"Are you okay?" Han Yi got out of the car and watched as the speeding Li Liang had already vanished, his dark eyes dimmed.
"Iām fine. He wouldnāt dare make a move in broad daylight. I just donāt know what he really wants." Lin Wan, holding Little Star, got out of the car and saw that Li Liang was already out of sight, feeling a bit unsettled.
"Donāt worry, itās all right now. Can you drive? Letās go home." Han Yi didnāt linger much and hugged her and the child.
Lin Wan nodded, got in the car with the child. Han Yi drove behind her.
After returning home, Lin Wan didnāt dare go out for several days.
Su Ling was the same; they didnāt even go to see Yin Peibai when she had her baby.
According to Zhang Hanfu, Yin Peibaiās childbirth was rather perilous; a massive hemorrhage almost cost her life.
They found out and went to the hospital that day. Fortunately, both the mother and the child were fine, but needed to stay in the hospital for a while.
Peibai had a girl, and her mother-in-law wasnāt very happy. If it werenāt for Peibaiās parents, her mother-in-law might have left without a word.
By late September, it started raining, and after two days of wind, the temperature dropped.
Han Yi was clearly resting these past two days, yet still drove to help Lin Wan with the shop matters, though he came back very late each time.
...
"Whatās the problem? Before, you were quick and ruthless when dealing with me. How come itās so difficult with Lin Wan? Are you trying to play me? In school, I asked you to seduce Lin Wan and you kept saying it wouldnāt work. Now I ask you again, and still nothing. Li Liang, arenāt you into newlywed brides? Look at Lin Wan, she has the looks, the figure, better than those young girls, arenāt you tempted at all?"
"How can I not be tempted? But Iāve been following her for days and couldnāt find a way to make a move; she has a car, goes places by car every day, never giving an opportunity." Li Liang felt frustrated himself; he originally thought to catch Lin Wan on a dark stormy night and take her to a secluded place. Who knew she had a car. Damn, isnāt it maddening?"
"What? A car? What kind of car?" Ye Qingās face twisted, looking extremely displeased.
"What kind of car do you think? Of course, a sedan, a Lada. Quite expensive, probably worth 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. Damn, sheās rich. Not only do I see she has a car, but I also found out sheās building a factory herself. I inquired about it; itās a garment factory being constructed." Li Liang, talking about it, felt a bit moved; such a wealthy woman, if he could win her over, wouldnāt he be living happily ever after?
On the other end of the line, Ye Qingās face was already twisted and frighteningly terrifying. Her grip was so tight her fingernails were almost digging into her flesh.
"Destroy it all, I want you to destroy it all for me. Destroy her people, her factory, her car."
"Easy for you to say, this means committing crimes; she has a soldier husband, very vigilant, last time I almost got caught by him. If something happens to me, I could be executed. Ye Qing, you donāt want me dead, do you?"
"Li Liang, I gave you so much money, once you take it you have to do things for me, or Iāll report you to the police station, donāt forget, Iāve done time for reeducation through labor. Iām no longer a naĆÆve girl for you to bully."
"Fine, fine, Iāll help you. Isnāt this enough? When are you coming back?" All his secrets were in Ye Qingās hands; he dared not upset her.
Damn it. If I knew itād turn out like this, I would never have gotten involved with this woman. But... thinking back to that night, his heart still felt thrilled. That kind of exhilarating thing, he had only done once in his life. If he could do it again, it wouldnāt be bad to experience it. Besides, this one is much more tempting than Ye Qing.
He had to plan well.
"Iāll be back in a few days. You make sure to take care of it."
...
Lin Wan and Little Star had not gone out for over a month, and for Shi Lanās one-month celebration, Han Yi took her. Fortunately, there was no sign of Li Liang.
As the weather turned cold, all the autumn and winter clothes were stocked by Han Yi. Whenever he had time, heād help her out. Lin Wan noticed Han Yi seemed particularly free lately; sometimes he didnāt need to go to the base for two whole days.
Today was Yin Peibaiās one-month banquet, and Han Yi brought her along.
Su Ling hadnāt seen Lin Wan for several days, and seeing her, she immediately sighed with relief, "Xiao Wan, I saw Ye Qing these days."
"Sheās here?" Lin Wan could now confirm that the reason Li Liang was following her was due to Ye Qing.
She didnāt know what Ye Qing had told him to make him so dedicated.
"Mm, sheās at her motherās place now. Uncle Du is really favorable to Qiu Hualan, even taking out the old home for her to stay. Knowing she has a husband, he still helps her like this. Isnāt he worried other men will see?"
Lin Wanās eyes shifted as she chuckled, "Ye Weijun is quite foolish, not knowing anything after all this time."
"Indeed, should we warn him?"
Ye Qing wants to harm her, she certainly wouldnāt let Ye Qing have it easy. "Of course we should. After lunch, Ai Yi and I will stage a coincidental meeting with him. Is he at home now?"
"At home, always with the liquor bottle, rarely without a drink." Su Ling imagined seeing Ye Weijun and started to frown.
"Without that, he wouldnāt be Ye Weijun."
"What are you two whispering over there?" Yin Peibai, on the bed, just saw the relatives off and noticed them whispering aside.
"Still about Li Liangās stalking."
"That wretched man should have been sent to the reeducation center ages ago, why is he still out there?"
"He was lucky; the last matter couldnāt get him in. But, I guess, Ye Qing let Li Liang stalk me probably to destroy me. Now that sheās here in S City, thatās perfect, we can deal with them together."
"You have a plan?"
"Yes, wait for my good news."
"Xiao Wan, Xiao Wan, donāt forget me, let me in on this, I canāt stand them anymore." Su Ling gets unusually excited when encountering such things.
It must be said, Aunt Tang and Su Ling as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law certainly share similar traits. Both love being "enthusiastic" about matters.
"Wait for me. Youāre definitely included."
"Alright, alright, Iām helping you guys now, please be cautious."
"Rest assured, I know what Iām doing. Has the babyās name been decided?"
"Yes, itās Zhang Yanyan, nickname is Mili."
"Wow, so precious." Su Ling raised an eyebrow and whispered, "Your husband Zhang Hanfu didnāt say anything, right?"
"Heās thrilled and loves the child. Besides my mother-in-law, no one else really said anything. Iāve come to realize that caring for your own child is what matters; who cares if she likes it or not."
"True, as long as you two treasure her. Look at my Little Star, so well-behaved, much easier than boys."
"Absolutely, compared to Shi Lanās two, I feel much relieved." Yin Peibai glanced at Shi Lan hurrying about every day and shuddered.
After the banquet ended in the afternoon, Lin Wan asked Han Yi to take her to the Construction District, just in time to drop Liu Wei and Su Ling the couple off.
Nearing Su Lingās home, they coincidentally saw Ye Weijun by the roadside.
"Did you see? Heās watching people play chess by the roadside."
Lin Wan looked at Han Yi and said, "Ai Yi, pull over by the curb, Iāll go talk to him."
Han Yi nodded, parked by the side. Before Lin Wan got out, Su Ling hurriedly said, "Iāll go with you; this Ye Weijun is quite tough."
In the car, Liu Wei looked at his wife with resignation, gave Han Yi a helpless smile. But last year, Ye Weijun was causing trouble for several of them.
Liu Wei feared the two women couldnāt handle him, so he placed Tiger in the back seat, "Iāll go follow those two."
"Thanks." Han Yi gave a nod to Liu Wei in gratitude.
Su Ling and Lin Wan, arms linked, deliberately walked past Ye Weijun and acted startled, "Oh, isnāt this Uncle Ye? What are you doing here?"
Lin Wanās voice was soft, but enough for Ye Weijun to notice. Clearly Ye Weijun looked up and saw them.
There was a moment of awkwardness; last year, these two women were the ones who sent him to the detention center.
Ye Weijun smiled awkwardly and was now frightened of the Lin Family; each member was formidable. That incident during New Year, Lin Wanās husband and brother hadnāt spared him. He woke up the next day, bruised all over.
Along with his daughterās deeds, he dared not provoke them. Having been in S City few days, he hadnāt dared visit Liang Hongmeiās family.
He wondered what Lin Wan was up to today, initiating conversation.
Before Ye Weijun could speak, Lin Wan said softly, "Uncle Ye must be here for Aunt Qiu, right? Why donāt I see Aunt Qiu?"