Part 10
Only when he was drunk did Lu Xunye act this clingy and shameless.
But Shen Yunqian knew Lu Xunye was sober. His body stiffened uncontrollably for a moment. He bit his lower lip and changed the subject awkwardly.
“Mr. Si is indeed your father. He’s been worried about you and searching for you all these years. It was only because he knew of your existence that he didn’t truly die in that fire.”
“This may be heavy for you. I don’t mean to force you. I just feel you have the right to know. The choice of whether to re-examine this relationship or accept him is yours.”
Lu Xunye’s eyes crinkled. “I see you’re the one who is easily fooled.”
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “Let me guess what he told you.”
Whether he was feigning ease or not, Shen Yunqian sighed. “Even if Si Jinyan isn’t his biological son, won’t you change your view of him?”
“…” Lu Xunye’s expression froze. “Don’t. Now isn’t the time for jokes.”
“Do you want to know?” Shen Yunqian asked.
Shen Yunqian’s expression was grave. Lu Xunye dismissed the idea of it being a joke and grew serious as well. “I do.”
…
It turned out that over twenty years ago, the Song and Si families were family friends with a marriage contract.
The Si family looked down on the declining Song family. They wouldn’t let the eldest son, Si Zhoubai, who was already the head, marry into it, nor did they want the reputation of being faithless.
The contract fell to the younger son, Si Zheng, who had returned from studying abroad. The invitations were even sent out, but no one expected him to have fallen in love with the Lu family’s foster daughter, Jiang Qingran, while abroad. He was willing to defy his elders for her.
For some unknown reason, he had a massive argument with Si Zhoubai and left in a huff, publicly declaring his love under the hospital where Jiang Qingran worked.
The matter became common knowledge at the time.
The interference of the Lu family’s biological son, Lu Feng, brought the scandal of a foster brother loving his foster sister—which the Lu couple had tried hard to hide—back into the spotlight.
Some questioned the Lu family’s morals and the Si family’s faithfulness.
The three families, caring deeply for their reputation, decided to tell the world that the one in love with the foster daughter was actually the eldest son of the Si family. The Lu couple also locked Lu Feng at home, forbidding him from seeing Jiang Qingran.
No one expected that three months before the engagement, the head of the Si family, Si Zhoubai, would have an accident, leaving him crippled and diagnosed with a serious illness.
To ensure stock stability, Si Zhoubai’s illness was suppressed by his parents.
At the same time, the Song family’s daughter was also in a coma for unknown reasons.
The engagement had to be postponed.
The family and shareholders couldn’t accept a crippled head. Using his recovery as an excuse, they “persuaded” him to give up power. Thus, the playboy younger brother was forced to take up the burden.
The future son-in-law went from a vice president in name only to a man with real power overnight.
The Song family was secretly delighted. Song Lan had liked him since childhood, so she was naturally happy. But everything changed drastically the night before the engagement, when the three families met to discuss the details.
Si Zheng was very resistant to the marriage. To secure the bond, the Song family drugged Si Zheng and Song Lan, intending to make it a done deal.
The next morning, Song Lan was certain she’d spent the night with Si Zheng. But under the accusations of the elders, the fiancé denied it flatly, threw down the company and the family, and ran off with his future sister-in-law.
The Si family was thrown into chaos. Branch families tried to take over, rival companies fanned the flames of rumor, and Si Corporation’s stock plummeted. The families became the laughingstock of the city.
The Si and Lu families were frantic, searching everywhere. Since they were bonded by interest, friction inevitably arose.
Not long after, Song Lan found she was pregnant. She approached Si Zhoubai and proposed marriage. She thought this would make Si Zheng come back, but neither of them ever appeared.
Song Lan hated Si Zheng, Jiang Qingran, and the Si family. Her attitude toward Si Zhoubai was also terrible.
With severe internal fighting in the Si family, Si Zhoubai didn’t want to annoy her and always used the company as an excuse to sleep there.
Everyone said Song Lan and Si Zhoubai were sacrifices in this marriage. It was a marriage in name only—Si Zhoubai had married her to clean up after his brother, and he was even raising his brother’s child.
The Lu family also felt disgraced. To preserve their reputation and to cut off Lu Feng’s bastard thoughts, they publicly declared they had severed ties with their foster daughter.
The change happened when Si Zhoubai’s illness flared up. Si Zheng, who had been missing for nearly two years, returned. No one knew what the brothers discussed in that hospital room.
Finally, after Si Zhoubai’s death, Si Zheng suddenly changed his tune and said he wanted to marry Song Lan. Lu Feng went mad, using every means to hinder him. The two eventually had a massive fight and were both hospitalized for a month.
Some guessed the Lu family felt slighted, and the Si family, being in the wrong, didn’t dare ask for an explanation.
The next time Si Zheng heard of Jiang Qingran was the news of her death from a fall. He found the only person who might know the truth—the current Mrs. Qin—but was chased out by dogs.
Si Zheng lived in a daze for several years. His parents passed away one after the other. After arranging everything, a fire broke out at the Si mansion that night.
The Chairman of Si Corporation “perished” in the fire. Seeing that he’d only left behind a mother and son, with the son being so young, the branch families intended to eliminate them.
In his youth, Si Jinyan left his luxurious life and was forced to go into hiding with his mother. They only found stability after being saved by the Shen family by chance.
Those unpleasant memories gradually became a blurred veil as he grew up.
…
The light in Si Jinyan’s eyes slowly faded. He mechanically lowered his head and pressed his face against Fu Lan’s forehead. His eyes could no longer hold the tears, and they rolled down as his eyelashes trembled.
“…She’s dead.”
Since she had cared for him for a time, Secretary Zhou offered some comfort: “Young Master, please accept my condolences.”
“Don’t call me Young Master,” Si Jinyan paused. “I’m not.”
“What should I call you then?” A mocking curve appeared on Si Jinyan’s lips. “Father? Or Uncle.”
Si Zheng was startled. “Who told you that?”
“From what you said, from the way you look at me…”
Si Zheng said nothing this time.
“As I thought,” Si Jinyan’s face turned a stifled red, the veins in his neck bulging.
“You all treat me like a fool, don’t you! Am I just a dog you raised? Anyone can play me for a fool! I thought she was dead, but she was alive and orchestrating my experiences. When I was little, I thought my father didn’t like me because I wasn’t good enough. Then I thought you were dead. I didn’t expect you just didn’t want me, and even this blood relation is a lie.”
“I thought so many times—if only my mother were still here. But she appeared before me today… I should have been happy. I should have hated her when I knew the truth… and now she’s dead.”
“What right do you have… if I shouldn’t have been born, why did you have me…!”
Si Zheng: “I have failed you. But you will always be my son. You will continue to manage the Si family; no one can change that.”
Si Jinyan felt the pitying looks from around him. Especially when he realized Lu Xunye and Shen Yunqian were watching him, it made him feel like a joke.
He held the body in his arms tighter. “…All of you, get out… out…!”
Si Zheng: “Is the road clear?”
Secretary Zhou checked the time. “It should be about ready. Should I help you over there to rest? Our people should be here soon.”
Si Zheng first looked for Lu Xunye, then his gaze lingered on Si Jinyan’s back for a moment before replying to Zhou Xiang, “Alright.”
“Ouch! It hurts!”
“Endure it. Don’t scream.”
“I can’t help it!”
Shen Yunqian held the gauze in his hand and stared at him silently.
Lu Xunye sheepishly stuck his leg out again. “Then be gentle.”
Shen Yunqian finished bandaging him and said crossly, “You deserve it.”
“Your hand needs to be cleaned too.” Lu Xunye grabbed his wrist. “Let me help you.”
“No—”
Before Shen Yunqian could finish, he was pulled over. Lu Xunye looked unpleasantly at the person who was approaching. “What do you want now? Want to fight?”
It was one of Fu Lan’s bodyguards, the one Si Jinyan had kicked.
The man clutched his stomach, his face looking unwell. When he reached into his clothes, Lu Xunye tensed up instantly, a million suspicions racing through his mind.
Fortunately, he didn’t pull out a gun, but a U-disk.
“This U-disk contains everything you wanted to investigate. The Boss knew she didn’t have much time left. She told me to give this U-disk and a recording pen to Young Master Shen after she died. Unfortunately, the recording pen was lost.”
“You two can also tell Young Master Jian that the heart donor is ready. The contact information for the medical team is also on the U-disk.”
After speaking, the man bent over and placed the U-disk on a nearby stone before leaving.
“Hey, what do you mean?” Lu Xunye wanted to call him back and ask, but Shen Yunqian said, “No need to ask. He won’t tell us.”
“But Fu—Song Lan knew she was going to die? Why play this act today?” Lu Xunye had a bone-chilling suspicion.
Did she have no intention of leaving here alive today?
Shen Yunqian picked up the U-disk and lowered his eyes, wiping the blood from it. “Perhaps it was dissatisfaction.”
That’s right… Si Jinyan. Lu Xunye looked around for him, but he had already vanished from the spot, along with Song Lan’s body.
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