"Madam Qin, even if you put yourself in my shoes … Since none of Family Liang's elders agreed to this marriage, there's no point for you to stay here. I'm willing to give you money and send you overseas …"
"I won't accept your money."
Chin Jin-hee cut her off. She sighed and said slowly, "… Actually, Bai Yi … told me about you back then."
Li Tanglin's eyes lit up as she looked at Chin Jin-hee with anticipation. "… He told you about me?"
Chin Jin-hee nodded.
She never thought that the woman Bai Yi loved back then would be Liang Feifan's mother. The world was a small place. After going around in circles for so many years, she never thought she'd bump into Bai Yi under such circumstances.
She was also a woman. When a woman looked at another woman, she knew that Li Tanglin had never forgotten about Bai Yi. Even now, she was still deeply in love with that man – her husband.
It was impossible for her to not feel anything. Of course, she was made of flesh and blood. Even though Bai Yi had been dead for so many years, she still loved her husband deeply.
However, at a time like this, at a time like this, at a time like this, jealousy was obviously unnecessary.
She gently brushed her thumb across her fingers. After a moment of thought, she said slowly, "… I knew Bai Yi loved a woman back then, but I never thought that person would be you. Before he married me, he told me that he really loved you. It was just that your statuses didn't allow you to be together. In fact, he didn't really let you down. Back then, he left you because your father came looking for him. "
…
"Bai Yi was a designer, so he always carried himself with an air of arrogance. I don't know what your father said to him back then. He never told me, so I didn't ask him in detail. Now that he's dead, I don't think anyone will ever find out about what he said. But, you and I both know what kind of person Bai Yi is. For him to leave you so decisively, your father's words must've hurt his pride. "
Li Tanglin subconsciously clenched her fists, the flesh on the back of her hands almost bursting open.
Yes, no one knew why he had left her back then. Because he was already dead, and her father had passed away a long time ago …
She had always thought that Bai Yi had impulsively agreed to marry Liang Jiannan because she had changed her mind.
For so many years, she had been biting her lip, but in the end, this was the result.
Who was fooling who?
Or had she always been the one who thought she was infallible? …
"… How did he die?" After quite some time, Li Tanglin finally spoke. Her voice was no longer as elegant as before. Instead, it was clearly choked with sobs.
Chin Jin-hee's eyes flickered for a moment before she looked down. She did not immediately respond. Instead, she moved her fingers and picked up her handbag. She then stood up and said, "I don't want to talk about this. I don't think it has anything to do with you anymore. The reason why I came to see you today is because I found out about what happened between you and my husband. I know that Bai Yi wanted you to know about this too, so I came to see you on his behalf. But … that was a long time ago. The children's path is already very difficult for them. Let's not get in their way. "
"I've said what I wanted to say. Goodbye."
Chin Jin-hee turned to leave, but Li Tanglin suddenly stood up and strode forward. Without caring about her image, she grabbed onto Chin Jin-hee's wrist with tears in her eyes. "Tell me, how did Bai Yi die?"
"…" Chin Jin-hee clearly didn't want to talk about it. In fact, she couldn't talk about it.
She reached out and tried to push Li Tanglin's hand away. "… I'm sorry. I don't want to talk about this."
"Why? How did Bai Yi die? I've asked people to investigate for a long time, but they couldn't find anything. Tell me, how did he die? "
"I'm sorry. It's been too long. I really don't want to talk about it now."
Chin Jin-hee pushed Li Tanglin away and walked out of the room.
Li Tanglin stood a distance away in a daze. She didn't want to talk about it. And she didn't even know how he died.
…
What had she been holding on to all these years? So what if she was above everyone else? So what if she was the mistress of the Liang Clan?
She … couldn't even find out how the person she loved the most had died.
Li Tanglin suddenly came back to her senses. She looked at the entrance, but Chin Jin-hee was already gone.
No, she had to figure it out. She had to figure it out!
She didn't even have time to grab her coat. She lifted the hem of her dress and quickly chased after her. Just as she turned the corner, she saw Chin Jin-hee's back flashing into the elevator. She hurriedly chased after her, but the double doors of the elevator had already closed. She saw that the elevator didn't stop on the first floor, so she knew that Chin Jin-hee had gone to the underground parking lot.
This was only the fifth floor, so she simply took the stairs at the back.
Ultimately, the elevator was faster. When Li Tanglin reached the underground parking lot, Chin Jin-hee had already exited the elevator. When Chin Jin-hee came out of the elevator, she happened to receive a call. When she answered the call, she slowed down. When she put away her phone and walked toward the entrance, Li Tanglin had already caught up with her.
"Don't go!" She reached out and grabbed Chin Jin-hee's handbag. She was a little out of breath. "… Tell me what you want to say before you go."
Chin Jin-hee didn't expect her to catch up with her. She frowned and pulled at her handbag, but she couldn't open it. She was a little annoyed. "Please let go. It's not good for others to see you pulling at it like this."
"I won't let go if you don't tell me!"
"Li Tanglin, why are you doing this? It's been so many years. Haven't you been fine all these years? There are some things that people who don't know will be happier than those who know. Why are you so hung up on what happened in the past? "
Li Tanglin shook her head. "No, you don't know anything. You don't feel anything! You don't know anything about my pain and my persistence. I'm not asking you to do anything now. I just want you to tell me. Tell me, how did Bai Yi die? "
"I've already said that I don't want to talk about this anymore. Please let go …"
"I won't let go!" Li Tanglin's eyes were brimming with tears. She couldn't tell if she was really that indignant. She felt that there was no way out for her. She could only hold on to her like this. She just wanted to know something that she didn't know.
She lost control and growled. "You were Bai Yi's wife for more than 20 years, but I didn't have anything. Have you ever thought about how I feel? I'm his first love. I'm his childhood sweetheart. I've always wanted to be his bride since I was young. But he suddenly left … He flung my hand away and ignored my pleas. He said that he didn't love me anymore and asked me to stay away from him … Can you imagine how I felt? I loved him for my entire youth. No, it wasn't just my entire youth. Until now … I still haven't forgotten him. But he said he would leave, he said he would get married, he said he would die … He died … All these years, in order to take revenge on him for abandoning me, I married a man I didn't love. I also wanted to give birth to a son for him. I named my son Liang Feifan. Do you know why I named my son Liang Feifan? I just wanted to tell Bai Yi that my son is Liang Feifan and my husband is Liang Jiannan when I see him one day. I want him to know that I've also fallen in love with someone else … "
"… But it's gone. There's nothing left … He's dead … Why are you so cruel? I just want to know how he died …"
Li Tanglin. This woman was an elegant lady in the upper-class circle. She rarely appeared in public. When she faced the camera or other people, she didn't have much of an expression on her face. She had a good family background. Her father used to be the founder of the most famous aristocratic school in A City. Her mother was an antique expert who specialized in appraising antiques. In fact, she was also from a scholarly family. So, she naturally had an elegant temperament. When she married Liang Jiannan, people did say that a fresh flower was stuck in cow dung.
People like Liang Jiannan, other than having a brain full of business skills, always had the stench of money floating around them.
However, even though Li Tanglin married into a rich family, the so-called stench of money still didn't change her elegant temperament. All these years, everyone could see that Liang Jiannan was very devoted to her. Because of this, wherever she went, she seemed to be labeled as high-end and elegant. It was impossible for her to be like now — flustered, anxious, and all the panic and uneasiness seemed to be written on her face …
Chin Jin-hee couldn't describe how she was feeling right now. She couldn't explain it clearly. Perhaps she sympathized, or perhaps she could empathize with the feeling of being deeply in love for so many years but not getting anything in return. However … she really didn't want to talk about Bai Yi's death. There were too many people and things involved. She couldn't.
"Li Tanglin, there are a lot of people coming in and out of here. You're Mrs. Liang now. I hope you can respect yourself. If you can't find anything, then go ahead. If you can't find anything, then it might be fate." She pushed Li Tanglin away and quickly left the parking lot.
If you can't find anything, it might be fate.
This sentence kept echoing in Li Tanglin's mind. For a moment, she stood there awkwardly and could only cry.
…
She didn't know how long she stood there for. In the end, she turned around and walked back to the elevator in a daze. Before entering the elevator, she even wiped the tears off her face.
On the other side of the parking lot, Liang Feifan was in a black Bentley. The cigarette between his fingers had burned to the end. His fingers didn't move the entire time. The scarlet light touched his skin, and the piercing pain brought him back to his senses.
His handsome face, which had always been calm and collected, was now filled with strong emotions — shock, surprise, and unbearable grief.
To take revenge on him for abandoning me back then, I married a man I didn't love.
…
I still want to give birth to a son for him. I named my son Liang Feifan. Do you know why I named my son Liang Feifan?
…
I just want to tell Bai Yi that my son is Liang Feifan and my husband is Liang Jiannan when I see him one day. I want him to know that I've also turned around and fallen in love with someone else …
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