1350 A Life for a Life
Although Xia He usually seemed very bad-tempered, it was all just an act. As long as she was still willing to retort, it meant that there was nothing wrong and she was not really angry.

Qiao Mei silently dodged to one side. She looked at the Ye family’s mother- and-daughter duo with pity in her eyes. They were going to suffer in a while!

After hearing what Xia He said, Deng Fan went into the house to check on his parents. Ye Lei wanted to pounce on Deng Fan and stop him from going in, but Xia He suddenly stepped forward and stomped on Ye Lei’s hand.

“Ah!!!” Ye Lei let out a heart-wrenching scream. Ye Xiang hurriedly crawled to Ye Lei’s side and kept grabbing at Xia He’s foot, trying to lift it up.

“How can you do this to my daughter! Lift your foot! Lift it up!” Ye Xiang said anxiously.
Xia He forcefully grinded her foot twice and then pretended to be surprised as she lifted her foot and said, “Oh my, oh my! I’m really sorry. How did I end up stepping on someone? I didn’t see you. My apologies.”

Ye Xiang thought that Xia He was really apologizing to them. She stood up, pointed at Xia He and said in a pompous manner, “Do you think you can get away with just an apology? No way! My daughter needs her hand to play musical instruments! You must have fractured her hand! This will affect her performance in the future. You have to take responsibility!”

“This is too much. When does any Ye family member know how to play musical instruments? They’re so poor that they’re still renting a house. They have even sold their old house. As if Ye Xiang has money to pay for her child’s music lessons!” the elderly female neighbor yelled out mockingly.

“That’s right! Those hands are as thick as radishes. How can they be the hands of someone who knows how to play musical instruments! They look more like the hands of a cook!” the other female neighbor echoed.

Fracture? Then this was a golden opportunity! Qiao Mei’s eyes lit up. She walked forward and looked at Ye Lei’s fingers excitedly. They indeed looked a little swollen, but as long as she touched them lightly, she would immediately know whether what Ye Xiang said was true.

Without another word, Qiao Mei grabbed hold of Ye Lei’s hand. An X-ray image of Ye Lei’s body suddenly appeared in Qiao Mei’s mind. Ye Lei’s hand was not fractured, but something else shocked her. The thing was Ye Lei was pregnant!

Ye Lei quickly shook off Qiao Mei’s hand as if she felt guilty. Ye Lei pushed with so much strength that Qiao Mei fell to the ground. Xia He hurriedly went forward to hold onto Qiao Mei.

“How dare you push my sister-in-law! If she hurts even a hair on her head! I’ll immediately make you pay with your life!” Xia He roared with bloodshot eyes.

When the Su brothers bullied Qiao Mei back then, she had sworn to herself that she would always make whoever bullied Qiao Mei pay the price. Even if it meant exchanging a life for a life, Xia He would fight to the end!

The Ye family’s mother-and-daughter duo could not help but tremble when they saw Xia He’s expression. The neighbors around them also felt indignant for Xia He and Qiao Mei. Ye Xiang and Ye Lei were quickly surrounded by people and both sides kept arguing.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia He quickly grabbed Qiao Mei and ran into the Deng family’s house. However, they only saw Deng Fan and Deng Rui sitting in the living room with very solemn expressions and did not see Jiang Shu.

“Hello, Uncle. Why isn’t Auntie here?” Xia He asked as she looked around.

“My wife has high blood pressure and heart illness. She was so agitated that she fainted just now. She has already taken her medicine and will probably feel better after sleeping for a while. It’s not a big deal,” Deng Rui said as he pretended to be calm.

Deng Fan did not expect the matter to have become so serious and he buried his head in his knees. He did not know why such a thing would happen. He had nothing to do with the two women outside and had never even met them before. This was clearly slander.

Fortunately, the neighbors around here had watched him grow up and knew him and his family very well. No matter how much the Ye family’s mother-and- daughter duo wanted to cause trouble, it would not affect their relationship with their neighbors.

However, it was different for the Xia family. The Xia family was a reputable family in the capital. Even though Xia He was divorced, no one dared to say anything bad about her. This was enough proof of the Xia family’s prestige.

The news about their impending marriage had long spread throughout the capital. If someone with ulterior motives found out about the matter about the Ye family’s mother-and-daughter duo, what would it do to the Xia family’s reputation? How could Xia He still get married in the future?