Yan Jue happened to walk in from outside and overheard their conversation.
"Lu Xing, you can go out now."
Seeing his master arrive, Lu Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes."
Just looking at the solemn expressions of Lu Xing and Yan Jue, Tang Xiao Min had a bad premonition.
"Are you hiding something from me?"
As she asked this, she felt an inexplicable panic, as if she had lost something important.
At this point, it was no longer feasible to keep hiding things, and it was time to tell Tang Xiao Min the truth.
Yan Jue looked at Tang Xiao Min with concern. "Min Min, no matter what happens, you still have me."
"What do you mean?"
Yan Jue nodded, saying nothing, and pulled Tang Xiao Min outside.
They took the elevator down and went straight to the morgue.
This was where Xianfu Group specifically stored bodies. Due to the special nature of their business, some bodies, for various reasons, could not be cremated immediately after arrival.
To prevent decomposition, a morgue was specially set up.
They usually didn't come here, but now, coming in person, Tang Xiao Min had a bad feeling in her heart.
The morgue door opened, and a wave of cold air immediately swept over them.
Bodies covered with white cloth were neatly arranged on beds.
At first glance, it was extremely eerie and terrifying, making one's hair stand on end and scalp tingle.
Yan Jue didn't linger here but led Tang Xiao Min further inside, quickly reaching the VIP area where bodies were stored in luxurious private rooms.
There was only one thing to be found in this place: dead people.
Tang Xiao Min couldn't bear it any longer and stood still. She truly lacked the courage to go further.
"Why did you bring me to this place? Is there a mistake?"
Yan Jue turned around and looked at Tang Xiao Min with a heavy expression, hesitating for a long time.
"Min Min, your father had a car accident on the day of our engagement. He was severely injured and passed away shortly after being taken to the hospital."
"Your mother was undergoing surgery at the time. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle such a double blow, so I didn't tell you."
"Min Min, you..."
...
Tang Xiao Min suddenly covered Yan Jue's mouth, signaling him to stop talking.
Tang Zhong Cheng was dead.
He had died so suddenly, it all felt unreal, like a dream.
He had survived so much, how could he die in a car accident?
As Tang Yan had said, Tang Zhong Cheng was a scumbag, harming himself and others, and deserved to die.
But thinking of the scenes of him kneeling and apologizing, begging for forgiveness, and all the past efforts he made to appease them.
His death left Tang Xiao Min with an inexpressible sense of oppression and sadness.
It felt like a huge stone pressing on her chest, making her suffocating and in pain.
If he hadn't brought disaster upon them, he might have been a good father.
"Min Min, you look unwell. Why don't we go out? I will handle your father's affairs." Yan Jue couldn't bear to see Tang Xiao Min like this.
Tang Xiao Min's face was pale, having suffered a significant blow. Sudan Novel Network.
She shook her head.
"He is my biological father after all. I should see him one last time."
Tang Xiao Min gently pushed open the cold door and walked in, her feet feeling like lead, every step filled with resistance.
Like other bodies, it was covered with a white cloth.
Approaching, Tang Xiao Min personally lifted the white cloth.
Her hands trembled violently, making such a simple action difficult. She tried several times before succeeding.
As the white cloth was lifted, Tang Zhong Cheng's lifeless face slowly appeared before Tang Xiao Min.
At this moment, her heart was severely struck by something.
The next second, an indescribable feeling filled her body. Her legs went weak, and she slid down.
"Min Min, don't look anymore."
Yan Jue grabbed Tang Xiao Min and reached out to cover the white cloth.
At this moment, Tang Xiao Min suddenly reached out to stop him.
"No, let me look at him one more time."
Whether it was love or hate, or any grievances, they would be gone from now on, only to be remembered.
This time, Tang Xiao Min pulled off the white cloth covering Tang Zhong Cheng entirely.
It was evident that the body had been tidied up by the embalmer. The exposed head and the wounds on the neck were not very clear.
In the past, Tang Xiao Min wished Tang Zhong Cheng would die.
But he was resilient. Perhaps it was true that good people don't live long, while villains thrive for millennia.
But without her notice, he died so suddenly.
Tang Xiao Min asked weakly, "How did he get into that car accident? As far as I know, he has always been very careful when driving."
Just as she thought Tang Zhong Cheng's car accident might have been an accident, Yan Jue's words shocked her again.
"Min Min, the heart your mother had transplanted was your father's."
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Boom! Tang Xiao Min was struck by lightning, her mind going blank.
"Before that, he had secretly undergone tests, and the results showed that his heart was a perfect match for your mother's."
"I investigated the surveillance footage and the driving recorder of the accident. Your father intentionally drove into a dilapidated building by the roadside. He didn't slow down at all throughout the entire process."
Willfully, self-sacrificing, heart...
Reality was so cruel. What you feared the most was precisely what happened.
Tang Zhong Cheng, as he had said, was willing to die for Zhang Mei Yu. He had done it.
Tang Xiao Min finally shed tears for Tang Zhong Cheng, closing her eyes heavily.
When she opened them again, she couldn't help but berate Tang Zhong Cheng's body.
"If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"
"You sacrificed yourself, you're noble, you're amazing!"
"You sacrificed yourself to save my mother, and with this, everyone can forgive you. You succeeded."
"You've always been so selfish. Why were you so selfish?"
...
It was unclear whether it was admiration, resentment, or some other emotion.
At this moment, Tang Xiao Min didn't know what to do. She was on the verge of a breakdown and her mental state was clearly problematic.
"Min Min, don't be like this."
Yan Jue immediately held Tang Xiao Min.
An adult's breakdown could happen in an instant. The next second, she was sobbing in his arms like a child.
Her mother had just returned from the brink of death, and now she had to face her father's death, especially one where he sacrificed himself to save her mother.
Such a cruel blow was unbearable for anyone.
Tang Xiao Min cried for a long time, venting her pent-up emotions until she was exhausted and stopped crying. However, her body still trembled uncontrollably.
She cried until she was tired and fell asleep in the man's arms.
As dusk fell, Tang Xiao Min's phone rang. It was Tang Yan.
"Tang Xiao Min, why aren't you at the hospital yet? Mom wants to see you."
Hearing the casual tone on the phone, and then looking at the pitifully crying person in his arms, a cold glint appeared in Yan Jue's eyes.
"Your father had an accident. Call those few people to Xianfu Group to see. Let me remind you, it's best not to let your mother know about this for now."
Such a sorrowful event should not be borne by Tang Xiao Min alone.
Naturally, more people should be there to share her grief, so they could fulfill their filial duties as children.