Chapter 251: Why Should She Go to Jail
Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Why Should She Go to Jail
Prison. The moment she heard that word, all the color drained from Gu Qingran’s face.
’No, no, no! Why should I be the one to go to prison?’
’Su Zhaozhao should be the one in prison, not me!’
’It was obviously Su Zhaozhao who was sleeping around, and obviously Su Zhaozhao who pulled strings to get into the military district’s elementary school.’
’I was just telling the truth! Why do I have to go to prison?!’
"I was reporting the facts!" Gu Qingran argued, her face pale. "You’ve all been deceived by Su Zhaozhao. Xie Huaizhen, do you really think Su Zhaozhao is such a good person? She plays the victim in front of you, and you actually believe her? The truth is, she’s only being nice to you because she sees you’re doing well now."
Xie Huaizhen’s thin lips pressed together. "If I don’t believe her, am I supposed to believe you? You’ve been approaching me with ulterior motives from the very beginning. Just because you’re a student doesn’t mean you aren’t suspicious. Everything about you is strange."
"And Su Zhaozhao isn’t strange? She clearly broke off her engagement with you, yet she came all the way out here. What kind of motive does she have?"
"Xie Huaizhen, I really do like you!" Gu Qingran was on the verge of tears as she said this.
’She even wanted to tell them she had been reborn, but wouldn’t that just expose her ulterior motives for approaching Xie Huaizhen?’
’Wouldn’t Xie Huaizhen just hate her even more?’
’Of course, she knew that more than anything, people would just think she was a lunatic.’
’Rebirth, living life all over again... others would just think she was crazy.’
Watching Gu Qingran’s breakdown, seeing her struggle to explain herself, Su Zhaozhao couldn’t help but say, "Gu Qingran, do you know why you managed to play such a good hand so badly?"
Gu Qingran glared at Su Zhaozhao, her face contorted with rage. ’What right does she have to criticize me?’
’She died so miserably in her last life. How dare this life be so easy for her?’
Su Zhaozhao said lightly, "Because you’re too arrogant. You think you have everything under control and can do whatever you please, but you don’t realize that everyone is capable of making their own judgments. By trying to force your control over everything, you were destined to lose."
’She herself would never be as obsessive as Gu Qingran. Even at the beginning, when she planned to marry Xie Huaizheng, her attitude was that if it worked out, great. If, despite her best efforts, she still couldn’t make Xie Huaizheng fall for her, Su Zhaozhao would have given up.’
’She had been on the verge of giving up, but who would have thought that Xie Huaizheng would suddenly fall for her?’
’You could say they met each other halfway.’
’The only cliché part was that they had both mistaken each other for someone else.’
"Su Zhaozhao, you just got a head start! If I had awakened earlier, you wouldn’t have stood a chance!" Gu Qingran seethed, grinding her teeth.
Xie Huaizheng stepped in front of Su Zhaozhao, shielding her from Gu Qingran’s venomous glare.
Then he said coolly, "Maliciously spreading rumors and slandering a military wife carries a prison sentence."
After speaking, Xie Huaizheng glanced at the police officers to the side, who immediately moved toward Gu Qingran.
He had arranged for them to be here in advance.
He would not let a woman who had maliciously harmed his wife get away with it.
From the moment he first saw this woman, he knew she was no good, always hiding in the shadows and spying on them.
But back then, she hadn’t done anything out of line, so Xie Huaizheng couldn’t do anything to her.
But now that she had come after his woman, Xie Huaizheng wasn’t about to let her off easy.
"No... I wasn’t spreading rumors! Su Zhaozhao definitely isn’t who you think she is. She’s been reborn!" Gu Qingran screamed.
"Reborn?" Li Tiantian asked, confused. "What’s that?"
"She’s not the original Su Zhaozhao! In her past life, the original Su Zhaozhao married the man her stepmother arranged for her and was tortured to death! She’s been reborn, that’s why she came here!"
At this point, Gu Qingran was past caring. ’If I’m going to suffer, Su Zhaozhao isn’t getting off easy!’
’Hmph!’
’She was going to prison anyway, so she might as well say everything.’
’She was going to make Su Zhaozhao pay dearly for this.’
"What the hell!" Li Tiantian exclaimed. "Is she crazy? What’s this about being reborn?"
The concept of "rebirth" wasn’t a popular trope in the novels of this era. Even though Li Tiantian had read her fair share of books, she still couldn’t wrap her head around what Gu Qingran was saying.
"It’s true! Everything I’m saying is true!"
Seeing the police about to grab her, Gu Qingran immediately yelled, "Su Zhaozhao doesn’t love Xie Huaizheng or Xie Huaizhen! She just knows they’re going to be powerful! Xie Huaizhen, you’ll become a major figure in the future, even more formidable than Xie Huaizheng! You have to believe me!"
Xie Huaizheng and Xie Huaizhen frowned simultaneously, looking at Gu Qingran as if she were a lunatic.
Gu Qingran despaired. Just as she’d expected, nobody believed a word she said.
Su Zhaozhao’s expression, however, didn’t flicker. She even offered a small smile. "Gu Qingran, you certainly have a vivid imagination. With a mind like yours, I think you’d be quite suited to writing novels."
Su Zhaozhao’s nonchalant demeanor completely infuriated Gu Qingran.
"Su Zhaozhao, don’t you get too smug!" Gu Qingran yelled.
Just then, a figure rushed onto the scene. "Qing Ran!"
Su Zhaozhao turned her head and saw Lin Shumo.
Lin Shumo had clearly rushed over, as he was still panting slightly after coming to a stop.
Seeing Lin Shumo, Gu Qingran immediately cried out, "Shumo, you have to help me! I don’t want to go to prison!"
’She was a university student, for crying out loud. She’d be assigned a job after graduation. Even if she didn’t manage to latch on to a powerful man, she would surely be successful once she got away from her family.’
’But if she went to prison and ended up with a criminal record, everything would be ruined.’
"There must be some misunderstanding!" Lin Shumo couldn’t quite believe it either. He found it hard to accept that the gentle, kind Gu Qingran could do something like this.
He had been minding his own business at work when he overheard some nurses at the hospital gossiping about someone reporting Su Zhaozhao. As soon as he learned that Gu Qingran was the accuser, he had rushed right over.
’One was the girl he secretly had a crush on, and the other was his childhood friend.’
’He had originally thought the two of them would become good friends, but he never imagined things would get this bad between them.’
’How did it come to this?’
Lin Shumo just didn’t understand.
Seeing Gu Qingran being held by the police, Lin Shumo grew anxious. He looked at Xie Huaizheng. "Camp Commander Xie, Qing Ran is a good person, I can vouch for her character. Could you please let her go? There must be some kind of misunderstanding."
"A misunderstanding?" Xie Huaizheng’s lips curled into a mocking smile.
"Could a misunderstanding make her write that denunciation letter, post it in the busiest part of the military compound, and then remain completely unrepentant when questioned? Lin Shumo, don’t defend her just because you grew up with her."
’He’d been jealous before because Su Zhaozhao and Lin Shumo were on good terms. Looking at it now, he really shouldn’t get jealous over just anyone.’
’This was the kind of man who was nice to everyone. Su Zhaozhao would never like someone like that.’