I am a dragon

The entire hall fell silent.

My heart tightened. I didn't know what Jiang Ruxue was going to say, and I was afraid of what she might say.

Auntie's chest was still heaving violently, and Ning Meng's smile hadn't faded.

Then Jiang Ruxue spoke.

"Mom, Lin Fang is my husband. I'm more worried and upset than you are about what happened to him."

Before Lin Fang disappeared, he owed tens of millions of yuan. Banks, courts, and loan sharks were all chasing me. What did I say?

And you say I'm unfaithful? I don't accept this filth. On the contrary, it's your son who's been seeing other women and even got one pregnant!

Upon hearing this, I instinctively looked at Ning Meng, whose face turned pale instantly.

Jiang Ruxue continued...

"Now that Lin Fang has disappeared, let's not talk about that. But these past few days you've been here, besides cursing and complaining about me, have you ever asked me even once? Not even once if I was tired or needed money?"

Jiang Ruxue's eyes reddened, but she stood up straight. "I've been married to Lin Fang for three years and I've never done anything to wrong him. You can't blame me for everything just because something happened to Lin Fang!"

And you too!

Jiang Ruxue walked up to Ning Meng and slapped her across the face!

Ning Meng covered her face, wanting to fight back, but when she saw Jiang Ruxue's cold and stern face, she gave up.

Jiang Ruxue's face was as cold as she stared intently into Ning Meng's eyes: "I don't want to talk about that mess between Lin Fang and you anymore. Lin Fang bought you two houses when he was in power, and I will get them back through the courts."

Ning Meng avoided eye contact: "Who said Mr. Lin bought my house? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Whether it is or not, you know it in your heart."

Jiang Ruxue exuded an aura of dominance, standing out like a crane among chickens in the hotel lobby, and for a moment the lobby was completely silent.

"I, Jiang Ruxue, have acted uprightly and honestly, and I have done right by Lin Fang. I have a clear conscience!"

She turned to me and said, "Xiaofeng, I'm not feeling well. You can take my parents-in-law to the train later. I'll be going now."

I agreed and watched Jiang Ruxue turn and leave. Her graceful and upright figure was now filled with grievance and loneliness.

After Jiang Ruxue left, everyone suddenly realized what was happening. Auntie Er stared in the direction where Jiang Ruxue had disappeared, gritting her teeth in hatred, but she didn't say anything more.

I picked up the fallen fruit and took their luggage from my second aunt's husband, while Ningmeng had already quietly slipped away.

I'll make this scourge pay the price sooner or later!

After seeing off my second aunt and uncle, I returned to Jiang Ruxue's house with mixed feelings.

There was no one in the living room, but I saw her high heels and knew she was home. Sure enough, I saw her on the balcony.

Jiang Ruxue looked to be in very poor spirits.

"Sister-in-law, are you alright? Don't take it to heart with my second aunt. She's just anxious, and Ning Meng is stirring things up."

Jiang Ruxue looked at the sky outside the window and said calmly, "Your second aunt has always had a problem with me because I didn't have a child for the Lin family. But having a child is a matter for both people. Your cousin's body was ruined by alcohol and women, and now you're blaming me?"

I didn't know how to comfort her, so after thinking for a moment, I said, "You don't look well. How about I give you a massage?"

I thought Jiang Ruxue would refuse, but to my surprise, she agreed.

"Sister-in-law, lie down on the bed."

Jiang Ruxue lay down on the bed as I instructed.

To be honest, Jiang Ruxue's back view was even more captivating than Xu Lanya's, especially the two rounded curves pressed out on her chest, which made people's imaginations run wild.

But at that moment, I had no other thoughts in my mind. I pressed the acupoints on her back with both hands, focusing intently.

While giving him a massage, I said, "Sister-in-law, even if my cousin smuggled himself abroad, it's still related to Zhao Guoqiang and Ning Meng. We need to find them and get to the bottom of this, or call the police and let them handle it."

Officer Meng is a trustworthy police officer; he might be able to find some clues.

"Okay, whatever you say."

Jiang Ruxue said helplessly, "To be honest, it's also my fault for not caring enough about your cousin. Since he got married, he has been very insecure and has always wanted to prove himself, but in the end, he hurt himself and others."

"Let's not dwell on the past, sister-in-law. The future is long, so you must pull yourself together."

And I don't think my cousin was really tricked into going to the park.

Jiang Ruxue didn't speak, seemingly disagreeing with my guess.

I explained, "I've inquired, and people who usually enter these parks call home to ask for money, but it's been so long and my cousin hasn't called yet."

My words awakened Jiang Ruxue, who said with hopeful eyes, "Yes, we should be optimistic. Maybe your cousin will be back soon."

"Sister-in-law, how did you persuade Zhao Guoqiang to forgive the debt so readily?"

I looked at Jiang Ruxue and asked the question that had been lingering in my mind.

It's not that I'm being paranoid. When the crew-cut and long-haired guys came to collect the debt, they were very aggressive, but that was only 800,000. In court, Lin Fang's debts are as high as 10 million.

Jiang Ruxue fell silent.

She deliberately avoided the question, which only made me more suspicious, but since she didn't say anything, I didn't feel comfortable asking.

What method did Jiang Ruxue use to resolve Zhao Guoqiang's debt problem?

I didn't sleep well that night; I kept thinking about this problem.

I was woken up early the next morning by a cell phone ringing.

I picked it up while still half asleep and saw that it was my mom's.

My parents are the kind of parents who let me grow up very freely and rarely ask about my affairs. The fact that they called me so early this morning must mean something important.

"Hello, Mom, is something the matter?"

My mom said, "Your second aunt came back and said your cousin had an accident?"

I briefly explained Lin Fang's situation. My mother sighed for a while, and then said, "I heard you're living with your cousin-in-law? This is outrageous!"

"To put it bluntly, although the Lu family isn't a prestigious clan, we still have our pride. If you dare do anything to disrespect the Lu family, I won't forgive you."

"Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense. I've been staying at Lin Fang's house since I came to Miancheng. It's just that I can't afford to rent a place. Why don't you send me two thousand every month and I'll find a place to live?"

When my mom heard me ask for two thousand, she immediately tried to brush me off: "What's so great about big cities? Look at your cousin, Xiaofeng, come back. Our small county town is just as good."

Do you remember your high school classmate named Liu Yan? I ran into her on the street the other day and she asked me about you. She's a teacher now and still single.

Liu Yan?

I remember now, she's the prettiest girl in our class, with two pigtails. She'd never be interested in me? What a joke!

It's not that I don't want to go back to the county town, but that I don't dare. As someone who has been to prison, who wouldn't look at me with prejudice?

"I can't go back now. The local police station has accepted the case, and they might get news about my cousin at any time. I can receive the news from here as well."

After hearing what I said, my mom didn't insist anymore and added, "Alright then, but you must remember to stay away from Jiang Ruxue, understand?"

Feeling irritated, I gave a perfunctory reply.

Lin Fang's debt crisis was resolved, but I lost my job. I decided I couldn't keep wasting my time like this and had to go out and find a job. I couldn't rely on Jiang Ruxue to survive, could I?