"What does he look like? What clothes does he wear? You must remember that, right?"
Zhou Shuhua persisted relentlessly.
"I...I don't remember...I was so confused at the time, I didn't see clearly..."
He Wanrou's voice grew softer and softer, and she lowered her head.
"Didn't you see clearly? Didn't you ask his name? You dared to let him in so easily, and even made up a lie to call Huaichuan back?"
Zhou Shuhua pressed on relentlessly, her tone sarcastic.
He Wanrou couldn't continue her fabrication any longer. She could only lower her head, bite her lip tightly, and silently shed tears, looking extremely wronged and aggrieved.
Seeing her flawed and stubbornly refusing to admit anything, Shen Zhenbang ran out of patience and waved his hand dismissively:
"Alright! There's nothing more to say! Huaichuan, go call the police!"
"No—!"
He Wanrou let out a shrill cry and lunged forward to grab Qin Peilan's leg, but Shen Huaichuan blocked her with a step.
She could only collapse to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably:
"Aunt Qin! You can't be so heartless! I saved your life twice! Without me, you might already be... How can you send me to the police station because of a misunderstanding! Waaah..."
Looking at the person at her feet who was crying so hard she almost fainted, Qin Peilan recalled the figure who had been busy by her bedside. Her heart felt like it was being gripped tightly by something, a mix of pain and numbness, a complex and indescribable feeling.
In the end, she couldn't bring herself to be so cruel.
She took her husband's arm and said softly, "Old Shen, let it go."
He Wanrou stopped crying immediately, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes.
Qin Peilan ignored her and spoke directly to Shen Zhenbang, and indeed to everyone else:
"If we report her to the police, her life will be ruined. We, the Shen family, cannot forget the life-saving grace..."
He Wanrou finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, Qin Peilan spoke up for her.
But unexpectedly, Qin Peilan paused, then continued...
“But, Wanrou, you absolutely cannot stay in the Shen family anymore.”
Her gaze finally fell on He Wanrou, and for the first time, it turned somewhat cold:
"Go pack your things now, buy a train ticket for tomorrow, and go back to the sanatorium immediately. I'll talk to the leaders there and get you a lighter job so you don't have to stay with us old folks anymore. You... take care of yourself."
Shen Zhenbang frowned, but seeing his wife's resolute expression, he sighed and added:
"We will never forget your life-saving grace. In addition to helping you transfer to a different position, we will give you a sum of money that will be enough for you to live a stable life. From now on, we will be even."
He Wanrou collapsed to the ground, as if all her strength had been drained away.
Although she didn't need to go to the police station, Qin Peilan's cold gaze and the words "we're even" made her realize that everything she had painstakingly built up was completely over.
Fortunately, it wasn't all for nothing. The two life-saving acts earned him a stable job and a large sum of money.
All things considered, it's not such a bad deal.
But why did she return to the sanatorium all alone, looking so dejected?
She could almost imagine how others would look at her!
How will she find her next target then?
No, this absolutely cannot be done!
She raised her head again, her eyes brimming with tears, and looked at Qin Peilan, saying in a humble tone:
"Auntie, I know I'm too ashamed to beg you anymore. I'll leave right now, I accept the punishment, but please, please don't let me go back alone like this! How can I face the leaders and colleagues at the nursing home looking like this? Waaah... In a couple of days, when you and Uncle go back to the nursing home, please let me go with you, okay? Just for a few days, I promise I'll stay quietly in my room and won't get in anyone's way. Please leave me with the last bit of dignity, Auntie..."
She cried so hard she could barely breathe, and every word she uttered struck a chord with Qin Peilan.
After all, she had genuinely cared for her for a while and had truly saved her life. Seeing her reduced to this state, so humbly begging for a last bit of dignity, Qin Peilan's heart softened again.
She subconsciously turned her head to look at her son, Shen Huaichuan, whose face was ashen.
Shen Huaichuan frowned, clearly extremely unwilling, and his lips moved as if he wanted to refuse.
Just then, Zhou Qiqi, who had been silently observing, suddenly spoke up.
"Dad, Mom, let's do as she says. Stay a few more days, and then we can go back to the sanatorium together. It'll be a good breakup. We have no objections."
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