Chapter 134 - I Made a Promise to Him (2/2)

“I’m asking Uncle Zhao whether he minds or not. If he doesn’t mind, he can let the wind blow a little stronger and let the wind blow away all the dust on his way in the future, leaving only a flat and broad road.”

Just as Lin Wenxi finished saying that, no one knew whether Zhao Mingjiang had heard his words or the weather just couldn’t bear the sadness, the wind suddenly blew up. The reeds along the river danced gently together with the wind as if they were drifting slowly to the endless blue sky.

Abruptly, Zhao Yuan said, “Wenxi, I promised before my father’s grave, and this is also a promise to your mother.”

Lin Wenxi’s lips curled up slightly. “Why are you explaining this to me? You should certainly fulfill the last wish Uncle Zheng told you before he died.”

Silently, Chen Wanxin put down another chrysanthemum. Inadvertently, her tears fell down, and she remembered the things that happened before New Year when she was home.

As soon as Chen Wanxin heard that Zhao Mingjiang had died, she asked for more detailed information. She was shocked when she learned that the suspect was Zhang Dong.

Others might not know Zhang Dong’s real background, but how could Chen Wanxin not know? Before joining the Mo family, one should, first of all, make a guarantee. The guarantee should be evidence of something that the Mo family could use in lawsuits or arguments. For example, the evidence of a robbery, cutting off the arm of an enemy, and so on. What was worse, the Mo family would even ask the person to kill someone for them to make the guarantee. Chen Wanxin’s father, Chen Tianjiao, and her mother, Deng Yifei, had never mentioned their relationship with the Mo family to Chen Wanxin. Of course, they didn’t tell her any facts about the Mo family, either. However, Mo Qian, who was a distant relative of theirs according to her parents, had told her everything clearly when she was only in high school.

Chen Wanxin immediately went home in order to learn the truth.

She heard her Second Uncle and her father talking. They were discussing how they should guard against Lin Ziwei’s next counterattack now that Zhao Mingjiang was dead.

She realized that she had been very insensitive ever since she was a child. If she had listened carefully to what her father was discussing with others, she could have perhaps prevented a lot of things from happening.

However, it was useless to say anything at this point. Chen Wanxin had felt so regretful and annoyed that she rushed into Chen Tianjiao’s room and had a big fight with him. After that, Chen Tianjiao locked her up in the room for several days.

Whenever she remembered Zhao Yuan’s father, whom she had been spent so many days taking care of, she could not help but feel regret.

During those days, through countless nights Chen Wanxin seemed to be dreaming all the time though her eyes were open. Sometimes, she dreamed of Zhao Yuan’s slumped appearance. Then suddenly, she would see Zhao Yuan with his head buried in Lin Wenxi’s arms, weeping constantly. But it was the embrace that she wanted the most. Every time she thought about this scene, she could not help crying.

Chen Tianjiao did not allow her to contact the people who had even a little bit connection with the matter. Therefore, Chen Wanxin could not see Mo Qian or Luo Yang. Neither could she go find Zhang Dong and ask him about what caused this matter.

“Mom, it is a capital offense, so did you know it in advance? Or, you — did you participate in it too?” Chen Wanxin looked desperately at her mother, Deng Yifei, who was constantly comforting her.

“All the things your father did, he did for our family. What’s more, Zhao Mingjiang had committed the crime of murder. Even if he were alive now, he would be sentenced to death in the future. He was in the hospital only on medical parole.” Deng Yifei painstakingly soothed her. Of course, it was impossible for Deng Yifei to tell her daughter things like why Zhao Mingjing would kill the rapist and why someone in prison would seriously injure him.

With Deng Yifei’s constant persuasion, Chen Wanxin gradually quieted down at home. It was not until the school opened again after New Year that her parents agreed to allow her to go to school. They warned her, “Don’t ask any more questions about things that happened at home!”

However, people could never have predicted what would happen next. Zheng Zihuan killed himself after Zhao Yuan’s father died. Before Zheng Zihuan’s suicide, he announced the last words of Zhao Yuan’s father and confirmed Chen Wanxin’s relationship with Zhao Yuan.

“From now on, I will protect A Yuan’s safety with my life until I die! Uncle Zhao, thank you for believing in me! I’m sorry!” Chen Wanxin said all those words in her heart. Then she stood up and looked directly at Lin Wenxi who had been fighting with her for more than a year and who she could not defeat. At this moment, she didn’t feel down at all.

Lin Wenxi knew that Zhao Mingjiang and Zheng Zihuan had still tried to protect him even in the last moments of their lives, but it was not what he wanted.

“They wanted Zhao Yuan to take Chen Wanxin as his wife and take his enemy as his father!! Humph… Wait till I find the evidence!”