Liu Guiying is dead.
In this era, the dead are of paramount importance.
Despite the many unpleasant things between Liu Guiying and Ye Fanxing, Ye Fanxing and Huo Dongfang still went through the motions at Liu Guiying's funeral.
Of course, the most important thing is not to attend the funeral.
Instead, they went to retrieve the letter that Cheng Jianshe had hidden.
Liu Guiying's funeral was held in the courtyard of the house they rented.
Cheng Yun and Cheng Jian were both detained, leaving Cheng Xiao alone to guard the funeral.
After the Cheng family's accident, none of their former friends kept in touch. Apart from the neighbors in the compound, no one even attended the funeral.
A thin coffin was placed in the middle of the courtyard.
A few paper wreaths were scattered around the thin coffin.
When Ye Fanxing arrived, Cheng Xiao was dressed in mourning clothes and squatting in front of the brazier burning paper money.
The blazing flames illuminated Cheng Xiao's bruised and swollen face, making him appear even more desolate and filled with an indescribable sense of misery.
"Distinguished guests have arrived."
Ye Fanxing and Huo Dongfang accepted the incense offered by a kind neighbor and walked towards the incense burner.
When Cheng Xiao heard that a guest had arrived, she stood up and was about to return the greeting when she realized that the person who had come was Ye Fanxing.
"Get out!" Cheng Xiao glared at Ye Fanxing with eyes full of hatred. "You're not welcome here."
If we were to ask who Cheng Xiao hates the most in this world, who would it be?
It wasn't her abusive husband.
It wasn't that she was bullying her mother-in-law.
He was not Cheng Jianshe, a traitor who sold out his country.
It was Ye Fanxing.
In Cheng Xiao's view, it was Ye Fanxing who ruined her life.
Holding three incense sticks, Ye Fanxing looked at Cheng Xiao from afar and said in a deep voice, "I'm just here to offer incense."
"No need," Cheng Xiao snapped, "Ye Fanxing, how dare you come? If it weren't for you, would my mother have died?"
If Ye Fanxing hadn't repaid kindness with enmity, and if Ye Fanxing hadn't been so aggressive, would the Cheng family have ended up like this today?
Since the Cheng family's misfortune, Cheng Xiao has fully experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships.
When her father was still in power, her in-laws would never have dared to treat her like this.
They put her first in everything and pampered her like a princess.
But once the Cheng family ran into trouble, those people's ugly faces were immediately revealed.
Relatives are no longer relatives.
Friends are no longer friends.
But if it weren't for Ye Fanxing, how could they have ended up in such a state today?
“Cheng Xiao, your mother died in a car accident. The person you should be looking for is the one who caused the accident.”
Looking at Ye Fanxing and Huo Dongfang standing together, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, Cheng Xiao felt a surge of hatred that erupted like molten lava.
"Ye Fanxing, don't think you have Huo Dongfang backing you up!" Cheng Xiao said with resentment in her eyes. "I'll wait for the day Huo Dongfang abandons you."
In the Huo family of the capital, how could Ye Fanxing, an orphan, be worthy of him?
She will live a good life.
Waiting for the day when Ye Fanxing has nothing left.
"Cheng Xiao." Ye Fanxing curled her lips coldly, her face indifferent. "Cheng Jun has been detained."
"What did you say?" Cheng Xiao was shocked. "Did you do it? Ye Fanxing, the Cheng family raised you for four years, and you repay kindness with such enmity. You will get your retribution!"
"The ones who will truly suffer retribution are your Cheng family."
Cheng Jianshe did not voluntarily allow Ye Fanxing to be fostered in the Cheng family.
However, they are the people behind the scenes, wanting Ye Fanxing to be within their control.
If the Cheng family had treated Ye Fanxing sincerely over the past four years, Ye Fanxing wouldn't have severed ties with them so abruptly.
It can be said that the Cheng family's current predicament is their own retribution.
"Get out, get out, my mom doesn't want to see you."
Cheng Xiao didn't want to hear it, nor did she want to see Ye Fanxing.
If she weren't so afraid of losing her life, she would have attacked Ye Fanxing.
Unfortunately, Ye Fanxing has Huo Dongfang backing her up, so she can't hurt Ye Fanxing.
Cheng Xiao's attitude was exactly what Ye Fanxing had expected. She looked at Huo Dongfang, her clear eyes filled with helplessness.
Huo Dongfang understood, raised his left hand, and made a gesture.
At this moment, several soldiers in military uniforms walked in from outside and respectfully approached Huo Dongfang.
"Commander."
Huo Dongfang parted his thin lips slightly and said, "Begin your work."
"Yes, sir."
The soldier, holding a document, walked up to Cheng Xiao.
"Comrade Cheng Xiao, please cooperate with our work."
Cheng Xiao never imagined that even on the day of her mother's funeral, Ye Fanxing would still not let her go.
In a fit of anger, she picked up the incense burner next to her and smashed it hard in the direction where Ye Fanxing was.
"Ye Fanxing, you've gone too far!"
The instant the incense burner was thrown at Cheng Xiao, Huo Dongfang raised his leg and kicked it hard.
The incense ash from the incense burner was poured onto the coffin and onto Cheng Xiao and the others.
On the other hand, Ye Fanxing and Huo Dongfang were completely unaffected by the incense ash due to the wind direction.
Unlike Ye Fanxing, who was clean and tidy, Cheng Xiao was covered in dust and dirt, looking utterly ridiculous.
"Comrade Cheng Xiao, please cooperate with our work."
Cheng Xiao wiped the dust off her face and threw a tantrum, saying, "Cooperate my ass! I won't cooperate! If you're so capable, just lock me up! Isn't that what you're good at? Come on!"
Cheng Xiao's eyes were filled with arrogance and hatred. Now, apart from her child, she had almost nothing left.
What is she afraid of?
She is not afraid of anything.
So what if it's not a big deal?
She dragged Ye Fanxing down with her!
A life for a life, it's worth it.
"Comrade Cheng Xiao, this is the last time I'm reminding you: if you don't cooperate with our work, we will resort to coercive measures."
Cheng Xiao sneered repeatedly, "Huo Dongfang, you've even disregarded military discipline just to please Ye Fanxing..."
"Cheng Xiao, if you had even glanced at the contents of this document..."
"What the hell am I watching!"
Cheng Xiao shoved the soldier in front of her aside.
As soon as Cheng Xiao made a move, the soldiers subdued him.
"Help! Murder!"
"Murder! Help!"
Cheng Xiao's unreasonable and argumentative behavior drew the attention of everyone else in the compound.
Everyone saw it with their own eyes; the other person was polite and courteous, while she was acting crazy and foolish!
“Cheng Xiao, you started it. We’re not blind.”
"Cheng Xiao, don't think you're right just because you're weak. Do you think everyone doesn't know why your father had that accident?"
"Treason! Shouldn't traitors be executed?"
Cheng Xiao gritted her teeth and glared at her neighbors who were making sarcastic remarks. She roared with extreme resentment, "What do you know? If it weren't for my dad's accident, none of you would even have the right to see me."
"Your father, that traitor, was arrested, which proves that Heaven has eyes!"
"Your mother, that snobbish, sycophantic woman, got hit by a car. This is retribution for your Cheng family."
"Who doesn't know the filth your family has done? Your brother even poisoned someone!"
"It wasn't just her brother who poisoned her; her sister, Cheng Jun, got involved with that gangster, Brother Chao, and stabbed a young lady from the military region."
"Cheng Xiao, if you keep causing trouble, your whole family will be reunited in jail!"
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