"Brother, don't worry about this!"
Yang Ju pleaded, her voice trembling with tears, "Xiao Huan and Xiao Lan just wanted to help..."
"Listen to me!"
Yang Shenglong pulled Yang Ju behind him and stared coldly at Yang Zihuan and Yang Chunlan. "I'll let it go this time, but if you dare to gossip about Xiao Ju again, I'll break your legs!"
"roll!"
He roared and pulled Yang Ju back into the house.
The others exchanged bewildered glances, their gazes towards Yang Zihuan and Yang Chunlan filled with complex emotions—disgust, disdain, regret, and heartache…
Although everything Yang Shenglong said was only one side of the story, once tainted, whether it was true or not, they were no longer pure in everyone's eyes, and people could no longer idolize them as before.
"The innocent will remain innocent, and the guilty will remain guilty. Yang Shenglong, you can frame us however you want now, but one day, I will make you regret it!"
Leaving behind such a venomous remark, Yang Zihuan gave Yang Chunlan a wink, and the two slunk away from the city.
Although they felt extremely aggrieved, they were still guilty and had nothing to hide. Now that their conspiracy had been exposed, they were lucky that Yang Shenglong hadn't pressed the issue.
If they continue to pester them and anger Yang Shenglong, and he continues to hit them or exposes more of their dirty deeds, wouldn't they be asking for trouble?
Those who had been drawn there earlier returned to Yang Shenglong's courtyard one after another.
...
"Xiao Huan, are we really wrong?"
After leaving Yang Shenglong's house, Yang Chunlan said dejectedly, "Was it really worth it for us to do this for just two thousand yuan?"
"Enough!"
Yang Zihuan said in a low voice, "What's the use of regretting it now that it's already done?"
"But……"
Yang Chunlan was about to say something when Yang Zihuan interrupted her, "No buts. Yang Shenglong not only beat us, but also told everyone about our affairs. Our reputation in the village is completely ruined. Can you swallow this insult?"
"But ultimately, we were in the wrong first."
Yang Chunlan's expression was one of despair and complexity. "If it weren't for the two thousand yuan Jiang Zhenghua promised, we wouldn't have provoked Yang Shenglong, and the things we did outside wouldn't have been known to the villagers."
"Are you saying we brought this on ourselves?"
Yang Zihuan flew into a rage, her gaze towards Yang Chunlan seeming to spit fire.
Yang Chunlan was so frightened that she took two steps back, not daring to meet Yang Zihuan's gaze.
However, she did not deny it either.
She truly felt that they had only themselves to blame for their predicament, and she couldn't blame Yang Shenglong and Yang Ju for it.
"Xiao Lan, Xiao Lan, even now, you still can't let go of your conscience? Are you trying to make me laugh to death?"
Yang Zihuan used every trick in the book to mock him, saying, "From the moment you decided to spread your legs to make money, you and I have embarked on a path of no return. Either go all the way down this path, or find a rope and hang yourself to atone for your sins."
"If you're afraid of death and don't want to be disgraced, you'd better put away your ridiculous conscience."
"You've already done what a prostitute does, yet you want to maintain a facade of chastity. Don't you find that ironic?"
The unvarnished sarcasm struck Yang Chunlan, who was already feeling guilty, like a thunderbolt.
"Xiao Huan, we can't make the same mistake again!"
She cried and said, "Perhaps we still have a chance to make amends. If we continue to be stubborn, it could lead to even more serious consequences."
"Shut up!"
Yang Zihuan, enraged from who-knows-where, grabbed Yang Chunlan by the collar and roared, "What do you mean by 'stubborn to the end'? What do you mean by 'more serious consequences'?"
"I'm telling you, we didn't do anything wrong, so why should we make amends?"
"And don't forget, even if you regret it now, it's too late!"
Yang Chunlan's delicate body trembled, and for a moment she didn't know how to refute it.
"And don't forget, Yang Shenglong's mother is still lying in the main room. Without money, they can only watch helplessly as his mother dies."
Yang Zihuan's lips curled into a sinister smile. "Yang Shenglong dared to hit us and ruin our reputation. I'll make him pay the price!"
"What else do you want?" Yang Chunlan asked.
"Of course we should grant his wish!"
Yang Zihuan's face was filled with resentment. "Wasn't he so domineering, so principled, and so disdainful of us just now? Then I'll make him watch his mother die of illness!"
She stared intently at Yang Chunlan and said, word by word, "You remember this: even if Yang Ju regrets it and kneels down to beg us, we must not agree to help her!"
"I will make Yang Shenglong and Yang Ju pay a heavy price for what they did today. I will make them regret it for the rest of their lives!"
"But what if Xiaoju never comes to beg us?" Yang Chunlan asked.
"impossible!"
Yang Zihuan waved her hand and said decisively, "Although she is illiterate and ignorant, she is a typical filial daughter. She would never stand by and watch her mother die."
He paused, then said, "Just you wait and see. When her mother is in excruciating pain in bed, struggling desperately, she will come looking for us."
...
Yang Shenglong's courtyard.
"I am very grateful to everyone for coming to help, but let's call it a day. Please go home now."
Yang Shenglong began to shoo people away in an extremely tactful manner.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Yang Ju questioned in a low voice, "Everyone came here to help. If you drive them away, what will we do if we can't handle everything ourselves?"
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