"It suddenly occurred to me that my sister cares about you, her mother, the most."
Liu Liu slowly stepped forward, her eyes increasingly revealing a strange curve: "If you and Brother Huo are in danger together, tell me, will she choose you or Brother Huo?"
"..."
Bai realized something was wrong: "Liu Liu, what do you want to do?" As she spoke, she got up to leave.
But Liu Liu didn't give her that chance, grabbing her hand and saying, "Aunt Bai, you've been caught in the rain before, so you must know how uncomfortable I am. Why don't you help me?"
How do you want me to help you?
"Of course..."
Suddenly, Liu Liu locked Bai's neck in her arms.
The feeling of suffocation left Bai's mind blank, and a wave of regret washed over him...
The night breeze was slightly cool, and a pale moon hung in the sky.
She harvested another batch of herbs from the space. With her own yard, drying them became much easier. However, to make her goods more "legitimate," she would go to the mountains with a bamboo basket in the morning and not return until evening.
She had barely stepped into the courtyard when Aunt Dong rushed in: "Shanshan, something terrible has happened! Your mother is missing!"
"What?"
The hoe in Cheng Shanshan's hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Aunt Dong hurriedly explained what had happened: "It's all my fault for being so talkative. I couldn't help but tell your mother about your marriage. She felt that this was unfair to you and insisted on going to talk to Mingchen about it."
Cheng Shanshan tried to calm herself down: "Then why did you say she's missing?"
“She left home around the same time as you during the day, but didn’t come back by dark, so I went to look for her. But Mingchen said he had never seen Bai Shi.” At this point, Aunt Dong added, “But Mingchen said he would help you find her and told you not to worry and just wait at home.”
"No, I have to go look for it too."
As she spoke, Cheng Shanshan handed the basket full of herbs to Aunt Dong.
As she walked briskly, the brief moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, replaced by an endless darkness, as if a storm was about to break.
The sky was just like the tranquility of the night before, and a cold wind blew in my face.
In that instant, Cheng Shanshan felt an unprecedented sense of exhaustion and powerlessness. Whether in her past life or this one, she had been trying her best to live, but there were always things that held her back...
"Shanshan".
A familiar voice came from inside.
Cheng Shanshan looked up and saw Huo Mingchen walking quickly towards her.
His face was weathered and weary, but when he saw her, his glassy eyes brightened instantly. He quickly handed her his cloak and said, "It's chilly at night, so you can go back and wait. I will make sure to get Aunt Bai home safely."
"But where can she go?"
“When she came looking for me, I happened to be out of the house, and then no one saw me again.”
"..."
Cheng Shanshan's heart sank.
Suddenly, a bad thought popped into my head.
Then, after carefully analyzing Bai's thoughts, it seemed that she was dissatisfied because she learned that Huo Mingchen had also taken Liu Liu as a concubine, so she wanted to go and talk to him.
Then, since Huo Mingchen isn't around, who will she run into?
After a moment of silence, she looked up and asked Huo Mingchen, "Is Liu Liu in the manor?"
Huo Mingchen: "You suspect it's her?"
"right."
Cheng Shanshan nodded.
Liu Liu is now filled with hatred for her.
In extreme situations, people are capable of anything: "Keep searching for me, I need to go to the Ye family."
Huo Mingchen asked, "Are you trying to arrest the Ye family?"
How did you know?
That's what Cheng Shanshan thought.
After all, if Bai Shi were to capture Liu Liu, she would need to have hostages to exchange.
Her idea was a bit crazy, but to her surprise, Huo Mingchen not only didn't stop her, but also said coldly, "I'll go with you."
Cheng Shanshan was somewhat puzzled: "Why didn't you stop me?"
"Why should I stop you? What you're thinking is exactly what I want to do."
"Forget about you, you don't need it for now. You can continue to help me find someone to meet." Huo Mingchen's status is special now, and she doesn't want her affairs to affect him, especially since it seems that Liu Liu is deliberately targeting her.
His intervention at this point would only create more trouble: "Trust me?"
Huo Mingchen considered it for a moment and said, "Then let's split up. Be careful."
"Um."
A brief meeting.
A consensus was quickly reached.
Cheng Shanshan turned around and went straight to the Ye family. Her arrival only added fuel to the fire for the Ye family, who were in mourning: "Cheng Shanshan, you murderer, how dare you come here!"
Ye Nan and Ye Bei were furious.
However, they were both stopped by their wives: "You two, don't be impulsive."
Cheng Shanshan ignored them, glanced at them, and then looked directly at Ye Dong: "Brother Ye, are you coming with me yourself, or should I take you away?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.
Ye Dong looked at Cheng Shanshan and sensed something was wrong: "Your expression makes it seem like something happened?"
"If I'm not mistaken, your sister kidnapped my mother." Cheng Shanshan said, taking out a rope. "So I came to kidnap you."
Only Cheng Shanshan could make arresting someone sound so justified.
The rest of the Ye family were furious and started cursing: "Cheng Shanshan, do you think too highly of yourself? What gives you the right to arrest my brother whenever you want?"
"Let me tell you, if you want to get out, then get out now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
"With you?"
Cheng Shanshan sneered: "A bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people, was I too lenient with you yesterday?"
Thinking of yesterday's humiliation, Ye Nan and Ye Bei's faces darkened even more. They grabbed stools and said, "I refuse to believe that we two brothers can't beat you, you little brat, even if we risk our lives today!"
"Third brother, don't do this."
"Fourth brother, don't be like this."
The third and fourth sisters-in-law of the Ye family were relatively rational. After all, they knew that Cheng Shanshan was clearly not someone to be trifled with, and that their impulsive actions would not bring them any benefit.
Of course, Ye Dong understood this as well, and he scolded the two of them: "Alright, you two stay put and don't cause any trouble."
Ye Dong's words were very intimidating.
Once the situation had calmed down, he said to Cheng Shanshan, "Why don't we go outside to talk?"
"good."
Cheng Shanshan turned and left.
Upon entering the courtyard, a gust of cold wind swept through.
Ye Dong looked at the dark cloak draped over Cheng Shanshan, his eyes dimming slightly: "It seems you and Huo Mingchen are doing very well."
"Is the estimate good?"
Cheng Shanshan glared at Ye Dong: "Otherwise, how could your dear sister be so angry that she dared to lay a hand on my mother!"
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