Gu Junming continued to tell Sun Chan that later, Ding Qiuyue took many things and went to the Wang Family to beg Gu Junming's adoptive parents not to speak out about the matter.

As soon as she entered the door, she knelt before Father Wang and Mrs. Wang: "My daughter has done many wrong things, but she hasn't married yet. Please give her a chance. If this gets out, she really won't survive. I only have this one child, I'm begging you!"

Su Miao was caught outside, so not many people in the village knew the truth. Even if they knew something happened in their family, they could only guess at most.

Ding Qiuyue was determined to keep her arrest a secret.

Father Wang and Mrs. Wang couldn't bear this and promised not to spread the news.

Sun Chan nodded: "That's all we can do."

"Yes, hopefully, this girl can reform herself in the future."

"But I don't think Su Miao and her mother will forgive you," said Sun Chan.

Gu Junming said, "I seek to have no regrets. I won't bend the rules just because we're from the same village. If they can't understand me, there's nothing I can do. I've also told my parents to be careful."

People in the village hold strong grudges. If there's a bit of conflict, they might poison livestock, burn up the stacks of firewood, and so on. We have to be careful.

Sun Chan nodded, thinking that if the business develops well, bringing the two elders out earlier would be good too.

As they chatted, time passed quickly.

They were quite happy, but Bai Fanglan was in a panic over there, almost fleeing back to her family's home.

Bai Chuan wasn't home; lately, he often goes to the neighbor's house to play chess.

Anyway, there's no way to stay with the troops now, might as well live casually like this. Recently, Bai Chuan has shown signs of giving up on himself, he can't even manage his own affairs, let alone worry about how his granddaughter is doing?

Bai Fanglan sat alone on the sofa, covering her face and crying continuously, feeling extremely wronged.

She never dreamt she'd encounter that person again!

Originally thinking that the matter had passed, she tried to forget past experiences and live well with Wang Hu.

Who knew that once she settled her mood completely, she would unexpectedly run into that person on her way back to her family's home!

The same Yuan Bing she knew from the train.

He tricked her into drinking water laced with drugs, leading to an event in Shenzhen that greatly traumatized her. She even discovered she was pregnant, and tried everything to make Wang Hu believe the child was his, thinking she could cheat and return to her previous life.

Yuan Bing also didn't expect to bump into her here, reminiscing a bit, then approached her with a smile.

"Hey there, long time no see. You seem much prettier now, how about we meet up sometime?"

Terrified, she pushed Yuan Bing's hand away: "Get away! I don't know you!"

"Bai Fanglan, how can you be like this? Just put on clothes and forget old times? Back then you and I, along with my buddies, were together..."

"Shut up!" Bai Fanglan shouted, covering her ears: "You're disgusting, get lost!"

Yuan Bing wasn't bothered by her insults. He had tricked many girls before and mostly no longer remembered them, but Bai Fanglan was special.

They once rummaged through Bai Fanglan's bag and found she was indeed a doctor, her family had some status, and her husband was in the military, so Yuan Bing remembered her, thinking if opportunities arose, he could ask her for some money.

So he kept her in mind. Seeing Bai Fanglan trying to run, he grabbed her arm: "Want me to scram? Sure, give me hush money! Recently, my development hasn't been great; my business in Shenzhen was inspected, and my buddies were arrested. I had to hide out here. I'm not asking for much, just give me ten thousand bucks. As long as I get the money, I'll completely forget our little affair. How about it?"

"I don't have a penny! You treated me like that, and now you're asking for money? Absolutely vile!" Of course, Bai Fanglan wouldn't believe his words. First, she couldn't come up with that much money, and even if she could, she wouldn't give it. If it benefited him, wouldn't such a thug keep pestering her every day? If she really gave money, she'd never have a good day for the rest of her life.

Yuan Bing chuckled: "You've got quite a temper?"

"Stay away from me, I'll pretend past events are just dog bites, if you seek me out again, I won't be polite!"

Yuan Bing laughed: "Who are you fooling? If you really dared to accuse me, you wouldn't have stayed silent in Shenzhen. You're afraid of humiliation, afraid your husband will find out and divorce you, right? Don't worry, I don't want to ruin your marriage, I just want some money. Let's find a place to chat while we eat. I'm broke, so why not treat me?"

As he spoke, he tugged at her bag, and Bai Fanglan resolutely refused. They then began tussling on the street.

Fortunately, Gu Junming saw it then and temporarily drove that person away. But what about later? Will he let go of me?

Bai Fanglan, trembling, sat on the sofa, her heart in chaos. She knew this person wouldn't easily let it go and would definitely think of ways to continue causing trouble. What should she do? What should I do now?

Ring ring ring... As she was thinking, the phone rang, frightening Bai Fanglan to stand up.

She thought for some time, knowing that person probably didn't know her number, then picked up the phone and said, shakily, "Hello..."

"It's me, you're back home?" It was Wang Hu's voice.

Hearing her husband, Bai Fanglan immediately cried: "Where are you?"

Wang Hu chuckled: "What's wrong with you? Of course, I'm studying in Beijing. People say pregnancies make you forgetful for three years. Are you actually confused?"

Bai Fanglan wiped her tears: "I want to find you. I'm taking leave now, I want to go to Beijing to find you."

"What's wrong?" Wang Hu said, "Your work is here, and you're pregnant, how can you run around? Did you have a conflict with my parents? I'll call them later..."

"No, Wang Hu!" Bai Fanglan choked, "I now know how good of a husband you are, you're really wonderful. I truly miss you, let's settle it that way. I'll come find you, I'll stay with you. I can give up work, I just want to be with you."

No matter how Wang Hu persuaded, she refused to listen, so he could only verbally agree to talk to his parents, to calm her down first.

He thought perhaps it was just another argument between her and his parents, so he called his parents, but who knew, they had no idea what had happened.

"No way! She was quite cheerful when she left this morning, saying she went to her family's home. We even gave her two movie tickets to watch with her grandfather. What happened?" Mrs. Wang curiously asked.

Wang Hu said: "It's nothing, she said she wanted to come to Beijing to see me. I just wanted to know if something happened."