Chapter 1237: The Fool's Daughter (16)

Tang Lide thought the same way.

Though he valued the bonds between brothers and sisters, he still believed that Tang Guo would never do something as vicious as taking someone's life.

Both he and Song Jinghua thought that if they endured it for a while, things would eventually pass.

After all, everyone was reasonable people who didn't want to damage family relationships.

Once this matter blew over, they would help Tang Zhiming out a bit more, and that would be the end of it.

Even if Tang Zhiming had become disabled, they would never abandon him.

But what they hadn't expected was that Liu Chunyue refused to let it go. She insisted they give her an explanation—an explanation for how Tang Guo had supposedly harmed Tang Zhiming.

They were still in the hospital. With her loud crying and ugly words, even people who knew nothing about the matter began looking at Tang Guo strangely.

At last, Song Jinghua tried to defend her daughter.

“Sister-in-law, although Xiaoguo isn't always sensible, there's no way she could do something so utterly heartless.”

“That's right, Sister-in-law,” Tang Lide hurriedly added. “How could Xiaoguo do something like that? You've misunderstood.”

But Liu Chunyue wouldn't listen.

“When she was asked to lend the car, she kept refusing and stalling. Then she suddenly changed her mind and insisted on selling it to Zhiming at a low price. Not long after, Zhiming gets into an accident. Tell me, isn't that too much of a coincidence?”

“Isn't that exactly how things happen in TV dramas? How can there be such a coincidence? She did it on purpose! Just because she's your daughter doesn't mean you know what's in her heart. Who knows whether she's black-hearted or not?”

Tang Guo finally spoke.

“Auntie, I sold it cheaply to Cousin because we're relatives.”

“You wanted to harm Zhiming! You wanted his life!” Liu Chunyue screamed hysterically. “You couldn't stand seeing him doing well. Otherwise, who would sell a brand-new car they'd only owned for two months at half its value?”

Tang Lide shook his head disapprovingly.

“Sister-in-law, I can guarantee that Xiaoguo never had such thoughts.”

“Besides, Zhiming had the car for over a month. If there had really been something wrong with it, wouldn't something have happened long ago? Why would it wait until now?”

“Big Brother, say something.”

Seeing that Liu Chunyue had completely convinced herself that Tang Guo had tampered with the car and wanted Tang Zhiming dead, Tang Lide anxiously turned to Tang Liping.

People nearby had already begun whispering among themselves. Tang Lide cared deeply about his reputation and naturally couldn't sit still.

Tang Liping raised his head, a half-smoked cigarette between his fingers.

“Lide, this matter is hard to say. It's too much of a coincidence. Can you explain why the accident happened after the car was sold to Zhiming? Chunyue's right. How could a car worth two hundred thousand yuan be sold to him for only one hundred thousand? The more I think about it, the more something feels wrong.”

He looked at Tang Guo with disappointment.

“When did this child start harboring such hatred toward Zhiming? To think she'd actually want his life. I truly misjudged her. Zhiming loved this little cousin so much when they were young. It really wasn't worth it.”

Tang Lide didn't know how to explain.

No matter what he said, it seemed impossible to convince anyone.

All the coincidences Tang Liping mentioned—he believed they were simply coincidences.

Asking him to believe that his own daughter wanted Tang Zhiming dead?

Impossible.

On that point, Song Jinghua and Tang Lide were completely united.

They felt pity and sympathy for Tang Zhiming and were even thinking about helping him more in the future.

But as for Tang Guo harming Tang Zhiming—

That was absolutely impossible.

Seeing all this, System finally understood why Host had once said that as long as she was around, Tang Lide and Song Jinghua would never lack food.

She simply wouldn't give them wealth...

Or family affection.