Chapter 316 Meeting Wang Xuemei
"It's okay, Liangchen will be transferred back soon. Will you go back to work after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?" He Wanyi comforted her daughter-in-law and changed the subject.
Jiang Haitang nodded.
"I'll be translating at home during this time, and I'll go back to work after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Just focus on your work. Little Peach and Little Orange are being taken care of by other family members."
"Mom, Xiaochengzi is still too young. I thought I'd take on more translation work at home and resume work when Xiaochengzi grows up a bit."
Although Aunt Wang helped at home, she was actually the one who organized and arranged the care of grandpa.
Although her family would give her an extra salary to help take care of the house, it was already very hard for one person to take care of such a large family, and she couldn't be asked to take care of Xiaochengzi as well.
"It's okay for now, but Mom doesn't want you to give up your job for the child. Haitang, if you are worried about the child, we can find someone else to help look after the child." He Wanyi said, patting the back of Jiang Haitang's hand.
Jiang Haitang knew that her mother-in-law was a very good person, but she didn't expect that at this time, her mother-in-law could still say such words from her own perspective.
"Mom, I won't give up my job for the child. Don't worry, I'll take care of it as long as the child is older. As for finding someone, it's not impossible, but I need to find someone who is very reliable."
Jiang Haitang is not opposed to finding someone to take care of the child, as many people in later generations do.
Although hiring a nanny at this time will attract attention, in fact, it is not uncommon for people with better conditions to hire someone to take care of their children.
However, they only told others that their relatives were staying temporarily.
"Okay, I'll look for a suitable candidate another day." He Wanyi said.
After Lu Liangchen left, Jiang Haitang's life became busy and fulfilling.
During the day, besides taking care of Xiaochengzi, she is busy translating.
Xiao Taozi and several other students have not started school yet, so they will also take Xiao Chengzi to play with them.
This made Jiang Haitang feel much more relaxed.
In the next few days, unlike the peaceful days of the Lu family, there were turbulent undercurrents beneath the seemingly calm surface of the capital.
Especially the Wang family, which is now in a precarious situation.
After leaving the Jiang family, Wang Zhenshan did try his best to save the situation.
He mobilized all the old connections he could, put aside his old face to plead and explain, and even offered to let Wang Xuemei leave the hometown immediately and never return to the capital.
However, this time, all avenues failed.
Their Wang family has never returned to its peak since its return, and they even dared to attack the Lu and Jiang families.
His old comrades and subordinates, who used to give him some face, now either avoided him, spoke vaguely, or directly hinted that they had offended someone they shouldn't have offended.
"Old Wang, this is no small matter. We've touched a line that shouldn't have been touched and hurt someone who shouldn't have been hurt. Old Jiang and Old Lu are furious, and no one dares to speak at this time."
Only then did Wang Zhenshan truly realize what kind of disaster Wang Xuemei's foolish behavior had brought to the Wang family.
This isn't something that can be resolved with just an apology.
Soon, the organization's investigation team officially intervened.
The focus of the investigation was first on Wang Xuemei's intentional injury. The evidence was conclusive. She confessed to the fact that she smeared highly corrosive drugs on the handkerchief. The motive was attributed to "jealousy due to personal emotional problems and the intention of revenge."
This alone is enough to make her face severe legal sanctions.
But it doesn’t stop there.
With the tacit approval and even promotion of Mr. Jiang and Mr. Lu, the scope of the investigation was expanded.
An in-depth review has begun of Wang Zhiyong's work issues, as well as whether his father, Wang Zhenshan, had indulged his family members and abused his influence in the past.
When a wall falls, everyone pushes it; when a drum is broken, everyone beats it.
Some of the Wang family's past not-so-glorious events, some mistakes in Wang Zhiyong's work that could not stand up to scrutiny, and even some things that were groundless but enough to cause negative impacts were all dug up.
Some people even say that it was not unfair for the Wang family to be demoted.
Wang Zhenshan didn't expect that things would develop to this point, and his resentment towards his granddaughter deepened.
He felt that if it weren't for this dead girl, things wouldn't have come to this point.
However, it's too late to say anything now.
Old Master Wang lay in his chair in defeat and began to regret why he did not teach and demand more from his descendants.
Wang Xuemei, who was still in detention, didn't know all this.
She still had a hint of luck and resentment, fantasizing that her grandfather and father could rescue her.
After all, there are many people who have committed crimes in the compound, but they are all fine, right?
Although she was wrong this time, it did not create an established fact. She did not cause any harm to Jiang Haitang, but instead caused harm to herself.
I think just for this reason, I can get out too.
However, as she touched the rotten flesh on her face, the hatred in her heart became even stronger.
It’s all Jiang Haitang’s fault. Now she is disfigured. What will she do in her life?
Not to mention that Lu Liangchen didn't want her, even the man with a child who had gone on a blind date with him didn't want her anymore.
She thought that if she could get out, she would never let Jiang Haitang go easily and would make Jiang Haitang pay the price.
When she found out that she was going to face a long prison sentence because of the irrefutable evidence, she almost went crazy.
She cried and cursed Jiang Haitang, but it was all in vain.
Before being sent away, she asked to see Jiang Haitang.
After seeking Jiang Haitang's opinion, the two were able to meet.
In the detention center's meeting room, the air was stagnant and cold, filled with despair.
The iron fence divides the space into two.
Wang Xuemei was sitting behind the fence. Her once pretty face was now mostly wrapped in gauze, revealing only a pair of bloodshot eyes filled with madness and resentment.
Although Jiang Haitang already knew that Wang Xuemei was using a poison powder that was extremely corrosive to human skin, she was still shocked when she saw Wang Xuemei's tightly wrapped face.
Although it was only a short time, Wang Xuemei was completely different from the last time they met.
She was wearing prison clothes, her body was hunched, and she no longer had the pretentious arrogance she used to have.
Seeing Jiang Haitang, Wang Xuemei leaned forward suddenly, and her skinny fingers tightly grasped the cold iron bars, making a harsh friction sound.
She stared at Jiang Haitang intently, her complexion still as rosy, her eyes clear and calm, as if she was taking a leisurely walk in a park on a clear autumn day.
Why is this woman still so beautiful?
"Jiang Haitang!" Wang Xuemei's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like sandpaper rubbing against me. "Are you satisfied seeing me like this?!"
Jiang Haitang sat down on the chair opposite her, her posture calm, and looked back at her calmly, without anger or pity, as if she was looking at an insignificant stranger.
In fact, he was indeed an insignificant stranger. She was willing to make this trip just to see what was going on in the mind of this paranoid person.
"It was you who asked to see me." Jiang Haitang said calmly, without a trace of emotion in her tone.
Wang Xuemei was completely enraged by her calm demeanor. How could she, imprisoned and disfigured, still look so radiant and beautiful? Intense jealousy and resentment burned through her.
"Yes! It's me who wants to see you! I want to ask you, what is your heart made of? How can you be so cruel!" Wang Xuemei excitedly slapped the iron bars.
"Am I cruel? Didn't you attack me and lead to this situation?"
"I was just confused for a moment, and you weren't hurt at all! Why? Why push me to this point? Putting me in jail will ruin my life."
Jiang Haitang found her accusations of distortion of right and wrong ridiculous.
She leaned forward slightly, her voice not loud, but every word clear, striking Wang Xuemei's fragile heart.
"Wang Xuemei, do you still think I'm forcing you? Don't you think you've ruined your life?"
"No, it's you. You ruined me. If you hadn't appeared, Brother Liangchen would have been mine! It was you who snatched him away! You are a country girl from the countryside, what right do you have to do that?!" Wang Xuemei shouted hysterically.
Are those people in the Lu family blind? Why don't they like me, but they like a country girl like Jiang Haitang?
"Lu Liangchen has never been yours. He doesn't even know you." Jiang Haitang calmly interrupted her delusion.
As expected, Wang Xuemei's defenses were broken even further, and she cried out heartbreakingly, "No, you're talking nonsense! How is this possible? How is this possible?"
"Your love was just a joke that touched your own heart from the beginning to the end. And because of this joke, you developed the intention to harm others."
"If I hadn't dodged the medicine on your handkerchief, I would be the one disfigured and in agony now."
"Did you ever show any mercy back then? Did you ever think of letting me go? If you had even a little bit of mercy back then, I would have let you go today."
Jiang Haitang's eyes became sharp, as if he could see through the deepest filth in her heart.
Wang Xuemei was choked by the question, her eyes flickering as she argued, "I... I didn't really mean to do anything to you, I just wanted to scare you..."
"Scare me? There's a limit to self-deception. Back then, I refused to take the handkerchief because I was giving you one last chance. If you had stopped right then, this wouldn't have happened."
"It's a pity that you were determined to destroy me, and even took out a handkerchief and took action. Wang Xuemei, from then on, there was no way back." Jiang Haitang sneered.
"Also, there is something I must tell you. Your parents and grandfather are now under investigation. They were dragged down by your stupidity and viciousness." Jiang Haitang continued to provoke Wang Xuemei.
Wang Xuemei didn't expect that all the elders in her family would be investigated.
Her eyes widened in disbelief. "How could you? How dare you! My grandfather is an old revolutionary who has made great contributions to the country. You actually attacked him for a little personal grudge. You, the Jiang family and the Lu family, are going too far!"
"Mr. Wang's reputation and your father's future have all been ruined by your vicious heart. Wang Xuemei, don't blame others. You are the sinner of the Wang family."
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