Chapter 90 The real Jiang Shiyi is dead!
Wang Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows and replied lightly, "Our family is poor and we don't have the money to take her to the hospital. She had a difficult labor and heavy bleeding at home, resulting in two deaths. She died while taking care of the child. Otherwise, how could I have taken her place and come to recognize her as my relative?"
After she finished speaking, she saw Jiang Weilong standing there with a pale face, and she felt relieved.
The corners of her lips curled slightly, and she replied with a gloating look, "Those people you inquired about were already bribed by Wang Jun and me. If you don't believe me, you can go to Linxi Village and ask around. My name is Wang Jiaojiao, and I grew up in Linxi Village. I wasn't adopted. As for my sister-in-law, the real Jiang Shiyi, she's from our neighboring Yang Village. A couple couldn't have children, so they paid a trafficker fifty yuan to buy her."
Jiang Weilong's eyes darkened, and he asked in a cold voice, "Since she remembers her childhood, why hasn't she contacted us in all these years?"
Wang Jiaojiao sneered, a flicker of disdain flashing in her eyes. "You really are a young master who grew up in Jiangbei. You have no idea about life in the countryside. Her adoptive parents spent a huge amount of money to buy her. Their purpose in buying her was to have her take care of them in their old age. How could she possibly walk out? Besides, her lame leg is because she tried to run away, but she got beaten by her family. Later, after she came into my family, my parents gave her a betrothal gift so that she could give birth to a son to carry on the family line for my brother. How could they possibly give her the chance to find her relatives?"
Jiang Weilong clenched his fists tightly upon hearing this. He suppressed his anger and asked tremblingly, "You said her leg was broken?"
"In our place, this is the fate of disobedient women." Wang Jiaojiao said lightly, and then added sarcastically: "It's a pity that she died after giving birth to a money-losing child."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Weilong roared and rushed forward. His vein-filled hands tightly grasped her collar, his voice filled with broken roars: "You said Shi Yi is dead? That's impossible! I think you are clearly trying to get revenge on me for talking nonsense. Tell me where Shi Yi is! Tell me!"
Wang Jiaojiao looked at the frantic Jiang Weilong and replied fearlessly, "Her grave is in the back hills of Linxi Village. If you don't believe me, you can go to Yang Village and ask her adoptive parents."
Jiang Weilong suddenly let go of her hand, staggered back a few steps, and fell heavily against the wall. His hands kept pounding the wall, and a suppressed, heavy gasp came from his throat.
Seeing this, the police officer who had a gun against Wang Jiaojiao's head quickly took out handcuffs and swiftly handcuffed Wang Jiaojiao's hands. He said to Jiang Weilong, "Comrade, please find a doctor to treat the wound. I have to take the person away."
When Wang Jiaojiao was taken out of the ward, she glanced at Jiang Weilong who was collapsing beside her, and a hint of pride flashed in her eyes.
After they left, Jiang Weilong's legs went weak and he fell to the ground. He curled up into a ball, covering his face with his trembling hands, and intermittent sobs came out of his throat.
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The next day at noon, Su Mengxue learned that Jiang Shiyi had been arrested, and then she heard that the arrested Jiang Shiyi was a fake, and the real Jiang Shiyi had died in Linxi Village long ago.
Although she had never seen the real Jiang Shiyi, she felt heavy in her heart when she heard the news. This girl could have lived a happy and bright life under the love and care of her family, but unfortunately she was abducted to the countryside and died due to heavy bleeding during childbirth.
After she knew about this, she kept thinking in her head, if she could go to the hospital to give birth, could she have escaped the disaster?
In addition, in this era of material scarcity, especially in remote areas, women's social status is not high. Most of them become childbearing machines after marriage. After giving birth to a daughter, they will be forced to continue having children until they give birth to a son.
They will also be scolded and looked down upon by their in-laws or neighbors because they cannot give birth to sons. They do housework and spend the rest of their lives around the stove with their husbands and children.
They have no time of their own, no freedom, and are trapped by their families for their entire lives.
This is also the reason why she has always resisted marriage and even calls herself a celibate. It is not only because of the unfortunate marriage of her parents, but also because even in modern society, many of her female friends are the same.
Many times, they cannot have both family and career, and they have to sacrifice themselves for their family and are unable to live out their true selves.
She lowered her eyes to look at her abdomen, thinking about what the middle-aged man said to her, and two voices kept fighting in her head.
One is that Gu Yunting was injured because of her, and she should give birth to the child for him and leave him with a bloodline. The other is that she should live the life she wants and build her career, and not revolve around children and men.
How should she choose?
Before she could think about it, Lu Yuanzhou knocked on the door and entered the ward, his face full of excitement: "Mengxue, Brother Yunting has woken up, and he wants to see you."
Lu Yuanzhou only found out the whole story at noon today. He had been feeling very upset about Gu Yunting's matter for the past two days. After knowing that it was just a false alarm, he felt much better.
Although he had some other concerns in his heart when he thought that Su Mengxue was carrying his child, compared with his ability to live well, his concerns were not worth mentioning.
Su Mengxue was not prepared to meet Gu Yunting. When she heard Lu Yuanzhou say this, she felt inexplicably uneasy.
Seeing her standing still, Lu Yuanzhou immediately guessed her concerns. After hesitating for a few moments, he whispered, "Mengxue, do you want to tell him about the child?"
Su Mengxue was stunned for a moment, and then said truthfully: "I haven't thought about it yet."
Lu Yuanzhou looked at her worried expression, walked up to her, and said softly, "Mengxue, I'll take you to see him first. As for the rest, if you haven't made up your mind yet, you can wait and see. In any case, you should never rush into making decisions when your mind is not clear, and don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Su Mengxue nodded in agreement, then stood up with a heavy heart and went to Gu Yunting's ward with him.
When they arrived at the ward door, Lu Yuanzhou knocked on it for her. There was a response from inside the ward soon, but Su Mengxue did not come in.
Lu Yuanzhou leaned over, held her arm, and gave her a gentle smile: "Mengxue, go ahead. I'll wait for you here."
Su Mengxue nodded suddenly and entered the ward. After she entered and closed the door, her eyes met Gu Yunting's burning gaze in an instant.
When their eyes met, she felt as if the air around them had stopped.
After they stared at each other for a long time, Gu Yunting, who was lying on the hospital bed, looked pale. With tears in his eyes, he said weakly, "Fortunately, I am alive. Fortunately, I can still see you."
His eyes were filled with relief at surviving the disaster and a deep attachment to Su Mengxue.
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