Chapter 221
Wen Man slammed hard to the ground, writhing in pain and howling.
"Ze Li!"
Wen Xin, soaking wet, threw herself into Yan Zeli's arms, her pretty face drained of color, her beautiful eyes filled with tears of fear.
Yan Zeli hugged her tightly, his chin resting on her hair as he gently stroked it. "It's alright, it's alright, I'm here. No one can hurt you now."
Wen Xin's frail body trembled slightly, and she sobbed.
Yan Zeli felt extremely distressed and said with remorse, "Little darling, it's my fault, don't cry."
Wen Xin shook her head, tears streaming down her face. It wasn't his fault; it wasn't his fault.
"Wen Man, what were you about to do?"
The village chief and others following behind also witnessed the scene where Wen Man, with a ferocious expression, was about to push Wen Xin into the water vat.
The village chief, tapping his cane, angrily questioned Wen Man.
"Ah, my Ah Gui!"
Wen Dafu and Liu Hui, whose face was bruised and swollen, also came over. They didn't even glance at Wen Xin and Wen Man, but only noticed Wen Gui, who was lying in the main room covered in blood.
Their son is their lifeblood!
The two rushed in and hugged their precious son, crying out in heartache.
"Who? Who beat my Ah Gui up like this?"
Wen Dafu, his face flushed and neck red, glared at Wen Xin... uh, Wen Man, and roared, "You brought your brother out here, but you didn't take good care of him and let him get hurt like this? What kind of sister are you?"
Wen Man was still lying on the ground, unable to get up.
Wen Xin sobbed as she lifted her head from Yan Zeli's embrace, her eyes blurry with tears as she looked at Wen Dafu, "Father, it's...it's my sister..."
Wen Dafu wanted to yell at her, but under Yan Zeli's cold gaze, he barely softened his tone: "What do you mean?"
Wen Xin bit her lip, still shaken, and said, "When I was eating breakfast, A-Gui and Manman suddenly kicked the door open. When they saw the food on the table, they both tried to grab it. A-Gui wouldn't let Manman take it, so my sister picked up a stick and hit him. I... I couldn't stop them, and I even got hit by the stick myself..."
As she spoke, Wen Xin rolled up her sleeve, revealing a shocking red mark across her snow-white skin, which was badly swollen.
Yan Zeli's breath hitched. He held her hand, his eyes filled with a mixture of heartache and anger.
He gently touched the uninjured parts of her body, then turned around in a rage and was about to grab a stick to beat Wen Man to death.
Wen Xin quickly hugged his arm, her soft, sweet voice filled with unease and dependence, "Ze Li..."
Yan Zeli hugged her back, trying to soften his voice so as not to frighten her any further, "Don't be afraid, I'm just going to teach those bad guys a lesson for you."
Wen Xin shook her head, her eyes pleading.
Yan Zeli pursed his lips, ultimately unable to bear refusing her.
Besides, there will be plenty of opportunities to teach Wen Man a lesson later. There's no need to kill her now and scare her.
Wen Xin continued, "Later, after Manman finished hitting Agui, she went to the water vat to scoop water to wash her hands. She accidentally slipped and almost fell into the water vat. She felt that it was my fault for not serving her and making her get wet, so she scooped water and splashed it on me and even tried to push me into the water vat... Waaah."
Yan Zeli hugged her tightly, his heart aching, and gently stroked her back. "It's alright, it's alright, I'm here, don't be afraid, little darling."
At this moment, Wen Man finally came to her senses despite the pain. When she heard Wen Xin turn the tables and pin all the blame on her, she was so angry that her mouth twisted into a crook.
She screamed, "I didn't! It was her! She hit Ah Gui and tried to drown me!"
Wen Xin seemed frightened by her, her delicate body trembling as she shrank into Yan Zeli's arms, looking incredibly fragile and pitiful.
Looking at Wen Man's ferocious appearance, it's obvious who the real culprit is!
Wen Dafu rushed over in a few strides, grabbed Wen Man and started slapping her, "You good-for-nothing! You've always been lazy and cunning. Don't think we don't know you've always been jealous of A-Gui and deliberately coaxed him to take meat and snacks from him."
“If A-Gui is willing, your mother and I don’t want him to be unhappy, so we’ve turned a blind eye. But now you’re so arrogant that you’ve gone and tried to steal A-Gui’s things and even injured him. I’ll beat you to death, you worthless piece of trash.”
Wen Man screamed in pain as she was beaten, struggling incessantly.
But she had no strength like Wen Dafu. Her face was slapped so hard it looked like a pig's head!
"Father, it wasn't me, it really wasn't, it was Wen Xin, it was her, she's gone mad, she's really gone mad..."
Wen Man cried and tried to explain herself.
Given Wen Man's past personality and the good deeds she had committed, even if she were telling the truth now, no one would believe her at all, not even Wen Dafu and his wife.
This is when luck comes into play.
Everyone in Linghou Village knows that Wen Xin is the most sensible and hardworking person. No matter how biased her parents are, she never complains. She is so gentle that she has no temper. She would never hit anyone, and she can't even argue.
Moreover, in the past, she always tried her best to give way to her younger brother and sister at home, while Wen Gui and Wen Man often bullied her.
So who would believe that Wen Xin beat Wen Gui and even drowned Wen Man?
Besides, just now, everyone "personally" witnessed Wen Man trying to push Wen Xin into the water tank.
The village chief tapped his cane, signaling someone to pull Wen Dafu away.
He glared sternly at Wen Man, furious. "Wen Man, I've always known you've gone astray, but I thought you were just a little girl. I never expected you to become even worse."
“Yesterday, you and Chen Shengxiong acted recklessly, showing no remorse. Whenever you saw your sister, you would rush over and yell at her. Today you went even further, injuring your brother and trying to drown your sister. When others saw this, you even tried to pin the blame on your sister? I think your heart is completely rotten!”
The other elders who came along also pointed fingers at Wen Man, and everyone was convinced that she was the one who did it. They were still unrepentant and wanted to frame Wen Xin.
Wen Man was speechless and on the verge of going crazy.
Are they all mentally ill? Or blind?
Even without seeing the three siblings, wasn't Wen Xin in a sorry state?
Wen Man has never been a smart person, and she has an impulsive temper. Without the system's help, she would be a complete idiot!
Seeing everyone criticizing her, instead of calming down and thinking about what to do or how to defend herself, she acted like a madwoman, impulsively yelling and screaming, even baring her teeth and claws as if to hit people…
How can anyone believe she is innocent?
On the contrary, people would think, "He's so crazy, no wonder he beat Wen Gui half to death and even tried to drown his sister."
This Wen Man is hopeless!
Seeing his youngest daughter acting crazy, Wen Dafu was both angry and embarrassed. He grabbed her hair and beat her again until Wen Man dared not cause any more trouble before she was pulled away.
Sigh, it wouldn't be good to kill him anyway!
Wen Man cried loudly, looking very miserable, but no one sympathized with her.
Didn't you see her still glaring at Wen Xin, refusing to admit her mistake?
It's hopeless, hopeless!
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