Chen Qingqing curled her lips into a cold smile, "Shut your stinking mouth. Let me tell you the truth, my mother and I spent the whole night at the Wu family's old house making sugar. My mother is still busy now. No one stayed at the house last night. Don't make false accusations!"
A flicker of panic crossed Old Mrs. Chen's eyes. "No, that's impossible. You're lying. I clearly saw you come back yesterday, and..."
"And what else?" Chen Qingqing stared intently at Old Lady Chen. "You brought people to my house early this morning to cause trouble and slander my and my mother's innocence. What are you really up to?"
Old Mrs. Chen's face turned ashen, and her head suddenly felt like it was going to explode. She had a bad feeling. If Lin Shi and the dead girl weren't inside, then who was inside?
Could it be that Ruolan was the one who spent the whole night with Fan Tong?
No, that's impossible.
Last night she watched helplessly as this brat was drugged and knocked unconscious; there was absolutely no way something could go wrong.
No, that brat is like a ghost. She must have discovered something was wrong and slipped away in the middle of the night. The people inside...
Old Mrs. Chen dared not think any further, her whole body trembling violently. "You wretched girl, it was you, it must have been you, you vicious wretched girl, it was you who did this, wasn't it?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand at all." Chen Qingqing was certain that she wouldn't dare tell the truth, and her smugness was undisguised as she looked at Old Lady Chen as if she were teasing a cat or a dog. "What kind of tricks could I be up to? Tell me!"
"You, you..." Old Mrs. Chen gasped for breath, the words stuck in her throat.
Just then, a series of increasingly loud noises came from inside the house, causing the villagers to speculate wildly.
Several burly men couldn't resist craning their necks to look inside, wanting to find out what was going on.
"That sound is so damn exciting, it makes me furious."
"Who, who's fighting in my house?" Chen Qingqing feigned ignorance. "Quick, everyone, let's go in and break up the fight!"
"Wait, wait, all of you, don't move!" Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly reached out to stop everyone, her whole body trembling as she looked at Old Mr. Chen, "You hurry home and see if Ruolan has woken up yet?"
Old Chen's lips were trembling. "Old woman, my legs are cramping, I can't walk."
"Useless thing, just guard the door and don't let anyone in." After saying that, Old Mrs. Chen was about to leave.
Madam Sun rushed over, "Mother, where is Ruolan? Have you seen Ruolan?"
"Ruolan isn't in the house, so where did she go?"
"You're asking me? How would I know?" Sun said irritably.
She woke up early to hear shouting and cursing outside the yard. When she got up, she found that her parents-in-law were fighting.
Before she could figure out what was going on, she saw her mother-in-law lead the villagers into the neighboring yard, constantly hurling insults and accusations at Chen Qingqing.
She found their words grating and wanted to argue with them, but before she could even open her mouth, Chen Qingqing returned from outside the courtyard. Her heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally settled down.
She had intended to drag her in-laws home, but knowing her place, she had no choice but to go back to Chen Ruolan. One glare from Chen Ruolan was enough to silence the old couple.
But when she arrived at Chen Ruolan's room, there was no one there, so she hurriedly came back...
When Old Mrs. Chen heard that Chen Ruolan wasn't in the house, she was struck dumb, as if by lightning. She froze on the spot, her eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
I didn't see Ruolan last night. Could it be that that brat lured her into the house back then?
Impossible. In such a short time, even if that brat is incredibly skilled, she couldn't possibly do it so quietly.
Ruolan must have gone out to play early in the morning; at this moment, Old Mrs. Chen is still deceiving herself.
"Where could Ruolan have gone if she's not in the house? Go find her right now."
Sun gave her a disdainful look. "Besides the outhouse, the chicken coop, and the rat hole, I've looked at all three rooms. Where else do you expect me to find anything?"
Grandma Chen realized she had made a terrible mistake and started yelling like a madwoman, "No matter where you go, find me right now!"
Old Chen's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "Old woman, I had a bad feeling last night. What if Ruolan was...?"
"Bullshit!" Before Old Man Chen could finish speaking, Old Woman Chen started cursing, "You old geezer, now you say you're not at ease? Where were you before? If anything happens to my Ruolan, I'll fight you to the death!"
"It was all your bad idea, why are you blaming me?"
"Enough with the nonsense, go and find Ruolan for me right now."
The villagers, who were there to watch the spectacle, didn't care about any of that; all they wanted to do was go inside and see what was going on.
Despite the commotion outside, it didn't affect the joy of those inside at all; in fact, the noise only grew louder.
Some people, eager for a good show, started cheering, and several men joined in, causing the villagers to swarm forward, pushing Old Lady Chen aside and into the house.
The room was in complete disarray, and the two people were engrossed in their entanglement, showing no sign of stopping.
Someone, unable to bear it any longer, grabbed a bucket of cold water from the outer room and splashed it on them, shouting, "You shameless bastards, have you no shame at all?"
"Exactly, engaging in lewd behavior in broad daylight is truly shameful."
Fearing that someone might die, Wu Baoan quickly pushed everyone out.
*******
At this moment, Fan Tong inside the room was extremely excited, his eyes shining, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and he kept wielding his knife and fighting.
Chen Ruolan was already limp as a rag doll, panting heavily from exhaustion, feeling an immense sense of satisfaction, as if in a dream.
Suddenly she felt a chill, and her mind gradually cleared...
Seeing that Fan Tong was bullying her, she screamed "Mommy!" and started kicking and digging.
"You filthy scoundrel, how dare you take advantage of me! Get out of my way!"
Fan Tongyi was kicked off the bed without warning, but his mind cleared instantly. Seeing Chen Ruolan screaming like a madwoman, he was immediately filled with rage.
"Shut up! What are you doing in my bed?"
"You filthy scoundrel, you bastard!" Chen Ruolan recalled the crazy scene from last night, and was overwhelmed with shame. At this moment, she felt like dying.
Fan Tong seemed to understand something, and gave a cold laugh, "Shameless slut, offering herself up and then trying to turn the tables, what a vicious trick."
"You are shameless! I'm going to report you to the authorities for abducting innocent girls and defaming their reputations."
"Go ahead and sue, let's see who's right."
"You beast, get out! Get out of here!" Chen Ruolan cried out frantically.
Fan Tong was furious. He quickly dressed, intending to confront Old Lady Chen...
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