CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: IS MARRYING A CRIPPLE REALLY A GOOD THING?

Qin Xin never imagined in her life that one day she would attend her own funeral.

A few sycamore trees hid her petite figure from being discovered by others, but allowed her to see clearly what was happening in the "memorial hall" on the other side of the garden.

Under the simple white banner, the old servant Aunt Cui was supporting the inconsolably weeping Mrs. Qin, standing beside the copper coffin.

Behind them was her younger brother, Qin Xiaoshuang, who had just started high school.

Qin Wenrou stood a little further away on the lawn where a few pots of orchids were placed, talking on the phone while pinching the small flower buds that had just sprouted in the orchid pot.

The sparse group of four or five people, in the empty garden, added a touch of desolation.

Mrs. Qin kept crying.

Qin Xiaoshuang pressed his lips tightly and said nothing, clenching his fists hard.

Until Aunt Cui reminded: "Madam, it’s time to close the coffin and send it to the funeral home for burial..."

To close the coffin means the end of the funeral.

It signifies that a person officially bids farewell to this world, and their spirit completely leaves this home, severing all ties with the mortal world.

Mrs. Qin nodded while sobbing.

Aunt Cui then called the house servants to move the coffin lid.

Just as the lid was about to be sealed tightly.

Suddenly!

A hand pressed down on the lid!

"My sister is not dead! Get away from there!"

Qin Xiaoshuang, eyes wide and without a tear, but filled with bloodshot veins, stopped the servants from closing the coffin.

Qin Wenrou, who was on the phone, turned her head: "What’s the fuss, Xiao Shuang, don’t be childish."

Qin Xiaoshuang’s voice rose a few pitches: "I said, my sister is not dead! This coffin is obviously empty, her body hasn’t even been found, on what grounds do you claim she’s dead? Are you in such a hurry to send her to the grave?"

Qin Wenrou’s lips moved, her tone gentle: "Xiao Shuang, I know it’s hard for you to accept the reality. But she truly is gone. That day, she didn’t listen to her classmates’ advice, insisted on going ice-skating alone, and ended up accidentally falling into the lake. The rescue team searched the lake for three days and only found her clothes. You have to understand, it was Ice Lake at minus forty-five degrees, nobody could have survived. Her body..."

After a pause, Qin Wenrou’s tone became firm and stern: "Her body had long been divided by the fish, that’s why it can’t be found. The rescue team has already issued a death certificate, what are you still fighting for? Do you really want to recover her remnants and bones, would that satisfy you?"

The questioning voice, word by word, reached Qin Xin’s ears clearly.

Not listening to advice to go ice-skating?

It was clearly Qin Wenrou who secretly went ice-skating and had an accident that day. She went to rescue, only to fall into the meticulously planned trap without any defense!

Remnants and bones?

So this is the ending Qin Wenrou arranged for her, worth less than a plate of leftovers.

Ha ha.

Qin Xin’s eyes were chillingly cold, without the slightest warmth.

The lawn beneath her feet seemed to be infected with heavy grief and anger, rustling fiercely in the wind, wrapping around her protectively. Each blade of grass was like a sharp blade, pointing in the direction of Qin Wenrou!

After hearing Qin Wenrou’s explanation, Qin Xiaoshuang not only did not calm down but became even more agitated, holding the coffin tightly, not allowing anyone to move: "My sister is not dead! I believe my sister is not dead! Mom, say something, do you also think eldest sister is dead?"

Mrs. Qin, who was timid by nature, found herself confused amidst her children’s dispute, not knowing whom to side with for a moment. She was stunned for a while, then covered her face and cried: "Xin’er, you were so young, you should have been getting married. I had arranged your marriage, Mr. Nalan was even ready with the betrothal gifts, how could you have gone just like that..."

From a distance, Qin Xin was startled!

What?

When was she supposed to get married?

To whom, Mr. Nalan?

She knew nothing about it!