Seeing He Yiming take all the blame on himself, I didn't feel good. After all, I was also responsible. It was all because of me.
I walked out from behind him and knelt in front of He Mei.
"Auntie He, don't blame him. It's all my fault. You can hit me or scold me."
"Even if I beat you to death, my Yuanyuan won't be able to come back."
He Mei cried and fainted in Shen Huida's arms. It was a chaotic scene.
In the end, Grandpa Shen spoke up. He called the police and a lawyer to sue me. He wanted to punish me, the murderer who had killed his granddaughter.
After the police's interrogation and the on-site investigation, they concluded that Shen Yuanyuan had accidentally fallen down the stairs. It wasn't a murder.
Moreover, she had hired people to kidnap me. Thus, she was the guilty one.
However, since she had passed away, they didn't pursue this matter.
The Shens couldn't accept the news. They insisted that I had killed Shen Yuanyuan. However, no matter how good the lawyer was, they couldn't do anything in front of the evidence.
In the end, after a few arguments, the case was left unsettled.
…
During this period of time, I stayed in the hospital. Since I had a few deep cuts on my face and my baby was affected by the kidnapping, there were signs of miscarriage.
The doctor warned me not to do any strenuous exercise. Otherwise, the baby might miscarry again. Moreover, it was very dangerous to miscarry a baby this big.
Thus, I lay in bed every day and didn't dare to move. Finally, I heard from the doctor that the baby had recovered.
I couldn't wait to get discharged from the hospital. Then, I took a taxi to a cemetery.
From He Yiming, I learned that Shen Yuanyuan was buried here.
When I reached the hillside, I saw a brand new tombstone. Shen Yuanyuan's picture was pasted on it. She was young and beautiful. It was a pity that she had passed away.
My nose twitched, and I couldn't help but tear up.
After carefully cleaning the cemetery, I placed the rose in my hand next to the tombstone. It was her favorite flower.
I looked at the photo and slowly told her what I had wanted to tell her during this period of time.
"Shen Yuanyuan, I'm sorry. I really didn't want this to happen to you.
For the past few days, I've been having nightmares every night. I dream of the scene when you fell down the stairs that day, and then I wake up with a start. I can't sleep for the whole night, and my heart is filled with guilt. "
…
"If possible, I sincerely hope that you can forget all this pain in heaven and meet a man who truly loves you in your next life."
After saying all the words in my heart, I felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from my shoulders.
I didn't say these words because I wanted Shen Yuanyuan to forgive me or to reduce the guilt in my heart. I just felt uncomfortable holding it in.
I checked the time. After saying goodbye to her, I headed back. On the way, I bumped into Fang Yin.
I hadn't seen Fang Yin recently, and I didn't expect to see him here. I was dumbstruck.
He furrowed his eyebrows and glanced at me. Then, he brushed past me without saying a word. He was as calm as a stranger. I didn't know what to do.
I was stunned for a while. When I was about to leave, I heard his voice behind me.
"I … Have we met before?"
I turned to look at him. He was looking at me skeptically, but his face didn't look like he was joking.
It seemed he didn't recognize me.
What's going on?