The Zhang family's farce dragged on until Liu Mumu started school.
Although Old Mrs. Zhang had been taken away, Zhang Shijing's ex-wife's family came to make a scene almost every day.
This family was rather clever. To avoid being chased away by the residential area's security guards, they specifically rented a villa there. As long as no one complained, the guards wouldn't interfere. At most, they kept an eye on things to prevent any accidents.
They had even visited the Dong family with some gifts, saying they'd caused them trouble over the past few days and had come to apologize.
Jiang Li had been unhappy at first, but they were very tactful and good with words—certainly much better than Old Mrs. Zhang next door—so she accepted the gifts.
A few days later, Liu Mumu saw Zhang Shijing again. He was no longer as neat as before. He hadn't shaved, and he'd been wearing the same clothes for who knew how many days. His eyes were bloodshot; he must not have slept in days.
That was only natural. His mother and son were both locked up at the police station, while his former father-in-law's family planned to fight him to the bitter end. Even a man with three heads and six arms wouldn't have enough hands to deal with it all.
Still, Zhang Shijing really did have some ability. Somehow, he'd managed to get Zhang Yang released.
But Old Mrs. Zhang probably wouldn't be coming home. According to the latest news Jiang Li had heard, Old Mrs. Zhang had likely been involved in both the death of her former daughter-in-law and the deformed child she'd been carrying.
The police had a recording Lü Yao had handed over, in which she'd talked to herself in her sleep. Although it couldn't be used