Chapter 154: The Truth of the Year (2)
Chu Qiao's eyes were fixed on Shang Fangyan's expression and the changes in his eyes, the more he looked at him, the more he listened to him, the more Chu Qiao felt that he was not making up a story to lie to her.
However, she still didn't believe it. She didn't want to believe it, she didn't want to believe that Shang Fangyan would hide it from her, hide her truth for so many years, even when she had become his closest lover, he didn't think to tell her all the truth.
"Then Jiang Beichen? Who did Jiang Beichen have a relationship with that night? β
"I don't know, that woman was found by Chen Dong casually."
Chu Qiao smiled again, tears slipped down again, but they were no longer grateful and moved. "So, you've been sending people to monitor me while I'm pregnant in October."
Shang Fangyan nodded, looking at the incomprehensible emotion in Chu Qiao's eyes, he didn't know what to do, but no matter what Chu Qiao thought about him, he would not hide any truth from Chu Qiao.
"Yes, I went back to the United States the day after I learned that you were pregnant, and I asked Chen Dong to send someone to monitor your movements. And let him transfer the child as soon as you give birth, and then secretly send the child to the United States. β
Chu Qiaoxiu's eyebrows furrowed suddenly, and he looked away from Shang Fangyan, "Whose child is Jiang Yixuan?" β
"It was an orphan found by Chen Dong, and Jiang Yixuan was abandoned by his biological parents as soon as he was born."
"What about you? You didn't really like Xiaoxu at first, did you? Chu Qiao felt more and more that what Shang Fangyan said was true, and more and more that he didn't lie to her, so her tears welled up uncontrollably.
Shang Fangyan raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of Chu Qiao's eyes, but Chu Qiao turned his face away.
Sighing faintly, Shang Fangyan knew that Chu Qiao had finally begun to believe what he said, and the consequences he feared most were finally coming.
"Yes, I didn't like Xiao Xu at first. I have no feelings for him, but when I see him getting smarter, more sensible, and more cute, I gradually like him, and I have a father-son relationship with him like an ordinary father treats his son. β
"That's why you took Xiao Xu back to Shang's house when he was three years old, so that Xiao Xu was exposed in front of everyone."
Shang Fangyan nodded, "Yes." β
Closing his eyes, Chu Qiao sighed deeply, originally everything was not a joke,
"Then why are you looking for me again? Is it just to give Xiaoxu a complete home and a missing mother's love? β
"He Yashi is the wife of the Shang family for me since childhood, I grew up with her, she is also deeply liked by my grandmother and mother, although I don't like her, but I don't hate her, and I don't reject marrying her as a wife, until that time when Xiaoxu fell into the water and almost lost his life, I saw clearly He Yashi's deep true face. So I made up my mind not to marry her. β
"Not long after, I heard your voice at the graduation ceremony of Columbia University's master's students, saw you walk to the rostrum with a bright and confident smile on behalf of all the graduates, and heard you introduce yourself in a cheerful voice and say that your name is Chu Qiao, and the memory of that night in my brain was instantly pulled out."
"Of course I remember that Xiaoxu's mommy is called Chu Qiao, but I have never seen your appearance, even the night I had sex with you, I didn't think about seeing what you looked like, because at that time your appearance and everything about you were not important to me, what was important was your eggs, just my research."
Chu Qiao smiled, and didn't dare to open his eyes to look at Shang Fangyan, and tears fell silently, like a stream, it turned out. At the beginning, she was just a subject to experimental research, so what is the difference between her and Jiang Beichen and Xu Jiaxin? Even more ruthless and cruel.
"So, that graduation ceremony was the first time you saw me clearly?"
Shang Fangyan stretched out his hand to touch Chu Qiao's tearful face, but he was afraid that her struggle would cause discomfort to her wounds, so he stretched his hand into the air and had to give up, perhaps it would be best to tell all the truth in the calmest way.
"Yes, I was a little shocked at the time, I didn't expect you to appear at Columbia University, and three years later to get a master's degree from Columbia ** College, let alone expect that your smile would be so bright and pure, your eyes would be so clear and burning, and your appearance just met all my requirements for my wife."
"So, you started to investigate me, everything I've done since I was a child, everyone around me?"
Aside from nodding, Shang Fangyan didn't know what other body language he could have, "Yes, I spent three whole years investigating everything from your birth to the time you returned to China and everyone around you, and I know everything about you. β
"So, you're using a contract marriage to seduce me with children?! For a year, just let me take the initiative to jump into the pit you dug a long time ago?! β
Shang Fangyan's eyebrows frowned, and he didn't let go for a moment, he didn't deny it, so he said truthfully, "I'm just afraid that the person you loved at that time was Qin Muyang, if you didn't use the child to lure you, you wouldn't have returned to China to be with me at all." β
Chu Qiao closed his eyes and smiled bitterly, tears kept sliding down, no need to ask anymore, no need to ask anything, Shang Fangxu is her son and Shang Fangyan, and the twins she lost are also her and Shang Fangyan's children, Shang Fangyan could transfer Shang Fangxu back then, and naturally now he can easily transfer Jiang Beichen's sperm.
It's just that she doesn't understand, she really doesn't understand why Shang Fangyan is doing this? Fork macro casting.
"If I hadn't miscarried, if I hadn't been caught by Shang Haoyuan, if I hadn't been shot, would you have let me come back to you? Will you tell me the truth? β
"Yes." Shang Fangyan replied without hesitation, but there was a slight tremor in his voice, "When you tell me that you are going to have another child in order to save Jiang Yixuan, I will plan to let you leave my side temporarily, only if we have no relationship, you will not become Shang Haoyuan's target again, because I am already afraid, afraid that I will lose you, lose you forever." β
Afraid of losing her?!
Chu Qiao slowly opened his eyes and looked at Shang Fangyan, his blurred teary eyes made it impossible to see her emotions at the moment, and he just asked with a wry smile, "Aren't you afraid of losing me now?" Tell me all the truth, aren't you afraid that when I know the truth, it will be when you lose me? β
Shang Fangyan bowed his head slightly, "I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid that you will blame yourself and feel guilty for the rest of your life because you feel that you have done something sorry for me, and you will be burdened with guilt all your life and are unwilling to come back to me and Xiaoxu." β
Chu Qiao looked at Shang Fangyan, the exhaustion and vicissitudes on his face, the self-blame and guilt in his eyes made her feel distressed, but why? Why did Shang Fangyan have to be so self-righteous from beginning to end? Hurt her self-righteously, approach her self-righteously? Self-righteous to be good to her and fall in love with her? And self-righteously make all the so-called decisions that are good for her?
Closing his eyes again, Chu Qiao sighed lightly, and his whole body sank into the soft cushions, becoming weaker and paler.
"I want to be alone, okay?"
"Okay." The truth was too sudden, even a little ridiculous, Shang Fangyan knew that he should give Chu Qiao a quiet space for her to digest well, stood up, reached out and gently wiped away the tears on Chu Qiao's face, leaned over her eyebrows and gently dropped a kiss before Shang Fangyan turned around and left the room.
Hearing the sound of the door being opened and closed, Chu Qiao opened her eyes and looked at the dark curtain that was gradually falling outside the window, her thoughts were surging, she really didn't know what to do, it was so messy, it was so messy
And Shang Fangyan just got out of the ward, the old lady and Bai Yun came in again, and when they opened their eyes and saw the old lady and Bai Yun with a loving and harmonious smile on their faces, Chu Qiao actually felt a little dazzling, and even felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
is accustomed to the cold eyes and cold faces of the old lady and Bai Yun, but now such a change is really adaptable.
Looking at the old lady and Bai Yun who walked to the bed, Chu Qiao didn't open his mouth to call them, but just politely pulled the corners of his lips.
The old lady came to the bed and sat down, then reached out and took Chu Qiao's hand.
"Chu Qiao, I'm sorry for you." The old lady sighed deeply.
Chu Qiao shook his head and did not speak.
The old lady looked at Chu Qiao, who was just shaking his head, and smiled lovingly, "Chu Qiao, grandmother really wants to thank you this time, if it weren't for you, grandmother would never be able to sit here again." β
Chu Qiao still didn't answer, he just shook his head lightly.
Seeing Chu Qiao's cold attitude now, the old lady and Bai Yun both knew that it must be Shang Fangyan who had already told Chu Qiao all the truth.
Bai Yun frowned, took out his handkerchief and gently wiped away the tears on Chu Qiao's face that had not dried up.
Chu Qiao was a little flattered, but he didn't dodge, he couldn't dodge at all.
Putting away the handkerchief, Bai Yun looked at Chu Qiao and sighed lightly, "Chu Qiao, I'm sorry, the child's business is not Ah Zi's business, everything is my idea, I made people drug the food you ate so it caused you to have a miscarriage, even if you can protect the fetus with peace of mind, it is impossible for the child to be born safely." β
Chu Qiao frowned and looked at Bai Yun, she really didn't dare to imagine that Bai Yun actually hated her so much before, and even let go of her children.
Bai Yun looked at the surprise in Chu Qiao's eyes, and her face swelled with great remorse, "I know it's too late to say anything now, I used to be too wrong in the past, and now I don't dare to expect your forgiveness, I just hope that you can give me another chance for Xiaoxu's sake, let me be a good mother-in-law again, no matter what, we are all a family, in the future, we will be happy, okay?" β
"Yes, Chu Qiao, it was all our fault before, it doesn't matter if the child is gone, you still have Xiaoxu, and you and Ayan are still young, when you take care of your body, you can have as many children as you want at that time." The old lady also nodded guiltily.
Chu Qiao closed his eyes weakly, and couldn't help but cry again at the thought of the two most innocent lives lost in this game of truth and falsehood.
"Old lady, big lady, I'm tired and want to rest."
"Okay, you have a good rest, we'll come back to see you later." As she spoke, Bai Yun helped the old lady get up and walked out of the room.
With his eyes closed, tears kept rolling down.
How beautiful and harmonious everything is now, she never dared to hope for it before, but why does she just want to escape when all the beauty of luxury comes?
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Since Chu Qiao was shot, Shang Fangyan has been guarding Chu Qiao inch by inch, Shang Haoyuan's affairs are still waiting for him to deal with, such a big thing happened in the Shang family, Shang Yu and the third master Shang Haorui naturally rushed back, knowing that Chu Qiao woke up and there was no danger, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially the old lady and Bai Yun, because they all knew too well that Chu Qiao was fine, then Shang Fangyan and Shang Fangxu would be fine.
Shang Haoyuan's crime is already well known in the Shang family, there is no need to say anything, and there is no need to discuss with everyone, Shang Fangyan directly ordered Shang Haoyuan and his wife, sons and daughters to be removed from the Shang family tree, confiscated all the assets under his name and exiled to the extremely cold land, and never set foot in the exile land again.
After disposing of Shang Haoyuan, the next thing is He Yashi.
Originally, the things that He Yashi did to sow discord were not the worst, but a crime of colluding with Shang Haoyuan to murder the person in power of the Shang family was enough to prevent her from turning over.
Things have come to this point, and naturally no one in the Shang family will come forward to protect He Yashi, the old lady and Bai Yun will not, and Shang Yu will not.
In the lobby of the main house, He Yashi knelt in front of the old lady and Bai Yun step by step, and pleaded with tears on her face, "Grandmother, mother, I know it's wrong, but I did all this just for the good of the eldest brother and the Shang family, I didn't know the eldest brother's strategy, and I didn't know that the child in Chu Qiao's belly was the eldest brother's, so I said some foolish things to Ah Zi, causing Ah Zi to do something wrong on impulse, but I really didn't expect Chu Qiao to have a miscarriage so easily, I really don't know, and I didn't think about letting Chu Qiao miscarry." β
The old lady and Bai Yun both squinted helplessly and knelt in front of them crying and begging for mercy, and their faces were full of gentleness and love again.
"Yashi, I have treated you like half a daughter for so many years, but in the end, you actually colluded with Shang Haoyuan to seize the Shang family's family business, even if you don't know anything, but just because you colluded with Shang Haoyuan, you are no longer worthy to cry out in front of me." Bai Yun said with a cold face.
Seeing the indifferent attitude of the old lady and Bai Yun, He Yashi knew that it was useless to beg the two of them, so she could only put the last glimmer of hope on Shang Yu, after all, she was still Shang Yu's fiancΓ©e.
Kneeling in front of Shang Yu again, He Yashi begged with a touching and pitiful appearance, "Ah Yu, I am your fiancΓ©e, you can't leave me alone, please, as long as you save me, I will be a good wife obediently in the future, keep my peace, and listen to you in everything." β
Shang Yu sneered, he had long been disgusted with He Yashi's face, he raised his leg and kicked her away, and asked in a tone that did not have a trace of warmth, "He Yashi, do you still remember that you are my fiancΓ©e?" If you still think that you are my fiancΓ©e, then why don't you want to think that you are my fiancΓ©e when you deliberately pulled your sister-in-law and fell down the stairs to drain my child?! How can a woman like you, who is so vicious that she can even kill her own child, pity the child in her sister-in-law's womb, you would have long wished that your sister-in-law had a miscarriage, right?! β
It was useful to keep He Yashi before, but now keeping He Yashi will only be a burden, how could Shang Yu keep her.
Hearing Shang Yu's words, the old lady and Bai Yun were both shocked, but they didn't expect He Yashi to deliberately pull Chu Qiao down the stairs to miscarry.
"Yashi, did you deliberately drag Chu Qiao down from the library building to frame Chu Qiao?" The old lady asked with a calm face.
"No, no, no." He Yashi shook her head like a rattle, "I didn't deliberately pull Chu Qiao down the stairs, I was just careless, I didn't mean to." β
Shang Fangyan's cold gaze swept towards He Yashi, and his voice was even colder to the point of being a little terrifying, "He Yashi, do you still want to quibble now?" At the beginning, Ah Yu insisted on marrying you despite everyone's opposition, if you hadn't broken Ah Yu's heart, how could Ah Yu do this to you? β
Seeing everyone's expressions of longing for her to go to hell, He Yashi knew that no one would pity her if she continued to beg for mercy, and with a sneer, He Yashi's whole person softened on the floor.
"Since you are all sure that everything is my fault, then what else do I have to say, but I am not from your Shang family, you can't deal with me."
Shang Yu sneered and asked rhetorically, "He Yashi, then do you admit that you are no longer my fiancΓ©e?" In that case, of course I will fulfill you, and from this moment on, we will break off the marriage contract, and from then on death and life will have nothing to do with each other. β
"He Yashi, you're right, since you are no longer a member of the Shang family, then I naturally have no right to dispose of you." Shang Fangyan glanced at Chen Dong beside him, "Xiao Chen, within a week, I will see that the He family is bankrupt, and all the people of the He family are living on the streets, and there will be no day to turn over." β
"Yes, sir."
The He family originally existed dependent on the Shang family, and it was easy for the Shang family to eradicate the He family.
"No, Shang Fangyan, you can't treat me like this, the mistake was committed by me alone, you can't touch the He family, you can't touch my family." Hearing Shang Fangyan's order, He Yashi almost went crazy and pounced on Shang Fang's spy, now that there is no one in the Shang family who will do anything for her anymore, if the He family is also finished, then she will really be completely finished.
Seeing He Yashi who pounced on Shang Fangyan, a bodyguard immediately blocked in front of Shang Fangyan and pulled He Yashi away, Shang Fangyan's cold eyes glanced at He Yashi lightly, "Come on, throw He Yashi out, if she sets foot in any place of Shang in the future, she will be beaten to death." β
"Yes."
"No, no, I was wrong, grandmother, mother, I was wrong, please, please give me another chance"
He Yashi's miserable pleas for mercy still echoed in the lobby, but the person had been pulled out and disappeared.
At this moment, Shang Fangyan's heart finally felt a little better, Shang Haoyuan was dead, He Yashi could no longer hurt Chu Qiao, and the old lady and Bai Yun had already accepted Chu Qiao, and now, the only thing he had to do was to get Chu Qiao's forgiveness.
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After disposing of all the people who should be disposed of, Shang Fangyan returned to the ward when Chu Qiao was closing his eyes, Shang Fangyan knew that Chu Qiao was not asleep, she was the closest person by his side, how could he not feel the breathing rate when she was really asleep.
Chu pretended to sleep, she just didn't want to see him.
Looking at Shang Fangxu on the side, Shang Fangyan frowned and said, "Xiaoxu, take care of Mommy." β
Shang Fangyan knew and understood Chu Qiao's mood at the moment, it was normal for her not to want to see him, he should give Chu Qiao enough time for her to accept and adapt to all the truth.
Shang Fangxu nodded, and then watched Shang Fangyan walk out.
Feeling the disappearing footsteps, tears slipped down the corners of Chu Qiao's eyes.
Shang Fangyan, should I forgive you? More than seven years of deception, six years of separation from mother and child, how can I forgive you?
Looking at the tears that slipped down the corners of Chu Qiao's eyes, Shang Fangxu reached out and gently wiped them, "Mommy, Daddy is gone." β
Chu Qiao slowly opened his eyes, looked at the almost identical little face of the monk Fang Yan in front of him, and raised his lips and smiled, "Xiao Xu, I'm sorry, I haven't been able to recognize you as my child for so long." β
Shang Fangxu sat on the edge of the bed and held Chu Qiao's hand tightly, "Mommy, then you won't leave me in the future, okay?" β
Chu Qiao nodded, smiling like a flower, "Of course, I will never leave you in the future, unless you grow up and have your beloved girl and want to leave Mommy." β
"Then Mommy, you don't want to leave Daddy, okay? Daddy, he's actually afraid of losing you, so he hasn't dared to tell you the truth. β
Recalling the bits and pieces of the past, Chu Qiao believed, of course Chu Qiao believed that Shang Fang Yan didn't want to lose her, so he kept hiding all the truth from her.
It's just that she really can't accept it, she really can't accept that the man she loves the most will deceive herself most ruthlessly in the name of love for so long.
"Xiao Xu, if I can't be with your father in the future, will you be angry with me and leave me?"
Shang Fangxu shook his head decisively, "No, if Mommy doesn't want Daddy to protect you in the future, then I will protect you, I will always be by Mommy's side and listen to Mommy." β
Chu Qiao's nose was sour, and his vision blurred again, "Thank you, Xiaoxu." β
Shang Fangxu smiled, "Mommy, will you still be angry with your aunt?" β
Chu Qiao shook his head, "No, I'm not angry with your aunt." β
"Auntie, Mommy is not angry with you, come in." Shang Fangxu shouted at the door.
Shang Zi, who was a little timid at the door, finally relaxed when she heard Shang Fangxu's words, entered the ward, came to the bedside, looked at Chu Qiao, and said with a self-reproachful face, "Sister-in-law, are you really not angry with me?" β
Chu Qiao smiled, "I'm not angry with you, it's me who is not good, it's that I didn't take into account your feelings and got too close to the senior, and I won't be in the future, but you have to believe the senior, nothing really happened to me and him." β
"I know, I know." Shang Zi immediately nodded, "I will only be stupid if I believe He Yashi's words, of course I believe that you and Brother Qin are nothing, it's just"
"What's wrong?"
Shang Zi looked at Chu Qiao and sighed a little dejectedly, "Brother Qin, he doesn't want to see me until now, sister-in-law, what should I do?" β
Chu Qiao's eyebrows frowned, she didn't want to interfere in the affairs of Qin Muyang and Shang Zi anymore.
"Ah Zi, emotional matters depend on yourself, if you really want to be with the senior, use your own practical actions to prove to him that you care about him, the senior is not a hard-hearted person, he will find out your good sooner or later."
Shang Zi nodded, she also understood that she was in a hurry.
"Sister-in-law, will you still go back to work in the office?"
Chu Qiao shook his head, "No." β
Since she has resigned, and she has already made Shang Zi sad because of herself, how can she still go back to the office to work, and meet Qin Muyang every day to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. In this life, she can't give Qin Muyang anything, she just hopes that he can find a woman who loves her and he loves as soon as possible to be happy forever, and she hopes that the person Qin Muyang loves is Shang Zi, after all, Shang Zi is a good girl.
"Then will you call and tell Brother Qin to put him at ease?"
"Yes, no matter what, Qin Muyang will always be my most respected eldest brother, and I will make it clear to him that my miscarriage is none of your business."
Shang Zi's nose was sour, "Thank you, sister-in-law." β