The old lady hurriedly went to find Eileen Chang to get the key, but the woman had disappeared early in the morning.

The family's nanny is also nowhere to be found.

Having no other choice and worried about her grandson's safety, she quickly called her neighbor to break down the door.

Upon entering the room, she saw Xie Feng curled up on the floor, his face flushed. She quickly went over and touched his forehead, finding it burning hot. His clothes were completely soaked with sweat, and he looked as if he had been pulled out of the water.

This scene broke the old lady's heart. Her neighbor quickly picked her up from the ground and took her directly to a nearby hospital.

When Mayor Xie returned in the afternoon after hearing the news, he overheard the doctor telling Grandma Xie, "This child drank the medicine meant for breeding sows. You brought him in too late; I'm afraid he won't be able to have children when he grows up."

Upon hearing this, Xie Changhe staggered, instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.

His face was full of disbelief. Xie Feng hadn't even grown up yet and this had happened to him. How could it not break his heart? What's more, Zhang Ailing couldn't have children in the future, and Xie Feng was his only son.

When Old Mrs. Xie saw her son, she became furious. "This must have been done by that poisonous woman, Eileen Chang. She couldn't have a son of her own, so she took it out on Ah Feng. Look what she's done to the child now! I don't care, you go back and divorce her immediately."

"Mom, don't jump to conclusions before you've figured things out."

"Fine! You, Xie Changhe, you really believe that little vixen? Fine! Go and call her here, confront her, and see if she did it."

"Do you know that when I went to Ah Feng's room this morning, the door was locked? Who else in that house would dare to lock their door besides her? Not only did she drug Ah Feng, but she also locked the door on purpose, worried that he would go out and call for help. She just wanted to kill Ah Feng! She's tearing my heart out!"

"Xie Changhe, you're just clueless! Ayao was such a wonderful girl, and you two ruined her life! What can I say about you?!"

"Mom! Watch your words! Don't you know where you are? You're just spouting nonsense."

The old lady realized that she had just been angry because that vixen had caused so much trouble in the family over the years.

A few months ago, Ah Feng's grandfather also suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage due to anger and passed away.

She has no idea what sins she committed. Back then, Ayao was such a good girl.

He was the one who insisted on marrying someone, and then he was the one who changed his mind so easily...

Ultimately, it was their family who wronged Zhong Yao; she never liked Xie Changhe at all.

Xie Changhe had just started working at the Public Security Bureau when he was injured during a mission. He happened to faint in front of Zhong Yao's house at that time.

He was saved by the kind-hearted Zhong Yao, and Xie Changfeng fell in love with her at first sight because of this.

He would pester her constantly, and even after he learned that she had a childhood sweetheart, he still insisted on going his own way.

The turning point came when Zhong Yao's mother fell ill and urgently needed a century-old ginseng to prolong her life.

Their family is too poor to afford it.

When Xie Changhe found out about this, he offered to pay for the ginseng if she was willing to marry him.

At that time, the Xie family was considered a century-old family, and his father was a captain in the army.

His ancestors included great generals, and his family even had 500-year-old ginseng, let alone 100-year-old ginseng.

So even though Zhong Yao was unwilling, she abandoned her vow to her childhood sweetheart and married Xie Changhe for her mother's sake.

However, just a few years after their marriage, as Xie Changhe rose through the ranks, he began to have an ambiguous relationship with Zhang Ailing.

Even so, Zhong Yao still worked hard and dutifully to be a good wife and mother.

Zhang Ailing had repeatedly provoked Zhong Yao, but she never took it to heart or made a scene. She always remembered that when her mother needed ginseng, it was the Xie family who lent a helping hand and saved her.

But Eileen Chang was not satisfied with her performance. She learned from Xie Changhe that Zhong Yao had a childhood sweetheart with whom she had a very good relationship. When she had been married for many years and still had not found a partner, she harbored evil intentions.

At the time, a woman committed suicide by jumping into a river after being raped in a grove of trees, causing a great uproar. Xie Changhe happened to be in charge of this case.

Xie Changhe discovered that the man was Zhang Ailing's younger brother, Zhang Aicai, and he revealed the information to Zhang Ailing first.

Eileen Chang cried her heart out, begging Xie Changhe to let her brother go, saying he was just confused for a moment.

Xie Changhe softened, and the two eventually decided that Zhong Yao's childhood sweetheart could take the blame.

Anyway, Xie Changhe had disliked that man for a long time. He hadn't gotten married or found a partner because he was still thinking about his wife.

The case involved Eileen Chang reporting to the police that she had witnessed Zhong Yao's childhood sweetheart engaging in indecent acts while passing by a grove of trees that day.

When the man was apprehended, Zhong Yao's childhood sweetheart was completely dumbfounded. He never imagined that this matter would be related to him.

He was unjustly killed in this way.

Later, Zhong Yao overheard their conversation and learned that her childhood sweetheart had died because of the younger brother of the woman her husband had been seeing outside the marriage. She was then subjected to various schemes and plots by Eileen Chang and eventually died of depression.

The old lady was so upset by these thoughts that she beat her chest and stamped her feet. To make matters worse, her grandson also got into trouble.

If she hadn't been forced to marry into their family, she wouldn't have died at such a young age.

She now feels like killing that woman.

How could she be so cruel as to give such a young child a stimulant like that given to a sow?

"You have to give me an explanation for this."

After saying that, the old lady ignored her blind and heartless son.

He went straight to the front of the ward to see his grandson.

After this incident, when Xie Changhe found out that the matter was indeed related to Zhang Ailing, he simply scolded the person involved.

They were not divorced, and the old lady was very disappointed in her son, so she took Xie Feng away.

She cared for Xie Feng alone until he turned eighteen, at which point the old lady passed away.

Xie Changfeng had just brought the person back when he realized that he shouldn't have been the one to go to the countryside with the other educated youth.

It was Eileen Chang who secretly enrolled him.

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Early in the morning, Su Li got up. She had taken a lot of photos yesterday and was thinking of getting them developed at a photo studio.

After returning home last night, Gu Huanian received orders from the military and left.

She was thinking of developing the photos today and then looking for houses for sale in Beijing. School was starting soon, and she wanted to buy a house close to the school.

After breakfast, Su Li said to Chen Shujing, "Auntie, I'm going to the street to develop photos, so I'll head out now."

"Wait, I'll wash the dishes and we'll go together. There's not much food left at home, let's go together."

Su Li nodded, and after Chen Shujing finished her work for a while, the two of them went out together.

As they reached a secluded spot, before the two could even leave the alley, three people suddenly sprang out from behind them.

They grabbed Chen Shuqing first, before Su Li could react.

He held the knife to Chen Shuqing's neck and said, "Don't move, or I'll kill her."