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

If she were still pregnant, Chen Xiangnan would at least pay for her parents' medical expenses for the sake of their son. She wouldn't have had to listen to her mother and seduce Dai Wei, nor would she have been caught by his wife, nor would the police have been alerted, and she wouldn't have cheated on Chen Xiangnan.

Ultimately, Dong Chunmiao believed it was all Chen Lingling's fault, that money-loser. Her hatred for Chen Lingling even surpassed that for her own family.

The next day, Chen Xiangnan got up.

He had to go to work today; he hadn't worked since returning from the village where Chen Xianghong had been sent to work. If he didn't go back to work soon, he might lose his temporary job.

He instructed Chen Xianghong to take good care of the children, and most importantly, not to let Chen Lingling be taken away by Dong Chunmiao, and not to let them be alone together.

Chen Xianghong knew that her second sister-in-law was mentally ill and could really hurt Chen Lingling, so she immediately promised not to let the child out of her sight.

All the adults except Dong Chunmiao went to work, and Chen Xiangbei ran out as soon as he finished eating.

"Lingling, Baoyuan, Auntie will make you some delicious rice crackers later, okay?"

The two children were laughing happily. The rice crust was fragrant and crispy, and no child could resist eating it.

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Dong Chunmiao ran out by herself. She hadn't slept all night. First, Dai Wei was being investigated by the police, and she was worried that she would be investigated as well. Then, Chen Lingling was said to be bringing bad luck to her and her family. Her whole family was dead, leaving her all alone, and she was even divorced and kicked out by Chen Xiangnan.

Her mind was foggy, but she was terrified.

She went directly to the police station to inquire about the situation, but they told her that the investigation was still ongoing and they could only let her know when there were results. She had no choice but to give up and went to the hospital instead.

Although she now has grievances against her family, she still habitually seeks their advice when faced with problems.

At the hospital, her two sisters-in-law came over and spoke to her sarcastically, saying that she only cared about her husband's family and didn't care about the lives of her own parents and brother.

Dong Chunmiao's mother gave her another pep talk, and she reconciled with her family again. She stayed there for most of the day, busy with various tasks, before finally coming out.

Dai Wei's wife walked along the road in a daze. She had just asked around, and after crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, a kind person told her that the best outcome for Dai Wei was to be sent to a labor camp until he died, because the crackdown on such cases was extremely strict now.

Dai Wei's wife felt hopeless; her two children were so young, and her in-laws were in poor health. Yesterday, after she returned home and told them about it, her in-laws blamed her for making a big deal out of it, saying, "Otherwise, how would the police have found out?"

If it weren't for her, even if Dai Wei really had something going on with that wild woman, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Her mother-in-law, who had been bedridden for years, used all her strength to smash a cup over her head, causing her head to bleed.

The two children were also crying, saying they wanted their father.

Dai Wei's wife felt she couldn't go on living, so she couldn't stay at home last night and rushed back to the city, where she sat outside the police station all night.

Her father-in-law also came, fearing he might never see his son again, so he wanted to take this opportunity to see him.

Unfortunately, the police wouldn't allow it.

Dai Wei was the breadwinner of his family; they all depended on his meager income. If he really went to a labor camp or died, their whole family would ultimately face the same fate.

Her father-in-law even said last night that if Dai Wei dies, he will kill her too, since she's going to die sooner or later anyway, and he won't let her have the chance to remarry.

Dai Wei's wife was terrified. She wanted to go back to her parents' home, but her father-in-law wouldn't let her, so she just wandered around and sat near the police station.

"Dad, I saw that woman." Dai Wei's wife stared fiercely at the woman in front of her, gritting her teeth as she spoke.

"Which woman?" Her father-in-law squinted, sizing up the people coming and going.