131 Just This Once (1/2)

Su Lian lies on her couch and stares at the silver necklace in her hands.

The initials TX and SL are engraved at the back.

She can't help but think about her mom and how she died so suddenly leaving her and her brother alone.

It happened such a long time ago, but it still remains crystal clear in Su Lian's mind.

Her mother had moved out of her home and into an apartment a year after she found out about Su Mo Chou's existence. She wanted to divorce Su Feng, but he kept on delaying it by making excuses.

In reality, he was stalling until she had a change of heart.

Not because he loved her, but because he loved money.

If he divorced her, he would suffer a huge loss.

He would have to get into a custody battle and pay child support on Lian and Qiong. Just the thought of that much money leaving his hands made his heartache, but that wasn't even the main issue.

Tang Xiu was the largest shareholder after him. She owned 31% of the company's shares, he owned 51% and the rest were owned by different investors. She had bought them shortly after they got married, when his company wasn't worth that much.

Although Tang Xiu's father wasn't extremely wealthy, he had made a good amount of money in America so she and her sister lived a comfortable life.

Before he died, he split half his wealth among his two daughters. She had used her own share to invest in her husband's company and it proved to be successful.

Previously, Su Feng had been collecting both his and Tang Xiu's dividend. She didn't care much about separating funds because they were married, but after she found out about his affair and illegitimate child, she cut him off.

She didn't stop there, she wanted full custody of both Su Lian and Su Qiong and got one of the best lawyers in town.

When it could no longer be delayed, they filed for divorce and because of his infidelity, Su Feng's future was looking quite bleak.

But before the divorce could progress any further, Tang Xiu died in a car accident.

Her car collided with a diesel truck and exploded. Both she and the truck driver died on the spot.

Not even their bodies were found. They buried a coffin with some of Tang Xiu's most treasured things just to honour her memory.

Qin Rong moved in after that and then everything went to sh*t.

Su Lian thought deeply about everything and felt that it seemed too convenient.

When it all happened her mind was blank, she was muddleheaded and filled with grief. But now, she realizes that her mother's death might not have been an accident.

She needs some closure.

She has to investigate everything thoroughly, but it happened so long. Will she be able to find anything substantial?