Chapter 726: Covering Up Guilty Conscience
Joanna used a smile to hide her guilty conscience.
How could she not know about what happened to the Huo family?
People are selfish, and she doesn't want her good sister to be in crisis because of Qi Yu's affairs.
Although she felt sad for Zhou Mingchen in her heart, she... couldn't completely stand on Zhou Mingchen's side.
But I can't help but feel sorry for his situation.
He traveled back and forth between the two countries and never took that step. As an observer, I can understand the difficulties in his heart.
"It's not important, Mr. Zhou..."
"It's important."
Zhou Mingchen was aware of the relationship between Qiao Na's family and the Huo's family, and he also knew that she had some private dealings with Huo Tingyu.
He stared at Qiao Na with a sharp gaze, and Qiao Na was made uneasy by his gaze. "Mr. Zhou... do you want to go see your mother?"
"Do not want to."
This answer was beyond Qiao Na's expectations. "Since you're already here, why don't you want to meet him?"
"Miss Qiao Na, are you here to persuade me, or are you from the Huo family here to persuade me and prepare to do a better job?"
Joanna was visibly panicking. She was not good at hiding her emotions.
"Mr. Zhou, since the Huo family has already announced the matter of Master Qi Yu, why are you still holding a grudge against her? She is your mother, don't you want to see her?"
Qiao Na said, "Tingyu and I are friends. She did mention it to me, but I also have my own ideas. I think Mr. Zhou, you can go meet her..."
Zhou Mingchen smiled and looked at Qiao Na meaningfully.
"The Huo family didn't ask you to come. You just came here to persuade me. Do you think I, Zhou Mingchen, am a fool?"
Halfway through his laugh, he stopped smiling, the smile froze on his face and disappeared in an instant.
Qiao Na said, "After what happened in Jiangcheng last time, I already considered Mr. Zhou a friend in my heart. I don't have any purpose, but I can probably understand Mr. Zhou's inner struggle, so I want to persuade him."
Zhou Mingchen stood up and said, "Qiao Na, you should leave. We are not friends."
She and Huo Tingyu are besties, so they can never be friends.
Qiao Na stood up and said, “Mr. Zhou, I really don’t mean anything else.”
"It's not important. You should just forget about Jiang Cheng's matter. It's just a piece of cake."
Last time in Jiangcheng, he didn't really help her, but thought she had ulterior motives and wanted to test her from a close distance.
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Xu Yi was busy with the Xidi competition and maintained a rather hypocritical harmony with the Huo family.
She even resumed contact with Huo Tingyu and often read Qi Yu's health reports.
Huo Tingyu would not give her some hidden reports, but he could give her a general idea, which made Xu Yi feel relieved.
What happened at the press conference caused a lot of controversy. Some reporters came to ask Xu Yi, wanting to get her response to the Huo family's kindness in adopting "Qi Yu" and wanted to hold a special interview on this matter, but Xu Yi refused.
Lin Dong was also shocked by Xu Yi's boldness. She stood by and watched for a long time until half a month after the Huo family responded and the Xidi competition was about to begin. Then she found Xu Yi.
Xu Yi came to Master Lindong's courtyard.
There are many osmanthus trees planted on the wall of the courtyard. When winter comes, the flowers have not bloomed. Only vines and tiny leaves are scattered randomly and lie on the wall. The tips of some vines have drooped, and it looks like they have not been taken care of for some time.
They were already very familiar with each other, so Xu Yi didn't say so many polite words to Lin Dong.
He put down the gifts he brought and sat opposite Lin Dong. "My mother, Master, do you want to go and see her?"
Lin Dong shook his head, "No."
"Isn't the master a very good friend of my mother? How come there has been no news from the master for such a long time?"
Lin Dong went to see her just to talk to her about Qi Yu.
"Mingxin, do you still remember what I told you before?"
"I remember that Master seemed to be hiding something from me before, but I don't know what it was."
Lin Dong nodded, "I will tell you everything today. I hope you can still treat me as you do now... regard me as your master."
As soon as it came to Qi Yu, Xu Yi subconsciously became nervous.
Lin Dong took a deep breath and said, "Back then, after your parents got married, Huo Yunhua tried every means to find me to find out about your parents' post-marriage affairs. At that time, Xi Su was far from what she is now."
Hearing this, Xu Yi roughly guessed what was going on.
"Have you told me everything?"
"Ah."
Lindong didn't deny it. She was afraid, but keeping avoiding it was not a solution.
"I told him."
Xu Yi was stunned, "Does my mother know?"
Lin Dong shook his head, "She didn't know. Later, something happened to her and everyone thought she was dead."
Xu Yi's heart skipped a beat. "Can you please tell me what you said to Huo Yunhua?"
Xu Yi sat up straight and looked at her.
Lin Dong thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing, just... your parents' marriage life."
Xu Yi continued, "You know everything about my mother, and you know it very well. You told Huo Yunhua everything he asked, including some very private things that only best friends can talk about. Did you tell him too?"
Lin Dong took a sip of tea, and Xu Yi couldn't wait to wait for her answer.
Lin Dong was silent for a long time, and Xu Yi guessed, "So, you told Huo Yunhua everything my mother told you. Why did you do this?"
"Xisu needed his connections at that time."
"My mother didn't know anything about it?"
Xu Yi confirmed it again, his eyes full of disappointment.
Lin Dong met her gaze, lowered his head and his eyes were red, "I'm already this age, I just want peace of mind, so I told you, Ming Xin."
"If I hadn't revealed this at the press conference, and if the Huo family hadn't responded, would you have told me?"
Everything has passed and everything has been settled. What's the point of her coming here to talk?
Peace of mind, will she really feel at ease now that she says it?
"So the ones who betrayed my mother were not only the Qi family, but also you, her family, her friends, and now, her son, who have all stood against her."
She already had the answer in her heart as to why Qi Yu committed suicide.
Xu Yi raised her hand and wiped away her tears.
Lin Dong lowered his head, "Ming Xin, I hope you can forgive me."
"I want to forgive you, too."
Xu Yi said calmly, "Since I recovered my memory, everything I have learned has made me sympathize with my mother. I thought what I learned before was bad enough, but I didn't expect it to be even worse."
"I'm sorry. If Ah Yu recovers someday, I will apologize to her in person."
"No need, maybe she will forgive you."
Xu Yi said calmly, "It's meaningless to worry about these things. I just want you to remember that you, all of you are the murderers who forced her to commit suicide."