Lin Wanyi was so angry she could barely catch her breath.
Li Suhua held her hand tightly:
"Don't worry, don't worry, there's still plenty of time. Once we go back to your maiden home, we won't have to be afraid of them."
That was the only way.
Lin Wanyi had no choice but to swallow her anger for now.
The Civil Affairs Bureau would be open in two days. After finalizing the divorce, she could go back to her maiden home to have the surgery.
Yes, that was the plan.
She turned and left the hospital, with Wang Meijuan and Wang Hao following closely behind.
Wang Meijuan was overjoyed:
"Hao Hao, didn't your big sister do you a huge favor this time? Honestly, how could you not know she was going to abort the baby?"
Wang Hao was still trembling with lingering fear:
"Do you think I wasn't scared? I thought she would go to the Central Hospital. I looked for her there for ages but couldn't find her. Who knew she'd come to the Maternity and Child Health Hospital to avoid us?
"I was terrified! After all these years, she finally got pregnant again. How could I let her abort it?"
On the way back, Lin Wanyi remained silent the entire time.
Wang Hao cautiously watched her expression, not daring to say a single word.
But as soon as they arrived home, they saw a furious Liu Chunlan waiting at the gates of their residential complex.
She raised her hand to strike Lin Wanyi, but Wang Hao shouted:
"Mom, Wanyi is pregnant!"
Liu Chunlan forcefully stopped her hand in mid-air, but she was still deeply displeased:
"Lin Wanyi, how dare you try to abort my precious grandson?
"Do you have any idea how many years our whole family has been waiting for this child, and you dared to try to get rid of it?
"I'm warning you, if you ever entertain that thought again, I won't let you off easily."
Lin Wanyi clenched her fists in anger, but Li Suhua beat her to it, slapping Liu Chunlan right across the face:
"How dare you scold and threaten my daughter? Do you think I, her mother, am just here for decoration?
"Liu Chunlan, your family has gone way too far.
"From now on, if you dare to say one more bad word to my daughter, I'll beat you to death!"
"You wouldn't dare!"
Liu Chunlan shrieked:
"You out-of-towners dare to lay a finger on me? I'll make you regret it."
Unable to tolerate it any longer, Li Suhua delivered another resounding slap to her face:
"I just hit you. What are you going to do about it?"
Liu Chunlan was practically exploding with rage, but Wang Hao held her back tightly:
"Mom, Mom, please calm down. Just calm down."
"Calm down for what?"
Wang Meijuan added fuel to the fire:
"She slapped our mom twice, and you're telling her to calm down?
"Wang Hao, you're taking their side way too much."
Hearing Wang Meijuan's words, Liu Chunlan grew even more furious:
"Good heavens, Wang Hao, did you hear what your sister said?
"Can't you have a little backbone? I'm your mother, and you're just going to stand there and watch your mother-in-law hit me?"
Wang Hao wished he could sew both Wang Meijuan and Liu Chunlan's mouths shut.
He turned to coax Lin Wanyi:
"Let's go home first. It's too cold outside.
"You're pregnant now; we can't risk anything happening to you."
Lin Wanyi turned and walked away, but Wang Meijuan quickly caught up with her.
She chattered as she walked:
"Hao Hao, I've already pulled some strings to get Borui into a school here. He'll be moving in in a few days.
"I'm going to set up his room first."
Wang Hao hurriedly interjected, "Didn't I tell you guys not to move in?
"Big sister, there really isn't any room for you. Besides, Wanyi is pregnant now, so our place is going to be even more cramped.
"Please don't come."
Wang Meijuan felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head. She blocked Lin Wanyi's path:
"You were the one who said it, and now you're the one not letting us move in?
"Lin Wanyi, why are you such a bitch? My son needs to study, do you understand that?
"If you dare to ruin his studies, I'll fight you to the death."
Lin Wanyi found it utterly ridiculous.
"What does your son's studying have to do with me? He's your son. You can either buy him a house yourself,
"Or have your husband buy him one. Don't even think about getting your hands on ours."
Wang Meijuan refused to back down. "Bullshit! Hao already promised me.
"There's a room in this house for me and Borui, you can't go back on your word."
Lin Wanyi stopped in her tracks.
"Fine, you want the house, right? I can give the whole thing to you."
"Really?"
Wang Meijuan perked up with excitement.
"You're really giving the house to me?"
Lin Wanyi nodded calmly.
"Yeah, as long as you buy it from me. Give me five hundred thousand right now, and I'll leave immediately.
"You can stay in whichever room you want, do whatever you please. How about that?
"I can sell it to you right now."
Wang Meijuan stumbled back three meters.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Why would I give you five hundred thousand? Lin Wanyi, have you lost your mind?"
"Hmph!"
Lin Wanyi let out a cold snort.
"Then why on earth should I give you my house to live in?
"Wang Meijuan, you can get the hell out!"
Wang Meijuan was fuming and pulling at her hair in frustration. Just as she was about to barge into Lin Wanyi's house herself, Liu Chunlan received a phone call from Liu Dabing.
"What? Zhao Pei actually ran away?
"Brother, what are you talking about? Zhao Pei has been here for over ten years, where could she possibly run off to?"
Liu Dabing sounded exasperated and furious on the phone.
"Fuck, how the hell was I supposed to know she still wouldn't behave after all these years?
"She actually sneaked out while I was in the hospital.
"Where's Wang Hao? Wang Hao, get back here right now and look for her. You have to find her.
"Damn it, just wait and see how I beat her to death when I catch her!"
Liu Chunlan handed the phone to Wang Hao, but Wang Hao simply said,
"Uncle, this is your family's business, I'm not getting involved. Let your son go find her."
"Wang Hao!"
Liu Dabing roared through the phone.
"You're my own nephew! If you don't help me, who will?
"Hurry up and drive back here to find her for me.
"She has no money and no car, she can only walk. She couldn't have gotten far."
Wang Hao remained entirely unmoved.
Lin Wanyi's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that Zhao Pei was also abducted and trafficked by Liu Dabing?
No wonder Lin Wanyi had been married to Wang Hao for so many years and had never once seen Zhao Pei step out of the house.
Before, they had always claimed that Zhao Pei liked peace and quiet and didn't want to join in any lively gatherings.
Only now did Lin Wanyi realize that wasn't the case at all.
It was all a lie.
The Wang family, the Liu family—they were all liars, every single one of them!
She hoped Zhao Pei would run, run as far away as possible. It would be best if she ran straight to the police and sent Liu Dabing to prison.
She thought of Liu Siyue again, wondering how she was doing.
She wondered if her family had already located her.
She prayed in her heart.
Hurry up, please hurry up and save her.
Otherwise, she was going to die.
Wang Hao still ignored Liu Dabing. He and Lin Wanyi went home together.
Liu Chunlan followed right behind them.
"Hao, what is the meaning of this? Are you really not going to help your uncle?"
"No."
Wang Hao left absolutely no room for negotiation.
"He has his own sons and daughters. It's never my turn to step in.
"Mom, please don't let him bother me anymore, okay? I'm begging you."
