CHAPTER 353: CHAPTER 352: REMEMBERING

Xiao Bai chuckled twice and waved his hand, "Got it, got it. Half of your kingdom belongs to you, don’t worry, you won’t be left out."

This madam is really not easy to fool.

Chuchu said with a cheerful smile, "Thanks, Second Brother, I like all these things. I hope you find your other half soon." She didn’t know what was going on with Jiang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Bai.

Time flies, three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chuchu woke up in the morning and glanced at her phone, which had a message from Jiang Kechu sent that morning:

"Good morning, my little sweetheart, tomorrow you will become my bride, love you."

How cheesy. Chuchu found out that since coming back from the hospital, Jiang Kechu had turned on the cheesy switch.

Him, who rarely texted, began to send messages regularly like clocking in, one in the morning and one at night, each more cheesy than the last.

But she liked it!

Chuchu sent Jiang Kechu a text back, telling him he didn’t need to come to accompany her for meals today; she was going to the villa to pack things up.

After breakfast, Chuchu informed the old man and then drove the reddish-purple sports car given to her by Xiao Bai, showing off all the way to the villa area.

After getting married, she would move to the wedding house in the West District, and she planned to bring some things over; she never had the time before, but today she intended to properly sort out her things.

There were many things here that she brought with her when she went to college from Wutong County.

Chuchu first pulled out Bai Zhixi’s photo from the cabinet, extending her hand to touch Bai Zhixi’s smiling face.

"Mom, I’m getting married tomorrow, are you happy for me?"

She carefully placed Bai Zhixi’s photo into the box and continued to take things out of the cabinet, two boxes, and upon opening them, they were the jade jewelry that the old man had given her.

An idea flashed through Chuchu’s mind; why not wear this pair of Jade Bracelets when toasting at the wedding ceremony? They would perfectly match the traditional Chinese dress. So she took out the jewelry box and placed it into her purse.

As she continued to dig through her belongings, she found another box, which was the Diamond necklace given to her by the president of K country, later returned to her by the state. The jewelry set was too dazzling; it was better kept at the bottom of the trunk, and if she had a daughter in the future, she would pass it on to her.

Thinking about the future, Chuchu in her previous life, because of her faults, didn’t have children, but this time she definitely wanted to have two beautiful children with Jiang Kechu.

An envelope fell out.

Chuchu picked it up curiously, oh, it was a photo of Wan Shiguo that she acquired from the organization while on a mission in K country.

She took out the photo of Wan Shiguo holding her, and suddenly, she felt a pang of heartache, struggling to catch her breath.

In the military base, Jiang Kechu was in the middle of a work handover, starting from tomorrow, he would be on marriage leave, imagining Chuchu walking towards him step by step in a white wedding dress, Jiang Kechu’s face lit up with a smile, making Chen Ke, who was standing beside him, get goosebumps.

Captain Jiang had been like this these past couple of days, smiling out of nowhere at any moment; it was eerie.

Just then, Jiang Kechu’s phone on the desk began to vibrate, but he was still smiling.

Chen Ke helplessly said, "Captain Jiang, your phone is ringing."

Jiang Kechu finally snapped back to reality, picked up the phone and saw it was a call from Chuchu. He didn’t rush to answer but waved to Chen Ke, signaling for him to scram and make room quickly.

Chen Ke shrugged his shoulders and hurried off.

Captain Jiang was clearly going to speak some sugary sweet nothings to his little girlfriend.

"Hello, Chuchu, missing me?" Jiang Kechu said with a smile.

But Chuchu on the other end of the phone had a frigid expression; after a pause, she decisively and coldly said, "Jiang Kechu, tomorrow’s wedding is canceled."

Boom——

Something in Jiang Kechu’s mind collapsed thunderously; he knew that Chuchu must have remembered everything about Wan Shiguo.

Just as Wan Chu’er was about to hang up the phone, Jiang Kechu said anxiously, "Chuchu, where are you? I’m coming to find you."

"There’s no need." Wan Chu’er indifferently ended the call and then collapsed on the floor, hugging Wan Shiguo’s photo, curling up into a ball.

She remembered.

She remembered going to Country H, entering the underground altar, and witnessing the five wooden cages on the altar, and the living human sacrifices inside them.

She remembered the wad of paper.

She remembered that it was in that moment that Wan Shiguo breathed his last; he couldn’t hold on any longer.

She remembered that at the moment Wan Shiguo died, she mercilessly ran away.

She remembered going back to pick up the wad of paper, but not taking another look at Wan Shiguo.

She remembered when she returned to the underground chamber and saw Wan Shiguo’s face, distorted from torture, lifeless, and the heart-wrenching emotional breakdown she had at that moment.

"Daddy... Daddy..." Wan Chu’er murmured in agony, trembling like a withered leaf in the cold wind.

Why didn’t she go to Country H just a bit earlier?

Why couldn’t she be braver that night, to take a good look at the people in the cages, so she could have found Wan Shiguo?

Wan Shiguo, after suffering for so many years, had held on by gripping onto the photo of his family in his palm. He must have been waiting for her, waiting to be rescued by her.

But what had she done?

She was recklessly enjoying her youth, attending classes, playing basketball, having fun in school... She was having a romantic relationship with Jiang Kechu.

Wan Shiguo died so miserably right in front of her, yet she turned a blind eye, even blamed him for frightening her.

And in the blink of an eye, she had forgotten Wan Shiguo, even foolishly thinking about marriage. How could she be so cruel, so inhumane...

The more she thought, the more Wan Chu’er hated herself, raising her hand to give herself a fierce slap.

After the initial panic, Jiang Kechu quickly calmed down. He recalled Wan Chu’er’s text from the morning, saying that she was going to clean up the villa today. Chuchu must be at the villa then, surely she saw something, something that triggered her.

How could he not have realized it! Jiang Kechu regretted, then immediately rushed out the door; he had to see Wan Chu’er at once.

Chuchu must be in so much pain now.

Chen Ke, who was outside, was startled to see Jiang Kechu running out like a madman, and quickly called out, "Captain Jiang."

But Jiang Kechu, as if he hadn’t heard him, got into his car and sped off like a released arrow.

What’s going on? Wasn’t everything fine just a moment ago?

Jiang Kechu sped all the way to the villa area, the entrance door was unchecked, and as soon as he entered, he called out, "Chuchu, where are you?"

Then he ran up to the second floor to Wan Chu’er’s bedroom; the door was wide open, and at first glance, he saw Wan Chu’er convulsing on the floor, with her belongings scattered all around in a mess.

Jiang Kechu rushed over in two steps and tenderly lifted Wan Chu’er off the ground.

"Chuchu, I’m sorry..."

But Wan Chu’er had no reaction, still lost in her own agony, trembling incessantly.

Eventually, under the gentle consolation of Jiang Kechu, Wan Chu’er slowly calmed down, her eyes tearfully blurred as she looked at the anxiously concerned Jiang Kechu.