What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

On Lin Chang'an's street, several neighbors were gathered at the crossroads, basking in the sun and gossiping.

"I watched that kid from the Lin family grow up. He was a bad boy from a young age, always stealing chickens, cheating, and swindling."

"That's right. My child was led astray by him for a while, but thankfully we stopped playing with him in time."

"He spent his days hanging out with shady characters, and who knows what dirty things they did."

Fang Qingzhu passed by, and several of these people recognized her. Their eyes all fell on her, some curious and some whispering.

Those gazes were like needles, making Fang Qingzhu feel extremely uncomfortable.

She bit her lip tightly, lowered her head even further, and quickly walked past her neighbors to Lin Jianguo's door.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door; it was her third aunt who opened it.

When Auntie saw Fang Qingzhu, a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face. She quickly stepped aside and said, "Qingzhu is here. Come in quickly."

Fang Qingzhu walked into the courtyard and could feel the oppressive atmosphere.

Lin Jianguo sat on the steps, his brows furrowed, a cigarette between his fingers, oblivious to the ash almost falling onto his trousers.

Lin Shengnan sat on a small stool next to Fang Qingzhu. When she saw Fang Qingzhu come in, she moved her lips and whispered, "Sister-in-law."

"Third Uncle."

Fang Qingzhu bit her lip, trying to calm herself, but her voice trembled as she spoke: "What do we do now? Chang'an, he..."

Lin Jianguo looked up at his niece-in-law, whose belly was already showing, and felt a pang of unease.

He had watched Lin Chang'an grow up since he was a child and had long regarded Lin Chang'an as his own son.

Lin Chang'an lost his parents when he was seven years old, dropped out of high school before finishing, and started drifting in society at a young age.

Lin Jianguo was always worried that he would go astray, so he disciplined him a lot.

But how could he control a teenager who was only half a kid? He spent his days hanging out with a bunch of bad friends in society.

However, ever since he started talking about getting married, this guy has changed his ways and seems to be trying to be a better person.

Especially recently, he has become more stable in his work and no longer likes to cause trouble as before.

Lin Jianguo was secretly pleased, feeling that his nephew had finally grown up and was ready to take on the responsibilities of the family, so that he could give his older brother an explanation.

But the sudden arrest by the police caught him off guard, leaving him both angry and anxious.

Besides, this niece-in-law is already pregnant with Chang'an's child, and it looks like she'll be marrying into the family soon.

Now that something has happened in Chang'an, he doesn't know how to comfort his niece-in-law, let alone how to resolve the situation.

Lin Jianguo sighed: "The police station said someone would contact us within 24 hours, but for now we can only wait."

"Qingzhu, you're pregnant, so please don't rush things."

Third Aunt handed Fang Qingzhu a glass of water, gently patted her back, and told her to sit down, comforting her, "Maybe it's just a misunderstanding. We'll know once the police come."

That's what she said, but she herself wasn't sure, and her brows were tightly furrowed.

If Lin Chang'an really commits a serious crime and is sentenced to prison, the marriage can't go on, and Qingzhu is still pregnant. How are we going to get through this?

Lin Shengnan also chimed in, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my brother... he's not the kind of person who would make a big mistake, he definitely didn't..."

As she spoke, she lost her confidence, and her voice grew softer and softer.

Fang Qingzhu's mind was in complete chaos.

Sitting in the chair, I didn't know what to think about.

Lin Jianguo squatted against the wall, smoking, his brows furrowed, a surge of urge rising within him to beat this brat to death.

Lin Shengnan stood to the side, head down, not daring to look at Fang Qingzhu.

She felt both guilty and afraid, always feeling that it was her complaints that had driven her cousin astray.

Seeing Fang Qingzhu's distraught state now made her feel even worse.

At that moment, Lin Hongbin, who was inside the room, lifted the curtain: "My brother will definitely be fine, he's so capable!"

Lin Jianguo angrily shouted, "Get back! Who let you out? 'Powerful'? He's just too powerful."

Lin Hongbin pouted after being rebuked and whispered, "Anyway, I believe my brother will be fine."

After a long while, Fang Qingzhu said in a hoarse voice, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, I...I'm leaving."

Seeing her niece-in-law so distraught, the third aunt felt bad too, but there was nothing she could do to stop her. All she could say was, "Shengnan, see your sister-in-law off."

"No."

Fang Qingzhu shook her head and walked towards the door. "I'm going to Chang'an's house."

Her voice was very soft as she walked straight out of the courtyard.

Watching Fang Qingzhu's retreating figure, Third Aunt couldn't help but slap her thigh and say angrily, "That Chang'an kid, what a disaster! He's wasting his life! He's ruined Xiaozhu's life!"

Lin Jianguo didn't say anything, but let out a heavy sigh and smoked a cigarette in frustration.

Fang Qingzhu walked to Lin Chang'an's house, took out her key and opened the gate. The yard was quiet.

She went straight into the house and quietly looked at the wedding photos that the two had recently hung up.

In the photo, Lin Chang'an is wearing a sharp suit, with a mischievous grin on his face and bright eyes.

She was wearing a pure white wedding dress, nestled obediently in his arms, her happiness impossible to hide.

As Fang Qingzhu watched, the tears she had been holding back finally broke free and streamed down her cheeks.

Just then, the sudden ringing of the bell broke her chaotic thoughts.

Fang Qingzhu froze for two seconds before reacting and taking out her phone.

The caller ID displayed the words "Chang'an".

She hastily wiped away her tears and pressed the answer button with trembling fingertips.

A familiar, slightly cynical voice came from the other end of the phone: "Honey, it was too noisy just now, I didn't hear you on the phone, you..."

"Waaah..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fang Qingzhu completely broke down and burst into tears, her sobs even louder than before.

She was convinced that the police had shown leniency by allowing Lin Chang'an to contact his family.

Upon hearing his wife cry, Lin Chang'an panicked and his tone became urgent:

"Hey? Honey, what's wrong? What happened?"

Hearing Lin Chang'an's feigned nonchalance, Fang Qingzhu felt even more distressed, sobbing and choking back tears:

"Lin Chang'an! You're a liar!"

"How am I a liar?" Lin Chang'an was completely bewildered by the question.

Seeing that he was still pretending even at this point, Fang Qingzhu's anger flared even more, and she cried out:

"How could you do this to me? How could you do this to our children?"

Lin Chang'an was even more confused. "No, what happened? What's going on? Explain yourself clearly."

Fang Qingzhu was also stunned by Lin Chang'an's reaction.

"You didn't do anything wrong, you were just arrested by the police," Fang Qingzhu said, sobbing.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'an's eyebrows twitched:

"Which idiot spread rumors about me?"