Courtyard House: I'm surrounded by celestial beauties on either side.

"If I really became the boss's wife, would I still be able to be bossed around by Madam Jia Zhang?"

"Could something have happened to Sha Zhu?"

Upon hearing this, He Yushui, who had just started her holiday, felt her legs go weak: "How could anything have happened to my brother!"

But I was really nervous.

She rushed to the Jia family's gate, shouting, "Qin Huairu! Where is my brother?"

Remembering how He Yushui had asked Fang Chengxuan to send a message to sow discord, Qin Huairu replied irritably, "Who knows where your brother is!"

She gets furious whenever she thinks about that silly Zhu who wanted to divorce her for Qin Mengtao.

"I've already finalized my divorce with He Yuzhu in Hong Kong. If you want to find out about him, figure it out yourself. Don't bother me."

Qin Huairu felt a surge of irritation.

He Yushui was stunned when she saw the look of disgust on Qin Huairu's face when she mentioned her brother: What's going on? Why is she talking about my brother like that? Has something really happened to my brother?

He Yushui couldn't let go of her brother after all. After hesitating for a moment, she turned around and rushed out of the courtyard, heading straight for the Xuanfang Road compound.

"Brother Fang, Qin Huairu is back, but my brother is nowhere to be seen. Do you know anything about him? Could something have really happened to him?"

He Yushui's face was deathly pale, and her lips trembled.

Fang Chengxuan glanced at her and thought to himself, "Distance does indeed make the heart grow fonder. When He Yuzhu was around, this girl ignored him, but now she's getting anxious."

"Your brother is fine, he's still in Hong Kong."

Fang Chengxuan spoke in a flat tone.

He Yushui breathed a sigh of relief: "Then what's going on with my brother and Qin Huairu? Why did Qin Huairu say they're already divorced?"

"Qin Huairu is unable to have children, and coincidentally, another woman got pregnant with your brother's child. Your brother divorced her for the sake of that child."

Fang Chengxuan gave a simple explanation.

"I don't know the specific details either, and I don't know anything about what's going on in Hong Kong right now. You can ask Liu Lan when she gets back."

Fang Chengxuan was too lazy to get entangled with the people in the courtyard.

He Yushui seems to understand now, but who knows if she will make the same mistake again when He Yuzhu comes back?

He Yushui noticed his coldness and left awkwardly.

As soon as she left, Rong Xinrui sat down next to Fang Chengxuan and said, "It seems Qin Huairu won't be able to stay in the mental hospital for long."

"Once she's been to a mental hospital, that's an indelible stain."

Just wait and see, she'll reap what she sows!

Fang Chengxuan thought of the Mei family father and daughter.

Having experienced a life of luxury, Qin Huairu no longer cared about the meager wages at the steel mill. Now that He Yuzhu was no longer supporting her in the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai might not help her either.

The only person she could possibly target was Mei Yueke, who seemed shrewd but was actually naive—but while Mei Yueke was easy to bully, her father, Mei Pingchuan, was no pushover.

At this moment, the Mei family father and daughter were also talking about Qin Huairu and Fang Chengxuan.

"Fang Chengxuan seems easygoing on the surface, but he's actually not someone to mess with. You should stay away from him in the future."

As for Qin Huairu… consider this a favor repaid, and don't associate with her again; it won't do you any good.”

Mei Pingchuan gave his daughter some instructions.

He regretted letting his daughter study in Beijing; he should have kept her in the city.

"Dad, I understand. I'll learn from this experience and stay far away from her from now on."

Mei Yueke's face darkened as she recalled Qin Huairu's demeanor.

However, when they tried to distance themselves from each other, Qin Huairu refused.

At this moment, Qin Huairu was making up a story for her son, who was full of anger: "Great idea, your silly uncle and I did open a restaurant in Hong Kong, but Fang Chengxuan deliberately opened a shop across the street to squeeze us out, making it impossible for us to continue operating."

"It's not that Mom didn't send you things, it's that Fang Chengxuan embezzled everything she sent! There was a thousand yuan in cash alone!"

Banggeng was skeptical: "Really? What about the things you asked Fang Chengxuan to deliver? That bastard really embezzled our money! Mom, we have to go and get it back from him!"

Jia Zhangshi chimed in, "That's right! It's over a thousand yuan, we have to get it back! Qin Huairu, go now!"

Bang Geng gritted his teeth: "Last time I went to ask for it back, not only did he deny it, but he also called the law enforcement officers to arrest me! This time, I absolutely cannot let him get away with it!"

Seeing her mother-in-law and son's aggressive stance, Qin Huairu reluctantly agreed, "Okay, I'll go get it right away."

You stay home and wait. If we get our money back, we'll buy meat and stew it for you!

With a wicked plan in mind, she headed straight for the compound on Xuanfang Road.

Upon arriving at the Rong family home, she pushed past the nanny and stormed into the house, coldly sneering at Fang Chengxuan and his wife, "Fang Chengxuan, if you don't want anyone to know you're running a factory and shop in Hong Kong, give me a thousand dollars as hush money! Otherwise, I'll report you and make sure you regret it!"

"Families like your wife's are most afraid of being reported, right?"

She proudly raised her chin.

Fang Chengxuan and Rong Xinrui exchanged a glance, then shook their heads and sighed simultaneously: "Fools!"

Qin Huairu's expression changed drastically: "Do you really think I wouldn't dare to report this?"

"as you like."

Rong Xinrui smiled dismissively, then turned to Fang Chengxuan and said softly, "Go check on the child, leave this to me."

Fang Chengxuan nodded and left.

Rong Xinrui was more than capable of dealing with Qin Huairu.

"What do you mean? Do you think the Rong family can control everything?"

Seeing their composure, Qin Huairu felt uneasy but forced a threat: "Having ties to Hong Kong means you'll be treated like a spy!"

Fang Chengxuan ignored Qin Huairu and walked straight back to his room, gently closing the door behind him.

At this time, only Chen Ying was at home in the Rong family. She hid in the kitchen and secretly observed, fearing that Qin Huairu would bully Rong Xinrui.

Chen Yinggang peeked out and was shocked to see Rong Xinrui slap Qin Huairu hard across the face the moment the door closed, followed by a kick to her stomach.

Seeing Qin Huairu stagger and fall to the ground, Rong Xinrui's lips curled into a dangerous smile: "You should have known my temper last time, yet you still dared to pretend to be crazy and provoke me?"

She coldly swept her gaze over Qin Huairu's hand, then suddenly grabbed a teacup and smashed it on the table, holding the shard to Qin Huairu's cheek: "Trying to disfigure me?" The sharp shards drew blood from Qin Huairu's face, and amidst her screams, Rong Xinrui sneered: "You think my lover will come to your defense? Qin Huairu, in terms of looks, family background, education, and methods, what do you have that compares to me?"

Hearing the noise, Fang Chengxuan inside gripped the doorknob, then slowly released it: "This is the Rong family home, Aunt Chen and the others are here..." He chose to trust his wife's abilities.

In the living room, Rong Xinrui grabbed Qin Huairu by the hair, a shard of porcelain pressed against her throat: "Chengxuan is right, it's beneath me to argue with a fool like you!" In the nick of time, Qin Huairu broke free and ran into the yard, shouting for help.

When Fang Chengxuan came out, he saw Rong Xinrui playing with a bloodstained porcelain shard. "If you need a knife, there's a fruit knife in the cabinet," he said, putting on gloves and wiping away his fingerprints.

By this time, Qin Huairu had lured the neighbors over, and she clutched her neck, shouting, "I'm going to call the police!"

"Good for you!" Fang Chengxuan sneered. "Let the police see a mentally ill person resorting to self-harm to frame someone." Chen Ying also rushed out angrily, shouting, "You've harassed us time and time again, and now you're playing the victim!"

As Qin Huairu screamed hysterically, the sound of police sirens grew louder as they approached.

This farce will eventually end with her reaping what she sowed—just as Fang Chengxuan predicted, when the evidence is laid out before her, who is the real victim?

Fang Chengxuan and Rong Xinrui exchanged a glance and noticed the furious Ying was present. Her testimony would further confirm the fact that Qin Huairu had harmed herself.

"Qin Huairu, you have a history of self-harm in the law enforcement office and have also been to a mental hospital."

"If your former mother-in-law and son hadn't been left without anyone to take care of them, would someone with your mental illness have been discharged from the hospital?" Fang Chengxuan glanced at her coldly, his gaze icy.

Qin Huairu is full of vulnerabilities.

How dare you file a false accusation?

If this gets out of hand, he can expect to spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital!

Qin Huairu's eyes turned red with anger. Looking at Fang Chengxuan's cold expression, she suddenly cried out, "Fang Chengxuan, you're too cruel!"

"You keep targeting me, isn't it because you think I'm a stain on your reputation?"

"But I had no choice. Huaihua is your daughter; I can't live without finding your child!"

Fang Chengxuan's brow twitched.

Some people in the original novel speculated that the locust flower was not Jia Dongxu's seed, and it seems that this is indeed the case.

But then she used this incident to frame herself—

"Then let's report it to the police! I have nothing to hide, and I ask everyone in the compound to be my witnesses."

"Qin Huairu slanders me as Huaihua's father. Now we have paternity testing technology; a single test will tell!"

The neighbors in the Xuanfang Road compound looked at the open-minded Fang Chengxuan, then at Qin Huairu, and their expressions changed.

We'll be your witnesses!

"Fang Chengxuan, we believe you. You're not that kind of person!"

Who doesn't know how much Fang Chengxuan dotes on Rong Xinrui? The couple takes a walk every day, and when Rong Xinrui can't walk anymore, he carries her home on his back.

These days, which man spoils his wife like that? Besides, Fang Chengxuan is an upright man, and he doesn't seem to be a good match for Qin Huairu at all.

At this moment, Guo Xiangming returned from the army and, seeing this, sneered:

"Fang Chengxuan, you're really unlucky. This woman is still bothering you."

"Tsk, she's become so shameless as a widow? Doesn't she even look in the mirror? With her promiscuous nature, who would want her?"

He swaggered closer: "Qin Huairu, you, Yi Zhonghai, Xu Damao, Shazhu, and those guys in the labor camp—count how many men you've slept with! What makes you think my brother would marry you?"

He then went around asking the onlookers, "Would you marry her?" and "Would you want your son to marry a woman like that?"

The women all shook their heads, with one young wife bluntly stating, "Only someone out of their mind would marry such a used woman!"

Qin Huairu trembled all over.

"Fang Chengxuan has a good temper; anyone else would have dealt with her long ago! Last time she brought another girl to bother her, and she still hasn't given up!" someone suddenly remembered.

"I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to be entangled with this kind of scum!"

But some people sarcastically remarked, "Why does he only bother others? Maybe there's something fishy going on!"

"Bullshit!" Guo Xiangming cursed angrily. "Qin Huairu was a widow with three children back then. Would you have married her?"

Fang Chengxuan listened to the noisy discussion, his face growing increasingly grim: "A report has been filed, we'll wait for law enforcement to handle it."

This time, we absolutely must send Qin Huairu to a labor camp.

Since it couldn't be completely resolved... he lowered his eyes to conceal the cold glint in them.

Two law enforcement officers arrived quickly, and upon seeing the situation, sighed, "It's you again!"

Fang Chengxuan said solemnly, "Qin Huairu broke into my home and harmed herself, and also spread rumors that I am the biological father of her daughter, which has seriously affected my family life. Please deal with this seriously."

"Officer, his wife slashed my face and neck with glass!" Qin Huairu hurriedly showed the wounds, only to find that the blood had already congealed.

"Qin Huairu, your actions are seriously illegal. Come with us!" ** "Click"—her wrist was locked.

Qin Huairu, being held captive, blazed with rage: "I was the one who was bullied, why are you arresting me?"

Qin Huairu, clutching her wound, roared at the law enforcement officers, "Did you take bribes from the Rong family?"

Fang Chengxuan smiled dismissively: "You can believe what a madman says?"

Guo Xiangming chimed in, "Exactly! Who would believe a liar like you?"

"I'm not crazy!" Qin Huairu screamed.

"If you're not crazy, why would you have amnesia? Why would you self-harm?" Fang Chengxuan's eyes were icy.

As law enforcement officers were about to take her away, Qin Huairu suddenly shouted, "Rong Xinrui is trying to kill me! Because Fang Chengxuan is a Hong Kong spy!"

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

Fang Chengxuan looked around and noticed that his neighbors were all quietly backing away.

"Please cooperate with the investigation," the law enforcement officer said sternly.

Fang Chengxuan calmly stood up: "My brother-in-law works in the military. If I really had a problem, would it be up to some madman to report me?"

The courtyard erupted in chaos as Fang Chengxuan was also taken away.

"Is Fang Chengxuan really a spy?"

"That's unlikely..."

Rong Xinrui suppressed her anger and thanked Guo Xiangming, then immediately called her older brother.

"Uncle Qiu, help me investigate all the relatives in the Jia family!" Her eyes flashed with a cold light.

In the interrogation room, Qin Huairu said smugly, "Let's see what you're going to do now!"

Fang Chengxuan said calmly, "You always make a mess of your life."

"It's all your fault!" Qin Huairu screamed hysterically, "If it weren't for you..."

Fang Chengxuan shook his head: "You can't talk about ice with a summer insect."

"You insulted me?" Qin Huairu glared.

The police officer explained helplessly, "It means you're not on the same level of understanding."

"Why do you look down on me!" Qin Huairu shouted, but she still couldn't understand—

Both of them came from rural areas, so why did Fang Chengxuan understand things that she didn't?

Finally, Rong Wenyao, dressed in military uniform, arrived with the documents.

The station chief released the person immediately after reading the document.

"It's that woman again?" Rong Wenyao frowned. "Why is she never going to stop?"

As Rong Wenyao led Fang Chengxuan out of the law enforcement office, he glanced meaningfully at Qin Huairu behind him, a sharp glint in his eyes.

The Rong family has always been protective of their own.