Lin Lanxing was left speechless by Song Qinian's words.
Yes, they had come to the Shen family's old residence precisely to catch them off guard.
How could Song Qinian have obtained such evidence in these mere ten-odd minutes?
Lin Lanxing glanced at Lin Qiutong. To be honest, she was no longer entirely sure if Lin Qiutong's words were true.
At that moment, Shen Chi Yan walked out. He cast a cold glance at Song Qinian, his eyes filled with disappointment. "You know best whose child you are carrying, but you insist it's mine. Very well, when you reach five months, we will have a paternity test."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiutong panicked and could no longer maintain her composure. "If you don't want it, just say so! Why would you say something like this? If it's not yours, why would I lie to you? What benefit would I gain?"
The more Lin Qiutong acted this way, the more disheartened Shen Chi Yan became. He couldn't understand what had changed Lin Qiutong so drastically.
"If it were truly my child, would you be afraid of a paternity test? Lin Qiutong, you continue to disappoint me more and more."
As soon as Shen Chi Yan finished speaking, the butler suddenly rushed in. "Old Madam, Young Master, the police are here."
The police?
Perhaps due to a guilty conscience, Lin Qiutong's face was etched with panic and fear. Shen Chi Yan's dark gaze took in her every reaction, and his expression grew even colder.
The others, however, were bewildered. Why would the police suddenly arrive at the old residence?
Shen Chi Yan: "Let them in!"
Two police officers entered. After greeting Old Madam Gu Zhi Yan and Shen Chi Yan, they walked directly up to Lin Qiutong.
"Ms. Lin Qiutong, you are suspected of framing Song Guanliang for kidnapping and extortion, which led to Song Guanliang's unjust imprisonment for three years. Please accompany us."
Hearing this, Lin Qiutong's already ashen face drained of all color. She shook her head, backing away while vehemently denying, "I didn't! I didn't frame Song Guanliang, it was all Song Guanliang's doing!"
Song Qinian looked at Shen Chi Yan with disbelief and excitement. Shen Chi Yan offered her a reassuring smile and drew her into his embrace.
Lin Lanxing was also stunned. Seeing Lin Qiutong so terrified, she immediately stepped forward to block the two officers. "Officers, could there be a mistake? My sister was kidnapped by Song Guanliang back then and was in the hospital for three years before waking up. She didn't even recognize Song Guanliang, so why would she frame him?"
Police Officer: "We have already gathered some evidence. The truth of what happened back then will be revealed. Miss, please step aside and do not obstruct the police investigation."
Lin Lanxing looked at Lin Qiutong with concern and anxiety. "Sis..."
At that moment, Lin Qiutong suddenly clutched her stomach and collapsed. "It hurts, my stomach hurts so much!"
The Old Madam observed everything and sighed heavily. "Ah Yan, I'll leave this to you. I'm going to rest for a while."
Since the Old Madam needed to rest, there couldn't be any disturbance. With a look from Shen Chi Yan, the two police officers dragged Lin Qiutong away.
Seeing Shen Chi Yan's indifferent and heartless demeanor, Lin Qiutong's heart sank completely.
If it were the Shen Chi Yan of the past, he would never have allowed her to be so humiliated, let alone be taken away by the police.
It was all Song Qinian's fault!!!
Lin Qiutong glared at Song Qinian with intense hatred. If her eyes could speak, Song Qinian would have been riddled with holes by now.
Lin Lanxing was extremely anxious. Just as she was about to rush out to find someone to help Lin Qiutong, Song Qinian said to Shen Chi Yan, "I'm going out for a bit," and followed her out.
"Lin Lanxing!"
Song Qinian called out to Lin Lanxing at the doorway. Lin Lanxing, her face filled with tension and anxiety, turned around when she saw Song Qinian and rushed forward, grabbing Song Qinian by the collar.
"Song Qinian, you are so vicious! Knowing that my sister is pregnant with Shen Chi Yan's child, you called the police to arrest her."
Song Qinian pried Lin Lanxing's hand off and nonchalantly adjusted her collar. "Lin Lanxing, I used to think you were quite foolish, but I never imagined you'd be so incredibly foolish. Don't you think that if Lin Qiutong were innocent, the police wouldn't be taking her away!"
"Hmph, you must have fabricated false evidence. Song Qinian, you're dreaming if you think you can send my sister to prison!"
Song Qinian looked at Lin Lanxing, finding her both pitiful and pathetic. "Do you believe Lin Qiutong that much?"
"She's my sister. If I don't believe her, who should I believe? You?"
"She's not your biological sister. Yu Xin is your sister!"
"Pah! Who does Mu Yu Xin think she is to be my sister?"
Seeing Lin Lanxing like this, Song Qinian felt that if she didn't give her a shock, she would never understand how cruel society could be.
She would never realize how ridiculous everything she believed was.
With that thought, Song Qinian said calmly, "Lin Qiutong's child is two months old. You can check if you don't believe me. As for who the father is, besides Shen Chi Yan, who has she been closest to?"
As soon as Song Qinian said this, Lin Lanxing's mind suddenly recalled someone.
She subconsciously shook her head. "Impossible! Don't think you can sow discord between my sister and me."
"If that's how you see it, there's nothing I can do. Think carefully, on the day you married Shen Qiwen, was Shen Qiwen with you?"
Hearing this, Lin Lanxing's face grew even more distressed.
Seeing this, Song Qinian sent all the evidence she had gathered over the past while to Lin Lanxing's phone. "If you wish to continue deceiving yourself, you can delete what I sent you. But if you don't want to be a fool, you can take a good look at how your most beloved husband and sister have been dating behind your back!"
After speaking, Song Qinian walked back into the old residence without looking at Lin Lanxing again.
Lin Lanxing brought this upon herself. This was all her just desserts.
The pain of being betrayed by the two people she loved most would be a wound that would never heal in her life.
Song Qinian was no saint. She wouldn't let Lin Lanxing off the hook just because she was Mu Yu Xin's sister. She had schemed against and harmed her before, and now she was speaking disrespectfully to Yu Xin.
Everyone had to pay the price for their actions, and Lin Lanxing was no exception.
Meanwhile, Lin Lanxing stood stunned outside the Shen family's gate, her hand clutching her phone tightly, as if it were a bio-weapon.
Her rational mind told her that Lin Qiutong had been taken away by the police, and she should immediately notify her parents to find a way to rescue her sister. But her feet felt as though they were bound by two thousand-pound iron hammers, and she couldn't move.
Her mind was filled with what Song Qinian had just said.
Actually, on their wedding night, Shen Qiwen had never appeared before her. At that time, she hadn't gotten over Guan Mingxu yet, and when Shen Qiwen didn't show up, she had breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't until the next day when Shen Qiwen returned that she asked him where he had been, and he said he had gotten drunk and fallen asleep at a hotel.
She hadn't cared then and hadn't asked further.
Where had he been that night? The answer was on her phone. Should she look or not?