On the other hand, Su Zipei was sitting on the bed. Her face was as white as a sheet. Her sorrow was so obvious.
Lu Wenhua sat at the bedside and held her hand. He said, "Things have already happened. Don't think too much about it anymore. Now, you just have to think about what is good for Qiqi."
"There was a time when I hated her very much. Now that she is dead... Forget it, I don't want to talk about it anymore."
"Let me help you get up."
Su Zipei nodded and looked at Lu Wenhua. She was suddenly reminded of Mama Mu's last words, asking her to look into Shen Jianchuan.
"Let me help you lie down."
But, she knew nothing about Shen Jianchuan.
So, before lying down, she asked, "Wenhua, do you know Shen Jianchuan?"
"Why wouldn't I? He was the eldest son of the Shen family of very high military ranking and political status. He was a playboy, used to be a good friend with Mu, that scumbag. Then, he got into trouble and was beaten to a pulp. Now he is lying in the hospital in a vegetative state. It is understandable that you have never heard of him. Why do you ask about him all of a sudden?"
"It is nothing." Su Zipei shook her head and lay down.
Although she had no idea what happened between Mama Mu and Shen Jianchuan, she definitely had to find out about it to honor her sister's request.
After Mama Mu's funeral, she would find out where he was now and look into Qiqi's identity.
"You take a rest. I will take care of things in the hospital."
"Thank you, Wenhua." She felt much at ease with this man at her side. At least, at times like this, she could rely on someone.
...
Papa Mu only came to the hospital at night after a day had passed since the fire.
The first thing he did was identify Mama Mu's body after the fire.
Looking at the burnt body that was hardly recognizable, Papa Mu's eyes darkened. Then, he went to see Mu Tangxue in the ward.
"Daddy..." Mu Tangxue plunged into her father's arms when she saw him.
"It's fine, Xue'er. Everything is going to be alright," said Papa Mu, hugging his daughter.
"But, Mommy..
. Mommy..."
"I know, I know. I have seen her." Papa Mu's eyes turned red. After all, they were husband and wife for more than ten years. He felt the pain.
"Your mother was very unfortunate."
"Daddy, I wanted to save her. But the door was locked. Do you know why I could not open the door?"
"I was not there, how would I know? We will see what the police have to say," explained Papa Mu.
When Mu Tangxue asked her father the question, she was actually implying that she really wanted to save her mother. She wanted to achieve her goal. She wanted her mother to get injured. But, that was all. She never wanted things to be like how it was now.
But, she just could not open her room door no matter how hard she tried.
If it was not her father, she could not think of anyone else who could have contributed to what happened.
But still, it was her stupidity to let her father have such a perfect alibi that he was overseas.
If the case was closed as an accident, it would be good. But, if it was incidental, she would have to take all the blame herself. She never expected that her father could be so cruel even to his family!
"Everything is going to be alright."
Mu Tangxue clenched her hands because she knew that staying by her father's side would mean dealing with a tiger. She could be dead any second when she was considered a threat to him. When it happened, she would be sacrificed. She had to find evidence to prove that her father was involved in the fire. If not, how could she get away with it?
"I will give your mother a grand funeral. She was a pitiful woman."
"I don't think my aunt will let us touch Mommy anymore."
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