CHAPTER 146: CHAPTER 146: FANG MEIXIANG IS RELEASED FROM PRISON

On a summer afternoon, the sound of insects and birds filled the air, the sun baked the concrete road, the street was steaming hot, but the alley was peaceful and comfortable.

All the elderly from the neighborhood gathered in the alley, sitting in a row and chatting.

Lin Qin cycled quickly through the alleys and arrived at Granny Liu’s side; the alley was quite silent.

Without much thought, she pushed her bicycle inside. Just as she knocked twice on Granny Liu’s door, a loud noise came from the Liu family.

Lin Qin instinctively looked over, just as the door opened.

Seeing Lin Qin, Granny Liu was evidently very surprised. She was stunned for a few seconds and quickly invited her inside, "Come in, come in, it’s so hot outside, don’t just stand at the door."

"Granny, I feel the alley is quite cool." Lin Qin said as she pushed her bicycle inside.

Granny Liu quickly closed the door and even bolted it.

Lin Qin was full of questions, "Granny, why are you locking the door!"

Granny Liu gestured for silence, "Don’t talk, you don’t want to get yourself into trouble."

Just as she finished speaking, Liu Ling came out from the room, holding a half-eaten popsicle, excitedly waved at Lin Qin, "Sis, come, I’ll show you the commotion!"

Lin Qin followed Liu Ling.

Granny Liu looked very helpless.

The two went into the next room. The houses on this side all had high windows along the street, positioned too high for passersby to see inside.

The windows were small, serving only to let in light.

Liu Ling moved two stools, pulling Lin Qin to step onto them, from where they had a clear view of the Liu family courtyard.

At the moment, Lin Qin could only see two broken flower pots in the courtyard, and inside the main room, a long-haired woman sat imposingly on a chair, doing something unknown.

Before she could ask, the sound of a bicycle came from the alley.

Liu Yongming rushed into the courtyard, ignoring the mess, and angrily shouted at Fang Meixiang inside the house, "What exactly do you want? Do you want to go back to jail right after getting out?"

Fang Meixiang slowly raised her eyes. The three years of prison had worn away the last bit of sweetness she had, making her seem at least ten years older, her eyes filled with harshness.

"Liu Yongming, you think you’re quite capable! When I asked you to take good care of my daughter, you didn’t take my words to heart at all!"

A trace of guilt slid across Liu Yongming’s eyes, but he quickly regained his calm, "I hadn’t even graduated at that time..."

"Stop making excuses for me!" Fang Meixiang suddenly erupted, violently kicking over the stool. Two young gangsters immediately pressed down on Liu Yongming, forcing him to kneel.

Fang Meixiang looked down at him, a cold smile hanging at the corner of her mouth, "I heard you had an affair behind my back!"

"I did not! You... you’re spouting nonsense!" Liu Yongming struggled hard, denying flatly.

Fang Meixiang didn’t bother to argue with him and turned to have another one of her cronies bring in An Meihua.

Seeing An Meihua, Liu Yongming’s face turned pale in an instant, "Fang Meixiang, this is between the two of us, it has nothing to do with Meihua. You pretended to be Fang Yin to approach me, but I don’t hold it against you. Let’s call it even between us and each take a step back. How about that?

We can discuss whatever you want."

An Meihua was terrified at first but was extremely moved when Liu Yongming protected her like that. Relying on the fact that she was pregnant and they wouldn’t really dare do anything to her, she insisted on stepping forward to rescue Liu Yongming.

"Fang Meixiang! I know everything that happened between you and Yongming. If it weren’t for you deceiving him, he wouldn’t have married you. You even lied to him, saying you were pregnant with a son, but ended up giving birth to a girl. How hard that time was for Yongming! Because of you, he lost all his money. How could he possibly afford to raise a child? It was clearly your fault, how could you have the face to cause a scene here!"

An Meihua laughed mockingly at them, the ridicule on her face growing more evident, "Oh! Who gave you the courage to yell and shout in front of the legal wife? Do you really think I wouldn’t dare to do anything to you? Or do you think Liu Yongming can protect you?"

"You..." An Meihua was just about to speak but was silenced by Liu Yongming’s gaze.

"Fang Meixiang, you know very well, my mom only wants a grandson. I, as a big man, can’t take care of a child. Your demands back then put me in a difficult position. The child is better off with the Fang Family than with me. You’re the child’s mother, don’t you understand? Now you’re just here to seek benefits. So, say, what do you really want?"

Liu Yongming looked coldly at Fang Meixiang. He had already paid off the money he owed from the high-interest loans, his job was stable, and the incident of hitting Lin Yi was long over, with Lin Yi still living well. Even if Fang Meixiang turned up old accounts and handed evidence to the police, at most, he would just compensate some money, find connections to smooth things over, and it wouldn’t affect him at all.

In short, Fang Meixiang no longer had any hold over him, and he didn’t need to worry about being threatened by her.

Fang Meixiang had been out of prison for a while, and the reason she was only now looking for Liu Yongming was to investigate the situation of the Liu family over the past three years.

She knew very well that Liu Yongming had found a powerful backer, otherwise he wouldn’t be so confident in opposing her.

Thinking of this, the corners of Fang Meixiang’s mouth slightly lifted, and she slowly stood up from the chair, approaching Liu Yongming, "You’re more vicious than I thought, indeed worthy of being the man I once had my eyes on. We’re still married! As long as I don’t agree to a divorce, there’s always a place for me in the Liu family, and An Meihua can never rightfully be with you even if she dies.

Even if you have a son, he’ll still be illegitimate! Hahahaha..."

Fang Meixiang looked at Liu Yongming and An Meihua as their expressions changed, laughed maliciously, and leisurely walked out of the courtyard, pushing open Ma Cuihua’s door with her foot.

Inside, Ma Cuihua and Xu Manzhi were holding each other cautiously, watching Fang Meixiang.

Fang Meixiang sneered, "Mom! Sister-in-law! Haven’t you seen Liu Li for a long time? Tut tut tut... Trading a girl for the family’s wealth, Liu Yongming is quite capable. One really needs a ruthless heart to climb high! I wonder who will be next!"

Ma Cuihua’s face tightened, her voice trembling, "You... what nonsense are you talking! My daughter clearly married into a wealthy family, stop sowing discord here!"

"Exactly! Mom, don’t listen to her nonsense." Xu Manzhi urgently said.

In fact, Xu Manzhi had already suspected something was wrong with Liu Li’s marriage a long time ago, but since it didn’t affect her interests, and that annoying girl Liu Li was no longer around, her life was much more peaceful, so there was no need to pursue it.

"I’m talking nonsense?" Fang Meixiang laughed loudly, "Mom, aren’t you very smart? How come you’re so blinded in your precious daughter’s lifelong matter? Liu Li’s body was already ruined, drinking, having abortions, causing trouble, she’s been to the police station several times.

Forget wealthy families, no decent family would marry her! Do you think she could marry into a wealthy family? Tut tut tut... Don’t blame me for not warning you when you have to collect Liu Li’s body someday!"