Before the words she was silently reciting in her heart were finished, she heard a commotion in the distance accompanied by screams.
Just as Daisy was trying to get a clear look at what was happening with the crowd in the distance, she suddenly felt someone forcefully strike the back of her neck. She tried to retaliate, but dizziness overcame her, and she fainted.
...
After the funeral and memorial service, the guests followed the Huangfu family, who were walking at the front, preparing to leave the cemetery and return to their respective homes. Suddenly, an old woman rushed towards Wu Xiufang.
The old woman still held a knife in her hand and was about to stab Wu Xiufang in the back.
Someone screamed in fear, and everyone fell into a state of panic.
Fortunately, the bodyguards secretly protecting the Huangfu family rushed out in time, snatched the knife from the old woman's hand, and firmly restrained her, averting a crisis.
Wu Xiufang was heartbroken to the extreme by Huangfu Shaohua's death and had no idea how she had gotten through the past month.
As she was shielded by the bodyguards, she felt numb. She merely glanced at the old, ugly madwoman, who seemed to have sneaked in amidst the large crowd of guests.
The other members of the Huangfu family immediately gathered around, all asking with concern if she was alright.
She waved her hand dismissively, her current state so numb that she didn't even feel scared. She wanted to say she was fine.
The ugly, old madwoman suddenly laughed wildly at the sky, "Heaven has eyes! You finally have your retribution, your retribution has arrived!"
Hearing this voice, Wu Xiufang's body chilled. That hoarse, unpleasant voice sounded a little like Aqin's!
She looked again at the captured old madwoman. Neither her appearance nor her build bore any resemblance to Aqin from years ago.
It seemed that her excessive grief and fatigue during this period had caused her to mishear the voice.
"The retribution is yet to come! You will be struck by lightning, have no descendants, and die a horrible death!" the old madwoman began to curse loudly again.
"Take her away and send her to the police station!" Mengqi shouted to the bodyguard who had captured the madwoman.
Feeling dizzy, Wu Xiufang stopped paying attention to the madwoman, thinking that even if Aqin were still alive, she would be old by now and wouldn't have become like this!
As she took another step, her feet felt like they were treading on cotton, and she almost fell.
Mengqi quickly supported her and asked, "Mom, are you okay? Changing security companies hasn't helped much. How could they let someone like this get in! I'll go find their manager later."
Wu Xiufang said weakly, "You've already arranged everything perfectly. Otherwise, I would have gone to accompany your brother now."
Mengqi choked up again, "Mom, don't talk nonsense. Our family can't afford to lose anyone else. I'll take you to the car."
Watching the large group continue towards the exit of the cemetery, Mengyao froze in place.
Oh my god! That mad old woman from just now was clearly Song Jiaping's mother.
She had seen Song Jiaping's mother at the nursing home last time and wouldn't mistake her.
She frantically looked around for Song Jiaping but found that he was nowhere to be seen.
Mengyao caught up with her second aunt and said, "Second Aunt, I suddenly remembered I have something to do. Tell Dad and Mom that I'll be back later."
After saying that, she went to find the bodyguards who had just restrained Song Jiaping's mother.
Jin Dan wanted to ask her what was wrong, but she had already walked away quickly. She had no choice but to follow her husband and children into the car.
After they got into the car, Huangfu Shishu asked, "What did Mengyao say to you in such a hurry?"
"Nothing, just asked me to tell Big Brother and Sister-in-law that she'll be back late, and it seems there are some clearing-up matters."
"She's just the third young lady, is it her place to handle such clearing-up matters?" Huangfu Shishu frowned. "I think this Mengyao is also a troublemaker. She's always had the most ideas since she was little, always doing whatever she thinks of. Now that Shaohua is gone, look at Big Brother, his hair has turned white overnight, and she still doesn't know the depth of the situation or show any discretion."
"Perhaps she just wants to mourn Shaohua more. The siblings had a good relationship since childhood," Jin Dan said, feeling sad again. "Shaohua was always so obedient and kind. It's truly too... Thinking about it makes me so sad, sigh, let alone Big Brother and Sister-in-law."
Huangfu Shishu sighed and said, "Shaohua was ruined by the marriage his mother chose for him. If his mother hadn't favored the girl from the Sheng family, and hadn't given the Sheng family such great hope so early, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
Jin Dan didn't want to comment on this, thinking that for her own two sons' future marriages, it was best to let nature take its course, to let go when necessary, and not to interfere too much.
Huangfu Shishu reminded her, "In the future, the marriages of the two children must be handled with caution, and not be settled too early..."
Before he could finish, their two sons, who had been silent, said in unison, "Dad, Mom, I don't want a girlfriend, and I don't want to get married."
"Me neither."
Huangfu Shishu smiled at them and said, "You two are still young, study hard."
Jin Dan glared at him with her eyes, implying, why talk about this in front of the children.
The family sat in the car, and no one spoke further.
Originally, with Shaohua around, Huangfu Shishu hadn't thought too much about it.
His two sons were still abroad, one in high school and the other just starting university, so he had nothing much to worry about.
But given the current situation, he needed to make proper plans for his eldest son.
...
Mengyao found a bodyguard who had stayed behind and asked, "Where did you take the madwoman you just caught?"
"To the nearby police station. Two of my colleagues took her there."
Mengyao said "oh" and intended to take a taxi to the nearest police station.
However, Hong Jiaxi had not left either. He came to her side and asked, "Aren't you following the convoy? Where are you going alone?"
Mengyao hadn't expected Hong Jiaxi to be paying attention to her and not following her family's car.
"A colleague from the research institute sent me a message about an urgent matter and asked me to go over."
"Then I'll accompany you," Hong Jiaxi said considerately. "Your brother just had an accident, I'm afraid you won't be safe alone."
"No need, you should go back with your family," Mengyao insisted. "I'll go back to the institute myself."
"I'll take you there and then leave," Hong Jiaxi said, not reassured.
Mengyao said impatiently, "Go away, I told you, you don't need to manage my affairs!"
With that, she hailed a taxi, opened the door, got in, and told the driver to drive away.
Hong Jiaxi watched her rush off, thinking that it wasn't her colleagues looking for her, but likely something else, probably related to that Song Jiaping.
He stood there, clenching his fists, and watched the departing taxi.
This Song Jiaping deliberately caused him and Mengyao to break up, and then got entangled with both sisters, clearly having some unspeakable intentions!
He would not stand by and watch. Sooner or later, he would expose Song Jiaping's true colors in public and make Mengyao change her mind!
...
As soon as Mengyao arrived at the police station, she indeed saw Song Jiaping talking anxiously with the officer on duty.
She quietly came up to Song Jiaping's side and heard the officer say, "Do you know that your mother has mental health issues?"