Accuse
846 Words
A figure suddenly appeared beside Linh Du. The next second, Ma Shi screamed, “Aah!” before being flung backward, rolling on the ground just like how the chubby boy earlier had been kicked away.
Ma Shi immediately rolled around, banging her head on the ground and crying out, “Murder! Linh Du has killed someone!”
Linh Du turned her head and was slightly shocked to see who had stepped in—none other than Trinh Trieu, the so-called “husband in name only” whom the original host had never been close to.
Wasn’t he supposed to be working in the county town? Why had he suddenly come back at this moment?
Still confused, Ma Shi began to howl again. Linh Du instantly changed her expression, threw herself at Trinh Trieu’s arm, and cried out:
“Aah! My belly… It hurts so much! Help! Ma Shi tried to kill my child! Help! Oh no, oh no…”
Trinh Trieu stood frozen, eyes blinking lightly, his face unreadable. He thought to himself: …Terrible acting. This is the wife the original host insisted on marrying?
Tiểu Lăng, Tiểu Mễ, and Tiểu Yên heard the screams and ran over, hugging Linh Du while crying loudly:
“Waa waa waa, little brother! What if something happens to the little brother in her belly, auntie?!”
The shrieking and crying caused an uproar in the small village. Villagers started rushing over.
Seeing Linh Du clutching her belly in pain in Trinh Trieu’s arms, Ma Shi lying on the ground holding her forehead, and Lam Xiao Hu with blood around his mouth—no one could tell what had happened. The three little girls were bawling their eyes out, while Trinh Trieu stood beside them, head down, looking suspicious.
“Quick! Call the village head! And the doctor too! Something’s happened at the Trinh family!”
“Call the Lam family too! That’s Ma Shi’s family!”
An elder snapped, “Trinh Trieu! Why are you still standing there? Hurry and carry your wife inside to rest!”
At that moment, Trinh Trieu finally snapped out of it. He picked up Linh Du and placed her on the bed in the room. The three girls followed close behind.
Soon after, other members of the Trinh family had returned, and the village head, the midwife, and several elders also arrived.
Trinh Shi and Tien Shi rushed in, touched Linh Du’s forehead, and asked anxiously, “Are you alright? How does your belly feel? Is the child okay?”
Lying on her side, Linh Du clutched her belly with one hand and discreetly pinched the skin of her stomach with the other—no pain? She pinched again. Still nothing.
Just then, Trinh Trieu’s deep voice sounded by her ear:
“…You’re pinching me.”
Linh Du shot him a glare, then continued moaning dramatically:
“It hurts so much… Ma Shi tried to make me miscarry! The eldest grandson of the Trinh family almost died… Oh heavens, I’m in so much pain!”
Outside, the village head was questioning what happened. Ma Shi dragged Lam Xiao Hu over as a witness, snot and tears running down her face:
“I saw it with my own eyes! Linh Du beat my son till he coughed up blood! And then she broke my bones! Are there no rules left in this village?!”
Midwife Zhang glanced at Ma Shi from head to toe, raising her brow:
“Isn’t Linh Du six months pregnant? With that belly, you think she could beat you? You’re twice her size!”
Ma Shi stammered, “It… it was Trinh Trieu who hit me!”
Midwife Zhang snorted again, “Weren’t you just claiming it was Linh Du?”
“She hit me first, then Trinh Trieu joined in! That couple ganged up on me!”
Just then, members of the Lam family arrived. Ma Shi immediately rushed to Lam Shi, grabbing his arm and sobbing:
“Husband! They beat me and our child! Look what they did to our Xiao Hu!”
From inside the room, Tiểu Lăng poked her head out and said clearly:
“Da Hu tried to lift my little sister’s shirt and then wanted to stab my auntie’s belly!”
Ma Shi snapped her head back and glared:
“What does a little child know?! My Da Hu is a good boy! He just wanted to play! Why be so dramatic?!”
Tiểu Lăng shrank back and quickly hid behind the door.
The village head shouted sternly:
“That’s enough bickering! Where’s the doctor?!”
“Just arrived!” — Someone ran in, leading the village doctor.
After taking pulses, the doctor exhaled and said:
“Ma Shi’s bones aren’t broken, just bruised. Xiao Hu only lost one front tooth. Nothing serious.”
The village head nodded, then pointed toward the room:
“The one who’s pregnant—Linh Du—is the one we need to check carefully. Whether she hit anyone or not, we must make sure nothing serious happened.”
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