Li Guirong exclaimed, "Shi Nuan, do you have any conscience? Tell me, do you have any conscience?"
This slap from Li Guirong left Shi Nuan utterly bewildered, her facial muscles completely numb.
Yet she didn't feel any pain, perhaps because today she had already experienced the worst kind of pain, so much so that she could no longer feel any other pain.
Shi Yuanbo stepped forward, grabbed his wife's wrist, and shouted, "Gui Rong, what are you doing?"
Li Guirong's sharp gaze turned to her husband, and she sneered, "What am I doing? You tell me what I'm doing? Jiaojiao heard that Nuannuan was held at the police station and didn't even have lunch before coming to clear her name. Yet look at her, she actually claims Jiaojiao conspired with others to frame her? Jiaojiao is your daughter, don't you know her character? Can she come up with such a thing? Shi Yuanbo, even if you're biased towards your ex-wife, you shouldn't be this biased!"
Shi Yuanbo frowned heavily, feeling very troubled in his heart, and said, "Isn't it not yet clear? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Not yet clear?" Li Guirong continued to sneer, "Isn't the matter already very clear? Your daughter hit someone and then committed a hit-and-run. The surveillance cameras caught it all clearly, how could it be fake? Last night she didn't return to school, yet Jiaojiao was home by nine and even served you tea. Have you forgotten? You ungrateful man, and I've even given you a son!"
Shi Tianchao watched all of this unfold to the side and was almost about to cry. Shi Yuanbo, heartbroken for his son, held him and said, "The police will find out exactly what happened. Can you stop making a fuss? Can't you see Tianchao is crying?"
Shi Nuan stood coldly at the side, listening coldly, although being framed by Shi Jiaojiao made her feel angry and annoyed, it didn't chill her heart.
But her father's attitude truly struck her to the core.
This person, whom she called father, could see his son crying but ignored his daughter who had just been brutally slapped, her face still bearing the unmistakable imprint of a hand!
Her mother was gone, Shen Zui had left, Song Yichuan had also left, who in this world could she still rely on?
Who, exactly, was left?
Even the police on the side couldn't bear to watch any longer, stepped forward and said, "Mr. Shi, Mrs. Shi, please step outside for now. Whatever the outcome, we will investigate thoroughly, I assure you!"
Li Guirong listened to these words, held her son, and said, "Officer, every Shi Family member is a good citizen who abides by the law. I can't believe a hit-and-run, which tarnishes our Shi Family's reputation, has happened today. It's my and Yuanbo's failure in fostering a daughter. We apologize to everyone and will comfort and assist the victim's family properly. As for the legal aspect, I'm just a woman and don't understand, but I know that when you make a mistake, you should be punished. You all just deal with it accordingly and impartially; we won't obstruct!"
The implication of these words not only directly affirmed Shi Nuan's crime of hit-and-run but also invisibly lessened the pressure on the police.
After all, the Shi Family is quite a notable family in T City, and if they do enough calming work, if the victim doesn't pursue legal responsibility and is willing to settle privately, it can be handled lightly.
The police listened and didn't know how to respond, so they just nodded slightly, "Rest assured, Mrs. Shi, we will investigate this matter thoroughly and handle it appropriately!"
Li Guirong thanked the police, glanced indifferently at Shi Nuan, and then pulled Shi Tianchao to leave.
Shi Yuanbo only sighed, but at this moment, he could do nothing.
He could only follow Li Guirong out.
Unexpectedly, just as they reached the door, a soft voice came from behind: "Hold on—"