"Did you do it?"
"Yes. Everything went as I planned. The police will have no leads. We've won."
"Wonderful, so let's use this situation to our advantage. I'll see you at the hospital.
***
"That can't be true mom! Dad can't die! He said he'll be here! He said he'll never leave us! He promised mom!" Lijuan was in the denial, yelling at the top of her lungs. The nurses tried to calm her down, but to no avail. They gave her time to cool off by herself.
A few hours passed and Xiulan stayed close to her daughter at the hospital, trying to cope with their loss.
"What are we to do now? What's the way forward?"
"It's over… it's all over… My husband… The Qin enterprise… oh no… God no" Gasps escaped Xiulan's lips as her body shook with sobs. Different emotions blurred her visions and from within, the silver tears stained her reddened cheeks.
