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Cheng Zheng submitted his resignation to his superiors not long after.

His superiors didn't approve it, but gave him three months' leave, only saying to the public that he was suspended from his duties and under investigation.

In fact, he had made many great contributions before he joined the factory, enough to protect him for life. In addition, he also had the background of the Cheng family. Such accusations of being an enemy agent would be indefensible and lead to eternal damnation for others. They might even prefer to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free. But for Cheng Zheng, the higher-ups would investigate and verify carefully. Unless there is 100% evidence pointing to him, he would be safe.

Of course, Director Zhou and his ilk had no right to know the difference between these things.

They only saw that Cheng Zheng was suspended from his post, and they thought that he was completely finished. Regardless of whether he was eventually proven to have any connection with enemy agents, his career had come to an end.

As a result, those factory leaders who colluded recently were in a particularly good mood, feeling that they had gotten rid of a menacing figure and that the factory would be theirs again.

After being suspended from his post, Cheng Zheng finally went home.

Rumors had already spread into the family compound.

The main point of curiosity for everyone is not his suspension, but the fact that Lin Shuyao impersonated someone else and was suspected of being a spy.

The two were very public about their relationship a while ago, even though they were nominally cousins. But then the woman was exposed as having an imposter identity and was suspected of being a spy. It was a huge bombshell.

During this period, the conversation in the family compound has been nonstop, with everyone getting together to talk about it whenever they meet.

Some people who were close to Cheng Jia couldn't resist their curiosity and went to ask the person in charge. As a result, Gao Jie started going to work half an hour earlier than usual in the morning and returning home half an hour earlier in the evening. She rode her bicycle very fast on the way, just in case she ran into people in the family compound and was caught and questioned.

Gao Jie had just accepted that her son insisted on marrying her brother-in-law's illegitimate daughter, only to find out that the woman was an imposter. She was at a loss for whether to cry or laugh.

The cousin relationship is over, but the other party is a liar.

Cheng Huazhang felt guilty, because he was the one who brought Lin Shuyao to his son's side. It was his negligence as a father to fail to carefully verify her identity; otherwise, such an impersonation wouldn't have happened. However, given his position, no one dared to gossip about him in front of him, no matter how curious they were.

The worst off is Gao Tingting.

Despite being a young girl, no one was intimidated by her, and everyone loved to subtly probe her for information. Gao Tingting was thoroughly annoyed, and every day after get off work, she wouldn't sneak back until seven or eight o'clock when it was almost dark. She was somewhat devastated by this; she couldn't believe that the person she had been dating for several months, the one she longed to be her sister-in-law, was actually an imposter. But upon carefully recalling their interactions, she felt that the other person was a very good person, and perhaps there was some reason for the imposter's actions.

The Cheng family members looked worried and were in a bad mood.

Zhang Mei and her son Cheng Hao laughed so hard they almost choked when they found out about it.

This is nothing! Life is more exciting than a storybook!

Ever since Cheng Zheng published a notice in the newspaper severing ties with their family, Zhang Mei and her son had been hoping for their eldest son's family to suffer misfortune. Unexpectedly, their wishful thinking was actually heard by heaven, leading to this huge joke.

The mother and son would tell everyone they met about it.

For Zhang Mei, no matter where the real illegitimate daughter is, at least for now, the annoying illegitimate daughter is gone.

Cheng Zheng was also implicated and suspended from his job, and lost his wife. What good is being so desperate to be together? It turned out that the other party was not only a swindler, but also ran away, who knows how much of his savings he had taken.

Anyway, I'm unlucky in both love and career.

That was so awesome!

Zhang Mei cooks five dishes at home every day, while Cheng Hao celebrates with a small drink every day.

Only Cheng Huaiguo couldn't be happy, silently wondering where his daughter was.

He had no intention of acknowledging his daughter while Lin Shuyao was around, but after learning that Lin Shuyao was a fraud, he began to miss his own daughter.

But it's just wishful thinking. Every day he still drinks tea and reads the newspaper, drinks alcohol and listens to music after get off work, and occasionally goes out to meet with friends. He has no ambition and no conscience.

Occasionally, in the dead of night, I would feel sorry for Shen Yuehong and my elder brother Cheng Huazhang, but the guilt was like fireworks, fleeting in an instant.

……

When Cheng Zheng returned home, everyone else in the family was there.

Gao Jie was setting the table, Cheng Huazhang was reading a newspaper on the sofa, and Gao Tingting was flipping through a comic book on the sofa.

Upon seeing him enter, the three of them simultaneously stopped what they were doing and focused their attention on him. But seeing his extremely low mood, his tired expression, his stubble that hadn't been shaved for days, and his wrinkled clothes, none of them dared to speak to him first, all of them appearing cautious.

Cheng Zheng glanced at the three of them, then walked upstairs in silence without lingering in the living room.

I don't want to talk, I'm not in the mood.

His steps were heavy, making a dull thud on the floor, as if each step required a great deal of effort.

Gao Jie was closest to him and immediately noticed the bloodshot eyes, as if he hadn't slept for days. Being a mother, she felt sorry for her son and called out to him just as he was about to step onto the first step: "Azheng, haven't you eaten yet? Mom made a lot of dishes, wash your hands and sit down to eat."

"Yes, yes, let's eat first. No matter how big the problem is, we have to eat first." Cheng Huazhang was the second to speak, his voice lower than usual, with a hint of flattery.

He bears a great deal of responsibility for how things have escalated to this point, so there was no blame or lecturing, only the guilty conscience of an elderly father.

Cheng Zheng wasn't in the mood to say much, but seeing his family's cautious attitude, he paused and felt he should give them an explanation.

"I'm going upstairs to change my clothes."

His voice was a little hoarse, like it had been sanded, clearly the result of several sleepless nights.

After saying that, he turned and went upstairs, his back straight, but there was a stubbornness in that straightness, as if he would collapse if he relaxed even slightly.

Cheng Zheng's figure disappeared at the top of the stairs.

The rest of the family sat around the dining table.

Gao Jie couldn't hold back and glared at her husband: "This is all your doing! You didn't even verify her identity before bringing her to our son. Now look what's happened! Our son finally fell so deeply in love with a girl, only to find out she's a fraud, and possibly some kind of enemy spy. I'm worried our son won't be able to handle it. Look at the bloodshot eyes; he hasn't slept for days..."

Gao Jie felt sorry for him as she spoke, glared at her husband, and snatched the chopsticks from his hand, not wanting him to eat.

Cheng Huazhang's face turned pale and then red. His lips moved a few times, and his voice was muffled: "How was I supposed to know that someone would be so bold as to impersonate someone else to enter the factory? As for the enemy agent thing, don't make baseless accusations. The investigation team has been in the factory for half a month and hasn't found a single clue. It's all just someone else's baseless report."

Gao Jie wouldn't listen to him: "So what do we do now? Our son's career and love life have both suffered setbacks. As his father, you need to quickly think of a solution for him."

Cheng Huazhang sighed, as if comforting himself: "What's the big deal? A real man has to go through some storms before he can see the rainbow. If you can't even handle this little setback, you still have a long life ahead of you."

"So it wasn't you who weathered the storm!" Gao Jie was both angry and resentful. "I don't know why a perfectly good girl would impersonate someone else, and then run away without a word. What's her reason? If she had one, wouldn't our family have helped her? Why did she run away? Look at what she's done to A-Zheng, even chasing him all the way to Yuncheng, lying to us that she was on a business trip..."

Gao Jie became increasingly distressed as she spoke, her voice trembling with tears. Across from her, Gao Tingting coughed twice and winked, "Mom, Mom, cough cough."

Gao Jie was taken aback and turned around to see that Cheng Zheng had come downstairs at some point and was standing at the top of the stairs, wearing a clean set of home clothes.

"Brother, come down here, sit here." Gao Tingting smiled ingratiatingly and pushed a set of bowls and chopsticks towards his seat.

Cheng Zheng pulled out a chair and sat down.

Gao Jie shut her mouth, glanced at her daughter, and gave her a meaningful look.

Gao Tingting understood and tentatively asked in a soft voice, "Brother, what's the situation with sister-in-law? Have they found her?"

Cheng Zheng picked up the chopsticks, his knuckles turning slightly white as he gripped them.

His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "I couldn't find her."

Gao Tingting quickly said, "We'll definitely find her. Mom and Dad were just saying that if your sister-in-law has any difficulties, she can tell us, and the family can help her. If you find her, you must explain everything to her."

Gao Jie picked up the conversation, her tone much softer than before: "Yes, yes, although she... well, as long as you like it, your parents will support you and won't object."

She meant it sincerely.

If she hadn't seen how her son fought with Lin Shuyao in the ring before, she probably would have thought that her son hated that girl now, that the two of them were definitely impossible, and that she would probably continue to oppose it.

But after seeing it, she no longer thought so.

He knows his own son best; once he's made up his mind, it's for life. Even if that girl committed murder and arson, he'd probably help bury the body and take the blame. He just spoils her; he has no principles. I don't know who he takes after.

Gao Jie sighed silently to herself.

Cheng Huazhang looked at his son and said seriously, "Yes, let's find the person first and have the two of them talk things out. I believe that the girl who impersonated Xiao Shen must have encountered something, otherwise she wouldn't have taken such a big risk to impersonate someone else. Besides, she is indeed very capable and has made a lot of contributions to the factory. If you need Dad's help to find her, just say so."

Cheng Zheng stared at the rice in his bowl for a couple of seconds before speaking, "Not for now. She does have her reasons; her family doesn't treat her very well, and she and Shen Qing..."

Cheng Zheng briefly explained Lin Shuyao's situation to his family.

Gao Tingting was moved to tears: "My sister-in-law is so pitiful..."

Gao Jie nodded, indicating her understanding: "A young girl going to such a remote rural area, with no father or mother to support her, that was the only way she could make a living. She was just too bold, not afraid of being exposed and caught. What if she had been caught when she entered the factory... Sigh, luckily nothing happened at the time."

Cheng Huazhang didn't say anything, only saying, "Let's hurry up and find her. She must have run away because she was afraid of being exposed. She won't use her real name outside. These days, everyone is starting to clean up household registrations. She's hiding everywhere. If she can't explain her identity clearly and gets arrested and put in jail, it will be troublesome."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zheng's fingers tightened around the chopsticks, his knuckles turned white, as if they were about to pop out of his skin. His face turned pale, and his lips pressed into a thin line. His mind was filled with the image of her huddled in the corner of the shelter, trembling. Her delicate skin would turn red for half a day if she bumped into something at home. How could she endure such hardship?

But I also resent that she ran away without a word.

Does he mean absolutely nothing to her?

Are you really that willing to give it up?

Various thoughts churned in his heart like knives. He lowered his eyes, picked up a mouthful of rice with his chopsticks, and swallowed it with difficulty.

I couldn't taste anything; my mouth just tasted bitter.

When you swallow the rice grains, it feels like pebbles scraping your throat.

Ring ring—

Just then, the phone rang. Gao Tingting, who was closest, quickly ran to answer it, "Hello, who is this?"

Then she put down the receiver and ran back to the dining table, saying to Cheng Zheng, "Brother, it's for you, it's Brother Jin Song calling."