Qi Xinlan hurriedly chased after her, but she didn't expect that the old lady was still strong and she couldn't catch up with her for a while.
Qi Xinlan was so anxious that she was only focused on chasing the old lady and didn't look at the road. She bumped into someone head-on and accidentally knocked the person to the ground.
"Hey, what are you doing? Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"
"Sorry, auntie, are you okay?" Qi Xinlan apologized as she helped the aunt up.
"It's you! Little girl, I'm fine, I'm fine, I want to thank you! You don't know! After I changed the prescription, my wind-heat cold was cured. Don't call me auntie, it sounds strange. My name is Zhang Hong, you can call me Auntie Hong." Aunt Zhang looked up and found that it was the little girl she met in the Chinese medicine shop, so she enthusiastically took Qi Xinlan's hand and said.
"Aunt Hong, then don't call me little girl. My name is Qi Xinlan, and you can call me Xiaolan." Qi Xinlan also replied with a smile.
"Hey, Xiaolan, by the way, why are you in such a hurry? Where are you going?" Zhang Hong asked.
"Aunt Hong, did you introduce an old lady and a little boy to the Chinese medicine shop for medical treatment today? The little boy's name is Ruirui." Qi Xinlan remembered that the old lady said that they were introduced by the neighbor Aunt Zhang, so it should be Zhang Hong.
"Oh, you are talking about Aunt Cuifang! What's wrong with me introducing him? Her grandson used to be cheerful, but I don't know what happened recently. He is very shy. Oh, he even makes a big fuss when I touch him. He was not like this before. He was calling him grandma sweetly a few days ago. Oh!" Speaking of He Rui, Zhang Hong also looked distressed. Such a well-behaved and sensible child suddenly became like this. As a mother, she felt very empathetic when she saw Aunt Cuifang so devastated!
Seeing that Zhang Hong really felt sorry for He Rui, Qi Xinlan told Zhang Hong about the needle holes and purse found on He Rui's body.
Zhang Hong was furious when she heard this and cursed, "Damn it, I knew it was that bitch Liu Yan's fault! She always pretends to love Ruirui in front of others, but abuses him behind his back."
If she had not seen once that Liu Yan had eaten the mung bean cakes that she had intended for Ruirui, she would not have discovered the true face of Liu Yan, the vicious stepmother!
"Come on! Xiaolan, I'll take you to Aunt Cuifang's house." Zhang Hong said as she took Qi Xinlan's hand and walked towards the textile factory's staff building.
But before she had walked far, Zhang Hong saw a familiar figure and stopped.
Qi Xinlan was just wondering what was going on when she saw Zhang Hong staring in one direction. Following her gaze, she spotted a man and a woman. She recognized the man; it was Xiao Feng, that scumbag. The woman was in her early thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. She was very tall, even a head taller than Xiao Feng. But now, she was leaning on Xiao Feng's shoulder shyly, like a little girl, looking awkward no matter how she looked at her.
But it did not affect Xiao Feng's performance. He talked to the woman from time to time. He didn't know what he said, but it made the woman laugh.
She remembered what Li Meng had said, that Xiao Feng and the factory director's wife had an unclear relationship, so this woman was the factory director's wife?
"Aunt Hong, do you know them?" Qi Xinlan asked.
"That woman is Liu Yan, Ruirui's stepmother." Zhang Hong pulled Qi Xinlan to a corner and whispered.
That's right. She saw that the needle holes were made recently. Could it be that Ruirui discovered Xiao Feng and Liu Yan's affair, and Liu Yan used the needle to prevent Ruirui from telling anyone, and even threatened him not to tell anyone? Otherwise, why would Ruirui's temperament change so drastically in such a short time?!
"Let's go and follow them to see what's going on." Seeing the two of them walking away, Zhang Hong pulled Qi Xinlan and said.
Qi Xinlan came back to her senses, nodded, said nothing, and followed quietly.
Qi Xinlan and Zhang Hong followed Xiao Feng and Liu Yan to the alley, and then entered a room. They had no way to get in, so they had to find a window and squat down. As soon as they squatted down, they heard the voices of two people talking from inside.
"Oh, you dead ghost! Where have you been recently? Why haven't you come to see me for several days?" Liu Yan said in a very charming voice.
"I did this for you. I was afraid of having a bad influence on you, so I restrained myself from looking for you. But I didn't expect that after just a few days, I missed you so much that I went crazy." Xiao Feng said affectionately.
"Hate it, I don't believe it." Liu Yan said shyly.
"If you don't believe me, I can dig out my heart and show it to you. By the way, did you get the money?" Xiao Feng coaxed.
"It's almost done. I've found where the key is hidden. When He Dong goes on a business trip tomorrow, we'll go get the money. Then we'll run away to a place where no one can find us, okay?" Liu Yan's voice was very sweet, and she seemed to be longing for it...
"Great! I can't wait. If only I had met you earlier, there would be no need to worry about He Dong. Baby, you have waited for me for so many years. Don't worry, I will treat you well for the rest of my life." Xiao Feng hugged Liu Yan, and an imperceptible darkness flashed in his eyes.
"Well, I believe you..."
"Baby, there's still time. Let's do something happy."
"Hate……"
Then came waves of unbearable groans...
Zhang Hong, who was standing under the windowsill, had a dark face and wanted to rush in, but was stopped by a small white hand.
"Aunt Hong, let's go first." Qi Xinlan said in a low voice with a red face. He didn't expect that this scumbag Xiao Feng was so unpicky and would find someone who was seven or eight years older than him.
"Xiao Lan, why don't you let me in and expose them?" Zhang Hong was very angry.
"Aunt Hong, this place is too remote and there are no houses nearby. I'm afraid that if we go in, we won't be able to catch the adulterer and will be framed instead. Besides, didn't that woman say it? If they go to steal money tomorrow, we will go back and tell Aunt Cuifang and catch them in the trap!" Qi Xinlan explained patiently.
After hearing Qi Xinlan's explanation, Zhang Hong came back to her senses and realized that this place was indeed very remote, at the deepest part of the alley, with no houses nearby. The two of them as witnesses were definitely not enough. Moreover, Liu Yan was a woman who was very good at talking, otherwise Aunt Cuifang and Director He would not have failed to discover that Ruirui was being abused for so long!
"Okay, sorry, I was too impatient. Let's go back and tell Aunt Cuifang." Zhang Hong said as she pulled Qi Xinlan back towards the textile factory's staff building.
When we arrived at Aunt Cuifang's house, we found that only Li Cuifang and He Rui were at home, but Director He was not there, and Li Cuifang looked very unhappy.
"Aunt Cuifang, isn't Director He at home?" Zhang Hong asked a little anxiously.
"He Dong hasn't come back yet. Do you have something to talk to him about?" Li Cuifang asked in confusion.
"Aunt Cuifang, I want to tell you something. Don't get excited. This is about Liu Yan." Zhang Hong said seriously.
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