Chapter 365: Did You Know Your Dad is Back?
Throughout class, Zhou Siyu was somewhat absentminded, her mind preoccupied by the events of the evening, which left her feeling anxious and scared—so much so that she dawdled on her way home.
Lu Siyuan, who always rode his bicycle fast, had left her behind even though they had finished school at the same time. As usual, he dropped Shen Mianmian off at the entrance to Zhao Family village before heading to his own home.
Just as Shen Mianmian entered the village, she encountered Liu Daniao, who was enjoying the cool shade under a big tree. Seeing Mianmian, she immediately grabbed hold of her to express her gratitude.
"Mianmian, I’m so glad you spoke up back then, or Erni would have suffered terribly at the hands of that Xu Haiyang, who has been arrested now and sentenced to over ten years."
She hadn’t seen matchmaker Li lately; otherwise, she would have certainly asked her if she bore any grudges to have introduced such a man to her daughter.
Shen Mianmian’s gaze flickered as she feigned surprise, "When did this happen? Are you sure there’s no mistake? How could he suddenly get arrested?"
Zhou Siyu must have been so agitated that morning because she had overheard others talking to Liu Daniao.
"There’s no mistake," Liu Daniao was very certain, "Someone just told me this morning. They spelled out to me, very clearly, why he’s in jail. If it weren’t true, how could they describe it in such detail?"
"I didn’t expect that my casual remark would actually be of help," said Shen Mianmian with a smile.
"Exactly, you’ve been a real lifesaver!"
Had Erni and Xu Haiyang gotten engaged before this incident occurred, every mention of Xu Haiyang would bring up Erni’s name—some might even malign her reputation, suggesting that Erni brought bad luck to her husbands, which would be quite unfortunate.