The shadows of the three bicycles were stretched long by the moonlight. A gentle night breeze blew, and it was getting a bit chilly.

The four of them arrived at the entrance of the photo studio. Shen Yi pushed the door open and went inside first, while Qin Jiao and the other two stood by the door, waiting.

Chen Feng still wore a look of righteous indignation. He firmly believed his mother was innocent and that everything was just a rumor started by Qin Jiao and Shen Yi.

Qin Jiao ignored the stubborn fool and looked at Lin Nian. "Your sister is going to marry into the Old Li Family from your village, right?"

Lin Nian had been wary of Qin Jiao the whole time. The moment she spoke, Lin Nian was instantly on guard, bristling.

Lin Nian snapped, "What’s it to you!"

Qin Jiao’s tone was flat. "It’s not my business. It’s just that the man from the Old Li Family has a tendency for domestic violence. Plus, their family heavily favors sons over daughters. Did you and your family know about this?"

Lin Nian said angrily, "What is wrong with you, Qin Jiao? Are you addicted to spreading rumors? Who my sister marries has nothing to do with you!"

Qin Jiao lowered her gaze and sneered. "So you do know. Your family knows, too. And even so, you’re still pushing your sister into a pit of fire."

"Alright, Qin Jiao, stop with the fake concern. Don’t you just want Ah Feng to know that my family isn’t well-off?" Lin Nian said, clinging to Chen Feng’s arm. "Ah Feng has known about my family’s situation for a long time. If he was the type to look down on the poor and chase after the rich, he wouldn’t have chosen me."

Qin Jiao shrugged and didn’t say anything more.

’Lin Nian doesn’t even care if her own sister lives or dies... Oh, right,’ Qin Jiao suddenly recalled. ’Lin Nian is a transmigrator. In her mind, the family here isn’t her real family.’

’She doesn’t care about them at all.’

’All Lin Nian cares about is whether she’ll have a life of luxury in the future.’ 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Chen Feng, however, looked at Lin Nian with some doubt. "Xiao Nian, is what she said true? If the man your sister is going to marry is really abusive..."

"Of course not! Qin Jiao loves spreading rumors. Didn’t she spread rumors about your mom before?" Lin Nian didn’t want to tell Chen Feng too much about her family. In any case, she had no plans to ever go back to that wretched home.

’Besides, so what if that man is abusive!’

’Her parents are waiting to take the betrothal gift and use it for their son’s wedding. If my sister doesn’t go through with it, are they going to make *me* marry him instead?’

Chen Feng frowned, feeling that there was still something doubtful about the matter. But the moment he thought about what Qin Jiao had said about his own mother, he scowled at Qin Jiao again.

"Qin Jiao, I can’t believe you’re this kind of person!"

Qin Jiao chuckled. "What kind of person is that? Lin Nian is watching her own sister jump into a pit of fire, and I, an outsider, am wrong for offering a kind reminder?"

"You’ve never even met the man, so how would you know he’s abusive?"

"Who says I haven’t? My aunt just divorced that man."

Chen Feng froze. Lin Nian’s expression grew darker and darker. Just then, Shen Yi came out with the photographs.

He handed a photograph directly to Chen Feng.

"Go home and show this photo to your mom. Just say it’s from Shen Zhengfeng’s son."

Chen Feng stared at the two people in the photograph, locked in a passionate embrace, and froze completely. The schoolbag in his hand fell to the ground with a THUD.

"Ah Feng!" Lin Nian rushed forward worriedly to steady him.

Meanwhile, Qin Jiao and Shen Yi had already turned to leave. The two of them hopped on their bicycles, and their figures disappeared into the night breeze.

After riding for a while, once they were far away from the other two, Qin Jiao thought for a moment and said, "When Chen Feng’s mom sees the photo, do you think she’ll go straight to your dad?"

Qin Jiao remembered that in her past life, Li Xiaomei had been incredibly patient. She was also a very calculating woman; otherwise, she wouldn’t have spent her entire life trying to hook a big fish like Shen Zhengfeng.

And she’d done it all without anyone around her ever knowing the truth.