Chapter 20: Pretend

Cen Xia was silent. She had too many questions she wanted to know, but Chi Jinyan never said anything and Rong Heng would not tell her, so she could only ask in another way.

"Did Gu Xia really die in an accident?"

Rong Heng was a little confused. How could he not know that she was the murderer? The love hidden in his heart made him answer all the questions , " The brakes of Miss Gu's car were damaged by someone, which led to the accident."

Cen Xia looked at him in shock. She had been blaming herself all these years for interfering and breaking up the couple that were meant to be together.

If there had been no wedding, she would not have died, and Chi Jinyan would not have regretted it.

Because of her debt, she could endure Chi Jinyan's anger.

What an injustice. She thought Chi Jinyan killed Fan Yiming and that was why she married him for revenge. But Chi Jinyan really thought that she killed Xiaoxia and that was why he tortured her. This misunderstanding killed her brother.

Fan Yiming's death was an accident, but his brother's death was truly caused by Chi Jinyan.

She buried her head in her knees, trembling, and raised her head for a long time.

Looking at Rong Heng, he asked expectantly , " How can I make Chi Jinyan hate me less?"

She wanted to find a way to escape from here. She felt ridiculous for her past regrets. She owed Chi Jinyan nothing.

Rong Heng did not answer. He would not betray Chi Jinyan.

Cen Xia remembered something, held his hand, and looked at him pitifully , " Rong Heng, I have never hurt Gu Xia, do you believe it?"

Still silent. He wanted to trust her but couldn't. All the evidence proved that she did it. If the police hadn't disapproved of such illegal means, she would have been in jail long ago.

"You said I was in need and you would do your best to help me."

She wanted to grasp Rong Heng as a straw, as she knew that a woman's weakness was a deadly weapon.

Rong Heng lowered his eyes and looked at her.

He really fell in love with this brave and determined girl.

He reached out and held the back of her hand, then gently pulled it down, his expression gloomy and filled with sadness.

"Miss Cen, the young master loves challenges the most. Ordinary and boring things do not interest him."

Rong Heng turned his head away and didn't dare to look at her. He couldn't bear to be betrayed and couldn't push away the person he liked.

Chi Jinyan is a very successful person in his career. He is also loyal and infatuated in love. He never oversteps the line with Miss Gu. Mo Ran is even more of an act. Putting aside the hatred, Cen Xia is indeed a perfect match for him.

Cen Xia knew what he meant.

But how could a man like Chi Jinyan give her the opportunity to show weakness to him?

Perhaps seeing her doubts, Rong Heng spoke again.

"Miss Cen, the young master may not hate you as much as you think."

This was the most straightforward thing he could say.

Neither of them knew what kind of feelings the young master had for Miss Cen.

As an outsider, he knew very well that Chi Jinyan liked challenging work the most.

Miss Cen has always been stubborn over the years, which is probably why he is reluctant to let her go.

Cen Xia lowered her head, her expression unrecognizable, and replied calmly , " I understand, thank you. Rong Heng ... can you help me meet him?"

Rong Heng thought she understood, so he replied with one word and then turned and left.

Cen Xia watched the door slowly close and fell into melancholy.

She pinched the thin red string on her wrist.

It was tied by her brother when they first met.

At that time, she was very disgusted with it and threw it away several times, but her brother always took the trouble to pick it up and put it on her again.

Her mother asks her to listen to her brother and get along well with him, saying that he has suffered a lot.

The eight-year-old boy took care of himself, who was only six years old, and seemed like an adult.

But she was disobedient and despised him because he was an orphan adopted by his parents.

Because of his arrival, she lost the favor of her parents, who never treated him well and were even reluctant to call him brother.

In order to investigate the reason why Fan Yiming married Chi Jinyan after a car accident, her brother had told her the truth but she still married him. However, she never expected that one wrong step would lead her into an endless hell.

Ending up with her family broken up, she felt extremely regretful when she thought about everything. She thought about how desperate her brother must have been when he jumped into the sea. It didn't matter whether he hated the idea of exchanging one life for another.

I was so sad and regretful that I couldn't sleep for several days. I cried so much that I fell asleep in a daze, calling my brother's name over and over in my dreams.

She wanted to chase him, but her brother was smiling at her from a distance.

I ran forward with all my strength, but every time when I was about to reach him, he disappeared and reappeared somewhere farther away.

Until we reached the stormy seashore, my brother's face slowly disappeared.

I screamed, woke up from my dream, and couldn't sleep all night.

After carefully considering what Rong Heng said, she made up her mind.

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In the study, Cen Xia was kneeling on the ground.

This time she felt neither fear nor hatred.

She came to confess.

Chi Jinyan didn't know what tricks this woman was playing and just looked at her quietly.

"Master Chi."

Cen Xia raised her head and looked at him with clear eyes. Her attitude was sincere and extremely serious. He would not believe her even if she explained.

It is impossible for him not to know who the real murderer is. The only possibility is that all the evidence points to her.

It was ridiculous to think that she had been confessing honestly all these years. Now that she wanted to escape, she had to let Chi Jinyan relax.

"I admit my sins to you. I killed Miss Gu, and I will never be able to atone for my sins. My brother died because of me, the Cen family fell because of me, and I myself am stuck in a quagmire. None of these can bring back that poor life ... "

Chi Jinyan interrupted her impatiently , " Cen Xia, what do you want to do now?"

Cen Xia watched, her heart beating so wildly that she almost suffocated.

He pinched his thighs hard with his fingers, trying hard not to pass out.

Even though the fear was engraved in her bones, she dared not show it.

At this point, we must not turn back and let him see the flaw.

Cen Xia looked straight into his eyes with a firm look.

"I will spend my whole life repenting, whether you believe it or not."

She stared into those eyes mechanically.

I could clearly feel my hairs standing up one by one.

"Cen Xia, do you think I will believe your lies?"

He felt a little touched but refused to admit it.

He was very reluctant to talk any more nonsense with this woman. He was not used to this woman looking at him differently.

"I'm sorry, Chi Jinyan, even if you don't accept it, I still want to apologize to you."

Cen Xia didn't care whether he believed it or not and continued to speak persistently.

Thinking that even if I die, this is the only chance, I try to give it a try.

"Cen Xia."

The man got angry and stood up and walked towards her.

The woman tried to sway him again.

Just a few words try to cover up all sins.

Cen Xia looked at him.

It seemed as if she couldn't hear his voice but she kept talking.

"I won't ask you to forgive me, I will be with Gu Xiao every day ... "

Chi Jinyan had come to her without her noticing, and grabbed her neck , " Cen Xia, don't think I will stop torturing you if you show weakness to me."

Cen Xia was strangled to the point of having difficulty breathing, and she managed to send out the last few words.

"I never thought of asking you to let me go. If I am guilty ... I should be punished."

Chi Jinyan's sharp eyes flashed, and he loosened his grip and let her go.

Cen Xia fell to the ground.

He breathed in the fresh air hard and touched his neck.

The temperature of the man's fingers seemed to have a hint of heat, which frightened her.

"If you want me to die, I can go to hell and atone for my sins right away without dirtying your hands."

"Then you can go now."

Chi Jinyan didn't believe at all that she would commit suicide out of regret.

But who knew that the words had just fallen.

Cen Xia stood up and walked towards the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

There is a terrace in front.

She glanced at Chi Jinyan's questioning look.

With a firm look in his eyes he said,

"Chi Jinyan, many things are just misunderstandings. I didn't know you already had someone you liked at that time. If my death can resolve the hatred, I hope you can be happy."

A hint of affection appeared in Cen Xia's eyes, and then she climbed over the railing and jumped down without hesitation.