After the divorce, my ex-husband's cousin tricked me into getting a marriage certificate.

Xu Qing helped Lin Mengchuan, who was slumped in a chair, to his feet, and led Shen Qingzhu and the old lady to see Lin Zhihong.

Upon seeing the white sheet covering her, Shen Qingzhu's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.

Speechless with disbelief.

The old lady gritted her teeth and walked step by step to the bedside, reaching out her trembling hand to lift the white sheet.

The moment Xu Ying saw her son Lin Zhihong's pale face, she burst into tears.

She sobbed, "She was fine when I went out this morning, how did she suddenly become like this?"

Su Wenshan stepped forward to explain, "It was stabbed by workers who came to collect debts. I told him not to go and to let the project team handle it, but Lao Lin said he was the chairman and he had to go and explain things to the workers."

Xu Ying: "What workers demanding payment? Do we owe workers money?"

Su Wenshan: "No, it's because the contractor we were working with ran off with the money, and the workers came to the company to demand their money. In the past few days, hundreds of workers have been causing trouble in the company's square every day."

Xu Ying: "Then why didn't they call the police? The contractor ran off with the money, they should have gone after the contractor. It's not like my son owed them money, why did they kill my child? Zhihong, you died so unjustly..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhu covered her mouth in horror.

She said before Lin Zhihong left that it would be good if someone died, because then no one would make a fuss.

Her unintentional remark became a reality.

The person who died was Lin Zhihong.

So she was the one who killed Lin Zhihong.

Seeing that his mother, Shen Qingzhu, seemed a little off, Lin Mengchuan reached out and patted her shoulder, saying, "Mom."

Shen Qingzhu suddenly jumped back, shouting in a panic, "It has nothing to do with me! I didn't curse him! I was just saying it casually! I didn't curse him! I really didn't curse him! I really didn't expect anyone to die!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady angrily retorted, "Qingzhu, explain yourself clearly! What curses are you talking about? Who did you curse?"

Everyone looked at Shen Qingzhu.

Shen Qingzhu burst into tears, sobbing as she said, "When he left for work, he told me that the workers were causing trouble and that it might even lead to someone's death, so I just casually replied to him."

Lin Mengchuan asked in surprise, "What did you say?"

Shen Qingzhu: "I said, it would be better if someone died, then no one would make a fuss. But I wasn't talking about him. I really didn't curse him. How could he be the one who died?"

The old woman's eyes were bloodshot, her chest heaving with anger. "You mouth! I told you long ago, loose lips sink ships, but you wouldn't listen. And look what happened, the retribution is now falling on your own man. Are you satisfied now?"

Shen Qingzhu covered her mouth and cried bitterly, filled with regret.

Lin Mengchuan felt terrible seeing his mother crying her eyes out. "Grandma, my mom didn't mean it. Besides, you can't blame my mom for what happened to my dad. Those workers were too cruel."

The old lady knew, of course, that this was not her daughter-in-law's fault, but Shen Qingzhu's habit of speaking without thinking had to be corrected.

Otherwise, who knows what other disasters they might cause in the future.

Xu Ying: "Whether she did it intentionally or not, she shouldn't have said those things when your dad was leaving for work. He's so old, doesn't he know that you shouldn't say unlucky things to people leaving home?"

Shen Qingzhu didn't say anything more, and just covered her mouth and kept crying.

The old lady was annoyed by what she heard, so she waved her hand and said, "Meng Chuan, take your mother out. Let me and your father be alone for a while. I need to see my son off. You two go wait outside."

The grief of a parent outliving their child has numbed Xu Ying's heart.

After everyone left, she sat down by the bed, took her son's cold hand, and murmured to herself, "You are so heartless. When your father passed away, you promised him that you would take good care of me, but now you have gone with him."

“If you don’t care about me, don’t you care about your wife and children either? Neither your wife nor your son is capable of managing the household. You’re just abandoning us like this. This family will fall apart sooner or later.”

The old woman sighed helplessly, "Did I commit murder and arson in my past life? Why do I have to suffer like this in this life? God, if you're going to punish someone, why don't you punish this old woman?"

"You've taken me away, give me back my son..."

As Xu Ying spoke, she covered her face and wept.

Those waiting outside were also heartbroken. Xu Qing saw Shen Qingzhu and Lin Mengchuan shedding tears, and she wiped away her own tears as well.

It happened so suddenly, it's really hard to accept.

His phone suddenly rang in his pocket. He took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Ding Ding.

Ding Ding: "I heard something happened at Zhuohai Group. Lin Mengchuan's father was stabbed by a worker. Is that true? Do you know anything about it?"

Xu Qing glanced at Lin Mengchuan and replied to Ding Ding, "It's true. We're at the hospital now. Mengchuan's father has passed away from excessive blood loss and couldn't be saved."

Ding Ding: "My God, which hospital are you in?"

Xu Qing: "City Hospital".

Ding Ding did not reply.

Qiao Ran and Qi Muci were reading in the study when their cell phone suddenly rang.

Seeing that it was Dingding, she answered the phone, "Dingding."

Ding Ding: "Something terrible has happened, Ranran! Lin Mengchuan's father was stabbed to death by workers who were collecting debts. I just asked Xu Qing, and he confirmed it. They're at the city hospital right now. Do you want to go and see them?"

Qiao Ran was incredulous: "Lin Mengchuan's father was stabbed to death by a worker?"

Ding Ding: "Yes, Xu Qing told me this himself. I'll send you a screenshot of the chat history. See if you want to go over there. Aren't you close to his grandmother? The old lady must be very sad right now."

Ding Ding said, then hung up the phone and sent over a screenshot of the chat history.

Qiao Ran showed the screenshot to Qi Muci, "Should we inform your parents and grandparents?"

Qi Muci: "Okay, I'll let you know. Go change your clothes, and we'll go to the hospital together."

"it is good".

Qiao Ran got up and went back to her room to change clothes and get their coats. Qi Muci called his grandmother Xiang Wanli and his mother Shen Qinglan in turn.

After Qiao Ran changed her clothes and came out, Qi Muci had also finished his phone call.

The two went downstairs together, briefly explained the situation to the housekeeper, and then hurriedly drove out to the city hospital.

On the way, Qiao Ran asked Ding Ding to get Xu Qing's phone number.

Xu Qing told Lin Mengchuan the truth: Ding Ding had informed Qiao Ran, and Qiao Ran and Qi Muci were on their way.

Lin Mengchuan didn't expect Qiao Ran to come, but considering Qiao Ran's relationship with his grandmother, he thought it would be good to have Qiao Ran help comfort his grandmother.

He then asked Xu Qing to pick up the person at the hospital entrance.

When Qi Muci and Qiao Ran parked their car in the parking lot, they encountered Qi Muci's mother, Shen Qinglan, and her grandmother, Xiang Wanli.

The four of them went to the emergency room together.

From afar, you could see Xu Qing standing at the entrance of the building, rubbing her hands and breathing on them to warm them, her face red from the cold.

When Xu Qing saw them, she quickly raised her hand and waved.

When Qiao Ran saw the bloodshot in Xu Qing's eyes, her mood immediately became heavy.

The four of them followed Xu Qing to the emergency room.

Shen Qingzhu cried even louder when she saw her mother, Xiang Wanli.

Xiang Wanli walked over and hugged her youngest daughter, scolding her, "Such a big thing happened, and you didn't even know to call home. If Ranran hadn't notified us, we wouldn't have known."

Lin Mengchuan glanced at Qiao Ran standing next to Qi Muci, and felt a tightness in his chest.