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Chen Jiang’s expression changed instantly. “Miss, what are you talking about?”
“The boss trusts me, supports me. How could I do such a thing?”
Chen Jiang angrily accused Lin Qingyou, “Miss, ever since you boarded the ship, I’ve treated you well. How can you suspect me like this?”
“Why can’t I?”
Lin Qingyou slowly shifted her gaze outside the window, looking at the vast and endless ocean, dark and bottomless.
Under the night sky, the sea was not beautiful. Instead, it resembled a giant beast lurking in the darkness, sending chills down her spine just from looking at it.
Even Lin Qingyou, who had always been brave, couldn’t help but feel a trace of fear…
No wonder so many people suffer from thalassophobia.
She stared at Chen Jiang intently. “I’ve spent the past few days carefully studying the sea routes and maps around us…”
She had noticed that Chen Jiang often had secretive conversations with the ship’s captain.
“And guess what? I discovered something very strange…” Lin Qingyou said meaningfully.
Hearing this, Chen Jiang’s heart clenched tightly, and he hurriedly asked, “What did you find?”
His voice clearly carried urgency and unease.
Lin Qingyou turned her head and calmly glanced at Chen Jiang before shifting her gaze back to the ocean.
“We had no reason to pass through this part of the sea. This area is notorious for frequent accidents. Due to the constant fog and poor visibility, there have been numerous severe shipwrecks and collisions here.”
Chen Jiang listened guiltily, beads of sweat forming on his forehead as his anxiety and fear grew stronger.
He quickly defended himself, “Miss, I did this for you! This route is indeed shorter. And haven’t you been insisting on getting ashore as soon as possible for your surgery? Time is of the essence!”
However, Lin Qingyou suddenly smiled slightly. “Chen Jiang, you don’t need to be so nervous. I wasn’t trying to expose you…”
She paused deliberately, then gave him a deep, probing look, as if trying to see into the depths of his soul.
Chen Jiang felt uneasy under her gaze, stammering, “Then… then what do you mean?”
At that moment, he truly felt like he was standing on the edge of a cliff—one wrong step and he would plummet into an abyss.
The truth was, Chen Jiang wasn’t particularly smart.
He did have thoughts of betrayal. And as the days passed, those thoughts took root and grew stronger.
After all, all of Lin Zhiwei’s money was now in his account.
Why should he continue being Lin Zhiwei’s lapdog when he could have all that wealth for himself?
But this was his first time attempting such a thing, so he was especially hesitant and fearful.
Several times, while watching the ocean with Lin Zhiwei, he had thought about pushing him into the sea.
Yet, his cowardice and guilt always stopped him…
Now, being confronted by Lin Qingyou, he felt like he was suffocating.
But then, Lin Qingyou suddenly said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m not here to expose you. I actually want to help you. Otherwise, I would have already told my father.”
“What?” Chen Jiang looked at Lin Qingyou in disbelief. He couldn’t understand what she was planning.
The next second, she gave him the answer.
“You want my father’s money. I want my father’s life.”
“You…!”
Chen Jiang stammered in shock, staring at Lin Qingyou in utter disbelief.
Was she saying… she wanted to kill her own father?!
“Yes, that’s right. I want to kill him.”
Lin Qingyou’s eyes were filled with overwhelming hatred.
She had never wanted to kill her father more than at this moment.
When she injured her forehead, something unexpected happened—it triggered her lost memories, the ones buried under hypnosis.
It turned out that her mother’s death was no accident.
Her mother had been murdered. By her own father.
The reason she had suffered so much in the past was because she had witnessed it with her own eyes.
This was the truth hidden in her hypnotized memories…
“Lin Zhiwei, how could you do something so cruel?”
“What did I do?”
“You’re still lying? I heard everything between you and Pei Mingzhu… No wonder your business has been growing so fast. No wonder you’re getting busier and busier… You’ve been secretly working with the Pei family on those inhumane things!”
“You even stole my medical book and gave it to Pei Mingzhu?”
If she hadn’t suddenly noticed her missing book, Xiao Ya wouldn’t have discovered Lin Zhiwei’s true nature.
“I only lent it to her for a bit. I was going to get it back for you.”
“Shut up! You knew that book was my most treasured possession! Lin Zhiwei, my medical book is meant to save lives, not to kill people!”
“Xiao Ya, it’s not what you think. Pei Mingzhu was just curious about the Xiao family’s acupuncture techniques, and since I rely on the Pei family, I—”
“Lin Zhiwei, stop explaining! She knows everything we’ve been doing in secret… That means she can’t be allowed to live. Otherwise, we’ll be the ones who die!”
A voice suddenly sounded behind them—it was Pei Mingzhu.
Xiao Ya’s face turned pale with fear.
The next second, she pushed Lin Zhiwei away with all her strength and bolted toward the door like a frightened deer.
“Xiao Ya…!” Lin Zhiwei panicked and chased after her immediately.
The two of them ran, one fleeing, the other pursuing.
But Xiao Ya wasn’t fast enough.
When she reached the flowerbed, panting heavily, she fumbled to call for help. But Lin Zhiwei seized the moment and grabbed her arm tightly.
Her phone fell to the ground.
“Xiao Ya, please calm down. Everything I did was for you…” Lin Zhiwei pleaded anxiously. “Things aren’t what you think they are.”
“Then tell me, what exactly is the truth?” Xiao Ya demanded, her face streaked with tears. “What have you been doing every day? I went to your office today to find out.”
“You…”
“You weren’t there,” she said bitterly. “And now, you’re still lying? I saw your hotel design plans with my own eyes.”
“There’s a secret underground human experiment facility beneath it!”
Xiao Ya completely broke down. “Lin Zhiwei, how could you do something so heartless and unforgivable?!”
“My family has practiced medicine for generations. They devoted their lives to saving people, helping those in need. How many lives have they rescued?”
Her voice trembled. “But I… I was blind enough to marry a monster like you.”
The moment Lin Zhiwei heard the words “Xiao family,” his expression darkened, and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes…