Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 136 The Truth Behind Father Li's Death

In a single day, the daughter was murdered and the son was seriously injured in a car accident and had his limbs amputated.

After learning about these events, Zhang Xiang, who had run back to her parents' home, was so shocked that she fainted on the spot.

When she woke up, it was already dark.

She immediately bought a plane ticket and rushed back to Dongzhou City, heading straight to St. Anne's Hospital.

When Zhang Xiang arrived, it was still dark. Xie Xingyun's surgery had long been over, and he was still unconscious in the intensive care unit.

Zhang Xiang peered through the viewing window and saw her son covered in various monitoring devices. She cried her heart out.

"My son!"

Zhang Xiang burst into loud sobs, drawing the attention of other family members.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Qingkong quickly came out of the doctor's office.

She rushed over and held Zhang Xiang's arm, suppressing her grief as she urged her, "Mom, calm down, don't cry."

"Xingyun needs to rest, and the patients and their families on this floor also need to rest. Shall we go to the courtyard to talk?"

"Get out of my way!" Zhang Xiang shoved Jiang Qingkong hard.

Jiang Qingkong fell to the ground with a thud, her head hitting the wall, and she fainted on the spot from the pain.

Zhang Xiang: "..."

Zhang Xiang was amazed by Jiang Qingkong's acting skills.

"You little bitch, what are you pretending for! I didn't even use any force, when did you become so fragile!"

"Get up right now!" Zhang Xiang grabbed Jiang Qingkong's arm, trying to pull her up and expose her clumsy acting skills.

The family members and nurses who were standing by watching the commotion couldn't stand it anymore.

"You're such an unreasonable mother-in-law!"

A woman who was also a mother-in-law couldn't stand Zhang Xiang's behavior and went over to pull her away forcefully.

The woman grabbed Zhang Xiang by the collar and said indignantly, "Your son was in a car accident, and you're sad, but isn't she, as his wife, also sad?"

"I heard that when your son was in the car accident, the car was on fire and could have exploded at any moment. Your daughter-in-law risked her life to save him from the car."

"Didn't you see she was still wearing the blood-stained clothes from yesterday? She probably hasn't slept all day because of your son. As a mother, you should cherish such a sensible and kind daughter-in-law! And yet you treated her roughly and called her a slut."

"I've never seen such a wicked mother-in-law!"

People around her were all pointing and whispering about Zhang Xiang.

"Yes, I saw the video on Douyin of her daughter-in-law running towards the burning car and saving her son."

"To be honest, if it were me, I probably wouldn't have had that courage."

"Such a good daughter-in-law, and she not only doesn't cherish or appreciate her, but she even calls her a little bitch."

"Who is this?"

"I heard they are the Xie family."

"The Xie family? Which Xie family?"

"It's the Xie family behind Zhaixing Entertainment, right? Remember that notorious little devil Zhaixing? That's her daughter..."

Zhang Xiang's identity was thus completely exposed.

Xie Jiaoyue was wicked and had committed all sorts of evil deeds. As her mother, and also a mother who had an affair with her godson, Zhang Xiang suddenly became everyone's scoundrel.

Everyone crowded around Jiang Qingkong, staring at Zhang Xiang with shared hatred, giving Zhang Xiang no chance to get close to Jiang Qingkong.

Zhang Xiang's face turned pale and then red.

She had also watched the videos online.

To be honest, even Zhang Xiang's first reaction upon seeing that video was—

Jiang Qingkong truly loves her son to the core!

But after learning that her son had survived but had both legs amputated and would have to rely on a wheelchair to get around and live at Jiang Qingkong's mercy, she felt that Jiang Qingkong was wicked.

Jiang Qingkong's love for Xie Xingyun is far from being deep!

She hated him to the core!

Jiang Qingkong's goal in saving Xie Xingyun is to make Xingyun a useless person for life, living under her control.

Jiang Qingkong is a madwoman!

Zhang Xiang understands these things, but who else can?

Besides, the Xie family is full of wicked people, their reputation is ruined. Even if she revealed Jiang Qingkong's scheme, who would believe her?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiang both admired and feared Jiang Qingkong.

If she had known this little devil was so arrogant, she should have agreed to Xie Xingyun and Li Xi being together in the first place. Why did she have to marry this living devil!

Zhang Xiang knew that Jiang Qingkong was acting, and Jiang Qingkong also knew that Zhang Xiang knew she was acting.

But what does it matter?

Nowadays, everyone in Dongzhou City knows how deeply Jiang Qingkong loves her husband; she would truly go through fire and water for him!

From now on, everyone living in the Xie family will have to obey her.

She gives Xie Xingyun a meal, and Xie Xingyun is expected to be grateful. She locks him up for a few days, and Xie Xingyun has to obediently stay home and reflect on his actions.

Her child is cold and lifeless underground, so Xie Xingyun can forget about having fun in the mortal world!

With the nurse's help, Jiang Qingkong stood up and tearfully reminded Zhang Xiang, "Mom, Jiaoyue's body is in the morgue. She'll be sent to the funeral home for cremation tomorrow. Do you want to go see her?"

"Xingyun is seriously injured and unconscious, so he can't handle the funeral. We need to be strong. We still need to hold a funeral for Jiaoyue so that she can leave in a dignified and respectable manner."

Zhang Xiang already hated Jiang Qingkong to death.

Hearing Jiang Qingkong mention her tragically deceased daughter, Zhang Xiang was so angry she was practically fuming.

"...Jiang Qingkong, I'll kill you today!"

Zhang Xiang shouted as she rushed towards Jiang Qingkong, raising her bag to hit her.

"oops!"

Jiang Qingkong was so frightened that she hid behind the stranger.

Zhang Xiang chased after Jiang Qingkong and kept hitting her, but she couldn't hit her no matter what she did.

When she stopped to catch her breath, she saw Jiang Qingkong hiding behind the crowd, giving her a provocative and disdainful smile.

In an instant, all the anger and resentment that had been building up inside Zhang Xiang burst forth. She felt her blood churning in her chest, her head buzzing, and the world spinning around her...

boom!

Zhang Xiang collapsed to the ground.

"mom!"

Jiang Qingkong was terrified and cried out anxiously, "Doctor, nurse! Please save my mother!"

Zhang Xiang suffered a mild cerebral hemorrhage.

Fortunately, the rescue was timely and there was no danger to his life, but the hospital required him to be hospitalized for treatment and observation.

As a result, Zhang Xiang was also hospitalized.

...

Xie Xingyun lay motionless in the intensive care unit, Zhang Xiang was hospitalized for recuperation due to a cerebral hemorrhage, and Xie Mingzong was detained in the detention center awaiting sentencing.

The funeral arrangements for Xie Jiaoyue then fell to Jiang Qingkong.

On the afternoon of Xie Jiaoyue's burial, her tombstone was splattered with dog blood and rotten eggs.

Upon learning of this, Zhang Xiang was so angry she almost had another hemorrhage. She suspected that Jiang Qingkong had hired someone to do it and immediately called the police.

The police were very efficient; they identified the person who splashed the dog blood in just one day.

But the result was beyond Zhang Xiang's expectations: "Ms. Zhang, the person who splashed dog blood was not Ms. Jiang, but a woman surnamed Li."

Not Jiang Qingkong?

"Surname Li? Who is that? What grudge does she have against my daughter?" Zhang Xiang was filled with questions.

Officer Wang said, "Her name was Li Fei. Her older sister, Li Yu, was a minor actress at Zhaixing Entertainment Company. On the very night your daughter was murdered, Li Yu also committed suicide..."

Li Yu was a bright and beautiful young woman.

Three years ago, Xie Jiaoyue set her sights on being the female lead in renowned director Qiao Yuhong's new film.

However, she was not a big enough star to play the lead role, so Xie Jiaoyue secretly invited Qiao Yuhong to dinner, intending to bribe him with gifts.

Qiao Yuhong refused the gift and instead specifically asked Li Yu to sleep with him.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in this industry; in fact, it's quite common. But the difference is that actors offer meals and sex to these actors in order to secure resources for themselves.

Xie Jiaoyue wants the lead role, but she has to sell Li Yu's body, which is against the rules.

But Xie Jiaoyue agreed anyway.

Relying on her status as the little princess of Zhaixing Entertainment, and knowing that all the company's artists wanted to curry favor with her, Xie Jiaoyue organized a gathering to invite Li Yu to the club.

On the way to the private room, Xie Jiaoyue deliberately hitched a ride with someone to delay her arrival.

Qiao Yuhong's men took the opportunity to drug Li Yu, and while she was unconscious, they took her away and slept with her.

When Li Yu woke up the next day, he thought that he had accidentally gotten drunk and that was why Qiao Yuhong had taken advantage of him.

Afterwards, Qiao Yuhong gave her a few small favors, and then dumped her when he got tired of her.

Fearing that Li Yu would cause trouble after learning the truth, Xie Jiaoyue deliberately found fault with her and put her in a state of isolation.

During the year he was sidelined, Li Yu was depressed and only survived by taking antidepressants.

But a few days ago, when Li Yu saw Xie Jiaoyue's crimes, he realized that the assault he suffered while drunk three years ago was not an accident, but a scheme by Xie Jiaoyue!

Already suffering from severe depression, Li Yu, in a fit of grief and anger, left behind a suicide note in his own blood accusing Xie Jiaoyue. On the very night Xie Jiaoyue was murdered by Zeng An, Li Yu also jumped into the river and committed suicide.

After seeing her older sister's suicide note, Li Fei was so grief-stricken that her hair turned white overnight. In the past few days, Li Fei has been looking for an opportunity to take revenge on Xie Jiaoyue.

However, the Xie family has not released the location of Xie Jiaoyue's body, so Li Fei can only wait.

Finally, after Xie Jiaoyue was buried, she rushed over and splashed dog blood on her.

"Ms. Zhang."

Officer Wang said coldly, "Xie Jiaoyue caused Li Fei's sister to commit suicide in resentment. It's not excessive for Li Fei to throw dog blood on her tombstone."

"One should be lenient when possible. The young girl's hair turned white overnight from grief; it's not easy for her either."

Zhang Xiang assumed the blood was splashed by her haters, which is why she dared to call the police.

Unexpectedly, the truth uncovered by the police investigation turned out to be another scandal involving Xie Jiaoyue.

Even with her thick skin, Zhang Xiang dared not pursue Li Fei's responsibility any further.

After Officer Wang left, Zhang Xiang leaned weakly against the pillows on the bed, her face showing utter dejection.

She was wrong...

Jiaoyue and Xingyun were both very sensible and kind children when they were young.

When did they become like this?

Upon closer reflection, it seems that everything changed once the family became wealthy and joined the ranks of the elite in Dongzhou City.

After they became rich, Xie Mingzong and Zhang Xiang grew tired of each other and began keeping young girls on the side.

Zhang Xiang was busy arguing and getting angry with Xie Mingzong and fighting with those young girls, completely neglecting to educate Jiao Yue.

Later, she fell in love with Qin Xiu...

For a middle-aged woman, spring comes twice, like an old house catching fire, spiraling out of control.

As a result, they neglected to educate and care for their children.

Those years were a crucial period for my daughter to develop her values.

If she truly cared about Jiao Yue, how could she not have noticed that Jiao Yue had gone astray?

If I had known sooner, I could have helped her correct it sooner...

"It was my fault..."

Two streams of tears rolled down Zhang Xiang's face as she sobbed, "It's my fault that my daughter died. I didn't raise her well..."

*

Li Xi stood outside the door, listening to the sounds inside with a blank expression.

Jiang Qingkong also came over. Seeing Li Xi standing outside the door without going in, she simply opened the door and said, "Come in."