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The next day, just like in the previous life, Xu Jiani showed up at my doorstep early in the morning with her mom, crying and shouting, twisting the truth, saying I raped him but refused to pay the bride price.

The whole village listened to their accusations and began to help condemn me.

It was as if I was an unforgivable villain.

In the previous life, it was the same. Under their attacks, my parents, who were already in poor health, fell ill in their anger.

But now, being well-prepared, how could I let the tragedy repeat itself?

Yesterday, after Xu Jiani left, I had already gone home and told my parents about what would happen today and my plan going forward.

Originally, my parents didn't quite believe it, thinking Xu Jiani was a decent daughter-in-law.

But today, seeing Xu Jiani's family causing a commotion, they were finally convinced.

However, as per my instructions, they didn't act out of the ordinary but instead cooperated with me, pretending to be flustered and pleading with Xu Jiani not to make a big deal out of it.

As I expected, my parents' reaction made Xu Jiani even more confident that she had us completely under control, and her attitude became even more arrogant.

She even filed a lawsuit directly on her phone in front of my parents, saying that if we didn't pay the bride price, we should just wait for the court to open a hearing.

The crowd dispersed in the chaos.

But as I watched Xu Jiani's family leave, I laughed inwardly. I anticipated this day even more than you did.