"What should I do? What should I do?" Zhong Hua murmured to herself, her voice filled with despair. She felt as if she were standing on the edge of a cliff, with two thorny paths before her. Whichever path she chose, it could plunge her into an abyss of no return.

A glimmer of hope

Just as Zhong Hua was about to be overwhelmed by her inner pain and turmoil, her phone suddenly rang. Startled by the unexpected sound, she hurriedly picked up the phone, and saw Lin Wanqing's name displayed on the screen.

“Hello, Wanqing…” Zhong Hua’s voice trembled slightly.

"Zhong Hua, don't worry, I've found a key witness! He can prove Ah Yu's innocence!" Lin Wanqing said excitedly on the other end of the phone, her voice tinged with fatigue, but filled with joy and excitement.

Zhong Hua could hardly believe her ears. For a moment, she stood there, stunned, her mind blank. After a long while, she finally came to her senses, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Really? Wanqing, you're amazing! How did you do that?" Zhong Hua asked excitedly, the huge weight in his heart finally slowly lifted.

Lin Wanqing briefly recounted her search for the witness over the phone. To save A Yu, she inquired everywhere, leaving no stone unturned in her search for any possible clue. After countless setbacks and disappointments, she finally found the crucial witness in a remote town. It turned out that this witness had worked at the place where Gu Yanting had set the trap and had witnessed the truth firsthand.

As Zhong Hua listened to Lin Wanqing's story, she felt both happy that A Yu was about to escape her predicament and deeply grateful for Lin Wanqing's efforts and dedication. She knew that Lin Wanqing had also endured immense pressure and pain along the way, but she had never given up.

After hanging up the phone, Zhong Hua looked again at the old document on the coffee table. Now, it seemed less heavy, no longer the suffocating burden. Although the crisis had been temporarily averted, Zhong Hua knew that their struggle with Gu Yanting was far from over. However, at least now, they had the courage and hope to continue fighting. She carefully put the document away, silently vowing that no matter how many difficulties they encountered in the future, she would never back down and would stand with Ah Yu and Lin Wanqing to protect their hard-won peace and justice.