Because I Cannot Hurt You

Zhiyuan, Xinyi, and Zizi were extremely quiet after Han Tian spilled out the beans of what happened during the college days between An Guoting and Han Zongying. They were utterly stunned to realize that they were college sweethearts who broke up in such a miserable way.

Zizi stomped her foot and her gaze burned in anger as she exclaimed. "How dare Uncle An!? He cheated on my Aunt with some shitty woman!? No wonder Grandpa hates him! He deserves to rot in hell! He broke Aunt's heart! Just because he became a successful businessman, he changed his colors and betrayed Aunt? Despicable!"

Xinyi was in deep thought, and she glanced at Zhiyuan. He also shared a thoughtful stare at her.

Zhiyuan asked, "How is Uncle responsible for Aunt's death?"

The elders stiffened, especially Xia Liqin. She lowered her gaze and looked away, clenching her fists.

Xinyi said, "It seems that Uncle An and Aunt went their own way after their breakup. So, Aunt was alright then. Did something happen later? Oh wait.. Mom and Dad said that Uncle An was the cause of her accident in which she…"

Zhiyuan stared at his parents. Surely, they had said this before when Xinyi and he questioned them, but he didn't feel like it was something as simple as an accident. It didn't account for why Han Huizhong tried to ruin Caihong seven years back.

Han Tian awkwardly smiled. "It's in the past now, Xinyi. There is no meaning to digging it anymore. Dad also doesn't want this. It was a coincidence that An Guoting was driving the car by which Z-Zongying was…"

He trembled and curled his fists. He still remembered the sight of Han Zongying's dead body when he had come running after hearing a loud thud. She lay in the pool of her own blood, lifeless and eyes brimmed with tears.

Han Tian took a sharp breath and shivered. Xinyi slightly widened her eyes and worriedly held his arm. "Dad. Are you okay? You look pale."

He faintly smiled. "I am fine, dear."

He sneakily shot a furious glare at Xia Liqin for just a moment, but he quickly withdrew it. But Zhiyuan's sharp eyes noticed that glance, and he narrowed his eyes.

He darted a glance at his mother, and she seemed a little lost, and he didn't understand why but...a little guilty too.

They are still hiding something…

Han Tian said, "Dad will be coming at any time now. Put everything back into its place and leave from here or he will scold the hell out of you three. Don't tell him that I told you about Zongying. He doesn't like to hear her mentioned in this house. Let this place and her memories stay as they are."

The trio slowly nodded.

They quickly arranged the room back how it was and left.

Xinyi pursed her lips. "I think we only came to know the truth partially."

Zhiyuan sighed. "Yes."

Zizi gritted her teeth. "Whatever the whole truth is, it won't change the fact Uncle An betrayed Aunt!"

"We don't know that Zizi," Xinyi shook her head.

Zizi was dumbfounded. "What do you mean? Didn't you see how heartbroken Dad looked? He won't lie about how his sister suffered. He looked so sorrowful…"

"I am not saying that he is lying, but I feel something is missing. Uncle An...I don't think he is the type of person to cheat. After Caihong's mom's death, he only married An Meiying to give Caihong the motherly love she lacked. He sincerely thought about his daughter, and not in the way that he wanted to fool around. Otherwise, he would have had a lot of flings after his wife's death if his reputation of playing around with women was true."

Zizi still seemed dissatisfied.

Zhiyuan said, "Also if Aunt died by Uncle An's fault in a car accident, then it doesn't make sense for Grandpa to try to ruin Caihong in the past. What is the connection? If he wanted to give an eye for an eye, then he would have somehow caused Caihong's car accident too instead of-"

He abruptly stopped and froze.

Zizi frowned. "What were you saying?"

Zhiyuan snapped out and quickly said, "Ah, nothing. I was just thinking about something else."

Xinyi squinted her gaze and noticed his odd behavior.

He cleared his throat. "Anyway. We will get to know more about this when we meet up with Shuang. She must have gotten some clues too."

After Zizi left, Xinyi asked, "Did you figure something out? You looked strange just now."

"I... it's a preposterous thing to think about," his gaze dimmed, "Something that can shake Caihong and Shuang's trust in Uncle An. Even I find it unbelievable. But I can only confirm it with conclusion after we talk to Shuang. We need to know how Aunt died."

She blinked her eyes. "You don't think it's an accident?"

Zhiyuan's eyelashes slightly trembled. "I don't think so…"

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The next day, they met at a high-end restaurant and booked a private room for their discussion.

Shuang was surprised to see Zizi with Xinyi and Zhiyuan.

"You are here too?"

Zizi harrumphed. "I caught bro and Xinyi sneakily doing things behind my back. I want to know the truth too so I tagged along."

Xinyi and Zhiyuan chuckled.

Zizi looked at Jack Si. "And Jack Si?"

Jack Si politely smiled. "Greetings."

Shuang shrugged. "Long story. He was there with me yesterday, so I brought him here anyway."

"I see." 

She remembered about An Guoting and his cheating, and Zizi couldn't help but get a little frustrated even though she knew that Shuang wasn't at fault.

The door opened and a man stepped in. Zizi widened her eyes in shock. "Y-Yunru?"

"Hey," Yunru, donned in his officer's uniform, smiled at everyone.

Xinyi was also surprised to see her brother here. "What are you doing here?"

"Brother-in-law called me."

She glanced at Zhiyuan, and he nodded. He whispered. "I had him investigate something."

"Oh," she nodded.

On the other side, Yunru and Shuang's gazes met, and they froze.