Chapter 158 The Meaning of Life
Jiang Mi is no longer the silly little chubby girl she used to be. Now she has a shapely figure, snow-white skin, and an increasingly refined appearance. This is a sight that Yang Liu has never seen in the mirror.
Why? What went wrong? Why did Jiang Mi become the person she dreamed of being?
"Don't think that just because you have money you can do whatever you want. Don't forget, I was kind to you back then. Now you're repaying kindness with enmity, aren't you? If it weren't for me back then, do you think you would have any playmates? Nobody in the whole village wanted to play with you. Only I was willing to hang out with you, you fat pig!"
Jiang Mi laughed instead of getting angry: "Really? In that case, I should thank you. As for why you're willing to hang out with me, if it weren't for the fact that you look better with me, would you stand with me? If it weren't for the fact that you can eat my family's good food and get a lot of benefits by being with me, would you hang out with me? When I found out that you were talking badly about me behind my back, didn't you lie and say that you were deceiving others?"
Yang Liu looked pale, but showed no remorse or guilt.
"So what if it is? I used to be so popular, and you had to pay a price to be able to hang out with me. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. You're so naive. Although you're not as good as me in every way, I have to admit that your family is very good. Even if you're completely useless, they still love a girl like you so much. You're really lucky."
"Yes, that's how lucky I am, so what? You can't stand it? It just means you were born evil. You'll get your retribution sooner or later for the evil you've done. Yang Liu, you're experiencing your own retribution now. Only you know whether you're doing well or not."
Yang Liu thought about how she had suffered under Village Chief Yang and felt incredibly stifled. She had always believed that she was born into wealth and would one day marry into a rich family. Village Chief Yang was just a stepping stone for her, but now that stepping stone had become a stumbling block. Not only could Village Chief Yang not help her, but he had also made it so that no one dared to marry her. She could only look for someone from another place.
"Of course I'm doing well. The more you don't want me to do well, the more I'll live better than you, Jiang Mi. I'm going to live better than you and prove that you'll never be as good as me."
Jiang Mi's gaze towards her gradually turned to pity. This person's life was too pitiful. Everyone else lived for themselves, but Yang Liu lived for the sake of so-called pride.
Jiang Mi couldn't help but ask, "So, this is the meaning of your life? You live just to live better than me?"
Yang Liu froze on the spot. She seemed to have never thought about this question before. Yes, what was the purpose of her life? Was it just as simple as living?
She had a hard childhood and was disliked by her family. She thought that she must be successful when she grew up. However, she was a girl and could not pass the imperial examinations. How could she be successful? So she could only marry into a good family. But her family wanted to sell her to a good-for-nothing for a little money. How could she accept that?
Unexpectedly, Jiang Mi started her own business and began living the life she had dreamed of since childhood.
"What are you pretending for? Do you think you can act all high and mighty in front of me just because you've made some money? Jiang Mi, if I'm not doing well, you shouldn't expect to do well either."
After saying that, she pulled out a dagger from somewhere and ran towards Jiang Mi. Gou Dan, who had sharp eyes, quickly pulled Jiang Mi off the donkey cart.
"Honey, be careful, this woman has a knife."
Jiang Mi noticed too, and quickly moved away, thinking to herself, "Has this woman gone mad? She actually wants to kill me just because she's jealous?"
"Jiang Mi, I should have killed you a long time ago, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to keep jumping around in front of me for so long. I was too soft-hearted towards you."
"Are you crazy?" Jiang Mi wasn't surprised at all, but she was a little surprised that Yang Liu had made a move at this time. However, since there was no one around, even if Yang Liu had taken care of herself and Gou Dan, no one might have noticed.
However, Gou Dan is a man after all, how could Yang Liu dare to do that? Could it be that he was provoked by her just now?
"I've gone mad. I'm not going to let you go today, no matter what."
Just as Yang Liu was about to rush towards Jiang Mi
As they walked past, a group of men in black suddenly rushed out of the woods, surrounded them, and shouted, "Hand over your money, and we'll spare your lives."
Why would anyone rob someone here? Jiang Mi found it strange. These people were injured and seemed to have fled here. Perhaps they saw them arguing and decided to rob them.
Yang Liu had completely lost her composure; she retreated in fear. The men's eyes lit up when they saw the two women, and one of them said to the leader, "Boss, these two women are quite pretty, don't you think…"
A man nearby said, "What kind of time is this? You still care about women? We can't even save our own lives."
The leader said, "Who said that? There aren't many people who can defeat me, Iron Mountain Overlord. Who would have thought that bastard surnamed Zhang would actually ambush me? Forget it, I'll find a chance to fight back. Take these two women with me, and just kill that skinny monkey."
The skinny monkey he was talking about was Gou Dan. Gou Dan almost fainted when he heard this, but he still insisted on standing in front of Jiang Mi and said to her in a low voice, "Honey, don't be afraid. Since I promised you that my family would protect you, I won't let you get hurt."
These words were overheard by the sharp-eared thieves, who sneered: "You skinny monkey, you think you can be a hero and save a damsel in distress? Come on, let us see how capable you really are."
Gou Dan swallowed hard but didn't reply. He said that, but he also knew his own limitations.
Yang Liu rolled her eyes and said in a delicate voice, "Brothers, I am just a poor man. I have already had my own children. This woman is still a virgin. I am not worthy to serve you, but she is. Look, she is much prettier and more beautiful than me."
Jiang Mi stared coldly at her. She herself wasn't afraid at all, but she had no intention of saving Yang Liu. She wasn't some saint who would save someone who wanted to kill her.
The leader looked at Jiang Mi and said, "Really? She is indeed prettier than you, but who knows if you're telling the truth or not? Enough said, I want both of you."
Yang Liu's face turned pale, and she lowered her head, seemingly trying to come up with a solution.
Jiang Mi said calmly, "I advise you not to touch me; you are no match for me."
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