Free Web NovelChapter 315: Chapter 315: Snatching People for the New Year
The television stations reported on the incident, and news of it spread far and wide. However, because the coverage was straightforward and confirmed that a manhunt was underway, it actually reduced the public’s panic somewhat.
The Public Security Bureau was under immense pressure, focusing all its energy on solving the case.
No matter what, the case had to be solved before the New Year.
At the end of January, on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the bald man was finally arrested.
Just as in her past life, Ling Zhen played a key role in the process.
The image Ling Zhen had cultivated over the past few days, combined with her impressive actions, made her stand out from other reporters. Everyone now remembered the name Ling Zhen, this exceptional journalist.
Ling Zhen was thrust into the spotlight.
On the night of the arrest, the police officers who had coordinated with her personally paid a visit to the Ling Family.
The bald man was caught in the act. Combined with the fact that he had already killed two people, he was facing either the death penalty or a life sentence, barring any surprises.
This was the same fate he had met in her previous life.
Everything had finally settled.
For the Ling Family, that is.
On the very day the criminal was captured, Lu Zhijie was getting married.
That’s right, he got married. A true flash marriage.
Their house had been trashed and the whole family beaten to a pulp. The Lu Family was absolutely furious.
When they finally recovered, they wanted to retaliate in kind, but none of their relatives or friends were willing to help.
In the end, they were stuck in an impossible situation, unable to please anyone.
Just as their injuries had started to heal and they’d repaired their house, Ling Zhen suddenly became famous throughout the entire Imperial City.
It was because of the show she had appeared on.
Unlike the Lu Family, everyone believed Ling Zhen. They all thought she was a good girl.
The Lu Family was sick with frustration watching this. How could Ling Zhen, the woman they had cast aside, appear like this, seemingly completely unaffected!
Lu Zhijie and his family were all obsessed with saving face. So when a nurse who had a secret crush on him comforted him and confessed her feelings at the hospital, Lu Zhijie accepted her.
And that led to the wedding.
The preparations for his previous wedding were already in place, so while it was rushed, it wasn’t unmanageable.
They sent out invitations with great fanfare, loudly proclaiming that they were the ones who had rejected the "unclean" Ling Zhen from television and broadcasting the Lu Family’s high standards for a daughter-in-law.
Anyway, they made quite a scene.
They just wanted to anger Ling Zhen and the Ling Family. But what they didn’t know was that while the Ling Family heard about it, Ling Zhen was busy helping to catch a criminal. She had no time to spare for them.
Su Li, however, had heard the news. She even knew who the bride was.
The moment she heard the name, she couldn’t help but smirk.
The seemingly innocent "white lotus" that Lu Zhijie married was someone Su Li knew. In her previous life, Lu the scumbag had married this exact same woman.
Why was Su Li smiling? Naturally, it was because she knew the rest of the story.
Lu Zhijie thought he had married a pure and innocent girl, but he had no idea this woman was far from the innocent flower she appeared to be.
Her innocent appearance was just a facade. In reality, ten Lu Zhijies combined wouldn’t have her level of experience.
On their wedding night, Lu Zhijie was drunk. The "white lotus" expertly seduced the inexperienced Lu Zhijie, leaving him completely captivated. Then, she calmly used the blood she had prepared beforehand to complete her mission.
It wasn’t her first time doing something like this, so Lu Zhijie didn’t suspect a thing.
After the wedding, he treated his "white lotus" incredibly well, treasuring her completely. Until, many years later...
...when the son he had doted on endlessly began to look less and less like him and more and more like Old Wang from next door, Lu Zhijie couldn’t resist getting a DNA test. And then he discovered:
His son really wasn’t his biological son—he was Old Wang’s!
Lu Zhijie almost died of anger. He filed for divorce the very next day and, full of regret, went looking for Ling Zhen.
Too bad for him, by that time, Ling Zhen had already married Yu Zhengqing and had children. She was happier than she could have ever imagined.
’Mmm, to see Ling Zhen avoid disaster in this life, while Lu the scumbag, by a strange twist of fate, is still starting the life he was always meant to have...’
Su Li was truly satisfied.
Ling Zhen found out about it the next day. She was silent for a moment after hearing the news but quickly recovered.
A look of determination gradually filled her eyes. After all that had happened, she had made a decision in her heart and began walking the path she had in her previous life.
Different paths, same destination. But Ling Zhen’s final destination this time would be a good one.
Once Ling Zhen had composed herself, she stormed over to Su Li’s house.
Whether it was classmates or other people around her, everyone had a home to go back to for the New Year, but Su Li did not.
Of course, she didn’t want to go back either.
Little Tang Mo was with her. Wherever they were, that was their home.
They were going to spend the New Year in the Imperial City.
This was the second New Year since Su Li’s rebirth. Last time, she had still been trapped in Xinghua Village. This time, she had completely said goodbye to Xinghua Village and the Tang Family!
Su Li and Little Tang Mo started a big shopping trip, buying all the food they would need for the next few days so they wouldn’t be caught with nowhere to shop during the holiday.
They had just gotten home with their groceries when Ling Zhen burst in.
"Come to my place for the New Year. We don’t have many people, so come liven things up."
That was the first thing Ling Zhen said.
"No, it’s okay. We can just celebrate at home. Look, we bought so much stuff."
Su Li quickly refused. A visit during the holiday for a meal would be fine, but spending the entire New Year together felt like too much.
"Don’t be difficult." Ling Zhen put her hands on her hips. "My mom and dad are already busy in the kitchen. If I don’t bring you back, they’ll scold me."
Mr. and Mrs. Ling were truly grateful to Su Li and genuinely fond of her. They had even talked about adopting her as a goddaughter and wished she and Little Tang Mo would just move in with them.
They were also wonderful to Little Tang Mo. He was naturally likable and incredibly capable, and the couple absolutely doted on him.
"Sister Ling Zhen, you really don’t have to... Ah... what are you doing? Put me down!"
Su Li had just started to speak when she was cut off.
Because Ling Zhen had bent down and swept her up into her arms—a princess carry.
"Don’t struggle. If you keep struggling, I’ll just throw you over my shoulder."
Ling Zhen was taller than Su Li, and also stronger. She had an impetuous, straightforward personality.
Hearing Ling Zhen’s threat, Su Li obediently stopped moving.
She knew Ling Zhen would actually do it.
In her past life, during the New Year, Ling Zhen and Yu Zhengqing never forgot about Su Li. Whenever Su Li didn’t want to impose on them, Ling Zhen would act just like this.
After being carried over Ling Zhen’s shoulder a few times, Su Li had learned her lesson.
"You can put me down. I’ll walk over myself."
Su Li was speechless, torn between feeling touched and amused.
"That’s more like it."
Ling Zhen put Su Li down, glanced at Little Tang Mo who was watching her menacingly, and leaned down to kiss his forehead.
"Be good, now. Auntie isn’t ignoring you. After Auntie carries your mom, the big one, out, she’ll come back for you too."
Su Li: "..."
Little Tang Mo: "..."
He rubbed the spot on his forehead where she had kissed him, said nothing, and walked out the door.
On the twenty-ninth, Su Li and Little Tang Mo spent the day at the Ling Family’s house.
On New Year’s Eve, they were supposed to go to the Ling Family’s house again, but this time Ling Zhen didn’t manage to snag them.
Because she was outmatched.
Who in this world could possibly outmatch Ling Zhen?
None other than Su Li’s future mother-in-law—Wu Qihua.
