Chapter 3: Zhao Sihai Returns

The people in the courtyard were immediately drawn to her shout and rushed over.

The Fang family frowned, immediately sensing something was wrong.

Fang Chun Sheng frowned and stepped forward, “Make way, make way, Bai Zhi Qing is injured, let her in first.”

The crowd subconsciously made way when he waved his flashlight.

A path opened up.

Fang Shen and Liu Meili immediately helped Bai Ru Qiao walk inside.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Bai Ru Qiao, full of scrutiny and amusement.

One aunt immediately asked.

“Cui Lan, where did you catch this person?

I thought you had a good relationship, but I didn’t expect you to be so clueless about important matters.”

Catch?

Fang Shen’s face darkened, and she had a bad feeling.

She just glared at the woman and didn’t answer.

At this time, the village head and the others also walked over from the path made by the crowd.

They were also stunned when they saw Bai Ru Qiao, who was being supported and looked rather disheveled.

Bai Ru Qiao looked like she had been rolling in the dirt.

She was always clean and tidy, but her two black and shiny braids were a bit messy.

She was covered in dirt, and her clothes and pants had some tears.

She was only wearing one shoe, which was covered in mud.

The ankle of the foot without a shoe was covered in blood.

“What’s going on?”

Fang Chun Sheng immediately asked back, “I want to ask the same thing. What happened? Why are there so many people?”

Fang Hanwu saw the situation and also sensed something was wrong.

He walked forward and asked Fang Chun Sheng, “How did you two meet? How did Bai Zhi Qing get injured?”

Fang Chun Sheng frowned and didn’t continue to ask, but said, “Bai Zhi Qing came back from the commune this evening. She wanted to take a shortcut through the back mountain and accidentally stepped on a trap and fainted.

She just woke up and is still injured. She’s worried about An An, so we brought her back first.”

These words were Bai Ru Qiao’s explanation, but when Fang Chun Sheng said them, they became evidence.

Everyone was stunned.

Fang Hanwu immediately said, “Old Fang, are you saying that Bai Zhi Qing hasn’t been home since this evening?”

Fang Shen immediately said不满道, “She was unconscious, how could she go home? Bai Zhi Qing is lucky she didn’t encounter any wild animals.

Speaking of which, what’s going on? Why are you interrogating her like a criminal?”

The village head and Fang Hanwu looked at each other, also confused.

The village head was about to explain when he heard a shout from the gate.

“Sihai, you’re back!”

“Zhao Sihai is back.”

“Sihai, hurry, your wife was caught cheating.”

A group of people shouted excitedly, not wanting to miss the drama.

Everyone looked towards the gate, and they saw a tall figure walking towards them against the light.

His cold and stern aura silenced the people who wanted to join in the commotion.

Bai Ru Qiao also turned her head and looked at the tall figure slowly approaching.

Her heart felt like it was pierced, and her whole body instantly froze like a rock.

She couldn’t help but hold her breath, but her nose couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness.

Hai Ge…

Zhao Sihai, the fourth son of the Zhao family.

Their marriage was originally a result of a scheme.

Back then, Zhao Lao San had his eyes on her and wanted to create a scene where she fell into the water and died.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Sihai had just returned home to visit his family and saw someone fall into the water, so he jumped in to save them.

When he rescued the person, Zhao Pozi had already brought a group of people.

Bai Ru Qiao was only 17 years old at the time and hadn’t experienced much.

She was afraid of being accused of cheating and trembled as she grabbed Zhao Sihai’s hand, saying that they were in a relationship.

Zhao Sihai also thought it was an accident and didn’t want to ruin the girl’s reputation, so he agreed and quickly filed a report to get married.

After that, Zhao Sihai returned to the army.

Zhao Lao San started to harass her.

She also learned that the fall into the water was a setup.

Thinking that Zhao Sihai was involved, she hated him.

After that, a cold war lasting two years began.

It wasn’t until a year later, when provoked by Lin Qian Qian, that she learned that the scheme back then had nothing to do with Zhao Sihai.

In fact, he was even an innocent victim of her situation.

Plus, she had a son, so she wanted to mend their relationship. She took the initiative to write letters, and their feelings gradually improved.

Memories were like old films, frame by frame, making her vision blurry, and tears fell like broken pearls.

They fell silently, drop by drop.

Zhao Sihai saw the sadness in his wife’s watery eyes, and his heart ached.

Then, he was filled with anger.

He strode forward, pulled her into his arms, and his cold gaze swept over the crowd.

“What are you doing?”

At this moment, someone came to their senses and shouted.

“Hey, Sihai, it wasn’t us who bullied her. Your wife was caught cheating. She was caught in the room with a man in the middle of the night.”

“Bullshit, you old woman, your mouth is full of shit. You’re spreading rumors everywhere.” Fang Shen exploded.

Liu Meili also put on a fierce look, “That’s right, you just throw accusations around. Do you think you can spread rumors without taking responsibility?”

At this time, Zhao Xiao Hui squeezed over, looked at Zhao Sihai, and immediately showed remorse.

“Fourth brother, it’s all my fault. I didn’t watch over my sister-in-law. I didn’t expect her to be with San Ge…”

Her ambiguous words made people think even more.

Zhao Sihai’s face darkened, and his gaze towards Zhao Xiao Hui became even colder.

Bai Ru Qiao also turned to look at Zhao Xiao Hui, a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth.

Fang Hanwu and the village head were the first to speak up.

“Zhao Xiao Hui, what nonsense are you talking about!”

They weren’t stupid either. The whole thing tonight felt strange.

Now that they thought about it, Zhao Xiao Hui’s words when she called for help were full of holes.

They were too anxious and overlooked them.

Now they knew that she might have been used as a pawn.

Zhao Xiao Hui didn’t know that her scheme had been exposed.

She also didn’t expect Bai Ru Qiao to be absent from the room.

But no matter what, she had to solidify the accusation against her today.

Especially after seeing Liao Yu An in the crowd, she couldn’t let Bai Ru Qiao have a chance to turn things around.

Just as she was about to speak again, she was interrupted by Fang Shen’s angry outburst.

“I say, are you blind or deaf? What cheating nonsense? She just came back, who would she cheat with?”

Blocked, and seeing Zhao Sihai still holding Bai Ru Qiao, Zhao Xiao Hui’s anger grew.

In her haste, she blurted out, “Everyone knows you have a good relationship with Bai Ru Qiao, Fang Shen. It’s normal for you to give false testimony for her.”

“You’re full of shit…” Fang Shen was so angry she wanted to hit Zhao Xiao Hui.

At this time, Bai Ru Qiao, who was also about to move, stopped Zhao Sihai and walked forward, coldly looking at Zhao Xiao Hui.

Zhao Xiao Hui wasn’t afraid of her and glared back, about to say something.

But Bai Ru Qiao suddenly looked at the village head and the team leader.

“Village head, team leader, call the police.”

“Wh, what?” Zhao Xiao Hui was stunned when she heard the word “police.”

Bai Ru Qiao took a deep breath, as if suppressing her emotions.

“I just heard everyone say that San Ge was caught red-handed in my room.

I don’t know why everyone thinks I’m cheating.

Couldn’t it be theft?

Village head, team leader, this afternoon, Mom gave me a meat ticket and asked me to buy two pounds of meat.

She said it was for Hai Ge when he came back.

At the time, I thought it was strange.

Hai Ge’s return date is uncertain, why would Mom buy meat in advance?

Besides, Hai Ge has come back so many times, and he hasn’t been able to eat a single bite of meat.

Now that I think about it, they deliberately lured me away to steal something.

Mom, I told you before, all the tickets Hai Ge sent back were given to you.

I haven’t taken a penny of my salary, why don’t you believe me?”

She couldn’t let everyone focus on the topic of cheating.

Scandalous rumors are the most attention-grabbing.

Even if you’re innocent, the more it spreads, the more it will hurt you.

The people around were surprised when they heard this.

They didn’t expect it to be like this.