Kong Miaomiao’s pupils contracted, the words Xia Canglan uttered echoing in her mind: “The police know about her and Xia Zhaodi’s plan.”
The police know—?!
The police—know,?!
“No!! I didn’t do anything, it’s not my business, it’s not my business, no…”
She screamed and ran away, covering her face, not even noticing that she had left her child behind.
Everyone present was startled by her sudden scream, and they all found it strange to see her running away like a madwoman.
“This woman… has she gone mad? And, doesn’t she want her child anymore?”
“I didn’t expect this woman to be so heartless. She seems like a mean and mean person. No wonder she doesn’t even care about her own in-laws, but is so fond of an outsider. Is she stupid?”
Xia Canglan looked at the still disheveled Xia Panbao, pursed her lips, and was just thinking about how to send the little devil home when she made eye contact with her. Xia Panbao trembled in fright, and then, with her short legs, chased after her running mother.
Raising an eyebrow,
Xia Canglan conveniently saved herself the trouble. She glanced around, and the passersby who met her gaze quickly lowered their heads and left.
She then looked at the patients craning their necks to watch the commotion in the ward. One glance was enough to make them all shrink back in fear, not daring to utter a sound. ”
Very good!”
Xia Canglan left satisfied, leaving the two policemen guarding the ward looking at each other, both seeing the same thought in each other’s eyes: “This woman is really something .”
Not long after Xia Canglan left, Xia Zhaodi in the ward also woke up.
Opening her eyes and seeing the white surroundings, a smug glint flashed in Xia Zhaodi’s eyes.
“I knew it! How could she be locked up so easily?” Although she was still some distance from freedom, she believed that with her intelligence, it wouldn’t be too far off.
However—looking at the empty ward, Xia Zhaodi frowned.
What was wrong with Kong Miaomiao? Didn’t she say she would bring her food as soon as she noticed she was brought to the hospital?
Why hadn’t she come yet?
Xia Zhaodi couldn’t get used to the food inside. She could only eat a little bit to fill her stomach.
Most of the time, she would avoid eating if possible, waiting to come out and have a big meal.
Xia Zhaodi cursed Kong Miaomiao inwardly for being an unreliable woman who had made her starve. She vowed to give her a piece of her mind once she got out.
The reason she was able to use Kong Miaomiao to help her escape that place was thanks to Song Rencai, who visited her every few days.
Although Song Rencai wasn’t handsome, at least he was devoted to her. She had always deliberately kept him on a leash, using his meager salary to buy her things, and when he tried to take things further, she would feign shyness and push him away.
She even deliberately told him that Xia Canglan also liked him, saying she had seen Xia Canglan secretly watching him several times—ambiguous remarks that made Song Rencai’s heart flutter.
Therefore, even now, Song Rencai still believed that Xia Canglan was devoted to him, and that his extreme behavior was due to jealousy of his feelings for her cousin, Xia Zhaodi.
Xia Canglan knew nothing of this; if she did, she’d probably have her head broken by those two scoundrels.
That evening, the Xia family was having dinner.
“Mom, from now on, let Kong Miaomiao cook all the meals. She’s a great cook; she even brought food to Xia Zhaodi today.”
Xia Canglan suddenly spoke up.
Kong Miaomiao looked up abruptly. “Little sister, you… I…” She wanted to retort but didn’t know what to say.
Xia Canglan met her indignant gaze and smiled.
“What? Do you think I said something wrong? Should I have someone go and check with the police officer guarding the ward?”
Xia’s father heard the key point.
“Xia Zhaodi is out? Still in the hospital?”
Everyone else looked over, curious, but only Kong Miaomiao looked frightened.
Seeing that Xia Canglan was about to say something, Kong Miaomiao quickly interrupted,
“Little sister, eat. Don’t talk while eating. We…”
She was about to put some food in Xia Canglan’s bowl when Xia Canglan stopped her with a look. Her actions were faster than her thoughts; she quickly turned her chopsticks and put the food in her own bowl.
Kong Miaomiao chuckled, “Little sister…”
“Kong Miaomiao, didn’t I tell you? From the first day you walked in and started beating and scolding my family, you had no right to call me little sister. Have you forgotten so quickly? Do I need to give you a proper recollection of what I said?”
Kong Miaomiao instantly recalled the scene, feeling pain all over her body. She shook her head repeatedly,
“I…I remember, I remember, no need to—”
After dinner, Kong Miaomiao took Xia Panbao and hid in her room, refusing to come out.
This unusual behavior was noticed by the rest of the Xia family.
Xia’s mother sat down next to her daughter and quietly asked what had happened.
Xia Canglan looked at her curious mother, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that although Xia’s father and grandfather were pretending to be engrossed in reading the newspaper, their slightly turned bodies betrayed everything.
She didn’t hide anything and told them everything that Xia Zhaodi and Kong Miaomiao had conspired to do.
“How dare they!!” Xia’s grandfather was so angry that his beard stood on end.
Mr. Xia also disagreed, but his focus was different.
“No, this… Kong Miaomiao wouldn’t have the guts to do it. Besides, she’s only been back for a few days. How could she cooperate so well on her first visit to the prison?”
Xia Canglan nodded with a smile.
“This is definitely not something she should be able to do. There’s only one person who would go to such lengths to rescue Xia Zhaodi at all costs.”
Moreover, this person has definitely been keeping an eye on the police station’s movements these past two days.
Soon— around seven o’clock in the evening, the quiet street was suddenly filled with terrified screams from next door, along with faint shouts of anger.
The next day,
Xia Canglan got up and saw her parents and grandfather sitting in the living room talking about something, their faces looking rather grim.
She raised an eyebrow. “Grandpa, Mom and Dad, good morning! What happened?” She sat down, picked up a breakfast, and asked while eating.
“Lanlan, Song Rencai from next door was arrested by the police yesterday. His mother cursed at the door all night, and I heard she went to the police station to cause trouble again this morning. Now she’s probably going to Xia Zhaodi’s house to make trouble.”
Xia’s mother looked unsure what to say, yet also a little scared.
She glanced at a closed door and lowered her voice several octaves.
“Lanlan, do you think Kong Miaomiao will be arrested too?”
Xia’s father frowned. “If they did it together, and Song Rencai is pushing all the blame onto her, then she’ll have to go in whether she wants to or not. She can’t run away.”
Kong Miaomiao trembled behind the door. Fear had been lingering since she heard the commotion next door last night. Every time she slept, she would dream of being arrested.
She suddenly flung open the door and knelt before Xia’s father and father.
“Dad, Grandpa, save me, save me! I don’t want to go in! I… I didn’t know it was illegal! I was just helping Xia Zhaodi take some things in. It has nothing to do with me!”