Chapter 450: Chapter 460: Leng Yixiu, Let Go!
Who knows if it was a coincidence, but in a corner of the viewing platform, there was a section of the railing that had broken off long ago, just wide enough for one person to pass through.
Lin Yixun looked at that broken railing, as if she was staring at a gate to the Underworld. She smiled mockingly, thinking how fate had always been against her, never giving her any sweet moments. But this time, fate seemed to have made way for her, making her death easy and effortless.
From where they stood just now to the edge of the viewing platform was only about ten meters, and in less than a minute, Lin Yixun had arrived at the edge.
There was no moon tonight, no stars, and the sky was a suffocating grey, like a huge black lid covering the world. There was nothing around but the cold light from the lamps.
This atmosphere was perfect, perfect for suicide.
Lin Yixun stood quietly at the edge of the cliff, the sea breeze brushing her cheeks, lifting her hair. Through the sea breeze, she could smell the salty scent, a scent that was all too familiar.
She remembered once, long ago, someone confessed to her by the sea. The sea breeze back then also seemed to carry this scent. Thinking of that person, Lin Yixun’s lips curved bitterly. She didn’t expect that at the end of her life, the first person she thought of would still be him.
She thought she would carry her love for Ouyang Hao to the end of her life.
She instinctively looked down over the cliff, seeing only a dark abyss below, but she could tell from the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks that the waters below were rough.
If she fell from here, her fate was obvious.
At that moment, Cheng Ying’s voice suddenly came from behind, "There’s one more thing I intended to take to my grave, but seeing as you’re about to die, I might as well tell you, so you’ll understand as a ghost."
Lin Yixun slowly turned around and calmly asked, "What is it?"
"Do you know how Xing Yi died?"
Xing Yi?
Lin Yixun was completely puzzled, but a guess flashed through her mind in the next instant. She widened her eyes and coldly questioned, "Xing Yi’s death is related to you?"
"Yes, I arranged for that car back then." At this point, Cheng Ying decided not to hide anything.
"Why? Why did you do it? Xing Yi had no grudge against you. Why?"
"Indeed, he had no grudge against me; I didn’t even know him before he died. But why did he have such bad luck to fall in love with you out of all the women in the world?" Cheng Ying nonchalantly played with her nails, her smile sultry. "Actually, the target of that car was you. Who knew he would appear out of nowhere and save your life."
"You...you murderer!"
"I’m the murderer? Lin Yixun, don’t you think you’re partly responsible for Xing Yi’s death? If it weren’t for you, if he hadn’t known you, if he hadn’t fallen in love with you, he’d be alive and well now, not lying in a cold grave."
Lin Yixun’s fingers trembled. Yes, Cheng Ying was right. If it weren’t for her, Xing Yi wouldn’t have died.
"So, Lin Yixun, you should have died six years ago. If you had, your father, your mother, and Xing Yi would all be alive."
Is that true? Truly?
Though she didn’t kill him, Fen Ran felt guilty; Lin Yixun looked at her hands in despair, suddenly feeling they were stained with blood.
"Alright, I’ve said all I needed to say. Now you can die knowing the truth." Cheng Ying reached out and pushed Lin Yixun fiercely, smirking, "Goodbye, Lin Yixun!"
Lin Yixun, already standing at the edge of the cliff, lost her balance from Cheng Ying’s push and fell backward. But at that moment, her wrist was suddenly grabbed tightly by a strong hand. Instinctively, she looked up and saw a familiar face.
The man’s handsome face was strained, veins bulging as he used all his strength. Due to the force of Lin Yixun’s fall, his body was also dangerously pulled forward. Even with his strength, it was challenging to pull her up with one hand, and they were both at risk of falling into the abyss below.
Despite this, he held on tightly to Lin Yixun’s wrist. "Lin Yixun, hold on to me!"
"Leng Yixiu, save the child!"
"The child is safe now, don’t worry." Cheng Ying and the accompanying thugs had all been subdued by Leng Yixiu’s men.
The heavy weight in Lin Yixun’s heart was finally lifted, and she smiled warmly. "That’s good, as long as the child is safe. Leng Yixiu, when I’m gone, treat her well, alright?"
"Let’s not talk about that now; let me pull you up first."
"No, you don’t have to." Lin Yixun shook her head and smiled at Leng Yixiu. "Leng Yixiu, I’m tired. I don’t want to continue anymore. Let go, Leng Yixiu."
"Lin Yixun, don’t say such nonsense! If you’re tired, I’ll pull you up and you can rest more."
"But what about my parents? Without me, they must be having a hard time down there. And Xing Yi, he must be lonely down there. I owe him so much, I must repay it."
Seeing that Leng Yixiu’s body was also starting to fall, and fearing they both might fall if she didn’t let go, Lin Yixun thought about the child. What would happen to the child?
Leng Yixiu had always been cold and unkind to her, but the child was also his flesh and blood. She believed he would treat the child well.
"Leng Yixiu, I know now that the crisis at Leng’s back then was caused by my father and me. But we paid the price for it too. Any debts between us are settled. Take good care of our child, treat her well on my behalf."
As she said this, Lin Yixun used her other hand to forcibly pry open his fingers one by one.
As she fell, she heard Leng Yixiu’s heart-wrenching scream. She smiled bitterly; her life had been entangled with this man in ways beyond untangling. Who was right and who was wrong didn’t matter anymore. She only wanted her death to compensate her loved ones and Xing Yi, to end everything with her death.
As her body was swallowed by the waves, Lin Yixun looked up at the night sky. Unexpectedly, the previously pitch-black sky had suddenly cleared, revealing three bright stars. In the clear blue sky, Lin Yixun seemed to see her loved ones smiling and waving at her.
She smiled. Dad, Mom, Xing Yi, is that you?