"Lady, you’d better watch your words. This is a police station. If you randomly slander someone’s reputation, that’s defamation. If they sue you, you could end up in jail."
Liu Tianhu had no favor for such women who cause a scene on the street, especially since she interrupted his questioning while taking notes, showing neither legal knowledge nor manners.
Besides, Ye Manman is He Chen’s wife. How could she, with such a tall, strong, and capable husband, be the kind to seduce someone else’s husband as this woman says?
Liu Tianhu cast a quiet glance at Xie Fengmian, feeling all sorts of discomfort looking at Xie Fengmian’s slick appearance.
In the eyes of men who value tough guys and real men, Xie Fengmian seemed like a weakling, the type nobody respects.
He wasn’t scholarly enough to be called weak, nor muscular enough to be seen as strong, failing to compare to He Chen in any aspect.
He Chen could take down four criminals unhurt, catch a pickpocket so easily that nobody else had managed to catch for days. Why would Ye Manman need to seduce this pale-faced man with such an incredible husband?
This was not just Liu Tianhu’s thought; all the brothers in the station admired He Chen from the bottom of their hearts and naturally couldn’t understand Ye Xiaotong’s absurd accusation.
"I’m not slandering! Officer, you can’t threaten me; I’m speaking the truth!"
Ye Xiaotong knew He Chen had just caught a pickpocket, so she thought the police station distrusted her words because of this, deliberately shielding He Chen and Ye Manman.
Liu Tianhu motioned for her to shut up, feeling quite impatient.
"Comrade, calm down first. We’re taking notes now, and you all should tell the whole story from start to finish. It’s not up to you alone to decide who was right or wrong."
Besides impatience, a faint intimidation was lurking on his face, especially in his final sentence, as if warning Ye Xiaotong to mind her words since this was not her stage.
Ye Xiaotong felt a chill at Liu Tianhu’s words, and with so many officers watching her, she slowly didn’t dare to make noise anymore.
She managed to cooperate quite well, allowing for smooth note-taking and giving Liu Tianhu and other officers a complete understanding of the matter.
Yet, even till the end, Ye Xiaotong still believed she was in the right.
"Officer, that’s the situation. Don’t you think she was the one who first seduced my husband? Why would she, a woman, be giving my husband her personal belongings like a handkerchief on the street for no reason?"
She grew agitated again as she spoke, her malicious gaze making Cheng Yuan pale with fear.
Ye Manman, knowing Cheng Yuan was timid and soft-hearted, spoke up for her.
"I really don’t know what to say to you. You blame others’ kindness for your own maliciousness, suggesting that if someone falls on the street, no one should even help them until they die, right?"
"Looking at your husband means being interested in him; giving him a handkerchief means seducing him? How come the two of you are so confident? Do you think you and your husband are the only desirable ones in the world?"
"Or are there no other excellent men and women besides you two? Cheng Yuan has been refusing every time, yet he pretends not to hear. Now you accuse others of seducing him? You both are purely sick! Blind to your own rudeness, I trust the police will render a fair judgment. Just wait."
Xie Fengmian had been harassing Cheng Yuan for days, already showing rogue behavior, only Cheng Yuan was too timid to consider reporting it.
Now that they’re in the police station, things can’t be just let go, and they can’t splash dirt on others like this freely.
Neither Liu Tianhu nor other officers understood why Ye Xiaotong would say such things.
"Comrade Ye Xiaotong, your words are all personal speculation and thoughts, having no connection with the facts. Comrade Cheng Yuan has clearly stated her refusal multiple times."
"We’ve made a thorough understanding of the situation. This whole affair was pure harassment by Comrade Xie Fengmian, with his idea of betrayal being solely his subjective desire. So this matter entirely belongs to your household issue."
"It was you who dragged Comrade Cheng Yuan into this, subjecting her to repeated harassment, almost injuring her today. The most crucial thing now is to see whether Comrade Cheng Yuan is willing to reconcile. If she doesn’t, Comrade Xie Fengmian will have to do some time; if reconciliation is reached, you can discuss compensation here."
Liu Tianhu swiftly made a decision, having dealt with similar matters quite a bit, he is pretty experienced, therefore he proposed a settlement.
He also considered the fact that Ye Xiaotong was pregnant, making it undesirable for Xie Fengmian to go to jail.
However, his kind intentions weren’t appreciated by the parties involved, and Xie Fengmian was shocked.
"Officer, how come the blame falls on me alone? I was pursuing true love, how does that link to rogue behavior?"
Liu Tianhu frowned deeply, not getting his point at all.
"Comrade Xie, you have a wife and child, what true love are you pursuing? Are you brain-damaged or what? What’s your intent, to commit bigamy or rogue behavior? Comrade Cheng Yuan is an unmarried lady! You should think carefully before speaking!"
His tone grew heavier as he spoke, eventually standing up angrily and slamming the table, shocking everyone.
But everyone could understand why Liu Tianhu was so upset; encountering such an odd-coupled husband-wife pair would frustrate anyone.
Especially since Liu Tianhu was famously protective of his wife and children within the station.
It was said that his own younger brother, even after marriage, tried flirting with other women, which Liu Tianhu directly saw and gave him a severe beating, almost breaking his leg. That incident happened years ago, and his brother hadn’t tried such tricks since.
Xie Fengmian backed down, lowering his head without retorting, yet his downcast eyes harbored unyielding anger.
"I’ll settle, how does the compensation work?"
The matter ultimately ended with Xie Fengmian compensating Cheng Yuan a sum of money, with Ye Xiaotong giving Ye Manman a vicious glare as they left, blaming her for ruining their plans and costing them money.
If not for Ye Manman being present, how could the situation have escalated to them paying money today?
It’s fortunate that the vixen wasn’t made to pay!
Returning home filled with rage, as soon as the door closed, Ye Xiaotong barely had time to question Xie Fengmian’s intentions before a slap suddenly landed on her face.
A "smack" erupted, incredibly loud.
Ye Xiaotong’s anger was abruptly replaced by pain and shock.
"Xie Fengmian! Why did you hit me?!"
She held her face, full of shock and disbelief.
Wasn’t this his mistake?!
It was clearly Xie Fengmian’s own wrongdoing!
"I hit you because of you. Don’t you know how you climbed onto my bed yourself? Thinking being pregnant with my child lets you safely become a daughter-in-law of the Xie Family? You’re living in a daydream!"
Xie Fengmian was near vomiting in his rage, annoyed that since Cheng Yuan wouldn’t budge and Manman wasn’t interfering, he almost received Cheng Yuan’s response, until this foolish woman jumped out creating trouble.
Causing him to lose a great sum and stopping any future pursuit of Cheng Yuan.
No matter how one looks at it, it was entirely Ye Xiaotong’s fault!
With terror mixed with anger in Ye Xiaotong’s gaze, Xie Fengmian maliciously drew out the belt from his waist.
"No! You can’t hit me!"
"I’m carrying your baby! Xie Fengmian! You beast!"