My Ex-husband Asked Me to Remarry Him Every Day
Chapter 294: How Did He Die?

Chapter 294: Chapter 294: How Did He Die?

The maid said, "I can’t contact the second young lady; she hasn’t come home for a while now."

Qiao Xi remained silent for a long time, suddenly finding her thoughts somewhat muddled.

During the silent pause, the maid did not hang up the phone, as the matter regarding Qiao Zhenbin still required attention.

After a long moment, Qiao Xi, believing herself calm, said, "I will go and see."

She hated Qiao Zhenbin, but she had never wished for his death.

She wanted him to live and spend the next few decades struggling with remorse.

How could such a scourge die suddenly?

His entire life, he should be condemned by his conscience.

Considering his age, he could have lived another twenty or thirty years, Qiao Xi had never thought he would die at this age.

Qiao Xi’s emotions were indescribably complex.

She couldn’t even digest the news for a moment.

She sat on the sofa for a long time, and just as she regained her senses, changed clothes, and was about to leave, her phone rang.

She glanced at the caller and answered, "Hello."

Her voice was a bit hoarse.

Shen Dang suddenly didn’t know how to start talking about Qiao Zhenbin.

"There’s something..."

Hearing his hesitation, Qiao Xi directly asked, "Are you talking about Qiao Zhenbin?"

Shen Dang paused, "You know?"

Qiao Xi’s voice was clear and cold, "Yes, I am going to check on it now."

The thin blood ties he shared with Qiao Zhenbin made it impossible for Qiao Xi to completely ignore this death.

"You wait at home; I will come to pick you up."

His consistently deep voice brought her a sense of security at that moment.

Qiao Xi slowly sat back down on the sofa.

She lowered her head and noticed her hands were trembling.

Initially, on hearing the news, Qiao Xi felt nothing, but as it sank in, an indescribable feeling surged in her heart.

Shen Dang didn’t hang up either.

Both remained silent.

Qiao Xi heard her own voice, "How did he die?"

"He jumped from a building."

He was declared dead on the scene.

A well-meaning passerby had dialed emergency services, but it was too late; he was taken from the hospital to the morgue.

Jumped from a building?

Qiao Xi’s voice was somewhat hoarse, "Why would he jump?"

Qiao Xi felt it was unlikely for Qiao Zhenbin to do such a thing.

He had huge pride, having lost so much, he surely wouldn’t give up hope to live so easily.

Such a person would struggle and try to cling to anything that could be of use around him.

Because he was unwilling.

How could someone unwilling give up on life?

"I’ve had someone look into it, but there are no results yet."

Shen Dang knew about it only slightly before Qiao Xi and had calmly sent his assistant to investigate the cause.

He and Qiao Xi both felt it was unlike Qiao Zhenbin to just jump from a building.

Qiao Xi responded, "Okay."

"Don’t worry, I will be at your place in about ten minutes," his voice carrying a reassuring note.

That helped Qiao Xi slowly calm her erratic heartbeat, and she softly replied, "Okay."

Qiao Xi hung up the phone, then went to the bathroom to splash her face with water.

The cold water awakened her from her dazed thoughts.

Qiao Xi looked up, staring blankly at the mirror at the pale woman reflected in it.

Water droplets continuously fell from her face, dripping from her chin, one by one into the sink.

Her eyes seemed to have lost their light, deathly still.

Qiao Xi heard noise from outside, then walked over to the door and opened it; Shen Dang was standing outside.

His gaze lingered on her face, which was serene but cold, causing a tightness in Shen Dang’s heart.

Her reaction only made him more worried.

Shen Dang took her hand, noting its chilliness, and held on without letting go, "Shall we go now?"

"Okay."

The two took the elevator downstairs.

Qiao Xi kept her eyes down, surrounded by a dark aura.

Shen Dang’s dark gaze stayed fixed on her.

They got into the car, and Shen Dang drove off rapidly.

Halfway through, he received a call from Assistant Gao.

"President Shen, Mr. Qiao had a failed investment due to a partnership, and he lost all his properties."

Many people, upon failing in investments and facing bankruptcy, succumb to stress and jump from buildings; it’s often in the news.

Having lost everything, Qiao Zhenbin might have resorted to such an extreme act.

Shen Dang felt that there was more to this issue.

"Who did he partner with?"

Shen Dang had once declared that no one should partner with Qiao Zhenbin; who would risk offending him?

"The person behind this is Chu Xiuyun."

Chu Xiuyun apparently hadn’t thought to hide this, so Assistant Gao found out as soon as he checked.

Having reached a dead end, Qiao Zhenbin would naturally grasp at any lifeline thrown his way.

Only, this lifeline turned into a death knell.

"I understand."

Shen Dang replied gravely, hanging up the phone before turning to Qiao Xi, "It was Assistant Gao’s call."

Qiao Xi turned her eyes, her pupils slightly vacant, "Did they find anything?"

Shen Dang exhaled softly, "Qiao Zhenbin lost everything due to a failed investment; probably couldn’t bear the stress."

"Lost everything?"

Qiao Xi’s voice was full of...

Shen Dang reached for her hand, his tone steady, "Some people lose hope and thus lose the will to live."

Qiao Xi could now recall how Qiao Zhenbin had come to her apartment building half a month ago, waiting for her - was he not still thinking of using her then?

Could he have just easily jumped to his death?

Shen Dang unconsciously tightened his hold on her hand, "Do you blame me?"

Humans, unlike animals, when they perceive the good in people, they act kindly, and when they find fault, they may still not bare their fangs.

But humans differ fundamentally from animals.

Even if someone has wronged you, past emotions could still be mixed in, and they wouldn’t reject the person or even negate past affections outright.

Neither of them had thought that Qiao Zhenbin would end this way.

Qiao Xi was stunned by his question, "Blame you for what?"

"It was I who acquired the Qiao Group initially. He was without recourse, so he resorted to collaborating with others, which led to him losing everything."

If the Qiao Group had still been there, this wouldn’t have happened.

Shen Dang wouldn’t contemplate such hypotheticals, but given Qiao Xi’s complex feelings for Qiao Zhenbin, he suddenly feared that his past actions against Qiao Zhenbin might cause Qiao Xi to resent him.

He had his moments of insecurity.

Their relationship had always been somewhat tenuous.

Qiao Xi fell silent for a while, "Then again, it was I who gave you most of the shares of the Qiao Group."

Qiao Xi’s rationality was slowly returning; she wouldn’t blame Shen Dang, as that would mean acknowledging her own harm toward Qiao Zhenbin.

But if Qiao Zhenbin hadn’t treated her or her mother in the same way, would she have done this?

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