CapĂtulo 1600: Chapter 1600: Retribution
And she still needed to get Lih Tianci out.
Unfortunately, this time Lih Tianci couldnât be released anymore.
Under the strong psychological offensive and pressure, Liu Chengming and Lih Tianciâs group, along with Lih Tianciâs uncle, confessed all the evil deeds they had done.
What awaits them is the severe punishment of the law.
The innocent Fang Ruoxi was finally rescued, as the only daughter of the Fang family, she also failed to recognize people clearly, nearly causing her and her children to lose their lives, but fortunately, she saw the light of day again.
With Chairman Anâs help, the distant and close relatives and the Fang familyâs various industries were stabilized, and the two children poisoned slowly were sent to the hospital for treatment.
However, Director Du, upon learning that there were over a dozen people from the Lih family in the factory occupying good positions, nearly committed suicide out of shame.
Itâs not entirely his fault, with Lih Shuyi around, some people dared do anything to please Madam Du, and of course, they didnât let Director Du know â as long as Madam Du was pleased, a word on the pillow could mean a quick raise or promotion.
Who would have thought that the whole situation would be exposed, and Director Du was completely unaware?
Nonetheless, Director Du still made mistakes.
He swiftly fired the Lih familyâs relatives, and then voluntarily submitted a report to retire early, when in fact he could have worked for another ten years.
However, he was already too ashamed to stay in the factory.
The leadership considered his merits and transferred him to a branch in the Northwest, as early retirement would be a pity.
He had already analyzed what Lih Shuyi had done to him back then and realized he fell into Lih Shuyiâs trap, but who can he blame? It was the consequence of his weak will.
Nonetheless, when the issue of Elder Wu raising Liu Chengmingâs children arose, he still sought a paternity test.
Despite the two children resembling him, he no longer trusted Lih Shuyi.
The results came out quickly, thankfully, they were his blood.
He divorced Lih Shuyi.
Lih Shuyi indeed stole things, but Du Tian withdrew the lawsuit voluntarily, considering Du Mingzhuâs custody; he couldnât care for the child, and his elderly father was in no condition for it, especially a girl, itâs better with her mother.
So Du Tian let Lih Shuyi off, she avoided prison, only fined to settle the matter.
However, she couldnât return to work; with some money, she left the Imperial Capital with Du Mingzhu, not knowing where they went.
Du Yu was anxious after hearing that phone call but hoped for a stroke of luck, yet in the end, he became a joke among classmates.
Unexpectedly, although he had a good relationship with Lih Shuyi, he still chose Director Du, whereas Du Mingzhu went with her mother.
Thus, half a month later, Director Du left the Imperial Capital for the Great Northwest with his son who had taken a break from school.
The old Du family residence was given to Du Tian, and the property deeds were changed to his name; when leaving with his son, Du Tian and An Xiaotong went to see them off, though Director Du was obviously not returning to the Imperial Capital, leaving him humiliated, with a very bleak expression, but it couldnât be helped.
Du Yu had to be taken away, because even though he was Director Duâs son, many believed he was Liu Chengmingâs.
At this point, rumors were rampant, besides the involved parties, no one could distinguish between truth and falsehood.
For the masses at the bottom, the truth was no longer important; they only believed the part entertaining to themselves, automatically ignoring the rest.
The weather grew hotter, yet Director Duâs heart was cold to the bone; he worked hard all his life only to find himself having to leave for distant lands.
However, he fared better than Elder Wu, at least he didnât raise someone elseâs child and was left with his life, for after struggling with Lih Shulan to finalize their divorce, Elder Wu succumbed to a heart attack and passed away.
Fortunately, before dying, he cleared his relationship with Lih Shulan, otherwise his house and inheritance would have gone to her.
The third sister of the Lih family, Lih Shufang, finally handed over those jewelry pieces; she and the fourth sister married into wealthy families, naturally living lavish lives on high ground, but as the Lih familyâs scandals were exposed one by one, they too were thrust into the spotlight.
Though they divorced, life became challenging.
Lacking friendships on ordinary days, now naturally there were plenty to strike when theyâre down.
Especially with Old Lady Lih constantly causing trouble, demanding they find someone to get Lih Tianci out; the two families issued a death order: either divorce or sever ties with the Lih family.
Yet, the Lih sisters, brainwashed by Old Lady Lih, became brother-helping fiends, assuming they committed no crimes themselves, started going around seeking connections to rescue Lih Tianci, and upon discovery by their husbands, they were thrown out in fury, truly chased out, with locks at home changed.
Knowing Lih Tianciâs case spells doom for anyone involved.
They do business, each having a bit of dirty routes and money, to avoid being implicated, the two decided together to make the above decisions.
Wives lost can be found again, but lost assets are not so easily earned back.
Moreover, now when colleagues or partners saw them, their glances were meaningful, some even directly saying your child doesnât quite look like you.
After all, the Lih familyâs mess lay there, and among them, not a single Lih sister had a normal marriage: not rising from a mistress to wife, then marrying a widower; the Lih sisters were indeed famous.
Naturally, they too were left embarrassed.
Especially the original wivesâ children had no good relationship with stepmothers, now naturally seeking vengeance or revenge, not missing such a good opportunity.
Thus, Old Lady Lih had been arrogant for so many years, finally met with retribution.
Married daughters supposed to bring wealth, except the second daughter who left with children, others had nowhere to go, even if Old Lady Lih beat and scolded wouldnât work, managed to live in.
Old Lady Lih, seeing no hope of her sonâs release, urgently was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhageâŠ
Lih Shulan had nothing left, but she was relentless, still scheming to get her lover out, but then heard Liu Chengming sentenced to death, losing hope, she vented all her anger on An Xiaolan.
And Han Zhuomei was sent away by Chairman Anâs son, leaving a sum of money thus severing the mother-son relationship completely.
Lih Tianciâs heinous crimes earned him a death sentence, others received life sentences or ten years, in short, this group of scoundrels received deserved punishment.
By late June, these tumultuous dramas concluded.
The Lih familyâs looming cloud couldnât dissipate; accompanying her would be endless poverty and pain.
Because some people didnât want to see them doing well.
Even so, everyone was well aware who these people were.
With timeâs passage, the Lih family, once nouveau riche in the Imperial Capital, drowned in the long river of time, unable to stir any waves anymore.