in2ebook Chapter 269 Until I Met Huo Jingchen
Chapter 269 Until I Met Huo Jingchen
Lin Wanwan did not respond to Song Zekai's words. She just looked at the scenery passing by outside the car window with empty eyes. Her heart was in a mess because of her mother's affairs.
Huo Jingchen glanced at Song Zekai in the rearview mirror and shook his head slightly, signaling him not to say anything more. What Lin Wanwan needed at the moment was quietness.
Soon, the car arrived at the Jiang family villa.
Lin Wanwan took a deep breath, got out of the car, and walked straight to the door of her home, followed closely by Huo Jingchen and Song Zekai.
"Sir, the young lady is back."
Jiang Lei sat on the sofa, holding Bai Wei's portrait in his hands, lost in thought.
He came back to his senses when he heard the butler's joyful voice.
"Is Nian Nian back?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Lei saw Lin Wanwan walking in, followed by Huo Jingchen and others.
Jiang Lei's expression suddenly turned bad. "Nian Nian, it's ok that you came back, but why did you bring so many outsiders in?"
"Dad, Jing Chen and the others are not outsiders."
Hearing this, Jiang Lei frowned, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "Nian Nian, have you recovered your memory?"
Lin Wanwan shook her head. "No, but I already know that I am Lin Wanwan. Dad, are you hiding something from me?"
Huo Jingchen, who was standing aside, spoke in a deep voice: "Uncle Jiang, since you are Wanwan's biological father, I think you need to tell Wanwan the truth. How did Aunt Bai Wei die? Why do you say that my father killed her? What grudge did my father have with her? Moreover, my father died more than ten years ago. I know nothing about these. I believe that my father would never be a vicious person."
After hearing what Huo Jingchen said, Jiang Lei's face turned gloomy. He tightly held Bai Wei's portrait, as if trying hard to suppress his inner emotions.
"Huo Jingchen, some things are not as simple as you think. Back then, our families were competing fiercely in the business world, and your father had some friendship with the Bai family. In order to win an important project, he did some unscrupulous things. Bai Wei, she accidentally discovered some evidence and wanted to persuade your father to stop, but she didn't expect..." Jiang Lei's voice was a little hoarse, and his eyes revealed pain and helplessness.
"I didn't expect your father would actually want to kill me to silence me. When I saw Weiwei again, she was already a cold corpse lying on the ground. She had been stabbed in the vitals, and blood was all over the floor."
When Lin Wanwan heard her father's description, she felt a black screen in front of her eyes and her body swayed. Huo Jingchen was quick to support her.
"Dad, is everything you said true?" Lin Wanwan burst into tears. She could not imagine that her mother had experienced such a cruel thing.
Huo Jingchen's face was also very ugly. He said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Jiang, I know you are in pain now, but I still can't believe that my father would do such a thing. There must be a misunderstanding. Think about it carefully. Are there any details that are missed?"
At this point, Huo Jingchen added, "Besides, you didn't see it with your own eyes, so how can you conclude that it was my father who killed Aunt Bai Wei?"
Jiang Lei snorted coldly: "Misunderstanding? When I arrived, I saw Bai Wei lying in a pool of blood with her own eyes. In her hand, she was holding a pocket watch that belonged to your father. How could this be a misunderstanding? Over the years, I have been secretly investigating. Although there is no solid evidence to bring your father to justice, I know that he is the murderer."
"However, fortunately, God has eyes. After your father killed Weiwei, he had a car accident on the way to escape. It can be considered a life for a life." After Jiang Lei finished speaking, he looked down at Bai Wei's portrait in his hand, tears in his eyes.
Ye Sinian fanned the flames: "Niannian, this is the truth. Huo Jingchen's father killed your mother. Why are you still staying with him? Come with me. I am the only one who is truly good to you."
Lin Wanwan looked at Ye Sinian, then at Huo Jingchen, feeling extremely painful.
She wanted to believe Huo Jingchen, but her father's words were like a thorn in her heart.
Huo Jingchen looked at Lin Wanwan's painful and tangled appearance, feeling distressed. He took a step forward, held Lin Wanwan's hand tightly, and looked at her sincerely and firmly, "Wanwan, I know it may be hard for you to believe me now, but I promise you that I will thoroughly investigate this matter, clear my father's name, and give you an explanation. I absolutely do not believe that he would do such a thing. There must be something else going on."
Song Zekai echoed, "Yes! Sister-in-law, Brother Huo and I grew up together. We know Uncle Huo best. He is definitely not a profit-seeking person, and he would never kill your mother."
Lin Wanwan's lips trembled slightly, tears kept falling from her cheeks, she choked and said: "Jing Chen, I don't want to believe all this, but I'm so confused now, I don't know who to believe."
Jiang Lei looked at the two of them with a frown on his face. He took out a sealed bag containing the pocket watch and shouted, "Huo Jingchen, stop quibbling. The evidence is in my hands. How can you deny it?"
"Come and see for yourself whether this pocket watch belongs to your father or not."
Hearing this, Huo Jingchen stepped forward, stretched out his hand to take the pocket watch, frowning: "This pocket watch is indeed my father's. I saw him wearing it once when I was a child. But after that, I never saw him wear it again."
Seeing Huo Jingchen admit it himself, Jiang Lei immediately said, "Niannian, you heard it too. Huo Jingchen admitted it himself. You can't be fooled by him anymore. Are you worthy of your dead mother if you stay with him?"
Huo Jingchen took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm. He said to Jiang Lei, "Uncle Jiang, maybe someone deliberately put the pocket watch in Aunt Bai Wei's hand to frame my father. It's too hasty to conclude that it was my father's doing based on this alone. I beg you to give me some more time to check all the people who participated in that project back then and see if someone is behind it."
Lin Wanwan raised her hand to wipe away her tears. She looked at Huo Jingchen, then at her father, and spoke with difficulty: "Dad, what Jingchen said makes sense. Maybe there really is something hidden that we don't know. Let's give him some time to check it out. I don't want to conclude that this was done by the Huo family without knowing the truth."
Jiang Lei was so angry that his body was shaking slightly. "Niannian, you disappoint me so much. You have been bewitched by him! You don't understand the pain in my heart for so many years. How could I change my mind so easily?"
Seeing this, Ye Sinian continued to exaggerate, "Niannian, don't hesitate any longer. Huo Jingchen is just stalling for time. He can't find out anything at all. If you follow him, you will only get deeper and deeper into trouble, and you will be hurt more seriously."
Lin Wanwan bit her lip, closed her eyes, and several scenes of her and Huo Jingchen flashed through her mind.
After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes, her voice was full of determination, "Dad, I am willing to give Jing Chen this chance. I believe he will not lie to me, and I also want to know what the real truth is."
Jiang Lei looked at his daughter's persistence and sighed helplessly: "Niannian, let me ask you, are you really in love with him?"
Lin Wanwan nodded slightly, "Dad, although I lost my memory, I was really happy with you in the past three years. But I always felt that there was a piece missing in my heart. It wasn't until I met Huo Jingchen and saw those two lovely children that I felt my heart was filled. Perhaps, this is love!"
Even if she has lost her memory, when two people in love meet again, she will still be moved and like them from the bottom of her heart.
Listening to Lin Wanwan's confession to Huo Jingchen, Ye Sinian couldn't help but clench his fists, his eyes full of anger and jealousy.
Huo Jingchen was moved and subconsciously held Lin Wanwan's hand. "Wanwan, please believe me. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
Jiang Lei looked at the two people holding each other tightly, his heart full of helplessness and bitterness. He sighed heavily, "Forget it, since you have made up your mind, I will trust him this time. But if it is finally proved that it was his father who did it, you must completely break up with him and never have any contact with him again."
Huo Jingchen nodded quickly and said firmly, "Uncle Jiang, don't worry, I won't let you down. I will start investigating what happened back then and will not miss any details."
Lin Wanwan nodded gently and held Huo Jingchen's hand again. Although there was still pain and confusion in her eyes, there was also a hint of trust and dependence on Huo Jingchen.
Seeing this, Ye Sinian snorted coldly, "Just wait and see, the truth cannot be covered up, don't regret it when the time comes."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away angrily.
Huo Jingchen glanced at Ye Sinian's departing back, his eyes revealing a hint of vigilance. He knew that the rest of the investigation would not only involve facing the mysteries of the past, but also having to guard against Ye Sinian's disruption.
But for Lin Wanwan, and to clear his father's name, he has made up his mind that no matter how many difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, he must move forward bravely until the truth that has been buried for many years is uncovered.
That night.
"Niannian, come and burn some incense for your mother!"
Jiang Lei placed Bai Wei's portrait back into the ancestral hall and placed an incense burner in front of it.
Jiang Lei would burn a stick of incense for Bai Wei every year to comfort her spirit in heaven.
"Yes, Dad."
Lin Wanwan nodded, then reached out to take the incense from the housekeeper's hand, and bowed three times to Bai Wei's portrait.
"Mom, if you are still alive, please protect us. Your daughter will find the murderer and avenge you."
Seeing this, Huo Jingchen also stepped forward and couldn't help but light a stick of incense for Bai Wei.
"Aunt Bai, don't worry, I, Huo Jingchen, will definitely investigate the truth and give Nian Nian an explanation."
After burning incense, Lin Wanwan stood quietly in the ancestral hall, with a look of determination in her eyes. She said softly: "Jing Chen, starting from tomorrow, we will do our best to investigate what happened back then. I don't want to live in this muddle anymore. I must know what my mother went through and why I lost my memory and ended up in an orphanage."
Huo Jingchen nodded slightly. "Okay, Wanwan, I have asked people to collect information about the people who participated in that project. We will start with them first. I will also ask the elders in my family carefully to see if I can find some clues."
Jiang Lei looked at the two of them with mixed feelings in his heart. He sighed and said, "I hope you can find out the truth soon. Over the years, every time I see Nian Nian, I think of Wei Wei, and my heart feels like being cut by a knife. If it is true that I misunderstood the Huo family, I will give you an explanation."
Lin Wanwan walked up to her father and hugged him gently, "Dad, no matter what the truth is, you will always be my father. I know it has not been easy for you these years."
Huo Jingchen watched this scene from the side and secretly vowed in his heart that he must solve the mystery as soon as possible, so that Lin Wanwan would no longer suffer and the feud between the two families would be resolved.
That day, Huo Jingchen returned to Kyoto with Lin Wanwan and their two children.
Luming Manor.
When Butler Hu saw Huo Jingchen and the others coming back, he was delighted and ran in to report: "Grandpa, Madam, the Young Master and the Young Madam are back."
"Great, Dad, did you hear that? Jing Chen and the others are back."
"I heard it. Let's go out and take a look."
Upon hearing the news, Mrs. Huo and the others were very excited. They quickly supported Mr. Huo and went outside the villa to greet him.
Song Zekai took out the luggage from the trunk of the car, Huo Ruilin held Huo Yichen's hand, Lin Wanwan held Huo Yuexi's hand, and Huo Jingchen held Lin Wanwan's hand, and they slowly walked into the manor.