As soon as Chen Jin's name was mentioned, Yu Chu no longer looked as carefree as before.
"What do you know? You're just a tree spirit who knows nothing, yet you dare to speculate about human emotions."
Yu Chu stood up from the chair. The two dazed ghosts behind her guarded her and hovered behind. She walked to Chen Jin's corpse, slowly knelt down, stroked his cold face, and suddenly shed tears.
"Why did he have to meddle in other people's business..." Yu Chu suddenly burst into tears. Hearing her cries, the ghosts behind her were instantly flustered. They hurriedly patted her back with their hands and embraced her loosely like they were holding a child.
Zhao Zhao watched her in such extreme pain and seemed to suddenly understand the so - called truth of the matter.
She stared at the bell in Yu Chu's hand and said softly, "The formation Chen Jin set up in your room that day was not to harm you at all. He was trying to save you, wasn't he?"
Yu Chu's movements froze at Zhao Zhao's words. She didn't move for a long time.
At first, Zhao Zhao guessed that according to Chen Jin's words, he hated his father's partiality and thus took it out on Yu Chu. So the formation he set up in Yu Chu's room was to use the soul - swapping method to transfer the "summoned soul" to Yu Chu to save himself.
But actually, she was wrong from the start. The one who harmed Chen Mingyue was Yu Chu, and it was also Yu Chu who was affected by the soul - summoning technique. The missing arm of Yu Chu was actually the best proof.
Chen Jin used this method to save Yu Chu. He was willing to sacrifice his own life for Yu Chu's.
He used the soul - swapping formation to transfer the souls of Yu Chu's parents residing in her body to himself. He was willing to offer himself as a living sacrifice so that Yu Chu could live well.
"He knew everything, right?" Zhao Zhao asked, but her tone was very certain.
Yu Chu laughed and cried, looking like a madwoman. "Hahaha, yes, he knew everything... He knew everything and still did this. He was such a fool!! A fool!"
She suddenly got excited, shouting loudly at Chen Jin's corpse and shaking the long - dead body constantly. "You fool! Why did you care about me? Wake up! Did I let you die?"
Zhao Zhao endured the pain in her heart. Looking at Yu Chu, she thought she was so pitiful and sad.
"No matter how many times you shout, it's useless. Chen Jin is already dead."
"Hehe..." Yu Chu raised her head proudly, wiped the tears on her face, and looked at Zhao Zhao sideways. "Zhao Zhao, I'll tell you two stories."
Zhao Zhao felt the three colliding spiritual powers in her body slowly merging under her breathing adjustment. She still needed some time, so she nodded at Yu Chu.
"My name is Yu Chu. Originally, I was just an ordinary but happy little girl. I had loving parents, good friends, and a bright future. But all of this was destroyed when I was ten years old. And the culprit was Chen Mingyue, the so - called kind - hearted head of the Chen family in the outside world, and also my later 'adoptive father'..."
Before she was ten, Yu Chu had been living in a small county town. Her parents were both ordinary high - school teachers. Although the family was not very wealthy, it was quite happy.
On her tenth birthday, because of a photo of a trip to Jinghai taken by a classmate, she pestered her parents to take her there.
He Chu and Yu's father loved their daughter very much. Since their precious daughter wanted to go so much and it was a holiday, they naturally took her there.
But no one expected that this trip to Jinghai would cost He Chu and her husband their lives, and Yu Chu became an orphan.
Chen Mingyue saw He Chu in Jinghai.
He Chu was Chen Mingyue's first love, the white moonlight that had haunted him for many years. The moment he saw He Chu again, he had ulterior motives.
Back then, He Chu and Chen Mingyue were in the same university. Chen Mingyue fell in love with He Chu at first sight during a student - union activity and launched a fierce pursuit.
He Chu was an orphan. She had to work harder than others to get into university. Facing the pursuit of the famous young master of the Chen family in Jinghai, she didn't believe it and didn't dare to take the risk.
But Chen Mingyue repeatedly showed his true feelings. Growing up in an environment lacking love, He Chu finally succumbed to his surging love.
But their story didn't end like that of Cinderella and the prince. A family like the Chen family would never accept an orphan like He Chu.
When faced with the choice between love and power, Chen Mingyue hesitated. He once chose He Chu, but after leaving the Chen family, with the intentional obstruction of his parents, their life was very difficult.
How could the high - and - mighty young master endure such a life? He finally returned to the Chen family and said sorry to He Chu.
He Chu was heart - broken. She returned to her hometown with a heart full of wounds and met Yu Chu's father. During the long - term companionship, He Chu was healed by Yu's father. They fell in love, got married, and had a lovely daughter.
But fate was unkind. In Jinghai, Chen Mingyue found He Chu. He wanted to start over with her. He told He Chu how much he loved her and that he was single now, but He Chu refused all his overtures.
He Chu said she didn't hate him, but there was no possibility for them anymore.
"But how could that old bastard Chen Mingyue be willing?" There was deep hatred in Yu Chu's voice as she accused Chen Mingyue's crimes word by word.
After being rejected by He Chu, Chen Mingyue didn't give up. He had an even more terrifying idea. He planned a car accident, intending to kill Yu's father. But he didn't expect that He Chu, who was supposed to stay in the hotel with her daughter, was also in the car. The He couple died on the spot, leaving behind Yu Chu, who looked especially like He Chu.
"Do you think he adopted me because he pitied me or felt guilty about his crimes? No!!! That pervert did it because I looked so much like my dead mother!"
Yu Chu got even more excited. She pointed at Zhao Zhao maniacally and asked, "Tell me, doesn't he deserve to die?"
Zhao Zhao moved her lips. She didn't know what to say. Chen Mingyue did deserve to die, and Yu Chu was pitiful, but...
She asked Yu Chu, "What about Chen Jin? Everyone says he loved you very much and was even willing to sacrifice his life for yours. In your heart, does he also deserve to die?"
"Chen Jin..." Yu Chu murmured his name and suddenly smiled. "Do you know how I discovered the truth? After I got engaged to Chen Jin, Chen Mingyue got drunk and let it slip while holding his son. He said, 'A Chu, so what if you're not willing to turn back? Your daughter will still enter my Chen family.' "
Yu Chu's tone was extremely desolate. A tear slid down her face. "And Chen Jin, he always knew! He had known for all these years and just kept it from me. He watched me call that brute Chen Mingyue 'father' for thirteen years! My parents gave up reincarnation and waited by the Naihe Bridge day after day, afraid of seeing me one day. Thirteen years, it's been thirteen years!"
"How can I forgive him..."