The green fox never dreamed that everything she had done tonight, including the process of how she tricked Shi Luochen into attempting to kill Lu Sheng, had been completely recorded on a phone.
Moreover, even the transfer she made to Chen Guifen had been uncovered by Lu Sheng, thoroughly incriminating her with irrefutable proof.
If she couldn’t kill the Shi Family members and escape directly, she’d have to continue living in this human body under the identity of Lin Fangling.
But the problem was, to live as a human, she’d be bound by the rules of human society.
The crime of attempted murder falls under the most serious category, punishable by death or life imprisonment!
And everything she did tonight, with not just witnesses and physical evidence, but even the entire crime process documented clearly on video, left no room for argument.
If this ever went to court, she wouldn’t have a shred of defense. Even if it were reduced to attempted murder, she’d still face at least several years in prison.
Not wanting to go to jail, her only option before judgment would be to commit suicide and separate her soul from the body.
However, Lin Fangling’s body had died suddenly of overwork in the early morning that day, coincidentally allowing her roving soul to possess it.
Finding another suitable human corpse to reincarnate into... Who knows when that day would come? Until then, she’d drift endlessly in her soul form.
No... She couldn’t bear wandering again!
But she didn’t want to go to prison either.
Tonight’s events could be mild or catastrophic.
After all, Lu Sheng hadn’t actually been killed. If the Shi Family chose not to involve the police and dealt with it internally, then nothing would happen to her.
As long as Lu Sheng was willing to let it go and not file a report, she’d be safe.
For demons, concepts like pride and dignity meant little. Even if it was embarrassing, it would only diminish this body’s reputation anyway.
So, with a thud, she knelt down in front of Lu Sheng, wailing and crying, begging for Lu Sheng’s forgiveness.
Lin Fangling’s actions left the rest of the Shi Family stunned.
"Fangling... Are you admitting that tonight you bribed Chen Guifen and manipulated Chenchen to try and kill Shengsheng?" Old Mr. Shi’s chest heaved as he struggled to maintain his composure.
This was his only daughter-in-law. And yet, she’d colluded with the maid and exploited his intellectually disabled son to attempt to kill his granddaughter.
"Yes..." At this point, there was no room for denial. Lin Fangling sobbed, "Dad, it’s all my fault. I was worried that Lu Sheng coming to the Shi Family would take what rightfully belonged to Yuwei, Xiao Yu, and Chenchen, so I let greed consume me in a moment of weakness. I truly regret it now..."
Her tear-streaked face clung to Lu Sheng’s clothes. "Lu Sheng, Shengsheng, it’s all Aunt’s fault! Please, I’m begging you, forgive me and don’t report this to the police. I promise from now on, I’ll treat you like my own daughter, just like I treat Yuwei. Please, forgive me..."
Lu Sheng stood there motionless, letting Lin Fangling kneel before her and clutch at her clothes, crying and begging. She remained unmoved.
Her expression didn’t change, not even slightly.
Shi Muchuan never imagined his stepmother capable of such deeds. He clenched his fists but refrained from intervening. Shi Chengyun, seeing his wife in such a pathetic state, couldn’t tolerate it either.
"Fangling, what are you doing! You’re an elder, how can you kneel before Lu Sheng, just a junior? What gives her the right?" As he spoke, Shi Chengyun attempted to pull the kneeling Lin Fangling up.
"No..." Lin Fangling shook off Shi Chengyun’s hand and continued crying, "It’s all my fault. I’m willing to keep kneeling and apologizing to Lu Sheng. If she doesn’t forgive me, I’ll kneel until I die!"
The husband and wife played their act together.
Shi Chengyun, distressed upon hearing her words, glared angrily at Lu Sheng, unable to pull Lin Fangling up. "Lu Sheng! Are you just going to let your aunt kneel ?"
"She was wrong to want to kill you, yes, but she already knows her mistake and regrets it. Are you really going to let her keep kneeling? Doesn’t letting an elder kneel to you invite divine retribution?"
Lu Sheng almost laughed aloud in frustration.
So, there are indeed people in this world with such twisted morals.
Apparently, her near death due to being stabbed meant little. Attempted murder was merely a minor mistake. And as long as someone kneels, cries, and claims remorse, she must forgive them.
Even invoking elder-junior relations to morally blackmail her, disregarding the fact that if Shi Muchuan hadn’t arrived in time tonight, she could’ve died under that fruit knife.
"She doesn’t regret trying to kill me."
Lu Sheng looked at Shi Chengyun and coldly said, "What she regrets is planning to kill me without realizing that I had placed my phone in advance, recording the crime process."
As these words left her mouth, Lin Fangling’s shoulders suddenly trembled. Guiltily, she withdrew her hands.
Lu Sheng caught every reaction and showed no change in expression.
The faint look on her face remained indifferent: "My dear aunt’s reasons for trying to kill me, whether it’s for what she just confessed or for some other purpose, no longer matter."
"Attempted murder is attempted murder. Both Uncle and Aunt should know very well that I have the video, witness, and physical evidence. If I report Aunt to the police, she would receive several years at minimum."
"And for me, had my brother not happened to encounter this incident, I might very well have ended up as a lifeless corpse. I see no reason not to report this to the police and have Aunt taken away."
"Lu Sheng, how could you...!"
Hearing that his wife might serve several years in prison, Shi Chengyun glared, unable to argue.
Who would nearly be murdered, only to hear a few tearful pleas and forgive the perpetrator?
Yet, Lu Sheng continued: "However, I indeed don’t intend to report this to the police."
Her words left everyone present startled; they thought they’d heard wrong.
Shi Chengyun raised his head in disbelief: "What did you say? Are you saying..."
Lu Sheng interrupted him directly.
She looked into Shi Chengyun’s eyes and calmly said: "Uncle, my mother indirectly caused the death of your first wife in an accident twenty years ago. Until her dying day, she carried guilt for you and your three sons."
"My mother is already deceased. As for me—" Lu Sheng raised her hands to gesture toward the knife wound on her neck. "Tonight, with my heart that nearly took the blade and this scar on my throat, I’ll exchange my life to repay the sins of my mother."
"I’m willing to listen to your wishes, not pursue Aunt for what she did tonight, and spare your second wife."
"But from this moment forward, regardless of your children, my mother owes you nothing anymore."
The girl spoke in a steady, calm voice, lifting her gaze: "On behalf of my mother, I sever all debts between us."