To seduce her

The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly froze, and the air seemed to become heavy and thin.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, and complex emotions flashed in Gao Yuchuan's deep eyes, because he also remembered.

At that time, he found a photo, in which the person who last entered and left Yan Yuesheng's room was wearing this jade pendant.

After that, Yan Yuesheng never came out again and was murdered in the room.

Gao Yuchuan already knew this jade pendant belonged to Shen Yaochu's father, Shen Chengan.

When this matter was mentioned again, both of their expressions changed slightly.

Shen Yaochu looked at Gao Yuchuan and saw the change in the expression in his eyes.

Shen Yaochu's gaze moved downward to the jade pendant.

This is Dad’s jade pendant. He has been wearing it ever since she could remember and has never taken it off.

But why did Dad go to Yan Yuesheng’s room in the first place?

Why did the jade pendant appear next to Yan Yuesheng’s urn?

What exactly happened back then?

Does Yan Yuesheng’s death have anything to do with my father?

A series of questions emerged in my mind, and a feeling of suffocation came over me.

Shen Yaochu was about to speak, but saw Gao Yuchuan's fingers gently pull the jewelry box, and the jewelry box closed with a "click". The sound was particularly crisp in the quiet air.

As the jewelry box closed, Shen Yaochu's sight of the jade pendant was suddenly cut off.

"You're wrong."

Gao Yuchuan's voice was a little cold and decisive. He raised his hand, held Shen Yaochu's hand, and squeezed the jewelry box into his palm: "This is just an ordinary jade pendant, not as special as you think."

Shen Yaochu was stunned and was forced to swallow back all the words he wanted to say. He was speechless for a moment.

She didn't expect Gao Yuchuan to end the topic in this way.

Gao Yuchuan took Shen Yaochu inside without any explanation. Shen Yaochu followed behind him, looking at his back, a little dazed.

……

As we walked deeper, the cemetery was gradually shrouded in a dim and gloomy light.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the sparse clouds, dappling onto the tombstones and stone roads, adding a sense of bleakness and desolation to this quiet place.

All around are tombstones arranged in an orderly manner, standing quietly.

Shen Yaochu followed behind Gao Yuchuan, his figure looking somewhat thin and lonely in the dim light.

Watching Gao Yuchuan go to pay tribute to the Yan family, Shen Yaochu's eyes were a little empty and confused, and her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible force.

In Shen Yaochu's heart, Shen Chengan has always been tall, upright and kind.

He was very busy with work, but he never missed her and her brother's growth. At that time, Zhou Hongli was not so paranoid, and their family of four lived an ordinary but happy life.

However, everything changed after Shen Chengan's accidental death.

Shen Yaochu was still young at that time, and when the adults said it was an accident, she believed it was an accident.

But now that she thought about it, Shen Chengan was probably involved in something she didn't know about.

Shen Yaochu resisted believing that what happened to Yan Yuesheng was done by Shen Chengan, but these evidences made her feel uneasy.

A warm big hand held her wrist. Shen Yaochu turned around and met Gao Yuchuan's dark eyes.

"This way."

Shen Yaochu mechanically followed Gao Yuchuan and in front of him was Yan Yuesheng's tombstone.

She knelt down to worship, whispering apologies in her mind.

The Yan family's ancestral home was demolished and their ancestral graves were moved to the cemetery, disturbing their peace.

And many of those shares were the ones that Yan Yuesheng tried his best to preserve when he was alive.

She should apologize because it was her negligence that led to all this.

Shen Yaochu's eyes were full of sincerity. She was praying for forgiveness from the deceased and seeking comfort from her own heart.

After the worship, on the way back to the old house, the night had completely enveloped the surroundings, and the dotted street lights outlined a vague path in the darkness.

The car window was half open, and a breeze blew by, bringing a hint of coolness, but it could not blow away the boredom in Shen Yaochu's heart.

Shen Yaochu looked out the window with empty eyes, his gaze focused on the blurry street scene in the distance, but it seemed to penetrate the night and drift away.

She really wanted to know, was her father really related to the death of Gao Yuchuan's mother?

*****

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old house.

Gao Yuchuan returned to the study and sat down in front of the computer.

In the study, the light is soft and dim, giving this quiet space a warm hue.

He opened the jewelry box in his hand and took out the jade pendant.

The jade pendant lay quietly in his hand, emitting a faint luster.

He stared at the jade pendant with an unclear expression on his face.

Gao Yuchuan gently stroked the texture of the jade pendant with his fingertips, and his eyes became deeper.

The next second, he took a deep breath, as if he had made some kind of decision in an instant, and then turned and walked towards the safe.

The fingertips lightly touched the fingerprint password lock, and with a slight sound, the door of the safe slowly opened.

On the first layer of the safe, there is a large document bag.

Gao Yuchuan took out the file bag and opened it. Inside was a series of documents neatly arranged.

Investigation reports, police records, and even some private letters and photos.

All of them are information about the truth behind Yan Yuesheng's death.

Gao Yuchuan quickly put the jewelry box in his hand into the file bag, sealed it again, put it back into the safe, and locked it.

All the movements were done in one go, without any hesitation.

……

The next morning, Shen Yaochu felt a moist and soft touch on her forehead while she was half asleep.

She opened her eyes and saw Gao Yuchuan, who had already finished washing up, standing beside the bed, staring at her.

Shen Yaochu's voice was slightly hoarse from just waking up: "Morning."

Gao Yuchuan asked her softly, "You didn't sleep well last night, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Shen Yaochu looked up at the clock hanging on the wall. It was time to get up and go to work. "No, I'll be late if I sleep any longer."

Gao Yuchuan is a light sleeper. He knew that Shen Yaochuyi tossed and turned all night long and had a restless sleep.

What happened yesterday seemed to have planted the seeds of uneasiness in both of their hearts.

Gao Yuchuan: "Don't be so stubborn. I'll take care of the project. You can rest at home today."

Shen Yaochu didn't know what he was thinking about, and he suddenly paused in his action of getting up.

Shen Yaochu smiled and said, "Mr. Gao, I would like to ask for leave today. I hope you will approve it."

"Okay." Gao Yuchuan leaned over and kissed her on the face again: "I'm leaving."

Shen Yaochu raised her hand and waved: "Well, be careful on the road."

Watching Gao Yuchuan leave, Shen Yaochu did not hesitate. He got up, put on his slippers, went to the utility room, and found his packed suitcase.

She bent down, opened the suitcase, and rummaged through it.

She had already taken out all her clothes, leaving only some important documents and belongings.

Soon, she found a bunch of keys in the suitcase.

The bunch of keys was a bit old, had turned gray and had lost its luster.

This is the key to her house, the key to the old and dilapidated house of the Shen family.