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iled, following Yang's lead. A shadow lifted from her heart, but it was replaced by a knot of tension. She found herself hesitant to speak freely with others present, especially when that someone was...Because of Bingbing, she let Li Yiping go this time, although her opinion of her was growing more and more negative.

"Then you should go back first. Children's matters are not to be taken lightly. However, come over early tomorrow morning. After all, you are the girl's elder sister-in-law. While others may not have to come, you absolutely must."

"Mm." Li Yiping nodded obediently. "Then, Mom, I'm going now."

"Go go!"

He Mother waved her hand, her tone carrying a slightly cold and impatient air, as if she were dismissing an irrelevant beggar!

Li Yiping walked out with a composed expression, following behind Er Bo's wife and the others. A young sister-in-law from He family, who had always been friendly with her, purposely fell back a few steps and walked alongside her, grabbing her hand and gently patting it, whispering softly.

Don't overthink it, there are many things to do today, so it's inevitable that you won't feel good.

Li Yiping knew who she was talking about.

"It's alright, Mom. I understand."

"That's the way to think about it."

Little sister-in-law smiled and, in a near whisper, said, "No matter what, just bear with it for now!"

This statement did have a few genuine points, Li Yiping managed a smile and nodded, then fell silent, lowering her head and continuing to walk. After she had seen these people board the cars in batches, she pretended to be tired and closed her eyes to rest. She sat in the passenger seat, listening to the two sisters-in-law in the back seat discussing what had happened today, one after another. In her heart, she smiled coldly.

Today's events can only be said to be retribution!

She didn't get to finish what she was doing, instead allowing Rong Qikang to take a forceful step forward!

Everyone let her endure, and she endured, not for herself, but for her husband, for her precious daughter, for her own little family. But everyone has a bottom line, when the line is crossed, when she can bear no more, then she need not endure any longer!

Because of Rong Ling's matter, He Family turned their face and refused to acknowledge their past friendship, and instead held a lot of blame towards her and Bingbing, the mother-daughter duo. She endured it!

But, Old Madam He was the first to call her precious daughter "Broomstick Star," and the others followed suit from time to time. How much did this mother's heart ache when she heard it!

The trouble with the He family stemmed from the improper conduct of her father-in-law, He Kuan, and others. They were biased, corrupt, and bribed officials. Yet, Old Madam He could twist this grave accusation onto her daughter and granddaughter, insinuating that they were both unlucky omens, bringing misfortune upon the family. Everyone in the house followed Old Madam He's lead, using her as their compass. When she changed direction, they immediately ostracized her daughter and granddaughter, resorting to veiled insults and venting their frustrations on them, treating them like garbage cans. This was simply too much. She, as an adult, could bear it, even though it was sickening to hear such harsh words. But Bingbing, being just a child, couldn't handle those heavy accusations. Countless times, Bingbing would come running to her with tears, seeking comfort.

This is not even the worst part. For some reason, a confidential document handled by my father-in-law He Kuan was exposed and leaked online by an unknown person. This caught the attention of national security agencies and further aggravated his charges. Judging from the photos posted online, the dark brown background those classified materials were placed on should be my father-in-law's office desk.

The house has been robbed!

I don't know what Old Lady He was thinking, but she somehow brought this whole thing back to herself. She talked about it behind her back, and even in front of so many younger generations, she told her that she was not allowed to come to the west building anymore. The west building is where He Kuan's office is located. As soon as she said that, everyone looked at her with suspicious eyes. At that time, she was so angry that she could only cry. Finally, she couldn't help but ask.

"Grandma, what do you mean!"

The old woman retorted, making the other person feel extremely disgusted. "You know what you've done in your heart." Those words pushed her further down into the abyss.

Everyone's eyes, like arrows, were fixed on her.

"I haven't, I've never done that kind of thing, and I wouldn't do it. Grandma, I'm a member of the He family, I've been married to Zhan Su for so many years, Bingbing is so big now, I wouldn't do something like this. Grandma, believe me!"

"I'd like to believe you, but everyone in this house is from the He family. Look around yourself, who else could be more suspicious than you!"

To openly state who their family is doesn't that just exclude her! After all, she has lived in the He family for almost ten years, working hard and even giving birth to such a big daughter for them. Isn't she a member of the He family! Is she worse than those new daughters-in-law!

You know very well what you did before. And your cousin, Li Lanqiu, who came into the house without a proper background check. I heard that she was stealing things from Rong Ling and was kicked out. So, during her time in this house, wasn't it her who stole those documents!

"No…" There was a fleeting moment of hesitation in her heart, but she immediately countered with firmness. "Not at all!"

But Old Mrs. He didn't say much. "In short, just stay honestly in your room. Don't go out the front door or the back door if you don't want to raise suspicion!"

Isn't this just like treating her as a criminal! She is a person, a living human being. She has her friends and her social circle. Why should she be confined to the He family, trapped in a small cage within their prison

"Grandma, I am innocent!"

Too angry, she suddenly clenched her fists and stood up.

The old woman's eyes shot over with a fierce glare.

"What are you doing!"

Apparently, she simply expressed her indignation in that way, and it was deemed disrespectful!

The accusing eyes of the crowd also followed immediately.

Because of He Ya, the other people in the family were very displeased with her father-in-law's side of the family. As a result, she also suffered. Moreover, because He Ya was favored by the old woman and was pregnant with an important child, they vented their anger on her instead.

Unwilling to cause any more discomfort, she endured it and sat down as best she could, turning her pleading gaze towards her mother-in-law, hoping she would speak up and help. But her own mother-in-law, with her eyes half-cast downward, seemed to ignore her completely.

This wound tore at her heart, every inch of it aching!

Then check it out, thoroughly.

She proposed this scheme, claiming she was not afraid of an investigation. However, no one spoke up in agreement, as if they all recognized her guilt. Perhaps, their selfish nature hoped for a scapegoat to take the blame, so that they wouldn't have to go through the trouble of an investigation, causing chaos and making things messy.

Finally, with the crowd behind her, she sought out Mother He alone and pleaded for help. Mother He coldly shot back at her.

"What! How do you check! Who knows when someone tampered with that data! Just shut up! Your grandmother didn't explicitly mention you, so just be obedient like she said, stay put, and wait until we get through this hurdle first."

"Mom, don't you even believe me!"

"I naturally believe you, but our family is already chaotic enough. As the eldest grandson's wife, you should be more tolerant and bear with it for now. Don't cause any more trouble at home!"

This sounded like she was being soothed, but indirectly, it was shifting the blame. Li Yiping listened to this, and there were still things she didn't understand! The old lady and He's mother, she couldn't rely on them. These two were the pillars of the family, and since they had already taken this attitude, then the others she could even less rely on. At this time, her biggest safe haven, her husband, was still locked up, so she couldn't rely on him either. So, she went back to her room, crawled into the bathroom, cried alone for a while, and then she held it in, started being low-key, and as the old lady hoped, tried her best not to go out. At home, she also tried her best to close herself off, not going out easily, existing like an invisible person.

She thought that all the grievances she had suffered were worth it, because she still had hope, which was her daughter and her husband. When her husband came out, everything would be fine, it would all be fine.

But Rong Ling's message, delivered to her without mercy, shattered her beautiful dream!

Then, some things she hadn't understood before but had silently endured, now made sense. It turned out that everything wasn't because she did something wrong, but this family had long intended to drive her out. Their anger, blame, and coldness towards her were simply to force her out of the house. Her husband, who had gradually become distant, she originally thought he was preoccupied with military affairs and family matters, and because he was very filial, he stood by his grandmother and mother-in-law's side and didn't protect her much. But it turned out that some things had already gone bad.

How cunning He Jia is, and how capable He Ya truly is. She believed that over the past few years, she had been more than deserving of the He family, and to He Ya, she had practically ripped out her own heart for her. But how did He Ya treat her, this elder sister-in-law! She actually introduced her classmate to He Zhanxu, orchestrating a relationship between the two, causing them to walk hand in hand together. And these two, behind her back, dated for so long, already half a year! Now, that girl named Xiaoru, that shameless woman, is carrying a child that's almost three months old!

Three months, that's really impressive!

It is said that the baby in Xiaoru's belly is still a boy. This has fulfilled the old lady's wish, as she has been longing for this great-grandson for over ten years. The old lady has a very serious "preference for sons over daughters" ingrained in her, so when she gave birth to Bingbing, her granddaughter, she knew the old lady was unhappy. Therefore, she acted humbly and used Li Lanqiu as a tool to bring Rongling over, putting all her effort into helping the He family. She hoped that the old lady would see her contributions and look favorably upon her, forgetting about the gender of her child. However, the old lady never forgot. Because of Hesu's high official status, he had to lead by example under the "one-child policy," so he rather found a woman outside the family than asked his legitimate daughter-in-law Xiaoru to give birth. In fact, current policies are not as strict as they used to be. What wrong could she possibly commit if she gave birth to another child with Hesu

She racked her brains, a heavy sadness weighing on her heart. “Li Yiping,” she thought to herself, “stop fooling yourself! Blaming all of this on Grandma’s desire for grandchildren doesn’t make it true. Your husband disagrees with this deep down, and who could possibly force him to change his mind!”

He had changed, without her noticing. In secret, he was already seeing Xiaoru. Men are naturally prone to straying and seeking new experiences. She thought her man, a soldier, would be different - honorable, disciplined, setting a good example. Apparently, she'd overestimated him.

Then, as her husband grew increasingly indifferent to her, failing to comfort or protect her when she was wronged, it became clear why. His heart belonged to another woman, and all his affection was given to her.

What's laughable is that, this matter, is probably known by almost everyone in the He family. And she, the person who should know most, has truly become like the foolish woman described in the script, being the last to find out!

That Xia Ru, she had met her before. In the past, she came as a friend of He Ya's, and later, she should have come as He Zhan's former lover. Everyone understood, only she still foolishly thought she was here to play with He Ya. A few days ago, when Xia Ru came again, there was something amiss on her face. When she happened to see it and looked over in confusion, she was scolded by Old Mrs. He.

"Yiping, what are you doing sitting here Go back to your room!"

At that time, with so many women in the house, the old lady once again publicly humiliated her. She was both angry and heartbroken, got up and endured returning to her room. As it turned out, it was Xiao Ru, who was pregnant at the time, who had come knocking, demanding an explanation from the old lady. When would He Zhan be back What about the child in her belly!

She made a huge scene at the time, in front of so many people, and she demanded a clear answer from the old woman. After all, the old woman had promised that she would let her son be born legally!

What does it mean to be "aboveboard"!

If you want to be legitimate, then the only way is for her to give up her position as the rightful wife and let you take it.

Xia Ru's family background is also good, her father runs a company. Back then, she was willing to be humble, probably thinking of becoming an official wife and a wealthy young mistress. Now that the He family's situation is not good, seeing her dream about to shatter, she can't hold it in anymore and comes directly to seek comfort. She threatened at the time that if the old lady didn't give her a reassurance, she would abort the child in her belly! The old lady persuaded her kindly, and He's mother also followed suit, and several other female relatives also chimed in, finally coaxing Xia Ru down. The old lady even took out a set of extremely expensive Qing dynasty jewelry with many gemstones from her bottom drawer and gave it to Xia Ru, only then did she stop making a fuss and left happily.

Turning back, the old woman gave an order: no one was to speak of what had just happened. If word got out through anyone's mouth, she would show them no mercy.

She said that day when she went downstairs for a meal, she felt the atmosphere was a bit strange. Several servants even avoided her gaze. She thought it might be because she had been scolded by the old woman that afternoon, which led to this.

To think, I was too naive!

That day's events, they made such a fuss, some who knew beforehand and those who didn't but found out later, none of them came to speak to her about it. They just watched coldly, occasionally poking at the old woman. How many people secretly laughed at her behind her back, laughing at how naive she was, laughing at how low she had sunk!

It's pitiful for her daughter, because of the nasty things these adults have done, she also suffers and gets burdened!

I can't bear it any longer!

She, Li Yiping, is not a pushover. In the 21st century, as a woman of a new era, she is certainly not a traditional housewife from the old days who endures mistreatment silently. When it's time to fight back, she will never hold back!

Rong Ling gave her this document, allowing her to see everything clearly. She kept his word, and all along, she was grateful for his help. He offered to let her help him, and she agreed, on the condition that he give her a sum of money. She needed to prepare her own escape route, and in this world, only money wouldn't betray her!

She accepted the medicine Rong Ling gave her, a kind that would cause an unstable fetal position for pregnant women. Of all the people involved, He Ya was the most despicable and ungrateful. She destroyed her happiness, and she would never allow her to find happiness!

A small dose of the drug was surreptitiously put into He Ya's food. Because it was just a tiny amount, no one would notice. The wonderful thing about this drug was that it didn't take effect immediately, but after consuming it for a few days, it would cause a miscarriage due to the mother's excessive emotional agitation. As for how to make He Ya agitated, Rong Ling had spoken at the time, saying she didn't need to worry about that.

And she saw, indeed, what could be more exciting than those negative reports that destroyed her image!

The weather was perfect, her medicine was still working. Then Rong Qikeng intervened. He hit He Ya, striking her stomach hard, causing her to miscarry instantly. It was a perfect collaboration, flawlessly eliminating her. Now, no one could suspect her. She had done nothing before, yet they suspected her everywhere. Ha ha, now that she has truly done something, they don't even suspect her at all. Truly laughable, truly ridiculous...

If she wasn't in the car, she would have laughed out loud!

All good and evil deeds will eventually be met with retribution. He Ya, this is what you get for your actions!

Those who wrong others will eventually face retribution!

It's a pity, this child wasn't completely incapacitated by the medicine she administered. Well, all roads lead to Rome, she'll just consider it a good deed done for her Bingbing.

When she returned to her home, the bloodstains on the floor had been cleaned up, as if nothing had happened. But something still lingered. The air was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant, which gave her an uneasy feeling. The few servants who passed by hurried along, their expressions evasive, avoiding her gaze and rushing past.

She climbed the stairs with an impassive face, all the way to Bingbing's room. The room was pitch black, nothing could be seen, she turned on the light and called out softly.

"Bing Bing, Mommy is back!"

There was no response at all.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly walked around, calling out while widening her eyes to search for him. After thoroughly searching the entire room but finding nothing, she frowned and immediately turned around, hurrying towards her bedroom half-walking, half-running. As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw a large lump on the huge bed and let out a sigh of relief.

It's great, the child is still alive!

----Aside----

Highly recommend my friend Laizi's novel "Unmarried Mother - The Love of a High Official", book number: 377251

Involving workplace, Gao Qian, and military life, it's a must-watch! ^_^

[Fragment Two]

When Wei Zhengtao accidentally discovered that the child she was carrying was a replica of himself, he couldn't help but ask, "Say, what's the matter with this kid"

"What's the matter, what's the matter, when did your brain turn into a pig's brain and stop thinking"

"This is my son!"

"That's all you need to know!"

"I'm taking this back!"

"Well now, how about you cash that bounced check your mom gave me five years ago before we talk"

A few days later, the account had a bunch of zeros, and when I counted them carefully, it seemed to have an extra zero compared to that blank check. Hmm, this son is worth his weight in gold!

"Did you receive the money"

"Hmm!"

Where is the son

"The son said, he was going to follow his mother around. He'd find his father himself; he didn't need to worry about it."two little pups, nestled in their blankets, looking just like a small ball. Their heads were touching each other, looking at each other with a secret intimacy, as if they really were two close brother...