Chapter 813

By the time Shu Xia received the news, it was already evening, and she and Qiao Muting were eating Thai food at a restaurant.

Shu Xia had thought Chen Xiuyue's final end would be dying of illness in the hospital, but she hadn't expected Lin Bin to beat her to death first.

"They want you to go again? I'll have Zhang Tezhu make a trip to the hospital." Qiao Muting was somewhat dissatisfied that a phone call had interrupted their dinner, which had been in a great atmosphere.

"It's not Lin Bin and the others, it's a call from the police," Shu Xia said.

Then she relayed what the police had told her to Qiao Muting.

After she finished speaking, she stood up and picked up her bag, "You keep eating, I need to go to the police station to cooperate with their work."

"I'll go with you." Qiao Muting also stood up.

The two of them walked out of the restaurant and got into the car.

Right behind them, Xu Zihan stood in front of the restaurant entrance, clutching her bag tightly and staring at the car as it sped away.

Seeing with her own eyes how considerate Qiao Muting was toward Shu Xia, she found it an eyesore.

Qiao Muting was actually opening the car door for Shu Xia and even acting as her driver; did Qiao Muting even know what he was doing? Did he know that Shu Xia was involved in messy affairs with Li Yuan and Jiang Tu?

Did he really not care at all?

She had previously felt that Shu Xia was calculating, and now it seemed Shu Xia was very good at pleasing men.

Xu Zihan felt a sense of discomfort, like a fishbone stuck in her throat.

She could not accept that Qiao Muting had another woman in his heart, especially a woman like Shu Xia who was full of schemes and would cater to any man's whims.

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Upon arriving at the police station, Shu Xia did not let Qiao Muting go in with her.

After the police saw her, they only asked routine questions.

The witness at the hospital had explained the sequence of events very clearly.

And because she had no legal relationship with Chen Xiuyue, she could choose whether or not to participate in subsequent matters.

Right now, the forensic doctor was performing an autopsy to determine Chen Xiuyue's true cause of death; if it was confirmed that Lin Bin had indeed beaten Chen Xiuyue to death, then Lin Bin would have to accompany Lin Guanda in prison to sew mailbags.

When she was about to leave the police station, Shu Xia saw Lin Xu again.

Lin Xu must have been frightened and traumatized; a look of shock was still visible on his face, and when he saw Shu Xia, he appeared completely dazed.

Shu Xia only glanced at him without speaking and walked straight past him.

"Shu Xia, our family is finished, our family is completely and utterly finished. Are you especially happy? Do you think this is our retribution? I'm finished too! Congratulations, you're the one who laughed last."

Lin Xu saw Shu Xia and stared at her, saying this with self-mockery.

Their family was torn apart.

Dad had gone to prison, Lin Bin had gone in too, and Lin Qi and Lin Miao had vanished without a trace; he didn't know where they were now or if they were even still alive.

And he would never be able to return to the entertainment industry, nor could he continue living in Jing City.

They were finished.

After walking a few steps, Shu Xia stopped, turned her head, and looked at the dispirited Lin Xu with a cold gaze.

Seeing Shu Xia look at him, Lin Xu suddenly had hope again, "You..."

Shu Xia was expressionless, her gaze icy; she only looked for a moment before withdrawing her line of sight and leaving the police station directly.

Lin Xu stood there in shock.

It was as if he had suddenly realized something.

To Shu Xia, they were truly no different from strangers.

No matter what they did, it had no effect on Shu Xia, and Shu Xia would no longer treat them well as she had at the very beginning.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear someone say to him, "It's all retribution."

The autopsy results came out quickly.