Chapter 10: Mother Fu Shows Her Might

Mother Fu erupted with an energy she’d never shown before.

“Pah! Song Yan, you shameless thing—what do you mean, my daughter is targeting Bai Siqi? She sneaked off with someone else’s university acceptance letter and you think she’s in the right? Like mother, like daughter, I suppose. Since you’re so eager to defend your ex-wife, why don’t you provide for her family? And today you even had the nerve to bring a matchmaker to my house to propose!”

“You, Song, are you trying to ruin my daughter? Good thing we were on guard, or else my daughter’s reputation would’ve been destroyed by you and your wife. What a pair you are—one trying to slander my daughter, the other brazenly stealing her university acceptance letter. Truly shameless, the both of you.”

“I don’t care what you and your wife do, but today, someone tried to harm my daughter and she ended up in the river. How come you just happened to be there to ‘rescue’ her? Thank goodness my daughter can swim, or else her reputation would’ve been ruined in front of everyone!”

“We were the ones who insisted on calling the police. And you, an outsider, insisted on going to the East District police station—what, were you hoping to use your connections there? Let me tell you, being pushed into the river is attempted murder, plain and simple. The motive? To steal my daughter’s acceptance letter. I want to report this to the West District police, and if you’ve got a problem with that, get lost!”

“Look at you, all guilty like a dog.”

Mother Fu spat at him again.

Since they weren’t standing far apart, her spit actually landed on Song Yan’s face.

Song Yan’s face darkened.

He struggled to control his anger. “Auntie—”

“Pah! Who’s your auntie? Listen up, don’t stick your nose where it doesn’t belong. Otherwise, I’ll report not just that Bai woman, but you and your buddies at the East District police station too!”

Fu Mingxue spoke up, “Officer, I request that you open a case. If you won’t, I’ll go straight to the city authorities!”

“We at the East District police station will take this case. You two, come with me. And you as well—come give your statements.”

Fu Mingxue nodded. “Alright!”

Meanwhile, the faces of the Bai mother and daughter had gone pale.

“Song Yan—” Bai Siqi called out, her voice trembling with fear.

Song Yan’s heart ached for her, and he tried to intervene again. “This is the East District, you from the West—”

The police officer cut him off.

“The river where Fu Mingxue fell is under the West District’s jurisdiction. She’s reporting attempted murder, so of course the West District police will handle it. What, are you trying to interfere with our investigation?” The officer, Tang Qiang, was about the same age as Song Yan and had a tough, no-nonsense demeanor.

Song Yan’s face turned even darker. He gritted his teeth. “No, I’m not.”

Tang Qiang stared him down. “Good. Because as someone involved in the case, you’ll need to come with me for questioning too.”

Song Yan: …?

So now, not only were the Bai mother and daughter being taken away, but Song Yan had to go as well.

Fu Mingxue felt a rush of satisfaction.

These beasts—finally, it’s your turn.

Maybe the heavens really couldn’t stand to watch anymore, and that’s why she’d been given a second chance.

It was for her revenge.

As they were led away, the neighbors exploded into gossip—Heavens, Bai Siqi is terrifying!

Truly, you never know what’s in someone’s heart. Rotten to the core!

But now that the mother and daughter were in trouble, what about the Bai men? Why hadn’t they shown up?

Fu Mingxue followed the police to the West District station.

Tang Qiang personally took her statement.

Fu Mingxue explained her suspicion that she’d been pushed into the river.

“I have evidence—there should still be marks on my clothes.”

She wasn’t entirely sure, but the impact had been heavy. “And there should be clues at the scene as well.”"