Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 708 - 707: Can’t Figure it Out!

Lu Zheng teased Lin Xia deliberately, "Smells like pig’s trotters!"

"Hmph! You’re the pig! Come here, let me pinch your piggy nose!"

Lin Xia reached for Lu Zheng’s face, but he took advantage of the situation to hold the back of her head and sealed her lips with his.

From the first time they met, Lu Zheng had wanted to properly kiss his own wife.

But alas, his little wife was not complying, so he had to temporarily endure.

Now, looking at her just waking up with a cute, drowsy face, his originally low and complex mood also became clear.

Lin Xia nestled against him like a little bird against a person, her cheeks flushed, and her bright eyes were filled with smiles at this moment.

The two of them just stayed quietly like this for quite a while, with Lu Zheng not speaking.

Lin Xia sensed that something was off with his mood. She moved out of his embrace and looked at him with inquisitive eyes, "Xiaozheng! Why are you acting so strange? When you went to your grandma’s, did someone say something?"

Lu Zheng left, supposedly to see friends, but Lin Xia was very clear that he definitely went to find Fang Youlan!

But since he came back to the room, he hadn’t mentioned a word, so she didn’t want to bring it up proactively either.

After all, Fang Youlan was his grandma, and some things were better left unsaid.

However, that kiss just now was too gentle and lingering, and it carried a hint of caution.

This was something they had never experienced between them before.

In fact, Lu Zheng didn’t want to tell Lin Xia everything, but since he would have to tell her sooner or later, it was better to let her know in advance.

"Wife! It’s not about someone saying anything, but I inadvertently discovered some things..."

Lin Xia became even more curious, "Discovered what?"

Lu Zheng gathered his courage and briefly explained his visit to Fang Youlan’s home that day, including the suspicious aspects he noticed, and his discovery that the Fetal Exchange Medicine contained substances that could induce miscarriage.

"An abortion pill!? Who could be so cruel?"

After hearing this, Lin Xia was shocked. She could never have imagined that such a hidden affair existed.

She dared not think about what might have happened if she hadn’t been so resolute in the past and had gone along with Fang Youlan’s suggestion!

It would have been more than just an issue affecting the child’s health; she would have lost her baby forever!

Lin Xia instinctively placed her hand on her belly, her mind racing to analyze who would want to harm her in such a way.

Speaking of which, she had no shortage of enemies, such as Qian Chunli and her mother-daughter trio, Ji Man, and recently, there was Meng Xiangzi.

The others were too far away to be likely suspects.

So, Meng Xiangzi’s family members were the prime suspects!

She murmured, "Could it be Meng Xiangzi’s family?"

Lu Zheng reassuringly placed his large hand over Lin Xia’s on the back of her hand, "I’ve been thinking about this, too! Among those who have a grudge against us, aside from Meng Family, there seems to be no one else capable of doing such a thing.

But there are some things I can’t figure out.

If it really was the Meng Family, how could they have such detailed knowledge... know about my great-aunt’s situation, and even know that my grandma wanted to get her hands on Fetal Exchange Medicine..."

Lin Xia also found it puzzling, "Could it be that someone from our family inadvertently let Meng Family’s people know?"

Lu Qing’s face flashed in front of her, but she immediately dismissed the thought.

Their conflict was at most minor; surely it hadn’t risen to such an enmity, had it?

Lu Zheng was also pondering this issue, not noticing the subtle change in Lin Xia’s expression.

"For now, we can only think this way. Without witnesses or evidence, all we can do is speculate... I plan to have someone draw a portrait tomorrow. Even if that person is hard to find, I’m determined to find her..."

...

At that moment, the Meng Family mentioned by Lu Zheng was bustling with activity.

In the living room, several young men sat chatting with Meng Xiangnan.

These youngsters were none other than Hua Yongbing’s sons.

Because they cared for their aunt, they came to visit their mother’s sister, Hua Yongfang.

They also planned to take their cousin Meng Xiangnan to the bathhouse for a soak after dinner.

Hua Yongfang was busy preparing the meal in the kitchen at this time.

Ever since her daughter was involved in an incident and imprisoned, she had fallen seriously ill.

The one-year sentence handed down to her daughter had shattered her spirits; she spent her days in tears and had been on leave from her job, never returning to work.

The upcoming New Year was adding to her unbearable pain.

In past years, even though her daughter might not have been home for the New Year as she often visited for consolation performances,

her worries had never caused her such heartache.

What was more terrifying was that she now dreamt every night of her daughter suffering and being bullied inside.

Her daughter wailed in misery and resentment, pleading for her to save her. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Upon waking, Hua Yongfang would be immersed in a state of sorrow, depression, and powerlessness from which she found it hard to escape.

She wished she could take her daughter’s place and bear the punishment herself!

She wished she could take revenge on all those who had caused her daughter to end up in such a dire state!

Though Hua Yongfang was cooking in the kitchen, she was also keenly listening to the conversation in the living room.

She hoped to catch some pieces of information that she wanted to know from her nephews’ conversations.

Meng Xiangnan had a good relationship with his older brothers; they had gotten along well since childhood.

Among them, Hua Yongbing’s second son asked him, "How is aunt’s spirit lately? She seems to have lost weight, which is quite worrying!"

"She’s much better now," Meng Xiangnan sighed. "But with the New Year approaching, my mom is so preoccupied with worrying about my sister, she hardly eats. How could she not lose weight?"

Meng Xiangnan seemed to have matured overnight since his sister’s incident.

Since school was out, he had been cooped up at home all day.

But what good was that?

He couldn’t help at all and could only watch his mother grieve and weep.

"Alas! You should really talk to her! There’s nothing that can be done about the situation turning out this way..." Hua Yongbing’s sons looked at each other, feeling helpless. They had come today at their father’s behest.

Listening to their cousin speak so darkly about these matters, they all felt uncomfortable.

But with their current abilities, it was tough to extend a helping hand to their cousin in her plight.

"Yeah! If this had happened to someone else, at most they would’ve just compensated with some money and settled it privately, without even needing detention.

It’s just that the other party is not ordinary! I’ve been classmates with Lin Dong for almost a semester and didn’t know the situation with his family! Otherwise, I would’ve said something..."

After Meng Xiangnan’s pleas to Lin Dong had failed, he had come to thoroughly despise Lin Dong.

If Lin Dong had been willing to forgive, his sister wouldn’t have had to endure such a heavy punishment!

The thought of his sister, who had been pampered like a princess since childhood, now facing jail time, filled him with rage! Lin Dong and his family were simply too cruel!

Hua Yongbing’s eldest son tried to console Meng Xiangnan, "Xiangnan, you shouldn’t blame yourself! A lot of things aren’t foreseeable! Who could have guessed that his sister would be the granddaughter-in-law of Grandpa Shao..."

Before he could finish, a "crash" was heard from the kitchen – the sound of a plate hitting the floor...