Chapter 229: Entrusting the Wrong Person—Better to Grow Old Alone

“I still want to go ask again; I’ll go by myself.”

Song Qingtian was unwilling to give up. She couldn’t shake the feeling that she might uncover something.

Ling Hanyu, too, had his doubts.

“Be careful!”

“Mm.”

Song Qingtian went to the hospital room, pushed open the door, and walked in.

By this time, Song Haichao had calmed down a bit. Seeing Song Qingtian, he was startled and turned pale.

From this, Song Qingtian concluded that Song Haichao wasn’t really mad.

Song Qingtian closed the door and walked up to Song Haichao.

“Let’s be frank: since I came back after going out, I know full well you’re just pretending to be crazy. I’m not here for anything else—I want to make a deal. I’ll get you out of here, and you tell me what I want to know.”

Song Haichao looked at Song Qingtian, laughing one moment and crying the next, but refusing to respond to her words.

In fact, Song Qingtian had come prepared. She brought with her videos of Bai Ge together with others, along with other evidence.

But she didn’t show the videos yet—she was afraid it would infuriate Song Haichao to death.

After all, the person Song Haichao cared about most was Bai Ge; if he found out what Bai Ge had done, there was no way he wouldn’t be furious.

Song Qingtian talked to herself in the hospital room for an hour, but Song Haichao just kept pretending to be crazy.

Finally, she left.

Since she couldn’t get any answers, there was no point in wasting more time.

Song Qingtian turned to leave, but as she reached the doorway, she glanced back at Song Haichao: “I know you’re not really mad—it’s just self-preservation. But if you don’t cooperate with me, someone will definitely try to harm you. Think it over: let’s work together.”

With that, Song Qingtian walked away. In the hospital room, Song Haichao burst into laughter, completely ignoring her.

Song Qingtian looked back one last time as she stepped out of the room. Song Haichao was dead set on not cooperating, so there was no point in wasting any more time.

Even if Song Haichao was the murderer who killed Song Haichao and his wife, the way he was behaving now was entirely due to Song Qingtian’s doing.

So there was no regret about that.

Besides, Song Haichao’s future prospects weren’t looking good anyway.

Even if she didn’t take action, Bai Ge wouldn’t let him live.

It wasn’t that Song Qingtian was heartless; it was simply that the world was inherently cruel. If she’d thought of these things from the very beginning, maybe everything wouldn’t have gotten so complicated.

But now she only realized it later. It wasn’t necessarily a problem with how the novel was edited—more likely, someone had tampered with it.

Who was behind the tampering, Song Qingtian couldn’t say for sure.

But given how the plot is unfolding, Song Haichao isn’t going to survive.

Now that Song Qingtian had come all the way here, she was the original female supporting character—and whatever the original female supporting character is supposed to do, that’s exactly what she had to do.

Just like protecting her daughter Ling Nuonuo, she also had to avenge her parents.

An eye for an eye, debt must be repaid.

Since Song Haichao killed someone, he has to pay with his life.

That’s only natural.

Even if he doesn’t die, he still has to answer for the deaths of Song Haichao and his wife.

The only difference is that right now there isn’t enough evidence, and if Song Haichao does end up in trouble, he’ll face jail time—or even life imprisonment.

So Song Qingtian wasn’t in a hurry to do anything to Song Haichao.

But Bai Ge couldn’t tolerate Song Haichao, which meant Song Haichao’s life was already on the line.

After decades of marriage, their bond ultimately turned into a blade that could take lives.

Who could blame them?

Song Qingtian stood staring blankly at the hospital room door—wasn’t it all because human hearts are unpredictable?

If two people aren’t bound by a truly unbreakable bond, by a shared fate that spans life and death, then they might as well never have been together in the first place.

This world is nothing but a pool of flesh, driven by greed and desire. Unless you meet someone you can entrust your whole life to,

it’s better to grow old alone!

Song Qingtian thought of Qin Xiaotian and couldn’t help but smile.

Even someone like Qin Xiaotian could walk away without looking back—so who else could she possibly trust?

Song Qingtian turned around and headed toward the elevator, letting out a deep sigh.

Once inside the elevator, she leaned against the side, lost in thought. Even when someone stood right beside her, she didn’t notice.

She seemed like a fool: suddenly she’d laugh, then feel a bit uncomfortable afterward, her eyes reddening, and she’d wipe them.

The elevator pulled away, and Song Qingtian stepped out.

Afraid someone might see, she quickly blinked her eyes, hoping that would keep her hidden.

Leaving the hospital, Song Qingtian went to look for Ling Hanyu. When she got back to the car, she realized she was all alone.

Song Qingtian stared blankly at the car, took a deep breath, and turned to glance around. Since she didn’t see Ling Hanyu anywhere, she called him.

But no one answered.

Song Qingtian retraced her steps.

Ling Hanyu was standing not far away, watching her, and then got into the car.

End of Chapter 229: Entrusting the Wrong Person—Better to Grow Old Alone