly covered her mouth, and suppressed sobs escaped from between her fingers.
The girl's thin shoulders trembled violently, and large tears fell onto the carpet.
Yan Lan's eyes also reddened, but she just sat quietly, letting the tears fall silently, and the living room was shrouded in a suffocating silence.
"I'm going to the police station tomorrow."
Yan Lan finally spoke, her voice soft yet firm.
She looked at Madam Qin beside her. Madam Qin seemed to have aged ten years in just a few days, and the dark circles under her eyes were particularly noticeable under the light.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go with you."
Qin Shengsheng suddenly looked up and hastily wiped away her tears. A stubborn light shone in the girl's swollen eyes as she tightly gripped Yan Lan's hand.
Early in the morning, Yan Lan and Qin Shengsheng had already arrived at the police station.
Situ Qing was already waiting in the hall, and immediately came forward to greet the two of them.
"All the necessary procedures have been completed; we're just waiting for the DNA test results..."
His voice was low, and his eyes showed remorse. "Please accept my condolences."
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp cry suddenly came from outside the police station.
"My son didn't kill anyone! What right do you have to arrest him?"
The hysterical female voice pierced through the glass door and echoed in the police station lobby.
Yan Lan frowned slightly and turned around to see Liu Shiyu supporting Liu Yuli.
Shen Yunzhong walked at the front with a gloomy face, followed by Song Chi and a male lawyer carrying a briefcase.
Liu Yuli was shouting at the police officers who were trying to stop her.
"What evidence do you have that my son committed murder?"
Liu Yuli's voice was choked with sobs, her finger almost poking the officer's face, "Jin Nian has always been a good child, how could he..."
Her voice stopped abruptly, and her gaze fell on Yan Lan, who was not far away.
For a fleeting moment, a venomous glint flashed in Liu Yuli's eyes, but she quickly reverted to her victim persona.
“Dr. Yan…” She suddenly lunged forward, but Qin Shengsheng blocked her with a sidestep. “Please, please have mercy! Jin Nian didn’t kill anyone. Qin Shi’s death has nothing to do with him.”
“Liu Yuli,” Yan Lan interrupted calmly, her voice cold, “the police are handling the case according to the law; it has nothing to do with me.”
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