I don't know how much time had passed when Shen Youjin dialed Li Nanchuan's phone.
Li Nanchuan seemed exhausted, but his tone towards her still carried an indescribable tenderness and patience.
"To ensure Xu Jiale's safety, I'll go back with her. You don't need to worry."
Shen Youjin pursed her lips. "Don't you want to ask me about my business with Gu Zhiyuan?"
She had met many men, but none of them would be like Li Nanchuan, who, knowing it was impossible, still went to such great lengths to help her.
"I've said that I respect your choice." Li Nanchuan sighed helplessly. "Xiaojin, as long as I love you, that's enough."
Shen Youjin's nose tingled a bit. After hesitating for a long time, she finally told the whole truth.
Li Nanchuan seemed shocked by the result. Rarely, his tone showed ripples. "So you came to me that day and took my hair for this matter?"
"Yes." Shen Youjin looked out of the window at the high - hanging moon. Her voice was a bit embarrassed. "That night was my mother's death anniversary. Someone gave me a glass of wine. After that, I drank more and more. I don't remember what happened..."
Li Nanchuan pinched the bridge of his nose. "Xiaojin, are you sure there's no mistake in the test result?"
Shen Youjin was taken aback. "Ah? No way! How could there be a mistake in such a thing?"
"But..." Li Nanchuan's voice was slightly hoarse. "The one who was with you in the end was me."
Shen Youjin's fingers tightened unconsciously. Was it Li Nanchuan? But why did the test result show Gu Zhiyuan?
She was suddenly a bit dazed and didn't know how to answer Li Nanchuan's question.
After a while, Li Nanchuan said to the other end of the screen, "We'll talk about any problems slowly when I get back. No matter what happens, I won't let others hurt you."
He hadn't protected her well three years ago. He couldn't let the tragedy repeat itself three years later.
Shen Youjin responded. After hanging up the phone, she also fell into deep thought, looking over the result she had brought back again and again.
There was no problem! But Li Nanchuan wasn't the kind of person who would lie, especially about such a big thing.
She ran her hands through her hair and started to worry about this matter again. She couldn't fall asleep all night. With dark circles under her eyes, she went to the studio.
Ling Qiuqiu looked at her rare disheveled appearance and couldn't help teasing. "What, did you have so much fun at the Gu family that your hair is all frizzy?"
Shen Youjin sighed and sat across from her, propping her chin with her hand. "Do you still remember the pregnancy thing I told you before?"
Ling Qiuqiu became serious upon hearing this. "What's wrong? Does the Gu family not want the baby?"
Shen Youjin shook her head. "It's more serious than that. Li Nanchuan called me yesterday."
"Are you wavering?" Ling Qiuqiu frowned. "You'd better think it through. You have a boyfriend now."
Shen Youjin sighed. "I know, but..."
Seeing her hesitating to speak, Ling Qiuqiu leaned over. She only heard Shen Youjin say something in a very small voice and her eyes widened.
"Sister, you..."
Shen Youjin looked up at Ling Qiuqiu. Her watery eyes were so endearing that they stopped Ling Qiuqiu from finishing her sentence.
"So what do you want to do now?" Ling Qiuqiu asked.
Shen Youjin looked at Ling Qiuqiu. "I want to do another paternity test."
Apart from this, she really had no other way.
Ling Qiuqiu patted her on the shoulder. "Have you ever thought that there might be something wrong with the wine that night? It's been three months. Have you ever thought about looking into it?"
"I've thought about it and taken action." Shen Youjin frowned. "But when I sent someone to look for it on the third day, the owner of the store had changed. I couldn't find the original owner at all. There's been no news until now. But it doesn't matter. I know who the mastermind behind this is."
Although what the other person did was really going too far and it didn't seem like something that person had the guts to do. After all, the Shen family didn't really care about this daughter. If she really got into trouble, they wouldn't fish her out like they did for Shen Qilin.
But besides Shen Tianzhen, who else could hate her to such an extent?
"Your younger sister?" Ling Qiuqiu guessed something too. "She really never stops causing trouble."
Shen Youjin smiled. Soon, the whole Shen family would be quiet.
Two days later, Li Nanchuan brought Xu Jiale back to the capital.
After a long time, Shen Youjin saw this little girl again.
Her slender figure looked so frail that an inadvertent move from others could make her have a stress reaction.
A pang of indescribable heartache flashed through Shen Youjin's heart. As a victim's family member herself, she couldn't blame Xu Jiale.
Although the Xu family was a native family in the capital, there were also ordinary people in the capital. They couldn't compete with the Shen family.
After confirming that Xu Jiale would testify in court as a witness, Shen Youjin immediately started the next process.
She began to file an appeal, submit the appeal form, and so on.
This was a long process. Even with Li Nanchuan's help, it still took a long time to determine the date for the retrial.
Every day, Shen Youjin was so busy that she was dizzy. She not only had to deal with Gu Zhiyuan but also had to cope with the desperate Shen family.
Yin He finally seemed to break down. Even though she couldn't come to the studio to cause trouble, she started to find trouble for Shen Youjin through various channels.
Fortunately, Gu Zhiyuan, her current boyfriend, fulfilled his responsibility, and Yin He's plans never succeeded.
But even so, Shen Youjin still felt exhausted because Xu Jiale's safety during this period had become a huge problem.
To protect Xu Jiale, she took Xu Jiale with her and even didn't have a chance to do another test.
Finally, on the day of the court session, the weather was cool and refreshing. The golden fallen leaves covered the ground. It was the best day of the whole autumn.
The Shen family stood on the opposite side of her, just like in these years.
But this time, the Shen family didn't have their former arrogance. Even Shen Qilin seemed much more docile, only his venomous eyes stared straight at her.
With both witnesses and physical evidence in place, when Xu Jiale fully appeared in everyone's sight, everyone took a deep breath.
"... I saw it. It was Shen Qilin who strangled my sister to death. Aunt Ai Rou tried to save my sister at that time, but Shen Qilin knocked her out and dragged her away..."
During the one - hour court trial, Shen Youjin tightly clenched her fingers. It wasn't until Ai Rou finished her statement that the stone in her heart for many years finally shattered into powder and was blown away by the wind.
"After a rigorous review and in - depth deliberation by the collegial panel, it is determined that there were serious errors in the fact - finding and evidence - admission in the original trial. Based on the newly discovered facts and conclusive evidence, the original judgment is hereby revoked, and the defendant is declared innocent. At the same time, the relevant clues and evidence have been transferred to the public security organ, and the real culprit, Shen Qilin, will be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law. The relatives of the culprit committed acts of bending the law for personal gain in order to protect the real culprit, interfering with judicial justice. The involved personnel will be punished in accordance with the law to uphold the dignity of the law."
The hammer dropped. Shen Youjin finally couldn't hold back her tears, which rolled down her face.
Watching the Shen family being taken away for investigation, Gu Zhiyuan walked over and looked at Shen Youjin, whose face was pale, with concern. "Xiaojin, are you okay?"
Shen Youjin shook her head. Just as she was about to speak, she felt dizzy. The next second, her vision went black and she fell straight backward...