Three tall shadows loomed in front of her, cast her face into darkness.
Outside, thunder and lightning roared wild. But no matter how frightening they were, could they be scarier than the cold-blooded ones in this room?
"Chenxing, even if your aunt begs you, I only have one daughter, I can't let her go to jail!" The aunt repeated these words dozens of times: "Help your aunt, help Chenyue…"
Chenxing pursed her lips, her heart was choked with mixed feelings.
She didn't commit a murder. The real culprit was her cousin.
That day, when she returned from the supermarket, she was dragged into the car by her cousin. Her cousin wanted her to accompany her catch a cheater. Chenxing never imagined that her cousin's emotion would be so intense that she brutally killed her boyfriend's mistress.
Remembering that scene, her small face was still dead pale.
What surprised her even more was that the photograph on the newspaper was not her cousin's, but hers. How could this be?
Could it be her uncle?
She knew her uncle had connections in official circles, but she did not expect him to try to make her take the blame for her cousin.
But why?
Just because she lost her parents when she was young? Just because she was dependent on others? But over the past five years, her aunt has never shown her a good face. They took up the last bit of inheritance her parents gave her, and treated her like a maid.
Now she had to go to jail in place of her cousin to repay their nurturing kindness!
Chenxing had unspeakable wrongs and bitterness in her heart. "Aunt, I don't want to..."
"Snap!"
Before she could speak, her aggressive cousin raised her right hand and slapped her bitterly. Her voice was sharp like a shrew:
"It's all your fault. If you had stopped me that day, would I have killed her? We've raised you for so many years, do you refuse to help me now? Speak! Isn't it? You ungrateful wretch! Living off us for nothing all the time! Your conscience must have been eaten by a dog! I'm telling you, you must admit this murder charge, even if you don't want to!"
"Chenyue!" The uncle shouted.
Ye Chenyue suddenly burst into tears: "Dad, I don't want to go to jail. It's her fault! It's all her fault! It's all this jinx! She ruined my relationship with my boyfriend and now made me a murderer!"
The doorbell rang abruptly. Ding dong... Ding dong...
At that moment, the doorbell rang abruptly. Ye Chenyue hugged her father tightly like hearing the call from hell: "Dad, it must be the police. Save me, dad, I don't want to go to jail, let her go, let her go…"
"Chenxing," said her uncle, his voice laced with desperation. "Don't dish out your cousin. Trust your uncle. With your uncle's capability, I promise you'll stay in there for no more than three years. Consider it repaying us for bringing you up for five years. After you come out, your uncle will treat you well, pampering you like a real daughter."
Chenxing bit her lip, her heart felt as heavy as a thousand kilos.
"Chenxing, I know your grandmother had a stroke and can hardly afford the medical expenses. If you promise not to dish out your cousin, your uncle will cover all your grandmother's medical expenses in the future, everything. Her recovery will be taken care of. Okay?"
Grandma! Thinking of grandma, Chenxing felt a pang of pain in her heart, finally giving in and nodding her head.
Seeing her nod, the uncle and aunt breathed a sigh of relief. Even Ye Chenyue's face had noticeably brightened.
But once the door opened, there would be only an arrest warrant waiting for her.
Why is there such a big difference between people?