The neighbor lady came in and said anxiously to Song Mingqian:

"Wanwan said not long ago that she was about to give birth, and she was supposed to give birth in the next couple of days, but last night she suddenly called to say that something had happened."

"Xunying and the others left the hospital's address when they left. You should go and take a look."

The two Cheng girls were watched by the neighbors as they grew up. When they heard that Cheng Wan had an accident during her pregnancy, everyone was extremely worried.

Needless to say, Song Mingqian's uncle's expression changed instantly upon hearing this.

"Thank you for your concern, I'll go to the hospital right away."

Without even taking a break, he entrusted the Cheng family courtyard to a neighbor for help and immediately took a taxi to the hospital.

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By this time, Cao Tongwen and Wen Jun had been home for quite some time.

The two men were completely convinced of the story they had fabricated, believing that the police had insufficient evidence and could not do anything to them, which made them feel very at ease.

I slept straight through until dawn before getting up.

"I was exhausted after going to the hospital for so long last night."

Cao Tongwen sat at the table complaining irritably. Seeing that Wen Jun didn't speak, she racked her brains to find a topic to talk about with him.

"We're out of vegetables at home. It's almost lunchtime. How about I go buy some meat and we can have a nice meal together for lunch?"

When Cheng Wan was alive, she always thought about supporting three mouths in the family, so she was very stingy and reluctant to eat anything.

Occasionally, when buying some meat, he would secretly hide it in a bowl behind his daughter-in-law's back, and then give it to his son to eat when he came home.

Now that Cheng Wan is in the hospital, only Cao Tongwen and her precious son are left at home, and she finally feels relieved.

"I'm asking you, Junjun, what do you want to eat for lunch? Mom will go buy it and make it for you."

"Whatever, I don't have much of an appetite, I don't want to eat."

After a long pause, Wen Jun casually replied, clearly somewhat uneasy.

When Cao Tongwen saw his expression, she knew he was thinking about Cheng Wan again, and she was so angry that her face turned black.

"How could a sonless good-for-nothing seduce you like this? Look at your pathetic self!"

She was afraid that Wen Jun might have a moment of weakness and really want to change his mind and go back to Cheng Wan's side, so she quickly gave him a lot of advice.

"Junjun, don't be silly! Shanshan is truly in love with you! She's still waiting for your reply!"

"Shanshan is a very sensible child. Every time she sees me, she calls me 'Auntie'. The Qiu family is also very sincere. Last time, they told me that their daughter fell in love with you at first sight and would not marry anyone but you."

"For the sake of this affection, the Qiu family is willing to make many concessions. When Shanshan marries into the family, she will definitely bring a lot of dowry."

In the past, there were only two people in the family, Cao Tongwen and Wen Jun. She was used to being domineering and preferred girls like Qiu Shanshan who listened to her in-laws.

This kind of daughter-in-law must be very easy to control.

Cao Tongwen was already planning how to spend Qiu Shanshan's dowry after she got it. She looked delighted and was almost laughing out loud.

No matter how she tried to persuade him, Wen Jun remained silent, sitting sullenly in his chair with his head down.

He still couldn't get over that hurdle in his heart.

For a man, the more beautiful his wife is, the better.

Qiu Shanshan is quite good, but why isn't she as pretty as Cheng Wan?

Based on this alone, no matter how much she tried to win him over, Wen Jun was never really happy about it.

Seeing his expression, Cao Tongwen couldn't help but roll her eyes, slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and gave him an ultimatum.

"Stop thinking about it. If you still consider me your mother, you must divorce Cheng Wan and marry Qiu Shanshan!"

She stormed out of the house with the basket, intending to buy some random groceries to cook.

But before they could even step out of the courtyard, they heard a commotion outside.

Several uniformed police officers were talking to the neighbors in the alley.

Cao Tongwen tightened her grip on the basket, her heart leaping into her throat.

"Why are the police here all of a sudden? What are they asking us?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Jun came out of the yard, craned his neck to take a look, and then scratched his head blankly, looking completely puzzled.

"Did something happen to one of the families? There's such a big commotion. I wonder if they were robbed or someone died."

He was tempted to go out and see what was going on, but was hesitating whether to ask his neighbors for information.

The next second, they saw Old Lady Qian turn her head to look at them, pointing and gesturing.

"You're looking for the Wen family? Isn't that the house?"

"No mistake, there's only one family with the surname Wen in our alley. Yes, yes, Wen Jun's wife is named Cheng Wan!"

After hearing this, what is there not to understand?

Cao Tongwen and Wen Jun exchanged a glance, instantly panicking.

They thought that Cheng Yuanshan and Song Xunying had only scared them yesterday, and that hitting someone was just a way to vent their anger, and that the matter was over.

I can't believe this damn family actually dared to call the police!

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go inside to check!"

Cao Tongwen was so frightened that she dropped the basket in her hand and turned to walk back into the house.

"If the police come later and find something strange in our house, they'll just arrest us!"

She muttered in a panic, fearing that the police would come in while she was looking for something, and hurriedly went to close the courtyard gate.

Just as Cao Tongwen placed her hand on the door, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

"What am I afraid of? I haven't done anything wrong, and I have a clear conscience. Even if the police come, I'm not afraid of them."

She might have been a little rude to Cheng Wan, but she never really had the guts to harm her.

But if she closes the gate now, wouldn't it make her seem like she has something to hide?

Cao Tongwen finally calmed down, lowered her hand, and muttered under her breath:

"It's all those bastards in the Cheng family's fault, they made me so angry I lost my mind."

Her facial expressions were a bit too exaggerated when she spoke, which inadvertently aggravated the wound left by Song Xunying when she was beaten yesterday, causing her to gasp in pain.

"Ouch, it's been a whole night, why does my face still hurt so much?"

Wen Jun's head was throbbing from Cao Tongwen's nagging. The thought that the police were in the alley not far from their home made him even more agitated.

Last night, Shen Zhihuan made it very clear to the doctor that Cheng Wan's miscarriage and hospitalization were entirely due to that bowl of ginseng soup.

Although he and his mother genuinely didn't know that the consequences of a pregnant woman consuming ginseng would be so severe, it's hard to say what the police might think.

The thought that he might be arrested and detained made Wen Jun break out in a cold sweat.

In his panic, he blurted out something reckless to Cao Tongwen:

“This matter has nothing to do with us. The ginseng was given by Qiu Shanshan, and she told us to bring it back to make soup.”

"Mom, if the police come to question you later, just put all the blame on Qiu Shanshan and let the police arrest her!"

In order to persuade Cao Tongwen, Wen Jun racked his brains and came up with all sorts of excuses.

"If I were really detained, my boss would definitely think I had damaged the company's reputation. What if he fired me and my family lost our income?"