Mr. Li was also anxious: "We've searched everywhere we can think of, friends' houses, colleagues' houses, even her teacher's house, and hospitals in Beijing. We've searched everywhere, but we still haven't found her."
"That's impossible. She was covered in injuries; she couldn't just disappear like that. Could the Han family have hidden her away?"
Li's father had considered this possibility, but even if it were true, so what? He tried to ask around, but the person couldn't even get into the courtyard gate. How could he possibly find them?
Listening to Li's father talk about various places and how they were blocked from entering, Li Jiabao stamped her feet anxiously. "The Han family, we can't get into the Han family... Oh, right, Dad, I know a place where we might be able to see the Han family."
"If you live nearby, I'll give you an address. When you go to see them, just say..."
After wandering around all day, Li's father couldn't find Li Qiutang's whereabouts. Instead, when he went to see Li's mother and daughter, he got the Han family's address.
Upon hearing the two specific addresses of the Han family, Li's father was both delighted and worried: "I know the addresses, but will I be able to get in?"
"Don't tell the truth. Just make up any reason. Once you're in jail, you can make a scene. Your own virgin daughter is going to someone else's house before she's even married. How can you, as her father, not worry?"
Li Jiabao blinked, a hint of malice flashing in her eyes: "Li Qiutang has no regard for her family's reputation at all, demeaning herself by eagerly moving into someone else's house. If the neighbors find out, what will they think of you, and our family?"
“We’re not out here to enjoy a life of luxury. We’re in prison, living a life worse than pigs and dogs. And your daughter is living in our enemy’s place, enjoying herself.”
"I'm starting to suspect that Li Qiutang colluded with the Han family to set us up from the beginning. Otherwise, why would she hide whenever she sees you? Look around, which daughter doesn't have her heart set on her family?"
“Dad, if she cooperates, it means we misunderstood her. If she doesn’t cooperate, then there must be something wrong with her hiding away. She’s siding with outsiders, so this daughter is useless. Why are you making such a fuss about how serious it is? Our whole family is ruined by her. We can’t be soft-hearted.”
Sure enough, after Li Jiabao said those words, Li's father's face turned very ugly. "Your sister is just a bit stubborn, but she shouldn't be capable of harming you. If she really is like that, she's utterly heartless!"
"She was faking it all, that she wouldn't get hurt? She just set us up. How could I have given birth to such a stupid idiot, such a viper?"
Seeing that her father was getting emotional, Li Jiabao quickly tried to soothe him: "Since she has already been unkind to us, we have no reason to be unjust to her. Why should a vile woman who harms others be able to live a life of luxury in the Han family while we have to go to jail?"
"You think you can live a peaceful life without helping? No way! The despicable person who harms others should be punished. To stand by and watch someone die, and to move into someone's house before marriage, that's despicable and deserves to be despised."
“Dad, she’s avoiding you even with something this serious. You’ll be all alone at home from now on. Do you think Li Qiutang will care about you if anything happens to you? Does she have any conscience towards us?”
“Dad, Li Qiutang is a slut and can’t be trusted. You must find a way to get us out of here. With us here, you can live a comfortable and happy life. Once I get out, I will definitely take good care of you. The family will depend on me from now on. If I continue to stay in a place like this, I won’t be able to make a living when I get out. How can I give you a comfortable life?”
After saying that, Li's father walked towards the Han family compound without any hesitation. Li's father was not stupid; he also called two elders in the family when he went there.
They had barely reached the door when, as the saying goes, "three people make a show," and several of them started wailing right there.
As soon as Lin Xiaoxiao opened the door, she saw Li's father walk in aggressively.
Whether it was the Han family or Li Qiutang, Li's father hated them to the core.
At first, he caused Li Qiutang to get injured, which was equivalent to cutting off the family's source of income. Later, he deliberately plotted to set a trap under the guise of being injured, and now he has taken his innocent eldest daughter to someone else's house. He has not received a single penny. When he thinks about these things, he wishes he could strangle the Han family and Li Qiutang.
Li Qiutang and Lin Xiaoxiao never expected that their father would find them in this place. They heard him shouting that Li Qiutang was a worthless, lowly, and harmful person, and that the Han family was heartless and plotting against ordinary people. He said that even though they were a wealthy family, they had to resort to such underhanded methods to get a wife.
Before Lin Xiaoxiao could even say a word, the elders brought by Li's father suddenly sat down on the ground, clapping their hands and starting to sing.
"If we've offended you, why don't you just say so? Why ruin people's lives like this..."
Someone in front started singing, and Li's father, following suit, also started pounding his chest and singing opera.
"Those heartless officials! They frame innocent people! They send people to jail the moment they don't like them. My old woman is practically half dead..."
As they sang one by one, and with the people who gathered around looking at her with strange eyes, Lin Xiaoxiao was so angry that her chest heaved. She was heavily pregnant and couldn't hit anyone, but she was so angry!
"You're talking nonsense! The police can arrest people at will. It's your own fault, and you still have the nerve to shout here!" As she spoke, Lin Xiaoxiao irritably rubbed her stomach a few more times. She knew that facing so many people's slander, what she said alone would definitely not have much effect. Others might even think that she was trying to cover up the truth.
The moment she touched her belly, Lin Xiaoxiao had an idea.
She slowly stepped forward and patiently explained, saying it was a misunderstanding, while trying to help the person up. In the back and forth movement, Lin Xiaoxiao's whole body trembled and fell towards the crowd due to the push from Li's father.
Those watching from behind, seeing Lin Xiaoxiao with such a large belly, knew that if she fell, the chances of her survival would be slim, so they immediately rushed forward to help her up.
"Ouch~ my stomach~ ouch, I'll explain to you properly, why did you hurt me..." Lin Xiaoxiao said, clutching her stomach with both hands, her brows furrowed, her legs seemingly unable to support her weight, and she kept sliding down. If it weren't for someone supporting her from behind, she would definitely have sat on the ground.
They can spread rumors and put on a show, and so can I, Lin Xiaoxiao. Do you really think that having more people can confuse right and wrong? Today I'm going to show you what it means to have a mouth but not be able to explain yourself.
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