Chapter 501
"Miss Shen, that statement really is a misunderstanding. What else could I have done? I simply failed to take good care of your daughter, so I returned her to you, her rightful guardian."
Chen Wenzhou smiled innocently and lifted his hand in a gesture towards Yuexue, who was being held tightly in Shen Heyu’s arms.
"Now that I’ve returned your daughter to you, what else could I possibly do?"
Shen Heyyu held Yuexue tightly, slowly standing up and looking at the unreadable smile on Chen Wenzhou’s face.
"Yuexue has always been a bargaining chip in your hands, used to threaten me, to force me to do things I didn’t want to do. How could you just easily hand her back to me now? There must be something that has happened."
Shen Heyu didn’t believe Chen Wenzhou was this kindhearted, especially not at this time. He had just tried to falsely accuse himself of driving a woman to death, and at such a crucial juncture, he had delivered Yuexue back to him.
No matter how he thought about it, it seemed suspicious. If Yuexue were in his hands at this time, couldn’t he use her safety to force Shen Heyu to admit to this homicide?
But he didn’t do that. Instead, he uncharacteristically returned Yuexue to her, and Shen Heyu felt his heartbeat quicken and a growing sense of unease.
"Miss Shen, you’re misunderstanding me. When I took Yuexue into my care, it was because I thought that the situation between you, Pei Yansi, and Lu Yi was too troubling, and you surely wouldn’t have the energy to take good care of your daughter. That’s why I looked after her for a while."
"But now, with so many unfortunate events happening to you, I realized that your heart must still be longing for your daughter to be by your side. Having her there would be a comfort, so that’s why I brought her back to you."