Chapter 99

Chapter 99

Mimi was in excellent health. In the five years after she got married, she gave birth to two daughters.

Once, He Qian was using the bathroom in the master bedroom when Qin Song happened to get a stomachache too, so he hurried to the bathroom in the hallway.

The hallway bathroom was very close to Qin Song’s parents’ bedroom, and he heard his parents video-chatting with Qin Bao.

Qin Song’s mother said, “Oh my, those two little darlings are so cute… Mimi really is capable. Are you two going to have another one in a couple of years? If you do, your dad and I will go help you take care of the baby!”

Qin Bao said, “I’m fine either way. It depends on Mimi. But I do still want a son, hehe…”

Qin Song’s mother said, “Sure, sure. Though honestly, two kids are already plenty to keep you busy. No matter what, you’re still better off than Qin Song’s family. He Qian is just a hen that can’t lay eggs.”

Qin Song was furious. He shoved open the door to his parents’ bedroom. “What are you saying?!”

Qin Song’s mother froze, then frowned and said, “No, I mean, why are you eavesdropping while I’m on the phone? If I knew you were here, of course I wouldn’t have said that. But weren’t you not here?”

Qin Song slammed their door shut and returned to the bedroom with a livid expression.

He Qian came out of the bathroom. “What’s wrong? You don’t look so good.”

Qin Song hugged He Qian like a child and began sobbing.

When his memories reached this point, Qin Song refused to think any further. He randomly picked a song in the car and played it.

The glare off the road was a little dazzling. He fished his sunglasses out of the case and put them on.

These sunglasses had been a gift from Huang Yuanrui. They were the same style as the pair she had worn at the airport the first time he flew out to see her. She had said they were a couple’s set.

Qin Song thought back to that year. Back then, she had still been lovely and radiant, like a rose, and he truly had liked her.

Back then, he and He Qian had also been living a happy, steady life.

Everything had been fine. Everything had been getting better and better.

But then, day after day… how had it all turned into this?

Qin Song thought that if time could turn back, if he could travel into the past, he would definitely throw that napkin with the lipstick heart straight into the trash on the high-speed train.

Not just the napkin Huang Yuanrui had given him. Any napkin from anyone-he would throw it all into the trash.

If he could do it over, he also would not have gotten drunk with Zhang Qiong and slept with her. He would stay with He Qian from beginning to end, faithful to each other all the way.

Suddenly, a scene intruded into Qin Song’s mind. That day at the amusement park, right before the roller coaster started moving, Huang Yuanrui had made a throat-slitting gesture behind He Qian’s back, as if she were going to kill someone.

But she had not done anything to He Qian. He Qian was safe and sound, completely unharmed.

Then what had that gesture meant? Who had she been planning to hurt?

Qin Song’s thoughts took a sharp turn. Huang Yuanrui had made a “kill” gesture, and right after that, Qin Bao had said their parents had gotten into an accident…

Qin Song tapped the brakes to slow the car down, desperately linking the two events over and over in his mind.

After they got off the roller coaster that day, he had never seen Huang Yuanrui again. He had not received any more harassment from her on his phone, either. She had suddenly vanished as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth.

Yet after one night had passed, Qin Bao had called him early in the morning and told him to hurry home, that something had happened to their parents.

The more Qin Song thought about it, the stranger the situation with his parents seemed.

From City A to his hometown, it only took two and a half hours on the highway. If Huang Yuanrui really wanted to go, even without taking the highway, one night would have been more than enough time for her to make a round trip.

What he regretted most was that he really had told Huang Yuanrui which city his hometown was in. He had even mentioned Qin Bao, Mimi, and their two children.

When emotions were running high, people opened their mouths and let everything spill out. But when they did, who could possibly imagine that one day they would turn against each other and become enemies?

Sweat seeped into Qin Song’s palms. He wiped them messily against the steering wheel.

After getting off the highway, Qin Song quickly called Qin Bao again, but he still did not answer.

So angry he slammed the steering wheel hard, Qin Song cursed under his breath.

Half an hour later, he finally arrived at Qin Bao’s front door. Qin Bao’s home was locked up, and no one answered when he knocked.

He called Qin Bao again, and this time Qin Bao finally picked up. His voice was extremely hoarse.

Qin Song said, “What the fuck are you doing? If you’re not going to use your phone, donate the damn thing! I called you so many times-are you blind?!”

Mimi snatched Qin Bao’s phone and cried, “Qin Song, please stop yelling at him! Something happened to Mom and Dad!”

Qin Song said, “What happened, exactly?! Fucking tell me already! Where are you right now?”

Mimi choked on a sob. “At the funeral home on Yuanlin Road.”