SFS Chapter 199 The 7-year-old woman was at the perfect age to venture out (7)
Chapter 199 The 7-year-old woman was at the perfect age to venture out (7)
Upon hearing Cang Lan's voice, Bai Zhilan subconsciously squinted and strained to see. Only then did she realize that the woman standing behind a group of bodyguards was Zhou Hanyi, and she was tightly holding Wang Zhaodi's hand.
Bai Zhilan's face instantly turned ugly. A hint of panic flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it and put on a calm demeanor. She hurriedly said, "Who are you? Why are you in my house? Zhaodi, come here quickly, come to Grandma."
Upon hearing Bai Zhilan's cry, Wang Zhaodi's body immediately began to tremble. She gripped Canglan's hand tightly, her eyes filled with fear and unease. Turning to Canglan, she asked in a trembling voice, "You said you're my grandmother, then what about her?"
Seeing that Wang Zhaodi did not respond, Bai Zhilan's face showed a hint of displeasure, and a sinister glint flashed in her eyes. She gave Chen Lihua, who was in the distance, a look.
Chen Lihua immediately understood and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Wang Zhaodi, I've given you face! I went through so much trouble to give birth to you, and you dare to acknowledge just anyone! You black-hearted wretch, I've raised you for so long, and you're just an ingrate!" Her voice was sharp and shrill, like a machine gun, and spittle flew from her mouth.
Cang Lan's face darkened, and he suddenly bent down, picked up the broom from the ground, and slapped it hard at Chen Lihua's mouth and face.
The broom whistled through the air, slamming down on Chen Lihua's face and mouth with a series of "thumps." Chen Lihua screamed in pain, but her hands were held down by the bodyguard, making it impossible for her to dodge the broom's blows: "It hurts so much! Ah! Stop hitting me! Mom, please save me!"
Canglan hit and cursed at the same time: "You have a foul mouth, you can't say anything nice in a dog's mouth, is that your child? Huh! If you talk nonsense again, I'll smash your mouth!"
After finishing, she turned around, casually tossed the broom aside, and looked at Wang Zhaodi, "Remember, you are a child of the Zhou family, and have absolutely nothing to do with these people."
Wang Zhaodi looked at Canglan, tears of emotion welling up in her eyes. She nodded vigorously, then burst into tears and threw herself into Canglan's arms: "Grandma, I now believe you really are my grandma. They only scold me, beat me, make me work, and don't let me eat."
She cried her heart out, her frail body trembling uncontrollably, as if she were releasing all the grievances she had suffered over the years through her tears.
Shen Yue and Zhou Qiming stood aside, their hearts aching as they watched their own daughter so heartbroken.
Shen Yue's eyes were already wet, tears welling up in them. "Confess..." The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Shen Yue was afraid of scaring her, so she stopped.
Zhou Qiming clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with anger and heartache, and his eyes revealed a deep sense of self-blame.
Cang Lan snorted coldly, looking at Wang Zhaodi and saying, "I don't know which uncultured person came up with your name. What kind of 'Zhaodi' is that? It sounds so vulgar." Her eyes held a hint of disdain, then she looked at Wang Zhaodi with gentleness.
“You are my granddaughter, so naturally your surname is Zhou. Your name is Zhou Yulan. Grandma hopes that you can take control of your own life and live an independent and wonderful life.”
Hearing Cang Lan's words, Zhou Yulan nodded vigorously and said softly, "Yes, my name is not Wang Zhaodi, it's Zhou Yulan."
Shen Yue could no longer hold back. She stepped forward and said with a sob in her voice, "Yu Lan, I'm your mother. I'm so sorry."
Zhou Yulan glanced at Cang Lan, who nodded slightly, gesturing for her to come over. Zhou Yulan hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked towards Shen Yue.
Shen Yue hugged her tightly, and the mother and daughter burst into tears.
Zhou Qiming stepped forward and gently embraced them. He felt how pitifully thin his daughter was, and the sharp bones in her body ached in his heart. His anger flared even more: "You people dared to switch my daughter with mine! I will not let you get away with this!"
Upon hearing this, the neighbors immediately began to whisper among themselves.
"Wasn't Wang Zhaodi Chen Lihua's daughter?"
"Oh my god, haven't you realized yet? They switched the two children. That one is Wang Zhaodi! Good heavens!"
"I knew it! What kind of biological parents and grandmother would beat and scold their children at the drop of a hat, and even prevent them from going to school? It turns out they're so cruel just because they're not their own children."
"Pah!" Everyone cast disdainful glances at Bai Zhilan's family, cursing incessantly.
Hearing these comments, Wang Shaodong's face turned ashen. Feeling guilty, he shouted, "What's it to you? Get out of here! Get out of here! If you don't leave, I'll hit you!"
However, his voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating a lack of confidence.
An older woman spat at him disdainfully: "Wang Shaodong, I know you well. For something like secretly switching children, I bet you'll end up in jail."
Upon hearing the words "jail," Wang Shaodong panicked. His eyes filled with fear, and he stammered, "What makes you think my Zhaodi is your child? Don't talk nonsense!"
Zhou Qiming looked at him coldly and said, "You fucking bastard, don't you know that paternity testing exists?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Shaodong's momentum immediately deflated. His eyes darted around in a panic before finally settling on Bai Zhilan. He immediately shouted, "This...this was all changed by my mother! I...I just found out! This has nothing to do with me!"
Bai Zhilan was furious that her son had implicated her so quickly. Her fingers trembled with anger as she pointed at Wang Shaodong and cursed, "You bastard!"
At this moment, everyone present understood the truth. Zhou Manyun stood to the side, her eyes empty and filled with despair, as if her entire world had collapsed.
Her body swayed slightly, and then she sat down on the ground with a thud.
It's over, it's over!
Looking at her biological parents, who had just acted like shrewish women, and the surrounding filthy and chaotic rural landscape, she thought about how her once beautiful and wealthy life was about to vanish because of this incident. Her hands gripped her hair tightly, and a hint of madness appeared in her eyes.
After a while, she seemed to remember something, and she scrambled to Shen Yue and Zhou Qiming, pleading with tears streaming down her face, "Mom and Dad, I...I don't know, I really don't know. Mom and Dad, I'm a victim too. I was just a baby then, I didn't know anything! Mom and Dad, please don't send me back."
Her voice was mournful and desperate as she kept kowtowing, her forehead quickly becoming red and swollen.
This time, Shen Yue didn't say anything, but simply hugged Zhou Yulan tightly in her arms and turned her head away.
Qi Sheng collapsed to the ground, knowing it was all over, and pleaded desperately, "Qiming, Manyun is innocent. After all, she is the daughter you raised for fifteen years, you..."
The next second, Cang Lan walked straight up to Qi Sheng, raised her foot, and kicked him hard, breaking his ribs.
Qi Sheng was already injured, and this kick caused him to let out a scream.
Cang Lan said expressionlessly, "What's with the dog barking? How much strength could an old woman like me have?"