"Don't!" Yan Xia exclaimed, utterly taken aback by his action.
But Lord Lu didn't listen. With a bang, he pulled the trigger, and the bullet pierced through his head. He died on the spot.
Although the villain had already been punished, at that moment, Yan Xia inexplicably felt an urge to cry.
Did death mean relief in their eyes? If she hadn't said those words to Lord Lu just now, would he have committed suicide?
"Yan Xia, are you okay?" Shangguanyao saw her standing there like a wooden chicken and thought she was injured.
Yan Xia shook her head dejectedly.
The day after Lu Qianzhou was arrested, the mastermind behind the scenes, Lu Huaili, shot himself. Everything came to an end.
What surprised Yan Xia the most was Lord Lu's patience. He had been plotting for more than a decade. The actions of the previous generation had the greatest impact on the next.
Just like Lu Qianzhou, who didn't celebrate his birthday and would feel sad and afraid when seeing a cake.
Before the procuratorate officially filed a public prosecution, Yan Xia went to visit Lu Qianzhou. He looked much haggard, but his overall condition was good. When he saw her, his eyes lit up.
Separated from him by a glass window, she wanted to reach out and touch him, but she couldn't.
Yan Xia forced a smile at him, but no matter how hard she tried to raise the corners of her lips, the smile still tasted bitter.
"How are you? How's your wound?"
Lu Qianzhou said, "I'm fine."
Yan Xia hesitated to speak. "About Lord Lu..."
Lu Qianzhou interrupted her. "I already know."
Yan Xia looked at him with pity, wondering what was going on in his mind when he heard all this. Was he as sad as she was when she found out what her father had done?
"He lurked for so many years and even used you. You must be very sad now. He used to be the closest and most trusted person to you."
"No." Lu Qianzhou seemed much more open - minded than her. "On the contrary, maybe I should be glad that there's still someone in the world who remembers my mother's goodness. If it weren't for him, my mother might have been wrongly accused and died in grievance for the rest of her life."
He would always remember Lin Suxian's gentleness and kindness. Many years had passed, and she had gradually been forgotten in others' hearts. Unexpectedly, there was still such a person who always remembered her goodness.
Yan Xia's eyes never left him from beginning to end. "I'm sorry it took me so long to figure everything out."
If she had discovered it earlier, maybe the result would have been different.
"Before going to the trading site, I've already had all my assets transferred to your name. You can do whatever you want with them. But Yan Xia, the words you said before..."
"They always count." There were tears in Yan Xia's eyes. Even though she knew that waiting for a few years wasn't that long, just thinking about being separated from him for such a long time made her feel sad.
"Lu Qianzhou, no matter what the final verdict is, I'll wait for you. I'll always wait for you..."
She tilted her head slightly with such sadness, suppressing her emotions.
Lu Qianzhou couldn't help but recall the time when the matter between him and Cheng Hua first came to light. Yan Xia had also had a very difficult time. Once, she left his villa.
He stood in front of the French window, watching her every move.
He remembered that it was drizzling that day. She held an umbrella and stood in the rain, pausing at the courtyard gate for a moment. Just like now, she lifted her head sadly, looking into the distance.
He didn't know what was on her mind at that time.
He didn't want to think about it. Now, neither of them had the heart to figure out who was right and who was wrong.
As long as she was still there, he would have the courage to admit his past mistakes. All his compromises were just for the time when they could be together again after a few years.