At the top of the stairs, Chu Xing was carrying two bags of packed food and was about to go upstairs when he looked up and saw a group of people hiding in the narrow passageway at the bottom of the stairs, where a pile of old and broken items were stacked.

The middle-aged man at the head of the group had a fierce and menacing look, a fat head and big ears, and was extremely greasy.

When Chu Xing looked at him, Liu Weiqiang felt that he looked familiar, but after thinking about it, he really couldn't remember where he had seen this person before.

So he simply growled, "What are you looking at? Get out of here!"

As he spoke, he glanced upstairs.

Chu Xing didn't recognize him, but the fact that this group of people were hiding here completely confirmed his suspicions.

Something is definitely going to happen, but it's unclear how much it has to do with Song Mai.

He ignored the man in the lead and walked straight upstairs.

They walked all the way to the door before seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who had been waiting there for a long time.

As soon as Song's mother saw Chu Xing, she recognized him immediately. She swiftly grabbed his arm and shouted downstairs:

"Weiqiang! Come quick!"

Liu Weiqiang clearly did not see Song Mai appear, but upon hearing the shouts, he still led his men upstairs without hesitation.

Seven or eight thugs blocked the narrow stairwell completely, giving the man no chance to escape.

Liu Weiqiang saw Chu Xing looking at Song's mother with a puzzled expression: "Why are you arresting him? I want Song Mai!"

Sister-in-law Song Mai nudged him with her elbow: "Are you stupid? We don't know where that brat Song Mai has run off to. We haven't seen her for ages. We don't know how long we'll have to wait like this. Why don't we just grab this pretty boy and take him away? Song Mai likes him so much, she can't possibly not come looking for us."

Upon hearing this, Liu Weiqiang began to scrutinize Chu Xing closely. Looking at the man's handsome face, he felt both jealousy and utter disdain.

"So you're the guy Song Mai cheated on me with behind my back. I thought you were something special, but you're just a pretty face. You live off your looks and aren't you ashamed?"

After so many days, Song's mother finally saw hope, and things were progressing. At this moment, her eyes were shining, and she looked at Chu Xing as if she were a demon seeing the flesh of Tang Sanzang.

"Who cares what he is? At least we've finally caught him. Let's take him away and lock him up. I don't believe Song Mai won't show up."

Song's mother held tightly to Chu Xing's sleeve and wouldn't let go.

The man looked at her with utter disgust, his eyes revealing undisguised contempt.

"Please let go."

He had investigated Song Mai's family background and remembered that the two women in front of him were Song Mai's sister-in-law and Song Mai's mother, so although he didn't know the reason, he was still quite polite.

As for this fat, big-eared man, Assistant Lu had shown him his photo and information before, saying that this person was secretly investigating him. He had changed his personal information at the time and hadn't paid any attention to this person.

Now it seems that these three people are together and blocking the doorway. Although we don't know exactly what happened, the situation is quite delicate.

Song's mother refused to let go, gripping even tighter as she spoke.

"You want me to let go? No way! It's all your fault, you pretty boy, for ruining my Mai Zi and Wei Qiang's wedding. You've been hiding for so long, and now that I've finally found you, how could I let you go so easily? Today I'm going to settle accounts with you properly, and you'll pay me back every penny you've spent on Mai Zi!"

Song Mai had just pressed her face against the door again when she heard these words, and her heart instantly jumped into her throat.

How could this be? She clearly told him to come back later, so why did he have to come back at this time?

Liu Weiqiang glanced at the closed door and said impatiently, "Take the person away first. I don't have the patience to wait any longer."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the thugs immediately surrounded Chu Xing.

Hearing the commotion outside the door, and seeing that Chu Xing was about to be taken away by Liu Weiqiang because of her, Song Mai could no longer care about anything else and suddenly pushed the door open.

"stop!"

The door suddenly opened, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Song's mother immediately released Chu Xing's hand and pointed at Song Mai, scolding:

"What a heartless girl! Your sister-in-law and I have been waiting for you at the door for so long, and you're just lying comfortably at home, not going to work in broad daylight, and keeping a lover. I think you're really getting more and more successful!"

Song Mai is still feeling unwell. Although her fever has subsided, she is extremely weak. After washing the dishes, she did not go back to her room to rest but stood by the door. At this moment, her calves are weak and she has no strength at all.

Her face was deathly pale, but her expression remained remarkably calm: "I'm sick, so what's wrong with taking a day off? Do you expect me to go to work even if I'm dying? Is money more important than my life?"

Song's mother stood at the door for a long time, until her legs ached, before she realized that Song Mai had been in the room the whole time.

"I don't believe you didn't hear a thing inside. We've been waiting at the door for so long, and you wouldn't even open it. Weren't you deliberately hiding from us? How come you're willing to come out now for this random guy?"

Song's mother kept referring to "wild men," which sounded harsh and unpleasant.

Sister-in-law Song Mai chimed in, "Yes, Mai Zi, Mom's right. It was one thing for you not to reply to my messages before, but now that we've come all this way, you're still pretending no one's home. Isn't that going too far?"

Song Mai gasped for breath, feeling a tightness in her chest that made her extremely uncomfortable. She was already thin and had been eating irregularly for many years, and after this illness, she looked even more frail.

It looked like he was about to faint at any moment.

Song Mai leaned against the door, her gaze sweeping over everyone present.

Even now, Liu Weiqiang still looks at her with that lewd and disgusting gaze, as if he were appraising a piece of merchandise in a transaction, his triangular eyes filled with a possessive desire for what he was about to obtain.

Only Chu Xing remained calm and composed as usual. He did not question her because of the situation, nor did he show any sign of panic or fear.

This actually put Song Mai at ease.

Song Mai sneered:

"I'm being unreasonable? Who's being unreasonable here? What kind of sister-in-law and mother would marry their daughter off to an old scoundrel so much older than themselves for 500,000 yuan!"

“When I disagreed, you used all sorts of means to force me. Now that I’m married, you still want to force me to divorce. When the soft approach didn’t work, you resorted to the hard one. You keep saying you’re doing it for my own good, but you clearly just want money. Do you even deserve to be a mother?”

Upon hearing this, the man who had remained silent glanced at Song Mai, his eyes filled with complex emotions.