Chapter 33: House Robbed
In the endless darkness, the ringing of the telephone made Lin Fan open his eyes and removed his hand from between Chang Wanyun’s curled-up legs. The moment he felt the phone, his sleepiness vanished because the name displayed on the caller ID was unexpectedly Zhu Zhixuan.
Many years ago, they had exchanged phone numbers and added each other on WeChat, but they had never chatted from beginning to end, nor had they ever called each other. Only occasionally, during the middle of the night, would he look up her WeChat from his contacts and glance at her Moments.
After yesterday’s incident, their relationship could be said to have gotten closer, especially during the moment she lay on top of him, protecting him—Lin Fan had felt warmth in his heart. But if one were to say they had grown distant, that was also true, considering he had sent her husband to prison. Even if she didn’t hate him, her in-laws and her own family certainly would.
After pondering for a while, Lin Fan still pressed the answer button; he wanted to know why Zhu Zhixuan was contacting him at this time.
"Is this Lin Fan?"
On the phone, Zhu Zhixuan’s voice carried a hint of timidity, this being the first time she had ever called Lin Fan.
"Yes, it’s me. Is something the matter?"
Lin Fan wondered if she was about to plead on behalf of Cai Xuliang.
"Your house has had an incident... Early this morning, several construction vehicles came and bulldozed your house to the ground!"
Hearing this, Lin Fan was stunned. Destroying someone’s property in broad daylight was incredibly bold, and the only explanation he could think of was retaliation from the Cai Family, despite Cai Kui and Cai Xuliang being incarcerated; there were still many of the Cai Family members left in the village. Yet, this act of revenge was excessively harsh.