Chapter 111 - Blaming yourself
He had always been calm, cautious, and low-key. However, Zhou Yu Chen had not expected that the bloody incident would cause such a ruckus.
At that time, Zhou Yu Chen and Yu Cen Ran were only ordinary graduate students. Although their families were a bit prosperous and grew up under the protection of their families, they had not seen many big scenes, not to mention many storms.
A major event like killing someone was like a huge rock, instantly crushing the weak roots of the reeds.
Eight years ago, when the Yu Group had just started, Yu Chenghui had only been concerned with the development of his business. Zhou remembered that when he fished Yu Cen Ran out of the jail, he was covered in blood, and the blood on his white shirt was shocking.
Yu Cheng Hui immediately slapped him: "You evil son! "What a useless bastard!"
Yu Cen Ran lowered her head and didn't say a word. The air was frozen, while Yu Cen Ran's mother wiped away her tears. The entire house was silent, with only the sound of sobbing.
Zhou Yuchen clenched his fists and loosened them, not daring to breathe. He had knelt in front of his parents and begged them to help his brother, but they had given him a negative answer.
After pestering him for a long time, his father was so angry that he slapped him across the face. A burning sensation spread across his face, and he gritted his teeth. "Do you think we don't want to help you, child? You don't know anything!"
Mother Zhou sat aside, sighing and shaking her head.
The phone in his pocket vibrated. His family called and urged him to go home: "Yu Chen, the Yu Family is in a mess. Let me tell you, our Zhou Family cannot go there!"
Zhou Yu Chen also wanted to help, but the attitude of the Zhou Family was clear. If they did not help, they could not help, nor could they!
Only later did Zhou Yu Chen find out that the person who had been stabbed to death in the chaos was not an ordinary person. He was the third son of one of the most famous underworld clans in A City, and he specialized in loan sharks and gambling.
Eight years ago, the Zhou and Yu families were both small clans that had just established their footholds in this city. Yu Cen Ran had indeed stirred up some trouble, but only Zhou Yu Chen knew that the one who accidentally stabbed them was not Yu Cen Ran but South Bridge.
At that time, Nanqiao was a university student from the same school, two years younger than Zhou Yu Chen and Yu Cen Ran. After the incident, Nanqiao hid at home and cried all day, not daring to go out.
It was as if nothing had happened in their family, and they were still living their usual lives. Their father was drunk as mud, and their mother was busy running around. Only the Yu Family was in a state of chaos, as if the sky was turning upside down.
Zhou Yu Chen gritted his teeth, his anger building up as he pointed to the South Bridge, "If I didn't meet you, he could've been sent abroad. The Yu Family has already arranged everything, and he could've had a better future. You're the one who ruined him!"
His hair was messy, and his eyes were red and swollen. Two streams of tears fell like broken beads as he said, "I was the one who harmed him, I was the one who destroyed him, I was the one who killed him, the one who shouldn't have been me!"
His words were incoherent and he was on the verge of collapsing. He was like a tall building that fell with a push of his hand.
When Zhou Yu Chen found out the truth, he rushed to the Yu Family immediately without stopping. However, the truth that he blurted out was stopped by Yu Cen.
Yu Cen Ran's eyes were as cold as Siberia's cold water. "You are not allowed to tell anyone about this matter. Otherwise, our brotherhood in this life will come to an end."
Zhou Yuchen kept quiet, unwilling to give up. On one side was his brotherly brother, while on the other, the families of the deceased were aggressive. They had to put Yu Cen Ran in prison. Faced with a dilemma, Zhou Yu Chen was silent, unsure of what to do.
He understood how deep Yu Cen Ran's feelings for the South Bridge were. Even if the truth was right in front of him, he was still willing to take the blame for the South Bridge. Zhou Yu Chen was silent.
When the cigarette had reached its end, the ash from the cigarette fell between his fingers with a burning heat. Zhou Yu Chen suddenly came back to his senses and frowned. "I thought the South Bridge was the kind of woman who loved vanity. She hurt you that much, but she took the money and went abroad."
But, no, it was not what they thought. Zhou picked up the ashtray and stubbed out his cigarette, his heart heavy.
After waiting for a long time, Yu Cen Ran could not wait for Zhou Yu Chen to finish. She put down her legs and changed her posture gracefully.
Yu Cen Ran's hand rested on his temple as he saw Zhou Yu Chen push over a brown paper bag. He thought for a moment before moving his hand over the rope to retrieve a stack of information.
He read the ten lines very quickly. When his gaze landed on one of the documents, Yu Cen Ran's eyebrows suddenly twitched. He rubbed his temples with his long fingers while Yu Cen Ran bit her lips and asked in a very serious tone, "Where did you get this information from?"
Zhou Yuchen: "The hospital. It was your father who found the hospital's doctor and performed hypnotic surgery on Nanqiao, erasing all her memories of you. That's why she remembered everyone except you."
His chest heaved up and down, and Yu Cen Ran's temples throbbed with pain. In the past eight years, he had never forgotten his hatred for the South Bridge. He hated it as much as he loved it, hated it as much as he hated it.
Preservation research, further study, and become a top designer. Yu Cen Ran helped the south bridge to reach its peak, but she abandoned him at such a crucial moment. Yu Cen Ran thought it was like this, so he thought so.
This hatred was like a seed sprouting in his heart, causing him to become obsessed and almost go crazy!
Zhou Yuchen lowered his gaze and rubbed his palms, regretting, "My prejudice against the South Bridge was too much. I never thought that your father would interfere in this matter until I accidentally discovered your father's communication with that doctor."
Yu Cen Ran knew what her father had done to the South Bridge. Her rage was like a fireball that was about to burst!
The next moment, Yu Cen Ran suddenly stood up and slammed his hand against the wall. The wall immediately caved in and the veins on the back of Yu Cen Ran's hand were exposed. One could imagine how much strength he had used.
Two seconds later, Zhou Yuchen finally reacted. He stood up, grabbed Yu Cen Ran's arms, and pressed down on both of his hands. However, Zhou Yu Chen was no match for Yu Cen Ran, and was knocked away in an instant.
Yu Cen Ran's eyebrows creased into a square. Her expression was painful as her inner self-blame was revealed. Her low roar was like that of a wild beast as it escaped her throat, "I actually suspect her, and I still hate her!"
Yu Cen Ran's chest was so heavy with self-blame that he couldn't even breathe. He hated himself and wished that he could kill himself, "I'm not a human at all. I actually tried to take revenge on her by rubbing salt on her wounds time and time again!"
There was guilt and guilt in his heart. He thought of how he had hurt Nan Qiao and the mistreatment he had suffered. Yu Cen Ran's heart ached so much that he could not breathe. He raised his fist and punched the wall again.
If only he had been a bit stronger, if only he had been a bit more resolute, if only he had been in the past, if only he had been in the future.
Yu Cen Ran's actions were violent and unrestrained. Punches followed one after another. Soon, the joints of her fists were suffused with a greenish white color. Blood dripped from the wounds, and tiny stars were painted on the snow-white walls.
Zhou Yu Chen couldn't bear to watch. He embraced Yu Cen Ran and pressed him down, "Yu Cen Ran, this isn't your fault. No one expected it to be like this."
"You didn't let down the South Bridge. The South Bridge owes you this debt. She owed you this debt from the beginning!"
"…"
The two people who were fighting didn't notice the figure standing in the corner. After taking some medicine, Nanqiao fell asleep and just woke up to find Yu Cen Ran. However, in the backyard, they heard what Yu Cen Ran said about revenge.
South Bridge heard Yu Cen Ran say: "I should believe her."
He said, "She didn't do anything wrong, but I wanted to get back at her."
The man in front of him had a crazed look on his face. When he said he wanted to take revenge on him, Nanqiao's face changed drastically. Her mouth opened and closed. She moved a few times, but was unable to say anything.
She did not understand, nor did she understand. However, her subconscious told her that this had to do with the South Bridge itself, and she could not get rid of it.
His heart thumped wildly in his chest, as if it would jump out in the next second. He was so shocked that he could not think, his mind was blank, his vision was wandering, and he did not notice the stairs beneath his feet.
Boom! A loud sound attracted both Yu Cen Ran and Zhou Yu Chen's attention. They turned around and saw the South Bridge. Yu Cen Ran's heart stopped for a second before she reacted. She almost flew at the speed of light as she picked up the South Bridge and rushed out.
In the lobby downstairs, Housekeeper Zhang was sitting next to the fireplace, his anger raging. Housekeeper Zhang had an ancient book on his lap, and he was reading the book word by word with his reading glasses on his face.
Hearing the noise, Housekeeper Zhang lifted the blanket and stood up. He looked up and saw Yu Cen Ran still holding the South Bridge. His expression abruptly changed as he asked in a trembling voice, "Young Master Yu, what is the young mistress …"
Being interrupted, Yu Cen Ran panicked, "Prepare the car!"
Zhou Yu Chen walked quickly behind, passing Yu Cen Ran in a few steps. He held Butler Zhang's hand, and Zhou Yu Chen easily walked to the underground parking lot. He turned on the engine, and the black Rolls-Royce soon stopped in front of the door.
Without any delay, Yu Cen Ran carefully placed the South Bridge on the back seat of the car. Zhou Yu Chen quickly got out of the car and helped her. With his hands on the steering wheel, he avoided the potholes on the ground and arrived at the City People's Hospital in forty minutes.
When the hospital received the call in advance, the moment they heard the call, a paramedic immediately came forward and quickly carried Nanqiao to the bed. To be exact, Nanqiao was a regular patron of the hospital, and with Mrs. Yu's identity behind her back, she could not be neglected.
Yu Cen Ran's eyes fell on the South Bridge that was pushed far away and he withdrew his gaze. His forehead was covered in sweat as he said, "If you stay here, she can tell me anything."
Zhou Yu Chen's throat tightened, "Where are you going?"
With his Adam's apple rolling up and down, Yu Cen Ran's eyes narrowed dangerously. Her voice was as cold as Siberia's cold stream. Word by word, she said between her teeth, "Go, account, account!"