Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

Around 3 a.m.

Tang Junyao was half asleep when she was woken up by the ringing of her cell phone on the bedside table.

Ji Hancheng leaned over and took her phone to check it. Seeing that there was no name saved in the contacts, he hung up immediately.

Just as he put the phone back, it rang again. Ji Hancheng frowned, intending to hang up again, but Tang Junyao propped herself up, squinting her sleepy eyes, and asked, "Who is it?"

Ji Hancheng replied unhappily, "I don't know, it's an unknown number."

Tang Junyao glanced at the phone number. "It's Tang Junting."

Ji Hancheng: "Should I answer?"

Tang Junyao: "Block me."

She assumed Tang Junting was asking her for help again, and she didn't want to say more about Tang Xin's arrest.

People should be punished for their mistakes, and they should have thought about that day before they made the mistake.

Ji Hancheng obediently hung up the phone, then blocked it. After finishing, he lay down again, hugged her soft waist, and pulled her tightly into his arms. "Sleep a little longer, wife."

Tang Junyao, still half asleep, snuggled into his arms and naturally replied, "Mmm."

She then fell asleep again. Ji Hancheng kissed her forehead and murmured, "Yaoyao, I'll handle everything. From now on, just be happy."

I woke up again because of my phone ringing. I don't know what's going on today, but my phone keeps ringing. This time it was Su Xue calling. Ji Hancheng was no longer in bed. The ringing sound came from the living room.

As soon as the call was answered, Su Xue started chattering excitedly, "Yao Yao, are you up? There's a huge bombshell! One of them is good, and the other is neither good nor bad."

Tang Junyao rubbed her temples and yawned. "Which one do you want to talk about?"

Su Xue paused for a moment, then said, "Let me start with the happy news. As I said, Chen Lan died last night. It was all reported in the news. Apparently, she got into a fight with the people inside and beat herself to death."

Chen Lan, you fought yourself to the point of oblivion?

Are you kidding me? Is Chen Lan that stupid? She values ​​her life a lot, okay?

Tang Junyao truly couldn't believe Chen Lan was dead. "You're not kidding, are you?"

Su Xue knew she wouldn't believe her, and said confidently, "Watch the news later, it's 100% true. Am I crazy to joke like this with you? If I told you something bad, could you handle it? You wouldn't just fall down, would you?"

"Can't you wish me something good, it's so early in the morning?"

Su Xue apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I misspoke. It's just that your scumbag father was sentenced to death. There was no news report about it, my brother told me. I thought I should still tell you, after all, like you said, he's a seed planter."

The death penalty—those words completely jolted her awake. Her head was buzzing, and a lump formed in her throat. "Did they say what the reason was?"

Her heart clenched, not because Tang Xin had been sentenced, but because she was thinking about the reasons for the sentence and making guesses in her mind.

Su Xue truthfully replied, "No, my brother said that he was instructed by his superiors not to say anything. I can only tell you that it's a death sentence. Maybe your spouse knows."

She spoke a few more words to Su Xue before hanging up the phone. She was in a daze, and her palms were cold.

The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

When Ji Hancheng walked in, he saw her sitting blankly on the bed, her face pale. He walked over with concern, his brows furrowed. "What's wrong? You look so pale. We didn't eat any meat last night."

Tang Junyao didn't cry. She pulled the blanket tighter around herself, stared intently at the man who was fixing her messy hair, and asked, "Did you know?"

The sudden question left Ji Hancheng bewildered, unsure what it was. "What?"

Tang Junyao stated bluntly, "Chen Lan is dead, and Tang Xin has been sentenced to death."

It's highly unusual for two things to happen in one night.

He was taken aback. How could it be so fast? Who told her? He gently stroked her head. "Who told you, hmm?"

Tang Junyao wasn't stupid; she seemed to have already seen the answer in his eyes, but she still wanted to ask, "Did you do it?"

"Hmm, is it my fault? There's no way to change the fact that he's your father. If you didn't do it right, I'll do it. You don't need to feel guilty or conflicted." He readily admitted that he didn't intend to hide this from her, but there was another thing he planned to keep hidden for the rest of his life.

Tang Junyao remained calm, shook her head to indicate that she wasn't surprised, and asked, "Can I know the reason? My mother..."

Ji Hancheng touched her face and said, "Mom was harmed by Chen Lan. She has now received her retribution. A life for a life. Chen Lan had the motive to frame Mom from the beginning, just for her current position. Grandpa and Grandma were also killed by them in collusion."

"It's all for the sake of getting everything from the Jiang family. Don't be sad. If you want to cry, then cry for a while."

Tang Junyao shook her head again, but tears were already streaming down her face. Her heart ached terribly. She had always thought that her grandparents' death was caused by a car accident. She had suspected her mother's death, but her grandfather told her that her mother jumped off the building because of depression. She had researched that people with severe depression could have extreme or suicidal behaviors, and she believed it.

"No, my grandparents wouldn't want me to cry, and neither would my grandfather. From now on, I want to live with a smile."

"Okay." He hugged her tightly, stroking her gently like he was stroking a child, and cherishing her like a precious treasure.

Once she calmed down, Ji Hancheng repeated to her word for word what Tang Xin had told him, so she would know the truth.

However, when Ji Hancheng spoke, he directly excluded the chef from the conversation.

Tang Junyao definitely won't attend Chen Lan's funeral; she's not that saintly.

Some people's mistakes are unforgivable even if they die; Chen Lan is one such example, as is Tang Xin.

She won't forgive him, because the dead cannot be brought back to life.

If they hadn't done that, her mother and grandparents might still be alive and well, and she wouldn't have had so many unpleasant childhood experiences.

However, she would take a final look before Tang Xin was executed, after all, it was a seed planter, and this was her greatest act of kindness.

Lost in thought, she received a text message on her phone. She recognized the number; it belonged to Tang Junyan.

Ji Hancheng, who was right next to her, naturally saw it and said, "Take a look."

Tang Junyao opened her phone and clicked on the text message: Sister, I know why Mom jumped off the building and why Dad went to jail. I went to the police station and they said Dad was addicted to drugs, but I know that's not the reason. I also know he probably won't get out for the rest of his life.

Just as Tang Junyao was about to turn off the app after reading the first message, a second message came in: "Sister, I'm sorry, I actually knew the truth a long time ago, but I didn't dare to say it. I'm too cowardly. They are my parents, and if I told them, they would all die."

Article 3: I learned the truth about this when I was 8 years old. I had a nightmare and went to find my parents in the middle of the night. I accidentally overheard their conversation. I was very scared at the time and didn't know what to do. I wanted to persuade my mother to turn herself in, but I knew it was impossible. I lived at school because I couldn't face what they had done, nor could I face my own cowardice. Bad people should be punished, but I covered for them. I know my sister will not forgive me.

Article 4: Sister, I'm sorry, Mom and the others are taking responsibility for their actions. According to the law, they should have been held accountable long ago. I will tell my sister the truth, and she won't cause you any trouble.

The words were filled with the child's apology and guilt.

But he was only 8 years old then, and he's only a teenager now. How could he possibly send his parents to jail? Would she do the same? I can't get an answer.

She read all the information, and Ji Hancheng read it all as well. "This child has a positive outlook on life. Chen Lan is quite successful to have such a son."

Tang Junyao looked up and smiled, feeling somewhat relieved and unwilling to dwell on it anymore. Life is so beautiful, why bother with these things? "He's only a teenager, it's understandable that he can't bring himself to betray his family. He's already gone to boarding school out of guilt. He must have been suffering all these years, torn between his parents and a teenager just beginning to understand what's good and evil, yet unable to follow his teachers' guidance, struggling between right and wrong several times."

Ji Hancheng rarely praised him, saying, "If this child doesn't go astray in the future, he can still achieve something great with his character. Recently, his school established a scholarship fund, and he is now a recipient of the fund. His future tuition fees will be covered by the school. He has excellent grades and is usually ranked first, so he can definitely get extra scholarships."

Everyone knows perfectly well how this scholarship came about, and how the newly established student aid fund came about.

Tang Junyao lifted her buttocks slightly, quickly kissed him on the lips, smiled gently, and then lowered her head to send a message: Study hard.

Tang Junyan replied quickly: Okay, sister, thank you.

She put away her phone, met his intense gaze, and quickly stopped him, "Stop it, I have to go to work."

The next second, Ji Hancheng's eyes dimmed, and he relented, "Okay, go eat breakfast."