Li Huai was shocked, utterly shocked.
Why was he shocked?
Because he still remembered how Yu Huimin entered the Li family's door.
...
Li Huai was heartbroken as he watched his frail mother fall asleep in the hospital bed.
The doctor came in and said he needed to talk to the family about something.
His father had just gone out, so Li Huai had no choice but to run out to look for him.
At the top of the stairs, he heard his father arguing with another person.
"What should I do? I'm pregnant. Before you took advantage of me, I was still a virgin. If you don't care about me, how am I supposed to live?" The woman's sobs rang out.
"Huimin, don't be like this. I, I, I drank too much that day. Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."
"You must marry me, you absolutely have to marry me, otherwise how am I supposed to live?"
"Even if I were to marry you, it would have to be after my wife is gone. How can I do it now?"
Hearing these words, the precocious and sensible Li Huai felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
My mother was still struggling in her hospital bed, and they... how dare they?
Later, he learned that his mother had long ago discovered the abnormal relationship between his father and Yu Huimin.
Coming back to his senses from the painful memories, Li Huai looked at Zheng Jun.
"What's going on with her man?"
"Yu Huimin was a nurse at the hospital at that time. I don't know what that man did, but he always left early and came home late. The two of them lived together for at least two or three years."
As for why Yu Huimin's name still left such a deep impression, it's naturally because Yu Huimin was considered the most outstanding-looking person in their area.
The men would occasionally bring it up when they talked about it in private.
"Are they married?" Li Huai asked.
"No."
"Didn't anyone around say anything?" Two unmarried people living together?
"Of course they have. People have asked them, and they explained that they will have a banquet later, so everyone treats them as a real couple."
"Back then, it had only been a few years since liberation, and our area was in chaos. There were all sorts of people. There were quite a few widows and widowers who made do with each other. Since they were willing, what could others say?"
Thinking that Li Huai was probably only a few years old at the time, Zheng Jun began to explain to him.
"And what happened next?"
"Then, they both disappeared."
When was that?
"Let me think, it's probably around 5 or 7 years ago."
"1957? His mother passed away at the end of 1957," Li Huai frowned.
So what exactly happened back then that led Yu Huimin to move from Tianjin to Beijing to work as a nurse?
The man she lived with also disappeared.
Actually, if she had a lover before, it's not a big deal. So why is Yu Huimin so afraid of people finding out?
Was she afraid that Li Zhenhua would find out and refuse to marry her?
Yes, that woman was selfish, greedy, and snobbish.
Since Yu Huimin was able to seduce the married Li Zhenhua while her mother was seriously ill, she probably didn't want anything to hinder her goals.
As for why she would take such drastic measures now that she has seen Zheng Jun, an old friend, it is because she is afraid that Zheng Jun will expose her past and that Li Zhenhua will bring up old grievances with her.
"Besides these, is there anything else?" Li Huai asked Zheng Jun.
"That's all I know," Zheng Jun said honestly.
"Okay, I understand."
"Wait, you...you'll keep your promise, right?" Zheng Jun became a little uneasy. After all, he had told everyone he knew, but he wasn't sure if the other party was willing to help him.
"meeting."
"How long do I have to wait?" Zheng Jun asked anxiously.
"Overturning a verdict is not an easy task, especially since several years have passed. I need some time."
Seeing that Li Huai didn't immediately agree or give a complete guarantee, Zheng Jun actually found him more trustworthy.
"It's okay, I can wait." As long as I can be free, what does waiting a little longer matter?
"I might contact you again in the future. For now, please don't mention Huimin to anyone else," Li Huai instructed.
"good."
As soon as Li Huai left, Zhao Qinglan saw him and immediately stood up.
"You saw it?"
"Yes, we'll talk about it on the way."
Zhao Qinglan did not urge them.
Li Huai began to recount the story slowly once they started their return journey.
"Zheng Jun does know Yu Huimin; he used to be Yu Huimin's neighbor."
"Then why did Yu Huimin want to send him to prison? Did the two have a grudge?" Zhao Qinglan asked, puzzled.
Li Huai shook his head.
“They really don’t have any grudges.” He noticed that Zheng Jun didn’t seem to be lying when he talked about those things.
"Then why would Yu Huimin do that?" Zhao Qinglan asked, puzzled.
"Zheng Jun told me his guess, which is currently the most likely reason."
"What guess?" she asked curiously.
“Yu Huimin used tricks to marry Li Zhenhua.” He felt angry and sad for his mother when he mentioned this.
Li Zhenhua married Yu Huimin not long after his mother had been in the hospital for a month and passed away.
Li Wei was born seven months later.
Everyone said that Li Wei was premature, but what he heard proved that the two of them had an affair when his mother was admitted to the hospital, and that Li Wei got pregnant around that time.
Three days after he overheard that conversation, his mother passed away. How could he not resent those two people?
“I overheard their conversation back then. She said that before she was with Li Zhenhua, she was still a virgin. But today Zheng Jun told me that Yu Huimin had lived with a man for several years.”
"You mean, Yu Huimin was afraid that Zheng Jun would expose her past, so she put Zheng Jun in prison?"
"Yes, that's the most reasonable explanation."
"My God, Zheng Jun is blackmailing her because of this?"
“No, Zheng Jun only recognized her, so I suspect there might be something else going on, otherwise her reaction would be too extreme.”
"So, just because Zheng Jun recognized her, she went to such lengths?"
Li Huai nodded.
Zhao Qinglan gasped.
She now felt that they really should reassess Yu Huimin.
It is said that it is better to offend a gentleman than a petty person, but Yu Huimin is even more frightening than a petty person.
They were already in an irreconcilable hostile relationship. With such a ruthless and unscrupulous enemy around, it would be strange if she weren't worried.
"So what do we do next?" Zhao Qinglan asked worriedly.
"We'll have to trouble you, Uncle, to investigate Yu Huimin's past."
"Investigate, we must investigate." She felt she wouldn't be able to sleep well if this kind of person wasn't dealt with sooner rather than later.
"The most urgent task is to find a way to overturn Zheng Jun's case."
The couple discussed how to deal with Yu Huimin on the way.
After Li Huai left, Zheng Jun was in better spirits than ever before.
Unexpectedly, he saw hope so quickly; God was kind to him.
Beijing Airport.
A man carrying a suitcase came out.
When he got to the restroom, he went straight into the last stall and quickly unwrapped a crumpled piece of paper from a hidden corner.
After opening it and seeing the coded message, he quickly threw the crumpled paper into the toilet and flushed it away.
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