Since Lin Xingwan and Xue Manting both said so, Liu Mengqin knew their minds were made up.
She could also understand that what Xingwan and Manting were going to do must be very important, otherwise they wouldn't have left on her wedding day.
"Then be careful on your way."
Liu Mengqin exhorted.
Lin Xingwan and Xue Manting nodded, then walked out.
Su Moyao and Zhou Jinbai also followed Lin Xingwan and Xue Manting. Yun Qingqing, who was hiding in the crowd, saw this scene.
Since she had no chance with these two men tonight, then...
Yun Qingqing's gaze locked onto Lu Shiyan.
Among these four men, Lu Shiyan was the easiest to deal with.
Moreover, Lu Shiyan was her attending doctor when she was injured.
It seemed that heaven was helping her today.
Half an hour later.
Rongcheng.
Wangyou Mountain.
Although the name of this mountain sounded pleasant, Wangyou Wangyou (forget worries, forget worries), it was actually covered with graves.
When a person dies and is buried in the mountains, isn't that forgetting worries?
"This is where Xuan Changan rests. I used to think Xuan Changan was not worthy of Qiao Ruosheng, but now it seems Qiao Ruosheng is not worthy of Xuan Changan." Xue Manting stood in front of a small hill.
The area around this small hill was neatly trimmed, and there were some dried flower bouquets and nearly weathered paper money.
These were offerings to the dead.
"So, is Xuan Changan's body buried under this small hill?"
Lin Xingwan asked.
Xue Manting nodded, "Yes, after Xuan Changan died, everyone knew he had abandoned Qiao Ruosheng. The Qiao family even hunted him down. Not only was he not treated well after his death, but Qiao Ruosheng's father, Qiao Zheng, had his body exposed to the sun, letting the animals on the mountain feast on Xuan Changan's rotting flesh. By the time I escaped from the Xue family, Xuan Changan was already in a miserable state. At that time, I had people bury Xuan Changan here. Over the years, no matter how the Xuan family declined, I have kept this secret for Xuan Changan."
Xue Manting's expression became a little melancholic, and she smiled wistfully after speaking.
In fact, she shouldn't have kept this secret all these years; she should have let Qiao Ruosheng live in pain forever.
"If you simply want Qiao Ruosheng to suffer revenge, you don't need to come to this place." Su Moyao looked at the madness burning in Xue Manting's eyes. He knew Xue Manting's vengeful nature, but more often than not, it was unnecessary to waste precious time on someone like Qiao Ruosheng.
"What, are you feeling sorry for her? I almost forgot, you are Qiao Ruosheng's fiancé, the son-in-law of the Qiao family." Xue Manting found Su Moyao increasingly annoying lately.
"I'm just giving you advice, you don't need to be sarcastic." Su Moyao's tone became more helpless, but Xue Manting's expression became even more disdainful.
"If you can't stand me, then get lost." Xue Manting's tone became more impolite.
Lin Xingwan wanted to persuade Xue Manting, but Zhou Jinbai grabbed her arm.
Lin Xingwan looked at Zhou Jinbai with confusion, and the man shook his head.
Finally, Lin Xingwan swallowed all her persuasive words.
Just then, the sound of a car was heard on the quiet mountain road.
Everyone turned their gaze into the distance and saw more than ten black sedans driving over.
"Qiao Ruosheng is here."
Xue Manting said this, and her expression became excited.
Of course, Lin Xingwan felt the same way.
Tonight, Xue Manting wanted to settle all her grievances with Qiao Ruosheng; she also wanted to return all the humiliation Top Entertainment had suffered to Qiao Ruosheng.
Soon, the cars stopped.
The driver got out of the car, walked around to the other side from the rear, and respectfully opened the car door.
Qiao Ruosheng, dressed in a black cheongsam, stepped out of the car. The setting sun shone on her, making her already tall figure look like a painting.
Unlike her usual light makeup, Qiao Ruosheng wore heavy makeup today, giving her a very imposing aura.
"Oh, I didn't expect the Qiao family to be able to afford bodyguards now. I really underestimated you. I thought Miss Qiao would walk here."
Xue Manting said sarcastically, swaying her hips as she spoke, looking incredibly smug.
"It's a pity I didn't get to see you make a fool of yourself." Qiao Ruosheng looked at Xue Manting's extremely arrogant face and wished she could tear it apart immediately, but Qiao Ruosheng held back.
Now that the Qiao family was in decline, although that person said he would help the Qiao family, Qiao Ruosheng had seen nothing from yesterday until now. She had even stopped expecting anything.
"I think I was too kind to you. You caused my Xue family to decline for so many years, and I've only made you unlucky for two or three days. I regret bringing you to Wangyou Mountain so soon."
Xue Manting walked up to Qiao Ruosheng, her aura fully unleashed. However, Qiao Ruosheng did not back down. The two of them stood together like twin lycoris flowers blooming on the edge of a cliff.
"Let's cut the crap. I didn't come here to listen to you talk." Qiao Ruosheng snorted.
Xue Manting smiled and said again, "If you don't want to hear me talk, then enjoy the scenery. Look at this small hill, doesn't it look like the tomb where Xuan Changan lies?"
As soon as the words 'Xuan Changan' were spoken, a crack appeared on Qiao Ruosheng's usually impassive face.
"You're saying Xuan Changan is buried here?" Qiao Ruosheng looked at the small hill in disbelief. If it weren't for Xue Manting, Qiao Ruosheng would never have thought it was a grave.
But as soon as she thought about what Xuan Changan had done to her, Qiao Ruosheng knew that this man was not worthy of her love.
"However, such a lowly person like him only deserves to be buried in such a place. I truly regret that the wild beasts on this mountain didn't devour Xuan Changan's remains completely back then."
Anger began to flare in Qiao Ruosheng's eyes.
It was the anger of unrequited love, the anger of unwillingness!
She didn't even know where she had lost to Xue Manting. She had given up so much for Xuan Changan, yet she had lost so miserably in the end!
"Yes, Xuan Changan doesn't deserve to be buried in such a prime location. A good-for-nothing who deceives the person he loves. I shouldn't have felt sorry for him back then. It would have been better if he had died without a whole corpse, without a trace."
Xue Manting's words made Qiao Ruosheng's face even uglier.
"He loved you so much, why do you have to insult him like this? Xue Manting, you are the least qualified person in this world to insult Xuan Changan!"
Qiao Ruosheng was a typical double standard. She could scold Xuan Changan, but no one else could say a word!
"Heh..." Xue Manting sneered and then walked forward.
She sat in a small leisure pavilion, where two cups and a bottle of wine were already set out.
After sitting down, Xue Manting looked at Qiao Ruosheng. Qiao Ruosheng, not to be outdone, walked over and sat opposite Xue Manting.
"Have some wine? Catch up?"
Xue Manting spoke with a calm and composed expression on her face.
Qiao Ruosheng looked at the cups in front of her, even noticing some white powder on the rim of the cups. She pursed her lips, appearing impatient but not acting out.
Because Qiao Ruosheng knew that Xue Manting would not have brought her to this place just to argue with her. In fact, over the years, she had heard some things about Xuan Changan.
She belatedly felt that there were many doubts about what happened back then, but she was afraid that she had been wrong all along, so she had never dared to investigate.
"What, are you worried I've poisoned the wine?" Xue Manting said, seeing Qiao Ruosheng's hesitation. "Indeed, I've poisoned it. One of these two cups is sugar, and the other is poison. Would you like to pick one first?"
"Childish."
Qiao Ruosheng refused outright.
Xue Manting did not get angry. She slowly filled both cups with wine and began to speak, "Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful young lady who fell in love with a young fisherman. The young man was strong and handsome..."
As Xue Manting began to speak, Qiao Ruosheng angrily slammed the table, "Shut up!"
Qiao Ruosheng's eyes were filled with scarlet rage. At this moment, she was no longer the composed eldest daughter of the Qiao family. She looked like a shrew on the verge of losing control.
"This story was told to me by Xuan Changan. He promised he would only tell it to one woman in his life. Why do you know it too! Why!" Qiao Ruosheng felt all her reason disappear. Xuan Changan had promised her that even if they broke up one day, he would never tell this story to anyone else!
But now... this woman Xue Manting knew it!
So Xuan Changan had truly fallen in love with Xue Manting. The last shred of hope in her heart vanished at this moment.
"Shut up? Why should I shut up? Qiao Ruosheng, my mouth is my own, I can say whatever I want. You probably remember this story even better than I do, right? Or... do you really think this is just a simple story?"
Xue Manting looked at Qiao Ruosheng with a half-smile, but the probing gaze in her eyes was to see exactly what Qiao Ruosheng was feeling at this moment.
"Xue Manting, what exactly do you want to say? Is it fun to tease me like this?" Qiao Ruosheng said, standing up from her chair. She felt like a fool today for believing that Xue Manting would tell her some secrets.
But now it seemed that this woman just wanted to play her like a monkey and didn't want to say anything.
"Qiao Ruosheng, look at how flustered you are now, it's truly pathetic. Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. After all, seeing you like this, it's obvious you can't handle it, it's boring!" Xue Manting rolled her eyes and continued, "The story Xuan Changan told you back then, the male protagonist was himself. His Xuan family has a hereditary disease, passed down to males but not females. Any boy born is like being cursed and can only live for twenty to thirty years at most. Some might die before adulthood. Xuan Changan's father, Xuan Changan, had this illness! As for Xuan Changan's uncle, he was merely adopted by Xuan Changan's grandparents."
Qiao Ruosheng looked at Xue Manting in disbelief, her lips even trembling.
"No, I don't believe it, it's not like that..."
How could it be!
Such a young and vibrant boy!
The boy she still loved deeply in her heart, even though he had betrayed her!
"Whether you believe it or not, Xuan Changan's grandparents adopted Xuan Changan's uncle precisely to have him take care of Xuan Changan's father. At first, Xuan Changan's uncle didn't know the truth. Later, after Xuan Changan's father died, Xuan Changan's uncle learned that Xuan Changan had no relation to him at all. Xuan Changan's uncle felt that he had helped Xuan Changan's father so much over the years, so he took all the family property and didn't give it to Xuan Changan, and he let his wife bully Xuan Changan as she pleased. Xuan Changan didn't know he was sick at first. It was only after he got together with you that his uncle told him this secret!"
"Impossible, I don't believe you, you're lying to me, it's impossible..."
Qiao Ruosheng's face became increasingly ugly, and her body even trembled uncontrollably.
"When you became pregnant, Xuan Changan really wanted to live a happy and joyful life with you. He even told me back then that he wanted to make money, renovate their old home, and marry you. After your child was born, he wanted to build a swing for the child in the yard... But he knew about his illness, so he went to beg the doctor to tell him the baby's gender. Knowing it was a boy, Xuan Changan came to me and asked me to act out a scene with him.
Because Xuan Changan knew he wouldn't live long, and you still had a beautiful life ahead of you, he didn't want your child to suffer from illness from a young age, nor did he want you to watch him die and be unable to move on for the rest of your life... That time he fell into the water, Xuan Changan could have survived, but in this world, he had already made all his arrangements and no longer needed to live."
After Xue Manting finished speaking, she saw Qiao Ruosheng's eyes slightly redden.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe anything, Xue Manting, don't make up stories to deceive me, I don't believe it at all! It was clearly Xuan Changan who cheated, it was clearly you who betrayed me... I don't believe it..."
Qiao Ruosheng shouted hysterically, trying to mask her panic.
At this moment, Xue Manting slowly took out a box and placed it on the table. "You should recognize this, right?"
Qiao Ruosheng took a look and her eyes widened immediately!
Because she not only recognized this item, but was also very familiar with it!
It was a voice recorder, and this voice recorder was a gift that Qiao Ruosheng had given to Xuan Changan. The initials of their names were even engraved on the voice recorder.
Qiao Ruosheng snatched the voice recorder and held it in her hand, her expression contorted. "Why do you have this? How many things that belonged to us did that man Xuan Changan give you!"
"This is the only thing Xuan Changan gave me. He said you would eventually know the truth and asked me to give you this pen on this day."
After Xue Manting finished speaking, Qiao Ruosheng impatiently opened the voice recorder.
A few seconds later, Xuan Changan's voice came from the voice recorder.