Chapter 357 - Chapter 357: Chapter 357 We Can’t Go Back_1 (1/2)

Chapter 357: Chapter 357 We Can’t Go Back_1

Song Shixiong’s words sent a chill down my spine.

I remembered what Gu Yuanzhou had once told me: my mother’s death was related to Song Shixiong, and he had extorted a lot of money from my father.

From a young age, I had always believed that the Song Family was wealthy and that Song Shixiong was capable. My mother and I had been blessed by the grace and favor of Song Shixiong.

So, when Gu Yuanzhou told me these things, I instinctively felt he was lying, deceiving me.

I never expected that this matter would actually be true.

In order to clarify the truth, I stood here without moving, perking up my ears, listening intently.

Wu Lijuan was still crying,

“Has our Song Family ever lacked money?”

“How can you say we haven’t lacked money? That year I invested in that gold mine overseas, I ran into an uprising in Africa and nearly lost my life… All you do is cry every day, you have no idea how hard I work to make money!”

“Song Shixiong, you heartless man, for that man’s money, do you know how painfully Xianjing died? She didn’t even know how much that man loved her to the end, she always thought she was abandoned by him, you’re truly too cruel.”

“I did nothing wrong! That man was irresponsible to begin with. He already had a fiancée, yet he still messed around with my sister. That money… was compensation for ruining my sister’s reputation.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. If what you’re saying is true, why haven’t you let Ayun recognize her father all her life? Are you afraid that she’ll hate you once she knows the truth?!”

“What nonsense have I spoken? That man, he has long since married and had children, he has his own family. Wouldn’t Ayun be an inconvenience if she went to him? Isn’t she living a comfortable life in the Song Family? We’ve all been so good to her, there’s absolutely no need for her to acknowledge a thief as her father.”

“Song Shixiong, you always think you’re right! Tell me, when so much has happened to the Song Family, where did you hide?”

“I… wasn’t I kidnapped by Gu Yuanzhou?”

“You’re lying, Gu Yuanzhou has already been sentenced to death. We’ve been husband and wife for a lifetime, can’t you speak a word of truth?”

“Alright, I’ll tell you the truth. I had a premonition that Gu Yuanzhou was going to strike at me. So, I went abroad to hide for a few days. You saw it yourself later on, Gu Yuanzhou went after the Song Family. Luckily, I ran fast, otherwise, I’d be dead now.”

“Why would Gu Yuanzhou want to go after you?”

“Don’t ask, it’s annoying. Am I not alive and back? Aren’t you happy about that? Why do you keep dwelling on the past?!”

“Is it because of what you did to the Gu Family back then?! Is it?”

“Wu Lijuan, have you gone mad? Can you stop asking? What’s the use of constantly asking these questions, acting like a resentful wife all the time, how can we live this life?”

“Song Shixiong, I’ve been true-hearted with you all my life, yet you have always been secretive with me. We can’t go on like this, let’s just divorce.”

Hearing this, Wu Lijuan’s footsteps gradually headed outside. I quickly stepped aside and hid in a bedroom.

Soon, the sound of Wu Lijuan’s footsteps descended the stairs.

Hiding in a dim corner, my heart was ice-cold.

What exactly did I hear?

Based on everything Song Shixiong just said, there were at least three things I hadn’t figured out or had misunderstood about Gu Yuanzhou.

First, my mother’s death indeed had something to do with Song Shixiong.

Second, Gu Yuanzhou’s vengeance against the Song Family was due to wrongs that Song Shixiong had once done to the Gu Family.

Third, he wasn’t kidnapped by Gu Yuanzhou; instead, he deliberately fled abroad to hide.

Gu Yuanzhou had also given me answers to these three things before, but I chose not to believe them.

I didn’t believe Gu Yuanzhou!

The truth now was a harsh slap to my face.

It was at this moment that I began to seriously scrutinize Gu Yuanzhou and everything he had done. Had I really misunderstood him?

This thought was driving me a bit crazy.

This was a terrifying turning point.

Because once I started questioning, I feared that all my understanding of him would turn out to be wrong.