PFC Chapter 528 Public opinion ultimately did not let the instigator off the hook.
Chapter 528 Public opinion ultimately did not let the instigator off the hook.
"Yes, I heard he found a job that pays three to five hundred yuan a month, and then he left with the company. I haven't seen him since."
"This..." The elderly couple looked at each other in bewilderment.
Why don't they believe there's a job that can earn this much money in a month?
"You guys go back and wait. Maybe he feels ashamed for not being able to bring his wife back and for getting a divorce, which is why he hasn't called you. Once he makes something of himself, he might contact you."
Unable to find out where her son was, she was disappointed but had nothing to say.
The couple could only return home disappointed.
As for Ye Xiaotong's parents, Lin Yuyao insisted that she had never seen her and did not know where she was, and they had no evidence to prove that Lin Yuyao was lying.
Fang Qing told them everything, but they didn't know where Fang Qing was, and they couldn't find her anywhere.
After staying at home for more than ten days, with the Chinese New Year approaching, Lin Yuyao had to leave.
That day, Ye Lian and Lin Dawei filled their trunk with things and reluctantly saw them off.
"Yuyao, Xiao Fu, you two drive carefully, safety is the most important thing."
"Father, Mother, don't worry, we'll take it slowly."
"Alright, alright, your parents won't keep you any longer. You've been married for two years now, you should have gone back home for the New Year long ago. Go on."
After giving them repeated instructions, they watched their daughter and son-in-law leave.
It takes less than three days to drive from here to their house, at most two days.
With the two of them taking turns driving, there's no issue of driver fatigue, and they can travel faster if they want.
The next evening, they happened to pass through a city. Fu Huaiyi thought for a moment and said, "Let's not rush home. Let's find a hotel here and stay until dawn before continuing our journey."
Lin Yuyao asked, "How much longer until we arrive?"
Fu Huaiyi estimated for a moment and said, "It will probably take another three or four hours to drive back, and we can get back for lunch tomorrow. We can also get back now, but we won't get home until 11 or 12 at night, and we might wake the whole family up. The old folks don't sleep well, so we won't bother them."
"Okay, let's go to the hotel for the night and go back tomorrow refreshed."
After settling into the hotel, Fu Huaiyi called home to tell them he would be home by noon the next day and asked them to cook for two more people.
The old man on the other end of the line said a few words about leaving him some soup to wash the dishes, then hung up the phone with a laugh and a few curses.
The whole family was very happy to hear that they were going back.
“Ayi didn’t come back last year, and he spent the New Year at his older brother’s house the year before. It’s been two years since he last came back for the New Year.”
The old man said calmly, "He's busy with work and prioritizes it. Whether he celebrates the New Year or not doesn't matter to him."
"Dad, it doesn't matter to us, but you're getting younger every year."
The old man's face darkened. "What are you saying? Are you cursing me?"
Fu Xingye: "..."
Luo Feng said irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about? Dad is in good health and will live to be a hundred."
"Yes, yes, Dad, I misspoke, please don't be angry."
"Hmph." It's no wonder he's angry. If he really doesn't live for more than a few years, it'll be because they're the ones who angered him to death.
After hanging up the phone with her hometown, Lin Yuyao called Chen Bingzhi again.
Thinking that I hadn't called home for two days, I worried that if something happened at the company and they couldn't find me, they would be anxious and helpless.
So before the official start of her annual leave, Lin Yuyao maintained a frequency of calling once a day, unless she was traveling.
Soon, the other end answered using a mobile phone.
Chen Bingzhi's voice was very loud. There was no way around it; that's how it is when people use mobile phones. They're used to speaking loudly regardless of whether the other person can hear them or not.
"It's almost Chinese New Year, and there's not much to do at work. We just kill time every day. But there's something fun that might happen. Do you want to hear it?"
"What fun thing happened?"
"Remember when Fang Qing spread rumors that you couldn't have children, and when you went back to your hometown for the New Year, she said you went to another place to seek medicine to have children? Do you remember that?"
"I remember, so what?"
"Now the rumor is that Fang Qing herself can't have children, so they're spreading rumors that you can't have children. She became infertile because of an abortion, I don't know if you've heard that?"
She had actually guessed it.
"Tsk tsk, what do you call this? This is called retribution. Hehe, there are rumors outside that she had an abortion when she was five months pregnant because the child wasn't Lu Jiangting's, but Yang Guangzong's."
"Huh? You believed that?"
“I believe it, of course I believe it. If you calculate the timeline, the child was probably conceived around the Lunar New Year. Fang Qing was in her hometown last year for the Lunar New Year. I heard that it’s highly likely that Fang Qing and Yang Guangzong got together while Fang Qing was in her hometown.”
Lin Yuyao's lips twitched.
I thought to myself, these gossipy old ladies are really something, how did they even spread this rumor?
She felt it couldn't be Yang Guangzong. She had just returned from her hometown and had already asked around. Yang Guangzong had only contacted her two days before Fang Qing decided to go back. This man wasn't an animal; how could they sleep together after knowing each other for only two days?
Besides, Yang Guangzong was determined to come to Nancheng to find Xiaotong at that time, so he probably didn't think much of Fang Qing.
"Who did you listen to?"
"I heard it from the aunties downstairs. Hey, it's so lively every day." He chuckled and said, "Now that Lu Jiangting isn't working and is on vacation at home, their house is always in chaos, it's very lively."
Lin Yuyao had never realized Chen Bingzhi was so gossipy before. From what he said, it sounded like he was always eavesdropping outside Lu Jiangting's window.
However, he didn't climb it; it was Lu Jiangting's neighbors who listened from their windows all day long.
The old houses that were about to be demolished had poor sound insulation, and the houses were very close to each other, separated only by narrow alleys.
If you're keen to hear gossip, you can actually hear quite a bit.
Lin Yuyao was a little curious, "Are these kinds of gossips circulating all over your neighborhood?"
"Uh... no, I moved."
"Oh? You moved in and became neighbors with Lu Jiangting?"
"No, I moved in to be your neighbor. Sister Zhou helped me find an apartment, right next to theirs, diagonally opposite yours."
"That's a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment."
"Yes, I felt that the one-bedroom apartment was too small, so I moved to a bigger one. We used to be neighbors, and we could go to and from get off work together."
As they were talking, Lin Yuyao heard a familiar voice.
"Chen Bingzhi, bring me the hair dryer."
"Hey, I'll come."
Lin Yuyao was taken aback. "Why do I hear Sister Song's voice?"
“Yes, you heard me right.” Chen Bingzhi said calmly, “Her water is cut off, so she’s borrowing my place to take a shower.”
Lin Yuyao: "..." Am I stupid? Why would I need to take a shower at your place so late?
Can't she go to Xiaotong's house to take a shower?
"I'm hanging up now."
Before Lin Yuyao could say anything, Chen Bingzhi hung up the phone.
Lin Yuyao put down the phone and looked at Fu Huaiyi, who was sitting on the sofa opposite her reading a book. "It seems that Chen Bingzhi and Sister Song are living together."