Lu Shiyan's eyes were red, his voice choked with sobs: "Wanwan, are the things written in the diary true?"
I looked him straight in the eye. Since it had come to this, I was going to be frank.
"After all this, do you still think I'm fabricating lies to slander Su Ning'an?"
He shook his head violently. "No, I don't mean that. I just feel sorry for the suffering you endured in the past. I..."
I smiled coldly: "How hard was it? Could it be worse than being skinned and torn apart? Lu Shiyan, what were you doing when I called you for help, my last call before I died?"
He seemed to have thought of it, his face pale, but he wouldn't say it aloud, because he didn't know that I was already in spirit form and had seen everything. I ripped away his last veil. "The moment before I died, I saw a sky full of fireworks. They were supposed to be set off for our wedding, but they became a ploy for you to appease Su Ning'an. Amidst the dazzling fireworks, guess what I saw?"
Lu Shiyan felt increasingly guilty, and I, like the Grim Reaper, approached him step by step.
"I saw you and Su Ning'an kissing amidst the fireworks. At the same moment, I was alone, with a gaping hole in my waist, lying by the water, helplessly bleeding. I asked you to save me, and what did you say? Oh, you told me to die quickly so that I wouldn't upset Su Ning'an. And then I actually died. Are you happy?"
Every word I spoke felt like a knife stabbing Lu Shiyan's heart. Too much information flooded in, and he couldn't process it for the moment. He could only stare at me, unable to even utter a word of excuse. He could only say, "Wanwan, I'm sorry, I really didn't know, so..."
I interrupted him, "So that's why you slept with Su Ning'an on your wedding night. Su Ning'an was wearing my pajamas, sleeping with my husband, lying on my wedding bed, right?"
Lu Shiyan's pupils widened, and he looked at me in disbelief. "How, how could you know all these details!"
"Why? Because from the moment I lost consciousness, I stayed by your side in my spirit form, Lu Shiyan, so... "Yiyue, do you know what I was thinking?"
"I thought my death would clear your conscience, make you understand what kind of woman Su Ning'an was? But she's played all of you around, and not a single one of you bothered to look for my body. A whole month was wasted. Someone reported the crime, but you refused to investigate. You even told the police to give up the search, giving them a month to deal with it. As a result, my body hasn't been found yet!"
Lu Shiyan's focus was on the spirit. "You mean you followed me in spirit form for a month?"
I knew what he was worried about, and I sneered, "No." Wrong, I watched you flirt with Su Ning'an, the gestures you used, and you said you loved me so frivolously. If I were you, I'd either just let go or continue to be so affectionate while enjoying the happiness Su Ning'an brings you. Aren't you tired?"
Lu Shiyan shook his head fiercely. "No, that's not the case, Wanwan. I was bewitched..."
"Lu Shiyan, look at you. You were always like this. When something went wrong at the company, I took the fall for you, but you're like a child who hasn't grown up yet. You never admit your mistakes, only blame them. Will admitting you were wrong kill you? It takes two to tango. "Didn't you also wish Su Ning'an could force herself on you? Or have you forgotten the moment we made love beneath my statue?"
"Wanwan, I'm sorry. I was furious back then. So was she the one who killed you?"
I sneered. "She wasn't the one who did it, but she was the one who ordered my death. Lu Shiyan, why did I die? Wasn't it all you guys who pushed me into that situation? You repeatedly boosted Su Ning'an's morale, making her think the time was right. Once I was dead, she could take my place..."
Lu Shiyan thought back to Su Ning'an's sudden rise to power a while ago, completely contradicting her previous promises. "You bitch! Wanwan, I will definitely avenge you! Even if it costs me my life, I will..."
Before he could finish, I slapped him in the face. "Fool, if I wanted to kill her, I would have already paid a high price to hire mercenaries to take her life. Do you think I wouldn't want to?"
"Then you..."
"Su Ning'an's goal isn't just to kill me, but the Lu and Su families. There's a massive chain of interests behind her. What she's revealed so far is just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the glaciers hidden by the sea, there might be a massive beast. Killing her would cut off the trail. I want to bring her to justice, but even more importantly, I want to catch the mastermind!"
I stared coldly at Lu Shi Yan, "My uncle and I have been trying to find the truth. Because you, an idiot, delayed reporting the case, we missed the perfect opportunity for the police to intervene. Even though we knew it was Su Ning'an's fault, we couldn't find any evidence! You're still obsessed with love affairs, living a muddled life. Who knows, one day Su Ning'an might scheme against you and leave you with nothing, ending up like me."
I licked my dry lips. "Haven't you ever wondered why you, at such a young age, have stomach cancer and kidney failure? I've been treating your stomach problems, and in just a year, it turned into stomach cancer. Do you think it's that simple?"
I grew increasingly agitated, and a chill ran down Lu Shiyan's spine.
"It's her!" Lu Shiyan gritted his teeth in hatred. "Lu Shiyan, I certainly hate you, but Su Ning'an is not only involved in my death, but also in your Lu family's. If we don't uncover the truth, we don't know what she might have planned! So don't be impulsive. Yanchen is already investigating."
Lu Shiyan said bitterly, "Yanchen, you're calling me so affectionately."
"He's my husband, shouldn't I be?"
Lu Shiyan's eyes were red. "But wasn't I the one who married you first?"
I curled my lips in a smile. "Are you referring to the wedding where even my wedding dress was designed to Su Ning'an's liking? Or the one where you ran away during the exchange of rings? Lu Shiyan, you betrayed me in my last life! Where do you get the nerve to criticize me now?"
"Wanwan, believe it or not, the person I love most is you. I..."
"Lu Shiyan, from the beginning to the end, the person you loved most was yourself. This... No one knows this better than me. The reason I'm telling you all this isn't because of our past relationship, but because I need an ally. You're the only one who knows I've been reborn. I'll tell you the truth: she still has intentions towards you and won't be on guard against you.
Lu Shiyan frowned. "What do you mean?"
I stepped forward and reached out to touch his chin. "You're actually quite pretty. I can see that Su Ning'an, besides using you, has some genuine feelings for you. If you want to find more clues, you have to use your beauty to get close to her. She wants to enter the Lu family, and you're the opening. I want you to open that opening, lure her into the trap, and then close the door to beat the dog!"
"Wanwan! I'm your husband!"
"Not anymore. Just tell me if you're willing or not?"
Lu Shiyan's eyes were filled with conflict.
He'll definitely agree to this condition.
It's not just about revenge for me, but also his own revenge and the safety of the Lu family. The truth hangs over us.
He hurt me once, and this time he'll definitely go all out!
"...I promise you." He opened his eyes, a look of heartache in them. "But you and my uncle..."
I said word by word, "He's my husband, better than you. I have no intention of parting with him." Lu Shiyan's strength seemed to have been drained from him, and he knelt on the ground. "I knew it, huh..."
Seeing his expression of grief and despair, I leaned over. "As a prerequisite for our cooperation, I might as well tell you something."
"What?"
"The Buddhist beads you wore earlier contained my ashes. So after my statue collapsed, the beads will also scatter. That will be a sign of my disappearance from this world."
Lu Shiyan's pupils trembled. "You mean, I've been wearing your ashes on my wrist?"
"Yes."
"Ah!" He roared in agony like a trapped animal!
Amidst his shattered perspective and emotions, I didn't even turn my head.
Today's truth is more than enough for him to digest.
Su Ning'an, I will let the man you love most stab you in the back at the most crucial moment!
As I drove away, Lu Shiyan was still kneeling there, like a statue, not moving for a long time.
If I had known this would happen, why would I have done it in the first place?
There's no such thing as regret in this world.
We've already embarked on this path, and no matter how difficult or glorious the road ahead, we have no choice but to keep going.
Never look back!