Who moved her body?

There was a yellowed piece of paper with a string of numbers written on it. That was Guan Jie's badge number from his time in the police force.

"Is what Su Yinren said true? How could this be?"

Guan Jie felt like the sky was falling, and everything went dark.

Downstairs, Zeng Meiqian called out excitedly, "Has Mr. Guan arrived yet?" After receiving an affirmative answer, Zeng Meiqian went upstairs while instructing, "Let the soup cool down first. Mr. Guan doesn't like hot soup, so lukewarm is best."

The knocking sound grew closer, and Zeng Meiqian rushed into the open study.

"Honey, why did you suddenly come to have dinner with me today? Did you miss me?"

Guan Jie looked up, and Zeng Meiqian was startled by his reddened eyes. When her gaze fell on the piece of paper in Guan Jie's hand, her face turned pale and helpless.

"You orchestrated everything, didn't you?" Guan Jie asked with his last remaining strength. "You killed Xiao Xian to get me, but why did you only appear two years after Xiao Xian's death? Was it just to hide the truth that you were the murderer?"

Zeng Meiqian knelt down in front of Guan Jie, cupped his ashen face in her hands, and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I'm sorry. I really didn't know how to get her to leave you, so..."

"So you killed her?"

"Your love is too deep, I can't help it."

"No way? Hahaha," Guan Jie laughed loudly, "So you did all of this, is that it?"

Guan Jie pushed Zeng Meiqian aside and stood up. "You took the life of the woman I loved most, and then sold her to the desolate island. In order to win me back, you killed her again, making her die a horrible death. You, Zeng Meiqian, I never thought you were such a vicious person."

"What did you say? I don't understand!" Zeng Meiqian slumped to the ground, looking at Guan Jie with panic and confusion. "What do you mean by selling to the desolate rock island? What do you mean by dying again?"

"I've played along with you for so many years, and now you don't even have the courage to admit it? Zeng Meiqian, I was truly blind."

"No, Guan Jie, I was so infatuated with you that I had Song Xiaoxian killed, but I didn't do any of what you're saying. Please believe me." Zeng Meiqian staggered to her feet and threw herself into Guan Jie's arms. "Guan Jie, believe me, I really love you. Give me another chance, let's start over, okay?"

"It's too late." Guan Jie closed his eyes and sighed. "We will never see each other again in this life."

Zeng Meiqian watched Guan Jie leave resolutely, her heart shattering into a million pieces. "No!"

……

Zhuang Buyi worked at Guan Jie's house during the day and slept in Guan Jie's living room at night, always keeping a close watch on Guan Jie. Guan Jie remained silent all day, spending his time in bed except for eating and using the toilet. Occasionally, he would go to the liquor cabinet in the living room in the middle of the night, take a bottle of wine, and drink it until he was drunk for the rest of the day.

"This can't go on. What a waste of such a fine young man," Zhuang Buyi said with heartache.

However, Zhuang Buyi really didn't have any persuasive skills that could enlighten people. Although he knew the truth that "the dead cannot be brought back to life," he felt it was inappropriate to use it to persuade Guan Jie at this time.

Having not shaved or washed his face for a week, Guan Jie's features were now obscured by stubble, giving him an inexplicable air of masculinity. Zhuang Buyi felt a mixture of pity and envy. "Guan Jie, Guan Jie," he said, "they say beautiful women bring trouble, and you're definitely a handsome man who's brought trouble to beautiful women. It's just a pity you're too kind; in the end, you bear all the pain yourself. What a pity."

"Song Xiaoxian's death was indeed tragic, but Zeng Meiqian is a ruthless woman, practically a female demon. Sigh, I used to envy you because it seemed like every woman would fall in love with you, but now, I'm glad I'm not a high-quality man like you. Of course, if I were you, I wouldn't have investigated Song Xiaoxian's death at all, and I wouldn't have discovered that Zeng Meiqian was actually the real killer of Song Xiaoxian."

"If you were me, what would you do?" Guan Jie asked.

Zhuang Buyi was startled. "You weren't asleep? You heard what I just said? Luckily, I didn't say anything I shouldn't have, but I didn't say anything bad either, hehe."

After a moment of silence, Zhuang Buyi said, "I've thought about this problem too, and to be honest, it's really a difficult one."

"Look, you love Xiaoxian, you wouldn't care about going through fire and water for her, right? But the real culprit who killed Xiaoxian is Zeng Meiqian. What do you think we should do about this?" Zhuang Buyi scratched his head. "I think there are still feelings between you and Zeng Meiqian, otherwise you wouldn't be so upset."

The current partner killed the ex – what a melodramatic plot! But the key point is that Guan Jie had feelings for both of them.

Guan Jie remained silent, while Zhuang Buyi continued, "Xiao Xian died tragically, but the murderer has been brought to justice. Although Zeng Meiqian was the real mastermind, there isn't enough evidence. Besides, Zeng Meiqian's love for you was genuine; otherwise, she wouldn't have kept your badge number until now."

"So I think that no matter what happens to these two women, they both want you to live a good life, especially Sister Xiaoxian, who definitely doesn't want to see you like this, right?"

Guan Jie was hugging the blanket as if he were asleep when Zhuang Buyi received a phone call from the company, asking him to come over and handle some matters.

"I'm going to the company, I'll be right back. Will you be alright?"

"What could possibly happen to me?" Guan Jie said.

"Okay, I'm going now. I'll bring you dinner when I get back. Remember not to overthink things, get some sleep, okay?"

As soon as Zhuang Buyi left, Guan Jie suddenly threw off the covers and sat up. After a moment of silence, Guan Jie started to get dressed, put on a baseball cap to cover his face, and drove off.

At 5:30, Zeng Meiqian walked out of the building. Completely different from her usual polished self, Zeng Meiqian looked exhausted today, and her nude-colored high heels looked like stilts tied to her feet, making her appear strangely unsettling. Accustomed to Zeng Meiqian's smile, Guan Jie suddenly realized that in the three years they had been together, he had never seen Zeng Meiqian angry, not even unhappy.

Zeng Meiqian took her phone out of her bag, then sadly put it back in.

Su Yinren drove up to Zeng Meiqian, rolled down the window, and said, "Get in, he won't come."

Zeng Meiqian looked up and finally got into Su Yinren's car in disappointment.

After Su Yinren's car drove away, Guan Jie dropped the dagger in his hand, admitting that he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

Previously, he felt gratitude, but now, Guan Jie suddenly realized that he had actually fallen in love with Zeng Meiqian.

"I can't! I've already killed Xiaoxian, I can't kill Meiqian too. I can't!"

Guan Jie drove like a madman through the rush hour traffic, hoping a car would end his life.