NOVPUBChapter 681: 681, The Origin of Truth
Chapter 681: 681, The Origin of Truth
Pursing her lips, Song Qinghuan looked up at him, her voice tinged with anxiety as she asked, “Shi Yuhuan, is Li Wei really dead?”
She hesitated as she asked.
She had this nagging feeling that it must be like the last time, a false alarm, mere playacting, and Shi Yuhuan would tell her once the dust had settled that Li Wei was alive and well.
“Yes!” Shi Yuhuan’s answer was devoid of emotion.
Song Qinghuan couldn’t bring herself to believe the news of Li Wei’s death.
She gripped Shi Yuhuan’s hand tightly, her voice trembling, “You can’t lie to me, keep things from me… Li Wei called me. She was fine. How did she suddenly die? Shi Yuhuan, are you planning something? If you don’t think I should know about it, and you don’t want to tell me, then what…?”
Shi Yuhuan interrupted her, “It’s true this time!”
Song Qinghuan’s face instantly darkened.
Struggling to keep her voice steady, she told Shi Yuhuan one by one, “But she called me twice. She was happy when she called the first time. She was about to leave. So why did she suddenly…?”
Shi Yuhuan calmly said, “I gave her two tickets. I wanted her to take her mother overseas, to live far away from the gossip of A City. But those people refuse to let her go.”
Song Qinghuan frowned, “Why wouldn’t they let her go? What did she do? Li Wei was just an ordinary employee. Even if my brother’s affairs had something to do with her, it shouldn’t have led to…”
Shi Yuhuan looked nonplussed, “Because the whole thing started with her.”
Ningbo Bank blinked in confusion, “Started with her? What did she do?”
Shi Yuhuan’s expression was subtle. He seemed lost in thought, hesitating whether he should tell her the truth or not.
“Your brother… discovered the company’s money laundering issues because of Li Wei.” He said lightly.
“What?” A flash of astonishment passed through Song Qinghuan’s eyes.
Shi continued, “Li Wei purposely let your brother discover that someone was using the company for money laundering.”
Song Qinghuan widened her eyes, “Why would she do that? Was she trying to stop those people from laundering money by working through my brother? That doesn’t sound right!”
Shi Yuhuan replied, “Because she loved your brother.”
Song Qinghuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at this bizarre tale, “She loves my brother, so she gets him involved in something so dangerous, and that gets him killed? Shi Yuhuan, I don’t understand, I don’t get it. Please tell me everything in one go. The more you drip-feed me information, the more confused I get.”
Shi Yuhuan said, “Your brother courted Li Wei. They were lovers and lived together. At the beginning, she might have just liked him. However, that grew into love. She wanted to marry him, have his children and live with him forever. But your brother didn’t love her. He even broke up with her halfway and was planning to go back to America with his sister. Li Wei felt abandoned. She hated your brother for leaving but she also loved him, so she decided to keep him from leaving and never let him go…”
