Chapter 4: Lu Cichuan, Why Wasn’t It You Who Died?

“I’ll try to come back as early as I can, but things here are complicated. I have to go now.”

“Ci…” Before Zhou Yangwan could finish, the call was abruptly ended. But she didn’t mind; after all, Li Mo was dead. As long as she was dead, the position of Mrs. Lu would be hers.

With a smile, she elegantly opened the video that Xu He had sent. In the video, five or six men… and just like that, the baby in Li Mo’s womb was gone bit by bit.

“stoppp!” Hearing Li Mo’s cries in the video filled her with immense joy. She was absolutely thrilled!

“Mr. Lu, before Madam passed away, she was…” Yi Han tried to continue, but they were interrupted again—this time by a call from the hospital.

“Hello, Mr. Lu! Miss Lu’s condition has recently improved a lot. She shows signs of waking up!”

“What did you say? Is that true?” Lu Cichuan quickly stubbed out his cigarette, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Lu Sheng was his elder sister. After their mother passed away in grief, it was his sister who had cared for him in the hellish Cheng family. Even though she was only three years older, she had protected and cared for him as much as she could.

Originally, he had intended to head to the company to deal with some issues, but on the way to the hospital, Yi Han stayed silent. He realized now—Lu Cichuan didn’t care about those things anymore.

In the hospital room, Lu Sheng’s vital signs were stable, and the doctor said the chances of her waking up were very high.

Holding her hand gently, Lu Cichuan said, “Sister, you’re finally waking up… Everyone’s saying that wretched Li Mo is dead. How could that be? After all she’s done to you, she couldn’t have died so easily…”

He still didn’t believe it.

As he left the hospital room, he closed the door softly behind him.

“Did you see that video? Oh my gosh, it terrified me…”

“You mean Mrs. Li Mo? It’s trending all over. Of course I know. I feel so bad for her!”

“Yeah, I heard she was so disfigured from the fall, you couldn’t even recognize her…”

“Sigh, she was so beautiful. I used to watch some of her videos, and she had such a gentle smile…”

“What a pity… I also heard she had a miscarriage just before she jumped.”

…

The two nurses chattered away, and Lu Cichuan heard every word. Still, he refused to believe it. He just thought she was putting on a good show this time. But… did he really not believe it?

Meanwhile, in Jing’an Apartments, Sang Yuwan was packing her things. She had booked a flight to Erhai Lake for two in the afternoon. It was a small wish she had shared with Li Mo, one she had to fulfill.

“Ding-dong.” The doorbell rang, and Sang Yuwan gently carried Li Mo’s urn into the bedroom. “Li Mo, I’ll be right back.”

She didn’t need to guess who it was. As expected, it was him.

“Mr. Lu, you…” Before she could finish, Lu Cichuan pushed past her. He opened the bedroom door and saw that glaring urn again…

“What are you doing, Lu Cichuan!” Sang Yuwan forcefully pushed him away, shut the door, and stood in front of it.

“Heh… fine. Li Mo! If you don’t come out right now, I’ll break your brother’s arm! Come out, Li Mo, now!”

“Is this some kind of joke? She’s dead! She’s dead! She’s dead!” Sang Yuwan screamed louder and louder. “Lu Cichuan! You’re just a bastard child of the Lu family! You were never worthy of Li Mo! You disgust me!”

Lu Cichuan grabbed Sang Yuwan by the throat, squeezing harder and harder until she could barely breathe. “Heh, if you’ve got the guts… then choke me to death… so I can… go join her…”

At the mention of Li Mo, he loosened his grip.

“Haha… I thought you might actually kill me!” Sang Yuwan gasped for breath, coughing violently. “Lu Cichuan, you—a mere bastard—only made it to where you are today because of Li Mo’s family! Without them, you’d have died long ago in that hellish Cheng family!”

“Mr. and Mrs. Li treated you like their own son, yet you arranged for that car accident that killed them! Li Yan treated you like a brother, and you betrayed him, locking him up! Li Mo loved you more than anyone, and what did you do? You brought men to kill your own child, driving her to the brink of insanity until she jumped off that building…”

Sang Yuwan’s voice trembled as she spoke, her eyes filled with hatred. “Lu Cichuan, why wasn’t it you who died?”