Chapter 153: Suicide Note
An hour later, Zhou Qiao drove Wen Lan to the provincial capital.
The two met Shen's mother at the funeral home.
To be precise, it was a "piecemeal" Shen's mother.
Not long after Wen Lan left the hospital yesterday, Shen's mother was taken to a hotel in the provincial capital and asked to cooperate with the investigation of Shen Qingfeng.
In the early morning, Shen's mother left a suicide note in the hotel where she lived and jumped from the tenth floor.
At dawn, she was discovered by the early-rising cleaning staff.
At that time, the concrete floor was full of Shen's mother's limbs and body parts.
The doctor and the funeral director took more than three hours of suturing and repairing before Shen's mother was settled.
Shen Yi rushed over from Jiangcheng in the middle of the night and stayed in the same hotel as Shen's mother.
But because Shen's mother was still under investigation, she could not meet Shen Yi.
When Shen Yi heard the news that Shen's mother jumped off the building, he immediately fainted and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
When Wen Lan and Zhou Qiao saw Shen Yi, he was kneeling in front of his mother's body in a state of despair, his eyes were empty and his expression was dull, like a lifeless puppet.
Shen Yi's uncle and his family all came. His uncle cried so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. His aunt was also crying while holding Shen Yi. His cousin was busy discussing Shen's mother's funeral with the staff of the funeral home.
Zhou Qiao's eye sockets were shallow to begin with, and she burst into tears after entering the funeral home.
Wen Lan felt uncomfortable in her heart, and it took a lot of effort to walk to Shen Yi's side.
A lot of words of comfort were lingering in her throat, but she still couldn't say them.
She slowly squatted down and burned paper money for Shen's mother. Tears fell like a faucet that couldn't be turned off.
Yesterday morning, she accompanied Shen's mother for a walk under the hospital, but today they are separated forever...
"Lanlan, this is the suicide note my mother left behind--" Shen Yi handed a stack of paper that had long been soaked with tears to Wen Lan, "It mentions you--"
Wen Lan took it with a heavy heart and read it while crying.
The suicide note was written on seven pages. Shen's mother first said how peaceful and stable her life was before the accident, and how she experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature overnight after the accident.
Shen's mother said that she was most grateful to Wen Lan. When she and Shen Yi were most helpless, it was Wen Lan who helped them in times of need regardless of the criticism of outsiders.
Her biggest wish was that after Wen Lan successfully divorced, she could support Shen Yi and go on.
The last two pages talked about the reason for choosing suicide. After being questioned alone, she learned that Shen Qingfeng was not only greedy for money, but also kept two female college students in their twenties from art schools!
One of them gave birth to a daughter for Shen Qingfeng in the autumn of the previous year, and was sent abroad as an exchange student at the end of the year.
Between the lines, there is the dejection and resentment of Shen's mother being deceived by Shen Qingfeng.
The last sentence of the suicide note is: "My spirit in heaven will protect my son and Wen Lan for a lifetime. I hope that in the next life, I will not meet Shen Qingfeng again."
Wen Lan closed her eyes in pain, and a suffocating cry echoed in her heart...
Rather than saying that Shen's mother committed suicide because she fell from the clouds into the dust, it is better to say that she recognized the true character of Shen Qingfeng and gave up the idea of living.
But why didn't she think about her only son!
Shen Qingfeng deserved to go to jail, but Shen Yi was young and had a long way to go. At least she could keep Shen Yi company if she was alive!
All the properties of the Shen family in Jiangcheng were sealed, and even if Shen's mother's body was sent back, it would have to be sent to the funeral home.
Uncle Shen and Shen Yi discussed and decided to keep Shen's mother's body in the funeral home for three days before cremation according to the customs of Jiangcheng.
In her suicide note, Shen's mother said that after her death, Shen Yi was not allowed to hold any funeral ceremony for her or buy a cemetery.
After cremation, her ashes should be brought back to Jiangcheng, and on her birthday next year, they should be scattered in the "Minglun Lake" on the campus of Jiangda.
Wen Lan felt that this seemed to be Shen's mother's instructions for her funeral, but in fact it was to reduce the financial burden on Shen Yi.
Three days later, Shen's mother was cremated, and they returned to Jiangcheng together.
Zhou Qiao drove a car, Shen Yi's cousin drove his aunt, Shen Yi held Shen's mother's urn, and sat in the funeral car with his uncle.
Before leaving, his aunt said to Wen Lan earnestly, "My elder sister liked you when she was alive, so you should send her off."
Wen Lan naturally knew what "send her off" meant. In Jiangcheng, only direct relatives would get on the funeral car.
Shen's mother used to love her very much and thought of her as her daughter-in-law. Now that Shen's mother has passed away, should she——
While she was thinking about whether to get on the funeral car, the driver of the funeral car was already honking the horn impatiently, "If you want to get on, get on quickly, otherwise you will encounter another morning rush hour traffic jam in Jiangcheng!"
The four words "the dead are the greatest" came to Wen Lan's mind, and she got on the funeral car.
The car drove quickly and soon got on the highway.
In just a few days, Shen Yi seemed to have changed into a different person, with deep sunken eyes and terribly thin.
She couldn't say a word of comfort, and her heart twitched every time she looked at Shen Yi.
The Shen family's property was frozen, and even the villa where they lived was sealed. Shen Yi had no place to stay.
The cousin contacted the staff of Jiangcheng Cemetery in advance and deposited Shen's mother's ashes first, preparing to scatter them in the "Minglun Lake" of Jiangda on Shen's mother's birthday after the New Year.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, three cars stopped on the roadside outside the cemetery in the western suburbs of Jiangcheng.
Shen Yi got out of the car with the help of his cousin, holding the urn, and Wen Lan followed him out of the car.
She only felt a sharp gaze falling on her back!
Shen Yi and his companions in front had already walked into the cemetery, so she did not explore any further.
"Lanlan, Xie Zhazha is here!" Zhou Qiao followed behind and whispered to her.
She trembled slightly, turned around quickly, and met Xie Yansheng's angry eyes!
After three days, Xie Yansheng was still wearing the same clothes as the last time they met. His stubble was obvious and he looked decadent all over.
The two were only a street away, but they could see each other's expressions clearly.
What to say at this time?
With Xie Yansheng's temper, the two of them would quarrel as soon as they opened their mouths.
Anyway, this marriage has come to an end. If Xie Yansheng is provoked again, it is estimated that he will not be far from signing the divorce agreement!
Wen Lan retracted her sight and walked into the cemetery with Zhou Qiao.
Not far away, Xie Yansheng stood alone by the road.
The sky was gloomy at this time, and light snow was falling. Just like his mood, he was drowned in endless darkness.
Three days ago, he got the news that Wen Lan went to the provincial capital. He called her no less than a hundred times, but she didn't answer any of them.
He wanted to rush over immediately, but was afraid of another argument after they met, so he simply waited for her to come back in Jiangcheng.
A few minutes ago, when he saw her and Shen Yi get off the funeral car, he felt hopeless for the first time.
It's time to end this marriage...