CHAPTER 288: CHAPTER 278: NOT AS GENTLE AS HE APPEARS

It goes without saying that Yu Xiaolian was completely stunned at that time.

But this was her first official autopsy done independently, which would determine if she could manage things on her own in the future. It was also considered an assessment by her teacher, so Yu Xiaolian had to hold back her tears and muster the courage to complete the entire autopsy task.

A few minutes before the autopsy began, she overheard several criminal investigators discussing that Huang Jingjing wanted a divorce because her husband cheated on her, resulting in her committing suicide by jumping off a building. At that moment, her mind was filled with disbelief, thinking it could not be true, as nobody knew Huang Jingjing’s love better than she did.

She didn’t believe Huang Jingjing committed suicide; she was so happy. Her husband loved her so much, treated her so well, and they had a daughter together. How could he cheat? How could this be suicide?

It must be murder!

But when the results came out, Yu Xiaolian had to admit that Huang Jingjing did indeed commit suicide by jumping off the building.

After all the procedures were completed, Yu Xiaolian saw Huang Jingjing’s suicide note in the sealed file bag. After reading Huang Jingjing’s suicide note while crying, Yu Xiaolian was completely devastated.

She never imagined that Huang Jingjing’s years of showcasing love in her social circle were nothing but forced smiles, pretending to be happy.

Their marriage was only happy for a very short time, approximately two years, before various conflicts arose between them.

Initially, it was due to some minor conflicts, like the child’s illness and various household expenses. Later on, it was because of infidelity. Huang Jingjing could not accept the fact that her husband cheated and wanted to divorce her, choosing to retaliate by taking her own life.

Little did she know that less than a year after her death, her husband remarried, and the one he married was the woman he cheated with.

Yu Xiaolian once encountered them in a café and even saw Huang Jingjing’s five-year-old daughter sweetly calling that woman "mom." Yu Xiaolian felt Huang Jingjing’s death for such a man was too undeserving.

Perhaps disgusted by Huang Jingjing’s shameless husband, since then Yu Xiaolian felt that no one seemed like a good person, always able to see their true colors beneath their pretentious faces.

Especially later on, when her other two female roommates also had unhappy marriages, they began to envy Yu Xiaolian’s singlehood and advised her that men are heartless betrayers, unreliable, and that self-reliance is the key to life.

One of her two roommates got divorced, while the other was still suffering in her marriage. The one who divorced went abroad, built a business, and became a boss, making her the wealthiest of the four.

The one suffering in her marriage for the children’s sake, worked part-time while taking care of her kids. Although she majored in forensic science, she had forgotten most of what she learned since she married right after graduation. Furthermore, forensic departments in various places had no vacancies; numerous fresh graduates were interning, so for someone who had been out of the field for years, trying to re-enter was impossible.

Therefore, she could only work as a private assistant in private hospitals, visiting wealthy people to give injections, measure blood pressure, and conduct checkups—not good, not happy, but enduring just to give her children a complete family.

The reasons Yu Xiaolian did not marry were partly because her profession was not well-liked and partly because her personality was not agreeable—straight-talking and bad-tempered. After going through a phase of desperately wanting to fall in love, her personality became even more eccentric.

After arriving in ancient times, she never had any thoughts of love. She thought Su Jingchen was good-looking but never had any other ideas about him, purely appreciating him. Now, this body was not yet thirteen, yet she had to discuss marriage, which she found hard to accept.

Thirteen was still just a child; though adapting locally was a thing, she didn’t want to adhere to this bad custom at all.

Sun had a good impression of Su Jingchen, but ever since Su Dafu described how Su Jingchen kicked his stepmother Yao to death, Sun knew Su Jingchen wasn’t as gentle as he appeared; he had a streak of ruthlessness in his bones.

A person like that could be extremely good to you when favorable, but conversely, when disgusted, he could be exceedingly heartless.

Sun attempted to persuade Yu Xiaolian, "Lian’er, has that Scholar Su expressed his feelings to you?"

Yu Xiaolian nodded, "He has expressed them twice."

Sun worriedly said, "But, dear, from the looks of that Scholar Su’s father, he doesn’t seem to approve of you."

Yu Xiaolian snorted coldly, "I don’t approve of him either!"

Sun was speechless.

Her daughter’s thoughts were always on a different wavelength.

"Su Jingchen and his father don’t have a good relationship, so even if I marry Su Jingchen, we won’t live together with Su Dafu in the future," Yu Xiaolian explained.

Sun was shocked, "Is their father-son relationship so terrible?"

Yu Xiaolian nodded, seeing that the difficult childbirth of Su Jingchen’s biological mother, Zheng, was inseparable from the indiscretions of Su Dafu and Yao, it was understandable that Su Jingchen hated them.

Sun shook her head, "Lian’er, for such disharmonious families, no matter how rich or powerful they are, it’s best not to marry into their family, or you’ll have endless worries in the future."

Yu Xiaolian lightly agreed, intending to satisfy Sun lest she continue to nag.

She hadn’t made up her mind yet anyway, so discussing these matters now was premature.

"Mother..."

Just as Yu Xiaolian was about to tell Sun what rewards Prince Jin had bestowed upon her, Sun Dalin’s wife lifted the curtain and walked in.

Sun Dalin’s wife wore a smile, "Fangzi, have you considered the matter I mentioned to you a couple of days ago?"

Sun Chunfang thought she had made things clear to Sun Dalin’s wife that day, but didn’t expect her to remain unyielding.

Sun replied in a stern voice, "I haven’t had a chance to discuss it with Lian’er. Fortunately, Lian’er is here today; those two people were bought back by her. You should ask her!"

Sun thought she might have been too subtle, which left Sun Dalin’s wife with lingering hopes, so with her daughter here, she hoped her daughter would confront Sun Dalin’s wife to make her settle down.

Sun Dalin’s wife seemed oblivious to Sun’s displeasure, moving closer to sit on the chair next to Yu Xiaolian, smiling as she spoke, "Dear Lian, the matter is that your family has two girls, Zhao Erya and Gao Qiao’er, who are already fourteen and will be fifteen after the New Year, so they should find a match.

How about letting one of your maids marry your cousin Mayang?"

Yu Xiaolian frowned, never expecting Sun Dalin’s wife would target Zhao Erya and Gao Qiao’er.

Logically, Zhao Erya and Gao Qiao’er were servants, and Sun Dalin’s wife shouldn’t be interested in them.

Could she be trying to get a wife without spending a penny?