Yu Tai knows how to exploit other people's weaknesses. He did this when he threatened Lu Nai with his parents to marry him, and he did the same when he used Yu Rui's life to threaten Yu Zhi to be willing to work for him.
Yu Zhi sometimes doubted whether he could really be called a human being. After all, he was too cruel, like a tool without any feelings but only the pursuit of fame and fortune.
But she never doubted what this man said. He really could... kill Yu Rui directly.
So after that, Yu Zhi deliberately distanced herself from her senior brother, and the number of words they had spoken to each other in the past three years could even be counted on ten fingers.
It’s not that she didn’t miss her senior brother, but she didn’t want the only person who cared about her in the world to disappear. This was just a kind of silent protection.
Repeated concessions did not make Yu Tai soften his heart in the slightest. Instead, he became even more aggressive.
The Bai family had a young son who was five years older than Yu Zhi. He was uneducated and had married three times, but each of them died tragically at home within 30 days of marriage for various reasons.
Yu Zhi was 17 years old at that time, and it was the last winter she would spend in her life.
A total of fifty boxes of betrothal gifts were carried into the house, followed by four matchmakers.
Yu Tai greeted them in the main hall with a smile on his face, his hair fluttering with joy.
However, the protagonist of this incident was the last one to know that his father had easily betrothed him to someone else without his knowledge, just in exchange for a betrothal gift and a decent official position.
That man was the youngest son of the Bai family, a beast who cruelly toyed with and killed his three newlywed wives.
Yu Zhi collapsed immediately.
She thought that she could leave this suffocating place through hard work, and take her senior brother with her to a place where no one knew them.
The little girl even put all the banknotes she earned in a small box and counted them every day, as if she could get a lot of comfort from it.
Reality was like a bolt from the blue, striking down her newly risen hope.
She started to make a fuss and try to escape, but Yu Tai would never let the opportunity slip away so easily. He had already set up a tight net in the mansion.
The wedding date was set for May of the following year, and Yu Zhi was imprisoned until then.
"I only saw her once, and it was a glance that lasted a lifetime. Since then, the name Yu Zhi seems to have disappeared in Peking, and no one mentions her." The old man said slowly, his eyes full of sadness.
The little girl who had been quiet just now suddenly stood up, naturally attracting the attention of the other two.
Yu Zhi knew her current behavior was inappropriate, but she didn't want to hear that story as if it were a revelation. Her voice was trembling as she pretended to be calm as she explained, "You continue your story. I'm going to the bathroom. I drank too much tea just now."
Then she didn't even wait for a response and walked directly in the direction her aunt pointed.
Mr. Lin didn't care much about these things, but wanted to wait for the little girl to come back before continuing to tell the story.
Shi Rui glanced at the untouched drop of tea on Yu Zhi's table, a look of inquiry flashing in his eyes. After a moment, he looked up and smiled at the old man, saying, "Go on, we don't know when the little girl will be back."
After hearing this, Mr. Lin did not hesitate. He gathered his thoughts and continued, "The next time I heard the name Yu Zhi was in May of the following year..."
Yu Zhi from the Yu family was about to marry the youngest son of the Bai family. This was undoubtedly explosive news. For a time, all the newspaper vendors shouting on the streets of Peking were talking about this matter. Even ordinary people would talk about this matter after dinner.
Everyone felt sorry for the short-lived woman and was also worried about her future fate.
Yu Zhi didn't remember how she got through that period. Not only did she cry, but she also often sat there until dawn.
When Yu Tai first locked her up in this room, he took away all harmful objects in the room to prevent her from doing anything unreasonable.
She could only judge whether another day had passed by the sunlight coming through the window, and then she would scratch a mark on the wall with her fingernail.
The closer the deadline got, the more the girl felt downhearted. In the end, she even came up with the idea of starving herself to death.
We will die eventually, so what difference does it make if it's sooner or later?
It was the fifth day of the diet, and Yu Tai had no way to deal with her. This realization made her feel a little happy in the midst of suffering.
The night was quiet. The side effects of not eating for a long time were huge. Even the objects in front of her eyes became blurry.
My head gradually became dizzy. I was going to die, Yu Zhi thought at that time.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the window. It was a soft, familiar voice that seemed to come from another world: "Zhizhi."
Yu Zhi felt like she was really not feeling well, otherwise how could she hear her senior brother's voice?
But what happened next proved that this was not an illusion.
The window was pushed open, and the man who hadn't been seen for a whole year appeared before him.
He was thinner and more haggard, with a light stubble on his chin.
Yu Zhi burst into tears immediately, perhaps she didn't even realize it herself. By the time she realized it, even her clothes were wet.
All the grievances, all the reluctance, and all the fear burst out at once, devastating the 18-year-old girl.
How did she calm down at that time?
Oh, it seemed as if her senior brother had picked her up and held her tightly. The sense of security that she had lost for a long time suddenly returned to her body, and she felt extremely warm.
After she calmed down, the senior brother fed her the food he brought bit by bit, and slowly coaxed her: "Don't be afraid, Zhizhi, senior brother has a way. I will protect you, okay? You have to take care of yourself and wait for me."
At that time, Yu Zhi lowered her head and ate food in small bites, so she naturally missed the heartache in the man's eyes, and... his determination to die.
The next time I saw the light was the day before my wedding.
That day, the entire compound seemed to be in chaos, with scattered footsteps everywhere. Even the servants guarding outside the door were talking in low voices, as if they were deliberately avoiding Yu Zhi.
At noon, the door was suddenly pushed open with great force, and a room full of people rushed in.
At the front was Yu Tai, and behind him were many people in police uniforms.
Yu Zhi was awakened from her sleep. The first thing she heard after she regained consciousness was Yu Tai's question: "Where is Yu Rui?"
A huge panic instantly struck her heart, and she seemed to have the ability to foresee what would happen next, and she resisted accepting this information with her whole heart.
But unfortunately, no one present could sympathize with her and gave a cruel answer.
The young master of the Bai family is dead. Yu Rui killed him.
The head of the Bai family mobilized all the police forces in the city and offered a reward for the culprit, and finally found Yu Zhi.
The sky...suddenly collapsed.
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