Aunt Zhang couldn't stand her loud and unreasonable attitude.
"Everyone knows that Zhihuan gave up this marriage on her own initiative."
“You pick up things that Zhihuan doesn’t like and cherish them like treasures, without even feeling ashamed of yourself.”
Shen Ling wouldn't listen to any of this.
"Who knows what Shen Zhihuan is thinking? Maybe she's just pretending to be strong on the surface, but she's actually dying of jealousy inside. Otherwise, why would she not go home for so many days in a row?"
"And you guys, all of you who seem so righteous but come here to criticize me, aren't you just jealous because your men aren't as good as mine?"
"It's a pity that you're all too old. Once a woman is over thirty, the wrinkles on her face can be disgusting. You'll never have that chance in your lifetime."
Hearing Shen Ling constantly referring to her man, the older women almost had their teeth ache from the sweetness.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to call her bad or stupid.
Both of them are educated people, so why does Shen Zhihuan know how to enrich herself and use her own abilities to reach higher and farther places?
Shen Ling, however, was preoccupied with men, as if finding a rich tycoon was such a remarkable thing.
The neighbors stopped paying attention to them, but the Shen family thought they had won the argument and were jumping up and down with pride.
"If you're smart, you'd better come over and apologize and give us gifts sooner rather than later. For the sake of being neighbors, we can let bygones be bygones."
"Otherwise, if Gu Yuchuan hears about how you bullied our family of three and wants to avenge us, we won't be able to stop him."
Seeing the villagers' faces turn ashen with anger, Shen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan felt even more relieved and danced with joy.
Unexpectedly, the next second a sharp siren blared.
A group of uniformed police officers got out of the car and arrested the two of them on the spot.
"Stand still! Nobody move!"
Shen Yongcai was still laughing heartily when suddenly a heavy pair of handcuffs were put on his wrists, leaving him completely stunned.
Fang Qiaolan twisted her head to look at him, but forgot that her hands were still on her hips, and she almost twisted herself into a pretzel.
She was trembling with pain and trying to beg for mercy.
"Officer, we haven't done anything wrong. You must have arrested the wrong person. Please release my husband immediately."
The police were unmoved. Seeing Fang Qiaolan raise her hands, as if she was about to point her finger at someone else and curse, they simply put a pair of handcuffs on her as well.
Fang Qiaolan's unspoken curse was swallowed back down her throat with a "quack" sound like a goose, which sounded particularly comical.
This sudden turn of events completely terrified Shen Ling.
Aunt Liu and Aunt Zhang immediately knew the reason; it must be the results of the tests Shen Zhihuan had done at the hospital a couple of days ago.
With such strong evidence of drugging, wouldn't these three scoundrels from the Shen family be wiped out in one fell swoop?
The smile doesn't disappear, it just moves on.
The neighbors' pent-up frustration dissipated instantly. As they watched Shen Yongcai and his wife being handcuffed one after another in line, they couldn't help but laugh with glee.
"Serves you right, you've been smug all day long, now you're getting your comeuppance."
Shen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan finally realized they were in a panic and kept begging for mercy, but to no avail.
Shen Ling, who was so weak-willed, was so frightened that her mind went blank, and she watched helplessly as her parents were pulled into the police car and taken away.
The courtyard was still bustling with noise, crowded with people who had come to watch the play.
She looked around and suddenly realized something, and was completely stunned.
People as wealthy as the Gu family must care a lot about their reputation.
If the news of her parents being taken away by the police gets out, they will definitely look down on her.
At that point, this marriage that we finally managed to snatch will be completely ruined!
Shen Ling felt extremely panicked at the thought, and she didn't care at all what would happen to her parents after they were taken away.
All she could think about now was how to prevent the good days she had finally achieved from slipping away.
Fortunately, the matchmaker wasn't from their village and had already left, so she probably wouldn't know what happened for a while.
Shen Ling stamped her foot and quickly ran out to catch up with her, wanting to ask Aunt Wei to pass on a message to the Gu family to move the wedding date forward.
At the very least, we can get the marriage certificate tomorrow.
She had to keep Gu Yuchuan firmly by her side to avoid being abandoned if things escalated.
The drama of Shen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan being arrested by the police was so exciting, but unfortunately Shen Zhihuan wasn't there to witness it.
Sister Liu was thinking of her, so she specially asked her son to drive her to town and come to find Shen Zhihuan in person to share the good news with her.
"Thank God, those two heartless beasts, Shen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan, who poisoned their own daughter, have finally been caught."
"They'd better be sentenced to prison and never come out!"
Sister Liu lived closest to the Shen family and knew best how much hardship Shen Zhihuan had endured over the years.
Seeing that Shen Zhihuan was finally able to escape her suffering, she was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Thank you, Aunt Liu, you've gone to so much trouble."
Moved, Shen Zhihuan couldn't help but step forward and gently hug her, whispering as she did so:
"Now that the test results are out, I should contact the newspaper and ask them to publish the story of severing ties with my family as soon as possible."
Sister Liu nodded repeatedly, fully agreeing with her suggestion.
"It's time to publish a statement in the newspaper to distance yourself from the situation. You absolutely cannot let Shen Yongcai and his wife affect you."
Since they happened to have some free time, the two discussed going to find Zhuang Ping, a reporter at the newspaper, right now and giving him the test report.
Before they could even leave the courtyard, they heard a murmur of discussion.
"Have you heard? The Gu family's son is getting married soon."
"I know about this. Gu Yuchuan's fiancée's surname is Shen, I think her name is Shen Ling."
"That can't be right. I remember Shen Ling was betrothed to Chief Xie from our institute since childhood. How come she's married to Gu Yuchuan now?"
"It is said that Shen Ling was originally going to marry Chief Xie, but Chief Xie was injured and has not woken up since. The Shen family felt sorry for their daughter, so they changed the bride."
The neighbors in the courtyard all found this behavior extremely distasteful.
"Putting aside Chief Xie's situation, the Shen family is really biased."
"How can someone forcibly take away their younger daughter's marriage just because they feel sorry for their eldest daughter? That's utterly shameless!"
Old Mrs. Qian from next door was shrewish, knowing that Old Mrs. Xie would go out to the market to buy groceries every day at this time.
She deliberately raised her voice, speaking in a volume that everyone could hear clearly:
"I can understand Shen Ling's actions. As the saying goes, people strive for higher positions, while water flows downhill."
“Why should this perfectly good young lady have to marry into the Xie family and suffer instead of enjoying a life of comfort?”
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