Chapter 1 I won't let you go
On a winter morning, the mountains were covered with fog after the rain.
From a dilapidated tile-roofed house on the hillside, a woman's moans could be heard intermittently, and she seemed to be in great pain.
On the earthen kang, a man walked out of the house impatiently and went straight to the pigpen.
The man was less than 1.6 meters tall. He was wearing a cotton-padded jacket that was shiny with dirt, and his lips were propped up by a mouthful of big yellow teeth.
"You bitch, are you crying? It's just the birth of a child, what's the point of crying?" The man spat into the pigpen and threatened, "If you dare to cry again, I'll break your legs."
The stench in the pigsty was overwhelming. Pigs were kept under the wooden planks, and a dishevelled woman was huddled in a corner above the planks.
A finger-thick iron chain was tied to her feet, and the other end of the chain was wedged tightly into the wall.
She had her pants pulled down to her ankles and her body was covered in blood.
Obviously, she was trying to have a baby herself. She clenched her teeth, exerted all her strength, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead.
Even though she looked so miserable, it couldn't conceal her elegance.
After a moment, she looked at the man with a cold expression and an equally cold voice: "Can you give me a basin of hot water and a pair of scissors?"
The man was furious when he saw the woman's expression. This bitch had been here for several months, and no matter how he tortured her, she always had this dead look on her face.
If that person hadn't said that she shouldn't be killed, he would have really wanted to strangle the woman to death.
He kicked the woman in the stomach angrily, closed the door, and walked away.
The man used all his strength in that kick. Ji Yuanyuan only felt a piercing pain, and the baby in her belly seemed to move.
She took a deep breath and prepared to exert force.
This was her and Tianhua's child, a child they had finally gotten after years of seeking medical advice. If Tianhua knew about this, he would definitely be very happy.
If she hadn't been careless for a moment and been schemed by her stepsister and sold to this remote place, how could she have ended up in such a situation?
When she returns, she will send that vicious woman to jail with her own hands.
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In the afternoon, a luxury car stopped in front of the dilapidated tile-roofed house.
The driver got out of the car first. He took out the red carpet from the trunk and carefully spread it on the ground.
Then, a pair of high heels popped out from the car and stepped on the red carpet.
A tall, gorgeously dressed woman got out of the car, waved her hand over her nose in disgust, frowned and said, "It stinks."
Thinking of something, she laughed again: "I wonder if my sister, who has been spoiled since childhood, is used to staying here."
On the other side, a man came down. He was tall and handsome. He curled his lips in disdain and stood next to the woman: "Go in and take a look and you'll know."
"Brother Tianhua, I'm afraid that you will feel heartbroken when you see it later." The woman laughed sweetly and leaned her soft and boneless body against the man.
The man's eyes flashed, and he said softly: "If I have to feel sorry, it's for you. It's so dirty here, be careful with your shoes."
Seeing this, the woman giggled.
The door was opened and Ji Yuanyuan opened her eyes reluctantly.
Instantly, her heart began to pound, her eyes became red, and tears poured down: "Brother Tianhua, you finally came to save me."
She couldn't wait to step forward and show the child in her arms to Zhao Tianhua, her voice choked with sobs: "Look, this is our child, hold him..."
She paused before she finished her words.
"Chen Lingxue!" Her breathing became rapid, her tone filled with endless hatred, and the look she gave Shen Lingxue seemed as if she wanted to tear her into pieces.
It was Shen Lingxue who tricked her into drinking that glass of wine, and it was Shen Lingxue who made her fall to this point.
Shen Lingxue stepped forward, took Zhao Tianhua's arm, and said coquettishly: "Sister, do you really think that this child is Brother Tianhua's?"
Shen Lingxue's words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Ji Yuanyuan to freeze in place.
Shen Lingxue and Zhao Tianhua...
"The semen used for the test tube was provided by Brother Tianhua who found someone on the street. At the beginning, Brother Tianhua was with you just to have a legitimate identity to take over Uncle Ji's company. He loves me, so how could he have a child with you?" Shen Lingxue looked at Ji Yuanyuan viciously, tearing her fantasy apart bit by bit.
Ji Yuanyuan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She lowered her head and looked at the child in her arms.
The child she had been looking forward to for so long, the child she had always protected no matter how she was treated, but she didn't even know whose child it was?
Shen Lingxue chuckled: "The medicine in that glass of wine was put in by Brother Tianhua himself."
Ji Yuanyuan looked at Zhao Tianhua with tears in her eyes: "Why, why did you betray me too? I have paid so much for you."
In the end, it all became a joke.
Shen Lingxue covered her nose with some disgust and snorted with disdain.
"Zhao Tianhua, Chen Lingxue, you two dogs and bitches will definitely get your retribution, I won't let you go..." Ji Yuanyuan hated the two people in front of her so much that she rushed over with the child in her arms.
But her feet were tied with iron chains, and she was restrained before she reached him.
Shen Lingxue looked happy, as if the person under her feet was not a person, but a dog. And Zhao Tianhua always looked at her with disgust.
"You want a company? You're dreaming. Don't forget that besides me, the Ji family has two sons. Will it be your turn?" Ji Yuanyuan sneered, "Don't think that what you do will never be leaked. When my elder brother and second brother find out, they will tear you into pieces."
Shen Lingxue, however, laughed triumphantly as if she had heard a funny joke.
Zhao Tianhua, who had been silent the whole time, took a step forward and stood in front of Ji Yuanyuan. He stretched out his hand, grabbed the child's neck, and whispered, "I will send the child to the underground to reunite with his two uncles."
Ji Yuanyuan was stunned. Suddenly, the child in her arms began to struggle. She lowered her head in panic. The child's face had turned purple under Zhao Tianhua's palm, and he was breathing with a hoarse sound.
"No, don't..." Ji Yuanyuan screamed miserably and reached out to pry Zhao Tianhua's hand away.
Just like a mayfly shaking a tree, Zhao Tianhua's hand did not move at all. The child's cry soon stopped, his little face turned black, and he was completely dead.
Ji Yuanyuan collapsed on the ground, a hot stream gushed out from under her body, and her lower body was soon stained red with blood.
Ji Yuanyuan grabbed Zhao Tianhua's hand but still didn't let go: "Zhao Tianhua, you are a beast worse than an animal..."
Zhao Tianhua stretched out his hand and forcibly pried open Ji Yuanyuan's fingers one by one. Then he stood up, took out a handkerchief from his pocket without saying a word, and wiped his hands carefully with a look of disgust on his face.
"You will not die well, I curse you..." Ji Yuanyuan screamed in agony, the iron chain rustled as she struggled. Her hands grabbed the ground fiercely, leaving marks.
"Now it seems that it is your family that will not have a good death."
Shen Lingxue looked at Ji Yuanyuan's appearance at this moment and felt very happy.
Wasn't her stepsister always arrogant and looked down upon her?
What was the result? Now she was the phoenix in the sky, while Ji Yuanyuan was just the mud on the ground.
"For the sake of our sisterhood, I'll be kind enough to tell you." Shen Lingxue chuckled, "Since you disappeared, your two brothers have been very worried. They have been looking for you all over the country. As long as they have news about you, they will definitely look for you regardless of the consequences. As for your eldest brother, he accidentally heard that someone had seen you in Tongcheng, so he flew there overnight. He was stabbed to death just after getting off the plane. Don't you think he is unlucky?"
Shen Lingxue looked at Ji Yuanyuan's face with a gloating look, and then said: "When your second brother heard the news, he went to Tongcheng to collect your eldest brother's body. As a result, he had a car accident on the way to the airport. I heard that he collided with a large truck. The steel bars on the truck went straight through his chest and he was cut in two. Tsk tsk..."
Shen Lingxue shook her head, seeming to be very sorry about this matter. The viciousness in her eyes could not be hidden.
"Did you do it?" Ji Yuanyuan asked through gritting his teeth.
Hearing this, Shen Lingxue laughed sweetly, "Sister is still so smart. She guessed it right. If your elder brother and second brother were still alive, Uncle Ji's company would never have belonged to Brother Tianhua, the son-in-law, and me, the stepdaughter. Now that your family is gone, the company can only belong to Brother Tianhua and me."
"Zhao Tianhua, Chen Lingxue, even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go. I curse you to have nightmares every night, to be haunted by evil spirits, and to die without a burial place..." Ji Yuanyuan's breathing gradually became rapid, and his vision became more and more blurred.
Shen Lingxue looked at Ji Yuanyuan and shook her head with regret: "What a pity, you can't even see it."
After a pause, Shen Lingxue continued, "By the way, there is another piece of news. Qin Mucheng is also looking for you, and he is offering a reward of 10 million. When you die, send your body to Qin Mucheng, and maybe you can get another 10 million!"
Qin Mucheng is her ex-husband.
Qin Mucheng, I'm not worthy!
Excessive blood loss made her mind increasingly unclear, and the noisy sounds in her ears seemed to gradually disappear. Only the sound of her heartbeat was left, echoing.
"Just burn the body and don't cause any more trouble. A mere 10 million is not worth the risk." Zhao Tianhua took one last look at Ji Yuanyuan and said nonchalantly.
“Okay, I’ll listen to Brother Tianhua.” Shen Lingxue elegantly stretched out her hand and covered her nose.
Coming out of the house, Shen Lingxue raised her eyes, glanced at the driver, and ordered in a cold voice: “Deal with all the bodies.”
The driver immediately bowed: "Yes, Miss."
In less than a quarter of an hour, the whole house was engulfed in flames.
In the raging fire, Ji Yuanyuan used up the last bit of his strength and whispered in a hoarse voice: "I won't... let you go..."
(End of this chapter)
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