In an instant, a family that had once stood at the upper echelons of society fell apart completely.
Of course, if one had to point fingers, the real culprit was Lin Hao himself.
If he had not made such a mistake, even Cheng Shimumeng would not have been able to send him to prison.
At this moment, the green-haired girl was sitting on the bed in her room with her legs crossed. The serious expression from before had completely vanished.
Cheng Shimumeng had long grown used to dealing with situations like this.
Lin Hao going to prison and Lin Jian being driven out of the city was already the lightest possible outcome for them.
One investigation revealed far more than expected. The things Lin Hao had done made Cheng Shimumeng feel utterly disgusted.
For the sake of his desires, he had destroyed who knows how many families. The parents of those girls probably wanted to devour him alive right now.
Cheng Shimumeng calmly scrolled through her phone. She would do her part to help those families.
No matter what, Lin Hao would have no future.
As for Lin Jian, what he did after leaving the city was none of her concern.
If he refused to leave, she had plenty of other ways to make sure he received the punishment he deserved. Criminal records would be left where they needed to be.
The other girls who had bullied Ning Dongli had also received their due punishment.
In any case, none of them would be able to return to their original lives.
“Shimumeng.”
Cheng Shimumeng looked up to see Ning Wanciu’s worried face.
Seeing this, she smiled helplessly.
“Didn’t I tell you? It’s already taken care of. Not only is everything fine now, but there won’t be any more problems in the future either.”
Looking at Cheng Shimumeng’s confident little expression, Ning Wanciu blinked.
“Really?”
“What, you still don’t trust me?”
Cheng Shimumeng narrowed her eyes, looking a little mischievous.
“Ah, I didn’t say I don’t trust you.”
Ning Wanciu shook her head helplessly. Of course she trusted Cheng Shimumeng. In fact, Cheng Shimumeng was probably the most reliable person she had ever met—especially in situations like this.
Still, she could not help worrying whether something might have happened to An Yu and Ning Dongli.
“Hehe.”
Looking at her, how could Cheng Shimumeng not know what she was thinking? She was obviously eager to see her little sister and An Yu. In that case, she would give her a reason.
“Alright, alright. Stop making that face in my house. Don’t you think it’s bad luck?”
Cheng Shimumeng put on an annoyed expression and waved her hand at Ning Wanciu.
“It’s already afternoon. You should get going. Hurry up, Wanciu~”
“Mm…”
Ning Wanciu blinked blankly and stood up somewhat awkwardly.
“Shimumeng!”
“Fine, fine. The timing is perfect. They should be finishing up soon too. Your business here is done as well, isn’t it?”
Cheng Shimumeng smiled at her best friend, her emerald-green eyes filled with helplessness.
“Mm, then I’ll head out?”
In the end, Ning Wanciu nodded.
“Stop being so mushy. Go, go.”
Cheng Shimumeng laughed as she walked behind Ning Wanciu, gently pushing her out of the room with both hands.
“Go on. If you don’t leave now, you really might miss them.”
“Mm… Thank you, Shimumeng~”
Cheng Shimumeng waved her hand in distaste and promptly closed the bedroom door.
Ning Wanciu could only smile helplessly without saying anything more.
“Oh my, is Ning leaving already? Won’t you stay a little longer? How about having dinner together?”
Cheng Shimumeng’s father noticed her and greeted her warmly.
Ning Wanciu smiled and shook her head.
“No thank you, Uncle. I still have some things to do. I’ll come visit again next time.”
“Really? Then next time for sure, okay?”
Cheng’s father tried to sound youthful, which looked quite amusing.
“Mm.”
After nodding, Ning Wanciu quickly left Cheng Shimumeng’s house and headed straight toward the comic convention without hesitation.
Inside Cheng Shimumeng’s room, she stood by the window, watching Ning Wanciu run halfway down the street before hailing a taxi. She could not help smiling helplessly.
Just look at her. She’s in such a hurry, yet she was pretending to be fine earlier.
Wanciu, oh Wanciu. If you keep being so slow and hesitant like this, little An Yu won’t wait for you forever, you know?
Cheng Shimumeng shook her head and looked thoughtfully at the newly refreshed photo on her phone.
It showed a group photo of An Yu, Ning Dongli, and An Qing.
Meanwhile, back at the comic convention, An Qing was starting to feel tired. From the moment they had joined midway, she was not close with Ning Dongli, and she was not even that familiar with An Yu.
She did not know whether she should wake An Yu up.
Although she had been staying with An Yu this whole time, An Yu was sleeping while leaning on someone else, once again ignoring her—her own sister.
But there was nothing she could do. An Qing had almost no other opportunities to get close to An Yu.
So she continued waiting. Fortunately, even as her expression grew increasingly gloomy, the people coming to take photos did not say anything.
In fact, they seemed rather excited?
An Qing could not understand what these people were thinking. She simply wanted to spend a little more time with An Yu.
Unfortunately, the event was almost over, and An Yu had already woken up.
“Mm…”
An Yu rubbed her sleepy eyes. She looked like she had slept quite comfortably.
“Hm… Where are we again?”
[Replying to the host, we are currently at the comic convention. You fell asleep together with Ning Dongli earlier.]
“Oh, right. We are at the comic convention.”
Looking at Ning Dongli, who was still sleeping soundly beside her, An Yu yawned softly.
“By the way… An Qing was here too, right?”
Thinking this, An Yu began looking around.
She quickly spotted An Qing nearby. The other girl was currently talking to the pair of cosplayers and soon received what looked like some kind of gift from them.
“Mm, An Qing is indeed here.”
What a strange day.
An Yu blinked expressionlessly. Looking at the darkening sky outside the window, she gently shook Ning Dongli’s shoulder.
“Ning Dongli, wake up. It’s time to go home.”
“Mm… Just a little longer… Wife.”
“Hm?”
Ning Dongli groggily opened her eyes. The moment she saw it was An Yu, she rubbed her face against An Yu’s hand and began acting spoiled with a look of complete contentment.
Wife?
An Yu blinked in a daze.
“Ning Dongli, are you still half-asleep? It’s An Yu, not wife.”
Though… does Ning Dongli have a wife…? Is it from some game or something?
Mm, she would ask later.
However, the moment her words fell, she felt Ning Dongli suddenly tremble all over.
This reaction was quite strange. An Yu subconsciously poked her cheek.
“Ning Dongli?”
“Ah——!”