8 Bloody Contract and Falling Starlight

"Father?!"

Su Wan was struck by a thunderbolt! She suddenly jumped up from the cold back seat of the car, her body shaking violently due to great shock and fear! Uncle Fu's voice echoed in the small car, with a heavy, suffocating sadness, and every word was like a heavy hammer hitting her shaky heart!

Starlight Island...Contract...Father? !

These three words were like three cold poisonous snakes, instantly entwining her heart and strangling her to the point where she couldn't breathe! Helian Cheng's cold declaration (props, contractual marriage) was still echoing in her ears, and Bai Weiwei's poisoned necklace seemed to be still around her neck, and at this moment, Uncle Fu actually linked all this to her long-dead father? !

Huge confusion and a overwhelming panic instantly grabbed her! Father…the father who was gentle and elegant in her memory, always with a warm smile, and unfortunately died in an accidental car accident in her childhood…how could he be related to the ever-changing Heliancheng in Jingjiang City and the cold Xingguang Island development project? !

"Uncle Fu…you…what are you talking about? My father…he…" Su Wan's voice was broken, with incredible trembling and great fear, "He died many years ago…because of a car accident…" She tried to grasp this only cognition, as if it was the last rope to prevent her from falling into the abyss.

Uncle Fu looked at her deeply through the rearview mirror. His eyes were full of deep compassion and a kind of painful understanding. He did not explain immediately, but silently accelerated the speed. The black commercial vehicle was like a flexible fish, speeding on the suburban road in the deep night and with fewer and fewer vehicles. The street lights passing by the window cast flickering light and shadow on Su Wan's pale face, adding a bit of ghostly confusion.

The car finally turned into a secluded road and stopped in front of an inconspicuous old bungalow hidden behind dense trees. It was far away from the city and so quiet that only the rustling of leaves and the occasional barking of dogs in the distance could be heard.

"Madam, we're here. It's safe for now." Uncle Fu's voice was tense and tired. He got out of the car first, looked around vigilantly, and opened the back door after confirming that there was nothing unusual.

Su Wan almost climbed out of the car with her hands and feet. Her bare feet stepped on the cold and rough ground, and the gravel hurt her. Her thin evening dress rustled in the night wind, making her shiver with cold. The huge mental shock and physical fatigue made her shaky. Uncle Fu immediately stepped forward to support her. When he touched her cold arm, Su Wan subconsciously shrank.

Uncle Fu's eyes became heavier. Without saying much, he supported her, quickly opened the rusty iron door, and flashed into the house.

The furnishings in the house were extremely simple, with only an old wooden table, two chairs, and some sundries piled in the corner. The air was filled with a faint smell of dust and mold. The only light source was a dim incandescent lamp, casting a swaying halo on the low ceiling, pulling the shadows of the two people into a distorted and huge shape.

Uncle Fu helped Su Wan sit down on a chair, turned around and carefully took out a square hard object wrapped tightly in oilcloth from a tattered canvas bag in the corner. His movements were extremely solemn, as if he was holding some fragile treasure, or as if he was holding a heavy sin.

Su Wan's heart was in her throat, her eyes fixed on the oilcloth package, and a strong ominous premonition was like a cold vine wrapped around her heart.

Uncle Fu took a deep breath, and his wrinkled hands trembled imperceptibly as he peeled off the oilcloth layer by layer. Finally, a dark brown hard leather document bag with worn edges was revealed. There were still some dark brown, long-dried stains on the seal of the document bag, which were particularly glaring under the dim light.

Su Wan's pupils suddenly contracted! That stain... that shape... looked very much like... coagulated blood!

"What... what is this?" Her voice was dry and hoarse, with uncontrollable fear.

Uncle Fu did not answer. His eyes became extremely painful, as if he was trapped in some unbearable memory. With trembling fingers, he untied the rope on the document bag and pulled out a contract document that was also stained with dark brown stains and the paper was already a little yellowed.

He placed the document gently, as if carrying a heavy burden, on the old wooden table in front of Su Wan.

Under the dim light, the title of the document clearly caught Su Wan's eyes——

**[Letter of Intent for Exclusive Cooperation on the Development Rights of Xingguang Island and Affiliated Islands (including "Xingmang Island")]**

Below, there are two signature columns.

The name on the left signature column is——**Su Zhengqing** (Su Wan's father's name)!

The date is...**fifteen years ago**!

And the name on the right signature column...Su Wan's breathing stopped instantly! Her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a cold hand! She had seen the signature that was so powerful and penetrating through the paper in countless financial magazines and documents issued by Helian Cheng——

**Helian Cheng! **

The date...was also fifteen years ago!

Boom——!

Su Wan's brain seemed to have been thrown into a bomb! It was blank in an instant! A huge roar vibrated in her eardrums! Father...Helian Cheng...fifteen years ago...Xingguang Island Development Rights...Letter of Intent for Cooperation? !

How is this possible? ! My father is just an ordinary university geology professor! How could he sign such a letter of intent for the development rights of Xingguang Island, which is invaluable, with Helian Cheng, who was just a rookie at that time and far less powerful than he is now? ! And... it was fifteen years ago? !

The huge sense of absurdity and the deeper fear were like a cold tide, instantly drowning her! She stretched out her hand tremblingly, and her fingertips touched the document stained with dark brown stains with cold fingers. The rough touch of the paper and the stains that had long dried up but exuded an invisible smell of blood made her stomach churn!

"No... Impossible... This is impossible!" She raised her head suddenly, her red eyes filled with confusion and unbelievable horror, staring at Uncle Fu, "Uncle Fu! This is fake! Right?! It's forged! My father... He's just a professor! How could he..."

"It's true, ma'am." Uncle Fu's voice was as heavy as if it was soaked in water. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his turbid old eyes were filled with painful tears, "Professor Su... He is not only a scholar, but also a marine geology and island ecology expert with a high reputation in Jingjiang City and even the whole country... Especially for the South Pacific... He has an unparalleled understanding..."

Uncle Fu's voice was filled with a kind of erratic and painful feeling of being trapped in distant memories: "Fifteen years ago, Former... Mr. He... at that time he was far from being the current 'Mr. He'd keenly discovered the huge resource value and strategic significance of the Xingguang Island waters... but he needed an irrefutable, authoritative endorsement... to gain the leading right to development... especially in the face of the equally covetous... Bai and Gu families at the time..."

"So... he found your father... Professor Su..." Fu Bo's voice choked, "He offered... conditions that Professor Su couldn't refuse at the time... huge research funds... top medical support for your mother's rare disease... and... a promise to protect the most precious ecological core area of that sea area... that is... the area where the inspiration for the 'Liuguang Island' you designed came from..."

Su Wan's whole body trembled violently! She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, leaving a sharp sting! It turns out... it turns out that her father knew that sea! The sea that she regarded as a pure land of dreams! It turns out... it had long been involved in this dirty vortex of interests!

"Father... did he sign?" Su Wan's voice was hoarse like sandpaper rubbing.

Uncle Fu nodded heavily, tears sliding down his wrinkled cheeks: "Signed... Professor Su signed for your mother's illness... and for the sea area he spent his life researching to be truly 'sustainably' developed... He believed Mr. He's... promise at the time..."

"Promise?" Su Wan's eyes ignited with cold flames, "What promise?!"

Uncle Fu closed his eyes painfully, as if he couldn't bear to recall: "Promise to give priority to ecological protection during development... Promise to give Professor Su the greatest research autonomy... Promise... The future of Xingguang Island will be... It is a model of the perfect combination of science and business..." His voice was filled with powerless sadness, "And... there is an additional... 'binding clause' in the letter of intent..."

Fu Bo took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and looked at Su Wan with unspeakable pain in his eyes: "The clause stipulates... if Professor Su is unable to perform his 'consultant' duties in the development for any reason... his direct blood relatives... will automatically inherit all his rights and... responsibilities in the project... and become the new contracting party..."

Direct blood relatives... inherit... contracting party?!

Su Wan's body shook violently! As if struck by an invisible lightning! A huge chill instantly rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head! She finally understood! Completely understood!

Why is it her! Why is it Su Wan!

Why did Helian Cheng choose her, a designer with no background and no reputation!

Why was there that "accidental" one-night stand!

Why was there that sensational press conference that could not be refused!

Why was she imprisoned in this golden cage, and forced to wear the shackles of "Mrs. He"!

Everything stems from this contract stained with my father's blood signed fifteen years ago! From that terrible "binding clause"!

Father... Was his death... really an accident? !

A terrible thought grew like a poisonous ivy, instantly entangled her heart, almost suffocating her!

"Uncle Fu..." Su Wan's voice trembled violently because of extreme fear and anger, with a hoarseness on the verge of collapse, "My father... How did he... How did he die?! That contract... And the blood on it... Whose blood is it?!"

She pointed at the glaring dark brown stain on the document! The solidified mark that exuded an invisible bloody smell!

Uncle Fu's body trembled violently, tears streaming down his face. He looked at Su Wan's eyes full of despair, anger and stubborn pursuit of the truth, as if he saw the figure who fell in a pool of blood and died with his eyes open. The huge grief and the secrets accumulated for fifteen years were like a flood that broke through his last line of defense.

"It's... it's Professor Su's blood..." Uncle Fu's voice was broken, and every word was like a blood clot squeezed out from the depths of his throat, "Just... just after the signing of this letter of intent... just before the Xingguang Island development project was about to enter the substantive stage..."

Uncle Fu raised his trembling hand and pointed to the inconspicuous printed small words below the signing date of the document - [Final formal agreement signing location: Xingguang Island (originally planned)].

"Mr. He... he needs this letter of intent... to become a final ironclad evidence that cannot be changed or questioned by a third party! Especially when the Bai family and the Gu family are doing their best to fight for dominance..." Uncle Fu's eyes were filled with deep fear and regret, "He... he sent someone... to secretly pick up your seriously ill mother... to... threaten Professor Su... to sign the final agreement... in an absolutely confidential location... the location... is... in that sea area... on that island..."

"Your father... he is worried about your mother's safety... I was even more worried about the future of that sea… He had no choice… He could only go alone…" Uncle Fu's voice was choked with sobs and he could hardly continue, "I… I was Mr. He's trusted driver at that time… I… I was ordered to drive Professor Su to the dock… to board the ship secretly…"

Uncle Fu covered his face in pain, and turbid tears poured out from his fingers: "That night… It was pouring rain… It was like the sky was leaking… The road was slippery… The visibility was poor… When the car drove to the most dangerous bend on the winding mountain road… The brakes… The brakes suddenly failed!"

Su Wan's heart sank suddenly! A cold chill swept through his body instantly!

"The car… rushed out of the guardrail like crazy! Rolling… Fell off the cliff!" Uncle Fu's voice was full of nightmare-like fear, "I… I was thrown out… Stuck on a tree branch… Saved a life… But Professor Su… He…"

Uncle Fu couldn't say anything more, and the huge grief made him cry. With trembling fingers, he pointed to the darkest stain on the file bag, which had turned dark brown: "That blood... is Professor Su's blood... It was stained on this document... that he... held tightly in his arms... before the car crashed..."

"I... I woke up in the hospital... It was already three days later... Mr. He... He told me... The accident investigation results showed that it was an accident... The brake system was aging... It was raining and the road was slippery..." Uncle Fu raised his tearful eyes, his eyes filled with endless pain and struggle, "But I know... I know it's not! That car... had the most rigorous maintenance the day before! The brakes were The car parts are brand new!"

Fu Bo's voice suddenly rose, with a kind of grief and fear that had been accumulated for fifteen years: "It was him! It was Helian Cheng! In order to completely control Xingguang Island! In order to prevent this letter of intent with "binding clauses" from falling into the hands of others! Also in order... in order to have an absolutely "controllable" contracting party appear at the critical moment... He... He created that "accident"! He killed Professor Su! His hands... are stained with your father's blood!"

"Boom--!"

Outside the window, a pale lightning tore through the dark night! Then, a deafening thunder exploded overhead! The dazzling white light instantly illuminated the dim hut, and also illuminated Su Wan's face that was completely distorted by great shock, pain and overwhelming hatred!

Father...did not die in an accident!

He was murdered by Helian Cheng!

For Xingguang Island!

For that contract!

In order to... in order to turn her, Su Wan, the only direct blood relative, into a "prop" that he completely controls and inherits the contractual responsibilities fifteen years later!

All the clues were instantly connected into a cold, bloody chain! From the contract that her father had defended in a pool of blood fifteen years ago, to the marriage and cage that Helian Cheng had imposed on her now! From Xingguang Island to the auction of "Xingmang Island"! From Bai Weiwei's provocation to Fu Bo's tearful accusation at this moment!

"Ah--!!!"

A shrill and extremely sad cry, like that of a wounded lone wolf, suddenly broke out from the depths of Su Wan's throat! The voice was full of overwhelming hatred and overwhelming despair of being deceived, used, and murdered by her loved ones! She suddenly jumped up from the chair, her body shaking violently due to the huge emotional impact!

She stared at the document on the table that was stained with her father's blood and looked like a devil's contract! She suddenly raised her head again, looking through the window illuminated by lightning, at the city lights of Jingjiang City in the distance, which were still bright but seemed to be shrouded in blood! In that direction... was the Huanyu Building where Helian Cheng was! It was the mountaintop cage that imprisoned her!

Hatred! Like the fire of hell, it instantly ignited all her blood! Burned all the fear and tears! In those eyes that were once clear and bright, but later only had empty despair, there was now a raging cold flame that was enough to burn everything!

Helian Cheng!

The murderer of her father! The devil who imprisoned her as a prop! The devil who wove a contract with lies and blood!

"I'm going to kill him!" Su Wan's voice was hoarse and low, but it carried a chilling determination to perish together with her enemies, like a curse from hell, "Helian Cheng... I want you to pay with blood!"

She turned around abruptly, her bloodshot eyes staring at Uncle Fu, who was in tears, her eyes as sharp as a poisoned dagger: "Uncle Fu! Help me! Tell me! What should I do?!"

Just then——

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The rusty iron door of the hut was suddenly hit violently from the outside! There was a dull and loud sound!