Upon hearing that the engagement was called off, the entire Fan family and the people of Fanjia'ao were stunned!

"Are you serious?"

"It seems this is true, otherwise why would the girl want to break off the engagement?"

"Yes, once the engagement is called off, it'll be hard for the girl to find a husband."

Now everyone was giving Fan Baowen strange looks.

Fan Baowen gritted his teeth in anger, his face turning red.

Madam Fan quickly explained, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! Baowen was framed."

Fan Mingli hurriedly defended himself, saying, "That bitch drugged my Baowen. Baowen is also a victim."

"Chunmei, your aunt has always treated you well. Our Fan family only considers you our daughter-in-law; we don't acknowledge anyone else. We will definitely resolve this matter properly and not call off the engagement, okay?"

"If Fan Baowen is a victim, then why would he tell Xia Xiumei that he would marry her in a grand and glorious way? Even if I, Xia Chunmei, am stupid, I know what he meant by those words!"

I don't want to say anything more, and I don't want any compensation from your Fan family. Now, please return the birth charter to me, and from now on, our two families will have no further connection!

After speaking, Xia Chunmei squeezed out a few tears, vividly portraying the image of an orphan girl who had suffered great injustice.

However, Fan Baowen's acting skills are also quite good.

He said with a guilty look, "Sister Chunmei, it was wrong of us to keep this from you. But after it happened, we didn't know how to tell you. Xia Xiumei kept bothering me and threatening to report me to the academy... to accuse me of rape."

I was actually very scared, and I didn't know what to do. Who knew that this matter would drag on and on until it developed into what it is today? Chunmei, I'm so sorry..."

"In that case, this matter really can't be blamed on Fan Baowen."

"Yes, there's no need to escalate to the point of annulment."

"Blame the girl who drugged Baowen, she's shameless."

"Yes, that's shameless. But it's all because Baowen is too outstanding that he attracts the covetous eyes of other girls. Miss Chunmei, everything can be discussed. There's no need to break off the engagement."

Fan's neighbors began to speak up for Fan Baowen.

When Xia Chunmei heard them say that Fan Baowen was too outstanding, she wanted to laugh. Did they have some misunderstanding about what outstanding meant?

The Fan family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that everyone was on their side.

At this moment, Xia Chunmei took out several letters and threw them at Fan Baowen's face: "Fan Baowen, how long are you going to keep acting?"

What is it?

"It should be a letter."

Xia Chunmei cried as she said, "That's right, it's letters, the correspondence between Fan Baowen and Miss Du!"

Upon hearing this, the Fan family was horrified!

"I have many more here. Does Fan Baowen want me to read them to you? Does he want me to tell everyone where you met Miss Du, what you said, and what you did?"

Fan Baowen was dumbfounded.

How could these letters be in Xia Chunmei's possession? How could Xia Chunmei possibly have the correspondence between them?

Xia Chunmei had only been to the county town a few times.

“If I hadn’t received these letters, I wouldn’t have known that you had a relationship with Miss Du in addition to my cousin…” Xia Chunmei choked up.

Then he added, "It's because I'm not good enough. I'm not as well-educated and reasonable as Miss Du, nor do I have such a good family background, and I don't have a capable brother like my cousin. Now I just want to break off the engagement to let you two be together. I only ask that the Du family be lenient and let us off the hook."

Hearing this, Xia Xintian and his wife were stunned.

Originally, they did not approve of Xia Chunmei breaking off the engagement, but unexpectedly, Fan Baowen not only had that kind of thing with Xia Xiumei, but also got involved with a girl surnamed Du in the county town. Judging from Xia Chunmei's words, it seems that the Du family wants to harm her.

Zhuang, Xia Xintian's wife, said, "I was wondering why Chunmei, who is usually so steady and sensible, would insist on breaking off the engagement. Turns out... you're really taking advantage of her."

"The engagement must be annulled! It must be annulled!" Xia Xintian roared. "Summon the head of your Fan clan! You sons of bitches, this is too much!"

"I know that breaking off the engagement will damage my reputation, but what does reputation matter in the face of life and death?" Xia Chunmei said, crying. "Besides, I have three younger sisters. What will happen to them if something happens to me?"

Xia Chunmei's words implied that the Du family wanted to harm her.

"Someone must have framed me!" Fan Baowen knew he couldn't admit to this, otherwise all the reputation he had worked so hard to build would be ruined.

"Yes, this is absolutely a frame-up!" The Fan family members realized what was happening and hurriedly denied it.

"Fellow villagers, you've all watched Baowen grow up. Everyone knows what kind of person he is. He couldn't possibly do such a thing. Maybe it was that little bitch Xia Xiumei who framed him!" Fan Mingli quickly shifted the blame onto Xia Xiumei.

Fan Baowen: "Miss Chunmei, I've been framed! Someone must have forged my handwriting! Tell me, where did this letter come from?"

Madam Fan Jiang: "That's right, Chunmei, don't be fooled. Someone must be deliberately framing you to ruin your marriage with Baowen. Let's not fall for it."

"Whether it's true or false, you and I both know the truth." Xia Chunmei wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "I still stand by what I said: I have three younger sisters to take care of at home. I can't afford to have anything happen to me. If something happens to me, what will happen to my three sisters? Please be merciful and return the birth certificate to me."

After Xia Chunmei finished speaking, she bowed to the Fan family.

Xia Hongfen hugged Xia Chunmei and burst into tears, crying, "My poor niece..."

The villagers were abuzz with discussion; Xia Chunmei's attempt to play the victim had been remarkably effective.

A perfectly good girl, about to get married, wants to call off the engagement. If she didn't have a reason, who would do that?

The villagers of Fanjia'ao finally wavered in their belief in Fan Baowen's "goodness".

The Fan family was caught off guard by Xia Chunmei's move.

They knew very well that if the engagement was really called off, things would become very complicated.

After a long while, Fan Baowen finally managed to suppress his anger and said, "Miss Chunmei, this is truly a misunderstanding. Someone has framed me! Can you give me some time to investigate?"

"Regarding the letter, you said someone framed you. But Xia Xiumei's pregnancy couldn't be faked, could it? You told her yourself that you would marry her in a grand and glorious way. Fan Baowen, as your fiancée, do you know how heartbroken I was to hear that? I don't want to say anything more. I don't want you to compensate me for the reputational damage caused by the annulment of the engagement. I just want to live peacefully and raise my sisters. Please return the betrothal letter to me. If this continues, it won't be good for anyone."

Xia Hongfen said angrily, "Stop dawdling here. Do you want me to go in and search you? If that's the case, it won't look good for anyone."

"Fan Baowen, if you're a man, be straightforward. Stop sleeping with other girls and then pretending to be all lovey-dovey here. Who are you trying to disgust? Hurry up and hand over your marriage certificate. From now on, it's none of our business which girl you're with. Our Chunmei is beautiful and capable. You may not care, but plenty of other people will."

Xia Xintian's words were very harsh, Fan Baowen's face turned bright red, and the Fan family members were so angry that they almost died on the spot.

Fan Baowen knew that Xia Chunmei was determined to break off the engagement this time.

"Mother, give her the birth certificate!"

Xia Chunmei could sense the gritted teeth and hatred in Fan Baowen's voice when he said those words!

Madam Fan didn't want to give it, but since her son had spoken, she had no choice but to comply.

After taking back the betrothal letter, Xia Chunmei said, "From now on, our marriages will be separate matters. Young Master Fan, I wish you a bright future."

For some reason, hearing the words "a bright future" made Fan Baowen feel uneasy, as if something was about to happen.