Chapter 237: Thanks to Aunt

The fire six years ago was the deepest pain in Cheng Wan's heart; the feeling of being pushed away by Qin Xingwan at the very end remained exceptionally clear even now.

For six years, her investigation had long been nearing the truth, but there had never been a conclusion as to who the real culprit was.

She had a few guesses in her heart.

Now, Chu Yue had admitted it of her own accord.

Chu Yue's expression was manic, long since devoid of her former kindness and graceful luxury, her entire person exuding malice.

"Do you know why Wen Suxue died?" Chu Yue was triumphant, her expression filled with irrepressible malice.

Cheng Wan's palms were stinging, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.

She would not let go of an opportunity to uncover the truth.

"Wasn't she burned to death in the fire you set?"

"No, she was poisoned to death."

Chu Yue did not know what she thought of, but her whole demeanor became exceptionally gloomy; she squatted down and pinched Cheng Wan's chin with her fingers, "I should have poisoned you to death back then too, you little slut."

She truly regretted it, regretted that she hadn't been ruthless enough back then and hadn't gotten rid of this scourge.

That lowly child from back then had now become someone above others.

By what right?

"Cheng Wan, you should be content that you were allowed to live for six more years."

Cheng Wan lowered her head; she remembered Wen Suxue becoming increasingly frail, eventually falling ill and never recovering, with fewer and fewer days of clarity.

It was just that the Yiyuan examination results showed she had contracted a serious illness, and no poisoning was detected.

"So, you even bribed the Yiyuan?" Cheng Wan gritted her teeth.

Chu Yue smiled faintly, "Those country folk are driven solely by profit; as long as you give them money, anything can be bought. Didn't you also get a taste of the benefits of money, which is why you kept chasing after A Li?"

She spoke of a human life as if it were nothing.

Cheng Wan felt a sour, aching pain in her heart; did her master know she had been poisoned, which was why she refused to go to the Yiyuan in the end?

She was protecting them.

Master.

Tears slid from the corners of Cheng Wan's eyes.

"Chu Yue, sooner or later, you will die a horrible death," she cursed, staring coldly at the vicious woman before her.

Chu Yue looked at the sea surface and had people hold Cheng Wan's hands down to sign.

She did not yet know how many things Cheng Wan had in her possession, but she would have her sign regardless.

Besides, if Cheng Wan died, the Old Master would have no reason to give things to outsiders anymore.

The Chu family would still be hers.

Thinking of this, Chu Yue was slightly excited.

But before the excitement could completely intoxicate her, the sound of a car suddenly came from not far away.

The bodyguard's expression changed slightly, "Madam, someone is coming."

"Throw her down for me." Chu Yue knew there was no time left, so she simply decided to take Cheng Wan's life directly.

Cheng Wan was thrown off the cliff, the sound of "Boom—" in her ears.

The salty, icy seawater enveloped her, and the tide swept her away.

Cheng Wan could only struggle in vain.

Just as she was in despair, a hand grabbed her shoulder, then wrapped around her waist, and pulled her up.

The two of them surfaced together.

"Chu Li?" Cheng Wan coughed, her expression anxious, "What are you doing here?"

"She saw you."

"You..."

Every word was filled with worry and urgency.

The next second, Chu Li lowered his head and blocked all her words with his tongue.

The tide surged in, pressing them both into the seawater.

When Assistant Wu brought people to rescue them, Cheng Wan's lips were already red and swollen; Chu Li took a blanket to wrap her up completely, took a towel to wipe her hair, and stuffed a cup of hot water into her hands.

His voice was low: "Wait for me."

Chu Li settled Cheng Wan down before walking to the other side.

Chu Yue's eyes were filled with raging fire, "Chu Li, you didn't die."

Even... her gaze swept over Chu Li's legs; he was walking normally, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with those legs.

Having spent her life calculating against others, she naturally knew what this meant.

From beginning to end, it was all Chu Li's plan.

Chu Li looked down at her, his brows cold and indifferent, devoid of the gentleness one might have for a relative, filled only with coldness, "Aunt, long time no see."

Chu Yue gritted her teeth, "Chu Li, you really are cold-blooded; you didn't even spare your own father."

Chu Bolin was currently being held at the Police Station for investigation due to intentional homicide.

Chu Li's clothes fluttered in the sea breeze, his cold expression calm and composed.

"Isn't this all thanks to you, Aunt?" Chu Li stared into those greedy eyes, "You incited him to go against me, incited him to poison me, and then pushed him out to take the fall, all so you could sit back and reap the rewards. Am I wrong?"

A flash of guilt crossed Chu Yue's expression, but she still refused to admit it, "You are spouting nonsense."

Chu Li sneered, "You poisoned Xingwan's master, Wen Suxue; that isn't nonsense, is it?"

This was something she had said to Cheng Wan herself.

Chu Yue was unhurried, "Anything without evidence is just nonsense."

Chu Li mocked her naivety, "Wanwan has been carrying a listening device the whole time, so your conversation was recorded long ago."

Chu Yue's face turned deathly pale.

"So this was also part of your plan?"

"That's right. Aunt, you hid yourself too well; I couldn't find any evidence no matter what, so I had to resort to this desperate measure."

Chu Li admitted it quite openly.

He had even exhausted Chu Yue's patience step by step, forcing her to have no choice but to take action against Cheng Wan.

This time, Grandfather would no longer shield her.

Chu Yue felt dead inside; she looked at Cheng Wan and tried to sow discord, "Cheng Wan, he can put you to death for his own interests; don't you feel it's a raw deal?"

Cheng Wan gripped her blanket tightly and responded calmly, "I have you to thank for that; if you hadn't kidnapped my children, I wouldn't have agreed to Grandfather's request to take over those matters."

Chu Yue gritted her teeth fiercely; she regretted letting those two children go back then.

Otherwise, there would be no way Cheng Wan could be as arrogant as she is now.

Chu Yue was shoved into the car by Chu Li's men.

"Wait." Cheng Wan walked over; she still had questions left to ask, "Why did you poison her?"

How had Wen Suxue offended Chu Yue to deserve being treated like that?

Chu Yue stared at the Cheng Wan before her; in fact, Cheng Wan's personality was very similar to Wen Suxue's—appearing plain and indifferent, yet exceptionally stubborn.

If it hadn't been for that stubborn streak, Wen Suxue would never have left Yuncheng back then.

If she were still the eldest daughter of the Wen Family, how could she have ended up in such a state?

Everything was her own doing.

"Beg me, and if you beg me, I'll tell you." Chu Yue knew Cheng Wan really wanted to know the answer, and she felt she had found another point to threaten Cheng Wan with.

But Cheng Wan was not as agitated as she had imagined; she was very calm.

She simply whispered a name into her ear.

"Is it him?"

Chu Yue's eyes widened abruptly, "You..."

She suddenly shut her mouth.

But her instinctive reaction had already given Cheng Wan the answer she wanted.

She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she had already calmed down.

Taking two steps back, she let the car leave.

"Wanwan." Chu Li stepped forward and half-embraced her, "The wind is strong; let's go back."

Cheng Wan lowered her eyes and followed him back into the car.

The car was full of warmth.

Cheng Wan's cold body began to feel some warmth.