She was tricked into marriage for three years, then remarried a childless, tough guy and became preg

Wang Cuixia took a deep breath and said:

"Yesterday evening, I saw my mother-in-law Liu Jinhua and Yang Xinyue whispering to each other in the yard."

Liu Jinhua glared at her.

Yang Xinyue silently clenched her fists.

"What did you hear?" the police captain said coldly.

Wang Cuixia, recalling Liu Jinhua's usual insults and Yang Xinyue's haughty demeanor, raised her voice even louder:

"I peeked through the crack in the door and saw Yang Xinyue pull out a roll of money and stuff it into my mother-in-law's hand, saying something like, 'Make sure it's done cleanly, so no one can find anything against you.' I didn't think much of it at first, but now that the police are here, I realize what's going on. She's telling my mother-in-law to find someone to rape Shen Tang!"

Yang Xinyue's face paled, but she tried her best to maintain her composure.

"I did give my mother-in-law money yesterday, but that money was for her to supplement her household expenses; it wasn't for hiring a killer at all," Yang Xinyue said.

"Oh, right!" Wang Cuixia suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "She also gave my mother-in-law a bottle of medicine."

"Is this it?" Shen Tang took out a small glass bottle.

Wang Cuixia looked at it and said, "Yes, that's it."

Shen Tang handed the bottle to the police chief. "We found this bottle this morning at the place where they drugged me. It probably contained a sedative."

The police captain frowned. "This is a serious problem."

Wang Cuixia looked at Yang Xinyue and sneered, "You look down on us country folk! I, Wang Cuixia, may not be a good person, but at least I've never hired a kidnapper!"

The police captain said in a deep voice, "Yang Xinyue, you are suspected of instigating assault and hiring a thug to kidnap someone. Come with us to the station."

Lu Jingshen suddenly took a step forward: "Officer, she's pregnant!"

Although Liu Jinhua looked down on Yang Xinyue, Yang Xinyue was, after all, carrying the Lu family's child!

Liu Jinhua hurriedly said, "Officers, I did it all. You, arrest me! It has nothing to do with my daughter-in-law."

"Whether it's related or not, we'll know after the interrogation. Pregnant women who break the law will also be investigated." The police captain looked at Yang Xinyue. "Let's go."

Yang Xinyue's legs suddenly went weak, and she fell downwards.

"Xinyue!" Lu Jingshen hurriedly helped her up. Yang Xinyue was limp in his arms with her eyes closed.

"Officers, she's fainted!" Lu Jingshen's voice was urgent. He looked up at the police captain, "She's in this state, you can't just carry her away, can you?"

A few whispers arose from the crowd, and someone said in a low voice:

"That's true, she's pregnant. Who could bear the responsibility if something happened to her..."

"Her pregnancy was already unstable, we can't let anything go wrong."

Taking the opportunity, Liu Jinhua sat down on the ground, slapped her legs, and shouted:

"Oh dear, the police are heartless! They're forcibly taking a pregnant woman to the police station. Everyone, look at this! What kind of public servants are these? They're bullying ordinary people!"

Huo Xiuyuan took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "I'll drive to pick up the doctor to take a look."

Lu Jingshen suddenly turned around and blocked his way: "I don't need your fake kindness!"

Huo Xiuyuan stopped and looked at him calmly.

Lu Jingshen's chest heaved violently as he turned to look at Shen Tang:

"Shen Tang, this is the man you chose. He's no good at all. What are his intentions? Xinyue is pregnant, and you're putting her through this?"

Lu Jingshen's voice grew louder and louder, "Don't you have any compassion? She's pregnant, and you're driving her to the brink of despair. Shen Tang, you're a woman too, can't you show her any consideration?"

"Show some sympathy for her?" Shen Tang sneered. "How about I give these two guys three hundred yuan and have them serve your wife a little?"

"Shen Tang, why are you talking like that... disgusting?" Lu Jingshen frowned.

"Fuck you!" Shen Tang cursed. "Lu Jingshen, have you forgotten that I still have dirt on you? Why don't we both hand you over to the police? Your whole family can reunite inside!"

Lu Jingshen's expression suddenly changed.

He knew perfectly well what Shen Tang was referring to—the fake marriage certificate.

If Shen Tang were to take it out now, he would be taken away and might spend more than ten years in prison.

Lu Jingshen's eye twitched, and he stared at Shen Tang with a fierce look.

Lu Jingshen blocked his view. "Lu Jingshen, we've left your family a way out. Don't take it for granted."

Lu Jingshen was silent for a few seconds, pursed his lips, turned around, squatted down, and patted Yang Xinyue's shoulder:

"Xinyue, go with the police officer. Be polite, it'll be fine."

Yang Xinyue's eyelashes trembled. She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze falling on Lu Jingshen's face.

There was no anger or tears in her eyes, only an unusual calm.

Yang Xinyue sat up, supporting her back. Lu Jingshen came to help her, but she shook him off.

"Fine, I'll go with you." Yang Xinyue stood up, her tone icy.

"New Moon..." Lu Jingshen called out.

Yang Xinyue got into the car with the police without turning her head. She sat in the car with her head turned to one side and no expression on her face.

Liu Jinhua was also taken into the car.

"Son, you have to come see me..." Tears welled up in Liu Jinhua's old eyes.

"Hmm," Lu Jingshen responded in a deep voice.

The police car drove away, and Lu Jingshen stood there, watching the car disappear at the end of the road.

The sounds of neighbors gossiping could still be heard in my ears.

"Serves him right, he's really vicious."

"Now that he's been arrested, he'll behave himself. He's already divorced, why was he still doing all that useless stuff?"

"There are so many good things you could do with that three hundred yuan, tsk tsk..."

The crowd gradually dispersed, and the sounds of their conversation faded into the distance.

"Let's go too." Shen Tang and Huo Xiuyuan walked towards their car.

Lu Jingshen looked at them and suddenly strode after them.

"Shen Tang, can you give me back my fake marriage certificate?" Lu Jingshen said.

Shen Tang stopped and turned around to look at him coldly.

"Keeping that thing is useless to you. You're getting married soon, why keep it?" Lu Jingshen paused. "Give it back to me, and we'll go our separate ways from now on."

"Go your separate ways? Lu Jingshen, just keep an eye on your family and don't cause me any trouble. I will never have anything to do with you again in this lifetime."

After Shen Tang finished speaking, she walked towards the car. Lu Jingshen was about to chase after her, but Huo Xiuyuan grabbed her arm.

"Get out of here! If you dare touch her again, I'll send your whole family to jail without Shen Tang even lifting a finger."

Huo Xiuyuan's grip was quite strong; Lu Jingshen felt like his bones were about to break from his pinch.

He grimaced and said, "Let me go."

Huo Xiuyuan roughly threw him aside, turned around, and got into the car.

Lu Jingshen was thrown by Huo Xiuyuan and slammed into the wall behind him with a loud "thud".

He rubbed his arm, staring at the departing car.

"Brother, go to the police station and check on your wife. Don't let anything else happen to her," Wang Cuixia said sarcastically.

Lu Jingshen frowned: "Shut up!"

Lu Tianci then came out of the inner room carrying the child. "Wife, the baby is hungry."

Wang Cuixia rolled her eyes at him. "I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry too. Go buy me some meat."

Wang Cuixia took the child and turned to go back into the house.

"Brother..." Lu Tianci called out, "Give me some money..."

"Get out!" Lu Jingshen shouted angrily.

Sitting in the car, Shen Tang kept having one question swirling in her mind—

Who exactly is the man the neighbor lady is talking about?

If she is a distant relative, why did they find her but then hide from her?

Things are definitely not that simple.