Yan Jue ignored Ye Die.
"Zhong Li, what time is it?"
"Mr. Yan, it's almost three o'clock. We should go pick up Miss Tang from school."
Ye Die pestered, "You're a man, face up to it, did you kill my grandfather or not!"
Yan Jue threw down the cue stick he was holding and walked out.
"Hey, clarify what you mean before you leave."
Ye Die actually stood in front of Yan Jue, blocking his path.
Yan Jue unceremoniously pushed her aside and walked out without looking back.
Zhong Li behind him shook his head disdainfully, "Ignorant."
"You..."
Ye Die still didn't get the answer she wanted and was so angry her face turned green.
The more ambiguous he was, the more suspicious she became.
If Yan Jue were the killer, why wouldn't he take revenge?
Even if he had money, he couldn't escape legal punishment.
Ye Die had many questions in her heart, it seemed she had to investigate thoroughly.
In the car, Zhong Li made small talk, "Mr. Yan, Ye Die looked at you the same way those infatuated girls do."
Yan Jue had his own troubles, which was that wherever he went, some ignorant women would strike up conversations with him, flirt, and make various hints.
Yan Jue usually couldn't remember the appearance or names of such women.
"What does that have to do with me?"
"However, if Miss Tang knows Ye Die came to talk to you, she might be unhappy. Last time at the airport, she saw you taking photos with several women and had me drive away."
That time, Yan Jue searched foolishly for several hours, almost breaking his legs.
He didn't want to cause trouble for himself because of some irrelevant people.
"Don't tell her Ye Die came to see me. You can't say it even if you die, understand?"
"Mr. Yan, rest assured, even if she makes me cut open my stomach, I won't say a single word."
Arriving near the university, after waiting for a while, Tang Xiaomin came out with her schoolbag. After saying goodbye to her friends, she got into the car.
After getting in, a faint smile still hung on her lips.
"Minmin, you seem very happy?" Yan Jue said softly.
Tang Xiaomin nodded.
"It's okay, they invited me to a fashion show tomorrow night, and I've already agreed."
Yan Jue frowned.
When he invited her, why wasn't it so convenient?
She either had this engagement or that one.
Yan Jue had a feeling that Tang Xiaomin had been deliberately avoiding him lately.
"What's that smell?"
Tang Xiaomin smelled a faint fragrance, which seemed to emanate from Yan Jue.
Yan Jue calmly took out a cigarette and then opened the car window to light it.
This time, the faint fragrance was masked by the nicotine of the cigarette.
The car started, and a cold wind immediately blew in.
It was winter now, and it was quite cold.
"By the way, Zhong Li, where did you guys come from just now?"
"I accompanied Mr. Yan to play billiards, and we came over as soon as it was time."
As Tang Xiaomin was about to ask more, Yan Jue spoke.
"Minmin, are there any men going with you and your friends to the show?"
Tang Xiaomin hesitated slightly.
"If they bring their boyfriends, then yes, but I'm not sure if they will."
In the cramped car, there seemed to be an undercurrent.
All the way, Tang Xiaomin kept wondering where the faint fragrance on Yan Jue came from.
She never wore perfume, so it definitely wasn't hers.
Tang Xiaomin didn't pursue it too much, but Yan Jue's deliberately evasive reaction today pricked her like a thorn, making her uncomfortable.
Before returning to Xianfu Group, the procuratorate called again.
After a moment of hesitation, Tang Xiaomin went to the procuratorate.
Tang Xu's case was set in stone, just waiting for the trial and sentencing.
Seeing Tang Xu in the interrogation room, he was disheveled, with a scruffy beard, not at all like a young man in his twenties, but more like a down-and-out, disappointed middle-aged man.
Tang Xiaomin sat down in front of Tang Xu.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
Tang Xu slowly raised his head and looked at Tang Xiaomin.
"Some things, I've always wanted to understand, until a few days ago, Tang Ye called me and said many inexplicable things."
Tang Xu's reaction at this moment was surprisingly calm; there wasn't even a trace of fear in his eyes.
One had to admit that doctors had better psychological resilience than ordinary people.
"If you asked me to come just to say these useless words, then you don't need to say them. I don't want to listen."
Tang Xu sighed, sadness appearing in his eyes.
"Yi Yi called me and said her body was better than before and she had more energy."
"But how could her body get better? It's just a flicker of life before death."
"I want to go out for a bit, please help me. I only need one day. Afterward, I will stay in prison obediently."
Mentioning Tang Yiyi always made Tang Xiaomin uncomfortable.
However, since the person was on the verge of death, Tang Xiaomin didn't want to make things difficult for someone who was about to die.
Tang Xiaomin paid some money to secure one day of freedom for Tang Xu.
When Tang Xu came out, he had an electronic monitoring bracelet on his ankle, constantly tracking his movements.
Tang Xu tidied himself up a bit and went to the hospital to visit his family.
Tang Yu was still in a coma. With the money from selling the villa, his condition was currently stable.
Zhang Meiyu had woken up, but she was still worried sick about Tang Yu all day, her eyes red from crying.
When Tang Xiaomin and Tang Xu appeared at the hospital together, the Tang family looked at Tang Xiaomin with a new sense of fear.
Even Zhang Meiyu was wary of her.
Tang Xu said a lot to them, a great deal.
Tang Xiaomin stood alone, isolated, but she didn't care; she had never coveted that family.
As they were leaving, Zhang Meiyu suddenly stopped her.
"Xiaomin, you..."
The words on her lips, Zhang Meiyu still couldn't utter.
If Tang Yu didn't make it this time, she didn't know how she would face Tang Xiaomin.
Tang Xiaomin said nothing and left the hospital with Tang Xu.
She was the guarantor, and if Tang Xu didn't return on time, she, as the guarantor, would be held responsible.
Tang Xu, familiar with the way, went to the apartment he had rented for Tang Yiyi.
He pushed open the bedroom door, and Tang Yiyi was leaning by the window alone.
"Tang Xu, is that really you?"
Tang Yiyi was so thin she weighed only a few dozen pounds, looking extremely weak.
Seeing Tang Xu, Tang Yiyi forgot her physical pain and managed a forced smile.
However, her smile now looked even more pathetic than crying.
Tang Xu came to Tang Yiyi's side.
"It's me, I'm here."
Tang Yiyi was weak, her breathing shallow, and she hadn't had a drop of water for days, surviving solely on a thread of life force.
"I thought... I would never... see you again."
Tang Xu's heart felt heavy; he had always feared this day, and it had finally arrived.
"What nonsense are you saying? No matter what you become, I will always love you. I mean what I say."
After a long while, Tang Yiyi said, "Is it... going to snow outside?"