Chapter 199: Cheng Huade's Body Has Been Found

Fighting alone is always the most foolish approach.

Cheng Wan understood this principle, but she did not only have Chu Li as an option.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, President Chu, but I feel the Chu Group's business is too complex and not suitable for me. Is this reason enough?"

Chu Li did not speak.

So, would Cheng Wan ultimately choose to cooperate with Fang Yiwen?

Did she feel Lingxiang was more valuable?

Cheng Wan prepared to leave, but Chu Li's phone rang.

He answered the call and gripped Cheng Wan's wrist.

Cheng Wan was angry, "Chu Li, are you ever going to finish..."

"Cheng Huade's body has been found."

Cheng Wan's struggling movement paused, "Found?"

And since Chu Li said it was a body, then Cheng Huade was already dead.

Her first reaction was not to feel happy, but to think of Old Madam Cheng.

If Grandmother knew, how heartbroken she would be.

She struggled, "Let me go, I need to go find Grandmother."

"We will go together; if anything happens to Grandmother, you won't be able to handle it alone."

Cheng Wan bit her lip and agreed.

Right now, Grandmother was the most important thing.

They hurried downstairs and saw Grandmother putting down her phone.

Her complexion was pale, and her body was swaying.

Cheng Wan's eyes grew hot, and she hurriedly steadied Grandmother.

She whispered, "Grandmother."

Old Madam Cheng was already streaming with tears; the strength she had feigned these past few days collapsed in this moment.

She gripped Cheng Wan's hand tightly, "Wanwan, he... he..."

"I know, we are going over right now." Cheng Wan supported Grandmother.

Old Madam Cheng nodded, "Let's go."

She left silently, stumbling, for she could not ruin someone else's engagement.

Chu Li took the old madam from Cheng Wan's hands and led her to the side, "You are still carrying a child, let me do it."

This time, Cheng Wan said nothing.

Outside, Assistant Wu was already waiting in the car.

Cheng Wan helped the old madam into the car, and the group went to the Yiyuan.

Cheng Wan also notified Cheng Han and Cheng Mingzhu.

The Yiyuan.

Old Madam Cheng went in to see Cheng Huade for the last time.

Chu Li accompanied her.

Cheng Wan stood at the door, waiting quietly.

"Old Cheng." The Second Madam's voice pierced through the corridor.

She came running, stumbling, stood at the door of the morgue, and suddenly knelt on the ground.

"Old Cheng."

She cried at the door until she fainted, and Assistant Wu hurriedly called for a doctor.

Cheng Wan looked at Cheng Mingzhu.

She was not crying, but tears fell one by one, which was even more distressing than crying.

"Mingzhu." Cheng Wan whispered her name, "My condolences."

Cheng Mingzhu walked in step by step.

Soon, heart-wrenching wails came from inside, "Father."

Cheng Han walked over slowly, "Wanwan."

Cheng Wan's eyes were red, "He is dead."

It was just that for the living, it was still somewhat cruel.

Cheng Han stroked her hair, "Yes, he is dead."

When a person dies, the lamp goes out.

Those past events could also be written off.

Neither of them went in, nor did they speak.

When Cheng Huayu and his wife arrived, Old Madam Cheng had just been helped out by Chu Li; she sat on a chair, her mental state very poor.

"Mother, I will arrange the second brother's funeral." Cheng Huayu took charge at this moment.

Old Madam Cheng's tears flowed, "You handle it."

She was extremely exhausted.

She leaned on Chu Li's hand to stand up, but her vision went black, and she fainted.

"Grandmother." Cheng Wan screamed in alarm.

Old Madam Cheng fainted from excessive grief, so Cheng Wan stayed by her side, while Cheng Huade's body was soon cremated.

Four or five hours later, the old madam slowly regained consciousness; she had long known this would be the result, but without finding Cheng Huade's body, she still held a glimmer of hope in her heart.

Now, that sliver of hope was completely gone.

The light had vanished from her eyes.

"Grandmother, look at me, I am Cheng Wan." Cheng Wan gripped her grandmother's hand and spoke to her softly, "You must hold on and go see him off on his final journey."

Old Madam Cheng knew that she simply could not move past this.

After all, she had already lost two sons.

After a long while, Old Madam Cheng finally spoke, "Wanwan."

Her voice was hoarse and dry, filled with sorrow.

"We will go to the funeral."

No matter what, she had to see her son off on his final journey.

Cheng Mingzhu was keeping watch over Cheng Huade.

Cheng Wan walked over, "Mingzhu."

Cheng Mingzhu revealed a smile that looked even worse than crying, "Cheng Wan, I don't have a father anymore."

Cheng Wan felt a pang of heartache; she pulled Cheng Mingzhu into her arms and comforted her, "You still have your brother and sister, and you have Grandmother; we still have many people here to accompany you."

Cheng Mingzhu wailed loudly.

Cheng Wan shed tears, patting her back to comfort her.

Just then, the Second Madam finally arrived.

She was once again draped in mourning clothes, throwing herself before Cheng Huade's tombstone, "Old Cheng, how could you have the heart to leave me behind? What are Mingzhu and I supposed to do from now on?"

Cheng Mingzhu's tears, which had just stopped, began to fall again, and she was unable to speak through her sobs.

"Second Aunt, please restrain your grief," Cheng Huayu urged, "Second Uncle is gone, but we are still one family."

One family?

The Second Madam glared fiercely at Cheng Han, "He is the one who caused Old Cheng's death."

Cheng Han watched coldly, not bothering to pay the Second Madam any mind at all.

The Second Madam turned and knelt before the Old Madam, "Mom, now that Old Cheng has been found, we cannot let him die so unclearly; you must step in."

She wept bitterly.

Old Madam Cheng's body swayed as if she might collapse, but she braced herself, "How do you want me to step in? He was the one who kidnapped others first, and then he fell into the water himself."

The Second Madam did not believe it, "Cheng Han is the murderer; Mom, you cannot be biased toward him."

She firmly believed that Cheng Han was the one who had done it.

"If you don't give me an explanation, I will bash my head in and die right here today."

She lunged toward the tombstone.

She was pulled back by Cheng Huayu.

Old Madam Cheng clutched her chest; she was already grief-stricken, and being pressured by the Second Madam now, she felt terrible.

Cheng Wan walked over in a few steps, blocking the Old Madam, and said quite bluntly, "What kind of explanation do you want?"

"Get lost, this is none of your business."

"If you think he died unjustly, then go report it to the police and let the police investigate." Cheng Wan was reasonable and firm. She was not afraid at all, "Why do you keep pestering Grandmother?"

The Second Madam wiped her tears, "Old Cheng, Old Cheng..."

She called out to him deeply.

Cheng Wan supported the Old Madam and left immediately.

If the Second Madam were allowed to keep making a scene, the Old Madam might suffer a health crisis.

The Second Madam would not let it go, so she was held down directly by Cheng Han's men.

With the Old Madam gone, he no longer had so many reservations.

The Second Madam cursed incessantly.

Cheng Han squatted down to look her in the eye, "Second Aunt, you really want me to tear away the last bit of your dignity, don't you?"

The Second Madam's eyes were bloodshot.

"You wouldn't dare."

"When you saved Second Uncle back then, it was a scheme you orchestrated, wasn't it?"

He spoke every word clearly and slowly, but it made the Second Madam's expression change.

"After you married Second Uncle, you used the company to launder money. After my parents discovered it and you were driven away, you were unwilling to accept it, so you deliberately brought this up in front of Second Uncle, telling him that my parents drove you away on purpose to strip you of your power, right?"

Cheng Huade's path to his end had everything to do with the Second Madam.