Su Mu then realized that he had made a mistake by speaking too much based on preconceived notions.

But... if the person over there isn't Jiang Tiancheng, then who could it be?

Back then, she only met with Jiang Tiancheng once!

Who are you? What do you want?

After sending the message, she was on tenterhooks, staring at her phone screen and waiting.

God knows, every second at that moment was incredibly agonizing for her.

The feeling of each day dragging on endlessly became tangible at this moment.

Then, time passed by, and she checked the time again and again, but the other party disappeared without a trace, as if a stone had sunk into the sea.

Unable to resist, she sent another message.

Tell me, what exactly do you want from me? If you want money, you're sorely mistaken. I'm currently unemployed and have no income; I'm so poor I can barely afford food.

Instead of wasting your time here, you should go find Jiang Tiancheng. He promised to give me the money back then, but he didn't give me a single penny; he pocketed it all.

After that, she wrote a lot about her current difficulties and unsuitability.

She felt that if the other party was only after her money, they would definitely let her go after seeing this message.

After all, she has nothing left but her life.

Su Mu waited expectantly for the other party's reply.

The phone screen went black again and again.

But the longer she waited for a message from the other party, the more uneasy she became.

I checked the other person's information again and again, and found that the WeChat ID had been changed and there was nothing on their Moments.

This WeChat account is so clean that you can't find a single trace of it.

In the end, she could only muster up the courage to make a voice call directly.

But no one answered the phone.

She called again and again, only to have the call automatically disconnect each time.

The fear in my heart grew stronger and stronger.

The feeling was as if she saw a large hand gripping her neck, but no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free.

It was as if... it was a hand that didn't belong to this world, as ethereal as a shadow.

"Damn it!" Su Mu slammed his phone onto the bed.

She couldn't understand it; wasn't she miserable enough already?

Why would something that happened so many years ago be dug up again?

So for the rest of the time, she kept checking her phone.

Even late at night, when she's exhausted from a long day and drifts off to sleep, she'll be woken up by nightmares.

In her dreams, she was either being taken away by gleaming silver handcuffs, or that little girl covered in blood was pulling her along, begging her to repay her debt.

Every time she woke up, she felt as if she had fallen into water, completely soaked.

Ignoring her physical discomfort, she quickly checked her phone, afraid of missing any messages from the other party.

However, every time I turned on my phone, the other party never sent me a message again.

Startled awake again, Su Mu, covered in sweat, checked her phone. Seeing that the other party still hadn't replied, she was so angry that she almost threw her phone to the ground.

I glanced at the time; it was 4:47.

She couldn't even remember how many times she woke up that night.

It's fair to say she barely slept all night.

A wave of fatigue washed over my entire body.

Before dawn, she forced herself to put her worries aside and sleep a little longer.

To avoid dying suddenly before things get any clearer.

Perhaps it was because she had relaxed, or perhaps she was simply exhausted from enduring all this time.

This time, she fell into a deep sleep not long after closing her eyes.

Fortunately, there were no handcuffs, and that brat wasn't there...

"Su Mu! Su Mu! What time is it? Still sleeping? I really don't know how we could have such a lazy daughter-in-law! What bad luck did my Liao family have to encounter such a useless piece of trash like you!"

You eat my son's food, spend my son's money, and you expect me, an old woman, to serve you? This is only possible now. In the past, a lazy old woman like you would have been sold into a brothel long ago! Get out here right now!

"What a worthless brat, born of a mother but raised by no father, and taught by no mother! Get out here!"

Along with Xu Xiuzhen's cursing, there was also a loud banging on the door.

It was less like knocking and more like smashing.

The thick door panel was so hard that the door frame trembled from being hit.

But she was really too tired that night.

It's not that she doesn't want to wake up, it's that she can't wake up.

Several times, she had a dazed feeling that she had already gotten up.

But the next second, he found himself back in bed.

This feeling is like having a very real dream.

However, the next second, a chill ran through her body, and a pain like needles piercing her skin instantly brought her back to her senses.

"Why are you looking at me like that? It's just taking care of a child, why are you acting like you've been out earning money all day! If you're really capable of earning money, I, this old woman, will make sure you're well taken care of."

"But do you have the ability?! Huh? Get up and make breakfast right now! If you make Nanxing late for work, I'll show you what it means to have a pot made of iron!"

Xu Xiuzhen threw the water ladle she was holding directly at her face, as if she had been slapped.

She wiped the water droplets from her forehead, glanced at the wet blanket, and silently got up.

"I'll come out after I change my clothes." She walked towards the wardrobe.

"Change what? Go cook first!" Xu Xiuzhen said through gritted teeth, her hands clasped in front of her chest.

Su Mu looked at the baby in the crib.

"Your clothes are wet, so you can't hold the baby. How about I cook, and you hold the baby?"

"Hurry up!" Xu Xiuzhen turned around and left the room.

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