Free Web NovelChapter 46: Chapter 46: What Benefits Did the Shen Family Give You?
"That was us! We’re the ones who called the police!"
The moment Shen Nian spoke up, the police officers headed toward them.
A crowd had been gathered around, but as soon as they heard the word "police," they all sensibly parted to clear a path.
They might get in anyone’s way, but they wouldn’t dare block the police!
"So you’re the ones who called? What’s going on?"
"Officer, my name is Shen Nian. I’m a student from the county’s Number One High School who just took the college entrance exams. I’m calling the police because Qin Xueling, from this family here, stole my exam report card from the school, intending to claim it as her own. She has also been spreading malicious, slanderous rumors about me at school. I asked her to return my report card, but she refused. Officer, this concerns my entire future. I had no other choice but to call you!"
Shen Nian looked at the two police officers—one tall, one short—who had walked up to her and spoke in a calm and respectful manner.
Shen Nian spoke clearly and logically, her attitude straightforward. The two officers nodded, forming a good first impression of her.
’If the other party really did steal her college exam report card, that would be a serious matter affecting her future. It’s only normal for her to be anxious!’
"Officer, don’t listen to her! The truth is, she has a sordid private life that I accidentally discovered. She’s just trying to get revenge by framing me like this!"
Qin Xueling had jumped in fright when she saw the police had actually arrived, so she was a step behind Shen Nian. By the time she reacted, Shen Nian had already finished speaking. All she could do was pull at an officer and contradict what Shen Nian had said.
"You say I have a sordid private life? Where’s your proof? How did you see it? Where did you see it? And who was I supposedly being improper with?"
Shen Nian said this as she slowly advanced on Qin Xueling. Since Qin Xueling had made such an accusation, this was the perfect opportunity, with so many people present, to clear her name of this injustice.
"I just did! It wasn’t just me, a lot of people saw it! You’re having an illicit relationship with Yin Yang!"
It wasn’t that Qin Xueling hadn’t considered naming someone else, but she worried that if she just made someone up, people wouldn’t believe her. Besides, the rumors spreading around town were already about Shen Nian and Yin Yang.
"Yin Yang again!"
Hearing Qin Xueling’s words, Shen Nian started to laugh. ’I was worried she might name someone different. This is perfect. She still said Yin Yang.’
"What’s going on?"
The people in the crowd were baffled when they saw Shen Nian actually start to laugh. In a situation like this, she should be scared speechless, so why was she laughing instead?
And it wasn’t just Shen Nian laughing; Shen Xiangnan and Lu Xinyue, who were beside her, started laughing too.
"Oh my god, that’s hilarious! Qin Xueling, if you’re going to frame my sister-in-law, could you at least pick someone new? Everyone, you probably don’t know this, but just a few days ago, this same Qin Xueling came to our house, claiming my sister-in-law, Shen Nian, was having an improper relationship with another man. We exposed her lie on the spot! The man she named back then was Yin Yang, too! And what’s more, the ’love letter’ to Yin Yang was actually written by Qin Xueling herself!"
Lu Xinyue explained this to the onlookers while clutching her stomach, which ached from laughing. These words would be far less effective coming from Shen Nian herself.
After all, she was part of Shen Nian’s husband’s family! If Shen Nian had really been improper, would her in-laws possibly be defending her?
"Wow, something like that happened? You really can’t tell, can you? How could that Xuexlian girl do something like that!"
"You can know a person’s face, but not their heart! If that Nian girl had said it, we might not have believed her, but the one talking is a girl from the Lu Family! If Shen Nian had really done something wrong, the Lu Family would be the first to disown her!"
"Exactly! Kids these days, how can they just lie and frame people so casually! Maybe that Nian girl’s report card really was stolen by that Xuexlian girl!"
"Xuexlian, you should just give the report card back to Nian. It belongs to her, after all!"
Qin Xueling was furious. She couldn’t believe that just by saying one name, she had caused the entire situation to reverse. These people actually believed Shen Nian and not her.
’On what grounds! My reputation in the village has always been much better than Shen Nian’s! Why do these people believe her instead of me!’
"This is clearly Shen Nian’s fault! Why do you believe her and not me? Did the Shen family give you some kind of bribe?"
