Gu Yifei's gaze was fixed on Meng Zihan's tear-streaked face, and he felt as if he had never met this person before, as if she were a terrifying stranger!
She always seems to have a way of pushing the boundaries of his understanding.
Every time he thought he had seen through Meng Zihan's true colors, she would come up with a new trick the next moment, and there was always a new surprise waiting for him.
Gu Yifei's throat tightened, and his breathing became somewhat labored.
He was filled with regret.
How could he be so bewitched that he ignored his parents' advice and insisted on meeting Meng Zihan?
We should just shut her out and completely ignore her!
He knew perfectly well that this woman had ill intentions and was full of scheming, but he was still easily coaxed by her and drank glass after glass of wine.
The liquor flowed down his throat, taking away not only his sobriety, but also his judgment, and even his life!
Gu Yifei felt a tightness in his chest, and a surge of anger rushed up his chest.
This anger wasn't just directed at Meng Zihan, but more so at his own resentment.
How could he be so stupid?
How could you be so gullible?
What do we do now?
If he doesn't marry Meng Zihan, he'll go to jail.
Go to jail or get married?
Marry her?
Gu Yifei looked up again, staring intently at Meng Zihan's face.
He felt a wave of physical nausea, his stomach churning.
He clenched his teeth and shook his head angrily.
No!
He doesn't want to!
Even if it means going to jail, even if it means spending the rest of his life in prison, he would never marry this woman!
This was a venomous snake, its scarlet tongue flicking, coiled in front of him, ready to pounce and bite him at any moment.
Marrying such a vicious woman means you'll probably have to sleep with one eye open and one eye closed.
The entire Gu family will be implicated by her, and their lives will never be peaceful again.
Moreover, he could confidently guarantee that he had absolutely not done anything indecent to her.
Even if he was extremely drunk and his mind was clouded, his principles and upbringing would never allow him to lay a finger on Meng Zihan.
He only felt pity for Meng Zihan.
He felt that she was helpless and pitiful, coming to him for help. Out of old feelings and so-called trust, he reluctantly agreed to meet her.
How could he possibly take advantage of her in a vulnerable situation like this?
This completely violates his basic moral principles!
What's more, he was so drunk last night that he felt dizzy and his whole body was about to fall apart. All he wanted to do was collapse into bed and get a good night's sleep. He couldn't even stand up straight, so where would he find the strength or ability to do that kind of thing?
This is utterly absurd!
Gu Yifei suddenly stood up, pointed at Meng Zihan, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't! I didn't molest her at all! Even if I was drunk, I didn't do such a thing!"
He turned to the police and added urgently, "My older brother and Ye Linchen were both there yesterday, they can testify for me! They can prove that I didn't touch her at all!"
Meng Zihan was startled by Gu Yifei's sudden outburst and shrank back.
But soon, a deeper resentment welled up in her eyes.
The more Gu Yifei resisted, the more deeply rooted her obsession became.
If Meng Zihan can't have a man, she'd rather destroy him with her own hands than let anyone else touch a hair on his head!
Gu Yifei, she has to marry him, otherwise, she'll make him go to jail!
In this day and age, unlike in later generations, there are no surveillance cameras everywhere on the streets and alleys.
As long as she insists that Gu Yifei molested her, no one can defend him.
This is her biggest bargaining chip.
Meng Zihan raised her red and swollen eyes and spoke in a deliberately calm tone, suppressing her trembling.
“Officer, the witness he mentioned, Gu Jingran, is his cousin. Ye Linchen is my cousin, and we’ve always been at odds. She’d love to see me suffer.”
"Between brothers, there's no reason for the elbow to turn against the family."
"As for my cousin, you can't take her words seriously either."
Her fingers trembled as she gripped the collar, which had already popped open, and pulled it out a little further.
"When you came, you saw it clearly: my clothes were torn. Did I tear them myself to frame him?"
Her tearful gaze swept over everyone present, finally fixing on Gu Yifei's pale face.
"I'm not married yet, and my innocence is more precious to me than my life."
At this point, large tears finally rolled down her cheeks and disappeared into her collar.
"Gu Yifei, if you dare to deny it today, if you don't take responsibility for me..." Her voice choked for a moment, then became resolute, "I'll walk out of the police station and kill myself right there!"
Gu's mother's face darkened further.
She took a sudden step forward and shouted sharply, "If you want to die, then go ahead and do it! Don't threaten people here!"
She grabbed the still-stunned Gu Yifei and pulled him behind her, completely blocking Meng Zihan's view with her body.
“You’ve always been restless. Back then, in order to marry Liu Mingxuan, you made a scene so that everyone at the steel mill knew you were pregnant. You insisted on living with Liu Mingxuan. When Liu Mingxuan was fired, you went to the union every day to make trouble, demanding to break up with him, demanding compensation from him, and even accusing him of rape so that he would go to jail.”
Mother Gu's gaze was like two ice blades, coldly scrutinizing Meng Zihan from head to toe, revealing all of Meng Zihan's true nature without any hesitation.
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