Reborn in the 90s, tearing apart scumbag men for the sake of women.

When Song Lingge returned home, she relayed what had happened at school that day to Zhao Zhangguo and Lin Xiuzhi.

After hearing this, the two elders were still deeply shocked.

After a long silence, Zhao Zhangguo finally spoke, arriving at a conclusion that Song Lingge already knew: "Zhou Songmei is trying to drag you down with her?"

Since ancient times, public opinion has been a fearsome thing.

Many people inevitably experience internal conflict due to how others perceive them.

Zhao Zhangguo and Lin Xiuzhi were both worried that Song Lingge would be subjected to gossip because of this.

Noticing the elders' worries, Song Lingge smiled and said, "People can say whatever they want! It won't affect me, don't worry! Even if she wants to drag me down, she'll have to consider whether she has the ability to do so."

Zhou Songmei's self-destructive approach seems to have led her to a dead end.

Song Lingge did not intend to kill them all; she did not want to get blood on her hands.

However, now that things have come to this point, whether others will back down is no longer within Song Lingge's consideration.

The best strategy is to win without bloodshed.

Thinking of this, Song Lingge quickly called Hele Manor again, but no one answered.

She hung up the phone, puzzled.

"Is your dad still not answering the phone?" Lin Xiuzhi asked.

Song Lingge nodded and asked in return, "Did Grandpa Sun call home?"

Zhao Zhangguo and Lin Xiuzhi shook their heads at the same time.

They are old and rarely go out.

As instructed by Song Lingge, even when they went out for a walk this week, the two of them would stagger their times and meet with their old best friends and old partners respectively.

Therefore, they can guarantee that they will not miss a single call.

Song Lingge said to herself, "Uncle Sun is a very kind person. Since I told him to keep an eye out, he will definitely be more careful. Once my dad comes back, he will definitely call us immediately."

"If you haven't called, it means your dad hasn't come home yet," Zhao Zhangguo added.

Song Lingge had been to Yuning and knew the approximate route. No matter how she planned it, even if Song Jianping did his investigation, a little over a week would be more than enough time.

Why haven't they come back after so long?

"Your dad won't have gotten into trouble, will he? After all, your mom..." Lin Xiuzhi didn't dare to continue.

Song Lingge felt a little confused.

Although Song Jianping had done many wrong things, he was still her father, and whether she admitted it or not, she still had deep feelings for him.

Revenge is one thing, but Song Lingge couldn't bring herself to just stand by and watch Song Jianping get into trouble.

Although Zhao Zhangguo and Lin Xiuzhi had never liked Song Jianping, he was, after all, Song Lingge's closest relative besides the two elders.

Moreover, it was a human life at stake. Even if they didn't care about the monks, they couldn't just ignore it.

Song Lingge suppressed her unease and comforted them, "Grandpa, Grandma, don't overthink it. I've seen Zhou Songmei at school several times, and she doesn't seem like she's just killed someone. Besides, in her heart, Dad is still her dad, so she shouldn't be that cruel."

"That's just her assumption. What if your father tells her about the paternity test? It's all possible. Once she finds out that your father isn't her biological father, anything is possible."

Lin Xiuzhi's words were also what Song Lingge was worried about.

But at this moment, she couldn't go along with Lin Xiuzhi's words, and she couldn't let the two elderly people worry.

Song Lingge sat down on the sofa next to Lin Xiuzhi, took her arm and leaned close to her, saying, "Didn't you always think my dad was a deep and scheming man? Based on what he's done over the years, it shouldn't be so easy for Zhou Songmei to deal with him."

Zhao Zhangguo also comforted her, saying, "Let's not scare ourselves. Lingge is right. If Zhou Songmei is acting strangely, that old fox Song Jianping, who spends every day with her, knows more about her than we do."

Being called an "old fox" by Zhao Zhangguo must have left Song Jianping with mixed feelings.

Song Lingge continued, "If you're worried, Grandma, I'll sneak over to check on you tomorrow."

Lin Xiuzhi immediately grabbed her hand and said seriously, "No. You don't need to go. If your father comes back, Grandpa Sun will definitely call back. We can just wait patiently."

Lin Xiuzhi was definitely more worried about Song Lingge than Song Jianping.

If Song Jianping is in danger, then he is in danger. If something happens to Song Lingge because of him, then what will become of these two old men?

Their family is small; they can't afford any more accidents to happen to them.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiuzhi couldn't help but think of the Qin family next door.

That family is very large and prosperous!

After Song Lingge marries into either the Qin or Qiao family, they will treat her well and she will never have to suffer again.

They must wait until that time to see Song Lingge find happiness.

......

After Song Lingge and the others left, only Zhou Songmei remained in the office.

In the end, it took Fu Wenxin and Lin Wenxiu a lot of persuasion to convince her to go back.

Zhou Songmei was distraught and did not return to Hele Manor that day. Instead, she stayed in her dormitory overnight and only went back early the next morning.

Fortunately, the girls in her dormitory were all from Nanzhou city and had all gone home.

Otherwise, Zhou Songmei would never have thought of going back to the dormitory to listen to other people's sarcastic remarks.

On her way back to her dormitory from the office, it was already late, but people still recognized her from time to time and pointed at her.

Today, Zhou Songmei realized that it was no longer possible for her to stay at school.

More importantly, judging from Fang Guanghua's choice, she was the one who was abandoned.

Zhou Songmei felt a deep sense of loneliness.

I haven't felt this way in a long time.

The earliest instance of this feeling was when her mother passed away.

When her mother died, she was all alone by her side; she was not even eight years old at the time.

It was a late night with torrential rain. She trudged through the village, her steps uneven, until she reached the east end of the village to find the village chief to answer the phone.

She remembered her mother telling her to call her sponsor if anything happened.

Her father was her benefactor, but her mother had sternly told her not to tell anyone that he was her father.

When she played with the other children in the village, they would laugh at her for being a wild child without a father.

Zhou Songmei did not argue with the children, nor did she loudly proclaim that she had a father who made a lot of money and was a high-ranking official in the city.

After her mother overheard these words, she grabbed her ear and dragged her home.

Her ears were being pulled painfully, but Zhou Songmei dared not cry or make a fuss.

Because every time she mentioned her father to someone, her mother would get angry and beat her severely.

Zhou Songmei didn't understand why, but she kept those pains in her heart.

From then on, she never called him "Dad" again; she called him "Uncle Song."