Chapter 500 Fear After the Fact

Chapter 500 Lingering Fear

However, Captain Wang had no idea that his momentary decision directly benefited Su He.

Su He didn't dare to kill anyone directly, so she could only hope to maim them or leave them in a vegetative state.

But if they didn't receive treatment in time, their survival would be uncertain.

After returning to the hearth room, the whole family sat around the fire pit, warming themselves, but no one spoke.

Mainly because the surgery was still going on outside, and they were afraid of disturbing Fu Tinghua.

Moreover, if they talked inside, it would inevitably be about Gu Yanzhi, and if the soldiers outside overheard, who knew if they might turn their weapons on them.

The group sat in the hearth room, staring at each other in silence.

"Su He, can we talk?" Wu Yanhua was the first to break, finding it too hard to stay quiet.

Su He glanced at everyone; she was worried they might explode from suppression.

Their curious expressions made it clear they were dying to talk.

"Go ahead, just keep your voices low," Su He replied.

The hearth room was separated from the living room by a corridor.

Part of that corridor had been partitioned off to serve as Su Shiming's room.

So, as long as they didn’t speak too loudly, their conversation wouldn’t be heard outside.

"Miss Lan, is that man your...?" Wu Yanhua looked at Aunt Lan, asking in a gossipy tone.

Fu Dajun felt a bit embarrassed; his wife usually wasn’t the type to gossip openly in front of others, and he didn’t know why she was so bold tonight.

The Fu family's wives had stayed behind to look after the children, so aside from Wu Yanhua, only the men of the Fu family were present.

"Yes, I’m sorry for troubling everyone," Lan Ruolin said apologetically.

"What are you saying? We’re in this together," Wu Yanhua immediately responded.

She had no idea that Lan Ruolin, a lady from a wealthy family, had lived such a hard life.

Just look at Gu Yanzhi—there wasn’t a hint of respect for Miss Lan in his demeanor.

His condescending attitude made it seem as though Miss Lan owed him money and he was there to collect.

"Thank you, Sister Wu, for speaking up for me so much earlier, and thank you all. I’m so grateful. Luckily, Su He reacted quickly, or else that gunshot..." Lan Ruolin’s voice trailed off, tears welling in her eyes.

It was mainly retroactive dread—if it hadn’t been for Su He, Wu Yanhua might have been the one shot.

If her son’s adoptive mother had died because of his birth mother, how could her son live with that for the rest of his life?

Fang Zhigang was truly malicious, and the Fang family was as detestable as ever.

Even though she had tried her best to avoid them, they still wouldn’t leave her alone.

But the most despicable of all was Gu Yanzhi.

It was bad enough that he came to find her himself, but he even brought the Fang family along.

The Fang family has always seen me as a thorn in their side. Bringing Fang Zhigang to find me—he is really leaving me no way out.

Only when Lan Ruolin mentioned it did Wu Yanhua finally realize she should be scared.

Right, that shot earlier was aimed at her.

So the Fu family desperately needs Su He. Just look at how badass my daughter-in-law is—she even stopped a bullet from hitting her?

"I really owe my life to you this time, Su He. You're incredible," Wu Yanhua said, still shaken.

"Yeah, those moves Su He pulled just now were so badass."

"That guy who got taken down—he was a soldier, right? And he was completely helpless against Su He."

"Looks like it. And he even had a gun."

The three Fu brothers started buzzing excitedly.

Fu Dajun, noticing the volume rising, couldn’t help but cough twice.

They’d agreed to keep it down, yet these kids were being so loud.

"He is a soldier—he’s, well, my husband’s... half-brother from another woman, my husband’s brother-in-law." Lan Ruolin could barely bring herself to say it.

"Brother-in-law? What kind of brother-in-law? The brother of you, his lawfully wedded wife, is the real brother-in-law. That guy earlier was just the brother of your heartless husband’s mistress," Wu Yanhua snapped immediately.

The room went quiet...

The Fu brothers were also seeing their mother in a new light tonight. It was the first time they’d realized she could throw shade like that.

"True, but the Fang family has always been arrogant. Relying on Gu Yanzhi, they throw their weight around in the capital, and nobody dares mess with them," Lan Ruolin said with a sigh.

Usually, she tried to go out as little as possible, just to avoid running into the Fang family and having them give her grief.