Upon hearing this, Li Mei rushed over. When she heard that Shen Lu had run off with someone, she was so angry she slapped her thighs.
She was the one who had agreed to take care of Shen Lu's two children at the time. If something happened, she would be an accomplice, so this matter was inseparable from her.
"What a sin! I thought she had turned over a new leaf."
Li Mei's husband hesitated and said in a deep voice from the side.
"Could there be some misunderstanding? Shen Lu seemed genuinely repentant."
"What misunderstanding is there? Shen Lu was seen by eyewitnesses pulling and dragging with another man towards the back mountain."
Li Mei's husband frowned, feeling that something was strange.
Soon, a group of people gathered in the family courtyard, and they all headed towards the back mountain of the family courtyard.
Before they had walked a few steps, they found a hand rope on the ground.
Someone with sharp eyes pointed out that this hand rope was unique to Shen Lu.
When Li Mei's husband saw the hand rope, he sighed. Little Shen was so foolish. If she wanted to leave, she should have just left, why pretend to give the twins hope.
Now that she was caught in the act by a group of people, the entire Gu family's reputation would be tarnished.
Hearing this, Wen Xin'er felt even more confident, and she turned to walk back.
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Fan Cuiying had just finished work and was preparing to go home for lunch. As she passed by the family courtyard, she saw a group of people gathered at the courtyard gate, looking like they were gossiping.
She put her hands in her pockets and joined the crowd to watch the excitement: "What happened?"
One of the residents of the family courtyard, who had spoken to Fan Cuiying before, saw her and excitedly grabbed her.
"You don't know yet, something big has happened in your family."
Under Fan Cuiying's confused gaze, the woman spoke.
"Your restless sister-in-law ran off with another man, and Comrade Wen happened to see it with her own eyes. How shameless!"
The woman pointed at Wen Xin'er, who was not far away.
When Wen Xin'er saw Fan Cuiying, Shen Lu's eldest sister-in-law, she wished she could fan the flames even more. So, she took the initiative to step forward and explain the whole incident.
The more Fan Cuiying listened, the more agitated she became. She had been looking for an opportunity to catch Shen Lu, the vixen, and now she had delivered herself right to her doorstep.
Fan Cuiying immediately called out to the working women who were finishing their shifts.
"My shameless sister-in-law ran off with another man. Who will go with me to catch them in the act!"
It was close to the end of the workday, and people were on their way home.
Many women who were curious about the commotion heard the factory manager's wife, Fan Cuiying, shout and immediately gathered around, responding enthusiastically.
They all knew what kind of person Fan Cuiying's sister-in-law was, so it was a sure thing that she would do something like this.
Besides, they might be able to use this opportunity to get closer to the manager, perhaps get arranged into an easier position, or make future promotions more convenient.
"Comrade Wen, are you coming with us?" Fan Cuiying inquired.
Wen Xin'er smiled innocently and shook her head. Although she really wanted to see Shen Lu caught in the act, she had more important things to do now: comforting Gu Xiao's two children.
"Don't tease Comrade Wen. She's still a maiden and can't bear to see such sordid affairs."
Wen Xin'er lowered her head, a blush appearing on her face. Seeing this, Fan Cuiying immediately smiled knowingly.
"Alright, once I catch that little slut Shen Lu, you'll be the number one benefactor of our Gu family."
Although Wen Xin'er still had a hint of shyness on her face, she agreed.
"I'm also doing this for Gu Big Brother's good."
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Meanwhile.
Shen Lu walked ahead of the man. Relying on the original owner's previous memories, she led the man to the back mountain.
During this time, the man repeatedly tried to pry information out of Shen Lu.
However, Shen Lu deflected all his questions by saying, "I don't interact with other comrades in the family courtyard and don't know much."
As they got closer to the back mountain, Shen Lu couldn't help but feel a sense of panic.
If she were caught now, without any evidence, and with them acting intimately, she would have no way to defend herself.
Just as Shen Lu was at a loss, her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a familiar blue fabric behind a mountain not far away.
Shen Lu knew this might be her only chance and felt immense gratitude towards heaven.
Shen Lu suddenly cried out loudly, "Ouch!"
As expected, the man stopped when he heard her voice.
Turning around, he saw Shen Lu clutching her stomach, her face looking unwell.
"Sorry, I suddenly have a stomachache. I need to go relieve myself over there."
Shen Lu pointed to a nearby sheltered mountain.
The man remained silent for a long time, hesitating and worried that Shen Lu might escape.
However, he hadn't figured out how to enter the family courtyard yet, so he couldn't be too forceful, or it would make this woman suspicious.
Therefore, the man could only say, half-threateningly and half-persuasively.
"Go quickly and come back quickly. If you delay, I'm not sure if I can help you leave here. You don't want to live here forever, do you?"
The man believed he had Shen Lu in his grasp.
Shen Lu looked anxious, tugging at the man's sleeve, and pleaded.
"No, you promised me! You said you would definitely take me away from here. I can't be locked up here forever."
Seeing that Shen Lu's reaction was no different from before, the man felt much more at ease and urged her.
"Go quickly, I'll wait for you here, but time is limited."
Shen Lu, clutching her stomach, turned and ran behind the mountain without delay.
At this moment, that familiar figure finally came into view.
It was...
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