Chapter 15 — My Husband Brought His Ex Home

If you had not called the police last night, this situation would never have blown up to such an extent.

My father took an angry step forward.

Say that again if you dare.

Upon seeing my father, Han Hao revealed a look mixed with both resentment and deep-seated fear. He suppressed his rising anger and said, Father, I did not mean it that way. My father replied coldly, Do not call me father.

My daughter is not nearly unfortunate enough to have a son like you.

Han Hao’s complexion turned ashen. I looked straight at him.

The thing you ought to be doing right now is explaining clearly just whose money Han De Hai owes.

He remained silent. I pressed on, Four million eight hundred thousand, how much of it do you know about? Han Hao raised his head abruptly.

How do you know about that?

The last lingering shred of wishful thinking in the depths of my heart completely vanished. He knew. At least he knew of this debt's existence. I stared intently into his eyes.

So you knew right from the beginning that your father was in debt.

And you also knew he might drag me down with him.

Han Hao panicked.

I only knew his capital was tied up and he could not turn it around in time out there.

I did not know he would drag your house into this.

I truly did not know.

I said, Your Han family is most talented at knowing nothing.

Not a single one of you knows anything.

Yet all these disastrous things just happen to occur by pure coincidence.

Just then, a police officer emerged from the office. He glanced sidelong at Han Hao.

Han Hao, this is rather fortunate.

You also need to cooperate and provide an explanation regarding your father's debts and the property mortgage documents.

Han Hao’s expression shifted instantly.

Me?

The police officer nodded.

The creditor just sent a set of documents over to our side.

On it, besides Han De Hai’s signature, there is also your signature.

My heart tightened. Han Hao denied it immediately.

I never signed anything!

The officer’s gaze shifted onto me.

There is also a section confirming the notification sent to the spouse.

It is written as Xu Zhi Xia.

My father abruptly clenched his fists into tight balls. Conversely, I remained remarkably calm.

The signature is forged.

The officer said, We will run a forensic analysis. He paused for a brief moment.

However, the documents include attached copies of your identity card and your property ownership certificate.

Miss Xu, you need to think very carefully about how these items fell into their hands.

I recalled the desk drawer that had been rummaged through last night. I also remembered how Chu Lan Chi had previously asked me to hand over a paper bag containing documents under the pretext of processing residential records for our apartment complex. On that day, Han Hao had stood right beside us, saying, We are all family, do not be so guarded. I had hesitated for a very long time back then, but ultimately handed them over to her anyway. It turned out that every concession I made was never exchanged for appreciation. Instead, it traded for the confidence that allowed them to bare their fangs and brandish their claws for their next despicable step. Right at that moment, Han Hao’s cell phone rang. He lowered his head to glance at it, and his expression changed drastically. I caught the caller ID flashing across the screen. Fang Xiao Hui. Han Hao made a move to hang up. The police officer spoke up once more.

Answer it.

Han Hao’s fingers stiffened. The moment the call connected, Fang Xiao Hui’s sobbing voice echoed through the room.

A Hao, the creditors have tracked me down.

They said if they do not get the house by noon today, they will let everyone know about my debts.

Hurry and tell Zhi Xia to bring out the property deed.

When those words escaped Fang Xiao Hui’s lips, absolute silence fell over the entire corridor. Han Hao’s complexion transitioned from pale to a livid shade of green.

Your debts?

The voice on the other end paused for a beat. Realizing she had spoken out of turn, Fang Xiao Hui’s tone immediately softened.

A Hao, I did not mean to hide it from you.

Before I returned to the country, I was scammed by someone and ended up owing some money.

Han Hao’s voice trembled.

How much is some?

Fang Xiao Hui burst into tears.

Including all the interest, it is probably a little over one million.

My father let out a cold, furious laugh.

What a truly benevolent household.

Taking my daughter’s home just to bail out your entire family and your first love.

Hearing my father’s voice, Fang Xiao Hui wept even louder.

Uncle, I truly did not want to harm Zhi Xia.

It was Uncle Han who said he had a way.

He said Zhi Xia’s house was sitting vacant anyway, so we should just take it to tide things over temporarily.

Listening to this, the tips of my fingers turned ice cold. The debt Han De Hai spoke of was not merely his own. Fang Xiao Hui was tangled up in it as well. No wonder they had been in such a rush to shove her into my home. It was not out of pity that she lacked a place to stay. Rather, she and the Han family had long since been bound together by the same rope. The police officer reached out and took the phone from Han Hao’s hand.

Miss Fang, where are you currently located?

Fang Xiao Hui was clearly terrified.

I am at a friend’s house.

The officer’s tone turned stern.

I instruct you to come to the police station immediately to assist with the investigation.

She blurted out instantly, I am not feeling well, can it wait until tomorrow? The officer replied, You can come down here of your own accord.

Or we can contact your local district police station to provide assistance.

The other end of the line fell dead silent. A few seconds later, Fang Xiao Hui hung up the phone. Han Hao stood frozen in his tracks, looking as though he had just been dealt a vicious slap across the face. He muttered to himself, She is in debt too? Watching this sluggish, shell-shocked display of his, I found it nothing short of laughable.

You did not know?

Yet you knew she returned to the country without a job.

You knew she needed a place to live.

You knew your parents were in a desperate rush to force her into my house.

You knew she came looking for bank cards in the dead of night.