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Zhu Hanyue passed away very quickly. By the time Chu Chen's family arrived, she had barely managed to exchange a few words with everyone before peacefully closing her eyes.
Perhaps, just as Chu Yongning had said, the reason she had held on until now was that she had never received forgiveness from her own family all these years. Although she had finally put her mind at rest, she might also have lost the thing she had been living for, causing her body to rapidly deteriorate.
Fortunately, Zhu Hanyue had passed away peacefully, which offered everyone at least some comfort.
Zhu Hanyue's death reminded Chu Chen of his adoptive father, who had also died young, so his mood had been poor these past few days. On top of that, everything Jiang Wanba had mentioned earlier had been brought to the shop. When Chu Chen looked through it, he found that it was all merely ancient books, without a single useful clue. His joy at first had come to nothing, leaving him even more depressed.
On Friday, Chu Chen's family went to see Zhu Hanyue off on her final journey. Afterward, Chu Yongning took a car to work, while Chu Chen drove the others home.
In the car, Zhao Yunlin felt sorry for her somewhat dispirited son and said, "Achen, didn't you say earlier that you wanted to go to Haojing? Why don't you all go this afternoon? Spend the next couple of days clearing your minds there. Put work aside for now. In your current state, you'll accomplish twice as much with half