Chapter 155 Liu Hongmei, Stop Pretending

The night outside was as dark as ink, and the cold wind blew dead leaves around in the street.

Su Mingde stood in front of the Shao family's imposing western-style building, his fists clenched until they made a creaking sound. He stared fixedly at the tightly closed door, hesitant to go in.

Taking a deep breath, he raised his hand and knocked on the door. The sound of his fingers tapping on the iron door was particularly loud in the quiet night.

After a while, Sun Meijuan came to open the door.

When she saw Su Mingde, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Su Mingde? Why are you here?"

Su Mingde walked in without saying a word.

Shao Baoguo was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper. When he saw Su Mingde, he put down the newspaper and stood up.

"Come in and sit down."

His tone was a little cold.

Su Mingde looked at him with cold eyes.

"Shao Baoguo, let's talk."

Shao Baoguo and Sun Meijuan looked at each other, a hint of pride flashing in their eyes.

"What to talk about?" Shao Baoguo asked.

"Let's talk...can we make a deal?"

Su Mingde's voice was soft, but it carried an unquestionable determination.

"Oh? Looks like you've already thought about it."

Shao Baoguo smiled and motioned Su Mingde to sit down.

He slowly tore open the seal of the paper bag, pulled out a few photos and threw them on the coffee table.

In the blurry candid photos, Fu Jinzhou was helping Su Li get out of the jeep. The last photo was of the hospital corridor late at night, with two shadows overlapping in the dim light of the corridor.

The photos are very skillfully taken, but they are taken at angles that are easy to be misunderstood.

"The film negatives are here." Shao Baoguo lit a cigarette, the red light dancing on his glasses. "As long as you drop the lawsuit tomorrow, these will be waste paper. Otherwise..."

He raised his chin towards Sun Meijuan, and the woman immediately turned on the TV.

The screen flashed with snow, and the Pingjiang TV news anchor spoke clearly: "...Investigation into Comrade Fu Zhenzhu's lifestyle..."

Su Mingde's fists were clenched so tightly that they made a clattering sound.

"Mingde, we are relatives after all. There's no need for our two families to end up in a life-and-death struggle over a marital dispute."

Su Mingde didn't sit down, he stood there like a tall pine tree.

"I agree to your terms."

He said slowly.

"But you have to agree to one condition of mine."

Shao Baoguo and Sun Meijuan showed surprised expressions on their faces.

"What conditions?"

Sun Meijuan asked.

"I want you to... stop hurting Su Li." Su Mingde said word by word. "Let Tingting come forward to testify and prove that Su Li and Director Fu are innocent, and I will drop the charges against Shao Ting'an."

Shao Baoguo and Sun Meijuan looked at each other.

Especially the joy in Sun Meijun's eyes could not be suppressed.

Shao Baoguo was in the officialdom and kept everything to himself, so even though he was very proud at the moment, his face remained expressionless.

"That's no problem. Su Li and Ting An are husband and wife after all. Even though they're divorced, I still hope the best for them."

Shao Baoguo's hypocrisy made Su Mingde feel sick, and he stared at him with a murderous look.

"But remember, if you dare to play tricks, we will definitely make your sister... lose her reputation!"

His voice was filled with menace.

Su Mingde's eyes became even colder.

"I, Su Mingde, always keep my word."

"Also, regardless of whether Secretary Fu's case was your doing or not, you must personally come forward to clarify the matter after I withdraw the case, otherwise I promise to sue Shao Tingan to the end."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left the Shao family.

As the night wind blew, his back looked a little lonely, yet extremely determined.

His sister had endured too much silently, and this time he couldn't just stand by and watch the dirty water being thrown on her.

There are also Fu Jinzhou and his father. Good people cannot be implicated.

At this time, Su Li had been outside Liu Hongmei's ward. She had been secretly observing Liu Hongmei, which further confirmed her guess.

Only after seeing Liu Hongmei's mother leave did Su Li quietly walk into her ward.

Liu Hongmei, who was originally quiet, was stunned for a moment when she saw her, then her eyes widened.

He began to scream in panic, "Don't come over here, don't come over here."

Su Li stood at the door without moving. She clearly felt that her recent reaction was different from the first time she came to see her.

Su Li stood at the door of the ward, her eyes calm and sharp, as if she could see through Liu Hongmei's disguise.

Liu Hongmei's screams echoed in the ward, but Su Li was not scared away by her reaction.

She closed the door gently and slowly approached the bed. Her voice was low but firm, "Hongmei, stop pretending. I know you're awake."

Su Li's voice was calm, but it was like a sharp knife, piercing Liu Hongmei's heart.

Liu Hongmei's body stiffened slightly, her eyes flickered for a moment, but she quickly regained her terrified expression. She clutched the quilt tightly with both hands, her voice trembling, "You...you...don't come over here!"

Su Li ignored her resistance and continued to move closer until she stood by the bed, looking down at her condescendingly.

"You understand, Liu Hongmei."

Su Li's voice remained calm, but with a hint of oppression that could not be refuted. "I know you have recovered. You are pretending to be crazy and stupid, but it is just because you don't know how to face all this, face yourself."

Liu Hongmei's breathing quickened, and the fear in her eyes gradually gave way to a complex emotion. Her fingers clenched the corner of the quilt tightly, her knuckles turning white, and her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to refute, but she couldn't speak.

Su Li didn't give her a chance to breathe and continued, "Qi Dayong was instructed by their workshop director, and the one who bribed the workshop director was Wang Shengli. Wang Shengli asked him to find a few people to destroy you. All of this was manipulated by Shao Tingan behind the scenes. He never thought of letting you come back intact."

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Liu Hongmei's face turned pale instantly, and the fear in her eyes gradually gave way to anger and pain. Her body began to tremble slightly, as if she was trying hard to suppress her inner emotions.

"You...you're talking nonsense, this is impossible." Liu Hongmei's voice was hoarse with a hint of disbelief.

Su Li sneered, a hint of pity in her eyes. "At this point, you still believe that Shao Ting'an is attracted to you? Do you think he really likes you? He's just using you. If I'm guessing correctly, you must have found his weakness and posed a threat to him, so he attacked you. He's always hypocritical and never shows mercy."

"Oh, by the way, didn't you know? Shao Ting'an is already in the detention center because he murdered Director Guo and used his power to bribe his colleagues to cover up quality problems, causing significant losses to the machinery factory."

Liu Hongmei's tears finally burst out, and her body trembled violently, as if she could no longer bear the pain in her heart.

Her voice was filled with tears, almost screaming: "No... Impossible! He... How could he do this to me? I... I like him so much!"

Su Li looked at Liu Hongmei's painful expression and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She took a deep breath and softened her tone a little. "I know it's hard for you to accept, but this is the truth. Shao Ting'an has never treated you sincerely. He's hypocritical, selfish, and hates being coerced the most. You threatened him, and he doesn't like you, so he treated you so cruelly."

Liu Hongmei's sobs grew louder, her body curled up into a ball, as if trying to hide herself. Her fingers dug deep into her palms, tears streaming down her cheeks, dripping onto the white sheets, making them wet.

Su Li sat by the bed, gently patted Liu Hongmei's shoulder, and softened her voice: "Hongmei, I know you are in pain, but now is not the time to escape. You must stand up and expose Shao Tingan's true face. Only in this way can you get justice for yourself."

Liu Hongmei raised her head and looked at Su Li in horror. Beyond that horror was deep hatred. "Su Li, you came here just to laugh at me, didn't you? Now you've seen the joke, you can go away."