mtl008 Chapter 1027: Things outside the body
Chapter 1027: Things outside the body
"Hello?" He answered the phone tremblingly.
"Mr. Cheng, long time no see." A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, which made Cheng Yunchuan stunned for a moment.
It's Li Cheng! He's still alive!
"You...you are not..." Cheng Yunchuan was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"Haha, are you surprised? I'm not dead yet, Cheng Yunchuan." Li Cheng's voice was full of teasing, "Do you want to know where your precious son is? I can tell you, but..."
Li Cheng paused, his tone becoming grim, "You have to pay the price."
Cheng Yunchuan could hardly breathe, and the phone burned his hand like a red-hot iron. "Li Cheng... where is your child?" His voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.
Li Cheng smiled grimly on the other end of the phone, "Don't worry, Cheng the big star. Your baby son is in my hands now, alive and kicking. But..." He stretched out his voice, enjoying Cheng Yunchuan's fear, "If you want him to be safe, you have to listen to me."
"What do you want me to do?" Cheng Yunchuan clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into the flesh.
"It's very simple," Li Cheng said frivolously, "I want you to publicly admit that the child you had with Jiang Mubai is not mine at all. I want you to tell the whole world that you, Cheng Yunchuan, are a complete liar and a scumbag who abandoned his wife and children!"
Cheng Yunchuan's heart suddenly sank, as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand. This was even more painful than killing him. How could he admit to such a false accusation? How could he let Jiang Mubai endure such humiliation?
Li Cheng on the other end of the phone continued, "How about it? Have you thought about it? I'll give you ten minutes, and I'll call you back in ten minutes. If you don't agree, you'll be responsible for the consequences." After that, Li Cheng hung up the phone.
Cheng Yunchuan slumped down on the sofa, his phone slipped from his hand and fell on the carpet with a dull thud. Jiang Mubai heard the noise and ran out of the bedroom, "What's wrong? Yunchuan, what happened?"
Seeing Cheng Yunchuan's distraught look, Jiang Mubai's heart suddenly sank. "Yunchuan, say something! Is it a child..."
Cheng Yunchuan raised his head and looked at Jiang Mubai with empty eyes. His lips trembled, but he couldn't make any sound. He didn't know how to tell her, and he didn't know how to face the coming storm.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Mubai felt even more uneasy. She grabbed his arm and asked anxiously, "Yunchuan, tell me, what happened? Is it Li Cheng? Did he call?"
Cheng Yunchuan finally found his voice, but it was as hoarse as sandpaper. "He...he wants me...to admit that the child is not his..."
Jiang Mubai was stunned, as if she didn't understand what he said. "What? What do you mean? The child is not his, could it be..." She suddenly thought of a terrible possibility, and her face turned pale in an instant, "Could it be... Could it be that the child is..."
Cheng Yunchuan closed his eyes in pain and nodded.
"No! Impossible!" Jiang Mubai pushed him away violently and staggered back a few steps. "You are lying to me! You must be lying to me! How could the child be... How could it be..." She covered her mouth and shook her head desperately, tears rolling down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string.
Cheng Yunchuan wanted to go forward to comfort her, but she pushed him away. "Don't touch me!" Jiang Mubai shouted hysterically, "Go away! Go away! I don't want to see you again!"
Cheng Yunchuan's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He was in great pain as he watched Jiang Mubai collapse. He knew that nothing he said now would help, so he could only turn around and leave silently.
He walked to the door, paused for a moment, and finally did not look back. He was afraid, afraid to see Jiang Mubai's desperate eyes, afraid to hear her heart-breaking voice.
He closed the door gently and left this home that was once full of laughter and joy. At this moment, his heart was filled with powerlessness and despair. He didn't know what to do, and didn't know how to save everything.
Not long after he left, Jiang Mubai's phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
After hesitating for a moment, she answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello, Miss Jiang." A gentle female voice came from the other end of the phone, "I am Cheng Yunchuan's psychologist, my last name is Lin. Mr. Cheng asked me to call you, he asked me to tell you..."
Doctor Lin paused, his tone becoming somewhat serious, "Mr. Cheng... he has severe depression, and now... already..."
Jiang Mubai's heart sank suddenly, and she had a premonition that something bad had happened. She asked tremblingly: "He...what happened to him?"
"He...he committed suicide..."
From the other end of the line came the sobbing voice of Dr. Lin and the heart-wrenching cry of Jiang Mubai...
All of this was seen by Li Cheng who was hiding in the dark. A cold smile appeared on his lips, and a crazy light flashed in his eyes.
"Cheng Yunchuan, do you think this is the end? The game has just begun..."
Jiang Mubai's heart-wrenching cries echoed in the empty room, as sharp as a knife, stabbing into her heart again and again. Dr. Lin's words were like a thunderbolt, shattering her. Cheng Yunchuan, the gentle and considerate man, the man who once promised to protect her for a lifetime, actually chose to leave her in such a decisive way.
She collapsed to the ground, her phone slipping off the floor, the strange number still showing on the screen. She hugged herself tightly, her body shaking like a fallen leaf, tears blurring her vision. Why? Why did this happen?
Li Cheng stood in front of the French window, looking at Jiang Mubai crying downstairs, with a cruel smile on his face. Cheng Yunchuan, do you think you can be free if you die? You are wrong! This is just the beginning! I want you to watch your beloved woman walk step by step into the abyss!
He took out his cell phone and dialed a number. "Hello, it's me. The plan can start now..."
Jiang Mubai spent several days in a daze, like a walking corpse. She didn't eat, drink, or sleep, but just sat on the sofa blankly, replaying every moment she had with Cheng Yunchuan in her mind.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. She reacted slowly, walked slowly to the door and opened it.
A man in a black suit stood outside the door, holding a document in his hand. "Hello, Miss Jiang. I am a lawyer, and I am entrusted by Mr. Cheng to give you this will."
Jiang Mubai took the document and opened it with shaking hands. The content of the will was very simple. Cheng Yunchuan left all his property to her, including a villa, a luxury car, and a huge inheritance.
Seeing this, Jiang Mubai couldn't hold back any longer, and tears burst out again. She didn't understand why Cheng Yunchuan did this? He knew clearly that what she needed most right now was these material possessions.