The marriage between Zhou Yi and Yuan Han could not continue – this wasn’t just Xia Xiaolan’s wishful thinking.

After regaining consciousness, Zhou Yi broke down crying in front of Jiang Hong. Although Xia Xiaolan had left the hospital room at the time, Jiang Hong later told her with swollen eyelids:

“Zhou Yi is determined to divorce Yuan Han. She says she made the decision when she caught him cheating. She was worried his bribery case would affect the family.”

“You didn’t tell her the truth, did you?”

Jiang Hong shook her head, “I only told her that I flew over as soon as I heard she was hospitalized.”

The truth definitely couldn’t be revealed. If Zhou Yi learned now that her family had known all along about Ye Xiaoqiong’s revenge plot and coldly stood by waiting for her to fall hard, wouldn’t that just push Zhou Yi further away?

Zhou Yi had been hurt outside – betrayed in both love and friendship. Now she needed her family’s acceptance and comfort!

Such is the heart of parents!

Zhou Wenbing and Jiang Hong hoped this incident would help Zhou Yi mature and get her life back on track. They also hoped Zhou Yi would end her estrangement and opposition with family members, and return to intimacy.

They were Zhou Yi’s parents, not her enemies.

During Zhou Yi’s upbringing, they had neglected her education, failing to guide her to excellence… but now, they were desperately trying to make up for that mistake!

Jiang Hong didn’t say anything, but Zhou Yi opened up to her instead.

Xia Xiaolan could guess what the police wanted to ask. She just felt Zhou Yi’s current state might not handle the stress well and wanted the police to be mindful of their approach.

Zhou Yi wasn’t just Zhou Cheng’s cousin – she was also Xia Xiaolan’s “work” molded from the mud!

This was Zhou Yi’s growing pain. If she could get through it, even without complete enlightenment, she would be transformed.

Xia Xiaolan spoke sincerely, and the police understood:

“She’s the victim. We’ll certainly be careful.”

The police thought Zhou Yi was unfortunate.

Regardless of ‘He Shiyuan’s’ true identity, Zhou Yi was a poor soul betrayed by her husband. This honeytrap had made life difficult for Yuan Han’s entire family and hadn’t spared Zhou Yi either.

Her husband was stripped naked and tied to a tree, with photos of him in bed with another woman circulating everywhere – what woman wouldn’t break down facing such a situation?

Two police officers entered the hospital room. Jiang Hong nervously held Zhou Yi’s hand:

“If you don’t want to talk, then don’t. Leave this matter to us to handle. It’ll be resolved quickly. After you divorce that scoundrel, you can return to studying in America. You won’t be working in Pengcheng anymore, so no one will connect it to you.”

People forget. The scandalous news making such a commotion now would gradually fade from memory. It wasn’t Zhou Yi’s nude photos being circulated – who would recognize her as the unfortunate wife from the scandal?

Zhou Yi struggled to shake her head:

“No, I can speak for myself.”

She couldn’t always let her parents clean up after her.

Her marriage to Yuan Han had already brought enough embarrassment to the family. Now she couldn’t just hide behind them and leave all the troubles for her mother to handle – her mother looked so haggard!

After saying this, Zhou Yi felt Xia Xiaolan give her an approving look.

This was quite rare…

Zhou Yi felt more courageous and gathered her spirit, “Officers, what would you like to ask?”

The police needed to inquire about the circumstances during the incident.

They needed her to confirm He Shiyuan’s extortion and that He Shiyuan was acting under Ye Xiaoqiong’s instructions.

Regarding He Shiyuan, Zhou Yi admitted everything readily.

She described He Shiyuan’s arrogance after she caught them in bed, and her relentless pressure, including why she hadn’t reported it then: “I was thinking of my child. I was afraid Yuan Han would have a criminal record from serving time for bribery, which would affect my daughter’s future. Officers, I now recognize my mistake. Things got worse step by step because of my indulgence and wishful thinking!”

The police exchanged glances.

This involved Yuan Han’s bribery.

“Miss Zhou, we’ve recorded your statement today. Since this involves economic bribery, the Discipline Inspection Commission will likely want to speak with you as well. Please don’t leave Pengcheng for now and cooperate with the investigation!”

As husband and wife were one, had Zhou Yi known about Yuan Han’s bribery before?

Had she spent any of the bribe money?

Yuan Han was the one who took the bribes, which couldn’t implicate Zhou Yi, but as his wife, she had to cooperate with the investigation.

Zhou Yi nodded, “I understand. I will actively cooperate with the investigation.”

“Miss Zhou, one more question. The Yuan family reported that He Shiyuan was acting under instructions from Yuan Han’s ex-wife Ye Xiaoqiong. They also said you knew Ye Xiaoqiong, and she appeared at the scene. Is this true?”

Zhou Yi looked at Jiang Hong, then at Xia Xiaolan, remaining silent for two full minutes.

Even after the police patiently repeated the question, Zhou Yi finally looked up:

“They’re lying. I don’t know Ye Xiaoqiong. I had already fainted during the incident, I don’t know anything.”

Oh?!

Is she claiming not to know?

Xia Xiaolan was somewhat surprised. Given Zhou Yi’s temperament, since Ye Xiaoqiong had humiliated and deceived her, she would usually take this opportunity to seek revenge fiercely – had Zhou Yi matured?

Whether she had let it go and didn’t want to entangle with Ye Xiaoqiong anymore, or whether she didn’t want to let Ye Xiaoqiong off easily and wanted to take revenge herself.

Zhou Yi’s growth showed in her more stable mindset!

No longer immediately shouting for revenge – this was a sign of maturity.

Jiang Hong was also very surprised but didn’t say anything.

The police asked twice, and Zhou Yi maintained the same story – she had fainted and hadn’t seen Ye Xiaoqiong, nor did she know her.

This contradicted the Yuan family’s statement. Who should they believe? More evidence would be needed.

Zhou Yi wouldn’t possibly provide false testimony for Ye Xiaoqiong, right?

According to the Yuan family, Ye Xiaoqiong had planned everything and hurt Zhou Yi badly – Zhou Yi had no reason to give false testimony for Ye Xiaoqiong!

The police visit to the hospital hadn’t solved any problems but had raised more questions.

After the police left, Jiang Hong stroked Zhou Yi’s head:

“Get well soon. If you don’t want to pursue this, your father and I won’t pursue other matters either. We just want you to be safe and sound from now on.”

“Aunt, Sister Zhou Yi, you two keep talking, I’ll step out for a bit.”

Xia Xiaolan left the hospital room and asked Ge Jian:

“Can we find Ye Xiaoqiong now? I want to meet her.”

“The police haven’t found her, but I’ve had people watching her. When would you like to meet?”

Only then did Xia Xiaolan learn that Ye Xiaoqiong was hiding not far from the hospital, and she wasn’t even trying to stay completely hidden. She wasn’t a celebrity; most people wouldn’t recognize her face. The Pengcheng police hadn’t yet issued a warrant for Ye Xiaoqiong – she was only a suspect based on the Yuan family’s testimony. If she had strong enough nerves, she could indeed walk the streets freely.

The question was, why was Ye Xiaoqiong lingering near the hospital?

Xia Xiaolan soon met with her and told her directly:

“The Yuan family has filed a police report. The police should start deploying more people to look for you and He Shiyuan now. Also, the police just came to the hospital to take Zhou Yi’s statement. She said she had fainted and didn’t see you at the scene… She also told the police she doesn’t know you!”