Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, Ming Tinglin replied to me with three clear and concise words and then ran away. It took him such a long time to come back, but I didn’t expect that he went to call for reinforcements and brought Gao Xinci to me.

I don't understand what will happen if Gao Xinci comes. After all, he doesn't know what's going on at home. Ming Tinglin can only tell him a little bit along the way but can't tell him everything. But I have no other choice at the moment. I can only force a smile when he looks at me eagerly, and take his hand and say, "I, I'm afraid you'll worry..."

"I would be really worried if you didn't say anything." Gao Xinci squeezed my palm, took me to face the crowd again, and bowed to my second uncle: "Second uncle, we haven't seen each other for a while. It's my fault for not telling you that Shishi and I were secretly together. I will come to apologize someday. As for Mrs. Lu's affairs, I have also heard about it. Although I can't prove Mrs. Lu's innocence, I can prove the innocence of others from other sources. If he has nothing to do with Mrs. Lu, can't it also make everyone feel at ease?"

Second Uncle's face looked a little ugly. Perhaps it was because Gao Xinci had been too powerful in the past two years, and Gao Hanseng, the only one in the Gao family who could compete with him, was only concerned about his beloved wife and was unwilling to compete. It was impossible not to be envious, or fearful, jealous, and even hateful.

He held my hand and let my second uncle take a long breath: "Forget it, I can't explain the things between you young people. It's up to you. Whether you come to my house or not is just a polite remark. If you have any evidence, just tell me."

"Yes." Gao Xinci bowed politely, signaling Zuo Qiao to bring a man with his head covered. The man's mouth was probably blocked under the black cloth. The man was whimpering and unable to speak. Gao Xinci was not in a hurry to let him go. Instead, he turned around and looked at my brother: "Brother, Shishi actually went to find you that night when Second Grandma was seriously ill. He just wanted you to go see Second Grandma when you have nothing to do. Did you receive this message?"

My brother's expression, which was originally full of disdain when he looked at Gao Xinci, suddenly turned into confusion: "Last night? When?"

"It was around 1 a.m. yesterday, and Xuan Ze told me that you were all still awake, so I wanted to go and bring you some midnight snacks and tell you about your second grandmother's condition. I wanted to wait for you to go see her when you were free the next day. Bian Yuanhu said that you were still busy, so he would convey his message to you." I said with my head down.

My brother and Brother Qingyun looked at each other. Brother Qingyun was particularly puzzled: "Bian Yuanhu... has he returned to China? Isn't he graduating next year?"

"Of course he returned to China, but he hid himself a little too well. However, we can still find him. I just don't know why a person returning home would go through a dog hole first and then walk through a ditch. Is he guilty of something?" Gao Xinci waved his hand. Zhu Wenqing reached out to take off the hood of the man who was dragged here, and kicked him to the ground again.

It was definitely Bian Yuanhu inside. His suit was stained with black mud that smelled extremely bad. I couldn't help but cover it with a handkerchief. Gao Xinci then smiled and pulled me back a few steps. My brother and the others stuck their heads out to look, but they weren't too surprised.

Bian Yuanhu coughed hard a few times and burst into tears in an instant: "No! It's not what he said! I just wanted to come back for a visit during my vacation, but who knew that I was caught with a lasso as soon as I walked out of the main gate! I was also pressed into the pigpen by Zhu Wenqing and covered in mud! I didn't even see Miss Xishi!"

"Come back and see? Who are you going to see? Anyway, your two brothers didn't see you, but have you seen your second uncle?" Gao Xinci curled his eyes.

The second uncle probably saw it and had to give up this person at this moment, so he shook his head.

Bian Yuanhu's eyes almost popped out of his head. Fortunately, he still had some gratitude in his heart for his uncle's support for his education, so he didn't refute. He choked and said, "No, no, I haven't had time to see anyone yet. I just came back, and when I entered the door, I remembered that I forgot to bring something in the car, so I went back to get it. Who knew that someone would use it to take the blame!"

"Take the blame? What you say is really interesting. It's okay if you say so, but I've asked people to check your car inside and out and found nothing. It doesn't include what you would normally carry with you, nor what you would bring back to honor your second uncle and the young masters. So, may I ask, do you want to remove the car windows or strip the iron sheets?" Gao Xinci smiled bitterly.

"It's just one side of the story! How can I believe it? Who knows if you hid the things..."

Gao Xinci slowly took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and waved it lightly in front of his eyes. Seeing that Bian Yuanhu suddenly stopped talking, he tilted his head and said, "Huh? Why don't you say anything?"

Bian Yuanhu took a breath and asked, "What did you take?"

"The dashcam shows that you came back yesterday afternoon, and you haven't moved all day. Besides this, I also recorded the search of your car, starting with picking the lock, and doing everything in detail. Do you want to check it now?" Gao Xinci sneered, "Second Uncle, I don't know him, but he is your student. Why did you say he came back so sneakily? I don't think Shishi is familiar with him. If he hasn't seen him, there is no need for so many people in the second house to frame him. The whole family knows that he is studying in Germany. If he is really abroad now, Shishi's lies will be exposed with one poke."

The second uncle was stunned for a moment, but his anger subsided at this moment. He sighed helplessly, "This kid has been stealing since he was a child. I'm afraid he hasn't changed his bad habits until today. But even if Bian Yuanhu lied and came back a long time ago but no one knows what he did, it can't prove that Shishi really told him about the second wife. Maybe they just met from a distance?"

I listened quietly. It was really hard for my second uncle to make such far-fetched statements. If Gao Xinci had not also grown up in a wealthy family and was eloquent, I would have been afraid that I would not be able to win the argument with him today.

Gao Xinci smiled as if his uncle was stepping into his trap, and waved outside. Immediately, Zhou Zhi's voice came. Before everyone could make way for him, the little guy had already squeezed out from under everyone's hands and rushed towards me: "Aunt! Uncle Gao!"

I was shocked: "Why did you bring the child with you?"

Gao Xinci didn't answer, but Zhou Zhi remembered what I said, and opened his arms and protected me with his small body: "I don't allow you to bully my aunt! Yesterday, my aunt took me to find my father. I saw this uncle! He is lying!"

The second uncle closed his eyes helplessly. Everyone whispered that with such a child's support, it was almost ironclad evidence. After all, Zhou Zhi was only five years old. How could a five-year-old child have such malice towards a stranger?

Zhou Zhi just finished being brave, but then he became aggrieved again, and turned around to hug Gao Xinci again. He must have had a good relationship with Chen Yining when he was in Malaysia, so he also took Zhou Zhi with him. Zhou Zhi was more intimate with him, and tears fell down in big drops. As soon as Gao Xinci leaned over, he hugged Gao Xinci's neck and refused to let go: "Uncle, please talk to them. My aunt is definitely not a bad person. She won't harm my grandmother. The people she likes must be very good."

"Good boy, of course aunt is nice, but you can't call me uncle anymore. You have to call me uncle." Gao Xinci coaxed with a smile.

Zhou Zhi tilted his head: "Uncle?"

Gao Xinci: "That's the right way to call you. Uncle will take you out to play later."

Zhou Zhi: "But I remember my uncle was a very gentle uncle, and you used to stand with him."

Gao Xinci's face turned black. He forced his mouth to put the child down, then leaned close to my ear and said, "Why are you talking about something irrelevant? Isn't it said that children under the age of three have no memory?"

"Can you please behave yourself? You are not here alone, and in front of the child. If you feel awkward, just do it in private." I sighed helplessly and pulled Gao Xinci's hand behind me. Zhou Zhi was already clamoring to hug his brother and couldn't stop pleading for me.

"Dad, don't let them bully Auntie. Auntie really went to look for you. I couldn't sleep, so I went with her, and Uncle Zhizhi too."

My brother looked at me with embarrassment. It seemed like I had arranged this on purpose. It was wrong of me to involve the child, but I felt guilty about one thing and another. This one was relatively minor. Sure enough, the next second, my second uncle took Zhou Zhi in his arms and stroked his face lovingly: "Be good, then tell grandpa what happened that night, what this uncle said to aunt and what they did, etc."

Zhou Zhi stammered and was unable to say anything. No matter how much he repeated it, he knew I went to deliver the midnight snack. I knew he had fallen asleep at that time. Not to mention repeating it, if Bian Yuanhu had not been kneeling there, he would not have known who to point to when he entered the door. He was simply trying to be stubborn. This made it even more difficult for me. The second wife had objections to my raising of the two children, and now she accused me of corrupting Zhou Zhi and using the children to argue.

My brother turned around and glared at him: "He was brought here immediately when the incident happened. Zhou Zhi was still asleep. How could she teach him?" After that, he took Zhou Zhi back and coaxed him, saying that he would not let others bully me, and then let Brother Qingyun take him out.

Zhou Zhi turned around and looked at me and I nodded, knowing that my brother was still angry with me. After all, I usually wouldn't take the kids out at one or two o'clock in the morning.

The second uncle didn't say anything in the end. He probably really wanted to give up for the sake of his son and grandson. He waved his hand and said, "Zhou Zhi said he didn't hear clearly because he was far away, but he did follow Shi Shi to Kangning Garden. That was a lie told by Bian Yuanhu. Go and search the courtyard to see if he stole anything. If nothing, he is related to the poisoning. Take him to the South Courtyard for investigation."

Another cousin from the second house immediately stepped out to play the good cop: "This is too hasty, cousin. Even if he really stole something, he is a habitual thief. How long will it take to search the house? If nothing is found, then poison was used. What's the difference between that and a confession under torture? Miss Xishi doesn't have any solid evidence. If you don't believe me, ask a few more stewards to put Bian Yuanhu in the crowd and see if Master Zhouzhi can recognize him at a glance."

"Don't try. Zhou Zhi fell asleep. He didn't see it." I still breathed a sigh of relief to stop him. Otherwise, the more I talked, the more it would appear that I was desperate and mad. I shifted my gaze. Mrs. Lu still lowered her head nervously. I knew that if I didn't save her, she would definitely die. Maybe I could only play tricks this time.

My brother was still angry. He was angry that I lied but didn't tell the whole story. He also really wanted to reach out and slap that cousin.

Gao Xinci smiled cunningly, as if he was watching a very low-level joke, and touched me for fun behind me. I pulled his hand and he became obedient, signaling me not to be anxious.

I didn't think I had any evidence to turn the tables, but at this moment Cheng Ling came running in with Yangyang, another little kid standing in front of me to prevent others from bullying me. In her arms was a fat cat ready to attack. Zhao Si's nails must have not been cut for a long time. I have to say that although I picked up both the man and the cat, he was quite conscientious.

"Don't bully my sister! What right do you have to embarrass my sister? I understand the principle that whoever makes the claim should provide the evidence! Anyone who says that my sister has problems is justified, but my sister has to work herself to death to prove her innocence! What if everyone says to stop working my sister to death? Obviously, my sister is the one who should say what she wants, and grandpa, grandma and dad are still watching here!"

"Yangyang!" I called out. It was fine if I offended my second uncle, but it was not good to let the child follow me and say irritating words.

Yangyang immediately came over and threw himself into my arms, and burst into tears on the spot. He cried so hard that he couldn't speak clearly. I held him up and coaxed him for a long time before he could speak clearly: "Mom! Mom saw the way Bian Yuanhu talked to you, sister, and Mom said she took a picture of it!"

I glanced back at Cheng Ling in astonishment. I found it outrageous that she was willing to come and testify for me. She actually had the ability to predict the future. She really recorded a video at this critical moment and took out a camera to play a short video. She didn't show it to me, but my brother soon breathed a sigh of relief, and my second uncle also pretended to calm down.

But I have always been unlucky, leaving my second uncle speechless. On this kind of journey, there will definitely be some nitpickers who will jump out to cause trouble, so Bian Yuanhu started to cooperate with his uncle. The first thing he did was to accuse Cheng Ling of coming here. She was an outsider, or an inferior person who no one looked down upon. The people in the eldest house also agreed with this and nodded without saying a word.

I know they were because of the fact that Old Master didn't give her a legitimate status in the end. It's like the landlords in ancient times. Who would like the concubine left behind after the old man died? Cheng Ling was actually a "traitor". My mother supported her to go to school and grew up, but she turned around and jumped into my father's bed.

But I don't think it's a big deal. I didn't see them refute when Old Fu was alive. It's hindsight to talk about it now. Cheng Ling is still helping me now.

I was just about to help her out, but Gao Xinci pulled me back and told me to just watch the show. The monkeys' performance was really funny. I didn't have the courage to ask which one was the monkey or if they were all of them. I didn't know what he was planning, but seeing how calm he looked, I had to calm down too. I pretended to be calm and watched Cheng Ling trembling with tears, then I straightened my back and glanced at everyone with a very stern look.

"I have been following Old Fu since I was nineteen years old. I have participated in all the family affairs over the years. I gave birth to the third son of the eldest branch of the Fu family. The head of the family and the eldest daughter also acknowledged him. How dare you say that I am not a legitimate wife? Whose face are you slapping?"

I took a deep breath. No matter how much I disrespected my second uncle, I at least had some confidence. Why did the others act as if they were risking their lives?

So I lowered my head and scolded her: "Cheng Ling! Come back, you should know what to say and what not to say."

She had tears on her face, and she reached out her hand to wipe them away fiercely. She glanced at Yangyang in my arms and smiled. She tilted her head to tease the child and took a deep breath: "Yes, I know, so I still have something to say, and I'll get it all out today."

"what?"

"Mrs. Zheng did not die of illness. She was murdered. It was not when you found out there was something wrong with her medicine. It started many years ago. She never had any mental illness. Someone forced her to take medicine, which led to her mental disorder. So who was giving her the medicine in the first place? He, he must be the murderer..."

After Cheng Ling finished speaking, she stared and forced a smile. I knew she was scared to death.