"I want to ask her what she's thinking, why she's trying to harm me, her older brother? What have I done to wrong her?" Even though he was disappointed in Zhou Mingjiao when they were young, he could say it was because he was too young then, but what about now?
Shen Banxia pulled back the furious Zhou Mingqian.
"I won't let her get away with this, Xiaxia. Don't worry, this time I'll make her pay the price."
Shen Banxia shook her head slightly. "Calm down first. Do you think I'm the kind of person who repays evil with kindness? What would I say if I went to talk to her now? That she put purslane in the cake? But that's a common practice."
"I don't believe she did it unintentionally. No wonder she was making pancakes today. She probably knew I wouldn't eat them and would give them to you. Purslane is cold in nature, and pregnant women might experience contractions if they eat it, and then..." Just thinking about what would have happened if he hadn't been careful...
Feeling Zhou Mingqian trembling, Shen Banxia hugged him and patted his back gently. "Don't be afraid. Even if you accept it, I'll find out when you give it to me."
"But I'm scared, wife, I'm really scared. I can't imagine what would happen to you if anything happened to you. What would I do then? Even if I cut Zhou Mingjiao into a thousand pieces, what good would it do?" Zhou Mingqian's voice choked with sobs.
Shen Banxia's heart skipped a beat. Thinking of the fate of the two in the script, and the scene of Zhou Mingqian's crazy revenge on them after her death, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart.
“I’ll be fine, Zhou Mingqian, you have to believe me. Whether it’s for you or for myself, I won’t let anything happen to me. We still have Zai Zai,” Shen Banxia kept repeating.
Feeling Zhou Mingqian gradually calm down, Shen Banxia finally breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't afraid of him like this; she felt sorry for him.
She can't even imagine how he got through those days alone after she passed away.
People say he's cruel, heartless, despicable, and ruthless, but who knows that all he wanted was Shen Banxia?
"Xiaxia, you know, I only have you. I only recognize you in this world. You have to be well. Only if you are well will I be well."
"Okay" is both a promise and a willing responsibility.
She wouldn't let Zhou Mingqian end up being scorned by the world.
She now realized that even though Zhou's mother and father had developed some different opinions about Zhou Mingjiao some time ago, they eventually reverted to their old ways after her tearful outburst.
Even her aunt from the provincial capital was the same; despite not getting along with her mother-in-law, she was still willing to worry about Zhou Mingjiao.
She knew perfectly well that she wasn't Zhou Mingjiao's mother and that there were certain things she shouldn't say, but just like last time, before returning to the provincial capital, she not only left Zhou Mingjiao money and tickets, but also specifically instructed Zhou's parents not to pressure Zhou Mingjiao into marriage.
Even her usually serious uncle said he would help look for suitable jobs for Zhou Mingjiao.
All I can say is that Zhou Mingjiao, who sometimes seems to be living the role of the most beloved character, does indeed have her own protagonist aura, but so what?
Given his intention to harm her, she would never let him go.
Anyway, in the script, Zhou Mingqian is the villain who makes trouble for the protagonist, while she is the protagonist's despicable sister-in-law. If she were to "turn over a new leaf," wouldn't that be a betrayal of the character she was given in the script?
"Xiaxia, even if she doesn't admit it, I'm going to beat her up. How can she have the nerve to hurt people and then sleep soundly?"
"Don't rush, I have a better way. If you go over and beat her up like this, do you think your parents, your second brother, third brother, and fourth brother won't gang up on you?" Shen Banxia knew that the Zhou family members never acted rationally in front of Zhou Mingjiao.
Even so, I'm still going to beat her up.
"Are you stupid? You have better ways, why do you have to resort to brute force?" Because he fell into the water when he was a child, and although Shen Banxia treated him later, it still damaged his foundation.
“Then I’ll go catch the bugs. Isn’t she afraid of bugs? And the mice too. Oh, and croton seeds. I prepared a lot last time,” Zhou Mingqian said, his eyes shining brighter as he spoke.
Shen Banxia looked at him with a half-smile, and Zhou Mingqian realized that he had inadvertently brought up the matter of croton seeds while talking.
"Ahem, honey, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was just worried," Zhou Mingqian finally told the truth under Shen Banxia's knowing gaze. "It's all because of that guy Zhao Zhigao. He's been trying to get close to you all the time. I don't know what he's up to. I just wanted to teach him a lesson."
Shen Banxia waved her fist. "You think he could hurt me with his weak body? You know he's always timid in front of me. Why don't you ask him what he wants from me?"
"Hmph, what could possibly happen to him? He's a muddle-headed guy who doesn't even realize he's been framed by a woman. Besides, if he didn't have those scheming thoughts, he wouldn't have been successfully outmaneuvered. So, honey, I think we should stay away from people like him."
Shen Banxia's eyes lit up as she listened. Originally, she was thinking that since Zhou Mingjiao loved beauty, she would give her a "makeover" package. But now, she changed her mind.
"Zhou Mingqian, find an opportunity early tomorrow to have Zhao Zhigao come to see me away from the crowd."
Zhou Mingqian was dumbfounded. "Wife, did you not hear what I just said? I said we should stay away from him, not let him come looking for you."
Shen Banxia chuckled, "What? You think I'm hard of hearing at such a young age? I have important business with him."
Zhou Mingqian was unhappy. "Wife, if there's anything you need, just tell me directly and I'll do it. Why are you looking for her?"
"Alright, stop pretending to be innocent. Also, don't take any action against Zhou Mingjiao for now. I have other plans."
Zhou Mingqian complained, "Wife, you really can't be too soft-hearted. She's no good."
"Okay, I know. You have to go on a business trip tomorrow, and it's getting late."
"Xiaxia, you're just giving me the runaround again." If this opportunity hadn't been so rare, he would have insisted on not going.
However, we don't know the current situation with my grandparents.
He knew better than anyone that the people his wife cared about most, besides her deceased mother-in-law, were her grandparents who lived far away in the Northwest.
"Okay, time for bed."
In the darkness, Shen Banxia reviewed her plan. She refused to believe that Zhou Mingjiao had managed to escape her time and time again.
While the others had fallen asleep, Zhou Mingjiao tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She felt a tightness in her chest as she thought about how her plan to cause Chen Banxia's miscarriage had failed, and how her plan to send her older brother to the reservoir had also failed.
The thought of her older brother going on a business trip made her even angrier. Unable to sleep, she angrily turned on her flashlight and wrote a letter to her aunt who was returning to the provincial capital.
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