After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1208 - 1207: The Real Culprit Found
Previously on After Marrying the Officer...
Huo Zhongcheng was already there when Huo Shiqian and Xia Chuyi settled into the Ou Family home.
Details about Xia Chuyi’s pregnancy and her poisoning inevitably made their way to Huo Zhongcheng.
Huo Zhongcheng raised no issues with the young couple entering the Ou Family residence.
Why would he object?
He was nothing but a rough man, clueless on handling such delicate situations.
With Mrs. Ou handling Xia Chuyi’s care, Huo Zhongcheng felt entirely reassured.
Two days passed before the report from Ling County finally arrived.
Both Ou ZhenTing and Huo Shiqian gathered in the study.
"You mean Zhao Chunxiao? That foster mother from years ago?" The moment the Ling County news hit, Ou ZhenTing slammed his fist on the table in fury.
"How can this woman be so ruthless!" Ou ZhenTing exploded, "I knew she mistreated Chuyi in her youth, but out of respect for Chuyi’s uncle, we overlooked it and let her off."
"Who could have foreseen her sinking to such monstrous crimes!"
"Shiqian, explain this woman’s motives to me," Ou ZhenTing demanded, "What grudge does she hold to poison Chuyi?"
Huo Shiqian’s eyes sharpened with a chilling gleam at those words, "It’s Xia Lianlian, Xia Lianlian."
"What, Lian... Xia Lianlian?" The forgotten name stunned Ou ZhenTing on the spot.
"Didn’t Xia Lianlian refuse to return to Ling County or accept the local Xia Family?" Ou ZhenTing questioned, "What’s her link to this incident?"
Ou ZhenTing had once felt affection toward Xia Lianlian.
Yet, one mishap after another eroded every bit of that sentiment.
Furthermore, realizing Xia Lianlian was Mother Xia’s daughter stirred tangled emotions in Ou ZhenTing, prompting him to decisively banish her from the household.
Never in his wildest dreams did Ou ZhenTing expect.
Xia Lianlian to become tangled up in Ling County affairs.
"Xia Lianlian’s life in the Wang Family has been miserable," Huo Shiqian noted at that point, "Her entry into the family was scandalous, and she’s full of schemes."
"Wang He’s mother has no fondness for her."
"Desperate for Wang He’s mother’s approval, she resorted to all sorts of deeds..."
Huo Shiqian proceeded to share the gathered details with Ou ZhenTing.
"So simply because Chuyi refused the Wang Family a quota, she nursed a grudge and sent her mother to poison Chuyi?" Ou ZhenTing gasped in shock after Huo Shiqian’s account.
"Yes." Huo Shiqian responded with icy detachment.
"Outstanding, simply outstanding!" Ou ZhenTing snarled through clenched teeth, "I, Ou ZhenTing, was completely deceived for twenty full years by the likes of her!"
"Shiqian, what’s your strategy for this?" Ou ZhenTing turned to Huo Shiqian.
"On this affair..." A frosty edge crept into Huo Shiqian’s stare as he declared, "I’ll force Wang He to divorce her entirely right here at home."
"And since she herself despises Ling County," Huo Shiqian added, "I’ve ordered Chang LuHui in Ling County to seize her and prosecute for attempted murder via poison."
"That said... considering Xia Lianlian’s psychological state, jail won’t suit her—she’s perfect for a psychiatric ward, up until..."
"She recovers." Huo Shiqian intoned frostily, "Though Ling County’s medical resources are so scant, Xia Lianlian stands little chance of it in her lifetime."