Chapter 316 She is the only single dog
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Wanxi interjected, "I am Xiuzhen's college classmate."
Lin Cuihua's smile froze abruptly: "Xiuzhen's college classmate?"
“Yes, didn’t Xiuzhen tell you? We were roommates in college and lived together for four years.”
Ye Wanxi wasn't worried at all that her lie would be exposed.
How could a girl who wouldn't even tell them about her boyfriend, and who almost got expelled from school because of their antics, possibly be willing to tell these so-called relatives everything that happened at school and the friends she made?
As expected, upon hearing Ye Wanxi's words, the two, whether out of guilt or for some other reason, hurriedly replied, "We told you, we told you."
"Oh, that's good. Xiuzhen and I used to be very good friends, but we went our separate ways after graduation, living in different cities all over the country. I was traveling around here this time, and since Xiuzhen's hometown is also here, I thought I'd come to visit her. I didn't expect to hear about her here..."
Lin Cuihua's eyes reddened and she wiped away her tears, saying, "Yes, it was all an accident. It's so pitiful that Xiuzhen lost her life at such a young age, leaving us two old people to bury our black-haired daughter."
Mr. Lin patted her shoulder in response, looking very sad for his daughter.
If the Song family hadn't heard about these people's actions from their fellow villagers before they arrived, and hadn't had news reports to corroborate it, they might have been completely unaware of what was going on and had actually been fooled by their superb acting skills.
After crying, Lin Cuihua grabbed Ye Wanxi's hand and said expectantly, "You just said that you and Xiuzhen were good classmates in college, so you must know who Xiuzhen's boyfriend is, right? If it weren't for that heartless man who was with our Xiuzhen and then abandoned her, our Xiuzhen wouldn't have died. My poor daughter..."
When Song Zhaoming heard Lin Cuihua say that, his face darkened, but Old Song pressed him down first.
To be honest, Lin Cuihua's wailing did nothing to move them; it only made them feel terrified.
Remembering how they rushed to extort money from Lin Xiuzhen's company after her death, they grabbed Ye Wanxi's hand without a second thought and asked who Lin Xiuzhen's boyfriend was.
It's hard to say that she wasn't trying to extract money from Ye Wanxi's words, with the intention of extorting money from him once she found out who he was.
If they hadn't learned the truth beforehand, they might have been the ones being harassed by Lin Cuihua.
The thought of this made Old Song shudder.
If Lao Song could see it, how could Ye Wanxi not see it?
She patted Lin Cuihua's hand reassuringly, and said with difficulty, "This, I really don't know."
Lin Cuihua paused in her wailing, then asked suspiciously, "Aren't you Xiuzhen's good friend? How come you don't even know who her boyfriend is? You wouldn't be trying to side with that scoundrel who started a relationship and then abandoned her, would you?"
Ye Wanxi thought to herself, "You're her mother, and you still don't know? How dare you ask me?"
“Auntie, I don’t even know who Xiuzhen’s boyfriend is, so how can I be biased? As I just said, we were good friends in college, but we went our separate ways after graduation. We kept in touch at first, but then we were both busy with work, so we gradually drifted apart and haven’t been in contact much since.”
"Xiuzhen did have quite a few boys who liked her when she was in college, but unfortunately, she was busy working to earn tuition and living expenses and had no time to date. She hardly ever saw any male classmates around her. The boyfriend you mentioned probably started dating after she graduated. I really don't know anything about him and I've never heard her mention him."
Lin Cuihua frowned, somewhat displeased, but she couldn't really force the other person to give her a proper explanation, so she could only reluctantly say, "Oh, I see. I'm sorry, Auntie was in a hurry."
After saying that, she changed the subject and looked at the two young men present: "And these gentlemen are..."
Ye Wanxi took Feng Tianyu's arm and said with a faint smile, "They all came with me. This is my boyfriend."
He then pointed to Song's parents: "These are my parents."
Pointing to Song Yulan: "This is my younger sister."
Pointing to Song Zhaoming: "This is my sister's boyfriend."
Song Yulan reacted quickly. As soon as Ye Wanxi finished her introduction, she immediately went over and hugged her brother's hand, acting like a little bird clinging to him.
Finally, pointing to Gao Min, he said, "This is my colleague."
Gao Min: "..." After going around in circles, she realized that she was the only "single dog" at the scene!
Seeing that the group were indeed in pairs and didn't seem to have come specifically to find their daughter and child, Lin Cuihua reluctantly gave up her plan.
"So, the reason why so many of you came together today is..."
"We'd like to pay our respects to Xiuzhen, is that alright?"
"Paying respects?" Lin Cuihua was already unhappy that her plan had failed, and when she heard Ye Wanxi say that she wanted to pay respects to her daughter, she blurted out, "Her grave is... um..."
Song Zhaoming and the others were stunned for a moment. A tomb? They made a tomb for Lin Xiuzhen?
Since cremation was implemented, they haven't heard of anyone being buried in the ground for many years. Could it be that the Linjia Village still maintains the custom of burial?
"It's not appropriate to suddenly say we need to pay respects to Xiuzhen on an occasion without any holidays or festivals. Xiuzhen would be very happy if she could see this in the afterlife, so there's no need to go to such trouble."
Lin Cuihua realized she had misspoke after being covered by her father's hand, and quickly tried to make amends, saying, "Yes, yes, Old Lin is right. It's enough that you have the heart to do this. There's no need for the memorial service."
As the group was talking, the two men who had been fighting inside the house seemed to have heard the commotion outside and ran out to see what was going on.
Who's talking outside?
As soon as Lin Junbao finished speaking, he saw Ye Wanxi and the others standing in front of his parents, and his eyes widened suddenly.
Upon seeing her son's appearance, Lin Cuihua exclaimed in shock, "Baby, what happened to your face? Who scratched you? Which heartless jinx scratched you like this? Isn't this deliberately trying to ruin your face?"
Following closely behind Lin Junbao, Hong Liyun, with a bright red five-finger mark still imprinted on her left cheek, sneered when she heard her mother-in-law's wailing.
Looking again at Ye Wanxi and the others standing at the door, she was also stunned. Her gaze swept over Feng Tianyu and Song Zhaoming, and then she looked at her husband, her disdain growing stronger.
Lin Junbao impatiently grabbed Lin Cuiyun's hand that was stroking his face: "Who are they?"
“They were your sister’s college classmates, who came to the area for tourism. They heard about your sister’s story and wanted to come and pay their respects.”
"You want to pay respects to my sister?" Lin Junbao had the same triangular eyes as Lin Cuiyun. When he heard her say this, his eyes darted around quickly, revealing a cunning and calculating look.
(End of this chapter)
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