Wen Father said nothing. He took the bowl of tea and drained it in one gulp.
Only after watching Wen Father drink the poison did Wen Mother feel reassured. Then she poured herself a cup and drank it too.
After finishing her tea, Wen Mother lay down on the bed and waited for the poison to take effect!
Seeing his wife's cold attitude, Wen Father knew his actions had wounded her. He sighed, took off his shoes, and lay down on the other side of the bed.
The next morning, a servant rushed into Wen Zhenghua's room.
Wen Zhenghua had only just gotten up and was washing. The moment the servant burst in, he frowned and snapped:
"What's all this rushing about?"
The servant stammered:
"Master, the old master and old madam, they... they..."
"What happened to them?"
"Master, you'd better go and see for yourself!"
Realizing something was wrong, Wen Zhenghua immediately raced toward his parents' room.
At the sight inside, Wen Zhenghua dropped to his knees.
Only then did he recall how strangely his parents had behaved the night before. Now he understood everything...
His parents had not wanted to put him in a difficult position. They had also been protecting him...
After arranging his parents' funeral, Wen Zhenghua returned to the residence where they had lived and found Zhang Fangfang packing her things.
Wen Zhenghua walked over and said, "I'm sorry."
Zhang Fangfang stopped what she was doing and said:
"I hate the Wen Family, but that doesn't include you! You don't need to blame yourself!"
Wen Zhenghua nodded and dropped the subject, asking instead:
"What do you plan to do next?"
"I'm going to leave and find somewhere no one knows me, somewhere I can start over."
"It won't be easy for a woman to