Chapter 237: Chapter 237

Qin Siling was stupefied. "Dad, how could this be?"

Qin Han’s face showed a rare solemnity. He only spoke after a long silence, "Find a way to meet Gu Anxi. No matter what, we must protect the Qin family."

Qin Siling was even more confused. "Dad, is it that serious?"

She added, "It can’t be. The Qin family has such deep foundations, and I’m here to support..."

Qin Han was smoking heavily in the corridor, silent for a long time.

In that moment, he seemed to have aged many years.

Finally, Qin Han spoke. "We still have to find an opportunity."

After a moment, he added with a deep sigh, "Gu Yuntian’s car accident has something to do with our family. Gu Anxi won’t let us go. I just hope she can consider the past... and let Siyuan go."

This time, Qin Siling was completely stunned, murmuring, "Dad."

Just as she was about to say something, her gaze suddenly shot forward.

Qin Siyuan’s expression was horrified as he stared straight at his father.

He rushed forward, grabbing Qin Han by the collar. "Dad, say it again! Say it again!"

He had even forgotten this was his own father as he shoved Qin Han against the wall.

Qin Han did not resist, dejectedly allowing Qin Siyuan to pin him there.

Qin Siyuan stared at Qin Han, waiting for an answer. But the long silence told him the cruel truth.

He slowly let go of Qin Han, stepped back, and laughed bitterly. "Dad, why? Was it to compete with Uncle Gu, or for Bishui Yuntian?"

"Didn’t you know that I loved Gu Anxi?" he murmured. "I was crazy about her! But the woman I loved was in a car accident orchestrated by you, while I... I was celebrating my birthday. Dad, how do you expect me to live the rest of my life? Living every day in guilt and pain?"

Qin Han’s lips moved. "The Qin family was just... cooperating."

What a ’just’ that was.

Qin Siyuan laughed, veins bulging on his forehead, his eyes bloodshot as if he had suffered a tremendous blow.

He kept backing away, then abruptly turned and left.

"Siyuan," Qin Siling called, but he didn’t look back.

Qin Han said quietly, "Let him calm down."

It wasn’t just Qin Siyuan; even Qin Siling needed to calm down.

She had guessed about the car accident long ago. But she hadn’t expected Gu Anxi to know, nor for Gu Anxi to turn the tables and devastate the Qin family so thoroughly. Newest update provıded by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝗂𝗋𝖾⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥

She looked at her father. He should have been vigorous and in high spirits at his age, but now all she saw was utter dejection.

Qin Siling slowly slumped down. "Dad, what should we do now?"

Qin Han, trembling, lit another cigarette and took a few harsh drags. "We’ll discuss it later."

Qin Siyuan left the hospital. He drove aimlessly and, somehow, ended up at the Gu family’s villa.

Large red maples grew at the entrance to the Gu family’s villa. Sunlight filtered through their half-red, half-yellow leaves, sprinkling specks of light on the ground.

Qin Siyuan remembered a time, long, long ago, when he had leaned against a tree trunk, watching Gu Anxi try to catch those dancing specks of light beneath the tree.

Qin Siyuan got out of the car and stood under that tree.

He was still here, but he had lost the person who used to stand in that light.

He had been celebrating his birthday while she was in a car accident. So many shards embedded in her body... it must have hurt terribly.

In the past, he had always felt he had wronged her, bearing only the guilt of being Bo Qing.

Now, he knew. What the Qin family owed the Gu family was a blood debt.

Qin Siyuan closed his eyes, his Adam’s apple bobbing uncontrollably.

Of all the painful moments in his life, none could compare to this.