Hearing of Gu Jianli’s death, Shen Mianmian didn’t feel the slightest bit of pity; on the contrary, she thought he got what he deserved. Recalling the events of her previous life, she even felt a sense of relief.
She had thought that the matter would just pass like that, but the day after Gu Jianli’s burial, Wang Erfeng and Gu Jianbin arrived at the entrance of her vegetable shop.
As soon as Wang Erfeng reached the entrance of the shop, she began to curse loudly, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
"Everyone, come and see, it’s this little wench, such a young age and no good deeds, she killed my son," she proclaimed.
Fearful of her husband’s blame, Wang Erfeng fabricated the true cause of Gu Jianli’s death. She lied to the public, claiming that Gu Jianli committed suicide out of love for Shen Mianmian, who had broken his heart by rejecting him.
Since Gu Jianli had been jailed because of Shen Mianmian, and he had liked her a lot before, no one doubted Wang Erfeng’s words, including Gu Jianbin, who looked at Shen Mianmian with hate and disgust in his eyes.
Dajun was not in the shop, and Xiaocui and Zhang Qian panicked upon seeing this situation. It was their first encounter with such an event, and they didn’t know how to respond.
"Wang Erfeng, you can eat things indiscriminately, but words should not be recklessly spoken. You say I killed your son, you can call the police. If you have no evidence, don’t spout nonsense here. Otherwise, I’ll sue you for defamation, and for the loss in business caused by your disturbance, you’ll have to bear the compensation," Shen Mianmian said coolly, looking at Wang Erfeng with an unfazed expression.
Wang Erfeng was already feeling guilty. She came here to cause a scene only to make her husband and younger son believe her story because she knew they would have doubted her if she didn’t make a fuss.
Now hearing Shen Mianmian’s words, she panicked but retorted, "Don’t think you can intimidate me just because I’m uneducated. My son died from drinking pesticide because of you, and here you are acting as if nothing happened. Aren’t you afraid of divine retribution?"
"If your son drank pesticide, why didn’t you take him to the hospital? Watching your own son die in front of you without saving him, and now you come here to make a scene?" Regarding the death of Gu Jianli, Shen Mianmian had heard some things, and when she first heard the news, she found it strange. Given Gu Jianli’s nature, he would not dare to drink pesticide. There had to be something more to the story.
"You..." Wang Erfeng was at a loss for words, so she pretended to faint by holding her head.
Gu Jianbin hurriedly supported her, then looked towards Shen Mianmian with cold eyes and said bitterly, "Shen Mianmian, I really did not expect you to be such a person. My older brother liked you so much, he drank pesticide because of you. A human being would at least feel some guilt, right? You don’t feel guilty, and now you’re even talking to a person who just lost her son. Are you even human?" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
"What does his drinking pesticide have to do with me?" Shen Mianmian retorted with a mocking expression. "Was the pesticide he drank bought by me? Or did I force it down his throat?"
"My brother went to jail because of you. If he hadn’t met you, how could he possibly have thought of drinking pesticide?" said Gu Jianbin.
In his eyes, if it weren’t for Shen Mianmian, his older brother would not have died and left behind the reputation of a rapist, shaming the whole family.
Unable to argue with Shen Mianmian, Wang Erfeng resorted to an act of crying, causing a scene, and threatening suicide. She sat on the ground and began to wail, "Look at this little wench! She’s not very old, but she’s learned to seduce men just like others. She killed my son, and now she wants to anger me to death, this old lady. You all shouldn’t buy vegetables from her. Eating the vegetables she sells will bring bad luck to the entire family."