Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 541: How Jingyou Was Lost

"So you’re trying to drive me out for your future? The Zhang family is truly heartless! You’re willing to abandon decades of affection just for your own benefit!" Peng Huijing shouted in anger.

But frankly, even those who were merely bystanders, like Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun, thought that her mind seemed a bit off. If any woman or daughter-in-law had raised her child to the point where he was about to be sentenced to death by shooting, anyone would have kicked her out without hesitation. The Zhang family, on the other hand, was still hesitating and talking with her this much, which was already a sign of their indecision.

However, Zhang Zhiyuan wasn’t in the mood to argue anymore. He exchanged a glance with the guard standing nearby. The guard immediately stepped forward, taking Peng Huijing from his hands and dragging her out without a word.

Seeing that they were serious, Peng Huijing panicked. "No! Don’t drive me out! I know I was wrong! I’ll definitely educate my child properly in the future."

"Dad, Mom, even if you won’t consider yourself or Zhiyuan, at least think about Xiyue. If Zhiyuan and I divorce, which decent family would still want to marry her?" Peng Huijing cried, trying to appeal to her in-laws.

Even in the future, when people got married, they paid close attention to the relationship between the parents. If the parents were divorced, that would first leave a negative impression. More importantly, in this day and age, a divorce would be talked about for a lifetime.

"If you really cared about your two children, you wouldn’t have done something so foolish," Grandpa Zhang said firmly, crushing any illusions Peng Huijing might have had.

Seeing that she still wanted to say something, his voice turned even colder. "Don’t think that just because you’re out now, this matter is over. We all know very well who was responsible for all of this."

Peng Huijing, hearing these words, froze. She couldn’t say a word and her face turned red from the pressure, as if someone had her neck in a tight grip. Watching the guards drag Peng Huijing out, Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Dad, Mom, I’ll go and get the divorce sorted."

"This time, don’t show any mercy. Otherwise, our Zhang family will really be ruined," Grandpa Zhang warned solemnly.

Zhang Zhiyuan nodded and followed them out.

Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun, witnessing this scene, were left in a daze. Once the sound of the car leaving reached their ears, Grandpa Zhang sheepishly smiled at them.

"Sigh, sorry you had to see such a spectacle. But don’t worry, even if Peng Huijing has been released, it’s not as simple as she says. The country will certainly give you a fair and just result."

The matter had already attracted the attention of the national security office. According to their usual procedure, if she had been involved in framing someone, there was no way she would have been released so easily. If she had been released, it could only mean one thing: they had found something and were planning to use her to catch someone bigger.

But unfortunately, Peng Huijing was too foolish. Or perhaps it was because the Zhang family had been in such a powerful position for so many years that she mistakenly thought she could control everything with power.

"It’s alright. I believe the country will give us justice. Grandpa Zhang, Grandma Wang, don’t worry too much," Su Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly at them, trying to ease their concerns.

However, Jiang Yexun, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke up, his tone casual, "I’ve been hearing about Zhang Jingyou from you guys. What happened to him back then?"

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t expect him to bring it up at this moment, and her heart skipped a beat. However, thinking about it, it was probably the right time to ask. Rather than staying confused, it would be better to clear things up once and for all.

Nodding in agreement, she said, "Earlier, when Yexun and I were in Shanghai, we found the sister of one of his friends who had been kidnapped by human traffickers. So, there’s still a chance we might find Zhang Jingyou if we search around a bit."

Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Wang’s eyes instantly lit up when they heard this.

"That’s a big help, Xiaoxiao, Yexun. Thank you so much!" Grandma Wang took Su Xiaoxiao’s hand in gratitude, not bothering with any formalities.

Su Xiaoxiao could see that Grandma Wang’s eyes were getting red with emotion, and it made her feel somewhat bad inside. If this were all an act, then the Zhang family were truly excellent actors.

"Our Uncle Zhiyuan and our first daughter-in-law had a love marriage. They had a really good relationship. But when they were giving birth to Jingyou, there were complications, a lot of bleeding, and only Jingyou survived in the end. At that time, Uncle Zhiyuan said that from then on, Jingyou would be his only child, and he would take care of him as both father and mother. He even personally fed him at night, and from the moment Jingyou was born, he slept with him.

But then one morning, when Uncle Zhiyuan woke up, he found that Jingyou was gone, and the room showed signs of drug residue. We searched in Beijing for three days and then got a call asking for twenty thousand to ransom the child. We prepared the money, but on the day of the exchange, no one showed up.

At that time, Uncle Zhiyuan got an urgent assignment to go to the battlefield, and the situation was so dire that he couldn’t take a leave. Even Grandpa Zhang was sent to the front lines. The two of them left the guards behind, and I took the two guards to search the nearby cities, but still couldn’t find anything."

Grandma Wang’s voice trembled, and she wiped away a tear as she spoke.

But Su Xiaoxiao interrupted, "Why didn’t you think about going to Jingyou’s grandparents’ house to look for him?"

"We did think about it! But at the time, the whole country went into a state of war readiness, and the trains were chaotic. I had the guards drive me to Shanghai instead, but as soon as we left Beijing, we were robbed by bandits. We got into a car accident, and my leg was broken. I had no choice but to return to Beijing to recover for three months. Afterward, Uncle Zhiyuan’s guards went to Shanghai to search again."

Grandma Wang spoke with a hint of disbelief. If it hadn’t been for the war, none of this would have happened. She almost started to suspect that everything was a plot against the Zhang family.

Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun both realized the strange coincidences in the story. Both of them exchanged an unspoken look, and a sense of unease passed between them.

"So when did Peng Huijing appear in all of this?" Su Xiaoxiao asked, her curiosity piqued.

If all these events were part of a grand conspiracy, then Peng Huijing was undoubtedly the key player in the plot.

Grandma Wang’s expression faltered slightly. "The Peng family used to live in the compound too, but her father was demoted due to work issues, and the whole family moved out. However, I had a good relationship with her mother back then, so Peng Huijing occasionally came over to visit, especially during the holidays."

"You didn’t realize back then that she liked Uncle Zhiyuan?" Su Xiaoxiao asked, her curiosity growing.

"They were five years apart and had known each other since childhood, so we never thought about it in that way," Grandma Wang said, feeling ashamed.

"If we had known, we would never have allowed Peng Huijing to come over. Maybe if we had realized earlier, we could have stopped this tragedy."

Su Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, trying to control her emotions as she asked, "What did Jingyou’s grandparents say? Why didn’t you contact them again or go to see them later?"