She also blamed herself in her heart. If it weren’t for her suggestion to let her sister-in-law take the child to the East Province, her sister-in-law wouldn’t have missed her Second Brother. If only she had insisted on sending her sister-in-law there, her sister-in-law wouldn’t have handed the child over to that ungrateful Qiu Chunli at such a critical moment. She truly feels sorry for her Second Brother, his wife, and her little niece.
Sun Baowei knew that over the years, whenever his wife thought of her sister-in-law and niece, she felt guilty and blamed herself, but he didn’t expect Qiu Chunli to be involved. Seeing the fury in his wife’s eyes, he feared she might do something foolish: "Second Sister-in-law and niece must be protected by the heavens. Now that the situation has changed, maybe one day they can return to Second Brother’s side."
Han Chunxue, upon hearing this, immediately felt her eyes well up: "These years have truly been hard on my Second Brother, but I’m very scared."
Sun Baowei gently asked, "What are you afraid of?"
Han Chunxue’s tears began to fall: "We’ve all seen how hard life has been for Second Brother all these years. I’m just afraid that if Second Sister-in-law remarries, how heartbroken Second Brother will be and how he can move on."
Sun Baowei, hearing this, truly didn’t know how to respond. If that were really the case, his brother-in-law would likely be greatly devastated.
After calming down, Han Jingchen began to urge the relevant departments to handle Qiu Chunli’s case as soon as possible.
What she didn’t expect was that at this moment, Han Chunxue would come looking for her: "Second Brother, I have something to tell you."
Han Jingchen gestured for her to sit down: "If it’s about Qiu Chunli, then don’t even start."
Han Chunxue looked at her Second Brother: "Second Brother, I did come about Qiu Chunli, but not for her."
Han Jingchen was about to lose his temper, but then he heard what she said next: "Then why have you come?"
Han Chunxue solemnly said, "When I sent Sister-in-law to the train, she only carried a small suitcase, but I helped pack it. Besides a few clothes for her and the child, the remaining space was filled with cash, jewelry, and small goldfish.
Back then, under those circumstances, it was impossible for Sister-in-law to just hand the child to Qiu Chunli. She must have given the suitcase to her as well, Second Brother. She must have done it for the money."
Han Jingchen, hearing this, recalled that Qiu Jouxuan had mentioned Qiu Chunli had once given him a thousand yuan. This made him realize his sister was entirely correct, and he angrily pounded his fist on the table.
Then he shouted towards the outside: "Jingsong, prepare the car."
Su Jingsong quickly responded: "Yes."
It wasn’t long before Han Jingchen appeared in front of Qiu Chunli.
Qiu Chunli saw him and acted as if she had seen a savior: "Second Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong. I beg you, for the sake of Xiaowen and Xiao Lei, save me. This place is truly inhumane."
Han Jingchen looked at her as if looking at a dead person: "Qiu Chunli, I’ll ask you again, was Wanqing’s suitcase with you back then?"
Qiu Chunli shivered upon hearing this: "Second Brother, listen to me, the suitcase was indeed handed over to me by your sister-in-law."
Before she could finish, Han Jingchen angrily shouted: "I’ll say it again, don’t call us Second Brother or Sister-in-law, you don’t deserve it, make it clear, otherwise you know what I’m capable of."
Qiu Chunli dared not address him again, under Han Jingchen’s menacing gaze, she trembled and began to speak: "At that time, the suitcase was indeed in my hands. I was afraid something might happen to the child, so I thought of Qiu Jouxuan. Trust me, at that time I had no idea about our relation. It was only because the old man would take me there every few years, and I knew we had such a distant relative. Moreover, at that time, it was not far from them, so I took the child over there.
I thought after some time, once the situation calmed down, I’d go and fetch the child, so I left a thousand yuan with Qiu Jouxuan for their family to take good care of the child. But I didn’t expect that on the return journey, I would be targeted by someone and had the suitcase snatched from me. If not for running fast, I might have met the same fate.
Before, when I checked the contents inside the suitcase, I knew the value of those items; it scared me a bit, so I didn’t dare mention it to you. I thought of hiding it for as long as possible, waiting for Second Sister-in-law to return, oh, no, for Wanqing to come back to talk about it. But I didn’t expect that just...