Chapter 12: Li Yan Committed Suicide!

The dark basement was terrifyingly quiet. Tan Jiang, as usual, had a toothpick in his mouth while bringing in some food…

“Time to eat!” Tan Jiang placed the food on the table and got up to untie Li Yan. But he stepped on something that made his heart stop. He leaned down to check his breath—Li Yan was dead!

“Someone! There’s a dead person here!”

When Lu Cichuan arrived, the five guards were shivering on the ground, begging for their lives.

Lu Cichuan grabbed Tan Jiang by the collar. “What the hell were you doing?”

“Mr. Lu… please spare us… we… we didn’t know when he hid a shard of porcelain. He… committed suicide by cutting his wrist…” Tan Jiang was sweating profusely, his voice and body trembling uncontrollably.

Lu Cichuan threw him aside with force, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. “How could this happen?” He suddenly remembered Li Mo. “Did you say something in front of them?”

“We saw Miss Li on the trending topics the day before yesterday and whispered about it, and then that night, he threw away all his food… We didn’t think he heard…” Tan Jiang was kneeling, repeatedly bowing his head, blood dripping from his forehead.

“Damn it, a bunch of useless fools!” Lu Cichuan kicked Tan Jiang. He walked heavily out of the basement.

“Give him a proper burial next to my dad.” Now, the Li family was gone…

Sang Yuwan was right; the culprit was himself. If he had been killed by the Cheng family back then, there wouldn’t be so much trouble. Then his sister wouldn’t have suffered, Li Mo would have found a good husband, lived happily, and Li Yan wouldn’t have died, remaining the warm and kind boy he was. The Li family could have become the largest enterprise in Huaian City…

Yeah, Lu Cichuan, why wasn’t it you who died?

“Has Xu He been found?” Lu Cichuan sat in a daze for a long time before asking softly.

“Not yet, Mr. Lu. The last lead ended in Yi’an City…”

“Got it. Even if we have to turn Yi’an City upside down, we must find him.” Lu Cichuan sighed after giving his orders.

Yi Han thought to himself, Mr. Lu must be satisfied now… such a wonderful family, all gone…

Lu Cichuan came alone to the sea in Huaian City. The last time he was on this boat, Li Mo and her baby were with him.

“Ah Ci, I beg you, the child is yours. Why don’t you believe me…” She knelt on the ground, tugging at his clothes, pleading desperately.

He pushed her away, gripping her chin. “Li Mo, who’s in that video with Jiang Yi? And my sister—she treated you so well, and now she’s lying there, perhaps never to wake up…”

“It wasn’t me… it wasn’t me…” Tears filled Li Mo’s eyes, her pitiful look tightening Lu Cichuan’s heart.

“I don’t believe you…” He released her and turned away, ordering, “Throw her overboard.”

“Ah Ci! I beg you, I’m pregnant, please don’t do this…” Li Mo struggled, crying out.

Lu Cichuan felt his heart soften. “If you don’t get rid of this child… otherwise…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Yi Han brought bad news:

“Uncle Li and Aunt Li were in a car accident…”

Li Mo fainted upon hearing this.

When Li Mo woke up, she saw Sang Yuwan by the bedside. “Yuwan, how are my parents?”

“Uncle and Aunt… Ah Mo, please accept my condolences…”

Li Mo opened her mouth, choking back tears as she asked again, “They… passed away…?”

Sang Yuwan cried and nodded. “A truck lost control and crashed into your parents’ car. They died on the spot…”

“How could this happen? My parents never did anything wrong… how… how could this be?” Li Mo cried so hard she could hardly breathe. “Yuwan, my parents are gone…”

Lu Cichuan stood outside the door, feeling sad as well. Li Ye treated him very well; he arranged for Li Ye to live in the countryside for retirement. He never expected that upon hearing about Li Mo, he would drive back, but…

The truck belonged to Lu’s company, and the driver was already dead. How would he explain this to Li Mo?

Lu Cichuan stood on the boat for a long time, the wind on the sea was a bit strong. It was evening, and the air had turned chilly…

The more he thought, the more agitated he became. No, they should have died! They were the ones who harmed his sister; Li Mo had betrayed him!

He wanted to hate them!