She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Chen Xiangdong was unaware of the cause and details of the incident, but seeing his brother-in-law in such a disheveled state, he urged him to go home.

"You've worked hard, Wenfei. We've got your sister here. You should listen to your mother and go home first. Your sister should be fine."

Zhu Wenfei nodded, turned and walked away, his pace quickening.

When Zhu Wenying woke up, it was already past midnight.

She touched her stomach; it was flat. She immediately panicked.

She remembered arguing with Zhu Wenfei, and then he angrily shoved her. Her stomach hit the corner of the table and then fell to the ground. Zhu Wenfei sat on her stomach and hit her several times. After that, she knew nothing more.

Her child...

Zhu Wenying touched Chen Xiangdong, who was sleeping by the bedside, and he immediately woke up.

"Wenying, how are you?"

The sound startled Jiang Fangru, who had just closed her eyes, and her heart jumped instantly.

"Where are our children? Where are our children?" Zhu Wenying grabbed Chen Xiangdong's hand and asked anxiously.

Chen Xiangdong could feel her hands trembling. "The baby... is gone."

Zhu Wenying suddenly lost all strength. "Gone? He's been in my belly for several months, and he was supposed to come out in a few more months. Is he really gone like this? I don't believe it, this can't be!"

Chen Xiangdong hugged her, also feeling very sad. "We can have more children. This was just an accident. Don't be sad. You're still recovering from childbirth. Your health is the most important thing. It's the best outcome that you're okay."

Zhu Wenying suddenly pulled out the IV needle from her hand, stood up, and was filled with extreme anger. She pointed at her own mother, her lips trembling.

Jiang Fangru sensed something was wrong and immediately rushed over to hug her. "Wenying, it's all Mom's fault, it's all Mom's fault. I didn't take good care of you. I'll take good care of you this month during your postpartum period. Don't be angry, getting angry is bad for your health. I'll give you whatever you want."

"It's all Mom's fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Just tell me what you need, and I'll do anything that Mom can do!"

Jiang Fangru's heart was pounding, feeling like it was about to jump out of her throat. She prayed that her daughter would quickly forget how she had miscarried, or at least not hold it against her son, considering that they had taken her to the hospital quickly and paid for her surgery.

She knew how painful it was for a mother to lose her child, and she also knew that her daughter was not the kind of person who would accept things passively. Before she got married, she was competitive and ambitious, always trying to outdo her son in terms of food, clothing, and other necessities. Now that her son had caused such a huge disaster, she really didn't know what this girl would do!

She should demand an exorbitant amount of money from them, even if it means incurring huge financial losses, as long as her son doesn't suffer any harm.

Having been mother and daughter with her for so many years, Zhu Wenying knew what she meant as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Xiangdong, I'm thirsty, could you get me some water?" Zhu Wenying's eyes were red, clearly still recovering from the blow.

Chen Xiangdong was immediately sent away by her to get hot water at the end of the corridor.

"Mom, if you want me to keep quiet, give me five thousand, and I'll consider this my own fault."

Jiang Fangru shouted, "You killed our whole family, and we still can't pay you anything. We asked you for some compensation, but we didn't let you bleed us dry!"

Old Zhu had to go to work the next day, so he left before Zhu Wenying woke up. Before leaving, he specifically instructed Jiang Fangru that he should satisfy her even if it meant bleeding, as long as she didn't pursue the matter with her son.

Jiang Fangru never expected that she wouldn't just ask for an exorbitant amount; she would directly demand their lives.

Lian Zhu Wenying's face darkened, and she began to appeal to his emotions, "Wenying, this time it was indeed your brother's fault, but he didn't do it on purpose."

Zhu Wenying said coldly, "Nine out of ten murderers say they didn't do it on purpose."

Jiang Fangru felt a pang of sympathy and felt even more uncomfortable. How could someone call her perfectly healthy son a murderer? This child really doesn't know how to speak properly; no wonder he's in such a terrible situation.

“Wenying, it’s not that we don’t want to compensate you, but the amount you’re asking for is too much, and we can’t afford it. You know, our family only has your father’s salary. After deducting our food, drink, and clothing expenses, there’s not much left to save.”

Zhu Wenying: "So Zhu Wenfei doesn't earn money at work and even has to pay out of his own pocket?"

Jiang Fangru earnestly advised, "You know your brother. He's used to eating and drinking extravagantly outside, and he doesn't give us any money; in fact, we have to subsidize him. He probably doesn't have much money on his end."

Zhu Wenying glanced at her sideways, "So, according to you, how much do you want to give me?"

Jiang Fangru calculated in her mind for a while, and finally made up her mind as if cutting off a piece of her flesh. She said anxiously, "One thousand yuan. This is all the savings your father and I have. Your father and I really haven't saved any money over the years. If you are still not satisfied, then there is nothing I can do."

Jiang Fangru looked distressed. She had really gone all out to spend such a large sum of money. She couldn't touch the remaining thousand, otherwise her son would really be a bachelor forever.

Zhu Wenying looked down on this money. They thought they could buy her child's life with such a small amount? It was too cheap. Who were they trying to fool? Did they really think she was easy to bully?

This was a child she had carried with great difficulty. It was a child with a strong will to live, and it survived being beaten by her mother-in-law without any problems. But Zhu Wenfei beat it so badly that it caused her to miscarry.

How could she possibly tolerate this? This also shows that Zhu Wenfei really wanted to beat her to death, while her mother-in-law was still concerned about her health.

Her own brother was not even as good as her mother-in-law, which made Zhu Wenying even more resentful.

And then there's her mother, who's been making excuses for Zhu Wenfei ever since she woke up, showing absolutely no concern for her. All those times she told her mother that she was her most beloved daughter, that she felt heartbroken seeing her suffer and couldn't sleep at night, were lies.

How could she not be able to sleep? She probably has sweet dreams, since she always brings back nice things every time she goes back to her parents' home.

She's such a sucker; her parents and brother are heartless bastards, they're not human.

They didn't have five thousand yuan, only one thousand yuan to save the child's life. But they were willing to use all their savings of two thousand yuan to buy Zhu Wenfei wedding supplies and prepare a bride price, just so he could marry the deputy factory director's daughter.

Zhu Wenying knew that her family couldn't come up with five thousand yuan, so she deliberately brought it up to test them. Sure enough, her mother was playing tricks at a time like this, and she wanted to keep one thousand yuan for herself.

Thinking of this, she hated him even more. She had never intended to let Zhu Wenfei go, and now she wanted to kill him even more.

As for whether her relationship with her family would reach a freezing point after Zhu Wenfei's incident, she hadn't even considered that. All she cared about now was seeing Zhu Wenfei suffer.

She can't control anything else!

Just then, Chen Xiangdong returned home. Hearing his mother-in-law talking about money, he was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask. It was more important to serve his wife water first.

Zhu Wenying took the hot water her husband had poured from the floor, smiled mockingly, and then burst into tears, "Xiangdong, our child was killed by that beast Zhu Wenfei."

Chen Xiangdong was so shocked he almost dropped the thermos.

"What did you say?"

That brat finally blurted it out, and Jiang Fangru's anxiety finally died.