PAK !

Another slap landed on the man's face and Rong Xinghe grabbed his collar forcefully as she made him look at her ,"What kind of revenge were you planning ? This is what you call revenge ? Just because I apparently 'killed' your brother , you have stooped so low to kill someone's unborn child ?"

Mother Zhou couldn't watch her son getting blamed and accused like this anymore , so she quickly tried to separate Rong Xinghe from Zhou Che ,"Don't hurt him. Please don't kill another son of mine , Xinghe. Please don't s.n.a.t.c.h my only son away from me !"

Rong Xinghe released Zhou Che's collar and stood up again as she glared coldly at Mother Zhou ,"I am going to say this for the last fu*cking time. I have not killed Zhou Zhichen. If I had done that , then I wouldn't have had visited Zhichen's grave on his every death anniversary. I wouldn't have had donated millions of rmb's to Drug Rehab Centers every year.

"I know you all will not believe me and I don't plan to explain anything to you anymore either. All I want to say is that the Zhous better pray for well-being of my niece. Otherwise , even I am afraid of myself when I am angry.

"And yes , Mr. Zhou Che , I won't take this evidence to the court. That will be too easy and lenient on you. When it comes to contacts , no one can compete to me. I have many underworld buddies by my side. And right now , I know the current location of every Zhou Family member. Don't you dare act smart or who knows whom you will lose next ? "

Rong Xinghe turned around and left after saying these words leaving everyone in complete shock. Not even the girl's brothers knew that she was a.s.sociated with the shady part of the world as well. But now that they thought about it , she might have had came in contact with those people during her Military Chief training.

It was now that Zhou Che's parents realized that she was no more the naive and sweet girl from five years ago. She had grown up to be a merciless and confident woman who couldn't be offended so easily.

Zhou Che had already realized the changes in Rong Xinghe and was not too stunned by her reaction. In fact , he thought that it was completely reasonable.

He stood up from the floor as he requested Mother Zhou and Father Zhou to leave before him and said that he needed some time alone. The Zhou elders understood what the man meant and left unwillingly.

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Zhou Che simply disappeared from the girl's family's line of sight and wandered aimlessly in the hospital. He knew that he was responsible for what had happened but he was still not able to understand the reason behind him suddenly speeding up the car and colliding with Lu Wei's car.

He had indeed followed the man but he had no idea as to why he would initiate the accident all of a sudden. How come everything turned out to be like this ?

He wasn't afraid of punishment. But it was the undeniable truth that a pregnant woman and her baby were affected adversely because of him. This was a burden he couldn't carry on his shoulders for all his life.

"Mr. Zhou Che ? Is that you ?"

Zhou Che stopped in his tracks when an elderly doctor called him from behind. Zhou Che turned around to face the doctor confusedly ,"Do I know you ?"

"Oh no. You don't. But I knew your brother Zhou Zhichen. He often showed me your photos and told me that he considered you as his inspiration. I was his psychiatrist six years ago. My name is Dr. Gu Jinli. I am really sorry for what happened to your brother. My deep condolences are with your family.", the old doctor said sincerely.

"Psychiatrist ? ...Zhichen's ?", Zhou Che suddenly felt like something was amiss.

The old man shrugged ,"Yes gentleman. I was the one who was counseling him for four months constantly regarding his drug addiction. I still remember that he had started to recuperate pretty well.

"Ms. Xinghe never missed a single appointment. She was a lovely lady and cared a lot about your brother. It is rare to see people like her and that's why I remember you even after all these years..."

After hearing Rong Xinghe's name , Zhou Che could not process anything further. The doctor kept on talking to him but his head was in a complete mess by now.

After sometime , the man took a deep breath and held onto the doctor's hand pleadingly ," This is Military Sanatorium , right ? Footage records of minimum ten years are always stored here , right ? Could you please show me the footage clips of your conversation with Xinghe ? I beg you ! This is a question of life and death , doctor. Please ! "

Dr. Gu Jinli was taken aback by the man's desperate expression and finally accepted his request after some convincing ,"Come with me."

Soon , Zhou Che stepped into the doctor's cabin and the old man selected CCTV footage copies from his laptop. After few seconds , the laptop screen lit up and it showed the same cabin. Dr. Gu Jinli was sitting on his chair while Rong Xinghe was facing him. This girl was so... fragile and delicate. The woman he had once fallen for was this same girl.

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"Thank you , Dr. Gu. Zhichen has been controlling himself a lot these days. I am sure if everything went on like this , he will soon be able to break these shackles of addiction." , Rong Xinghe thanked the doctor sincerely.

"Don't mention it , Ms . Rong. This is my duty. By the way , when do you plan to tell about this to Zhou Che ?", Dr. Gu asked.

"It is Che's mother's birthday after two days. I will tell about this to him after that. Zhichen has been quite a rebel about this. He doesn't want to disappoint his idol , his brother. Moreover , I am the only person he is trusting right now. If I break his trust now , I am afraid that he will stop interacting with anyone openly.", the girl explained seriously.

"You are right , Ms. Xinghe. At this time , Zhichen trusts only you and it is brave of him to try to leave drugs. He is lucky to have you by his side. Most importantly , he considers you as his own family. In fact , he respects you more than he respects Zhou Che. I have noticed that.

"He has said it many times that he will never forgive the person who hurts you.", the doctor smiled.

"HAHAHA . Such a dork he is... But I really want him to live a long and happy life doctor. Please help me do that.", Rong Xinghe laughed.

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The moment the video ended , Zhou Che lost all his strength and sat down on the nearby chair. He was suddenly feeling like his soul had been sucked out of his body. He was finding it hard to even breath now. After sometime , drops of tears flowed down his eyes and his throat choked...

d.a.m.n it !

He had committed such a sin !

A sin , for which , even his Zhichen would never forgive him...

Oh Xinghe ! I was so wrong about you...