Chapter 27: Playing Faint

At first, some people were starting to feel a bit soft-hearted, thinking that since Fu Mingxue was fine now, maybe it would be better to let Wang Chunsheng go. After all, Wang Chunsheng was the only son of the Wang family, and he wasn’t even married yet! If he went to jail, wouldn’t his whole life be ruined? That seemed a bit harsh.

But after hearing what Fu Mingxue’s mother said, those who were about to speak up closed their mouths again. The Bai family really was something else—so devious! Besides, Bai Chunsheng already had a habit of petty theft. Maybe it was better for him to be locked up, so he could be reformed and not cause more trouble for others.

After all the commotion from Fu’s mother, the Bai family’s reputation was completely ruined. Mrs. Bai was so angry she fainted on the spot. If Bai Siqi hadn’t caught her in time, she probably would have collapsed to the ground.

Seeing his mother-in-law faint, Song Yan immediately shouted at the onlookers, “Don’t crowd around! Let some air in!” Then he quickly turned to Bai’s father and said, “Dad, hurry up and help Mom inside.”

Mr. Bai snapped out of it and replied, “Oh, right!” He was weak and couldn’t carry her, so he could only help her walk inside. Bai Siqi closed the front door, shutting out the curious stares from outside.

Fu’s mother spat in the direction of the tightly shut door. “You think pretending to faint will get you off the hook? Let me tell you, if you ever try to harm my daughter again, I’ll risk my life to fight your Bai family! Mingxue, let’s go!”

Having achieved her goal, Fu’s mother didn’t linger. She pulled Fu Mingxue away with her. The neighbors, seeing that the show was over, also dispersed. But the gossip about the Bai family was only just beginning.

Inside, Mr. Bai helped Mrs. Bai onto a chair and gave her a shove. Then, angrily, he growled, “Enough, stop pretending. Wake up already.”

Mrs. Bai awkwardly came to. Damn this man—didn’t he realize their former son-in-law was still here?

“Mom, you’re awake! You really scared me just now. Mom, now that big brother’s been locked up and he’s confessed, what are we going to do?”

Mrs. Bai, who had just calmed down, almost fainted again when she heard this. “That damned Xu Zifeng, she’s the one who should pay! She took our money yesterday—eight hundred yuan!—and then turned around and reported my son!”

She turned to Bai Siqi. “Siqi, we can’t let them keep that money. Go and get it back from them.”

Bai Siqi’s face changed. She did want the money back, but she hadn’t planned on going herself. If she went—would Fu Mingxue and her mother really give it back? Ha, she’d be lucky if they didn’t throw her out.

Seeing her hesitation, Song Yan stood up and said, “Mom, that won’t work. If Siqi goes to ask for the money, she might get punished again, and—”

“And what?” Mrs. Bai snapped.

Song Yan looked at her. “You might get punished too. After all, you told the police yesterday that you were the one behind all this.”

Mrs. Bai’s face turned black. “So you’re saying we just let Xu Zifeng and her daughter cheat us out of that money?”

Song Yan nodded. “We can’t get it back, Mom. Just let it go.”

Mrs. Bai was furious, but as Song Yan said, if she tried to get it back, she’d be punished. Better to forget it. After all, it was Song Yan’s money, not hers.

“I won’t say any more about that. But what about our Chunsheng? What are we going to do about him?”"