"Fourth brother—"
Qin Xiang'e never expected that the fourth brother would be so impulsive as to prove his innocence by dying. She tried to grab him but fell to the ground and watched helplessly as he jumped into the river without hesitation.
Water splashed everywhere.
It turned into ripples.
The fourth brother, who had fallen into the river, completely gave up struggling, letting his body sink deeper and deeper, his face ashen, clearly indicating his determination to die.
Everyone was startled, staring dumbfounded at the scene.
Mao Cuicui was clearly taken aback by the fierce spirit of the fourth brother and was completely stunned.
The moment Lao Si jumped into the river, a loud splash seemed to hit her heart, startling her so much that she trembled and stared in disbelief at him already in the river.
Thump!
Another sound of a heavy object falling into the water.
Qin Zheng plunged into the water, grabbed Lao Si by the back of the neck, and with one hand dragging the already unconscious Lao Si who had choked on water, he swam towards the shore with the other.
Ye Yun was on the shore to help, and together with Qin Zheng, they pulled the fourth brother ashore.
"Fourth brother! My fourth brother!"
Weeping bitterly, Qin Xiang'e limped over, having twisted her ankle in the fall, and collapsed heavily in front of Lao Si.
The fourth brother, who had fallen into a coma, was as pale as a sheet, and his abdomen, which had been choked by water, was swollen and distended.
Qin Zheng shoved the fourth brother over.
Ask Erdanzi to come and help lift Lao Si up a bit, face down, and pat him hard on the back.
Everyone held their breath.
At that critical moment, everyone's heart was in their throat.
Faces, young or old, were all staring nervously at the fourth child being rescued. It was unclear whether they were genuinely afraid the fourth child would die, or simply wanted to join in the excitement.
Upon seeing this, Mao Cuicui gave a wink to the two people beside her and tried to quietly escape.
Wanting to marry Zhao Laosi is one thing, and she's willing to go for it, but she wouldn't dare to cause a death.
"stop!"
Ye Yun let out a cold snort.
Mao Cuicui paused in her escape attempt, and the next second Ye Yun strode up to her and slapped her across the face.
Snap!
A loud slap resounded across the face. Mao Cuicui covered her face in disbelief. Ye Yun glared at her fiercely, gritting her teeth as she warned, word by word, "Mao Cuicui, if anything happens to our fourth son, I'll never forgive you!"
Mao Cuicui's lips trembled, and a hint of fear appeared in her eyes as she looked at Ye Yun.
The onlookers twitched at Ye Yun's slap, and the young and old alike stole glances at her before falling silent, not daring to utter another word.
"Cough...vomit..."
At this moment, the fourth brother suddenly vomited.
After being slapped hard on the back, he coughed and vomited a large puddle of water.
Qin Zheng used the momentum to gag his throat again, making him vomit a lot of water. Finally, Lao Si slowly woke up and opened his pair of scarlet eyes.
Ye Yun quickly went over.
"Brother, sister-in-law..." The fourth brother burst into tears upon seeing the two of them.
Like a stubborn child who has finally found an adult to support him, he is so aggrieved that he cries with great heartache.
Qin Zheng frowned, wiped his drool-covered hands on his clothes, and scolded in a low voice, "Pathetic."
The fourth child felt even more aggrieved.
Ye Yun patted the fourth brother's shoulder reassuringly, then turned to look at Mao Cuicui, who was blocked.
Mao Cuicui snapped out of her daze after being slapped and saw Ye Yun's sharp gaze directed at her. She was filled with shame and anger. "Sister-in-law Qin, I respect you as the fourth brother's sister-in-law. We'll be family from now on. What's the point of slapping me?"
"A family?"
Ye Yun was so angry she laughed.
Instead of answering Mao Cuicui's question, she turned to look at the fourth brother.
The fourth brother, sitting disheveled on the ground, glared at Mao Cuicui with a pair of sinister eyes. Having failed to die the first time, he now seemed like a demon crawling out of hell, his eyes cold and menacing as he locked his gaze on Mao Cuicui.
That look made Mao Cuicui's face show obvious fear.
She couldn't look the fourth brother in the eye, her gaze darting around. She then pretended to cry again, covering her face: "I don't want to live anymore. I kindly saved someone and was humiliated like this. People say that intellectuals are cultured and know how to repay kindness. Why am I so unlucky to have met such a half-baked idiot..."
The fourth brother's eyes turned even redder.
He was breathing heavily, his chest heaving uncontrollably, his eyes bloodshot and swirling with a bloodthirsty crimson, glaring angrily at Mao Cuicui, the veins on his forehead throbbing as if they were engorged with blood.
If Qin Zheng hadn't held him down so firmly, he would have charged at Mao Cuicui like a vicious dog and bitten her throat.
"Fourth brother."
Ye Yun called out softly and reached out to gently pat his shoulder.
The fourth brother, immersed in his overwhelming hatred, only turned to look at her when he heard her gentle voice, as soft as a spring breeze.
His eyes, gleaming with a scarlet hue, trembled slightly, still radiating an overwhelming hatred.
Ye Yun smiled gently and comforted him, "Silly brother, you shouldn't have jumped into the river to prove your innocence, nor should you have tried to kill yourself because of someone else's shamelessness. You've hurt our own family for no reason. You should have pulled that person into the river and let her experience the feeling of fear so that she can learn from it herself."
The fourth brother was slightly taken aback. What did that mean?
Ye Yun slowly stood up, looked at Mao Cuicui, and a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes. "Fourth brother, you watch, today I'll teach you what a proper counterattack is!"
As she spoke, she slowly walked towards Mao Cuicui.
Although she was smiling with a slight upturn at the corners of her lips, that smile sent chills down one's spine and made one's hair stand on end.
The fourth brother stared at her, dumbfounded and shocked.
Qin Zheng frowned.
But in the end, he didn't say anything.
Mao Cuicui stared palely at Ye Yun as she approached, instinctively backing away, "You...you stay away..."
The woman beside her, fearing that Mao Cuicui might suffer harm from Ye Yun while she was there, stepped forward to block Mao Cuicui, saying, "Qin family daughter-in-law, you..."
"roll!"
Before the woman could speak, Ye Yun pushed her away forcefully.
The middle-aged man next to her quickly helped his wife up, and said indignantly, "Why did you hit her?"
"You get out too!"
The man was about to speak when Qin Zheng's gloomy gaze locked onto him.
He immediately shut his mouth.
"Aunt! Uncle! You can't abandon me!" Seeing that no one was helping her, Mao Cuicui quickly reached out to the middle-aged couple for help.
Ye Yun had already walked up to her.
Ye Yun grabbed Mao Cuicui's wrist with tremendous force, her fingernails digging into Mao Cuicui's flesh. Mao Cuicui screamed in terror, her face contorted in pain, but she couldn't break free. She could only be dragged and pulled towards the river.
"What are you doing! Let me go!"
At this moment, Mao Cuicui's face was filled with fear, and she began to struggle violently.
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