Song Lan paused for a moment, then replied, "I live in a heavily guarded compound."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yanzheng remained silent for a while before speaking: "Since the Yuan educated youth you mentioned is his childhood sweetheart, she most likely lives in that compound. However..."
Song Lan seemed to have guessed what Qin Yanzheng was about to say. She raised her hand to stop him from continuing, and then her clear and pleasant voice came out: "You want to seek justice for me, so you're using your connections to target Yuan Zhiqing's family, isn't that right?"
Before Qin Yanzheng could react, Song Lan said with a serious expression, "Qin Yanzheng, I don't need you to do this, especially given our current situation. It's better to avoid trouble. Besides, I haven't been affected by those so-called rumors."
After a slight pause, her pleasant voice rang out again: "Besides, I don't care about any rumors at all. Please believe me on this point. No matter how others look at me, or point fingers at me and say whatever they want, it won't hurt me."
"The neighbor's daughter and your adoptive parents' youngest daughter went to the police station, but Chen Zhiqing's childhood sweetheart went unpunished. That's not fair to you!"
Qin Yanzheng's expression was solemn: "You are my wife, how can I let you suffer injustice?"
"I don't feel wronged."
Song Lan smiled and said, "Some people who do many evil deeds will surely perish. We may not bother with them now, but that doesn't mean they will always be so lucky and get away with causing trouble without legal punishment."
“You…” Qin Yanzheng sighed and said, “You don’t actually need to be so cautious. In my opinion, as long as you are willing to investigate, you will definitely be able to find out if the Yuan family has done anything against the rules, such as ignoring the law or abusing their power for personal gain.”
Take this incident for example. Although it's not a big deal that the younger generation of the Yuan family spread rumors, the person who spread the rumors is now being given ideological education and labor reform by the police station. How can the person who spread the rumors not be punished? But that Yuan educated youth got away with it without any consequences, which shows that the Yuan family used their privileges behind the scenes.
Strictly speaking, the Yuan family's actions constitute knowingly breaking the law, and once the matter is exposed, they will definitely not fare well.
“Okay, I admit you have a point, but I still don’t want you to pull strings for me. Right now, I just hope you recover quickly and that Dad can go back to his original job.”
Song Lan said solemnly, "Qin Yanzheng, I have always believed that strength determines victory or defeat. In other words, if my strength does not allow it, I would rather endure it than confront an opponent who is far stronger than me head-on."
While a head-on confrontation might offer a chance of victory—after all, unforeseen events can happen—the consequences would certainly not be favorable!
Qin Yanzheng: "You're very cautious!" His tone was unreadable.
"Isn't it better to be cautious in whatever you do?"
Song Lan's tone held a hint of amusement: "You also give me the impression of being a cautious and meticulous person, do you admit it?"
"I didn't expect you to know me so well."
Without a doubt, Qin Yanzheng was acknowledging Song Lan's assessment of him.
After hearing his words, Song Lan's cheeks flushed red for a moment, as if she had thought of something.
After not hearing her speak again, Qin Yanzheng said, "Are you sure you don't want me to ask someone to investigate the Yuan family?"
"Need not."
Song Lan responded without hesitation, saying, "The only thing we need to do right now is to live our own lives well and there's no need to cause trouble."
"Alright, I'll listen to you. Let's put the Yuan family's matter aside for now."
Although he said that, Qin Yanzheng thought the exact opposite. He had already made a decision to contact his superiors and have them investigate the Yuan family.
If anything is found out, the Yuan family will only have themselves to blame for their bad luck.
Without the Yuan family as his backing, he wanted to see how arrogant that educated youth Yuan would still be!
"Would you like to go back to your room and rest for a while?"
Song Lan suddenly asked.
Qin Yanzheng: "With Wu Dong here, I'll go back to my room when I'm tired. You should go and rest; you have to go to work this afternoon."
"I'm going to wash two pieces of clothing."
As Song Lan spoke, she got up to leave. At this moment, she couldn't help but sigh, "I wonder if my older brother and his fiancée will have a fight."
"If you really feel that you are not a good match, I suggest that you call off the engagement as soon as possible."
Qin Yanzheng made a suggestion.
"Breaking off the engagement without a proper reason would be bad for my older brother's reputation, and might even affect the reputation of my family. Besides, my parents might not agree to my older brother breaking off the engagement."
After saying this, Song Lan sighed again, and then went to her room to get the clothes she needed to wash.
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"You treat me like this for an outsider, Song Qingbin, have you lost your mind? Or do you think I have to marry you?"
Song Qingbin didn't give Han Bailan a ride. His face was dark as he pushed his bicycle forward. Behind him, Han Bailan kept talking.
"In your eyes, my younger sister and brother-in-law are outsiders?"
Stopping in his tracks, Song Qingbin coldly stared at the other man: "You insisted that I take you to apologize to my younger sister, but when you got to her house, you started speaking rudely to my brother-in-law. Are you sure you went there to apologize, or to stir up trouble?"
"Am I trying to stir up trouble? Am I making this up?"
Han Bailan glared angrily at Song Qingbin: "The person who will spend his life with you is me, not your little sister and your brother-in-law. Besides, is it wrong for me to say they are outsiders? Don't forget, your little sister grew up outside. How much affection can she have for you and the rest of your family?"
As for why you got angry and gave me the cold shoulder because of her?
She's just a vixen, yet he treats her like a hot commodity. Could it be true, as she said before, that this man is bewitched by his vixen sister, losing his mind and unable to distinguish between close and distant relatives?
“My younger sister shares the same blood as me. She is my parents’ daughter, my younger sister, and that is an indisputable fact. As for whether she has feelings for our family, we can feel it ourselves, and you don’t need to make wild guesses in front of me!”
Song Qingbin's tone was devoid of warmth; his eyes were cold and sharp as he stared directly at Han Bailan: "You really don't need to hang yourself on my tree. After all, you consider yourself a city person."
How could a country bumpkin like me be worthy of you? I'm putting my cards on the table today: go home and talk to your parents. I'll be waiting for you to come to my house and call off the engagement!
"you……"
Han Bailan's face paled slightly: "Are you disgusted with me and want to break off the engagement?"
"You should know very well who is looking down on whom and who wants to break off the engagement."
Song Qingbin showed no mercy to Han Bailan: "Instead of getting married and then divorcing because we can't live together, let's just call off the engagement now so that you, a city girl, can find another husband."
"You're bullying me!"
Han Bailan felt wronged, her eyes reddening as she said, "Don't even think about breaking off the engagement with me!" She was the only one who could break off the engagement; no one else could even ask her to!
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