Su Jinyi sneered disdainfully, “Hmph, how dare you boast? You’re as thin as a weakling. Su Ning, you’d better get lost if you know what’s good for you, and don’t even think about wishful thinking. If you want the house, go find that old bastard!”
Chen Susu’s words were even more cutting, “But I heard she was taken away by Li Boyan’s people. You know very well that you killed Li Boyan’s wife and child, making you his enemy. That old woman was taken by him—chances are she won’t survive this lifetime! Haha, Su Ning, if you know what’s good for you, you’d better scram! If you don’t leave now, I’ll call the police and report a murderer disturbing the peace!” Chen Susu threatened.
The next second, a loud “smack” was heard as Su Ning slapped Chen Susu across the face!
Chen Susu couldn’t believe Su Ning had the audacity to hit her: “You bitch, how dare you hit me?”
She raised her hand to strike back, but Su Ning grabbed her wrist firmly. Su Ning’s eyes blazed with fury: “Listen, this place belongs to my mother. If you push me, I’ll fight you to the death—don’t test me if you don’t believe it!”
With that, she shoved Chen Susu away.
Su Ning’s menacing expression stunned Chen Susu, who then took out her phone and threatened to call the police again: “You murderer not only disturb the peace but also hit your aunt. I’m calling the police right now!”
Qin Muye, who had been standing behind them, could no longer stand by and watch. He stepped forward, shielding Su Ning with his phone: “Go ahead and call the police. Who’s afraid? I’ll sue you for forcibly seizing a private residence.”
It took Su Jinyi a moment to process Su Ning’s earlier actions. She immediately stepped forward, glaring at Qin Muye and Su Ning, “Who do you think you are? If you care so much about her, why don’t you marry her and take her to your house? Haha, but I heard your Qin family is arranging a marriage alliance with the Sun family. Even if you have the heart, your parents would never agree, and the Sun family certainly wouldn’t either.”
Chen Susu added fuel to the fire, “Qin Muye, I heard you and Sun Lina got engaged last month. If I call her now and tell her you’re with Su Ning, what do you think Sun Lina would do?”
Chen Susu and Su Jinyi’s taunts, one after another, finally provoked Qin Muye.
“Shut up!” Qin Muye roared, glaring at Chen Susu and Su Jinyi as if he wished he could tear them apart with his gaze.
Su Ning had just been released from prison today and knew nothing about Qin Muye’s engagement to Sun Lina. Even the news about her grandmother being taken away by Li Boyan’s people had been told to her by Qin Muye.
She and Qin Muye were lovers. Five years ago, before she went to prison, they were already engaged. How could she have known that after her release, he would be engaged to Sun Lina? And when had her own engagement been called off without her even realizing it?
She knew perfectly well that as a murderer, she no longer deserved someone like Qin Muye, a scion of a wealthy family. Yet, despite herself, her eyes reddened.
She looked at Qin Muye and asked weakly, “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Ning’er, I don’t love Sun Lina. The engagement was all my parents’ idea.” Qin Muye stepped forward and firmly grasped Su Ning’s slender wrist. “Come on, I’ll take you to see my mother right now. I’ll tell her I want to marry you, to be with you.”
“No need.” Su Ning tried to break free, but Qin Muye held her even tighter.
Just like that, Su Ning was dragged out by Qin Muye all the way to his car.
Qin Family Villa.
When Su Ning followed Qin Muye inside, Madam Qin, Qian Xuejuan, was sitting on the living room sofa, eating fruit.
She wore a rose-red silk nightgown, her fifty-year-old face well-maintained, exuding an air of elegance and grace.
At the sudden sight of Su Ning, she was greatly startled and quite surprised.
But she quickly composed herself.
Instantly, a smile spread across her face. “Xiao Ning, have you been released after serving your sentence?”
“Yes, Auntie, I was released today.”
Su Ning answered truthfully, her tone somewhat gentle.
Hearing this, Qian Xuejuan put down the fruit plate and walked toward Su Ning with small, hurried steps.
She looked Su Ning up and down. “You seem much thinner. You must have suffered a lot inside, right?”
Qin Muye interrupted Qian Xuejuan. “Mom, can we avoid such sensitive topics?”
After all, life in prison was unimaginable!
For Su Ning, it was a fatal wound!
“Alright, I won’t mention it.”
Qian Xuejuan knew when to stop.
“Chen Ma, take Miss Su upstairs to take a bath.”
Su Ning’s disheveled appearance was truly hard for her to look at.
Especially since she was wearing her son’s jacket—it made her blood boil just seeing it.
“Yes, Madam.”
Chen Ma walked over to Su Ning.
Su Ning, having been drenched in the rain for hours, indeed needed a hot bath.
Seeing Chen Ma approach, she followed her upstairs.
But before she completely disappeared around the corner on the second floor, Qian Xuejuan’s dissatisfied scolding echoed from behind.
“Xiao Ye, Su Ning has killed someone and served time in prison. Do you have any idea how unlucky she is? How could you just bring her home like that?”
Qin Muye, afraid that Su Ning might hear, complained, “Mom, can’t you keep your voice down?”
“Why should I? It’s an undeniable fact—she’s a murderer and doesn’t deserve you!”
Fearing that Su Ning might not hear, Qian Xuejuan deliberately raised her voice.
Little did she know that her words were like sharp icicles, piercing deeply into Su Ning’s heart.
Instantly, her blood ran cold, and she froze in place.
She had initially thought Qian Xuejuan was magnanimous and genuinely cared for her!
But she hadn’t realized that Qian Xuejuan was just a smiling tiger, hiding a dagger behind her smile!
“Mom, I’ve decided—I’m going to marry Su Ning.”
“Then you’ll have to kill me first before you marry her. Otherwise, don’t even dream of it in this lifetime!”
With that, Qian Xuejuan instructed the servant standing nearby.
“Xiao Zhang, go prepare the disinfectant. Once that murderer leaves, disinfect the entire villa immediately.”
Downstairs, the sharp and sarcastic remarks continued.
Instantly, Su Ning lost all interest in taking a bath.
Immediately, she turned and headed back downstairs.
She had only served time in prison—was she really such a virus that needed to be disinfected with disinfectant, as Madam Qin insulted her?
How cruel and heartless those words were!
Su Ning’s heart shattered completely.
Seeing Su Ning come down, Qin Muye guessed she might have heard his mother’s words and panicked. “Ning’er, why did you come down so suddenly?”
Su Ning acted as if she hadn’t heard, simply taking the jacket off her shoulders and handing it to Qin Muye.
“Thank you for the jacket. I’ll be going now.”
Qin Muye quickly blocked her path.
“Your home has been taken over by your uncle’s family. You have nowhere to go—just stay here!”
Though Su Ning was in a sorry state, she still had her pride.
With Qian Xuejuan’s words having gone this far, staying would only mean humiliating herself.
Su Ning didn’t want to put Qin Muye in a difficult position. “No, I need to go back.”
Before she could take a step, Qian Xuejuan stopped her in time.
“Wait, Su Ning, I have something to say.”
Qian Xuejuan walked over to Su Ning and casually stuffed a bank card into her hand.
“Su Ning, I deeply apologize that our Qin family unilaterally terminated the engagement while you were in prison. This is a small compensation for you. After leaving this place, never come back.”