Chapter 183: Not All Regrets Are Useful
Qin Wenhao’s last words made the color drain from the faces of both Bo Xue and Ruan Hongfei.
All the color had drained from their faces.
After all, those words were far too devastating.
Bo Xue, in particular, was terrified.
Now she completely ignored the threatening look Ruan Hongfei had just given her.
She immediately shouted, "I really didn’t know! I was tricked too! Ruan Hongfei came to me this morning and said her boyfriend was stolen by someone at our factory named Fu Mingxue."
"She was sobbing and whimpering, saying she was supposed to marry Qin Wenhao, but when she came back after the New Year, she found he’d been seduced away and married by Fu Mingxue. Oh, right! She also gave me a hundred yuan this morning—"
Bo Xue quickly pulled the ten 10-yuan bills from her pocket.
"See? The money’s still here. I haven’t spent a single cent—"
"Bo Xue, I gave you money because you kept saying how difficult your life was with your in-laws, not for this! You... you’re slandering me—"
"Slandering? If you hadn’t told me, how the hell would I have known any of this?"
The two cousins went back and forth until they actually started fighting—
Fu Mingxue watched coldly.
Of course, Qin Wenhao wasn’t about to let them keep fighting.
He looked toward the police officers.
"Please take over this case."
Director Geng’s expression was grim. "Deal with this matter seriously. Our factory will not tolerate anyone slandering others without cause."
The two officers who had arrived immediately shouted at the brawling cousins.
"Please come with us."
"No, I’ve been framed! It’s her fault, this has nothing to do with me—" Ruan Hongfei knew she couldn’t let them take her away.
If she were really taken away by the police, it would mean she was officially implicated.
She would definitely lose her job at the Art Troupe.
Bo Xue had the same thought.
She also felt she couldn’t be taken away—she absolutely could not lose this job.
But instead of protesting her innocence like Ruan Hongfei, she rushed directly in front of Fu Mingxue.
The instant she charged forward, Qin Wenhao stepped in front of his wife to block her.
He snapped, "What do you think you’re doing?"
Bo Xue was stunned by his glare. She stammered, "I—I want to apologize to Fu Mingxue. I’m sorry about today. I shouldn’t have slandered her without knowing the facts. It’s all my fault—"
"But Ruan Hongfei put me up to it! She gave me money, and that’s why I made this mistake. I’m so sorry—"
Ruan Hongfei’s face turned ashen with rage.
She wished she had slapped that fool, Bo Xue, harder just moments ago.
And to think she even called her ’older cousin’.
Only to be sold out by her just like that.
Qin Wenhao stared coldly at the woman before him. "Some things can’t be forgiven just because you say you were wrong. Say whatever you have to say at the police station. I only care about the outcome."
At his words, Bo Xue’s face instantly became deathly pale.
’But... but I already apologized! Why do I still have to be taken to the police station?’
’Isn’t this just a small matter? It’s not like anything serious happened.’
No matter how unwilling the two cousins were, they both believed this was just a minor issue.
At worst, they could just offer a more sincere apology.
But unfortunately for them, the police took them both away anyway.
Qin Wenhao had to go along to handle things, so he said to Fu Mingxue, "I’m going to the police station for a bit. You head to work."
Fu Mingxue nodded. "Okay."
After watching Qin Wenhao leave, she saw that Director Geng was still there.
She said, "I’m sorry, Director Geng, for taking up your work time, but I really couldn’t let this slide. I hope you can understand."
Although she spoke words of apology, her expression held not the slightest trace of it.
After all, she wasn’t the one at fault.