Mother Song suddenly looked up, bursting into loud laughter. "Evil spirit, evil spirit! I’m haunted by an evil spirit; nothing I do is of any use!"
She couldn’t accept it, couldn’t accept it at all!
Mother Song laughed and then cried, just as if she had gone mad.
Just then, the police, who had received a report, rushed over.
After learning about the situation, they confiscated the pudding balls and took the crazed Mother Song away.
Upon seeing this, Song Tengfei hurriedly followed.
Fang Jing held her daughter tightly, a wave of fear washing over her. Thank goodness I only gave Mother Song an idea and didn’t ddle in the other matters.
I had thought the plan foolproof, but little did I expect Si Mingjing to dissolve the crisis so effortlessly. How can she be so capable?
Fang Jing raised her eyes to look at Si Mingjing. I’ve underestimated this stepdaughter.
Just then, Si Mingjing walked over to Fang Jing. "Auntie, I was so scared. Why does Grandma hate so much?"
Fang Jing wanted to roll her eyes.
You claim you were scared to death? I didn’t see it.
Stop with the fake act! I’m not buying it!
Si Mingjing paused, then mused aloud, "Could it be because I saw Dad accompanying another auntie for a prenatal checkup?"
Fang Jing’s expression froze. "What did you say?"
"Grandma forbade from saying that the other auntie is carrying a boy. I’d already promised Grandma I wouldn’t tell anyone, so why is she still trying to harm ?"
A buzz went through Fang Jing’s head.
My husband has a mistress?
And she’s pregnant with a boy?
"Auntie, please don’t say it was who told you."
Fang Jing looked at Si Mingjing.
This little black lotus! She’s clearly telling this on purpose, wanting to see make a fool of myself!
Yet, she couldn’t maintain her composure; she had to force a smile.
"Mingjing, thank you for telling this. Do you know who that woman is?"
Si Mingjing, however, refused to utter another word.
Because she was making it all up!
But Fang Jing will definitely investigate. Even if she can’t find anything, she’ll keep searching. It’s the one thing a woman can’t tolerate.
A suspicious woman is the most tireso to her husband.
Their marriage will eventually beco strained.
Si Mingjing had casually dug a pit, returning the favor for Fang Jing advising Mother Song. Having said her piece, she left to find Ye Nianbai.
Ye Nianbai was with Mo Yinhe.
Mo Yinhe was seated in a chair, his gaze fixed on Si Mingjing, his eyes filled with admiration.
My woman is truly amazing.
Honestly, Mo Yinhe also thought Mother Song’s entire plan was quite good—malicious and ingenious.
If Mingjing hadn’t prepared in advance, she might have fallen for Mother Song’s ploy, leaving her unable to defend herself.
Anyone else would have been caught in Mother Song’s trap.
My Mingjing is always vigilant and ticulous in her thinking; that’s why all conspiracies and tricks are so easily unraveled by her.
Mo Yinhe was filled with tender affection.
I like her intelligence.
Only such a clever woman is worthy of .
Si Mingjing, however, couldn’t withstand Mo Yinhe’s intense gaze.
That gaze was like a blazing fire of love; a single look seed to set her alight.
She rembered the kiss he had given her that night.
Si Mingjing’s cheeks flushed an even deeper red.
Luckily, Teacher Wei ca over to speak with her.
Si Mingjing quickly shifted her gaze, relieved to escape the awkwardness.
Teacher Wei said, "Miss Si, thank you for saving ."
"You’re welco. It was just a small effort."
"It may have been a small effort for you, but for , it’s a great kindness. I really don’t know how to thank you."
Si Mingjing simply smiled.
"Then please take good care of Xiaobai in the future."
"Don’t worry, Miss Si, I definitely will."
Teacher Wei believed in repaying kindness; even the smallest favor from others was sothing she would rember.
After thanking her profusely, Teacher Wei went back to organizing the event.
Boring social occasions always seed to fly by.
Because of this interlude, the parents were all listless during the second half of the New Year’s Day parent-child activity.
At three in the afternoon, the activity hastily concluded.
"Do you know the details of the Si Yao murder case?" Mo Yinhe suddenly asked on the ride back.
Of course, I know. Song Tengfei had an affair while married, secretly seeing his secretary, Fang Jing. In a fury, Si Yao demanded that Song Tengfei leave the marriage with nothing.
Song Tengfei disagreed, and the divorce dragged on for several months. Finally, he relented, asking Si Yao to accompany him to the civil affairs office in their rural hotown to handle the divorce proceedings. He claid that if they divorced at the B City civil registry, it would beco public knowledge.
Si Yao agreed.
When they arrived in the countryside, Song Tengfei went back on his word and refused to divorce. They had a fierce quarrel in the yard. A neighboring couple ca over, intending to diate. Si Yao, in a fit of rage, killed the couple who advocated for reconciliation rather than separation.
That was the Si Yao murder case.
Later, Song Pianlan said that Old Master Song had Liang Shimu undergo plastic surgery to look like Si Yao. Then I understood: it was Liang Shimu, impersonating my mother, who quarreled with Song Tengfei in the yard, killed the neighbors, and pinned the cri on my mother.
But there was one thing Si Mingjing didn’t know.
"The neighboring couple Si Yao killed were Fang Jing’s biological parents," Mo Yinhe told her.
"What did you say?"
Si Mingjing couldn’t believe it. "Wasn’t Fang Jing an orphan who grew up in an orphanage?"
"You need to be careful of her. A woman willing to orchestrate her own parents’ murder to climb into the Huo Family is ruthless."
Mo Yinhe said no more.
Si Mingjing shivered.
After Song Pianlan’s death, Si Mingjing had learned that Fang Jing, who appeared gentle and virtuous, was in fact cruel and calculating.
But Si Mingjing could never have imagined that such a woman, when driven to ruthlessness, wouldn’t even spare her own biological parents!
Suddenly, Si Mingjing understood.
Fang Jing wanted to climb into the Huo Family and beco Madam Huo’s goddaughter. Naturally, she couldn’t allow her biological parents to co looking for her.
Fang Jing considered her biological parents an obstacle to her ambitions with the Huo Family and didn’t want Song Tengfei to leave empty-handed. So, she incited Song Tengfei to devise this murder plot, killing two birds with one stone!
"Oh no! Grandma is in danger! She might end up like Song Pianlan, silenced by Fang Jing!"
If Fang Jing wouldn’t spare her own parents, how could she possibly spare Mother Song?
Today’s plan must have been Fang Jing’s idea. Fang Jing must be worried that Mother Song will expose her!
"Don’t worry. I’ve already instructed soone to keep an eye on that old woman." Dare to harm my Mingjing? Would I let her die so easily?
A fate worse than death is the price for provoking my Inverse Scale.
Si Mingjing nodded, her heart finally settling.
Just then, her phone rang.
Her senior brother, Zhang Muguang, called to confirm their plan to attend the New Year’s Eve gala together that night.
Si Mingjing hadn’t quite cald down yet, but she wasn’t going to stand up her senior brother. "Sure, let’s celebrate the New Year together."
Zhang Muguang said, "There’s a hotpot restaurant on Millow Street that’s pretty good. We could eat there first, then head to the venue for the gala."
"Okay, send the address. I’ll head over soon."
After hanging up, Si Mingjing soon received the location from Zhang Muguang.
She gave the address to the driver.
"Please take here. Thank you."
She was completely unaware of how dark Mo Yinhe’s expression had beco.
Ye Shen, sitting in the back seat, imdiately sensed the chilling atmosphere and quickly spoke up, "Jingjing, if you’re celebrating New Year’s with soone, take along! The more, the rrier, right, Xiaobai?"
Xiaobai perked up; the little fellow loved to play. "Jingjing, wherever you’re going, this young master wants to co too!"
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