Xie Sui hadn't paid much attention at first. Don't think all scholars are good people; in fact, their hearts can be quite dark. This has nothing to do with whether one reads or not; it's about character.
However, after Lin Wanwan was in a daze for several days, Xie Sui felt that something was definitely wrong.
Lin Wanwan didn't want to talk about it, and Xie Sui couldn't force her. So, he found Officer Huang and asked him to investigate Cheng Yiming.
Officer Huang was speechless. "Do you think the people's police are your employees, that you can command them around? Investigating someone privately is illegal, I can't do this."
Xie Sui slipped him a bottle of good liquor, a regular green bottle. "This is Moutai, the oldest vintage, a hundred yuan. I had to get someone to buy it for me. Try it.
What kind of friendship do we have? You're my brother. You’re asking me to help with a small favor, and you’re talking about legality and illegality? I wouldn’t ask you to do anything illegal.
I suspect this Cheng Yiming is threatening my Wanwan. Does that count as grounds for a case? I'm not without people I can order around. If you make me do this, I can't guarantee what consequences will follow."
Xie Sui was right. He could find Chen Weimin and his associates and get things done with money, but he didn't want to get into trouble. It was better to ask Officer Huang.
"Alright, I'll help you check after work. This doesn't involve official business!"
"Of course. Would I let you make a mistake? Drink the wine well, and you can take more home."
Officer Huang loved smoking and drinking. Police salaries weren't high, and he smoked cheap cigarettes. Getting a bottle of good wine, he could secretly enjoy it.
"Ah, it's different when you have money. Moutai just like that."
Xie Sui's family did have a lot of Moutai, enough to clear out the supply and marketing cooperative's warehouse. Much of it was aged, but Xie Sui bought it not to drink, but to hoard. He figured Moutai would appreciate in value, with one bottle becoming worth hundreds of thousands, not worse than buying a house.
He had a wine cellar built specifically to store these wines.
There was also wine. He thought that in the future, he might have a chance to build several wineries and establish his own country's wine brand. Couldn't his own country produce high-quality wine?
He drifted into his thoughts, bought some of Lin Wanwan's favorite dishes, and leisurely returned home. This time, he saw Cheng Yiming again, lurking suspiciously near their alley. It was clear he had no good intentions.
Xie Sui's heart sank. What was going on that she couldn't tell him?
Wanwan married him and had always been pure. He believed Wanwan was a good woman, not the promiscuous type.
Like a mantis stalking a cicada, with the oriole behind, Xie Sui followed Cheng Yiming to see what he was up to.
Indeed, in a remote, abandoned house, he saw Lin Wanwan. Her expression was numb, with a flicker of despair in her eyes.
"Wanwan, you've been waiting long?"
Cheng Yiming said with a greasy smile, his eyes lingering on her. However, he suppressed his lust. Rape was punishable by firing squad. He only wanted money; he didn't want to ruin his studies and future.
"What do you want? Just say it."
Cheng Yiming rubbed his fingers together. "It's simple. I just want money. Ten thousand yuan. Who would have thought that Xie Sui, that scoundrel, could get rich? Heaven truly has no eyes."
Lin Wanwan said coldly, "You can go to college, and Heaven has no eyes. I don't have money. Don't talk about ten thousand, not even a hundred. This is extortion."
Cheng Yiming was unconcerned. "Lin Wanwan, I'm talking to you nicely. Don't be ungrateful. I'm not just extorting you; I'm threatening you. Don't you want Xie Sui to know that those two children aren't his?
Then your good life will be over.
Speaking of which, Xie Sui is quite pathetic, unknowingly raising my children, who will inherit his fortune. Wanwan, let's cooperate. Why worry about not having a good life?"
Lin Wanwan closed her eyes in pain. Xie Sui, hiding outside, was struck by lightning. How could this be?
The children weren't his, but Cheng Yiming's?
He couldn't believe it. After a whole rebirth, was he just raising children for someone else, becoming a cuckold?
"Shut up! The children are Xie Sui's, not yours. You're not going to harm my children."
"That night, you were drunk, and I took you away. I've liked you for a long time. From the first time I met you, I liked you. If I didn't do anything with such a good opportunity, would I still be a man?
Xie Sui just got lucky. First come, first served. The children are definitely mine. But now I'm willing to let the children stay with him, since he's the one making money!"
"It's not like that! Shut up, you despicable villain!"
Lin Wanwan covered her ears, overwhelmed by pain. She thought a happy life was coming, but he had ruined it, and would also ruin the children's lives.
Xie Sui, hiding in the shadows, hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He felt even more heartbroken for Wanwan. She had done nothing wrong; the mistake was this scumbag.
Cheng Yiming enjoyed controlling others' emotions. He continued, "What if I'm a scoundrel? You still have to listen to me, this scoundrel, right?
Just obediently give me the money. I need to go back to the capital to study. If I don't get the money, I'll go find Xie Sui right now. We'll both be destroyed.
No, I won't suffer any losses anyway. It should be you who loses everything you have now. Haha..."
Cheng Yiming laughed wildly. "I'll give you three days. I'll be here. I believe you know what to do."
After savoring Lin Wanwan's tormented expression, Cheng Yiming turned around triumphantly, confident that Lin Wanwan would obey.
What he didn't see was that while Lin Wanwan was in pain, her expression gradually turned resolute. She picked up a brick from the ground and walked step by step toward Cheng Yiming.
Xie Sui was still immersed in grief and disbelief at the fact when he suddenly heard a thud, the sound of something falling.
He turned around and was instantly horrified. Lin Wanwan held a brick in her hand, her entire being radiating killing intent and ferocity. Cheng Yiming lay on the ground, blood gushing from his head.
Not only that, but Lin Wanwan raised the brick again, continuing to strike, ensuring he was thoroughly dead.
Xie Sui knew that Lin Wanwan was outwardly gentle but inwardly strong. She had once given poison to her husband. If provoked, she truly dared to kill.
"No, Wanwan, put it down."
Xie Sui rushed out, embracing her, disregarding everything else. "Wanwan, it's not worth it to ruin yourself for this scumbag. If you kill someone, you'll go to jail too. Think of the children. Having a mother who's a murderer, they'll never be able to hold their heads up."
Lin Wanwan had gone mad. "He must die. For the children, he must die even more. If he dies, nothing will happen, and the children can live well.
Xie Sui, I'm sorry to you. You let me kill him."
"Wanwan, I know everything. I don't mind. I don't care. I just want you and the children to be with me. Be good, and our family will be fine. Nothing will happen."
Lin Wanwan cried. Xie Sui's comfort gave her a glimmer of hope, and she finally dropped the brick.