Chapter 125 Let the doctor test your blood type
"What else do you have to say?" Zhang San crossed his arms and shouted coldly.
Madam Xia's nails almost dug into her palms, and she glared at Zhang San with resentment. If it weren't for this meddlesome, rough man, she would have already gone home with the chicken soup!
Seeing that the Xia family of three was speechless, Xia Qianqian slowly spoke: "Since you have nothing to say, then it's my turn to speak."
The villagers fell silent instantly, craning their necks to look at her. Even Aunt Wang held her breath: Was this girl going to call the production team leader to settle the matter?
Unexpectedly, Xia Qianqian turned around and pointed to the stone in the corner, her eyes as cold as ice: "I'm going to take this stone to the police station."
"The Public Security Bureau?!" Mrs. Xia looked at her in disbelief.
"Your fingerprints should still be on it, right?" Xia Qianqian said with a cold smile. "When you threw it at me just now, if I hadn't dodged quickly, I and the baby in my belly would be lying on the ground right now. This is called attempted murder—it's a crime, and you'll go to jail."
"You...you're talking nonsense!" Xia Wenwen was so frightened that her sobs caught in her throat, her lips trembling. "There are no fingerprints..."
"Whether it's true or not, the police can find out with a simple investigation." Xia Qianqian turned to Zhang San and nodded slightly. "Brother, you witnessed the whole thing just now. Would you like to come with me to the police station and tell me what you saw?"
Hearing the fairy maiden address him so politely, Zhang San's rough face turned bright red. He waved his hands and nodded vigorously, saying, "What are you saying, sister! I'll help those who are reasonable, not those who are close to me. I, Zhang San, am the most righteous person! I can't stand such heartless things!"
Madam Xia's expression changed.
Go to the police station?
The Xia family was so respectable in Nancheng that they never even set foot in the police station. Now they're going to go to such a filthy place? Not to mention, if the charge of attempted murder is proven, they'll have to go to jail!
She was trembling with anxiety and secretly gave Xia Wenwen a wink, signaling her to help quickly.
Xia Wenwen immediately understood and stepped forward to tug at Zhang San's arm: "Big brother! You can't let her beauty cloud your judgment!" She paused, looking as if she had just realized something.
"You testified for her, so... so you had an affair with her? My sister is beautiful, but she's pregnant! How could you go against your conscience and help her harm someone!"
These words were like a bucket of dirty water poured over Zhang San's head. He was so angry that his face turned green. He flung her hand away and raised his fist: "You little vile woman! Your mouth is full of filth! I swear to God, if I have even the slightest wicked thought about this girl, may I be struck by lightning!"
If it weren't for the villagers holding her back, Xia Wenwen's head would probably have been smashed open.
Just as Lu's mother arrived at the courtyard gate with a half-basket of wild vegetables, she overheard Xia Wenwen's words, "bastard." Enraged, she dropped the basket, scattering the vegetables all over the ground.
Lu's mother, who usually spoke softly and rarely offended anyone, bent down, picked up a clod of dirt from the ground, and threw it at Xia Wenwen: "You heartless, wicked woman! You're cursing my daughter-in-law while she's pregnant! I'll beat you to death, you shameless bastard!"
A clod of dirt grazed Xia Wenwen's face, then hit the wall and kicked up a cloud of dust.
Xia Wenwen covered her swollen face and screamed, "You old hag! How dare you hit me?! Your son has been cheated on and you don't even know it! Who knows whose child this bastard is!"
She pointed sharply at Zhang San, her eyes gleaming with venom. "Otherwise, where would this wild man suddenly appear? She must have been secretly hiding a lover all along! She was already flirting with men in the south of the city, and she's still not settling down in the countryside!"
These words were like a bucket of excrement thrown all over the yard, and the villagers gasped in shock. Even Aunt Wang frowned – this Xia girl has such a sharp tongue!
As if awakened by these words, Madam Xia suddenly exclaimed "Oh dear!" and pulled Xia Wenwen in front of her as if waking from a dream, her face showing a "heartbroken" expression.
Her eyes were red when she looked at Xia Qianqian, and her voice choked with emotion: "Qianqian, Mom knows this shouldn't be said, and Mom wanted to keep it from you... but after what you've done to us, I really can't protect you anymore!"
She sighed, as if she had made a huge decision. "Back in Nancheng, you were always associating with shady men, and we couldn't stop you... Now that you're in the countryside, pregnant, this 'brother' suddenly appears by your side, and he's even vouching for you... I know this is hard to say, but what will the neighbors think?"
Mother Lu was trembling with anger. She grabbed a broom from the corner of the wall and was about to rush over when Aunt Liu held her back tightly.
Zhang San's face had already turned a deep purplish-red: "If you dare utter another word of nonsense, I'll drag you all to feed the dogs today!"
Madam Xia, however, acted as if she hadn't heard, and, holding Xia Wenwen's hand, earnestly advised, "Qianqian, I know it's difficult for you, but how can such a thing be kept secret? If you had told us the truth earlier, we wouldn't have..."
That's enough.
Xia Qianqian suddenly spoke, her voice as cold as ice. She looked at the mother and daughter in front of her, who were singing in unison, her fingertips were icy cold, and her nails dug deeply into her palms. It turned out that in order to force her to submit, they dared to throw out such despicable slander.
She slowly raised her head, her gaze sweeping over Madam Xia's "heartbroken" face and Xia Wenwen's smug eyes, finally landing on the villagers' indignant faces. Suddenly, she smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes: "Since you all want to 'tell the truth' so much, then that's perfect."
She turned to Zhang San, her tone eerily calm: "Brother Zhang, please go find the police now and have them bring a doctor."
"A doctor?" Zhang San was taken aback.
Xia Qianqian touched her lower abdomen: "Let them check my blood type and see if the child in my belly is actually from the Lu family. Also, let the police see who started the fight and who is spewing filth and slandering others—defamation is a crime, and you'll go to jail for it."
Xia Wenwen's scream stopped abruptly, and the "heartache" on Madam Xia's face froze instantly, as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water over her head.
The villagers erupted in protest: "Yes! Test her! Let them see if Qianqian is innocent!" "These ungrateful wretches really need to be taught a lesson!"
Mother Lu also realized what was happening, wiped away her tears, and straightened her back: "That's right! We're not afraid of testing!"
Xia Wenwen's crazy talk was just an attempt to buy time. Her mind was racing, and despite all the commotion, she kept glancing at Zhang San out of the corner of her eye.
Sure enough, when she falsely accused Xia Qianqian and Zhang San of having an affair, the man's face turned bright red with anxiety. His sincerity was genuine and impossible to fake!
What's more, she also caught him stealing glances at Xia Qianqian several times when no one was looking—
In the blink of an eye, a thought suddenly popped into my head: these two people already knew each other!
She'd been in Xiangyang Village for so long, and every man there was a familiar face, yet she'd never seen Zhang San before!
What's more, the timing of his appearance was too strange. He didn't appear earlier or later, but just when Xia Qianqian was about to give up!
Others might not think anything of it, but Xia Wenwen was different. She knew that this person was brought out of Peach Blossom Spring by Xia Qianqian.
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