Chapter 143: Suicide

"I know I let brother Xiangdong down, but I haven't dared to leave the house these past few days! Please do me a favor and tell me." She shamelessly grabbed Su Mianmian's hand again and pleaded.

"If you really have the heart to repent, you shouldn't have let Lu Xiangdong take the blame for you."

Su Mianmian had always disliked Qi Chuyan's willful personality. She always needed others to clean up her mess. She had been doing all sorts of bad things since learning that she was related to Lu Xiangdong. If she had been more restrained, this car accident wouldn't have happened and poor Yingying would not have died.

Qi Chuyan covered her face and choked on her sobs. "But I'm afraid of going to the police station. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in prison. Can't you understand?"

Su Mianmian looked at her coldly. She did not want to go to prison, but neither did Lu Xiangdong. He had been wrongfully arrested, and now, he has to stay in the police station until the case is over.

"Since you've thought it through so clearly, why are you still here? You know that Lu Xiangdong is in the police station. Are you here to humiliate yourself?" Su Mianmian would not be nice to her. If it were not for the child in her belly, she would have slapped Qi Chuyan already.

Qi Chuyan shook her head. She had not expected things to become so complicated. Not only had she implicated brother Xiangdong, but she had also murdered a child!

"I want to save brother Xiangdong. I can't just sit by and do nothing," she muttered to herself.

Su Mianmian looked down on her. Alone, could she save Lu Xiangdong?

"Don't waste your energy. Besides surrendering, you can't save him."

"Surrendering?" Qi Chuyan thought carefully.

A servant in the villa saw Su Mianmian from afar and quickly walked over.

"Young Madam."

Su Mianmian turned to look at the servant. The servant looked anxious. They had probably received a call from the police station. She turned to Qi Chuyan. "It's getting late. Vice President Qi, please help yourself."

Qi Chuyan nodded and turned to leave.

"What happened?" Su Mianmian asked.

"The police just called. They found the president's fingerprints on the car that was found at the scene of the accident. The police have the right to detain the president at the police station until the truth is found out." The servant never thought that the president would kill someone.

Upon hearing this, Su Mianmian's chest sank. The only way to free Lu Xiangdong now was to make Qi Chuyan surrender herself.

"Young Madam, the chairman is on the phone."

Su Mianmian took the phone. She took a deep breath before answering. "Chairman."

"I've heard all about it. Why would Lu Xiangdong kill someone?" Lu Wenzhong stood in front of a window and lit a cigarette. He looked deeply troubled.

She wanted to tell him that Lu Xiangdong had not killed anyone, but she knew that if she told him the truth, all of Lu Xiangdong's efforts would have been in vain.

"Chairman, the police are still investigating this matter. You don't have to worry. He should be fine."

Lu Wenzhong called a servant over. "Immediately send someone to the police station to see young master. Think of a way to get him out."

The servant nodded. "Yes."

Su Mianmian heard Lu Wenzhong's commands through the phone.

"Chairman, you have a way to save him, don't you?"

"Let's give it a try. It should be possible."

The person that Lu Wenzhong sent bumped into Liao Xing's people. Liao Xing had originally wanted to come to the police station to check on the progress of the case, but when he found out that Lu Xiangdong was going to be released, he became furious. He punched a police officer, and knocked him out cold.

Lu Xiangdong was present when Liao Xing attacked.

"Liao Xing, the murderer has been found. You can't just hurt people for no reason. You will be arrested," a police officer said.

Liao Xing turned around and scowled. "How can I be sure this isn't a trick? You just found a random person to be the scapegoat. Money makes the world go round. You should know better than me how much Lu Xiangdong has given you."

"Take him away." The policeman handcuffed him.

Lu Xiangdong couldn't help but plead, "Officer, please forgive him. He's just lost his daughter. Let him go."

Liao Xing spat at him. "Stop with the fake kindness. My daughter died because of you. Why do you have to be a hero in front of so many people? I don't care."

Lu Xiangdong put his hands in his pockets and looked at Liao Xing.

They were interrupted by the sudden appearance of Qi Chuyan who announced, "Your daughter wasn't killed by Lu Xiangdong. I killed her."

"Chuyan!" Lu Xiangdong looked at her in disbelief. What was she doing here?

She walked in front of Lu Xiangdong and held his hand. "Brother Xiangdong, I caused this, I should be the one to bear all the consequences. I'm sorry! I feel that it's time for me to return the favor."

"Don't be silly." Lu Xiangdong frowned and held her shoulders worriedly.

Qi Chuyan had already made her decision. She lived so that she could be by his side, and he no longer belonged to her. Instead of suffering like this, she felt that it was better to spend the rest of her life in prison.

"I'm silly. I've liked you for so long, but it was all for nothing. Brother Xiangdong, don't worry about me. I want to stay here and reflect on myself. If you're really doing this for my own good, then don't care about me anymore. I'm begging you." Qi Chuyan covered her mouth and cried. Liao Xing's face turned pale. He would have never thought that Qi Chuyan was a murderer. He took a few steps back, the expression on his face empty and numb.

Qi Chuyan looked at Liao Xing. She walked towards him and punched herself in front of him. Blood trickled down from the corner of her mouth. She lowered her head. "I'm sorry I killed your daughter. I'll use the rest of my life to repay her."

Liao Xing's expression at this moment could not be distinguished between pain and a cold smile.

He did not expect that he would ever fall in love with a murderer.

Qi Chuyan knew that he would never forgive her, so she turned around, and walked towards the prison with the police.

Lu Xiangdong ran up and grabbed her wrist. His expression was very sorrowful. "Chuyan, why did you come here to turn yourself in?"

"It was something that Chengwu Su said. I should have never let you take the blame for me. Brother Xiangdong, cherish what you have now. Forget that I'm a person, just think of me as dead." These were the last words Qi Chuyan said before she left. It made Lu Xiangdong's heart ache.

Qi Chuyan was his sister after all, he couldn't bear to see her suffer in prison. Even though she seemed determined to stay in prison, he had to do something to lessen her suffering.

Su Mianmian saw that Lu Xiangdong had returned and she ran to the door happily. Lu Wenzhong must have brought him back from the police station.

"Lu Xiangdong, you're back!"

Contrast to her happiness, Lu Xiangdong looked expressionless. His heart was numb. He looked at her sharply without saying a word.

Su Mianmian felt her blood run cold from his gaze. What was wrong with him? Why was he looking at her like that?

"Lu Xiangdong, what's wrong with you? You look unhappy."

"What exactly did you say to Chuyan?" He suddenly bent down and grabbed her shoulders.

It was obvious that he was really angry.

She guessed from his reaction that Qi Chuyan must have turned herself in. He probably thought that she had harmed Qi Chuyan.

Lu Xiangdong felt confused. He was worried about Qi Chuyan, yet, he had to consider Su Mianmian's feelings. But even if she had been worried about him, she shouldn't have let Qi Chuyan surrender. Her life was over, just like that.

Su Mianmian glared at him. "Lu Xiangdong, what did I do wrong? She was the one who caused the car accident. Was I wrong to ask her to surrender?"

"She's my sister. If you do this, you'll only get me into trouble." Lu Xiangdong understood her feelings, but he would rather go to jail than let Qi Chuyan go.

"Then I'm just worrying for nothing!" Su Mianmian turned around angrily and walked away. No matter how many times Lu Xiangdong called her, she wouldn't turn around.

Lu Xiangdong sighed helplessly.

Su Mianmian hid in the bedroom and refused to come out. She lay on the bed alone and cried quietly.

She had done all of this for the sake of their child, and what had he done? In his eyes, she could never be as important as his younger sister. What was the point of her working so hard to bear his child?

"Beauty, have you been feeling unstable recently?" Yan Zimo asked when he was prescribing medicine for her.

Su Mianmian pursed her lips and refused to answer.

He glanced at her. "What's the matter? Did you get into a fight with Xiangdong? Why didn't he come with you today?"

Su Mianmian hated his nagging questions. Why did he feel the need to ask about her private matters? It had nothing to do with him.

"Doctor Yan, have you finished writing my prescription?"

Yan Zimo glanced at her angrily.

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This was the second time that Lu Xiangdong had gone to the police station, but Qi Chuyan refused to see him.

He knew that Qi Chuyan definitely did not want him to see her in such a sorry state, but he just wanted to see how she was doing.

"Pass the message to Qi Chuyan. I want to talk to her," he said to a police officer.

The police officer looked at him helplessly. "CEO Lu, Miss Qi doesn't want to see you at all. You should go back home."

Lu Xiangdong slammed his hands on the desk and roared, "I don't care. I want to see her!"

The police officer asked Qi Chuyan again. This time, it was finally a success; Qi Chuyan was willing to see Lu Xiangdong. The two of them spoke with a glass window in between them.

Qi Chuyan did not look very energetic. She had also lost weight. Her originally beautiful eyes had sunken and she looked extremely tired.

She held the phone gently and looked at Lu Xiangdong. "Brother Xiangdong, this is the last time I'll see you. I hope you won't disturb me in the future."

"Chuyan, I'll think of a way to get you out."

She interrupted him and shook her head. "Brother Xiangdong, there's no need."

Lu Xiangdong went to speak, but she hung up, turned around, and left with a police officer. He punched the glass window and gritted his teeth. "Chuyan, why aren't you willing?"

She was no longer willing to accept help because she did not have the courage to live on.

Lu Xiangdong had just got out of the police station, when he received a call from the police, informing him to pick up her body.

Lu Xiangdong held the phone in his hand and panted heavily.

"President Lu, I'm really sorry. Miss Qi committed suicide."

Lu Xiangdong dropped the phone. He held the steering wheel and smashed his head against the steering wheel hard.

It was getting late, and Lu Xiangdong still hadn't returned. Su Mianmian couldn't help but worry. The two of them had gotten into such a mess yesterday, and she didn't know if he had calmed down today. A servant suddenly rushed in from outside. "I heard from the police station that Qi Chuyan committed suicide!"

Su Mianmian sat down unsteadily. She was dead?

The servant came over to support her. He asked worriedly, "Young Madam, are you alright?"

Would she be alright? Lu Xiangdong must hate her!

"Young Madam, say something. Are you alright?"

"I- I'm fine. Go do your thing." Su Mianmian's hands trembled as she pushed the servant aside. She got up and walked upstairs.

The servant looked at her worriedly. Was she really fine?

After closing the bedroom door, Su Mianmian slid down to the floor. She crossed her legs and buried her face in her lap. She looked down sadly.

Lu Xiangdong did not come home for the whole night. Su Mianmian guessed that he was probably arranging Qi Chuyan's funeral. Lu Wenzhong heard about this and asked the butler to drive him to the funeral home.

A servant came to the villa to inform Su Mianmian. He asked her to change her clothes and go to the funeral home.

Su Mianmian sat in front of the mirror and tightly held her hairbrush.

Her door opened and the servant called out, "Young Madam, the car that picked you up is already downstairs."

"Oh, I understand. You can go now." Su Mianmian put down the hairbrush.