CHAPTER 479: CHAPTER 296: ABOUT THE RING 1_2

However, Qin Shan never showed up; he was like a rat hiding in the dark corners, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

After the police forensic examination of Shen Qingya, Situ Rui said: "The victim was knocked out by ether before her death. There were residues in her mouth, and she awoke briefly afterwards. Two characters were carved on her chest, one on each side: the word ’hatred,’ and these characters were carved with a scalpel while she was alive, meaning Shen Qingya was in great pain at that time."

Zhuo Yufeng said: "Qin Shan believes that Shen Qingya was Gu Qingchen’s former girlfriend. He tortured her to death, thinking it would make Gu Qingchen feel something. This skinning case is different from the previous ones; the revenge has escalated. Bei Ran, we’re worried that the next person Qin Shan will target is you! You must be careful."

Bei Ran nodded, she had also come to this conclusion!

Qin Shan had completely lost control; he now took pleasure in his revenge killings!

On the day Shen Qingya was buried, Zhuang Shengxian and his wife were there with Gu Qingchen and Bei Ran by her side.

After Situ Rui had cleared Shen Qingya’s belongings, he said, "The deputy mayor Shen knew that her DNA did not match the Shen Family, so he’s unwilling to have anything to do with Shen Qingya. What should we do with her belongings?"

"What belongings are left?" Gu Qingchen asked.

Situ Rui took out a ring, a gold chain with a man’s ring strung on it.

Shen Qingya had no relatives left in this world, so it fell upon Gu Qingchen to deal with these things.

He opened a drawer in the study, where there was a woman’s ring, sized for Shen Qingya.

He took it out, laid it next to the other, and then walked out to sit by the lake and threw them into the water.

Whether it was Shen Qingya’s man’s ring or the woman’s ring he had kept, they both sank into the coldest depths of the lake, never to appear again.

The missed youth and the years that would never return were like the lake, never to ripple again.

Bei Ran stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching as he decisively tossed both rings into the lake; his resolve was clear.

To put an end to the past, a new day will start anew.

The Gu Family Mansion.

Ji Su attended Bei Ran’s wedding, but upon seeing it fall apart again, she returned home.

Things have improved for Gu Yaowan lately; the saying that parents are the best teachers for their children couldn’t be more true.

Even if Ji Su and Gu Yucheng pretended to be very affectionate, their child would truly believe they were in love.

The teachings and examples set by parents are very important for a child of just five or six years old.

When Ji Su got home, she baked some cookies, which Gu Yaowan and Gu Yucheng both enjoyed.

Although Ji Su thought she was making them for Gu Yaowan, the first thing Gu Yaowan did was give them to Gu Yucheng to eat.

This made Ji Su feel raising a daughter was pointless; after carrying her for ten months, giving birth to Gu Yaowan, and raising her, the person she cared about the most turned out to be Gu Yucheng.

However, considering Gu Yaowan’s recent good behavior at school and home, Ji Su said nothing.

That night, after Gu Yaowan fell asleep, Gu Yucheng prepared to go out.

Having just cleaned up the kitchen, Ji Su saw him leaving late and asked, "Where are you going?"

Gu Yucheng’s lips curled slightly: "To find a woman!"

Ji Su’s face fell, and she said nothing more.

As Gu Yucheng was about to walk away, she finally said, "Don’t let Wanwan know about you doing this!"

"Doing what?" Gu Yucheng’s suit hung over his wrist; his other hand on the doorknob, "I’m a normal man, I have needs, it’s normal to want a woman, or is it that you want to use our daughter to keep me from leaving tonight?"

"Don’t flatter yourself!" Ji Su scoffed coldly, "I just think that Wanwan’s been doing well lately; don’t bring any negative influences on her."

Gu Yucheng opened the door, turned, and walked out.

At the doorway, he suddenly turned back to ask her, "Did you enjoy the wedding of your old flame?"

Old flame? Who was her old flame? Wasn’t Gu Yucheng her old flame?

Ji Su’s hands clenched instantly, but she didn’t want to give him the satisfaction, so she said, "It was spectacular!"

"How come? He’s now your brother-in-law, shouldn’t you keep a distance from him?" Gu Yucheng stared at her, "It should be you who needs to be mindful of the negative influence, not me!"

Ji Su instantly sneered, "I will, I definitely won’t have anything to do with Qingchen again. As for you, playing with young girls like Xiaoli, do you feel a sense of accomplishment? Seeing her worship you like a god, desperate to kneel at the hem of your suit pants, does that make you happy?"

Gu Yucheng indifferently replied, "Then find me a woman who has no blood relation to you and send her to me tomorrow night, well-trained!"

Go to hell! Ji Su waved a kitchen knife at his departing figure, really wanting to hack him to death!

As much as she said that, Ji Su actively found a new actress named Ada, who had just started her career, was still innocent, and a good actress.

The next evening, Ji Su brought Ada in, "Ada, this is Mr. Gu!"

Ada was pleasantly surprised to see such a handsome and wealthy man; where else could she find someone like that!

As for Ji Su, she turned and left the room, closing the door behind them.

She wished that Gu Yucheng would settle down with a woman soon, so she could focus on taking good care of Gu Yaowan. If Gu Yucheng found his second love, he definitely wouldn’t mock and ridicule her anymore.

Suddenly, Ada stormed out angrily: "Pay up, I quit!"

Ji Su was taken aback, "What happened? Didn’t you agree to this?"

Ada huffed, "That man is... useless..."

It took Ji Su a moment to understand, then she started laughing, paid Ada, and walked into the room to find Gu Yucheng lying on the couch looking at his phone.

"What kind of woman do you want?" Ji Su asked, somewhat gloating—he must have gone too far, right?

Gu Yucheng did not look at her, "Continue finding me choices!"

Ji Su huffed and walked out.