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Death was a stop in one's memory. Yi Chen closed his eyes and recalled how Qiao Yinuo had treated her well.

At this moment, she felt that she was extremely laughable. She had been trying to figure out what it was.

Yin Qinghuan could hear the self-mockery in Yi Chen's words. It was as though she was saying that the current her was just an ingrate.

"When I entered ST, I was just a small employee of the company. I had never thought that I would become a designer one day."

It was Giordino who had brought her with him, unearthed her talent in jewelry design, and taught her many things.

"Do you think I'm ridiculous?"

Yin Qinghuan only maintained her silence in the face of Yi Chen's question. Everyone has their own laughable moments, who has not been paranoid?

"Now that the competition has been cancelled, it's pretty good." Yi Chen nodded, a bitter smile on her face. Yin Qinghuan could hear the profound meaning in her words. She seemed to be saying that it was time for her to leave this place.

"Yi Chen, I think if designer Qiao is still alive, she will want you to continue competing."

As youth above blue, Yin Qinghuan also wanted to see Yi Chen prove her strength.

"But the competition has already been cancelled …"

The woman smiled lightly and shook her head, saying, "This is only temporary."

Perhaps Gu Wenliu was trying to cancel the match, but after this period of time … ST could not be lost, nor could any of the subsequent international jewellery competitions.

In the end, someone had to become the new chief designer. As the current leader of the company, Gu Wenliu should know what to do.

Qiao family.

When Joanne returned, she heard voices coming from upstairs.

"Don't stop me, I …" I'm going to the police station! "

She immediately came back to her senses and went upstairs to her father's room.

Inside the house, two servants held Father Qiao who was about to get out of bed. The vase on the cabinet beside him had already been overturned by him and shattered into pieces.

"Dad …"

The shock passed the moment Father Qiao received the news from the police. He just woke up and the first thing he wanted to do was to go to the police station, but his body didn't have the chance to. He fell off the bed the moment he got off.

Her father's eyes were bloodshot and his hands were shaking as he stared at her.

"That can't be a promise, can't it?!"

Father Joe's hoarse voice reached Joanne's ears, and she bit her lip and lowered her head. Seeing this, the servants all left Father Qiao's room. The room became even quieter.

After a long while, the woman spoke slowly. Her words were very clear —

"It's her."

Although his appearance was not recognizable, his body had sunk into the lake for three months. His body was bloated, his face was corroded, and there were even some fish and insects eating him, almost none of them were intact.

The moment Joanne saw the corpse, she broke out in a cold sweat. She didn't dare to admit that it was Qiao Yino.

Father Qiao could not accept the truth. If he did not personally see the corpse, then he would not believe that it was his daughter!

"Take me to the police station …" Father Qiao said as he got off the bed with trembling legs. He held the cane in his hand, using it as a fulcrum for his entire body. However, before he could even take a step, his body collapsed backwards uncontrollably.

"Dad!" Joanne quickly went up to stop her father and shook her head. "Even if you go, you won't change reality! I saw the DNA test report, and it was confirmed that it was my sister. "

"Impossible!" Father Qiao shouted in anger. He grabbed hold of Joanne's hand, opened his sunken eyes wide, and asked her, "Didn't you say that your sister left with that man? How could she die at the bottom of the lake?!"

The woman with tears on her face trembled under the interrogation. She only kept shaking her head and said, "I don't know."

She really didn't know, didn't know that Qiao Yino was going to die. After his death, his corpse had been dumped into the lake, and it had only been three months since he was found.

Father Qiao was so angry that he was gasping for breath. His hands and feet were trembling uncontrollably, and traces of blood had already filled his eyes. It was a very frightening sight. Joanne was afraid that something might happen to him, so she sent the servant to fetch the doctor.

Suddenly, Father Qiao's trembling stopped. His gaze was fixated on the floor, not moving at all. Even the heavy breathing he had just made was gone.

Joanne stared, terrified.

Suddenly, Father Qiao lifted his lips — —

"What was the cause of death?"

The calmness of this moment was thousands of times more terrifying than the feeling he had just had. Joanne could not imagine how her father would react if he knew about what happened that night. He would probably strangle her with his own hands.

She tried her best to suppress the fear in her heart, and shook her head once more, "I'm still investigating. The corpse has been submerged in the lake for too long, so I'm unable to determine the time of death. but do not exclude... "Suicide."

He didn't deny the possibility of suicide by jumping into a lake. In order to prevent himself from struggling, he even tied a rock to his foot.

"It can't be, she won't commit suicide …" Father Qiao repeated the words as tears fell onto the floor.

There must be some other reason behind it. He did not believe it.

Heavens, what had Qiao Zhenzhen done wrong in his life? He wanted to lose his beloved wife and … Her only real daughter!

Shi Qian was getting a bit hungry. Where had Gu Wenliu gone to buy her a phone? Why hadn't he come back yet?

He was so bored that he had no TV to watch and his notebook was locked away in his study.

She went to the kitchen and cooked herself a bowl of noodles. When Gu Wen came back, she was' busy 'in the kitchen.

When he heard the sound, he didn't even turn his head around. He snorted and said, "I didn't cook your portion. Who told you to go out for so long?"

Usually, at times like these, Gu Wenliu would say a few good words, or just walk over and hug her from behind, coaxing her.

But not this time.

He stood at the dining table, unmoving and silent, watching his wife's figure in the kitchen, her dark brown eyes dark.

Shi Qian seemed to sense that something was wrong. He turned around and looked at the man, only to find that his hands were empty. He didn't buy a new phone for her.

"Didn't you go to buy me a phone? Where's the phone? Also, the TV socket seems to be broken. "Also, lock up the study because you have nothing to do. I didn't even find the key, so I wanted to do some plays in the afternoon …"

However, just as she was complaining endlessly, Gu Wenliu opened his mouth and said, "Shallowly."

"Yes."

The pregnant woman came out of the kitchen, looking at him with a frown. Gu Wenliu was acting strangely today.

"I have news of the proposal." Gu Wenliu looked into his wife's eyes. When he saw the look of pleasant surprise in her eyes, he was filled with anticipation.

"Is that so? Where is she? How is she? Hurry up and bring me to see her! "

Shi Qian was both happy and anxious at the same time. He finally found his voice and quickly stepped forward, putting his arm around his husband's.

However, Gu Wenliu remained unmoved. He looked at her with a strange expression in his eyes.

In that darkness, there was a hint of coldness. She could not describe what kind of gaze it was. Could it be that news of a promise was a good thing?

Or is it … The smile on the woman's face gradually dimmed, her eyelashes flapped, and she tightened her grip on his arm.

"The body is at the police station now."

Gu Wenliu knew that once this fact was revealed, he would definitely be unable to bear it. Even if he cut off her connection with the outside world, she wouldn't be able to hide the news for long.

Shi Qian could not believe what she had heard. In an instant, she was silent.

In the kitchen, there was only the sound of water splashing out of the pot when the noodles were cooked.

The night slowly fell.

In the upper echelons of the Qi Group, in the quiet office of the CEO, no one dared to disturb him.

Qi Yan Shang looked at the city through the window. Did anyone ever ask him what it felt like to stand on top of a cloud?

He was used to being alone.

However, that person would always be by his side, telling him time and time again …

Qi Yan Shang, marry me and I will accompany you forever. This way, you won't be lonely.]

That was where she had been, leaning against the table with her hand on her chin, staring at him without blinking.

But he had never responded to her.

Qi Yan Shang looked out of the window at the bustling city. His gaze was as deep as a pond, but it was empty.

Ye Zichen dialed that number again and again, only to get a reply that the phone was shut down again and again.

Really, no more calls from him?

It seemed that Qiao Yino was truly infuriated this time.

In his ears, the Object's laughter came closer and closer. In the laughter, he seemed to hear her calling his name. So close, yet so far away.

[Qi Yan Shang, why aren't you here yet …?]

Every time she left a message on the phone, it was always like that. Why hadn't he come yet? Didn't he know that she was waiting for him?

She waited for him at the concert. He didn't go, and she didn't come in.

In the dining room, she waited for him, but he didn't go, and she grumbled when she went hungry to look for him.

She waited for him on his birthday, but he didn't go. She took the initiative to ask him for his birthday blessing.

He moved his finger and dialed the number again. When he got to the message, his hoarse voice carried a chill — —

"Qiao Yino, why aren't you here yet?"

He didn't know what he was waiting for.

If you're not around, what can you do about it?

It was late autumn in October, and the night wind was cold. Especially tonight, it was bone-piercing cold.

In the early hours of the morning, only a few night police officers remained on duty.

When the police officer sitting at the first table saw someone enter, he stood up and asked, "It's already so late, is there anything you need?"

The man did not speak. There was a sudden silence.

Then he said, Find someone.

A few minutes later, another policeman brought the registration form and asked the man to show his ID card. He asked with a frown, "Someone has come to identify the body this afternoon. What is your relationship with the deceased and who is she?"

As the policeman spoke, he picked up the man's ID card. Then, his eyes narrowed, he thought that he had seen wrongly. Then, he raised his head to look at the man and finally recognized the identity of this person.

This is not...

Qi Yanzhong glanced at the clock in the police station out of the corner of his eye. It was 12 o'clock in the morning when it rang.

Then, he spoke in a soft voice —

"Husband."