With faint breaths, Tong Baichuan slowly said, “Xuan Xuan… Daddy… harmed… your life. Let… our generation’s… grudges… burden… you. Daddy still… begs you… don’t resent… anyone… whether it’s Di Ying… or Xi Huang. In this life… I’m sorry… to two women… one is you… mommy, the other… Di Ying. I used… them, just to… get Yu Aunt’s… one glance. So… no matter what… don’t resent them. This is what I owe… them, and don’t seek revenge… let it be.”
Di Ying, who had unknowingly entered the intensive care unit, suddenly covered her mouth and rushed out, her suppressed sobs barely audible.
Ou Xueman slightly lowered her eyes and stiffly nodded, “I… I promise you, Daddy.”
Seeing Tong Baichuan close his eyes after speaking, Liu Qiusi anxiously urged, “Baichuan, is there anything else you haven’t said?”
Tong Baichuan opened his eyes again, looking at her, and signaled the lawyer to come closer. “Huang Lawyer, I… will make a will now, that fund…”
To be managed by my daughter, and all my assets to be inherited by my wife.
Hearing this, Liu Qiusi could not hide a hint of joy, though she tried hard to conceal it.
“Understood,” the lawyer recorded diligently.
Tong Baichuan’s trembling hands touched Ou Xueman’s cheeks. “Xuan Xuan, divorce him. I am only worried about you. Daddy couldn’t see you happy.”
Secretly wiping tears from her eyes, she replied, “Daddy, don’t worry. I’ll listen to you. I’ll find my own true happiness.”
Tong Baichuan smiled, “Daddy always knew you were smart and sensible… must be happy.”
As he spoke, it seemed he had let go of all his worries. With a faint smile, he drifted off. As the instrument beeped, the combined dizziness and sorrow engulfed her.
In the deep darkness, everything felt cold. A thin stream of water spread from her arm into her blood vessels, pulling her into deeper darkness. She could feel something important being stripped away, but she couldn’t see what it was. The cold pulled her consciousness further into the darkness.
Just as she thought the dark abyss was endless, a warm light spread across her face. She wanted to open her eyes but was too tired, wanting to sleep forever. Yet, she heard voices.
“What three billion?”
