The pink paper cranes in Qin Haiyao's hands looked so vivid that they seemed to be flying. The black borders added a touch of depression and heaviness.
Ruan Yihan's tears had wet her face. She wanted to not believe it, but what Qin Haiyao said forced her to believe it.
So... So...
No wonder she tolerated me again and again, no wonder she fell in love so quickly...
Is it only at this moment that you believe it
Or have you already had doubts in your mind
Is it that you dare not believe it, or that you don’t want to believe it
…
Qin Haiyao walked over, she gently put her hands around Ruan Yihan's waist and leaned her head on her neck: "Ah Han, A Han..."
Everything around me seemed to stop.
How great would it be if time could stop at this moment
Ruan Yihan held back her tears. She didn't push Qin Haiyao away. She looked down at her and said, "Why are you telling me this?"
What to do
Qin Haiyao raised her head, she tapped her toes, and gently kissed away the tears on Ruan Yihan's cheek: "I told you everything, not to ask you to forgive me, but because I am too tired and want to be frank."
After all, no matter which life it was, her purpose of approaching Ruan Yihan was not pure, and she had no right to ask for her forgiveness.
She grabbed Ruan Yihan's hand and placed it on her chest, "It's been hurting here for too long."
She was born with a mission that went against her wishes.
She once thought that her whole life would be spent in a muddle-headed pursuit of revenge for her father.
But it was Ruan Yihan who gave her sunshine.
The first time, she lost her mother.
The second time, she lost her lover.
This time, no matter what she lost, she didn't want to be suffocated by the layers of guilt again.
She was so tired. For Ruan Yihan, she had to lie to Qin Qin. For the revenge mission she had been carrying since birth, she had to deceive the person she loved.
She was caught in the middle.
As she told lies and walked along the road, they left her one by one, leaving her with only pain and regret.
…
She'd had enough.
She is tired.
For the last time, she will fight against the sky.
Grandma Ruan and Qin Hailong sat together drinking tea. Qin Hailong was particularly knowledgeable about tea tasting. He had his own tea shop in the south. The tea he carefully preserved was not sold to outsiders, but only to relatives and friends when they gathered.
After Qin Yi finished playing the piano perfunctorily, she insisted on going to eat barbecue. She was very talkative and had a great time chatting with the guy serving the barbecue, making his face blush.
Grandma Ruan looked at her and said sadly, "When you were little, you guys were like this too, eating barbecue and playing around in the yard at home."
Qin Hailong was wearing a blue ring on his hand. He rubbed it and said, "If possible, who wouldn't want to go back? Old lady, I know you still can't bear to let your third sister go, but I can't just sit back and watch. Xiaohai is the eldest brother's child. She is the only one who is qualified to truly inherit everything in the Qin family."
As long as we are alive, we must live up to our conscience.
Back then, before being brought back by Old Man Qin, Qin Hailong couldn't even get enough food to eat. He was an unwanted orphan. They took him in and raised him as their own child. Although he never expressed his emotions and seemed depressed, he had already regarded Old Man Qin as his father in his heart.
That was the man he admired the most. He wanted to be like him, like a big tree, protecting the safety of his family.
When Xiao Hai appeared, Qin Hailong was very surprised. He even doubted the truth of this matter. He sent people to investigate for a long time before he was able to confirm it. In the process, he alarmed Qin Qin.
Qin Qin didn't explain much, she just said lightly: "Sooner or later you will know."
Just this one sentence.
More than twenty years of concealment were just brushed aside.
…
Qin Hailong wanted to do his best to compensate this child, and even knew that she was not living a good life, so he wanted to separate her from Qin Qin's hands. But Qin Qin was really perceptive. On the day she knew Qin Hailong's thoughts, she actually went to Qin Yi's university in person and had afternoon tea with her.
When Qin Yi got home, she said to Qin Hailong, "Dad, did you have a falling out with my third aunt? Why do I feel like she wanted to kidnap me when she asked me to have tea with her today?"
Qin Hailong's heart twitched. A long time ago, he had a dark guess, but that thought only flashed through his mind, and he never dared to think further. Over the years, Qin Hailong and Qin Qin have been fighting against each other in Nanyang, supporting and competing with each other. He knows that the third sister is no longer the simple woman who only stands behind her eldest brother. She is vicious... He is afraid. People are always afraid of the unexpected. He can't let his only daughter be in danger.
However, Qin Hailong knew clearly that the Qin family belonged neither to him nor to Qin Qin.
So when Qin Haiyao took out her eldest brother's will and handed it to her, he became even more determined.
He wanted to support Qin Haiyao and push her to the position where she should have been.
Grandma Ruan knew what Qin Hailong was thinking. "Now that I'm back and have investigated the Ruan family for so long, I know everything. She has no right to speak. I will clean it up quickly and kick her out."
The old lady is no longer in the mindset of retirement.
If she really wants to fight, these youngsters are far from being able to defeat her.
She could control everything on the surface, but she didn't know Qin Qin's secret methods, how big the things she controlled were, and what position she held.
Qin Hailong took a sip of tea. "Well, Xiao Hai, I also want to come slowly. I'm afraid that she won't be able to convince the crowd if she suddenly appears. I have to restore her identity first. I'm also afraid that if we move together, she will be desperate."
As the two were talking, Qin Haiyao and Ruan Yihan slowly walked over from a distance. Both of them had red eyes. They were not walking side by side, but one in front and one behind. There was an undercurrent flowing between them.
Ruan Yihan’s words just now were very clear.
"I don't want to say forgiveness, nor do I want to get too close to you, Qin Haiyao. I'm tired. I finally started my life again. I don't want to be played around by anyone anymore, and I don't want to love anyone anymore. I'm fine being alone now."
"Whether what happened in the past is true or not, I will never allow anyone to hurt my grandma now."
"I won't force you to make a choice, but without you, can our Ruan family not withstand Qin Qin?"
…
Although these words were not pleasant to hear and were cold and chilling, the stone that had been weighing on Qin Haiyao's heart for a long time seemed to have fallen off, and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After Ruan Yihan said this, she thought Qin Haiyao would cry or feel pain like before, but no, Qin Haiyao faced the wind, her eyes curved with a smile, and she looked at Ruan Yihan with relief: "Ah Han, now, I can finally stand in front of you with an open mind."
…
It makes people sad, depressed and heartbroken.
Ruan Yihan turned her head, and Qin Haiyao looked at her back and said sadly: "Ahhan, I don't have much time left."
Ruan Yihan bit her lip.
Doctor Chu had told her how bad Qin Haiyao's health was when she first fainted at home.
Later, Mr. Chen called her and told her: "This girl's condition is too bad. I feel that she is relying on her willpower to support herself, especially her heart. Alas..."
"Why are you saying this?" Ruan Yihan's body was stiff, trying not to cry. Qin Haiyao looked at her from behind and smiled as she did before: "Is Wenlian good to you? She is a good girl." She said softly: "You are right, she is simpler and cleaner than me."
Ruan Yihan felt like something was blocking her throat and there was a huge rock pressing on her chest.
"I'll be happy if you have someone to take care of you." Qin Haiyao looked at her from behind and said quietly, "Ah Han, I've thought about many places for myself to go. I've also bought a cemetery in Nanyuan. You once said that you wanted to marry me and make me your wife. I fantasized about having the words "Wife of Ruan Yihan" engraved on my tombstone, but I'm afraid that's not possible now."
Tears finally fell. Ruan Yihan bit her lip and her mouth was filled with the taste of blood.
"If this time... I help you, protect grandma, protect Ruan, and see that you are healthy and happy. If I really die, can you... can you and your wife visit me occasionally, so that I know that you are doing well, and I will feel relieved..."
Qin Haiyao closed her eyes, her body trembling slightly in the wind. Perhaps she was really extremely tired. She had been spending more and more time thinking about death recently.
She told Ruan Yihan everything.
She has no regrets.
What follows is a decisive battle.
What my mother did cannot be forgiven with just a few words. She has hurt too many people and done too many wrong things. She will not show any mercy anymore.
Qin Haiyao walked to Ruan Yihan and hugged her gently, just like she often did long ago when Yihan was sad.
Ruan Yihan moved her body.
Qin Haiyao used her strength in her hands, "Don't move, let me hold you for a while longer."
Hug her again, and from then on, this person would no longer belong to her.
In her final moments, let her stay by her side like an ordinary friend.
After a long while, Qin Haiyao loosened her hand. She looked at Ruan Yihan and said softly, "Ah Han, my mother is a very meticulous person. She has kept accounts of everything she has done over the years, but you can't get the account book in her hands. You can only attack from Yan Feng. He used to be a hero in Nanyang. Later, he retired on the surface, but in fact, he helped her manage all the communication information in the dark."
Ruan Yihan stared into her eyes: "Are you serious? Will you really help me?"
Qin Qin is her biological mother, and she doesn't believe that Qin Haiyao could really do anything to her.
Faced with this suspicion, Qin Haiyao smiled sadly: "What else can I do?"
Once upon a time, she also wanted to have the best of both worlds, but what was the final result
…
Return home in the evening.
Ruan Yihan locked herself in the room. Grandma Ruan sighed deeply in the living room but did not go in to comfort her.
In this world, the most difficult thing to understand is love, and the most hurtful thing is love.
Qin Haiyao stayed with Qin Hailong and slept in the same room with Qin Yi. Qin Yi liked this sister very much. When Qin Hailong brought Xiaohai to see her, he was worried that his daughter would not accept it.
But Qin Yi clearly distinguished between love and hate. "My sister did nothing wrong. The fault lies with my third aunt. She is simply insane. How can she treat her own daughter like this? Forget about avenging my uncle. If my uncle is still alive, he will jump out and strangle her to death even if the coffin lid cannot stop him. Let's just drag her down together."
Qin Hailong: …
His daughter has been like this since she was young, outspoken and speaks her mind without hiding anything.
With her personality, she has offended many people in the entertainment industry. If he hadn't supported and protected her, she might have suffered some harm.
The lights at night are lingering and graceful.
Qin Haiyao was lying on the bed, her back exposed, covered with scars, and the bruises on her jade skin were heartbreaking. Qin Yi knelt beside her, rubbing medicine on her with heartache: "Oh my God, what's going on? Don't you feel any pain?"
Qin Haiyao curled the corners of her lips: "I'm used to it."
These were the scars she got when she brought back her father's will from abroad.
Qin Yi blew gently and cautiously: "Sister, I feel that your physical condition is very bad."
Qin Haiyao did not hide it, "Yeah."
"Dad said..." Qin Yi tried to probe: "Although your body is in serious condition, as long as you maintain a good attitude, be positive, take some medicine, and don't work so hard, maybe you can still get better."
Qin Haiyao didn't say anything, but blinked her long eyelashes, "No need."
Qin Yi looked at her, "Sister, you..."
Qin Haiyao turned around and looked at Qin Yi: "Yiyi, I am different from you. I was born to be loved and blessed. My sister's only mission when she was born was revenge. When mom collapses completely one day, my mission will also be gone. And... Ah Han no longer needs me... Then there is nothing left in this world for me to miss."
For her, it was truly a complete relief.
Qin Yi stopped talking, her eyes were red, and she gently hugged her sister's thin body.
She knows.
It was my sister who gave up.
She lost the will to live.
If we say that Qin Qin was possessed, he would have been able to survive until now with just his hatred.
As for my elder sister... She was holding on by protecting Ruan Yihan.
Although Third Aunt was like a crazy woman, she must have felt bad for helping others to harm her own biological mother.
This afternoon, a photo of the whole family having a happy afternoon tea was placed on Qin Qin's desk.
Qin Qin stared at it for a long time, she looked at Duan Zi beside her, and said softly: "Xiao Hai completely betrayed me."
Duanzi lowered his head and said nothing.
Qin Qin: "She can achieve this point today, she is worthy of being my daughter."
Qin Haikun had always been like a paranoid anxious person, thinking that many people wanted to plot against him and take his life, so when he learned that Qin Qin was pregnant, he immediately made a will and had it notarized. In the future, if he had an accident, all his shares and property would be inherited by the child in Qin Qin's belly, regardless of gender. This will officially took effect when Qin Haiyao turned 18 years old. No one knew about it except Qin Qin. She wanted to destroy it many times, but she didn't do it after all. She put the will in the place where she and Qin Hailong first fell in love, and buried it under the tree. She didn't know how Xiaohai found it. Since she rebelled, there have been many things that are puzzling and can't be found out. Now Qin Qin has no intention to trace these.
In the dark night, Qin Qin's eyes sparkled: "Let me think, how will they deal with me when they unite together." She picked up the red wine beside her and took a sip: "Maybe they will kick me out of the Ruan family first, completely ruining the business that has been run for so many years, and then use the shares inherited by the old lady, Hailong and Xiaohai to kick me out together. Or maybe even more cruelly, expose the shady businesses we run to the police?"
Now, the old lady joined hands with Qin Hailong and Xiao Hai, and she had no chance of winning. It could even be said that if they wanted, they could get her out of the Qin family the next day and out of Nanyang, where she had worked so hard for so many years. But it was not so easy for them to dig out all the things she had hidden and hand them over to the police. Qin Qin was cautious and careful, and many things were arranged by her subordinates. Even if Ying Di was in their hands, they could not produce definite evidence for a while.
They didn't dare to act rashly, for they were afraid that she would bite them if she got angry.
hehe.
Qin Qin thought for a moment and said, "Go find Yan Feng, remove all the power from his hands, and send his whole family abroad."
Duan Zi looked at Qin Qin in surprise.
Yan Feng plays an important role in their group. He has always been a counselor to Qin Qin. The fact that the voice outside has developed so well over the years has a lot to do with him. If he leaves...
"Duanzi, I've told you this many times." Qin Qin's eyes were sharp: "As a person, you must learn to be willing to sacrifice. It is necessary to sacrifice your own life at an important moment. Since they want to uproot me, they must go to Yan Feng first."
Duan Zi looked at Qin Qin: "Yes."
Qin Qin put down her wine glass, stood up, folded her arms and looked out the window. After a moment of silence, she asked, "How is the matter about the Zheng family that I asked you to do going?"
Duan Zi nodded, "Zheng Yi has already agreed."
Qin Qin: "That's it, next week is the old lady's 70th birthday." She looked at the neon lights outside the window and smiled slightly: "It's just right, I will give her a big gift too."