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Chapter 196: The Best Ending

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: The Best Ending

"Mom, why did you lie to me?" Zhao Ru Jin’s face was filled with sorrow.

Zhou Congfang, however, had a smile on her face. She reached out to touch his face and asked, "Isn’t this better? This way, mom can be with you."

"But... but what about dad? What about grandma?" Zhao Ru Jin asked loudly, visibly upset.

"Lying is not right, you know." said Zhou Congfang.

"What?" Zhao Ru Jin was somewhat bewildered.

"You said your dad loves me?" Zhou Congfang asked.

Zhao Ru Jin nodded.

"I say I know, he loves me the most, but, he doesn’t love only me..." Zhou Congfang sighed.

Hearing this, Zhao Ru Jin lowered his head; of course, he knew there was also Aunt Yu Zhenzhen.

As the closest person to him, was she really just quarreling with her husband for no reason at all?

Her approach was indeed questionable, but Zhao Dezhu himself also had issues.

It’s true that Zhao Dezhu had not betrayed his family, or his wife.

However, mentally, he had already become distant from his wife; one was striving in work, consistently progressing, and the other was disconnected from society, worrying about mundane household matters—their spirits just couldn’t resonate.

If they had compromised with each other, life could still go on; that’s the reality for many families now.

At work, Zhao Dezhu would certainly meet many outstanding women, and Yu Zhenzhen was the one he felt mentally most attuned with, only restraining himself because of family responsibilities.

Zhou Congfang was undoubtedly sensitive and suspicious, quickly noticing her husband’s change. She didn’t just want her husband as a person, she wanted his heart too—they had loved each other so deeply once.

That’s why Zhou Congfang felt betrayed, argued and made a scene with Zhao Dezhu, and in the end, it led to divorce.

And that phone call at noon, was it really about work?

Zhou Congfang knew everything.

So what if she followed Zhao Dezhu back to Bin Hai?

Would they never encounter problems again? They had loved each other so deeply, yet it had come to this.

And now Zhao Dezhu’s heart was clearly no longer with her; what could assure their future, his conscience?

And it was no longer necessary.

"But... but what about grandma? She has nothing left..." Zhao Ru Jin said, wiping his tears.

Zhou Congfang sighed and pointed to Grandma standing at the bathroom door.

Grandma leaned on the doorframe, looking indifferently at Zhao Dezhu, who was holding his head and sobbing in the bathroom, as if she had anticipated all this.

"Don’t be sad, if Cong Fang hadn’t committed suicide, she probably couldn’t have lived much longer," Grandma said.

Zhao Dezhu turned around somewhat bewilderedly to look at Grandma, his eyes swollen, not understanding what she meant.

"Neurasthenia doesn’t cause one to lose weight drastically, neurasthenia doesn’t cause hair to fall out in clumps... she was just sick and didn’t want to be a burden on me..."

Although Grandma was mentally prepared, she was still somewhat sad.

Zhao Dezhu also began to realize, Zhou Congfang indeed had mental issues, but it was not only mental.

Unless it was a specific mental disorder, such as depression which could cause loss of appetite, but Zhou Congfang’s case was clearly not like that; her mind was disordered, so she wouldn’t stop eating, even during episodes, her physiological instincts would make her eat.

As long as she ate, she wouldn’t possibly starve to the point of wasting away, especially since her mother-in-law’s meals were not bad.

Grandma turned and went back to the room, quickly bringing out a medical pathology report.

Zhao Dezhu took it and glanced.

It was a late-stage breast cancer case report.

"I thought that if she went back to Bin Hai with you, she could live a few more peaceful days, but she was so stubborn..."

"No wonder... no wonder..." Everything seemed to make sense now.

With Zhou Congfang’s personality, how could she easily agree to return to Bin Hai with him? When her son was alive, she resolutely took her son back to Ruijin.

Now that her son has passed away, how could she possibly go back to Bin Hai with him?

"I should have thought of this earlier..."

"Sigh~"

Grandma sighed heavily beside her, consecutive blows making her appear even more aged.

"Mom~" Zhao Ru Jin embraced Zhou Congfang.

"It’s okay, don’t be sad, this is the perfect outcome for me," Zhou Congfang gently patted him.

Meanwhile, in Bin Hai, Shen Siyuan quickly learned about this.

It was naturally Zhao Ru Jin, being a Fan Soul, who told him.

He informed Shen Siyuan about what happened, then mentioned he wished to stay and keep Grandma company.

He said his father wanted Grandma to go to Bin Hai with her, but Grandma firmly disagreed, wanting to stay at home, not going anywhere.

So he and his mother decided to stay and accompany Grandma.

Shen Siyuan naturally wouldn’t object, but he cautioned him to not become visible in front of others except at home, and to contact him directly if anything arises.

Zhao Ru Jin naturally agreed to all.

After disconnecting from the mental linkage, Shen Siyuan was deeply sighing internally.

He hadn’t expected things to have developed to this extent.

A once happy family, now just an old woman left, lonely and helpless.

No wonder immortals who committed mistakes are demoted to the Mortal World; life is suffering, the Mortal World is suffering, living is enduring trials.

He thought again of Le Yao’s Grandma Xia, with ungrateful children, kind her whole life, and yet in old age, she’s still out picking up trash. What then, is the life of humans really for?

The more Shen Siyuan knew, the deeper the impact on his state of mind.

If he were just an ordinary person, that would be it, at most being spiritually exhausted and depressed for a while; but as someone cultivating spiritually, it might give rise to a Heart Demon.

However, this Saturday, Shen Siyuan didn’t need to go to Lingyou because he had entrusted this matter to Song Meixian and others. With official intervention, they would presumably arrange for her to have a comfortable old age.

The reason why Shen Siyuan entrusted this matter to Song Meixian, however, started from this noon.

Song Meixian met Shen Siyuan in a tea restaurant.

Wealthy Song Meixian directly booked the entire restaurant, closing it off to the public for the entire day.

Shen Siyuan had visited this tea restaurant before, and the only impression he had was that their roast goose was good.

Song Meixian and two others were at the entrance to greet Shen Siyuan.

When they saw Shen Siyuan riding a small electric scooter, they almost couldn’t keep it together, but they managed to stabilize their emotions and greeted him with smiles.

"Mr. Song, I’m very pleased to meet you."

Shen Siyuan’s vehicle hadn’t yet stopped when Song Meixian warmly came forward to greet him.

And behind her, Zhong Xiaonan and Wan Xinghui were curiously examining Shen Siyuan.

They knew Shen Siyuan was very young, but they hadn’t expected him to be this young.

His face still seemed to carry a trace of youthful vigor.

They had their suspicions, wondering if Shen Siyuan might be a great being reborn who had awakened innate wisdom, or perhaps was a possession reincarnation by some powerful being.

Otherwise, how could he have remained unknown for over twenty years, only to become world-renowned in the following years?

He displayed abilities that surpassed worldly norms, as if an Immortal God, the span was just too vast.

However, whether it was reincarnation or possession, it didn’t really matter much to them.

But the level of his power meant they had to maintain a friendly attitude, and also could not tarnish the reputation of the Special Affairs Bureau, since they represented the nation.