A trace of sadness appeared on Song Zhixiu's pale face as she silently confirmed Yu Nian's speculation.
Ming Mingzhong took a long time to react. He asked in confusion, "If that's the case, Miss Song should have gotten better and better with the help of Teacher Qi. How did they end up separated by life and death?"
Yu Nian said softly, "I'm afraid that what Song Zhixiu thought was redemption was actually a more terrifying abyss. Two people who admire each other can't hide their love no matter what."
Just as Yu Nian said this, Feng Chengyuan happened to be standing beside her. Looking at the delicate outline of the young girl, the young man was silent for a moment. He repeated this sentence in his mind and felt an indescribable feeling rising in his heart... If it could always be him standing in this position, he would be able to experience Yu Nian's joys, sorrows, and emotions in the first place.
The young man's body froze. Finally, he came to his senses. He stood there as if struck by lightning. Wasn't he just possessed by a ghost? He had only known Yu Nian for how long. Why did he have such a ridiculous thought?
Feng Chengyuan's ears turned red for a moment. He was even a bit angry at himself. He stiffly shifted his gaze to the side and forced himself not to look at Yu Nian's face.
Yu Nian seemed to sense something and turned her head, but she only saw the stubborn side face of the young man.
Ming Mingzhong felt the gaze from Feng Chengyuan and felt a great deal of pressure. He coughed twice and said, "Do you mean that they were discovered? But what does this have to do with Liu Xiur?
Yu Nian's eyes gradually darkened. "You can't hide fire with paper. After this teacher - student relationship was suspected by others, Qi Hengchang denied his relationship with Song Zhixiu to protect his reputation and job, and got himself completely out of it. And those who bullied Song Zhixiu became even more aggressive as if they had received Qi Hengchang's support. Until Song Zhixiu couldn't bear the pressure and committed suicide by jumping off a building. Only then did Teacher Qi fall into panic. On one hand, he was worried about the truth being revealed, and on the other hand, he felt guilty towards Song Zhixiu." Yu Nian paused. "If you had seen Song Zhixiu's photos before her death, you would find that her eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Liu Xiur's. If at this time, there was a beautiful and gentle colleague of similar age to Qi Hengchang beside him, and this colleague happened to look a bit like his deceased ex - girlfriend, what do you think he would do?"
Feng Chengyuan's cold voice sounded, "Qi Hengchang would not hesitate to be with that colleague. In this way, he could make up for his guilty heart, and the rumors about him and Song Zhixiu would also be self - defeated. It's a win - win situation. Why not do it?"
Maybe Qi Hengchang's love for Song Zhixiu was genuine, but this love was too shallow. In front of his future and reputation, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot and was vulnerable.
The scene was silent for a few seconds. Song Zhixiu stared blankly, looking lifeless like a dried - up well.
The next second, a voice that was hard to tell whether it was happy or angry slowly came.
"I underestimated you."
Liu Xiur slowly walked out from behind the door. She was still wearing the long dress she wore during the day, but her overall temperament was completely different. She walked past everyone and directly came to Song Zhixiu's side. Her fair palm slowly stroked Song Zhixiu's face, and a trace of grief flashed across her eyes. "Don't be afraid, Xiuxiu. Sister is here."
Yu Nian was not surprised by Liu Xiur's appearance. Instead, her eyes became clearer. "I originally only had a guess. I wondered why I couldn't sense a trace of resentment in this evil formation. In the final analysis, it was your obsession. Maybe I shouldn't call you Teacher Liu. I should call you Miss Song."
A sneer appeared on Liu Xiur's lips. She no longer pretended. She turned to look at Yu Nian, and her tone no longer had the gentleness of the past. "Why did my sister die, while Qi Hengchang could still be respected and live a bright and stable life? I came to Yingde as a teacher incognito just to make all those who bullied my sister pay in blood." She paused, and there was an almost crazy light in her eyes. "So I put a large amount of sleeping pills and hallucinogens in his food every day until he started to be in a trance, having nightmares every night, and even sleep - walking. On the night of our engagement, I lured Qi Hengchang to the rooftop, and then..."
As Liu Xiur said, she reached out and made a pushing motion. A cold smile appeared on her face. "I pushed Qi Hengchang, who had no power to resist, down from the 18th floor. Qi Hengchang never knew why I wanted to kill him until he died. That day was really the most satisfying day in my life."
Liu Xiur was smiling, but a series of tears slid down from the corners of her eyes.
Yu Nian quietly looked at her for a moment. "You're lying."
Liu Xiur's face suddenly contorted. "I'm not!"
"If you were really happy because your great revenge was avenged, you wouldn't have left an obsession when you died of depression. The evil formation we're in now should have ceased to exist."
Liu Xiur's face turned green and then white. She flew into a rage and rushed towards Yu Nian.
But before she could touch Yu Nian's clothes, a pair of strong hands firmly stopped her. Feng Chengyuan stared at Liu Xiur with a bad look on his face.
Liu Xiur still wanted to struggle, but the next second, the words Feng Chengyuan said made her freeze on the spot.
"Teacher Liu, there's something you may not know. Although Qi Hengchang was a physics teacher, he graduated with a double degree back then. His minor major was biopharmacy. Even if he was slow, he wouldn't be unaware of what you did. It's more like Qi Hengchang was willing to be deceived by you."
".....What?" Liu Xiur was instantly stunned on the spot. She tightly pursed her lips, and her eyes instantly turned red. Finally, she staggered and slumped to the ground, muttering, "This is impossible. If he found out, why didn't he expose me?"
Some fragmented pictures appeared in Liu Xiur's mind. A few days before the engagement, she had deliberately asked Qi Hengchang which guests he would invite on the wedding day, but Qi Hengchang just looked at her with a complex look in his eyes and smiled.
She had thought it was Qi Hengchang's perfunctory, but now she realized that Qi Hengchang already knew he would die an unnatural death and wouldn't survive until the wedding day.
Yu Nian lowered her eyes and didn't say a word.
Human emotions are so complex. Maybe Qi Hengchang had already recognized Liu Xiur's identity. Maybe the long - term guilt had tortured Qi Hengchang so much that he felt worse than death. Maybe there were some other reasons.
But one thing was certain. After Qi Hengchang's death, there was no resentment or unwillingness. Instead, he directly entered the cycle of reincarnation.
In this nine - year - long feud, there had never been a real winner.
Liu Xiur's expression slowly sank. She really wanted to force a smile, but after trying for a long time, she really couldn't make a smiling expression. All kinds of complex emotions finally turned into a sigh.
At the same time, the whole ground started to shake crazily. Liu Xiur and Song Zhixiu were dissipating at a visible speed.
After Yu Nian watched them leave, she turned to look at Feng Chengyuan. He was also a virtual shadow in the evil formation. Now he was also disappearing like loose sand. The young man lowered his eyes and looked at his fingers for a moment. Then, he stretched lazily without any surprise.
Seeing his calm appearance, Yu Nian slightly raised her eyebrows. "Don't you have anything to say to me?"