Chapter 341: Chapter 341

Previously, she and Leng Mochen had always thought that all of this was Ling Wei’s doing. So, when he struck out against Ling Wei, Li Si knew about it but didn’t stop him. Who would have thought there was another hidden layer to all of this?

As for Zhou Rou, she had long since felt nothing for her. Just strangers passing by.

But some truths, once uncovered, expose their raw reality. Zhou Rou, you really are something else!

Ling Wei, seeing Li Si take it, let out a sigh of relief. "Li Si, I’m giving you these not to beg for your forgiveness, but just to ask you to tell your boyfriend that the one who made the mistake was me. It has nothing to do with my parents.

Our family’s business is completely ruined now. Can you let them off the hook? I’ll do anything you ask!

They’re already so old, starting over is really too hard. I have just this one request, Li Si, for the sake of our time as classmates, please?"

Ling Wei spoke earnestly, and by the end, she couldn’t help but cry. Her once privileged life had suddenly crumbled into poverty—it was something she found unbearable.

But the most heartbreaking part was seeing her elderly parents constantly begging and borrowing to make ends meet.

The human heart is so cold now; the so-called sworn brothers and dear relatives from before—none of them were there to help in her time of need.

It’s not too much to say that when a wall collapses, everyone piles on to push it.

Liu Xiaole, watching from the side, felt awful too. After all, they were all classmates. They hadn’t experienced much of the ruthless scheming and betrayal yet. If Ling Wei hadn’t done those things, how could Mr. Leng possibly have singled out her family?

Thinking about Ling Wei’s parents, she did feel sorry for them. But what if, at the time, it had been Li Si who drank that drugged glass of wine?

In that case, who would have sympathized with or pitied Li Si?

Wouldn’t she have been even more miserable? She didn’t even have parents to back her up.

Even though they now knew there was someone else pulling the strings, the person who carried out those actions at the time was Ling Wei herself. Could she honestly say she didn’t have ulterior motives when she did it?

Liu Xiaole could see clearly—this was just another woman who had set her sights on Mr. Leng, though her end was only a bit more tragic.

Li Si sighed, "Ling Wei, I hope you can take care of yourself from now on."

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Li Si and Liu Xiaole turned and left, leaving Ling Wei standing there alone. After a moment of silence, she broke down in tears.

She hated herself so much. Why, back then, had she been so foolish as to do such things? Not only did she harm others and herself, but she also dragged her parents down with her.

When Leng Mochen learned of this, he immediately arranged for people to monitor Zhou Rou’s movements, waiting for the right time to take action against her.

The report that came back left Li Si utterly astonished.

Zhou Rou’s boyfriend turned out to be the second son of the Han Family, Yin Qi’s former brother-in-law? Recently, there had been a scandal creating a huge stir—Han Mingzhe had divorced and left Beijing, whereabouts unknown.

Yin Qi, however, had taken Beibei to stay with Yin Xuan.

Does that mean when Li Si ran into Zhou Rou at the hospital back then, she was already pregnant with that man’s child?

Zhou Rou, you really do play your cards well!

Reading further, it turned out that after her miscarriage, Zhou Rou had already broken up with Han Mingxue. But what shocked Li Si the most was that Li Fei had become Han Mingxue’s new girlfriend!

Good heavens, what kind of tangled mess is this?

Unable to locate Zhou Rou for the time being, they had to put their plans on hold. But they immediately sent people to North City to look for her. This time, Leng Mochen had made up his mind—he wouldn’t give her another chance to stir up trouble.

Li Si couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of sweet, innocent Zhou Rou losing out to Li Fei. Truly, as the saying goes, everyone finds their match, like brine curdling tofu!

Not long ago, when she visited North City and went to her father’s grave at the foot of the mountain, she’d even seen Li Fei there. And now, look how quickly Li Fei had made her move!

Li Si speculated whether, back when Li Fei accompanied Zhou Rou to the obstetrics and gynecology hospital, she might have taken the opportunity to slip in and steal Han’s second son from right under her nose?

Actually, Li Si had stumbled onto some of the truth!

Zhou Rou had crafted an elaborate plan to take advantage of her downtime after her miscarriage for some rest and recovery, only for her dear brother Zhou Gang to suddenly show up demanding money. When she refused, Zhou Gang arrogantly raised his voice, threatening to reveal her past with Zhang Weicheng to her boyfriend if she didn’t pay up.

As fate would have it, Han Mingxue, who had just walked in, overheard everything!

Yes, no one could have guessed—Han Mingxue, who was supposed to have left, had suddenly returned.

Someone had sent him a text message, and that person was Li Fei.

At the time, Li Fei hadn’t thought much about it. She just found Zhou Rou and that man’s sneaky behavior suspicious.

Out of goodwill, she wanted to tip off Han Mingxue, but to her surprise, Han Mingxue had been taking a phone call in the underground parking lot and hadn’t left.

He came up just in time to catch them in the act. In truth, Han Mingxue didn’t visit Zhou Rou often in the past.

Now, after Zhou Rou’s miscarriage, he did feel sorry for her. After everything she’d gone through, she seemed pitiful, so he decided to treat her a bit better.

As for Li Fei, he had seen plenty of girls before, and she struck him as a simple, straightforward one. Other than a peculiar sense of familiarity, he didn’t have any deeper feelings for her.

After the truth came out, Zhou Gang slinked off miserably. He regretted coming to his sister’s place that day. Thinking that if this caused Zhou Rou to be dumped by that man, what would he and their mother do? Would Zhou Rou not resent him for life? So, he decided to lay low.

Li Fei felt embarrassed and left to give the two some space.

She secretly rejoiced—now Zhou Rou wouldn’t be able to act all high and mighty anymore! Unable to resist, she called Zhang Meihua and spilled the entire story.

Zhang Meihua gloated and had a good laugh with Li Fei. But towards the end, she picked up on something subtle and quickly asked Li Fei what she thought of that wealthy man.

Li Fei stammered, saying she didn’t have any feelings for him.

Who was Zhang Meihua? How could she not understand the daughter she raised? This little girl had definitely developed a crush. Otherwise, why would she go out of her way to stand up for that man?