Roses in Flames

The report indicated that he suffered from azoospermia.

Jiang Ning's medical examination report showed that everything was normal.

Xu Bainian's fingers trembled violently, his pupils filled with shock and disbelief.

After a long pause, he managed to squeeze out a sentence with trembling lips, "No, absolutely not. The report that Jiang Ning went to get back then was clearly the one with the problem."

Xu Bainian glared at Xiao Lin with bloodshot eyes, "I've already confessed, what more do you want? I killed Jiang Ning! I'm the one who wronged her!"

Xiao Lin stood in front of the interrogation table, his hands on the table, his eyes sharp and cold like a hawk staring directly at Xu Bainian.

He could tell that Xu Bainian had only just learned about his azoospermia.

"Jiang Ning loves you deeply. To protect your dignity, she changed the report and pinned the blame for being infertile on herself."

Xiao Lin lowered his head, approaching Xu Bainian, his deep, cold voice suddenly rising, "She would rather suffer injustice herself, be misunderstood and blamed by your mother and relatives, than let you be laughed at!"

"Over the years, she has wholeheartedly protected your family. She knows you are sensitive and strong-willed, and even though she knew you were cheating, she didn't tell you the truth. She thought she could still win you back! But what did you do?"

Xu Bainian's mind was buzzing, and his blood felt like it was about to freeze solid.

He recalled that night a year ago when she said she would expose him at the school's anniversary celebration. At the time, she hysterically shouted, "Xu Bainian, do you think Lin Qianqian loves you that much? You're just a fool who's been completely fooled! You betrayed me, and this might be the retribution you have to bear. You'll regret it for the rest of your life—"

When he heard her say those words, he thought she was going to expose his relationship with Lin Qianqian.

Now it seems that another meaning behind her words was that he had been cheated on by Lin Qianqian and was about to become a father.

He wanted children and refused to be a childless couple, but he was unexpectedly made a father. That was the retribution Jiang Ning mentioned for him.

But he didn't give Jiang Ning a chance to continue. She had hit a nerve, and he was furious and blinded by anger. He grabbed her neck without thinking.

Thinking about the foolish and terrible mistake he had made, Xu Bainian was like a beast that had suffered a great injury, making a painful sound from his throat.

"Why didn't she tell me sooner...?"

Tears of regret and pain streamed down his face; he was on the verge of collapse.

"Xu Bainian, if you have even the slightest bit of guilt towards Jiang Ning, you should tell the truth."

Xu Bainian closed his eyes, and after a long while, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Okay, I'll tell you everything I know."

That day, he had a violent argument with Jiang Ning. He reached out and grabbed her neck. When he saw that she stopped struggling, he thought she was dead and was both panicked and scared.

He ran out in a panic, got into his car, and drove away.

He drove around most of the city, but in the end, he decided to go back and deal with Jiang Ning's body.

But when he got home, he found Jiang Ning lying on the ground with a head injury.

Lin Qianqian was also in the room. She slumped down not far from Jiang Ning's body, her face deathly pale.

Lin Qianqian was still holding a crystal ashtray stained with blood.

When she saw him return, her body trembled violently. "Jiang Ning texted me, asking me to come see her. She said she wanted to negotiate with me... When I arrived, she sat weakly on the sofa. She told me to leave you, or she would expose our affair. I didn't mean to kill her; I did it all for your reputation..."

"She also knew I was pregnant. She was jealous that I could carry on the Xu family line, jealous that I was younger and prettier than her, and jealous that I could keep your heart. That kind of woman has a heart smaller than a pinhead. If she doesn't die, she will never let us go!"

Lin Qianqian knelt before him, looking pitiful and weeping, "Professor, I'm doing this for your own good! Without her, you'll never again be gossiped about for relying on her fame to get where you are today. You can marry me openly, you can register our child's birth openly, and you can have a completely new life!"

She took his hand and placed it on her lower abdomen. "Feel it, our child is here. Didn't you always dream of leaving an heir for the Xu family? If Jiang Ning's death is exposed, you'll have nothing left!"

Xu Bainian closed his eyes briefly and said in a trembling voice, "I will handle this matter. You can go abroad to prepare for childbirth in peace."

After recalling everything, Xu Bainian's eyes were bloodshot and he was on the verge of collapse.

His face was contorted, veins throbbing on his forehead, and a beast-like roar escaped his throat, "You bitch, how dare she lie to me! I actually killed my wife who loved me with all her heart for such a lying woman, Ningning... Wife, I'm so sorry, I was wrong..."

Xu Bainian was in tears.

Xiao Lin felt no sympathy for Xu Bainian.

He stood up and ordered his men to arrest Lin Qianqian and bring her to justice.

……

Yecheng International Airport.

Wearing sunglasses and carrying a suitcase, Lin Qianqian frequently looked around as she went through security.

Beneath the sunglasses, her eyes betrayed an undeniable guilty conscience and panic.

Ever since Xu Bainian was taken away by the police, she has been feeling uneasy.

I'm afraid that one day they'll find out about me.

Anyway, the child is temporarily being cared for by Xu Bainian's mother. If Xu Bainian is sentenced and doesn't implicate her, she can come back.

Lin Qianqian only breathed a sigh of relief after boarding the plane.

Given how much Xu Bainian values ​​his child, he probably won't betray her.

Lin Qianqian glanced out the window, hoping the plane would take off soon.

She will only be completely safe once she goes abroad.

Just as the cabin door was about to close, two uniformed police officers walked up.

Their gazes landed precisely on Lin Qianqian.

"Ms. Lin, we are from the Yecheng Criminal Investigation Detachment. You are suspected of intentional homicide. Please come with us."

Lin Qianqian's face turned deathly pale instantly. Her fingers gripped the seatbelt tightly. "You've mistaken me for someone else. I didn't kill anyone..."

The police ignored Lin Qianqian's excuses, took out handcuffs, and directly cuffed her wrists.

……

In the interrogation room.

Upon learning that Xu Bainian had already told her everything, and facing Xiao Lin's cold gaze and powerful aura, she could no longer hold back her emotions and tearfully confessed everything.

"It was my boyfriend Chen Wang and me who killed Jiang Ning by smashing her with an ashtray."

Lin Qianqian and Chen Wang grew up together and developed feelings for each other very early on.

Chen Wang's grades weren't very good, so he dropped out of high school and worked odd jobs to earn her tuition and living expenses.

They agreed to get married after she graduated from university.

But when she got into university, Chen Wang was scammed and tricked into developing a gambling addiction.

He was heavily in debt from loan sharks, who threatened to cut off his hands within two weeks if he didn't pay back the money.

Among the wealthy people she and Chen Wang knew, the only one was Xu Bainian, a university professor from the same village.

Although Xu Bainian is rich, she and Chen Wang both look down on him, believing that he only got to where he is today because of Jiang Ning.

In order to save Chen Wang, she had no choice but to deliberately get close to Xu Bainian.

She had already heard in the village that Xu Bainian's wife, Jiang Ning, was unable to conceive, and that their marriage was in jeopardy.

She took advantage of the situation and deliberately seduced him.

Xu Bainian really took the bait, and they had an intimate relationship.

She said she didn't want anything, but she still secretly asked Xu Bainian to give her money.

When Chen Wang learned that she had hooked up with Xu Bainian to pay off his debts, he told her to continue seducing him so she could get more money.

In order to get Xu Bainian to do more, she tried every means to seduce him and make him unable to resist her.

But she never expected that Jiang Ning would find out.

What she didn't expect was that after Jiang Ning discovered this, Xu Bainian even tried to shake her off.

It just so happened that she found out she was pregnant.

At that time, she wasn't sure whether the child was Xu Bainian's or Chen Wang's.

She received a message from Jiang Ning on the day Jiang Ning died.

Jiang Ning invited her to her home to discuss something.

She was a little scared, so she called Chen Wang over.

When she arrived, Jiang Ning was lying on the sofa, her face pale.

As she walked in, Jiang Ning glanced at her and then said something that shook her to her core and stirred a murderous intent within her—