Free Web NovelChapter 26: Chapter 26: Those of You Living Nearby Had Better Be More Careful
The moment Mrs. Fu heard the news, she knew she had to strike first.
After all, if she didn’t go to the Bai Family, they would soon come to her.
When that happened, the Bai mother and daughter would kneel at her doorstep. ’Wouldn’t those wretched people and their theatrics drive all our family’s good luck away?’
What’s more, if they came crying and making a scene, the neighbors’ hearts would soften, and they’d think the Fu family was the one being aggressive.
’The best way to settle a dispute is to charge right in and hit them first.’
And so, as the crowd of neighbors grew, Mrs. Fu launched her tirade. "This black-hearted family! Why did they have to target a widow and her daughter like us?"
"To help Bai Siqi steal my daughter’s university admission notice, they came up with a truly vicious plan. Bai Chunsheng paid someone to push my daughter into the river, and then had that animal Song Yan pretend to rescue her."
"If he’d ’rescued’ my daughter in the river right in front of all those people on the bank, wouldn’t she have been forced to marry that animal? He didn’t want Bai Siqi to be saddled with his three wailing children and a mother who needs constant care, so he schemed to drag my daughter into that hellhole instead!"
The crowd’s eyes widened, stunned by the bombshell revelation.
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Song Yan’s face was livid. He never imagined Mrs. Fu would actually drag him into it.
He could no longer just stand there.
He immediately stepped forward. "Ma’am, you can’t just spout nonsense like that. Slander is a crime, you know. And what’s more, you’re slandering a soldier—"
"Pah! What slander? And you? You think you’re fit to be a soldier? I’m going to report you to your unit right now! People like you should be discharged. Don’t you dare try to pull that crap and slap a label on me. You think I’ll be scared just because you throw some fancy words around?"
"Didn’t you jump in the river yesterday? And didn’t you send a matchmaker to my house right after? You have the goddamn nerve to stand here and accuse me of making things up? Which part of what I said isn’t true? I’d say you’re one of the masterminds behind this whole thing!"
Song Yan’s voice turned sharp. "Ma’am, stop twisting my words. When Fu Mingxue fell in the river, I just happened to be passing by, and my first instinct was to help. I would have done the same for anyone. As for sending a matchmaker to propose marriage, that was because—"
A clear, melodious voice cut him off:
"It was because you wanted to find some sucker to take Bai Siqi’s place in your family’s hellhole and suffer for her. When I took back my admission notice, you and Bai Siqi chased me. You were clearly trying to grab the notice out of my hand. I told the police all about it yesterday." freēwebnovel.com
"Initially, I was going to let the whole admission notice thing go. I saw you all begging, talking about how your children were still young, so I was ready to forgive you. But I never expected Bai Chunsheng would actually try to harm me. If he hadn’t been caught and confessed to the police himself, I would never have believed you could all be so vile."
Song Yan’s eyes darkened as he stared at Fu Mingxue.
His hands clenched into tight fists.
Seeing his menacing look, Mrs. Fu immediately stepped in front of her daughter, glaring back at him fiercely.
"What? You want to hit my daughter? I’m telling you, as for that conniving animal Bai Chunsheng, don’t even think we’ll sign any letter of forgiveness. He deserves to be executed!"
But she wasn’t done. She turned to the neighbors and continued her broadcast. "And all of you who live nearby, you’d better be careful! This whole family is rotten to the core. Who knows when they’ll decide to come after you next!"
The neighbors: ...?
Song Yan: ...?
The three members of the Bai Family: ?...
