Chapter 49 New Year's Eve
Things developed just as Rong Yuan expected. When he was first arrested, Jin Chengshu didn't say a word. It was as if he didn't hear the police's anger, inducement, and intimidation. He had a blank expression all the time, as if he was stupid.
Until her ex-wife Liu Feng came to visit. Originally, such a vicious murderer was not allowed to visit, but the police arranged for the two to meet, considering that this might be a breakthrough point. Jin Chengshu looked at Liu Feng's tears, holding her rough hands, and finally his defenses collapsed and he burst into tears.
However, no matter how many tears he shed, they could not wash away the regret and pain in his heart at this moment.
After that, Jin Chengshu cooperated a lot, answered all questions, and took the initiative to confess his dereliction of duty 20 years ago and his previous arrangement for He Yanxu's miscarriage. He did not seek to escape the crime at this time, and even hoped that the heavier the sentence, the better. He just wanted to use judicial punishment to find inner relief.
After hearing the whole story, the police who took his statement could not help but sigh. They felt sympathy for his misery and disgust at his cruelty to his own family.
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Half a month later, when the judge announced "not guilty" in court, Jin Ling could not help but cover her face with her hands and burst into tears. Liu Feng ran over and hugged her, and they both cried. He Yanxu, still a little pale and weak, stood aside with a blessing smile on his face.
After learning about what Jin Chengshu had done, all the conflicts between He Yanxu and Liu Feng turned into ruthless resentment towards this man. They sympathized with each other and always felt that the other was more unlucky than themselves. Driven by this mentality, the relationship between the two became much more harmonious, and gradually developed into a trend of developing into best friends. After all, Liu Feng had no relatives or friends, and He Yanxu's reputation was completely ruined. Apart from each other, it was difficult for them to find someone to talk to.
As for how shocked Jin Ling was when she discovered this unexpected turn of events after she was released from prison, that is a story for another time.
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After Jin Ling had dressed up in front of the mirror, she leaned over the mirror and looked at herself carefully from top to bottom, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
She has lost a lot of weight during this period, and her face is not as smooth and beautiful as before, but she still looks beautiful after dressing up. And she looks slimmer and more slender than before. Jin Ling turned around in front of the mirror, her red skirt fluttering, just like her current mood.
"Mom, I'm going out!" Jin Ling shouted after she finished packing.
Liu Feng, who was making dumplings in the kitchen, heard this and stuck her head out while pinching the dumplings in her hand and said, "Come back early, we'll watch the Spring Festival Gala together tonight!"
"Got it!" Jin Ling agreed and walked out briskly.
She had wanted to go see Peng Kuan yesterday, but she was still full of bad luck from having been in the detention center, and she wasn't dressed properly, so she put it off until today.
To be honest, Jin Ling was a little disappointed that she didn't see Peng Kuan on the day of the court hearing, but she was also relieved because she didn't want her lover to see her on trial, which would make her feel embarrassed.
Although Jin Ling didn't know what Peng Kuan did after he promised to prove her innocence, she wishfully believed that her acquittal must be the result of Peng Kuan's secret efforts. It was said that the reason why Jin Chengshu did those things later was because he received a mysterious email, but the police checked his mailbox and computer and found no trace of the email he mentioned.
Maybe it was Peng Kuan who sent that email?
Every girl has had such a dream: when she is in danger, a prince with unimaginable power will overcome all difficulties and rescue her on colorful clouds. She believes that her beloved can definitely do such a thing, so she is willing to give him various titles, such as devil, angel, alien, man from the future, super warrior...
Jin Ling's smile froze on her face. She held the cold railing with her hands and felt her heart growing colder and colder.
Through the railings, she saw Peng Kuan holding a girl's hand across the sidewalk. The two of them were looking at each other lovingly. Even without saying anything, she could feel the sweet happiness.
Jin Ling's eyes were wide open and her mind was blank.
The red light flashed and the green light came on. The waiting pedestrians immediately rushed to the other side of the road like a tide. From time to time, someone accidentally bumped into Jin Ling. Her slender body swayed in the crowd, but she could not take her eyes off that person.
Peng Kuan walked over here holding his girlfriend's hand, chatting and laughing. When he got here, he suddenly saw Jin Ling and said in surprise, "Jin Ling? What a coincidence? You're out shopping too?"
Jin Ling slowly focused her eyes and stared at their holding hands in a daze. At this moment, she was completely drained of energy.
"Who is this?" The girlfriend held Peng Kuan's hand and asked softly.
"Oh, I haven't introduced them yet." Peng Kuan scratched his head and introduced, "Jinling, this is my girlfriend Miaomiao. She is one grade lower than us and is in the same class." Then he said to Miaomiao, "Miaomiao, she is my classmate, Jinling."
"Oh." Miaomiao smiled sweetly and said, "Hello, Sister Jinling."
"Hello." Jin Ling's voice was so light that it seemed to float in the air. She blinked, stared at Peng Kuan's face and said slowly: "Peng Kuan, thank you for visiting me in the detention center earlier."
"Detention center? I'm not in it! What are you talking about?" Peng Kuan said in confusion.
Jin Ling was stunned.
The girlfriend secretly pinched Peng Kuan's arm, and Peng Kuan cried out in injustice: "Really? Why would I lie to you ?!" In Miaomiao's still somewhat angry eyes, he quickly said to Jin Ling: "I have something else to do, I'm leaving first! Bye!"
Jin Ling watched Peng Kuan's back as he walked away while coaxing his girlfriend and holding her in his arms, feeling extremely confused.
She thought that perfect love was waiting for her after she got out, but it turned out to be just her wishful thinking.
She thought he was the hero who saved her, but she didn't know that he was completely ignorant of the matter.
She knew Peng Kuan was not lying, he really had not visited her. Before meeting him, Jin Ling still had fantasies, but as soon as he spoke, Jin Ling knew it was not true.
The voice and face were obviously the same, but she knew that the person who spoke to her that day and promised to save her was not this carefree Peng Kuan.
After blurring the face and voice, the difference between the two became more obvious. That person's expression changed very little from beginning to end, and his tone of voice was calm, composed, and confident, with an aura that made people respect and trust him. He was simply not comparable to Peng Kuan.
But if it wasn't Peng Kuan, then who was it? Who was the person who saved her but didn't even leave her real face?
Just at this moment, Rong Yuan walked past her.
"Well... OK... OK... I get it... Okay, OK, you're so long-winded, are you in menopause?" Rong Yuan said impatiently to Jin Yang's nagging, holding a mobile phone in one hand and a bag of fast food in the other, walking across the sidewalk. He saw Jin Ling standing there with a pale face, but he only glanced at her and turned his eyes away - she was no longer related to him.
"I'm not going back to City A. I'm staying in City S... I have a seven-day holiday, but I still have to go to training after the holiday... I'm not going... I'm not interested... What's the point of watching the Spring Festival Gala live? I have to sit there from beginning to end and maintain my manners. It's better to watch it at home however I want..."
A series of voices passed by Jin Ling's ears and she trembled all over. Although the voices were completely different, maybe it was the tone, maybe it was the rhythm of the speech, or maybe it was something else, such as a woman's intuition, that made her feel that the person speaking was very similar to the person in the detention center that day.
Who is it?
Jin Ling turned her head quickly, almost breaking her neck, but the crowds had already blocked her view. She ran forward like crazy, and after running two or three blocks, she stopped panting and looked around blankly, not knowing what she wanted to find or what she wanted to prove.
In the other direction where she ran off, Rong Yuan's phone call also came to an end. He showed a somewhat warm smile and looked at the lights coming on at the intersection in the distance.
"Um... Happy New Year."
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"Happy New Year!"
Jin Yang hung up the phone, the smile on his face seemed helpless and soft.
Alan Neil stood by the car and made a "please" gesture. Jin Yang's grandfather took a few internal tickets to the Spring Festival Gala and distributed them to the younger generation. Alan Neil was the guest, so he naturally had a ticket. Jin Yang went with him. Because on New Year's Eve, the elders had their own social activities and had to attend various occasions. Their family rarely gathered together for a reunion dinner on this night. They all had their own activities.
The two drove to the Spring Festival Gala. In the endless stream of cars, several black cars quietly followed them from various intersections.
