Fan Baowen arrived at Yijia Village and at Xia Chunmei's doorstep.

"You shameless, heartless man, how dare you come here!" Xia Hongfen got up and was about to grab a broom to hit him.

Xia Chunmei pulled Xia Hongfen back: "Auntie, don't get your hands dirty."

Fan Baowen stared intently at Xia Chunmei, and after a long while, he finally uttered a few words: "Did you do it?"

Along the way, Fan Baowen meticulously analyzed and sorted out everything:

First, he was arrested on Tuesday. Then, Xia Changjiang's family had to pay compensation for the land, write guarantees, and were forced to leave Yijia.

Later, Shi Zhenxiang's leg was broken by Xia Changjiang.

Later, the Zhou siblings in the Du family committed adultery.

Having been caught red-handed, both he and Du Lanlan are now disgraced.

All those who plotted against Xia Chunmei met with bad ends, yet Xia Chunmei escaped unscathed from beginning to end. Was it really just a coincidence?

Fan Baowen didn't believe it!

"I don't know what you're talking about." Xia Chunmei certainly knew what he was talking about, but she couldn't admit it.

Where did you get the letter in your hand?

Why should I tell you?

Seeing Xia Chunmei's smug face, Fan Baowen was so angry that he wanted to punch her a couple of times.

“You knew about me all along…you knew all along!” Fan Baowen said through gritted teeth.

Xia Chunmei smiled and said, "Yes, I've known for a long time that you and Xia Xiumei have been doing something shameful. I also know that you used her to break off our engagement. Actually, the person you really want to marry is Du Lanlan, and I also know that Du Lanlan is pregnant."

Upon hearing this answer, Fan Baowen felt a chill run through his body, and his eyes were filled with disbelief and terror as he looked at Xia Chunmei!

Are you curious how I knew?

Hearing this, Fan Baowen looked at her excitedly, but then Xia Chunmei said, "I'm not telling you," which made Fan Baowen so angry that he almost vomited blood!

Seeing him so angry he looked like he was about to vomit blood, Xia Chunmei continued to stab him in the heart: "Actually, if you had come to me privately from the beginning to talk about breaking off the engagement and given me some financial compensation, I could have taken the initiative to break off the engagement and protect your reputation."

"That way you've achieved your goal, and I won't have to eat wild vegetables with my sister every day. It's a win-win situation, isn't it? But you insist on pushing me to my death, acting like a prostitute while trying to maintain a virtuous image."

Back then, the original owner of this body was having a hard time raising her younger sister. If the Fan family had secretly approached her to break off the engagement, offered some money, and given her any plausible reason, she would definitely have agreed, since survival was the priority.

But they insisted on driving people to their doom, causing the original owner's death.

Upon hearing this, Fan Baowen fainted from anger.

Xia Chunmei glanced coldly at the person on the ground: "You've already fainted from anger, you're really useless."

Worried that Fan Baowen would suffer a loss, the Fan family hesitated for a moment, but still followed behind. As soon as they arrived, they saw Fan Baowen lying on the ground.

"What did you do to my son, you bitch!" When Fan Jiangshi saw her son lying on the ground, she assumed that Xia Chunmei had harmed him and launched into a tirade of abuse at Xia Chunmei.

Xia Chunmei scoffed, "You're not pretending anymore."

Fan Jiangshi choked.

She has always presented herself as kind, gentle, and loving, all for the sake of the Fan family's good reputation.

“I used to tell Chunmei that her future mother-in-law was a nice person. It seems I was blind all along. I’ve lived half my life and I’m not as bright-minded as my niece,” Xia Hongfen said. “You guys drag this bastard away right now. If he’s going to die, don’t let him die in my doorstep. It’s such bad luck!”

The Fan family was well-off, and they were skilled at interpersonal relationships and acting. Fan Baowen was also a scholar, so the Fan family had always been highly respected in the surrounding area.

This was the first time someone had pointed their finger at them, yelled at them, and told them to leave.

They were furious!

Fan Baowen was woken up by his family. When he woke up, he looked very sinister.

It was at this time that Xia Chunmei noticed that Fan Baowen's appearance had also changed.

Before she could examine it closely, Fan Baowen interrupted her thoughts: "How much money do you want before you tell me who sent you this letter?"

"You can go ahead and investigate. Whether you can find out or not depends on your and the Du family's abilities."

Even if Xia Chunmei knew who was behind the drawing and letter forgery to frame them, she wouldn't tell them; she'd let them investigate on their own.

The Fan family returned home furious, only to find the second branch of the Fan family already waiting for them.

"Brother and sister-in-law, after such an incident, I'm afraid Baowen won't be able to continue his studies," Jin said.

"Someone is trying to harm Baowen! Our Baowen will definitely be able to go to school!" Madam Fan retorted sharply. "Mrs. Jin, don't think I don't know what you're up to. Don't dream about it. No one can take away my son's chance to go to school!"

“Sister-in-law, stop deceiving yourselves. With something like this happening, people will only say that Fan Baowen is morally corrupt. In the future, we probably won’t be able to find anyone to vouch for him in the imperial examinations. Don’t waste the family’s money,” Jin said. “We all tightened our belts to send him to school, hoping that he could make something of himself and change our family’s fortunes. Who knew he would be so disappointing? Either we divide the family property or we send my son Zhiwen to school.”

"you!"

Fan Baowen's family was furious.

Fan Mingli looked at Fan Mingyi: "Second brother, is this also your idea?"

“Brother, what my wife said may be hard to hear, but it’s the truth. Baowen’s current condition is no longer suitable for him to continue his studies. My Zhiwen is already six years old. We might as well focus on nurturing Zhiwen. If he becomes successful in the future, our family can still improve its status and help our brothers and sisters.”

Fan Mingli was taken aback. He hadn't expected his second son, who was usually quiet at home, to be so eloquent. He had misjudged him.

"Second brother, we're family. Right now, we should work together to get through this difficult time. If Baowen's reputation is ruined, it won't be good for anyone. Besides, we're all drinking so late. Can't we talk about this in a couple of days? As your uncle, do you have to stab us in the heart at this time?"

Jin wanted to speak again, but Fan Mingyi stopped her. Fan Mingyi said, "Brother is right, it's very late. You should rest early. If you need any help, just say so. We're all family. We share the same fate."

Fan Mingyi hadn't initially expected to finalize things today; he was just here to make a statement.

As soon as the second wife's family left, Madam Fan Jiang started crying, uttering harsh words as she sobbed: "That bitch Xia Chunmei, she deserves to die a horrible death! And the one who started this, I hope I find out who it is!"

"We'll head into the city first thing tomorrow morning; I have a way to break this deadlock."

"What's the solution?" Fan Mingli, his wife, and Fan Baoyun all stared at him.

"This matter still requires the cooperation of the Du family..."