A few days after Kang Daqiao left, the weather in the provincial capital changed.
All kinds of rumors were flying around.
"Hey, did you hear? The Zhang family--"
"I heard, I heard--"
Then, after looking around, he whispered, "I heard that the Zhang family took bribes. This matter is not a small one."
"That's right. It's almost New Year's, and they're probably starting to crack down again. Tsk tsk."
"I think they deserve it. That Zhang family's arrogant and despotic look makes me vomit. I didn't expect that they would actually take bribes. Pui, why don't we just shoot them?"
"Hey, let me tell you. Don't tell anyone. I heard that the Zhang family is just one of them. This time, they really pulled out a carrot and brought it out of the mud. There will be more to come."
"You have to be careful recently. Be more careful."
...
All the respectable families in the city were telling their relatives to be careful. They were afraid that this evil wind would blow them away.
In fact, there would be such a thing every year before the New Year. However, it was not as explosive as this year, involving so many people.
At this moment, Zhang Lili's mother was hugging the Lin family's old lady's thigh and crying. "Mom, you have to help our family's old man. Wu... He's already in jail. Wu... If you don't save him, his life will be gone."
At this moment, Old Lady Lin was so sick that she didn't even have the strength to shake off her hand. However, that resentful look in her eyes was as if she wanted to tear this troublemaker daughter into pieces.
She used all her strength to shout out a sentence.
"Scram! Scram back to your Zhang family."
"Whether he's alive or dead, that's because your Zhang family is indecent. Why are you begging me? How did I manage to fish him out? Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough--"
Before she could finish her sentence, she started coughing so hard that she almost passed out.
The other people at the side had livid expressions when they saw this, especially Lin An's mother. She said with a cold expression, "Sister-in-law, you should go back to the Zhang family first. If you continue like this, your mother will be angered to death by you."
Seeing this, Zhang Lili's mother turned around and shouted at Lin An's mother, "What do you mean? Ah? Are you going to burn the bridge after crossing the river? What did you do back then?"
"Sob... I'm telling you, if I don't have a good time, you won't have a good time either..."
Slap!
A huge ear-piercing slap landed on Zhang Lili's mother, causing her to sit on the ground. Blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth. Zhang Lili was so scared that her face turned white. She cried out, "Mom..."
The person who hit her was the old man. He took out her walking stick and hit Zhang Lili's mother a few times before saying, "Shut up."
Then, he looked at the person beside him and said, "I haven't figured out what exactly happened. Why are you all crying? I'm not dead yet."
At this moment, someone came over and helped the old man sit down. However, not long after he sat down, someone ran over and shouted, "There's news, there's news."
The old man put his hands on his walking stick and shouted confidently, "What news, say it--"
At this moment, a man gasped and said, "I just received a tip-off. This time, I heard that someone reported it and presented all the evidence. It's, it's the Xia family that's handling this case."
"What? The Xia family?"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, everyone in the room was stunned, especially Zhang Lili and her daughter. Zhang Lili was so scared that her face turned pale and she tried her best to minimize her presence. Unfortunately--
"AH -- "
The bones on the street were broken again after much difficulty. Lin An's mother stared at her with malice in her eyes. "It's all because of you, b*tch--"
There were a few members of the Lin family that were being interrogated and investigated. One of them was Lin An's father. At this moment, Lin An's mother was both shocked and afraid. She took the initiative and naturally vented her anger on Zhang Lili.
Zhang Lili had now become the target of everyone's anger. The Zhang family could not tolerate her, and now the Lin family hated her as well. Actually, Zhang Lili's mother knew from the start. At this moment, she hurriedly rushed over to hug her daughter. She cried, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
"We're already like this, what more do you want us to do? Back then, when Lili did this, didn't you support her as well? Now, you're pushing the responsibility onto us. On what basis, on what basis?"
Just then, the old man hit his crutch twice and roared angrily, "Enough, stop arguing!"
"Isn't it just a divorced woman? If you marry, so be it. But look, look at what you've done! Ah?"
The old man couldn't contain his anger. He had been wise and mighty all his life, but unfortunately, when he arrived, he actually raised a house full of trash.
Wasn't it just a woman? If she married in, so be it. They could even get closer to the Xia family. This was such a good thing, but why couldn't these women just let it go?
Face, face was more important than benefits?
Just as the old man flew into a rage, Lin An let out a huge breath and said, "Grandfather, mother, aunt, please calm down. I'll go take a look. Wait for my news."
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving behind a room full of eager gazes.
At this moment, the weather was clear and cloudless. Even the wind was much weaker. Kang Xiaoqiao hugged her hand warmer and stood in the courtyard, looking at the windmill in the garden in the distance.
Now, it was already deep into winter. The land was covered in white snow, and even the windmill was covered in a layer of white. She still remembered that in summer, she, her sister, and the others would play and take photos in this garden. How wonderful were the times back then?
However, in the blink of an eye, her sister had left her behind. Now that she was standing here and looking at everything. Other than being lonely, she could not feel a trace of joy.
Kang Xiaoqiao held the hand warmer tightly and let out a huge breath. Then, it turned into a white mist. The weather was so cold and dry, and her heart was so cold that it had no warmth.
At this time, a little assistant ran over and said, "Chief Kang, the doorman called. He said that Lin An has arrived at the door and wants to see you."
Kang Xiaoqiao did not even look at him and directly said coldly, "No."
Another hour passed and the little assistant came to report. "Chief Kang, Lin An has been waiting at the door for a long time and wants to see you."
"I'm not going to see him."
Another two hours passed and Kang Xiaoqiao was drinking tea in her office. The little assistant ran over and said, "Chief Kang, Lin An has been waiting at the door for three hours. He wants to..."
Before she could finish, the phone rang. Kang Xiaoqiao took a look and picked up the phone. Before she could speak, the little girl's anxious voice came from the other side.
"Sister Kang, Sister Kang, it's me, it's me, Cui Huihui."
"Um, Sister Kang, I know that this matter has put you in a difficult position. It's all my fault. If I hadn't recommended Lin An to you, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
"Sister Kang, can you meet Lin An for my sake? He said that he has something important to discuss with you, Sister Kang--"
"Please, Sister Kang--"