RIRW – Chapter 185

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After listening to Li Wenchang’s tearful recounting of what had happened, Li Hui felt a wave of complex emotions. Her brother’s current situation was uncannily similar to that of Su Yidao back then. Her brother had once ignored Su Yidao’s feelings and married Guo Caiping—now he had met the same tragic end himself.

As for sympathy, Li Hui had none left. She wasn’t made of clay either. Her brother and Guo Caiping had once broken her heart; now, she naturally wouldn’t interfere in their affairs. She only hoped their elderly parents wouldn’t be too distressed.

After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Li Hui returned to the Li family home and told her parents what had happened with Li Wenchang and Guo Caiping.

Upon hearing that their son had been arrested on charges of theft, Grandfather Li and Grandmother Li were so furious they beat their chests and stomped their feet.

They had lived their whole lives upright and with integrity—how did they raise a son like this?

Li Hui said, “Dad, Mom, don’t worry. My brother is only being detained for three months. He’ll be out after that.”

Grandfather Li snapped angrily, “I’m not worried about him! He’s already over forty—nearly fifty! In other families, men his age have long been the mainstay of their households, raising and educating the next generation. And what about him? He hasn’t even managed to discipline himself at this age. Truly disgraceful.”

Grandmother Li could only sigh repeatedly. Having already gone through the ordeal of Guo Caiping’s imprisonment, she no longer cared much about the concept of jail—after all, their family’s reputation had already been shredded. But she still felt bitter and helpless, uncertain about what kind of man her son would become in the future.

“When Wenchang gets out, should we call him back home?” She was still a mother, after all—her heart was a bit softer.

“Call him back for what?” Grandfather Li stood up and said sternly, “He’s nearly fifty! He’s not some kid who still needs his parents to survive. I’m almost seventy—do I still have to raise him and teach him lessons? If he has any sense at all, this experience should be enough to wake him up. If he truly learns from this, he might find a steady job and live out the rest of his life peacefully.”

Li Hui didn’t say anything. She herself was over forty now and knew the weight of responsibility. Her brother’s behavior had deeply hurt their parents.

Maybe it really was time to let him face the consequences and grow up.

The next day at work, she called Zuo Dacheng. She didn’t dare tell Dandan and the others, worried it would affect their studies. She could only talk to Zuo Dacheng.

At the time, Zuo Dacheng was busy with work at the commune. He was preparing to attend a training course and needed to make arrangements for local affairs before he left.

When he got Li Hui’s call, he was overjoyed at first. But after hearing what had happened, the smile faded from his face. He felt a bit of pity for his brother-in-law. He had chosen the wrong woman and gotten burned a second time. “Don’t worry—just focus on taking care of Mom and Dad. I’m heading to the provincial capital soon too. When I get there, we’ll look after them together.”

“When are you coming?” Li Hui asked.

“Probably after National Day. I still have to sort things out here. I should be able to stay there for half a year,” Zuo Dacheng said happily. He’d get to learn new things and reunite with his wife—just the thought of it made him excited.

Li Hui felt better and smiled. “Then focus on your work. I’ll be waiting to talk to you properly when you arrive.”

Zuo Dacheng said, “Don’t tell Dandan and the others about this, so they won’t get distracted.”

“I know,” Li Hui replied.

But Zuo Dan already knew about Guo Caiping.

Xiao Qiu was reporting the situation to Chen Zhisen, and Zuo Dan had quietly slipped in to listen.

She listened with great interest, gaining an even deeper understanding of just how shameless Guo Caiping could be. Indeed, there was no “most shameless,” only “more shameless.”

That woman discarded her husband without a second thought, all for a hollow dream of going abroad.

“Mrs. Sam is taking Guo Caiping tomorrow to complete the procedures for going abroad. She’ll be assigned citizenship in an African country,” Xiao Qiu said.

“She’ll agree to that?” Zuo Dan asked.

“Mrs. Sam told her that because of her prison record, countries like the U.S. wouldn’t accept her directly. She needs to go through another country first to ‘clean’ her record. She really has no other options now. Plus, she’s clueless about the outside world. She thinks everywhere abroad is better than China, so she didn’t object,” Xiao Qiu explained.

Hearing how Guo Caiping was slowly walking into someone else’s trap, Zuo Dan felt very satisfied. This woman had schemed her entire life, manipulated others endlessly—and finally, she was getting a taste of her own medicine.

After Xiao Qiu left, Zuo Dan turned to her father and asked, “Dad, did you deliberately let her trap my uncle?”

Chen Zhisen sighed. “Li Wenchang has always been a muddled man since his youth. After hearing what you said about him, I thought maybe it was time for him to wake up. If pain isn’t inflicted on oneself, some people never understand the pain of others. Hopefully this will knock some sense into him so he won’t keep making foolish choices.” Truthfully, if it weren’t for Wenchang marrying Guo Caiping, none of this would’ve happened. Deep down, Chen Zhisen couldn’t help but harbor some resentment.

Zuo Dan agreed completely.

A man like Li Wenchang really did need a harsh lesson. But what she truly wanted was to see Guo Caiping punished—she wanted to watch that woman live in misery.

Lately, Guo Caiping hadn’t stepped outside at all in Beijing. The closer her departure date came, the more nervous and excited she became, worried something might go wrong at the last minute.

After what happened to Su Yidao, she had reasons to be anxious. So with Li Wenchang’s arrest, she was especially cautious. Thankfully, after a few days of silence, it seemed safe.

Then, after visiting the embassy with Mrs. Sam, she finally received approval to go abroad.

Once she got to this new country, she could then transfer to the U.S., U.K., or any Western country.

Mrs. Sam had also told her that there were many rich people in the country she was heading to—plenty of mine owners and wealth.

On the day of departure, she went to the airport with two of Mrs. Sam’s friends. Mrs. Sam stayed behind to look for relatives, so Guo Caiping was sent ahead. The two friends, it turned out, were mine owners.

At the airport, a young man approached. Mrs. Sam’s friends called out to him, “Mr. Qiu!”

Xiao Qiu nodded and smiled at Guo Caiping. “Ms. Guo, Mr. Chen asked me to see you off. I wish you a pleasant life in Africa.”

Guo Caiping’s heart skipped a beat. “Chen Zhisen? How does he know I’m leaving?”

Xiao Qiu smiled. “Mrs. Sam works for Mr. Chen. Of course he knows your situation.”

At that moment, a loud explosion rang out in Guo Caiping’s mind. Everything became a chaotic mess. “It was Chen Zhisen—he arranged all of this…”

“No, Ms. Guo. You’re the one who wanted to go abroad. Mr. Chen is simply honoring something you did over twenty years ago, giving you what you wanted. Wishing you a joyful rest of your life.”

Xiao Qiu sneered as he waved, and the two men escorted Guo Caiping toward the plane.

“No! I’m not going abroad! I don’t want to go! Help! Help—!”

Guo Caiping screamed frantically.

When airport staff came over to investigate, her companions presented her ID—which showed she wasn’t Chinese—and a marriage certificate, along with a certificate diagnosing her with a mental illness.

“My wife is mentally ill. I’m taking her back to our country for treatment,” the middle-aged man said.

“Will she pose a threat to flight safety?”

The man smiled. “Sorry, I forgot to give her a sedative. Once we’re in the departure lounge, I’ll give her an injection. I’ll need your assistance.”

“Of course, sir. We’ll have someone help,” the staff replied politely. With borders now open, they naturally needed to treat foreign guests with extra courtesy.

In the departure lounge, Guo Caiping continued to struggle, but was quickly subdued.

She watched as a needle pierced into her flesh, her head growing heavier and heavier. Despair swallowed her whole…