Chapter 457 - 466: Shocking Bad News
As they were talking, Li Yifei’s phone rang. It was a call from Officer Lin Qiong, Chu Xiaoyao immediately leaned over, trying to eavesdrop on Li Yifei’s call. Li Yifei flicked Chu Xiaoyao’s forehead and stood up to walk to the side before casually answering, "Officer Lin, long time no see."
But Officer Lin Qiong’s tone sounded rather heavy, "Are you with Chu Xiaoyao right now?"
Li Yifei was immediately surprised, "She’s at my place, what’s wrong?"
"You better be prepared, Chu Xiaoyao’s parents are both gone."
"What?" Li Yifei exclaimed in shock.
"There’s a suicide note, Chu Xiaoyao’s mother had always been extremely angry about her father seeing other women, but for Chu Xiaoyao’s sake, she never made a scene. Now that Xiaoyao did well on her exams, she’s sure to get into a good university, so she felt she had no more ties holding her back. She poisoned her husband with a strong pesticide and drank it herself, too. They’re both... dead now. Bring Xiaoyao back home," Officer Lin Qiong said.
Li Yifei was stunned by the news. During Xiaoyao’s college entrance exam, her mother always seemed hesitant to speak and even said a couple of cryptic things to him, telling him to take good care of Xiaoyao in the future. Little did he know that she had already made up her mind to join her husband in death by then.
"Uncle, what’s wrong?" Chu Xiaoyao stood in front of Li Yifei, playfully waving her little hand in front of him with a mischievous face.
Looking at Chu Xiaoyao’s smile, Li Yifei felt as if a needle had pricked his heart. He extended his hand to gently hold Chu Xiaoyao’s hand, took a breath, and asked, "Xiaoyao, you’re an adult now, aren’t you?"
"Of course, I am. I’ve already had my eighteenth birthday; I’m a grown-up now. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare tease you like this, Uncle," Chu Xiaoyao boasted proudly, her smile radiant.