Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 539 - 532: Not an Accident (Part 1)
Bai Yiran kept waiting for Leng Yichen’s reply. Even when Xiao Xi cried because he wasn’t full, Bai Yiran couldn’t attend to him, as her eyes were fixed on the phone, praying that Cheng Shishi was okay.
The moment the phone rang, Bai Yiran’s heart trembled fiercely with it. She answered the phone in a panic, her voice trembling, "How is it? Shishi is alright, right?"
There was a silence on the other end, a silence that shattered Bai Yiran’s last bit of hope.
"Say something!" Bai Yiran screamed into the phone frantically.
Perhaps Bai Yiran’s hysterical scream scared Xiao Xi, and his cries grew sharper.
Sister Liu saw this and quickly picked up Xiao Xi, leaving the nursery.
"Shishi was in a car accident and is no longer with us."
Leng Yichen’s voice was low, trying not to upset Bai Yiran too much.
Yet he knew that such news was a shock to Bai Yiran in itself.
The moment the phone fell, a piercing cry came from the nursery.
Sister Liu held the constantly crying Xiao Xi in the living room, rocking her arms non-stop. In an instant, the cries of both Bai Yiran and Xiao Xi echoed throughout the house, causing Sister Liu to feel wretched, tears streaming silently down her face.
By the time Leng Yichen informed Bai Yiran of Cheng Shishi’s death, Cheng Gang and Xia Lian had already been notified by the police.
Initially, upon receiving the grim news, Cheng Gang and Xia Lian thought it was a scam call. Their daughter had just been fine; how could she be gone just like that?
It wasn’t until the police persistently notified them for the fourth time that Cheng Gang and Xia Lian began to realize that it might be true.
Xia Lian fainted instantly, unable to withstand the shock, while Cheng Gang’s body swayed, yet he could only muster strength to revive Xia Lian.
Until they saw Cheng Shishi’s body, they refused to believe this fact.
When they saw Cheng Shishi again, it was in the cold morgue.
After conducting an investigation at the scene, the police initially suspected it was a traffic accident and sent the driver and Cheng Shishi’s body directly to the morgue of the funeral home.
Bai Yiran felt the police handled it too hastily and insisted on going to the funeral home to identify Cheng Shishi’s body. Leng Yichen didn’t want her to go since she had previously suffered from trauma disorder, fearing that Shishi’s incident would cause her further distress.
However, Leng Yichen understood Bai Yiran’s stubbornness; if he didn’t let her go, the result might be even worse.
Moreover, with such a family catastrophe, only Leng Yichen could hold the scene together at such a moment.
The police also paid extra attention to the matter since Cheng Shishi was Leng Yichen’s sister-in-law.
Even upon reaching the funeral home, Bai Yiran was in a daze. She couldn’t wrap her mind around the fact that Cheng Shishi had passed away. That cheeky girl who argued with her that afternoon, telling her not to meddle, how could she now be lying there as a cold corpse?
Since the traffic accident was still under investigation, Cheng Shishi’s body was kept separately, awaiting family claim.
Bai Yiran stood at the door, listening to the cries of Xia Lian and Cheng Gang from inside. The last glimmer of hope in her heart faded away.
Leng Yichen stood behind Bai Yiran, wrapping his arm around her shoulder, letting her lean on him; he knew that if he wasn’t by her side at this moment, she wouldn’t even have the strength to enter that room.
With trembling hands, Bai Yiran gently pushed open the door, making the cries of Xia Lian and Cheng Gang become even more jarring.
Cheng Shishi’s body was a shocking sight, with no part intact; her face was pierced with glass shards, her arms and legs twisted, eyes wide open, and lips parted.
"Shishi..." Bai Yiran hurried to Cheng Shishi’s side, those few steps seemingly taking all the strength she had.
