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On the night of the reunion, Feng Bin and He Hui Juan had both drunk quite a bit. Back in school, Feng Bin and He Hui Juan were desk mates, and their relationship was closer than that of typical classmates, but it remained within the bounds of friendship. He Hui Juan was very beautiful in high school, attracting many admirers.
Feng Bin was a shy and slender young man who had secretly harbored feelings for He Hui Juan but had never revealed them to her. After graduating from high school, Feng Bin excelled academically and gained admission to a prestigious university, while He Hui Juan struggled with her studies and hastily married shortly after graduation.
This was their first meeting since graduation, but now the high school goddess was already a married woman.
He Hui Juan confided in Feng Bin that her marriage was not happy; due to her husband, she had not engaged in intimate relations for a long time. Feng Bin could tell that she was slightly tipsy; otherwise, she wouldn’t have shared such personal matters with him.
As for Feng Bin, his own marriage life was no better.
After graduation, Feng Bin found himself struggling as well. He couldn’t find a job and lacked the capital to start his own business. Although he had plenty of good ideas in his mind, he had no means to realize them. It was during this time that he met his wife, Hannah, who was five years older than him.
Hannah came from a rural background and had endured many hardships. When she turned eighteen, she moved to the city. In her first two years there, Hannah worked various jobs—she was a waitress, handed out flyers, and worked as a female worker in a textile factory. The factory job lasted the longest for her until one drunken incident led her to quit.
After drinking with the workshop supervisor, he took advantage of her intoxication and forced himself on her. At that time, Hannah considered reporting him to the police, but the supervisor offered her several thousand yuan to keep quiet.
So Hannah accepted the money without making a scene.
Holding that sum of money in her hands brought tears to her eyes; if she continued working as a textile worker, she didn’t know when she would ever save up that much. But lying down on a bed and spreading her legs could earn her that amount easily. She sent part of the money back home and kept the rest for herself.
To be frank, Hannah wasn’t particularly beautiful, but she was youthful and vibrant. Thus, she began earning money through this means. Within just a few years in the city, Hannah bought herself an apartment, though those who knew her were well aware of how she acquired her wealth.
Like the saying goes online, after having enough fun, Hannah felt it was time to settle down with an honest man.
Feng Bin was that honest man.
Feng Bin could hardly believe his luck when Hannah offered him an incredible deal: if he agreed to marry her, she would put his name on the property deed and give him two hundred thousand yuan as startup capital for his business. Just one year after graduating, how could he resist such temptation?
This was everything every man dreamed of—home, woman, career. What man could possess all this right after graduation? Yet here was Feng Bin with such an enviable opportunity before him.
Thus, Feng Bin seized this chance and agreed to marry Hannah.
But the rule of this world is that there is no free lunch.
Hannah's generosity naturally had its reasons, and not long after, Feng Bin learned what those reasons were. It turned out that his wife's money came from this source. But what could Feng Bin do? His company had just been established, and he finally had the chance to pursue his dreams.
With love going awry, Feng Bin threw himself wholeheartedly into his career. If love fell apart, at least he would still have his business. Since his startup funds came from his wife, Hannah, they signed a contract stating that if the company got on the right track, Hannah would hold seventy percent of the shares while Feng Bin would keep thirty percent.
Hannah knew that all men were the same; once they had money, Feng Bin might leave her for someone else. So, she and Feng Bin signed an agreement: if Feng Bin ever had a change of heart or cheated, he would leave with nothing—coming in empty-handed and leaving empty-handed.
Years passed, and neither of them expected that their internet company would become increasingly profitable, with an annual net profit of around one million. Even if they stayed home doing nothing, the company would not lose money. Their only task was to figure out how to grow the business.
At this moment, Feng Bin could be considered successful in his career. However, once a person achieves success, they yearn for a normal romantic relationship. He looked at his wife and felt a twinge of discomfort in his heart.
It was then that he heard He Hui Juan confiding in him, which deeply moved him and prompted him to share his own story.
Two people with stories met each other; two individuals with drinks gathered together.
That night, neither of them went home but instead spent the night together in a hotel.
Thus began their affair. With Feng Bin's work becoming more formalized, he didn't need to go to the office often. He had plenty of free time, and He Hui Juan was unemployed, spending her days playing games at home. Two people with ample time began their secret relationship.
Due to the unique nature of Feng Bin's marriage, he had to approach this extramarital affair cautiously. If it were to be exposed, he would face losing everything he had worked so hard for. Naturally, he couldn't let a woman ruin everything he had built up over the years—even if that woman was his high school crush.
As a result, Feng Bin became very sensitive about these matters. Each time they made plans, he would delete all communication records from both his and He Hui Juan's phones.
What started as a way to fill a void in his life soon turned into something more complicated when He Hui Juan repeatedly pressed Feng Bin for one request: for him to divorce his wife and marry her afterward.
Feng Bin only wanted someone to express his feelings with; after so many years of living together, he didn't want to destroy everything because of one woman.
However, He Hui Juan grew increasingly insistent. She constantly asked Feng Bin when he would get divorced and even tried several times to confront Hannah directly.
Four days ago, after their encounter, He Hui Juan finally confronted Feng Bin.
She stated that if Feng Bin did not divorce Hannah, she would take matters into her own hands and confront Hannah herself. Feng Bin repeatedly explained that he could not divorce because of this relationship, but He Hui Juan had already issued an ultimatum.
Feng Bin could not imagine that he was already thirty years old this year. If everything had to start over, he no longer had the drive for it; he did not believe he could do it again. So, he reassured He Hui Juan that he would divorce Hannah, but he retrieved a serrated knife from the kitchen.
He returned to the bedroom and gently caressed He Hui Juan's face, slipping his hand under the covers.
One hand firmly covered He Hui Juan's mouth while the knife plunged into her abdomen.
Feng Bin had never even killed a chicken before, let alone a person. He always thought He Hui Juan would struggle wildly, just like in the dramas, but to his surprise, He Hui Juan died quietly. Her wide-open eyes reflected disbelief; she could never have imagined that Feng Bin would kill her.
That gentle and refined man, who was so kind and wealthy, could turn into a beast when faced with his own interests.
Once the deed was done, there was no turning back.
Feng Bin deleted all information about himself from He Hui Juan's phone and hurriedly left her home.
Upon returning home, Feng Bin found nothing. He washed his face and hands and then booked a flight to Dongxing City. Afterward, he took a high-speed train to Yuzhou City. From there, Feng Bin used untraceable means like taking unlicensed taxis to return to Dragon City.
This took exactly four hours.
Before heading home, Feng Bin used a stranger's phone to notify his wife Hannah to prepare two million in cash for him to collect later. At that moment, Hannah did not understand what Feng Bin was planning until he returned home and revealed that he had killed someone and would now be a fugitive for life.
During this time, Feng Bin transferred all his shares to Hannah's name and bid her farewell, planning to leave with the money.
Jiang He thought to himself that it was probably around this time that Hannah sent a text message to the police, prompting them to rush to Feng Bin's house to arrest him.
However, Feng Bin saw the police arriving through the surveillance cameras at home. He abandoned another bag of cash and directly grabbed a backpack, hiding in the garage. When the police entered the villa, Feng Bin escaped from the garage. But little did he know that Jiang He had discovered his escape route.
As he fled, Feng Bin scattered the million to obstruct Jiang He from pursuing him. However, Jiang He, relying on his wits, positioned himself along Feng Bin's escape route. After a chase along the train tracks, it was not Jiang He who caught Feng Bin; rather, it was Feng Bin who turned back to save Jiang He.
Thus, Jiang He brought Feng Bin back here.
This was all that transpired after Feng Bin committed his crime. In just four short hours of fleeing, he was apprehended.
No, that term isn't quite accurate.
Rather than saying Jiang He captured Feng Bin, it would be more correct to say that Feng Bin captured himself. If he hadn't turned back, he would likely still be running free.
This was the part that Jiang He found most perplexing.
Jiang He spoke again, "I really want to ask you a question. I asked you this on the train tracks, but you didn't answer me."
Feng Bin looked at the puzzled Jiang He and suddenly laughed. He replied, "There's no particular reason; often many things happen without reason. You need to understand..."
Not every question has an answer.
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