Chapter 20 — Mother-in-law Tests Daughter-in-law's Heart

“At the engagement party, she once ordered chive dumplings, then had them taken away immediately.” The police flipped through the record: “This time she said it was egg filling?” “That's right.” “My wife asked, she never mentioned chives.” The police looked at him: “Why did your wife eat it all?” Tran Nghien's throat was tight. This is the question everyone will ask. Before, maybe he wouldn't have thought of it instinctively. But now I understand. Ninh Uyen is not unaware of danger. She was forced to take that step little by little. Being suspected, being stared at, being pressured by every sentence *Are you wary of me* to the point where there was no way back. Tran Nghien said in a low voice: "She was home alone at that time." "My mother was standing right in front of her." "She was pregnant, and for a long time my mother always criticized her health issues." "Maybe she wanted to wait for me to come home so I could see with my own eyes." The police did not interrogate anymore, just took notes on paper. "Later, you still need more testimony from your wife." "But her current health condition is not suitable for a drawn-out statement." long." "Can wait until the doctor gives permission." Tran Nghien nodded: "I understand." The police asked again: "Your mother threatened to commit suicide last night, is it related to this?" Tran Nghien passed a photo of the suicide note. After the police looked at it, their face darkened. "This photo will also be kept." "If she continues to harass the patient, you can apply for appropriate protection measures." When Tran Nghien walked out of the police station, he just received a phone call from his lawyer. The inspection agency has preliminarily confirmed that the remaining dumpling filling contains a large amount of chives. Absolutely not "a little bit" as Ton Que Phan argued. Tran Nghien stood under the steps, the wind blowing made his eyes sting. He suddenly remembered the look of Ninh Uyen swallowing the entire plate of dumplings. Silent. Pale. Even the questioning was light as if afraid of making a noise to anyone. And only now did he realize that that plate of dumplings was not a normal meal. That was the last time she put her trust in front of him. Before noon, Tran Nghien returned to the hospital. As soon as he walked to the door of the inpatient ward, he saw a group of people gathered in front of the nurse's station. Ton Que Phan's voice rang out loudly from the crowd: "I'm his mother-in-law!" "My daughter-in-law is in the hospital, why don't you let me in?" "Do you even take care of other people's housework at your hospital?" Tran Nghien's steps stopped. The nurse patiently explained: "The patient's husband has registered to limit visits." "The patient himself also expressed that he did not want to see her." Ton Que Phan immediately cried: "He doesn't want to see me?" "He just wanted to separate my mother and me." "I came to apologize to him at such an old age, but he still acted arrogantly." Tran Nghien walked over: "Mom, when you go to apologize, do you still have to bring a reporter?" Ton Que Phan turned around sharply. Behind her was a young man holding a phone, the screen pointed straight at the nurse's counter. He saw Tran Nghien looking over and immediately put down the phone. Ton Que Phan's face changed: "What reporter?" "This is your cousin, he's with his mother." Tran Nghien stared at the phone screen, which was still flashing a red recording dot. "Delete." The cousin faltered: "I didn't film anything." Tran Nghien took a step forward, his voice cold: "I said, delete it." Ton Que Phan immediately stood in front of his cousin. "What are you yelling at?" "Mom just said I want everyone to decide." "The daughter-in-law is in the hospital, the mother-in-law can't even get in, is there any reason for this?" The door to the hospital room had opened a small crack at some point. Ninh Uyen sat on the bed, her face pale and almost transparent. She clearly heard every word Ton Que Phan screamed.