My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 93

Chapter 93 Begged for Forgiveness
“Xi, why are you here?”

“H-Hello, sister-in-law!”

“Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Well, I…” Qin Chengxi responded. His gaze passed through Mu Yu and he timidly looked at Qin Jinhuan who was in the room.

Realizing that he had come to visit Qin Jinhuan, Mu Yu immediately led him into the house.

Although her impression of Qin Wentao and Dong Yueyun were extremely poor, it did not affect her friendship with Qin Chengxi. After all, it was the timid Qin Chengxi who had bravely stood up and helped her when the Qin Family wanted to punish her using the video as an excuse.

Qin Chengxi moved toward Qin Jinhuan with a nervous expression and weakly called out ‘Big Brother’.

“What is it?” Qin Jinhuan’s tone was as cold as his expression.

“Huan…” Mu Yu squinted at him, signaling him to be more gentle with Qin Chengxi.

Qin Jinhuan ignored her and turned his face away with a slight tut.

She knew that Qin Jinhuan had a deep grudge against Qin Wentao and his wife. Naturally, he would also hate their son, Qin Chengxi. Mu Yu could understand his feelings but she knew that Qin Chengxi would not come to Qin Jinhuan for no reason. She didn’t want to get involved in their family affairs, so she didn’t say anything else. She just waved her hands at Qin Chengxi reluctantly, signaling that she couldn’t help him.

Qin Chengxi had always looked pale. As he was treated coldly at this time, his face turned even paler, and there was no trace of blood in his lips. His forehead was sweating and his hands clasped together helplessly. He tried to start a conversation several times. However, his voice was stuck in his throat, unable to spit out a word.

Qin Jinhuan turned a blind eye to his extreme anxiety. He then crossed his legs, took out his mobile phone and casually browsed the online news.

The temperature around Qin Chengxi seemed to drop by more than a dozen degrees, making his body tremble uncontrollably. His intertwined fingers and joints began to whiten, and his erratic gaze never dared to fall upon Qin Jinhuan.

Aware of his panic, Mu Yu couldn’t stand it anymore. She pointed to the small sofa opposite Qin Jinhuan and tried to break their stalemate by saying, “Xi, sit down and talk, I’ll pour some tea for you.”

“Sister-in-law!” Qin Chengxi shouted anxiously. When he saw that Mu Yu had paused her footsteps, he begged softly, “C-C-Can you please not leave?”

As he was speaking, his glance fixed on Qin Jinhuan for a second and immediately moved away. His eyes were full of reverence.

Mu Yu looked at Qin Jinhuan who had a cold expression on his face. She thought about it and turned to sit next to Qin Jinhuan. While gently nudging him, Mu Yu smiled and asked Qin Chengxi, “How did you know that we’re here?”

“M-M-My daddy and mommy told me.”

“They asked you to come and find us?”

“Yes.” Qin Chengxi shrank his neck and nodded, wiping his sweat quietly.

“May I know the business they have with your brother?”

“T-T-They want to apologize to him and ask for his forgiveness.” It was probably Mu Yu’s smile that had given him some courage. When he spoke again, although fear could still be sensed in his voice, he could fully express himself.

Qin Jinhuan glanced at him coldly, as if he was glancing at Qin Wentao and his wife. “Since they wanted to apologize, why didn’t they come by themselves? What do they mean by sending you here instead?”

“T-T-They’re scared that you would not forgive them, so they asked me to…”

“Do you think that I would forgive them just because you’re the one asking for forgiveness?”

“No, I-I-I…” Qin Chengxi was speechless for a few seconds as he didn’t know how to answer Qin Jinhuan. He could only bite on his lips and look at Mu Yu with his eyes which were drowned in tears to ask for help.

Mu Yu felt sympathetic toward him and immediately voiced out to defend him, “Huan, don’t give Xi a hard time, this matter has nothing to do with him. His parents must have forced him to come over!”

“No! They didn’t force me to come! I wanted to come on my own!”

“Oh?” Mu Yu was confused. “This thing has nothing to do with you. Why do you want to get involved?”

“Because they are my parents! As for you…” He turned to Qin Jinhuan and said, “You are my big brother!”

“Hmph!”

Looking at Qin Jinhuan’s disdainful cold gaze, Qin Chengxi’s voice got weaker at once. However, he still gathered courage and said, “We are a family, and I hope our family will not be torn apart. This time my dad and mommy did something that they shouldn’t have done. I am willing to atone for their mistakes as long as you forgive them.”

Qin Jinhuan hurriedly sat up and snorted. “Do you think that this is the only thing they’ve done wrong? It’s not enough to atone for what they did with your worthless life.”

“Huan!”

“Brother!” Qin Chengxi suddenly knelt down and begged in tears. “If my life is worth winning your forgiveness for my daddy and mommy, and our family could live in harmony from now on, I am willing to…”

“Xi! Don’t talk nonsense!” Mu Yu quickly interrupted him and helped him up.

“Sister-in-law! Please let me finish!” Qin Chengxi cried and shook off her hand. He turned to look at Qin Jinhuan again. “Brother, I don’t know what happened twenty years ago, but I know very well about what’s going on now. The reason why my daddy and mommy are thinking about seeking the family property from grandfather is because of me. If I have at least one percent of your ability, I could give them the life they want. In that case, they definitely would not have their eyes on the Qing Tian Group. But with my prosaic qualifications, I wouldn’t be able to give them the life they want no matter how hard I try. I am destined to be their burden. If they leave the Qin Family, they would definitely live in poverty and suffering, and this is the last thing I want to see. Therefore, if I can exchange my life for your forgiveness, so that they could return to the Qin Family without having to suffer from being homeless, I am willing to do so! Brother, please grant my wish!”

After he said that, he cried while kowtowing on the ground over and over again.

Mu Yu did not expect that Qin Chengxi, who was always weak and soft, would come to Qin Jinhuan to say such words. She felt bad and cried along with him. She quickly helped him up as she choked. “Why would you want to go through this trouble? Stop crying, let’s get up and talk.”

Qin Chengxi pushed her hands away again and cried to Qin Jinhuan, “Brother, you can rest assure that if I die, as long as you could let my daddy and mommy live in comfort for the rest of their lives, they will never compete with you for the family inheritance again! They will…”

“Xi! Don’t be silly!”

“Sister-in-law, I am not. These are my true feelings. I…”

“Do you want your brother to bear the accusations of killing his own brother?! ”

“No, no!” Qin Chengxi seemed to realize that he had acted too hastily. He didn’t care about wiping his tears as he crawled in front of Qin Jinhuan and explained, “Brother, I didn’t mean that. I just wanted to…”

“You are the one and only most beloved son of your daddy and mommy!” Mu Yu stepped forward and continued to scold him, “If you really choose to give up on your life in order to atone for their mistakes, they will never stay put for the rest of their lives even if Huan forgives them. They would surely try their best to fight against Huan to avenge you!”

“N-No! No! No! They won’t avenge me.” Qin Chengxi didn’t look well and waved his hands repetitively. “They would only…”

“You said it yourself just now. They went after the Qin Family’s inheritance regardless of their ties with your brother because of you and your future. Therefore, they will lose their only mental support if you die, and they will blame everything on Huan. In other words, your death will not retain the harmony of the Qin family. Instead, it will only make things worse and the Qin Family would never live in peace!”

“No, no! That’s not the case! Brother, listen to me, I…” Qin Chengxi, who was originally clumsy of utterance, could only cry as he couldn’t find any more persuasive words at the moment.

“Xi! Stop crying!”

Mu Yu had no choice but to look at Qin Jinhuan for help since she couldn’t stop Qin Chengxi from crying.

She knew that Qin Chengxi was just waiting for Qin Jinhuan to forgive his parents.

However, Qin Jinhuan’s expression remained cold and indifferent, as if he had nothing to do with the teenager who was kneeling and crying in front of him.

“What’s the matter?” Wen Zeyu, who had just brought in takeout, was startled by the situation in front of him. He looked around and finally stared at Mu Yu with puzzled eyes.

Mu Yu sighed and simply told Wen Zeyu about Qin Chengxi’s situation.

“What a load of nonsense! Do you think it is fun to commit suicide?”

Wen Zeyu placed the take-away bag on the coffee table. He then forcibly dragged Qin Chengxi up and forced him to sit next to Qin Jinhuan, while he interceded for him, “Huan, for the sake of Xi and Grandfather, can you just forgive Qin Wentao this time? Anyway, the only thing that he asked for was just to get a fixed salary and to not be driven out of the Qin Family. He didn’t mention any other requirements and that amount of money is just a small matter to our family.”

“That’s right!” Mu Yu immediately followed and said, “Even if you don’t want to admit it, everyone in An City knows that he is your father. You would be a disgrace if he were to be bullied outside! You would be the one at loss! You should—eh, Huan! Where are you going?”

“I’m going out to do some stuff.” Qin Jinhuan stood up at once and walked away without looking at Qin Chengxi.

“B-B-Big brother…” Qin Chengxi quickly stood up with tear stains all over his face. Looking at Qin Jinhuan’s back in a wince, there was a weak expectation in his eyes. However, seeing that he did not stop his strides, the faint light in his eyes dimmed little by little.

When he walked to the door, Qin Jinhuan suddenly stopped and told Mu Yu, “Both of you, finish up the food.” He then looked at Wen Zeyu and scolded, “Aren’t you going to start the car?”

“Huh? Oh, I’m coming.” Wen Zeyu smiled at Mu Yu and immediately ran out of the room before Qin Jinhuan and left.

Mu Yu quickly understood his actions. After Qin Jinhuan had gone out, she happily pushed Qin Chengxi to sit down and asked him to have some food while she took out the food one by one and placed it in front of him.

“Thank you, sister-in-law, but I am not hungry.”

“These take-aways are from your brother. If you’re not gonna have some, he might regret his decision.” Mu Yu placed a hamburger in his hand.

In fact, Mu Yu was only one year older than Qin Chengxi. Due to his slender figure and shy personality, Mu Yu had always seen him as a younger sister of about 15 to 16 years old even though he was a boy.

“Mu Yu, do you mean that my brother has forgiven my daddy and mommy?!” Qin Chengxi widened his eyes.

Mu Yu nodded with a smile. “Otherwise, he won’t let you eat his takeaway. Seeing that you don’t even have the energy to talk, I’m sure you haven’t eaten or slept well in the past two days?”

Qin Chengxi pursed his lips and nodded. “I knew that my daddy and mommy had been planning to do something bad toward my brother and grandfather for the past two days. But I wasn’t able to stop them. They should have been punished for their mistakes, but anyhow, they are still my parents. Hence, I could only give in to them when they begged me for help.”

“Did they ask you to use your life in exchange for your brother’s forgiveness?”

“No, that was my own idea. My brother has never been close to me so I didn’t know any other way to help them get his forgiveness.”

Mu Yu sighed. “You’re too naive. If your big brother really have forced you to your death, your dad and mommy would definitely come after him.”

Qin Chengxi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head bitterly. “As long as my brother is willing to forgive them, they will not go after him just because of my death. You all might think that they see me as their precious child, but the truth is, they have always prioritized themselves first.”

“Oh? Why do you say so?” Mu Yu was surprised.

She had learnt of Dong Yueyun’s fierceness toward Qin Chengxi before. However, she thought that it was the same case as her own mother—who actually cared a lot for her child despite her strictness.

Suddenly, Qin Chengxi’s eyes turned teary again. With a sad and helpless look on his face, he said, “Actually, death is my only way to be free. It’s a real pain to stay alive.”

“What pain do you have now?” Looking at his expression, Mu Yu was worried and she urged, “Tell me about it, maybe I can help you.”

Qin Chengxi seemed reluctant to believe her. “Will you really help me?”

“Of course!” Remembering her limited abilities, Mu Yu quickly added, “I can also ask your brother to help you! Trust me!”

Qin Chengxi stared at her for a few seconds. With a serious look, his eyes glowed with lustre. He suddenly stood up and exclaimed, “Mu Yu, I’ll tell you a big secret, actually I…”

However, at the next second, his phone rang and cut off his words.