strictlysupreme Chapter 993 Crime
Chapter 993 Crime
Cheng Yunchuan quickly supported her, with a trace of pain and helplessness in his eyes. "Mu Bai, listen to me, those photos are fake, someone deliberately framed me."
Jiang Mubai looked at him blankly, tears falling silently. She wanted to believe him, but those photos... those intimate actions... were like a thorn in her heart that she couldn't ignore.
"Mu Bai, you have to believe me. I have never done anything to let you down." Cheng Yunchuan held her tightly in his arms, his tone firm and gentle.
But at this moment, Jiang Mubai could not feel his tenderness. She only felt chilled and desperate. She pushed Cheng Yunchuan away and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Yunchuan, I am... very tired... I want to... be alone..."
After saying that, she turned around and fled from the garden, leaving Cheng Yunchuan standing there alone, his eyes dim, as if his soul had been sucked out.
Back in the room, Jiang Mubai locked herself in the bathroom, letting the cold water wash over her body. She wanted to cry, but couldn't. She just felt uncomfortable in her chest, as if she was suffocating.
Why? Why did God torture her like this? Was she really destined to lose everything?
She hugged herself tightly, her body shaking, and the feeling of despair overwhelmed her.
At the same time, Cheng Yunchuan's phone kept ringing, all from the company's senior executives, questioning him and scolding him. He suppressed his anger and anxiety and responded one by one, trying to stabilize the situation.
However, the development of the matter was far worse than he had imagined. The termination of the contract with Shengshi Entertainment was just the beginning. Soon after, other partners also proposed to terminate the contract, advertisers withdrew their endorsements, and investors withdrew their capital...
Cheng Yunchuan's company is like a small boat in the wind and rain, which may capsize at any time.
The instigator of all this was Li Jingchen.
He sat in the office, reading the news online, with a cold smile on his face. Cheng Yunchuan, didn't you always say you wanted to protect Jiang Mubai and Xiao Nian? I want to see if you have any ability to protect them!
He picked up the phone and dialed a number. "The plan can begin..."
In the evening, Jiang Mubai dragged his tired body out of the room, only to see Cheng Yunchuan sitting in the living room, looking haggard and with empty eyes. There were several documents on the table, with the title "Divorce Agreement".
Jiang Mubai was stunned, his heart sank. "Brother Yunchuan, what do you mean by this?"
Cheng Yunchuan raised his head and looked at her with complicated eyes. "Mu Bai, let's...get a divorce."
Jiang Mubai only felt a buzzing in her ears, as if the whole world had collapsed. She looked at him in disbelief, her lips trembling as she asked, "Why? Why do you want a divorce? You...you don't love me anymore?"
Cheng Yunchuan took a deep breath and said in a sad tone: "No, I love you, I have always loved you. But... in this situation, I... I don't have the ability to protect you anymore... Divorce... is good for you and Xiao Nian..."
"No! I don't want a divorce! I don't want to leave you!" Jiang Mubai cried and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly, as if she wanted to merge him into her body. "Brother Yunchuan, I don't want money, nor do I want any custody, I just want you... I just want to be with you..."
Cheng Yunchuan hugged her tightly, his body trembling, tears silently falling. He wanted to tell her the truth, to tell her that all this was Li Jingchen's conspiracy, but he couldn't... He couldn't let her get involved in this dispute again...
"Mu Bai, I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." He choked and repeated this sentence over and over again. Apart from these three words, he could not say anything else.
Suddenly, a quick doorbell rang, breaking the silence of the living room. Cheng Yunchuan's assistant ran in in a panic, "Mr. Cheng, something bad has happened, Madam... Madam..."
"What's wrong with my mother?" Jiang Mubai raised his head suddenly, with an ominous premonition in his heart.
The assistant turned pale and stammered, "Madam...Madam...she...committed suicide by taking medicine..."
The assistant's words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in Jiang Mubai's ears. She pushed Cheng Yunchuan away, staggered back a few steps, her face as pale as paper. "Mom...Mom...you...how can you be so stupid..." Tears burst out like a dam, blurring her vision.
She stumbled out of the room, followed closely by Cheng Yunchuan.
The hospital was filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant, which was suffocating. Jiang Mubai sat weakly on a bench in the corridor, covering her face with her hands, her shoulders shaking constantly. Cheng Yunchuan sat beside her, hugging her silently, but he didn't know how to comfort her.
The rescue lasted for several hours, and the doctor finally came out, took off his mask, and shook his head tiredly. "I'm sorry, we have tried our best..."
Jiang Mubai felt a black screen in front of her eyes and almost fainted. Cheng Yunchuan supported her, his eyes also reddened.
Jiang Mubai was like a walking corpse, dealing with her mother's funeral numbly. She didn't even cry, but just shed tears silently, with empty eyes, as if she had lost her soul.
Cheng Yunchuan felt heartbroken when he saw her like this. He wanted to tell her the truth, to tell her that all this was Li Jingchen's conspiracy, but he couldn't... He couldn't let her get involved in this dispute again...
After the funeral, Jiang Mubai locked herself in her room, refusing to eat, drink, or talk. Cheng Yunchuan was worried that she would become depressed, so he stayed by her side.
"Mu Bai, eat something. Your body will collapse if you continue like this." Cheng Yunchuan held a bowl of porridge and coaxed her softly.
Jiang Mubai ignored him and just sat on the bed blankly, staring out the window with empty eyes.
Cheng Yunchuan sighed, put down the bowl, walked to her side, and gently hugged her. "Mu Bai, I know you are sad, but... you still have me... and Xiao Nian... we will all be with you..."
Jiang Mubai's tears finally burst out, she hugged Cheng Yunchuan tightly and cried loudly. "Brother Yunchuan... I... I'm so scared... I'm so scared of losing you..."
Cheng Yunchuan hugged her lovingly and stroked her hair over and over again. "Don't be afraid, Mu Bai, I won't leave you... Never..."
Li Jingchen's revenge did not stop there. He bribed the media to hype up the difficulties faced by Cheng Yunchuan's company, and even fabricated some unfounded charges to push Cheng Yunchuan to the forefront.
Cheng Yunchuan's company eventually failed to hold on and declared bankruptcy. Overnight, he went from being a successful person that everyone envied to a down-and-out businessman that everyone despised.
Jiang Mubai was heartbroken as she watched the news. She knew that all this was because of her, because of Li Jingchen's revenge on her.
She found Cheng Yunchuan and choked up and said, "Brother Yunchuan, I'm sorry... It's all because of me... that you got hurt..."
Cheng Yunchuan smiled softly and stroked her cheek gently. "Silly girl, what are you talking about? This has nothing to do with you... It's my own fault..."