Ning Anmiao didn't go to the door, but she heard the voices coming over and guessed that Aunt Liu must have come to plead for Zhou Yan.
To plead for her precious son.
At the thought of this, Ning Anmiao, who had just calmed down, got agitated again. Her hands hanging by her sides clenched into fists.
"Um..." "Ning Anmiao" hesitated for a while and then said, "He's at home. He just got back."
At this moment, Aunt Liu no longer cared about her previous disdain for Ning Anmiao. She stepped forward and grabbed her hand, holding on tightly. "Miaomiao, you've got to help Aunt Liu!"
"Come in, please." "Ning Anmiao" kindly stepped aside to let Aunt Liu into the house.
Looking at Aunt Liu, who was crying her eyes out, "Ning Anmiao" couldn't help but feel a complex mix of emotions.
Truly, every parent's love for their child knows no bounds.
Although that rascal Zhou Yan hadn't done anything utterly immoral, he wasn't very filial to his parents and was always loafing around.
It might be a good thing to send him to the police station. This way, he could finally learn a lesson and wouldn't be so impulsive in the future.
As for the follow - up matters, Lu Yan would surely handle them properly.
Aunt Liu thanked "Ning Anmiao" with red eyes. While crouching down to change her shoes, she saw "Lu Yan" standing in the living room. Her eyes welled up with tears again.
"Xiaoyan, the company incident was a misunderstanding!"
"Lu Yan" folded his arms across his chest and looked at her indifferently.
"Although Zhou Yan has always been a good - for - nothing, there's no way he'd ever sink so low as to commit murder! Xiaoyan, there must be some misunderstanding in this!"
Although Aunt Liu hadn't done anything particularly bad, she was one of those who often sneered at "Ning Anmiao" on Lu's mother's side.
Ning Anmiao really didn't have any good feelings for Aunt Liu.
"Auntie, Zhou Yan killed someone." "Lu Yan" said seriously, his tone leaving no room for change. "A life for a life, and debt must be repaid. It's only right."
"I can't help with this. You'd better take care of yourselves."
After saying that, "Lu Yan" turned around and went up the stairs, slamming the door shut behind him.
Judging from this situation, there was no way to continue the negotiation.
Seeing that Lu Yan didn't give her any chance to plead, Aunt Liu's legs went weak, and she slumped to the ground on her knees. Her eyes instantly filled with tears.
"What am I going to do..."
Looking at Aunt Liu, who was sitting on the ground muttering to herself, Lu Yan lowered his eyes.
Of course, he hadn't forgotten how Aunt Liu had sneered at "Ning Anmiao" at his mother's birthday party.
Apart from being a bit greedy for money and fond of showing off, Aunt Liu didn't have any deep - rooted vices.
Most importantly, Aunt Liu was the only one who had continuously helped his mother and him during those years when they were drifting around.
One should know how to be grateful.
"Auntie, please get up first." "Ning Anmiao"'s eyes softened. She walked over and helped Aunt Liu up, leading her to the sofa.
From the moment she entered the door until now, Aunt Liu's tears had never stopped. At this moment, they were flowing even more continuously, and her voice was tearful. "Zhou Yan is still young. He just graduated..."
"I know." "Ning Anmiao" comforted Aunt Liu softly. She knew better than anyone else what kind of person Zhou Yan was.
He usually looked like a playboy, at most just smoking cigarettes and hanging out in clubs. If you really asked him to do something illegal, he wouldn't dare even if you gave him a hundred guts.
"Miaomiao, could you please say a few good words to Lu Yan for Auntie?" Aunt Liu sobbed, her speech slurred. "I swear, Zhou Yan is definitely innocent."
"Here." "Ning Anmiao" picked up the tissues on the table and gently handed them to Aunt Liu. "I know. There must be some misunderstanding in this."
"Don't worry. I'll talk to Lu Yan properly. You should control your emotions first. Don't tire yourself out from worrying."
When people are extremely vulnerable, they crave the comfort of others even more.
Hearing "Ning Anmiao"'s gentle comfort, Aunt Liu felt even more mixed emotions. She sniffed and said, "Miaomiao, Auntie was wrong before."
"If you help Auntie plead, Auntie will never deliberately pick on you again."
This was said sincerely.
After receiving the news that her son had been imprisoned this afternoon, she rushed to the police station immediately. After confirming that it wasn't her son's fault, she immediately reached out to all the connections she could find.
She thought she could get her son out.
However, everyone took the opportunity to kick her when she was down and laughed at her.
"Aunt Liu, we don't have that much influence in this matter. We can't help you."
"Didn't you say Lu Yan was on your side? Why did he send his cousin to prison with his own hands?"
"We really can't help. This is a murder case..."
"..."
Watching helplessly as her former social circle mercilessly kicked her out, she finally understood what it meant to be down and out.
Not even a single person comforted her.
But at this moment, "Ning Anmiao", whom she had always looked down upon, was patiently and carefully comforting her and even saying that she would speak well of Zhou Yan.
It was hard for her not to be touched.
Along with the touch came guilt.
After crying for a while, Aunt Liu's emotions had stabilized. She wiped her red and swollen nose with a tissue and lowered her voice. "Miaomiao, Auntie was wrong before."
"From now on, Auntie won't say anything bad about you. You're a good girl."
"It's okay, Auntie."
"Anmiao" gave a big smile and replied casually, "You didn't know me well before, so you looked at me with prejudice along with others. I don't blame you."
"Anmiao" was very understanding. "This accident was probably the work of Xinghe's competitors. That dead worker was probably bribed in advance."
Before Ning Anmiao came back, Lu Yan had already retrieved the factory's surveillance footage. He could see clearly that Zhou Yan hadn't even touched the worker.
But that worker had resolutely thrown himself into the cutting machine without the slightest hesitation.
This was obviously a deliberate attempt to frame Zhou Yan, albeit at a heavy cost.
Aunt Liu nodded vigorously in agreement. "Yes, yes, yes. I just visited him in prison. Zhou Yan also said that someone was deliberately framing him."
Saying this, Aunt Liu started to cry again. "Although Zhou Yan is not very capable, he would never really commit murder!"
"I understand, Auntie. I'll do my best." "Ning Anmiao" pursed her lips slightly and gently patted Aunt Liu's back to comfort her as much as possible.
...
After seeing Aunt Liu off, Lu Yan let out a long sigh of relief, but the stone in his heart didn't fall.
He knew that Miaomiao must be very angry now.
When one's wife is angry, one must surely try to console her.
He walked to the bedroom door and knocked gently twice. There was no response from inside.
Lu Yan could have just pushed the door open and gone in, but he still stood at the door and said gently, "Miaomiao, can we have a talk?"