Chapter 189 - Chapter 189: Innocence Is Very Important
Chapter 189: Innocence Is Very Important
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Song Fan wiped the tears from her face and regarded Song Ting with a cold detachment as if he were a stranger.
Song Ting couldn’t bear the way she looked at him. He would have preferred his sister scolding him, even hitting him, to vent her anger that had accumulated over the years. At least then, he’d have a chance to make amends.
However, Song Fan appeared completely indifferent. It was as if she could leave at any moment.
Song Ting was quick to explain, “Even though I sent you to Yongping Village all those years ago, I never stopped sending you money and things. I even had someone regularly report on your living conditions. I honestly didn’t expect things to turn out like this.”
Regret weighed heavily on Song Ting. He shouldn’t have sent Song Fan away when she was just a child. He had hired eight or ten people to look after her; nothing would have happened. However, at that time, his heart was already scarred from the family’s brokenness, and he had succumbed to Meng Yu’s suggestion.
Deep down, Song Ting had resented Song Fan. If it weren’t for her, his family wouldn’t have been in such a dire state.
Song Fan didn’t anticipate this turn of events. She had believed that Song Ting had wanted nothing to do with her for the rest of his life, desiring her to wither away on her own.
But now, he claimed to care about her and had regularly sent her things. This brought back all the past grievances, filling her heart with turmoil.
Back then, Song Fan’s mother had recently passed away. Song Ting, who had been deceived, would naturally harbor resentment toward her. However, he had still chosen to take care of his sister. In truth, he still considered her family.
It was a misunderstanding on both sides. After years of misunderstanding, they were finally beginning to reconcile. Blood ties held a remarkable power to mend the deepest wounds.
“Although you’ve likely heard this before, I must say it once more,” Song Fan stated firmly. “I never poisoned Song Kai.”
She didn’t want to dwell on the past, as so many years had passed. She was no longer the child who craved her family’s love.
However, she couldn’t forget this grievance, and the sense of injustice remained with her.
Song Ting nodded and affirmed, “I believe you. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and prove your innocence.”
“When I was young, I became irritable suddenly because someone poisoned me,” Song Fan continued, shocking Song Ting.
He rose abruptly from his seat and asked, “Do you experience any side effects now?”
As a doctor, Song Ting understood that Song Fan must have consumed something that had affected her nervous system. The side effects of such poison could be severe. He paced back and forth, saying, “Let’s go to the hospital for an examination right away.”
“No need,” Song Fan shook her head. “I’ve already been checked. I’ve expelled the remaining poison, and there’s nothing wrong.”
Song Ting breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her response. He spoke earnestly, “This is a conspiracy against the Song Family. They poisoned you to make you irritable and then poisoned Song Kai to frame you. It will bring the entire Song Family to ruin.”
Song Fan responded calmly, “Indeed, this is a conspiracy. The mastermind doesn’t just want to destroy part of the Song Family but the entire family.”
These words intrigued Song Ting, but he shook his head and asserted, “That won’t happen.”
“I won’t say more. I’ll only believe it when I find out the truth myself,” Song Fan stated.
Song Ting fell silent for a while before sighing deeply. “I’ll conduct a thorough investigation.”
Song Fan didn’t offer any comment. She still believed in Song Ting’s abilities.
Upon looking at her, Song Ting hesitated and asked, “Can you call me ‘Big Brother’?”
Song Fan didn’t respond directly to this question. Instead, she wore a faintly mocking smile and recounted, “After I arrived in Yongping Village, I fell seriously ill due to my inability to adapt to the environment. I nearly died in silence. Although I was later saved, I needed a long time to recuperate.”
“I grew up in the Song Family, and I was pampered. I couldn’t adjust to the rural life at all, and the village children bullied me relentlessly.”
Song Fan was genuinely weak during that period. The body she had inherited from the host was frail and feeble, like a rag. However, she gradually recovered and expelled the poison planted by Song Yin and her mother. Soon after, she established herself as a respected figure in Yongping Village.
This was already in the information Song Ting had seen, but hearing Song Fan recount these painful memories firsthand still struck a chord. It reminded him that these past events were Song Fan’s real-life experiences, and his own mistakes had contributed to her suffering.
Song Fan saw his agony and continued, “At that time, I often wondered when you would finally come to pick me up. I always believed you hadn’t forgotten me, that one day you would come and take me home. But you never came. Do you still want me to call you ‘big brother’ now?”
Song Ting shook his head and admitted, “I’m indeed not worthy of being your big brother.”