Chapter 177: Do I Look Like a Bad Woman?

Their family is already pathetic enough; why does Si Rong simply refuse to let them go?

After divorcing Yang Junwei, her heart was already dead, and she planned to live with her nephew from then on. Now that Si Rong has sent Shen Chi to prison, who will provide for her in her old age?

"That's right," Si Rong smiled slightly, though the smile did not reach her eyes, "He brought this upon himself, so of course I can't wait for him to die sooner!"

"You!" Shen Yun did not expect her to have become like this now, "Sure enough, the gentleness you showed in our home before was all an act!"

She just knew it; how could a beautiful woman from a good family possibly have a good personality?

"Congratulations on finally figuring it out. Then have you noticed that those who offend me never end up well? So, you should learn to be smarter in the future."

Si Rong sneered, turned around, and took Jiang Cheng's arm to sit in the gallery. She also held the status of a witness, though a lawyer had handled the duties for her.

She saw out of the corner of her eye that Shen Yun was gnashing her teeth in anger, then sat in the gallery opposite.

Si Rong leaned closer to Jiang Cheng, "Do you think I look like a bad woman now?"

Just now, when standing opposite Shen Yun, she felt she was just like those vicious female supporting characters in television dramas.

"If you are a bad woman, then I like bad women."

Jiang Cheng said in a breathy voice by her ear; his preference was her, regardless of good or bad.

What's more, she wasn't bad at all; she was merely paying back tooth for tooth.

Si Rong's lips tugged slightly; she liked Jiang Cheng saying that.

She also liked her husband favoring her unconditionally.

Soon, the trial began.

Li Xuan, her son, and three human traffickers were escorted into the courtroom by the police.

The iron chains and handcuffs on her wrists were extremely uncomfortable; Li Xuan shook them twice before looking at Si Rong in the gallery.

Her gaze was filled with resentment; this was already the third time Si Rong had sent her to prison.

However, she believed she would surely turn danger into safety just like the previous two times.

She would never admit defeat to Si Rong.

It was just that she might have to wrong her son a little.

Come to think of it, this whole matter was Shen Chi's fault to begin with; if it weren't for this rotten idea he came up with, she would still be living a good life at the Kong Family right now.

Still, thinking about her son having to go to jail, she felt very distressed inside.

Fortunately, the Kong Family had hired a lawyer for her; no matter what, Kong Yue was still sincere toward her.

Soon, it reached the statement phase.

Something that surprised Li Xuan and everyone else happened.

Shen Chi took all the primary responsibility for attempting to kidnap Si Rong's child upon himself, clearing Li Xuan completely.

The few human traffickers already had criminal records, so naturally, they had no defense.

Shen Chi had thought it through clearly; this was the best method for now.

If the Kong Family's lawyer was capable, the sentence for attempted kidnapping would only be a few years.

If his mother could continue to coax Kong Laotou after she got out, it would be like keeping the green hills, not fearing a lack of firewood.

When he was released from prison, he would absolutely never make this mistake again.

If a partner is too stupid, it is better not to have one.

He would take action himself.

In any case, Si Rong should not expect to have an easy time.

The human traffickers had traded with Shen Chi from beginning to end, so naturally, they wouldn't bother to implicate Li Xuan. Thus, Shen Chi was sentenced to six years, while Li Xuan was only detained for half a month and could be released after some criticism and education.

Si Rong frowned deeply.

What a pity; at the time, she really couldn't bear to let her child risk danger, otherwise, Li Xuan might have been sentenced for longer.

But even after she gets out, she shouldn't think about staying in the Junshuyuan.

Li Xuan's relationship with Kong Lingdong shouldn't be ordinary; Si Rong guessed this from their few brief contacts and the chats among neighbors in the Junshuyuan that day.

It seems she should go under the Big Willow Tree more often to chat with the neighbors about why Kong Yue's previous second wife left.

Although with the development of the economy, there were already televisions, tape recorders, and even computers for various forms of entertainment.

But the most primitive form of entertainment—gossiping—remained the favorite for middle-aged and elderly women, and the Junshuyuan was no exception.

Si Rong had a slower-to-warm personality, but Wang Ma was different; she was of a very kind nature and could chat with anyone.

In just a few days, she had roughly found out about the matter of Kong Yue's previous second wife.

Ming Zi lay on Si Rong's recliner, listening to her recount it, her eyes wide with shock.

"Uh, Kong Lingdong played with his father's woman?"

This... is truly very baffling.

Logically speaking, as a second-generation military officer who also founded his own company, Kong Lingdong shouldn't be lacking women.

"Could it really be as the old saying goes: a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a mistress, and a mistress is not as good as one you can't get?"

"Tsk tsk," Ming Zi felt some admiration, "I now believe that people actually have magnetic fields; the kind of person you are is likely what you will attract."

"Do you think Li Xuan knows about the affair between Kong Lingdong and his former Little Mother?"

Si Rong didn't think so, "After she married into the Junshuyuan, her eyes were always on me; how would she know about those things? If she doesn't know, let's be kind and tell her. In two more days, Li Xuan will be coming out."

"Hmm, I'm already looking forward to seeing her reaction after she finds out."

Ming Zi spoke of her own troubles, "Shen Qinghe proposed to me again."

"You refused again?" Si Rong teased her son, who had just woken up, with a rattle.

Standing in Ming Zi's position, with money and leisure, a dead husband, and grown children, she had experienced everything she should have and understood everything she needed to.

Marriage was truly an optional thing for her.

What's more, she had suffered enough from marriage in the past.

Ming Zi nodded, "I feel like we might be breaking up soon."

They were not teenagers or twenty-somethings; romance was not the main theme of their lives, reality was.

She had her own three children, while Shen Qinghe did not.

Not wanting to enter into a new marriage was her choice, but she could not continue to delay Shen Qinghe; that would be too selfish.

Si Rong did not know what to say to comfort her, so she simply put an arm around her shoulders.

Silently telling her that she was always there; perhaps this was the meaning of friendship.

Four-month-old Si Nian could already roll over, so Si Rong had Jiang Cheng make a bed rail, but Juzi still could not roll over.

The little girl was a pound heavier than her brother, and after watching her brother roll over beside her, she anxiously tried to follow suit, only to end up stuck.

Her eyes, like black grapes, darted around, as if she were puzzled as to why she was in this position.

Si Rong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She took her daughter into her arms, "Mommy's little silly, if we skip one meal today and lose a little weight, you'll be able to roll over."

Perhaps because she disagreed with the diet, Juzi whimpered and tried to burrow into her arms.

She had an extra meal after all.

Si Rong:...

Very soon, the day of Li Xuan's release from prison arrived.

Si Rong and Wang Ma stood under the willow tree holding the two children, and Shen Qingyu was there too; she glanced at the chubby baby in Si Rong's arms, "I heard that Kong Yue's wife is getting out of prison today."