Yang Lihua’s gaze froze. “Qianshu, you don’t believe me. I can understand.”
“Too coincidental,” Shen Qianshu said. “It’s so coincidental that it’s hard to believe.”
“No matter what, there is something that you have to believe. I don’t have the slightest thought at all of hurting Tong Hua’s heart.”
“I believe that.”
Even a monster would not hurt its own children.
She naturally would not hurt Tong Hua, but it might not be the same towards her.
But this did not make sense.
“Are you considered a free person or a person with the Black Rose now?”
“I also don’t know,” Yang Lihua said. “If it is possible, I would rather go to a deserted island and cut off all ties from the world. I will not know anybody and will forget about what has happened in the past. I will live better this way.”
“Tong Hua… Do you want to meet him?”
“No,” Yang Lihua said. “I won’t meet him. You have looked after him very well.”
Yang Lihua’s cell phone moved. She got up hurriedly. “Qianshu, I am leaving.”
Shen Qianshu looked at her back view and slipped into deep thought. The mystery back then seemed to be solved, but it also seemed to be more complicated. Everything was like a cloud of haze. She could not get a feel of the truth. She wished so much that she could go back in time to that day and see for her own eyes what exactly had happened.
When she returned back to the Rose Castle, it was dead silent in the huge castle. No one dared to make a lot of noise. There was usually singing and laughing. Now, it was like a grave. It was filled with an atmosphere of terror.
The way Zhong Ran saw her was like seeing his savior.
“Miss Shen, where did you go? Young Master nearly took things out on us.”
Shen Qianshu replied. “I just made a trip out. What could happen to me? Didn’t I leave you all a message?”
“What’s the point of leaving a message? You went out alone at this time. If something had happened, the consequences could be disastrous.”
“I know my limits,” Shen Qianshu said softly.
There was a faint color of blood in Ye Ling’s eyes. His whole body was stiffened. Shen Qianshu walked over hurriedly and held his hand. There was cold air around him, but Shen Qianshu did not care. She hugged him. “Master… ”
His whole body which was filled with rage extinguished completely upon meeting the icy snow.
Ye Ling closed his eyes and took a deep breath to soothe his intense emotions. She was too much.
She left without a word.
Did she know how fearful he was?
“Where did you go?”
“I went to meet Yang Lihua,” Shen Qianshu said softly. “There were some matters that I wanted to make it clear to her.”
Ye Ling used one hand to hook her waist. “Why didn’t you tell me that you were going to see her? Her appearance was not accidental. If you dashed rashly and something happened, what would you do? You have to think of Tong Hua and me.”
“She would not hurt me,” Shen Qianshu said. “Master, I came back safely. I promise you that I will definitely tell you first before I go anywhere, and I will definitely bring you along. Alright?”
“I want to lock you up in the castle. You cannot go anywhere!”
“Master!”
The security personnel withdrew from the castle.
“Master, I have something to discuss with you,” Shen Qianshu said softly.
“Don’t you even think about it!” Ye Ling suddenly voiced out.
“Let’s go to the study room first.”
In the study room, Shen Qianshu looked at Ye Ling and said in a low voice, “I was originally thinking… to ignore the Black Rose. But now, I have discovered that if I ignore her, it will not be a good solution. Hence, I want to go and look for her.”
“If I don’t go near her, I will not be able to settle the matter with her forever.” Shen Qianshu explained.
“Wishful thinking!” Ye Ling said in a low voice.
“I am doing this for Tong Hua!” Shen Qianshu’s heart was beating very fast. “I feel that… he… is our son!”