Behind the Murder Volume I

Chapter 17: Rapids and Still Waters

"I don't like the girl named Xu." Leng Hui had just expressed her opinion when Ren Yumeng couldn't wait to speak up, "I don't get annoyed by others when I see her!"

"Yumeng, don't say that..." Leng Hui frowned slightly, trying to stop her daughter from saying bad things about Xu Ruobei.

Ren Yumeng was not grateful at all. Her eyes were still a little red, and the excitement she had just felt when she mentioned her father had not yet faded. The remaining anger and grievance had now turned into hatred for Xu Ruobei.

"According to our understanding, Xu Ruobei and your father Ren Xuefeng met and got married after your parents divorced. She should not be the woman your father had outside. Why are you so repulsive to her? Did Xu Ruobei do something to you that you cannot accept, or does she have some characteristics that you find disgusting?" Zhong Han did not show any surprise at Ren Yumeng's reaction, and even looked very interested.

"Is Xu Ruobei not treating you well?" Gu Xiaofan asked worriedly.

Ren Yumeng sneered and said, "Do you think I'm Cinderella and she's a vicious stepmother? Calculate it yourself. How many years are there between me and that woman surnamed Xu? Even if she had two guts, she wouldn't dare to do anything to me. Besides, no matter what else is said, I am Ren Xuefeng's biological daughter. After she married my dad, she hasn't even laid an egg in all these years. She can't even curry favor with me. How can she be bad to me? I hope she is that brave!"

"So, you don't like, or you hate Xu Ruobei so much, because..." Zhong Han slowly guided Ren Yumeng to continue.

Ren Yumeng really did what he said, "Because she's hypocritical! She's only a few years older than me, and marrying my dad is almost like finding a father for herself. She always likes to pretend in front of me that there's love between her and my dad, and how deeply she loves my dad. It's really funny! If my dad was a poor man in his forties or fifties, would she still love him? It's obvious that she loves money, but she always wants to save face for herself. It's really disgusting! And she always wants to pretend that she's a stepmother and wants to get along well with me, her 'daughter', and cultivate feelings. It's really funny. Damn! I reminded her several times, from hints to explicit statements, just to let her know that she should stop pretending, because I would not buy it. But guess what happened? Xu was so angry that her face turned blue. She was about to curse, but she swallowed it back and pretended to be calm and continued to please me. She even asked me about my well-being in front of my dad several times. I think this kind of woman is so hypocritical and terrible. If I say one more word to her or look at her one more time, I will spit it out!"

Leng Hui reached out and pinched Ren Yumeng's arm, as if hoping that she would stop saying so many negative things. Ren Yumeng was reluctant, but she didn't know whether she was trying to appease her mother or whether she had already said almost everything she wanted to say. In the end, she just pursed her lips and didn't continue.

In response to Ren Yumeng's evaluation of Xu Ruobei, Zhong Han just smiled and did not give any comment. The conversation with the mother and daughter also came to an end here. After reconfirming each other's contact information and agreeing to notify Leng Hui and Ren Yumeng first after the DNA comparison results came out, the mother and daughter left the criminal police team.

"When you brought Ren Yumeng back just now, did you have anything you wanted to say to me?" After Gu Xiaofan sent Leng Hui and Ren Yumeng away and came back, Zhong Han asked as soon as he entered the office.