Chapter 321: Chapter 321: Just Don’t Involve Him
At the critical moment, Li Sulan was nothing but a paper tiger. Under Chu Tian’s relentless questioning, she crumbled under the pressure and confessed everything.
And right after, she received the first slap since marrying Chu Tian.
"Are you out of your mind?! How could you do something so stupid behind my back?"
After using all his strength to slap Li Sulan hard across the face, Chu Tian stumbled, his body swaying as if he was about to collapse.
Li Sulan, already feeling guilty, spiraled into a chaotic state of mind after the slap. Her consciousness blurred as she muttered in a daze, "I didn’t threaten Doctor Zhou. He promised to keep the secret, and I merely said casually, ’Only the dead can keep secrets forever.’ How was I supposed to know... how was I supposed to know that lunatic Duan Wenhui would actually have the heart to kill him!"
Chu Tian’s legs weakened, and he slumped onto the couch, clutching his forehead in anguish.
He no longer cared about why Li Sulan ended up alone with Duan Wenhui. The incident had already happened; dwelling on the reasons served no purpose anymore.
After a long pause, Chu Tian finally came back to his senses: "Did anyone see what happened to Doctor Zhou?"
"No... no one did." Li Sulan shook her head vigorously. "Doctor Zhou had already divorced his wife ages ago. After the divorce, he quit his job and lived alone in an old residential area. The surveillance cameras around there had long been broken. We visited him late at night; there’s absolutely no way anyone knew we went to see him."
"That’s a relief..." Chu Tian rubbed his hands nervously. At least Li Sulan wasn’t completely brainless.
But his anxiety still lingered: "The police aren’t fools. The way someone lands after jumping and being pushed is different. By analyzing the fall marks, the police will definitely notice something’s off."
"Do you think it’ll be that easy for them to figure out?"
"What do you mean?"
Li Sulan furrowed her brows tightly as she strained to recall the events of that night: "Doctor Zhou’s daughter was gravely ill and needed expensive treatment. I just casually mentioned that if he were willing to leave a letter accusing Sang Youming and die, I’d cover his daughter’s medical expenses. He got carried away in the moment and agreed. But when he stepped onto the window ledge, he hesitated. Duan Wenhui only lightly pressed a finger against his back, and then he fell..."
After revealing the truth to Chu Tian, Li Sulan finally felt somewhat at ease.
Initially, she did have a sinister thought—hoping Doctor Zhou would die, ensuring there was no evidence left behind, and so that Sang Youming and Hu Zhi would have no way to appeal.
But when Doctor Zhou actually stepped onto the window ledge, she hesitated. She only wanted to crush the Sang Family’s chances of rising again but had no intention of taking a life!
It was all Duan Wenhui’s fault—everything was her fault!
"Enough. Snap out of it." Chu Tian grabbed Li Sulan by the shoulders, yanking her upright. "What’s the panic for? Doctor Zhou couldn’t handle the torment inside and chose to end his life. What does that have to do with you?"
"But..." Li Sulan had barely spoken before Chu Tian shoved her back down.
"There’s no ’but.’ Stick to the facts. Don’t drag unrelated matters onto yourself!" Chu Tian, slowly recovering from his shock, spoke coldly.
Other people’s lives mattered nothing to him. Whether Doctor Zhou lived or died, it meant nothing to Chu Tian.
What he truly feared was the matter implicating him. Since neither Li Sulan nor Duan Wenhui left any incriminating evidence, as long as they adamantly denied it, the police couldn’t do anything to them.
Duan Wenhui, though not taking Li Sulan and Chu Tian seriously, still invested a sum of money into Chu Group under the guise of a contractual arrangement with Hai Chuan Entertainment.
She hoped this paltry goodwill would keep Li Sulan and Chu Tian in check, considering Li Sulan was the sole witness.
After Doctor Zhou’s death, Duan Wenhui had a fleeting moment of regret. She regretted personally intervening.
But she couldn’t trust anyone else to handle it, and Li Sulan was nothing but a coward.
The true blame lay with Sang Ningzhen for provoking her bottom line.
Duan Wenhui had always been deeply concerned about saving face, yet Sang Ning repeatedly ground her dignity into the dirt. First, forcing her to admit her relationship with Qingyue, then subjecting her to scorn by the netizens.
She couldn’t take it anymore, but neither was Sang Ning going to have an easy time.
As for Qingyue, that useless fool, they could all just rot together.
Currently, the hottest topic online was #TheSangFamilyIsFilledWithScandals#.
From the netizens’ perspective, with a doctor’s testimony, the Sang Youming and Hu Zhi baby-trafficking accusations were essentially locked in.
Moreover, the severity of the case quickly elevated it from entertainment news to a full-blown societal scandal.
While there was no solid proof yet to determine whether Sang Ning was part of a criminal organization in the entertainment industry, and her loyal fans were still defending her, that didn’t stop netizens from slapping the label on her anyway.
[When Sang Youming and Hu Zhi’s scandal first came out, there was no definitive evidence either. But when you ask for evidence, you get it. Isn’t that what happened in the end?]
[I think the Chu Family didn’t reveal the evidence right away because they wanted to give Sang Youming and Hu Zhi a chance to reflect and turn themselves in.]
[If that’s true, it just shows Sang Youming and Hu Zhi were utterly shameless. They didn’t even realize what they’d done. Instead, they went ahead with live-streams cursing Chu Tian and Li Sulan, pretending to be so clean and innocent.]
[That’s not all. They even started live-streaming to make some quick cash during the height of the scandal.]
[It’s horrifying to think about. This wasn’t just some curse-filled live stream—it was a naked attempt to threaten Chu Tian and Li Sulan to keep quiet. Who’d have thought the Chu Family would have the guts to counter with hard evidence?]
[Damn it! This is messed up. I used to enjoy watching Sang Youming and Hu Zhi’s streams—they felt kind of soothing. Now I just hope they’re gone for good.]
The online discussions were fervent. Qingyue wanted to insert himself into the chaos.
Unable to reach Duan Wenhui and ignored by his arrogant manager, Qingyue had no choice but to scrounge for attention on his own.
[When will Lady Justice finally take pity on me and punish the guilty?]
Qingyue posted this pitiful comment on every thread related to Sang Ning, cleverly attaching pictures of his injuries below the text.
This shameless persistence ended up paying off, as netizens began to gradually take notice of him.
[If Qingyue is working so hard to comment everywhere, maybe he really is suffering a huge injustice.]
[Suddenly I feel bad for Qingyue. Setting aside his foolish behavior when it comes to relationships, he was almost beaten half to death by Sang Ning and still couldn’t do anything about her. He must be feeling hopeless inside.]