I originally intended to guide Lu Yanchen to investigate the sculpture in a subtle way.
This feeling of the soul being forcibly separated from the body, unable to control my own emotions, was truly terrible.
I still had so many unfinished matters; I was very unwilling.
But I wasn't the master of the world; what I could do was minimal.
I could only use the last bit of time to urgently tell him the truth.
The closer I got to the sculpture, the more I felt my soul being pulled away.
Lu Yanchen gripped my arms tightly, his usually cold face showing tension and agitation. "Jiang Wanwan, explain clearly. What exactly is going on? How could there be someone here?"
I opened my mouth. The moment my spirit separated from my body, even the air was sucked away.
I had no time to explain, leaving behind one last difficult sentence: "Save her, save her, she's inside the statue..."
My soul completely detached. A flash of black passed before my eyes. When I opened them again, I seemed to have returned to my previous spirit form.
The sculpture seemed to have a huge attraction, sucking my body inside.
Now I was truly trapped inside.
I looked down at Lu Yanchen. In the heavy snow, he held the young girl in the red coat.
The girl's eyes were closed, the cinnabar mole between her eyebrows as red as blood against her pale face.
The scene was somewhat beautiful, but Lu Yanchen had no time to appreciate it.
"Jiang Wanwan, speak! Explain clearly!"
I didn't know if Jiang Wanwan's spirit could return to her body. Now, my own future was at a loss...
From now on, I was separated from Jiang Wanwan's body but forever imprisoned here.
I deeply regretted not seeing Grandma, not whispering words of safety in her ear.
Not far away, Lu Shiyan and Su Ning'an had stopped arguing, looking at the two in the snow. "Uncle, what's wrong with Auntie?"
Lu Yanchen must be utterly confused. In just one day, a suicidal woman had a flash marriage with him, then lost consciousness after uttering those words.
Shen Ji quickly stepped forward to check Jiang Wanwan's body. "The wound hasn't reopened. Maybe she lost consciousness temporarily due to extreme emotional fluctuation? Should we take her to the hospital?"
Lu Yanchen's gaze turned towards the arriving Lu Shiyan and Su Ning'an. Su Ning'an quickly explained, "Uncle, you saw earlier. Auntie's mental state seemed off since getting out of the car. We took her to the room to rest, and she ran down soon after. We didn't do anything to her."
Su Ning'an also knew Lu Yanchen was investigating her. She had an instinctive fear of him.
Currently, Lu Yanchen didn't have concrete evidence; he only suspected. Once he found proof, it wouldn't be just a look anymore. So, she explained immediately.
I only hoped Lu Yanchen believed my earlier words and would quickly investigate the sculpture.
Lu Yanchen handed Jiang Wanwan to Shen Ji. "Take her back to the hospital. Notify the Jiang family... Never mind, just notify her mother directly."
It seemed Lu Yanchen also guessed that her life in the Jiang family wasn't good, and only her mother truly cared for her.
Thinking of the gentle mother who held me last night, letting me feel long-lost maternal love, I felt reluctant.
Briefly experiencing maternal love through Jiang Wanwan's body, I could at least bid her farewell before leaving.
Unfortunately, I didn't have that chance. It's such a pity.
I could only stand alone in the snow, keeping company with the wind and snow.
Lu Shiyan didn't look well either. He said faintly, "We'll discuss the marital home after Auntie recovers. I have some matters at the company..."
Lu Yanchen directly asked, "Why is there a sculpture like this here?"
"Wanwan liked it."
Actually, Lu Shiyan hadn't requested my face specifically. He thought the worker was commemorating our relationship, so they used my face as the model.
After all, everyone knew we were childhood sweethearts for so many years; it made sense.
Lu Yanchen probably recalled the words I said to him at the end.
My body was still missing. Presumably, Lu Yanchen had never given up searching.
Although my words were illogical, when people are desperate, they'll cling to even the faintest thread of a clue.
Seeing Lu Yanchen staring intently at the sculpture, Su Ning'an asked, "Uncle, what's wrong with the sculpture? Is there a problem?"
Lu Yanchen brushed the snow off the sculpture, revealing the faint flesh-pink color underneath.
Usually, sculptures are mostly white. This flesh tone looked very similar to human skin texture, especially paired with that face—it looked very real!
Lu Yanchen turned to Su Ning'an, his face inscrutably profound. "Nothing. I'm heading back first."
I was anxious. Did Lu Yanchen not believe me?
No, this was my only chance!
Lu Yanchen, believe me, believe me!
Su Ning'an breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother, didn't you have company matters?"
Lu Shiyan looked at Lu Yanchen. Lu Yanchen's voice was cold. "I'll go look at other villas to decide on the marital home."
"Uncle, I won't accompany you then."
Watching the group leave, I grew increasingly anxious.
Before, I could follow Lu Shiyan, but now I was trapped inside the sculpture, unable to escape.
Heavens, why are you so cruel to me?
You gave me hope, then personally destroyed it.
I crouched inside the sculpture, wrapping my arms around my knees and burying my face.
I don't know how long passed when I heard urgent footsteps approaching from afar. I looked up.
Huang Yu arrived with a team, and the man in the wheelchair had his usual indifferent expression.
But seeing this face was like a beam of sunlight shining into my world. The corners of my mouth turned up wildly.
Lu Yanchen, I didn't misjudge you.
So, he deliberately left to make Su Ning'an and Lu Shiyan lower their guard, preventing Su Ning'an from interfering.
I actually doubted him earlier.
Huang Yu circled the statue. "Mr. Lu, although there have been cases of hiding bodies in concrete before, over time, the smell of decay would emanate; it's impossible to cover completely. Last time I was here, I checked carefully. This statue has no odor."
A flash of cruelty crossed Lu Yanchen's cold, handsome face. He looked up at my face. "That's just the most common method of hiding a body. If it's a meticulous criminal mastermind, they could completely use chemicals to cover it."
"Think about it. We've searched for so long without finding the body. If it was hidden inside a sculpture, right under our noses, would anyone discover it?"
His words caused a huge stir. The clues Huang Yu had found so far were all dead ends. This case was too tricky. The higher-ups had already ordered it to be solved as soon as possible.
He gritted his teeth. "Investigate!"