Chapter 2267: Love Letter
Editor: Atlas Studios
Wu Jun looked towards the glass panel and Xia Wen understood what he meant.
“Sigh… She’s really stubborn…” Xia Wen sighed and said.
Xia Xiu looked at Xia Wen and asked, “Don’t you have any evidence or clues?”
“Our guess is that she did everything herself. The person who sold pesticide to her said that he recognized her, but there were no invoices or receipts. The shop itself has some other issues, so we can’t use the shopkeeper’s statement as evidence. So now, we need her to confess it herself or… find physical evidence to nail her,” Xia Wen said.
“Take your time. She won’t be able to run away. However, the detention period for interrogation is only one day. I can help you apply for another day at most. After all, she’s only a suspect now,” Xia Xiu said helplessly.
“It’s fine, Eldest Auntie. I know what to do,” Xia Wen said firmly.
Xia Xiu looked at Xia Wen in satisfaction. Among all the children in the Xia family, Xia Wen and Xia Zhe resembled Xia Jun the most. The rest of the children had only done better for themselves in recent years and it was mostly due to Qiao Mei. Without Qiao Mei, the Xia family would likely reach a bottleneck in another five years.
The next day, Xia Wen oversaw the declaration of Li Gui’s innocence and she was released from prison safely. In addition, he had thoughtfully asked the district office in charge of the area around the restaurant to put up posters to let everyone in the vicinity know that someone had deliberately framed Li Gui and that Li Gui and her staff did not do anything wrong. Li Gui also paid the medical expenses of all the people who fell sick and the Xia family also gave their precious medicinal wine to those people.
This series of actions left everyone with a better impression of the Xia family and Li Gui. However, there were still some jealous people who could not bear to see the Xia family doing well, as well as people who went around spreading rumors. The Xia family could not be bothered with these people.
“Mom…” Qiao Mei stood outside the main gate of the prison and looked at Li Gui with tears in her eyes.
“Silly child, why are you crying? Aren’t I back now?” Li Gui walked forward and hugged Qiao Mei gently.
Qiao Mei buried her head deep in Li Gui’s arms. Her mother had returned safe and sound. She had not slept well for the past few days, worried that Li Gui was having a hard time in prison.
“Have you… been well these past few days? Did you suffer?” Qiao Mei asked in a choked voice.
“It was all good. Xiao Wen had made all the necessary arrangements. I was quite comfortable inside!” Li Gui smiled as she looked at Xia Wen who was standing behind Qiao Mei.
During this period of time, Li Gui was kept in a single room with a huge window. Every day, there were different people who came by to chat with her. Xia Wen also sent her many books and reading materials and she also did a lot of needlework. She also received letters from some people.
“Let’s go home! Sister Feng has made a lot of delicious food! My grandfather…” Before Qiao Mei finished her sentence, she saw a familiar figure standing on the other side of the road. He did not seem to dare to come forward.
“What’s wrong? What happened to your grandfather?” Li Gui asked nervously.
“Nothing happened. Mom, are you still in contact with Uncle Xu?” Qiao Mei asked.
Li Gui was stunned for a moment. She did not reply to Qiao Mei. They had indeed been in contact recently. After she was sent to prison, Xu Ba had sent her a letter every day. He sent her information about all the current events outside the prison walls and also wrote a lot of sweet nothings.
This was the first time in her life that someone had written her love letters. She did not expect such a well-educated man to fall in love with her. Her calm heart was once again stirred up by Xu Ba.
“Eldest Brother, please ask him to come over,” Qiao Mei said as she raised her chin in Xu Ba’s direction.
Xia Wen brought Xu Ba over. Xu Ba was visibly nervous. He just wanted to take a look at Li Gui from afar and wanted to know how she had fared in prison, if anyone had bullied her and if she had lost weight. He had no intention of disturbing Li Gui and her family. After all, the last time they met, it had ended so unpleasantly.
“Long time no see, Uncle Xu,” Qiao Mei said with a really fake smile. When Xia Wen saw this, he could not help but shiver. Qiao Mei had always been outspoken and direct, so he did not expect her to put on an act with someone else. It was really shocking to see that.
“It’s been a long time! I’m here today just to see if your mother is doing well. I’m relieved to see that she’s alright,” Xu Ba said as he looked at Li Gui affectionately.
Li Gui subconsciously felt shy and lowered her head. Qiao Mei narrowed her eyes and asked, “Oh? I wonder if your sister-in-law is doing well? How’s your mother recently?”
Li Gui stood rooted to the spot in a daze. She had been overwhelmed by all the sweetness for the past few days and had completely forgotten that it was not possible between her and Xu Ba. His family was opposed to this relationship.
“My mother… she’s doing very well…” Xu Ba said in a low voice.
Qiao Mei stared at Xia Wen and he quickly raised his hand and said, “Indeed, I already know about this. I’m sorry.”
“It has nothing to do with Xiao Wen! It’s my fault! I’ve been corresponding with him via letters recently, but he only contacted me after I went to jail! We didn’t interact much before that!” Li Gui said.