"If you can't pay it back, you can explain to Xiao Fan yourself. It was you who stubbornly refused to let our daughter marry him back then, and gave him a lot of grief."
Xia Cui'e snorted, "This is called karma. I'll see how you explain it to Xiao Fan when you can't pay back the money."
"Alright!" Xia Xiangqian was furious and retorted, "Weren't you against it back then too? Who knew the Lin family would be so rich now."
"Why are you yelling at me?" Xia Cui'e was displeased. "Hurry home. If you lose something, even selling you wouldn't be enough to compensate."
Xia Xiangqian rode his tricycle back on the road, grumbling, "Xiao Fan is capable, what does that have to do with his brother? Xue'er married his brother, not him."
"I think Xiao Fan seems to be particularly afraid of Xue'er knowing he's rich. From what Xue'er said, the money for building the house was in her hands, but other than that..."
Xia Cui'e couldn't help but worry. After a pause, she said, "Old man, what do you think will happen to Xue'er after Xiao Fan gets married?"
Xia Xiangqian was stunned and almost drove the car into a ditch.
"What else can happen? She'll come back to her parents' home," Xia Xiangqian said unhappily.
"When Xiao Fan fell from the mountain, it was Xue'er who took care of him, feeding him and changing his diapers. Now that he's recovered and made a fortune, he wants to marry a wife and kick our daughter aside?" Xia Cui'e asked with a worried expression.
Xia Xiangqian puffed out his chest and said, "Xue'er is Xiao Fan's sister-in-law, not his wife. What can be done?"
Xia Cui'e sighed, "If only Xue'er could marry Xiao Fan. They've depended on each other for so many years, why should outsiders take advantage?"
"What you're saying will be a laughingstock if outsiders hear it," Xia Xiangqian reminded her.
The old couple fell silent for a moment.
However, the words they had just spoken kept echoing in their minds.
If Xia Xue could marry Lin Fan, everything would be perfect!
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Lin Fan was unaware that the old couple had already begun to scheme and prepare to marry their daughter to him. If he had known, he would have been overjoyed and gone to propose that very night.
"Fly higher, don't stray."
Lin Fan looked up and mumbled, giving commands to the Gu insect army in the sky.
He had no idea why their digestive capacity was so strong. They needed to eat every day, or they would cry out in hunger.
Lin Fan didn't dare to let them fly away.
These little creatures were ferocious and violent, only knowing how to devour flesh and blood. If they were to target a person, the trouble would be immense.
Lin Fan led them towards the quarry, intending to find the cave where Tian Yu and Wan Anfu had been intimate back then.
When all the Tie Tou Gu were fully catalyzed into Jin Can Gu in the future, perhaps the snake demon would sneak back and receive a big surprise!
Lin Fan's face was filled with pride, a wicked smile creeping onto his lips.
Buzz buzz buzz...
The Gu insect army flew high and saw far. These little creatures had keen senses of smell and a strong aggression towards living things.
Seeing them eagerly flying forward, Lin Fan strictly ordered them not to act rashly while activating his Purple Extreme Spiritual Eyes to gaze ahead.
In the dim sky, a strange figure was swaying.
"Huh? Why is someone still on the mountain in this weather?"
Lin Fan was very puzzled and quickened his pace.
In a short while, the figure ahead came into view.
A man was carrying a woman on his back and walking up the mountain.
The man kept looking back from time to time, appearing furtive, as if he was up to no good.
"Boss Han?!"
Upon seeing the man's face, Lin Fan could hardly believe his eyes.
It was Han Jiayun!
Needless to say, the woman he was carrying was most likely Xu Zixin.
Lin Fan followed behind and observed carefully for a while, noticing that Xu Zixin hadn't moved at all, which was very abnormal.
He frowned deeply, "This is bad. Could Han Jiayun have killed Xu Zixin and is now trying to destroy the evidence?"
This was the only reason he could think of.
Moreover, Han Jiayun clearly knew there were man-eating insects on Mount Luofeng, yet he returned, and was carrying his wife with whom he had already fallen out. If this wasn't murder, what was it?
"What should I do?"
Lin Fan pondered for a moment and soon had an idea.
Han Jiayun must be trying to use the man-eating insects to achieve his goal.
What a coincidence!
The man-eating insects were in the sky. Let's see what Han Jiayun would do then.
"Zixin, don't blame me when you reach the underworld. You're the one who drove me to this dead end. I have no choice."
Han Jiayun's actions today were meticulously planned.
The couple had long since fallen out. After going to the police station yesterday, Xu Zixin kept saying that Han Jiayun was a murderer and insisted that the police arrest him.
Director Cai Ying understood the situation and knew that it had nothing to do with intentional homicide, and it would be difficult to punish Han Jiayun.
After all, it was just Xu Zixin's word, and there was no evidence. At most, Han Jiayun could be condemned on a moral level.
Unable to bear being pestered, Cai Ying found a room and let the couple discuss and resolve it themselves. If it couldn't be resolved, they could sue in court.
Facing the aggressive Xu Zixin, Han Jiayun had to agree to most of her demands, including a cash compensation of 800,000 yuan and the Toyota Prado SUV.
In other words, by giving up these things, Han Jiayun would become penniless and have nothing left. How could he accept that?
Han Jiayun stayed up all night yesterday.
Regret, anger, and unwillingness, various negative emotions brewed and intertwined in his heart. Finally, amidst the thunder and rain in the early morning, an evil idea was born.
What if Xu Zixin disappeared?
Once this thought appeared, it could no longer be shaken.
So, after leaving the police station, Han Jiayun found an opportunity, knocked Xu Zixin unconscious, put her in the car, and brought her here.
"If it weren't for you, I would have my wife and children now. My father-in-law is worth at least a hundred million, and it would all be mine when he dies."
"Xu Zixin, you've wronged me greatly. Be a good person in your next life."
"Blame yourself!"
Han Jiayun's eyes were bloodshot as he walked unsteadily on the muddy mountain path.
He kept muttering to himself, building his psychological fortitude.
No matter how well-planned a scheme was, when it came to actually killing a living person, a woman who had shared his bed for years, it was impossible not to be nervous or afraid.
Lin Fan followed behind Han Jiayun not far away. He cupped his right hand over his ear and faintly heard his muttering.
"Fortunately, she's not dead yet."
In the vision of his Purple Extreme Spiritual Eyes, Xu Zixin's heart was still beating. She had only fainted; she was still alive.
"Sigh!" Lin Fan looked at Han Jiayun's retreating back and sighed deeply.
If only Han Jiayun had listened to his advice back then, he wouldn't have had to go down this path of no return.
Heaven's punishments can be survived, but self-inflicted ones are inescapable!
Lin Fan followed calmly, silently.
He planned to save Xu Zixin without alerting Han Jiayun.