Blood gushed out; Liu Dabing's nose had been broken just like that.
He clutched his nose, hopping mad:
"Wang Kai, I'm your uncle! How dare you lay a hand on me? Who gave you the nerve?"
Wang Kai's face was red with anger:
"So what if you're my uncle? Who asked you to come to my house and throw your weight around?
"This is my house, mine! Nobody invited you here, and nobody asked you to come lecture my family."
Liu Chunlan hurriedly handed Liu Dabing some tissues:
"Brother, oh, my older brother!
"What do we do? You're bleeding so much, what do we do?
"Wang Kai, how did you turn out like this?
"Did you learn this from this family? You used to be so sensible and polite.
"I've never seen you hit anyone, so why are you like this now?
"It's true what they say, you become who you associate with.
"Apologize to your uncle! Get on your knees and apologize!"
Wang Kai didn't say a word, but Liu Dabing wasn't about to let it go:
"What's the use of an apology? He broke my nose! I need to go to the hospital, and I want him to pay for it."
Chen Qingxiu stood with her hands on her hips:
"How much do you want? How much compensation?"
Liu Dabing yelled, clutching his nose:
"A hundred thousand! Not a penny less."
Chen Qingxiu directly threw a basin of cold water over him:
"A hundred thousand? Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?
"You want it? Do you still want it?"
Liu Dabing was drenched like a drowned rat.
He hugged himself tightly, shivering:
"Chen Qingxiu, I'm not done with you!"
Chen Qingxiu didn't even give him a second glance.
Wang Kai shoved him right out the door.
Naturally, Liu Chunlan was kicked out too.
The two of them stomped their feet at the door, but no one paid them any mind.
Liu Chunlan slapped her thighs and wailed:
"Good heavens, a son kicking out his own mother!
"Why is my life so bitter!"
She thought someone would speak up for her, but to her surprise, Chen Qingxiu opened the door and splashed another basin of cold water on her.
Liu Chunlan had never felt so awful, never felt so wronged.
She hated Lin Wanyi, but right now, she hated Chen Qingxiu even more.
She and Liu Dabing had been kicked out in soaking wet clothes.
With no other options, they went back to find Wang Hao.
Who would have thought that Wang Hao had also been locked out by Lin Wanyi.
Seeing them, Wang Hao actually felt a surge of schadenfreude.
Serves them right, really serves them right!
Seeing Liu Dabing's nose made him even happier.
Looking through the peephole at Liu Chunlan and Liu Dabing, Lin Wanyi admired Chen Qingxiu even more.
So satisfying!
Finally, someone was putting them in their place!
Wang Hao was ultimately dragged by Liu Chunlan to accompany Liu Dabing to the hospital.
After the house quieted down, Lin Wanyi thought of Liu Siyue.
When she left Wang Family Village, passing the head of the village, she specifically asked Lin Jiajun to drive very, very slowly.
She had heard Chen Guanshan's cursing.
She had also seen the pleading look for help in Liu Siyue's eyes from behind the door.
Now.
She decided to call the police.
Lin Jiajun thought of it too; he was just about to dial 110, but Lin Wanyi stopped him:
"We can't call the police from here, or it will just be the town police who go in the end.
"I'll send her photo to a friend out of town and ask her to report it. That way, we won't alert the snake in the grass."
As she spoke, she was already sending the photo to Chen Tingting:
[Tingting, this is a trafficked girl who is currently being held captive. I can't call the police locally, so please help report it from out of town.
[Her family must be looking for her too. Please help her.]
Two or three minutes later, Chen Tingting replied:
[Police called. Waiting for news.]
A heavy stone lifted from Lin Wanyi's heart.
Remembering Liu Siyue's heart-wrenching cries in the middle of the night made her panic.
The panic soon turned into nausea.
She hurried to the bathroom and threw up until her head spun.
Li Suhua anxiously patted her back:
"What's wrong? What on earth is wrong?
"Did you eat something bad? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked?"
Lin Wanyi didn't know what was wrong either; she just felt like throwing up.
She carefully recalled what she had eaten over the past few days, but nothing seemed off.
In fact, she had barely eaten anything for days.
Maybe it was just psychological.
She thought.
After feeling a bit better, she took Li Suhua to the supermarket for groceries:
"Mom, I'll make Sichuan food for you today. You haven't had it in days, you must be craving it."
Li Suhua looked at her with heartache:
"I've only gone a few days without it, but you haven't had it in eight years.
"Mom will cook later so you can have a good taste."
The two were chatting and laughing when they bumped into Chen Qingxiu and Wang Kai in the fruit section.
"Brother, Sister-in-law."
Lin Wanyi looked at Chen Qingxiu with stars in her eyes.
Chen Qingxiu got straight to the point:
"You guys moved to the city. Did the old woman tag along too?"
Lin Wanyi nodded:
"But I didn't let her in the door."
"Good."
Chen Qingxiu said immediately:
"You were right not to let her in. Lin Wanyi, she's a troublemaker who will turn your home upside down.
"If you want to keep living with Wang Hao, don't even give her a second glance, understand?
"Learn from me: splash her with water every time she comes.
"I'd like to see if she dares to come back."
Lin Wanyi nodded sincerely:
"I understand, Sister-in-law."
On their way out, Chen Qingxiu paid for Lin Wanyi's groceries, despite Wanyi's repeated refusals.
But Chen Qingxiu said:
"It's rare for your mother and brother to visit, and I don't have much else to offer, so let's just leave it at this.
"Lin Wanyi, you need to stand up for yourself, you know?"
Lin Wanyi's eyes immediately reddened.
Chen Qingxiu was right; she used to be too weak.
Anyone could step on her, anyone could slap her.
It couldn't be like this anymore, never again.
Carrying bags big and small, they returned home.
Lin Jiajun was playing with Wang Keke, and Li Suhua took the groceries into the kitchen.
Lin Wanyi went in to help.
But just as they started prepping to stir-fry, she smelled the smoke and started throwing up again.
Li Suhua frowned; she had a bad premonition.
After thinking for a long time, she finally asked Lin Wanyi:
"Wanyi, tell Mom the truth. Have you and Wang Hao slept together recently?"
Lin Wanyi's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly shook her head:
"No, Mom. Ever since I came back from home, I haven't...
"I haven't even let him touch me. Mom, you don't think I'm pregnant, do you?"
She broke out in a cold sweat herself.
Impossible. It was absolutely impossible for her to be pregnant.
But then she remembered the time just after returning from her parents' house.
Every morning she woke up with a sore back and aching waist.
It felt exactly like the aftermath of doing that.
Impossible, she shook her head desperately.
She didn't know anything, she absolutely hadn't done it with Wang Hao, she absolutely couldn't be pregnant.
She couldn't eat a bite of food; the smell of cooking oil and smoke made her want to vomit.
Worried, Li Suhua dragged Lin Wanyi to the hospital.
They had to figure it out, they just had to.
But before the examination even started, they ran into Wang Hao at the hospital.
He was paying Liu Dabing's medical bills.
Seeing Lin Wanyi, he was full of pleasant surprise:
"Honey, are you here to see Uncle? His nose was broken, and he even needs a minor surgery.
"Honey, I can't believe you came to see him. You're so sweet."
Lin Wanyi ignored him completely, didn't say a single word, and turned to walk away.
Wang Hao looked at the large words "Obstetrics and Gynecology" on the directory sign and was ecstatic.
Lin Wanyi was really pregnant!
