"It’s definitely her!" Shen Luhua said with a look of disdain toward Qin Cuifen.
"Then she must be lying," Zhao Lanzhi said sternly as she looked at Qin Cuifen. "Cuifen, isn’t it? You were the one involved in indecent relationships, and you were expelled by the General Union. And out of fear of losing face, you threw your filth onto Ningning, didn’t I get it right?"
How could she be so accurate? Qin Cuifen looked at Zhao Lanzhi in disbelief, her fearful eyes as if she had seen some monster.
"You’re talking nonsense; what’s true is true, and what’s false can never become true. No matter what you say, in the end, you’re all just ganging up to bully me," Qin Cuifen replied seamlessly.
Zhao Lanzhi sneered. "You’re right about one thing; such matters are indeed hard to confront directly, but you’ve overlooked one issue."
"What... What issue?" She had a sinking feeling in her heart.
Like a bolt from the blue, Qin Cuifen was staggered. With everything that had happened recently overwhelming her, she suddenly lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Zhao Lanzhi reached out to help her, but she was a moment too late.
Xu Xianxiong and the others were standing too far away to react in time.
In front of everyone, Qin Cuifen fell to the ground, and a warm liquid slowly trailed down her thigh...
So many people were standing at the doorway; the villagers had already followed stealthily to watch the commotion when Xu Xianxiong and his wife had entered the village.
Initially, they had come to see the havoc of Zuo Qinglong and Right White Tiger wreaking at the Sheng family, expecting a scene of smashing things and calling off engagements, but instead, they witnessed the situation turn on its head.
"Ah... There’s blood! There’s blood..."
Hai Lan found out only a half month later that Zhao Zhiqiang had been arrested, and by the time she tried to pull some strings, he had already been sentenced.
She called to inquire about the situation and couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
It was Su Hai who had dared to do it, he himself had personally led the raid. Fortunately, she had left that evening just in time, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Hai Lan broke out in a cold sweat, and her frustration from being confined for half a month instantly vanished. Her grandfather’s foresight was indeed sharp; had he not kept her at home, she might have been implicated this time.
If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have thrown a tantrum at her grandfather and would have instead coaxed him properly.
As for whether she worried about Zhao Zhiqiang ratting her out, she was not concerned at all. The two of them had roamed together since they were young, and their bond was something outsiders couldn’t understand. Besides, Zhao Zhiqiang was only imprisoned, not sentenced to death. His hope for a future, whether he would fare well, still depended on her.
If they both fell at this hurdle, then it would truly be Zhao Zhiqiang’s life that was to be despaired of!
Having come to this understanding, Hai Lan conducted a profound self-reflection and the more she thought about it, the more she realized she had been foolish in her dealings with Sheng Ning, Chen Huaying, and others.
She wasn’t brainless, yet she had acted like a fool. It was jealousy that had clouded her judgment; because Meng Ping clung to Sheng Ning relentlessly, she had already lost her head.
After her reflection, Hai Lan actively turned her behavior around, and in less than half a month, she had regained everyone’s approval.
She was still the pampered daughter of the Hai Family, held dear by everyone in the community.
Talented, beautiful, and kind-hearted Princess.
And with all these, she was very pleased.
"Grandpa, I’m going to visit Aunt Su Yun!" Hai Lan said, wearing a treasure-blue down jacket, her smile making her appear full of vitality.