My sister regretted sending me to the correctional facility.

Zhao Ming was punched so hard that he spat out blood.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He supported his body with one hand and covered his mouth with the other.

Zhao Ming may have realized his mistake.

Perhaps it was a change of heart on his part.

He mumbled, "Go ahead and kill me! I owe Aunt Gu anyway! I'll trade my life for hers!"

I was furious when I heard that.

"Zhao Ming, do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"

At that moment, I was so angry that my head was spinning.

I raised my fist again, ready to smash it down on Zhao Ming's head.

Lin Xia grabbed my arm just in time.

She quickly said, "Lu Yi, that's enough. If you really kill him, you'll be committing murder!"

Gu Yao, who was standing to the side, also regained consciousness.

She quickly stopped me as well.

"Lu Yi, calm down."

"Zhao Ming did make mistakes, but the one who really killed my mother was that man!"

After Gu Yao finished speaking, she gave Zhao Ming a cold look.

"Of course, he can't escape responsibility either!"

"If he hadn't been talking nonsense, how could that man have gone to see my mother?"

I clenched my fists, despite Lin Xia's pulling and Gu Yao's obstruction.

In the end, he did not throw that punch at Zhao Ming.

The truth of the matter has become complicated.

Although Zhao Ming is suspected of causing Aunt Gu's death.

But the person who truly led Aunt Gu to jump off the bridge and commit suicide.

He should be Gu Yao's biological father!

But if we get to the bottom of it, we should blame Zhao Ming for telling Gu Yao's biological father that Aunt Gu had a 50 million yuan inheritance!

How could that gambling addict who would gamble even to the point of death possibly let go of this 50 million inheritance?

I was so angry I couldn't say a word.

I was terrified that if Zhao Ming said anything to me right now, my anger towards him would ignite instantly!

Lin Xia quickly separated me and Zhao Ming.

She stared coldly at Gu Yao and said, "Gu Yao, let's leave this here for today. You take Zhao Ming away, and I'll take Lu Yi away."

"Let's discuss this again tomorrow when we've both calmed down."

Gu Yao was somewhat displeased upon hearing this.

She asked, "Why should I take Zhao Ming away, but you take Lu Yi away?"

Lin Xia smiled faintly: "Because Zhao Ming is your fiancé. If you don't take him with you, am I supposed to take him with me?"

"Besides, do you think Lu Yi is willing to go with you now?"

"you!"

Gu Yao was speechless at Lin Xia's words.

She couldn't find any point to refute it.

Then, I watched helplessly as Lin Xia helped me leave the restaurant.

........

After Lin Xia helped me leave the restaurant.

The evening breeze outside blew on me, and the coolness calmed my restless heart a lot.

Looking at Lin Xia, who had been taking care of me, I felt a pang of guilt.

"Lin Xia, I'm sorry for making you worry about me again."

Lin Xia smiled and shook her head indifferently.

"It's nothing, it's not a big deal. I've had much more troublesome things before!"

I looked on with curiosity.

"How could a beautiful woman like you, with a good family background, high education, wealth, and stunning looks, possibly encounter any troubles?"

When Lin Xia heard me say that, she gave an embarrassed smile.

Then she rolled her eyes at me with an annoyed look.

"Who says I've never had any troubles?"

Suddenly, Lin Xia seemed to have thought of something.

I could actually see a hint of sadness in her expression.

For a moment, I panicked.

Did I say something that touched a nerve with Lin Xia?

A gentle evening breeze was blowing.

The wind ruffled Lin Xia's long, beautiful black hair.

She tossed her hair slightly, her slender neck appearing fair and beautiful in the moonlight.

Lin Xia said with a sense of relief, "Actually, my birth mother passed away a long time ago."

I paused for a moment, then stopped in my tracks.

This is the first time I've heard Lin Xia talk about her family affairs.

I always thought Lin Xia came from a happy family because she was always incredibly optimistic and always smiling.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up your sad memories."

"It's fine!"

Lin Xia revealed a relieved smile, her eyes narrowing into adorable crescent moons.

“My mother passed away when I was in school, so I’ve long since come to terms with her death.”

Suddenly, Lin Xia stopped and looked at the moon thoughtfully.

"When my mother passed away, my father promised that he would never remarry."

"But the following year, he changed his mind."

"He married a woman who was younger and prettier than my mother."

"Women are so eager to have children that they keep pestering my father and whispering in his ear, trying to get him to send me to boarding school outside."

“I know what that woman’s goal was. She wanted a child and a share of my father’s assets. And she got what she wanted. My father sent me abroad to study.”

Upon hearing this, my heart trembled violently.

So it turns out that the reason Lin Xia went abroad to study back then was because of this.

I always thought Lin Xia had good grades and wanted to study abroad.

“I went abroad to study, but ironically, my stepmother was found to be infertile.”

"Guess what she did?"

I shook my head.

Lin Xia gave a mocking smile: "She finds another woman to help her get pregnant, and then helps her give birth to the child."

I looked on with a look of astonishment and shock.

Is that child your father's?

Lin Xia nodded: "Of course not! To this day, my dad doesn't know that my younger brother isn't actually his biological son!"

Hearing this, I felt like my head was about to explode.

This is a lot of information!

Lin Xia's father's son is not his biological son.

She was his second wife, Lin Xia's current stepmother. She went to find other women, and those other women got pregnant and had children with other men.

In the end, the child was born to another woman and became the son of Lin Xia's father and his second wife.

I rubbed the top of my head and gave a helpless smile.

"As I get older, my logical thinking ability has declined, and I can hardly even keep track of the cause and effect of this matter anymore."

Lin Xia covered her mouth and smiled.

She said, "It doesn't matter if things don't go smoothly! What matters is that my dad's biological son isn't actually his biological son, but rather the child my stepmother had through a surrogate. This child isn't even related to my dad by blood, and this mother and son are still trying to fight me for the inheritance every day!"

I looked surprised and quickly asked, "Did you tell your father about this?"

Lin Xia shook her head.

She said, "I didn't tell him. He can just get a blood test himself when he realizes something is wrong."

Lin Xia's next sentence was tinged with coldness.

"He used to say that he would never marry anyone other than my mother!"

"But he changed his mind the following year."

Suddenly, Lin Xia's beautiful eyes filled with resentment as she stared straight at me and asked.

"Lu Yi, are you that kind of man too?"

I was startled and quickly shook my head in denial.

"How could I possibly be that kind of man?"

Then I muttered to myself.

At least I never make empty promises!

If Lin Xia's biological father hadn't made that kind of promise, perhaps his reputation would be better now.