Chapter 1639: Chapter 1639: 1639: Just Wait for the News
Chapter 1639: Chapter 1639: Just Wait for the News
Luo Qiao said with ill intent, “Let’s make sure people report this properly. It’s a great chance to publicize the He family; we absolutely can’t let them use connections to cover it up.”
Luo Xuyuan gave a light ‘mm-hmm’ in response, “Rest assured, the show is about to begin. Someone has paved the way, so we shouldn’t just watch idly; we must also wave flags and cheer them on, right?”
After the siblings finished their phone call, they took action separately.
Lu Yichen kept trying to call Luo Qiao, but couldn’t get through. He thought she probably already knew about the situation, so he found someone to call both the electricity department and the traffic police squad, with just two words: ‘Handle strictly.’
After doing that, he dialed Luo Qiao again to claim credit.
“Hey, Qiaoqiao, what are you up to?”
“Not much, just made a few calls. Are you done on your end?”
“Yeah, I made all the necessary calls; it’s going to be tough for them.”
“They’ve done too many bad things; they’ve capsized in a ditch; they deserve it.”
“You’re absolutely right. I heard she did drink quite a bit, but her blood also had traces of stimulants. Seems like Bao Xiaorui has made quite a few enemies outside.”
“That’s good, it saves us from taking action, just a little push is all that’s needed.”
“Don’t worry, just wait for the news quietly.”
“Come back earlier tonight, I’ll make you something delicious.”
“Alright.”
Hanging up the phone, he also got busy as he had another surgery in the afternoon, and he needed to check on the patient’s condition.
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In Ji City, Nie Lixia never expected that events from over thirty years ago would resurface, and that she would be dragged into it.
These days in the family compound, life was indeed difficult; she didn’t dare to leave the house because half of the residents were former employees of the telecommunications bureau, and they still remembered Ning Xueling.
The matter wasn’t deliberately concealed, plus with word of mouth spread, it didn’t take long for the nearby compounds to know that Nie Lixia had once instigated jealousy against Ning Xueling, encouraging a friend who worked at a hospital to steal her daughter.
This threw Nie Lixia, who had been enjoying retirement peacefully at home, into the darkest days of her life; she didn’t dare to step out because whenever she did, people pointed fingers at her.
Even her daughter-in-law treated her with disdain, never showing a smile, and often slammed things around.
Several times she talked with her son about this issue, and her son would say, “Mom, just endure for now, our life is tough too. It’s better for you at home, but for us, it’s miserable. You don’t know how people outside are treating us.
Being pointed at is nothing, some even chase us to curse. She’s already shown mercy by not kicking you out.”
Because of her son’s words, Nie Lixia hated Xu Mei, the one who exposed her. She decided to take a risk; after dark, she wrapped a scarf and went out.
She ran to the building below Xu Mei’s apartment, took out a megaphone she bought on the way: “Xu Mei in apartment 501, you shameless person. You did bad things yourself, tried to drag me down too.
You said I asked you to steal a child; how stupid are you? Can I control your mind? You heartless, filthy creature, if I told you to die now, would you go die?
Clearly, you and your spouse did that disgraceful thing to please your leaders, paving the way for your husband’s bid for workshop director, yet you wanted a scapegoat. Truly, shameless both of you are.”
Being berated downstairs like this, Xu Mei and her spouse felt their faces burning. Initially, not many people in the community knew about it, unlike the family compound where people intersect more often, but now the whole neighborhood knew.