Chapter 25

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“You! Why are you at home?” Liu Cui’s voice was quivering and she looked as if she had seen a ghost.

“I’ve been at home all this time. What’s wrong?” Shi Sen’s expression was very natural as she looked at Liu Cui.

“Why are you guys causing a ruckus so early in the morning?!” Shi Song walked out of the house with tools.

When Liu Cui saw Shi Song, she immediately shut her mouth and asked him worriedly, “Where are you going?”

“Qiang Zi’s family asked me to make them a cabinet…” Before Shi Song could finish speaking, Liu Cui grabbed him in a panic.

“Qiang Zi! That’s Zhou Mei’s family!” Liu Cui couldn’t maintain her composure anymore.

“What’s wrong? Aren’t you on good terms with Zhou Mei? Besides, I’ve already promised them. Don’t worry about it!” Shi Song was unwilling to talk to Liu Cui anymore, so he shook her off and walked out of the door.

Liu Cui’s face was pale. She knew that Shi Tu’s matter would be exposed sooner or later, but she didn’t expect it to be exposed so soon. She asked Bai Lan to help her home first to stop Shi Song, but she didn’t expect him to go straight to Zhou Mei’s house.

“What have I done?!” Liu Cui sat on the ground as she cried. She still had to go to the Tu family’s home to take a look later. Liu Cui was filled with despair now.

“Grandma, the ground is cold. You have to take better care of yourself.” Shi Sen said with a smile. She didn’t want anything to happen to Liu Cui yet. After this incident, the Shi family would definitely become a joke in the village in the future.

Bai Lan had a bunch full of questions for Shi Sen. After helping the dazed Liu Cui into her room, she hurriedly pulled Shi Sen into the inner room.

After closing the door, Bai Lan checked Shi Sen’s condition seriously.

“Are you hurt? Where did you go yesterday? I was so worried!” Bai Lan’s eyes were red. She had not slept the entire night yesterday and had experienced such a farce in the morning.

Bai Lan hugged Shi Sen as she caressed her hair weakly.

“I’m fine, aren’t I?” Shi Sen pulled Bai Lan to a chair and wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief.

“What exactly happened? Did Shi Yan and the others really want to harm you?” After Bai Lan calmed down, she realized that if the person the Chen family had seen was really Shi Sen, Liu Cui and Shi Yan had colluded to frame Shi Sen.

“Yes, but they deserved it!” When Shi Sen thought of Shi Yan and Fang Rou’s attitude, she felt deep resentment.

“Then how did you escape?! Why was Shi Tu sent to the second son of the Chen family’s house?” Bai Lan still couldn’t understand. It was impossible for a little girl like Shi Sen to do all this alone.

“By the way, what is Shi Tu’s situation?” Shi Sen didn’t know if Shi Tu was dead or alive.

Bai Lan shook her head and said, “I didn’t go forward to take a look, but he was injured quite seriously. When your grandmother saw him, she fainted.”

Shi Sen nodded. It seemed that Shi Tu’s life wasn’t in danger.

“Tell me the truth. What happened? Where did you go last night?” Bai Lan held Shi Sen’s hand tightly. After yesterday’s incident, Bai Lan didn’t want to let go of her daughter for even a moment.

“I just found out that they wanted to harm me.” Shi Sen felt that it was difficult for her to explain herself. After some thought, she decided to tell her mother about Chu Liu. “The boy who came with Mr. Liu last time helped me.”

“Mr. Liu?” Bai Lan recalled that there was indeed a boy about the same age as Shi Sen who had come with Mr. Liu and the village chief. Moreover, the child was quite good-looking, so she had an impression of him.

“He did it with you? He brought Shi Tu to the Chen family’s home?” Bai Lan believed Shi Sen’s words. If not for someone’s help, Shi Sen couldn’t have been able to do it alone.

“I guess so. His name is Chu Liu. He’s a good person. After he saw me being put into a sack by Shi Tu, he saved me.” After Shi Sen said this, she noticed her mother’s surprised expression.

“They put you in a sack?!” Bai Lan felt lingering fear. It seemed that she had to find an opportunity to thank this child called Chu Liu. If not for his help, Shi Sen would have been doomed.

“It’s fine, Mom. Everything will be fine when we get to the city,” Shi Sen comforted her mother, but Bai Lan had mixed feelings.

Originally, she had not thought of cutting ties with the Shi family completely. After all, Shi Sen was still the Shi family’s granddaughter. However, after this incident, Bai Lan hated their family to the core. There was really no need to show them any mercy in the future.