“No matter who’s died once, they can turn ruthless.”
“What? Wanwan, what did you just say?” Liu Yingzhuo didn’t catch it and asked again.
Su Wan smiled calmly. “Nothing. Thanks for coming to tell me, Yingzhuo. Even if Zhao Chengren has someone to bail him out, he probably hasn’t been released yet, right?”
Liu Yingzhuo waved his hand. “Of course not. But he’s willing to pay, just hoping you’ll write a letter of forgiveness so he can serve a shorter sentence.”
“Oh? How much?” Su Wan showed a bit of interest. Her enemy wasn’t Zhao Chengren—having him involved was just to ruin Zhao Mengxue’s reputation and get her fired from the factory.
Now that she had lost her job, someone from the Zhao family would have to go to the countryside, and that would have to be Zhao Mengxue.
Exactly. Spreading the news at the factory that Zhao Chengren would go to prison was arranged by Su Wan, and she was very satisfied with the outcome.
As for how long Zhao Chengren would be imprisoned, Su Wan didn’t care; it had nothing to do with her.
Liu Yingzhuo looked at her in surprise. “You still need money?”
Su Wan: “Who doesn’t want more money? How much is Zhou Chongming willing to pay?”
“Two thousand,” Liu Yingzhuo said, sneering with disdain.
Su Wan clicked her tongue lightly. “Too little. Twenty thousand, maybe we can talk.”
Liu Yingzhuo thought the same—two thousand was nothing, even a beggar wouldn’t accept that.
Su Wan saw the amount was so low, she lost interest. Let Zhao Chengren serve a few more years, then.
“Chongming, if my brother goes to prison, your family will never approve of us! Can’t you make it so he doesn’t go?”
Zhao Mengxue softened her voice, crying pitifully.
Zhou Chongming didn’t expect Zhao Mengxue to have such a reckless brother who broke in to steal!
But seeing her cry so miserably, he couldn’t help feeling some sympathy. After all, this woman was carrying his child—he needed to marry her quickly. If her belly got bigger, things would get complicated.
“Chongming, why don’t you try pleading with your brother? Doesn’t he have connections at the police station?” Zhao Mengxue finally said what she really wanted.
While crying, she subtly watched Zhou Chongming’s expression. He shivered when she mentioned his brother.
“Mengxue, how dare you say that? If I go beg my brother for this, he’ll kill me!”
“Then you’re going to watch my brother go to prison? With a brother in prison, how would your parents agree to me marrying you? I’m already pregnant—you don’t want to take responsibility?”
Zhao Mengxue felt a chill in her heart. If Zhou Chongming really didn’t want to take responsibility… well, she could sue him for sexual misconduct. The Zhou family surely wouldn’t allow that to happen.
Zhou Chongming was already frustrated. Zhao Mengxue cried nonstop, constantly pestering him to get Zhao Chengren out—but this wasn’t easy.
“Forget it. Don’t rush. I’ll go to the police station again this afternoon. They’ll want to save face for my Zhou family. If Su Wan is willing to write a letter of forgiveness, I can get my brother moving—maybe I can get him out.”
“What about my job? I don’t want to go to the countryside.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll arrange one for you.”
Zhao Mengxue finally relaxed. No matter what, her brother couldn’t go to prison. She still wanted to marry into the Zhou family and become a wealthy lady. A brother in prison? That was nothing.
Besides, she didn’t want to go to the countryside; she needed a job.
This time she had miscalculated. To avoid Zhou Chongming thinking she was gold-digging, she had never asked him for money.
So when her brother asked her for money, she had none. Had she known this would happen, she definitely would have asked Zhou Chongming for it.
That afternoon, Zhou Chongming arrived at the police station and unexpectedly ran into Su Wan.
Su Wan had come to inquire about someone not repaying a debt and happened to report it here.
Who knew she would meet Zhou Chongming? He immediately approached Su Wan.
“Su Wan, how can you be so ruthless? Zhao Chengren is Xue’er’s brother, and Xue’er is your best friend. Is this how you treat friends?”
Zhou Chongming was genuinely angry. It was just stealing money—there was plenty of money at the Su family. Xue’er was her best friend. What harm would giving her brother a little money do?
Su Wan’s first reaction wasn’t anger—it was laughter.
Zhou Chongming was stunned. She smiled so beautifully—was she interested in him? He had heard from Xue’er that Su Wan was divorced. Tsk tsk, he didn’t want a woman like that!
“You have money too. How come you don’t give Zhao Mengxue’s brother a little? He’s your brother-in-law!” Su Wan retorted sharply.
Zhou Chongming was infuriated. “Su Wan! Don’t be shameless! You know who my brother is. If we properly write a letter of forgiveness, we could have talked this out!”
Su Wan also went cold. Zhou’s family fool—no wonder Zhao Mengxue had fooled him completely. Zhao Mengxue knew how to play the act, and only she could tolerate such an idiot!
Su Wan: “Fine. Two thousand for the forgiveness letter? If you pay, I’ll write it.”
Zhou Chongming hissed. “You’re robbing me! Two thousand—can you even say that?”
Su Wan turned to leave. “Then don’t pay!”
He immediately grabbed her arm. Su Wan staggered. “Help! Someone’s harassing me!”
Her shout stunned Zhou Chongming, and some police nearby heard the commotion and came over.
Zhou Chongming immediately let go. “I didn’t! I didn’t! I’m innocent!” Hands raised, looking helpless.
Su Wan, pretending to be scared: “Police! He’s harassing me! I don’t even know him, and he grabbed my arm!”
Zhou Chongming was furious. “Su Wan! I just grabbed your arm! Do you have to accuse me like this? You’ve been married before!”
The two police officers, hearing this, each grabbed one of his arms and restrained him.
Harassing someone at the police station’s entrance and still talking big—he really didn’t know what he was getting into!
At the mediation room, Su Wan sat opposite Zhou Chongming. He glared at her viciously. “Twenty thousand, that’s it! Write it now!”
Su Wan shook her finger. “That’s not the price anymore. Zhao Mengxue owes me a lot. And just now, you harassed me in public. You owe me compensation for my damaged reputation, don’t you think?”
“Su Wan! You’re blinded by money?”
Su Wan didn’t bother arguing. “Thirty thousand. If you agree, I’ll sign the forgiveness letter now.”
In fact, she wanted Zhao Mengxue to bear the legal consequences, and over the years she had indeed spent a lot on her. She wasn’t going to give her an easy break.
But Zhao Mengxue likely had no money, and now that Zhou Chongming was involved, if she went to him and cried, he would definitely pay her back.
Since that was the case, Su Wan might as well get the money herself. Her money wasn’t blown away by the wind—why should Zhao Mengxue benefit?
Once she had the money, she could play with her later.
Zhou Chongming went aside to make a call. Thirty thousand wasn’t a small sum—he couldn’t gather it immediately.
Borrowing here and there, Zhou Chongming managed to collect the amount.
With thirty thousand in hand, Su Wan quickly signed the forgiveness letter.
Zhou Chongming gritted his teeth and ground his teeth in anger—