Madam Li and the wealthy man, dressed in only thin undergarments, knelt in the snow. Throughout the day and night, they fainted from the cold several times, only to be revived by splashing cold water, a cycle that repeated itself.
The two were tormented to the point of wishing they were dead.
Now both of them were covered in frost, with ice crystals on their eyebrows and eyelashes.
Their mouths were wrapped in several layers of thick cloth, which were frozen stiff and stuck to their faces.
This was because yesterday they kept begging for mercy, so the Mu family's guards simply gagged them.
The entire Li residence was surrounded by troops, and no one dared to approach it.
Mrs. Li and her husband wanted to seek help, but to no avail.
Besides, who in the entire Qinghe Town, or even the whole country, would dare to provoke the Mu family?
Madam Li felt she was destined to die here.
Just when she was in despair, she suddenly saw five men from the Mu family come to the backyard.
She clung to him like a lifeline, dragging her obese body as she crawled over.
"General, spare me! General, spare me! I will never dare to do it again!"
However, Madam Li's mouth was bound, and she could only make strange noises like "uh-ya-ya".
Upon seeing the two of them, Mu Jinchen recalled the way the little dumpling had been curled up in the blankets earlier.
What exactly did these two people do to torment her to make her so terrified?
Mu Jinchen kicked Madam Li in the shoulder, and the sound of bones cracking echoed inside her body.
Madam Li shook her head in anguish. How could she have imagined that the little girl was actually the daughter of the Mu family?
If she had known earlier, she would never have treated her that way!
She deeply regretted bringing the girl home.
She should have dragged her to a deserted place and killed her beforehand!
Mu Jinnian was the only person in the Mu family who had been by Xiao Tuanzi's side for four years. Of course, he knew what kind of person Madam Li was and how she had treated Xiao Tuanzi in the past.
He told his father and brothers all about their evil deeds.
The man from the Mu family looked even more gloomy, his eyes filled with a murderous aura that sent chills down one's spine.
Mu Jinxuan kicked Madam Li hard, breaking one of her legs.
The soldiers standing nearby were terrified. They knew that this third young master of the Mu family was the most gentle and refined, and this was the first time they had ever seen him act so ruthlessly.
Madam Li sobbed in despair. She had originally wanted to struggle a little and shift all the blame onto Li the Rich Man, but now that Mu Jinnian was there, she was doomed.
As for Li the Rich, he fainted from fright when he saw the five members of the Mu family.
Mu Ting stared at the two piles of mangled flesh in the snow and said coldly, "Let the Li family be wiped out."
Madam Li's face turned ashen.
"Father, you mustn't!" Mu Jinyi exclaimed.
Madam Li's hope was rekindled as she looked at the handsome man who had spoken up for her.
"Killing them directly would be too easy on them."
"Sever their tendons, gag them, and throw them into a pigsty to live out their next life."
Madam Li was completely driven mad. She finally realized that this handsome man was the most vicious person in the Mu family.
He wanted them to live a life worse than death, neither human nor ghost.
Mu Jinyi walked to the side and quietly instructed his personal guards—cut off Li Caizhu's manhood, so that he would lose the most important thing a man could have.
He roughly understood what had happened when he saw the little boy's torn pants.
After ordering the female doctor to carefully examine the little boy and confirming that he was unharmed, Mu Jinyi was finally relieved.
But this does not mean that he will let Li the rich man go.
He wanted to make these two suffer for the rest of their lives.
After dealing with the two men, the five men from the Mu family quickly returned to the warm pavilion.
As soon as I entered the room, the tense atmosphere from before vanished without a trace.
The little dumpling, who had just woken up, was pinching her little toes with one hand and examining the necklace with the other.
one two three.
There were three words engraved on the necklace, but the little dumpling didn't recognize them.
Her mother only taught her to count, but hadn't had time to teach her to read yet.
As soon as the little dumpling saw Mu Jinnian, it immediately stretched out its little hand to him.
"Brother, come and see!"
Mu Jinnian went over with a smile, hugged the warm little baby in her arms, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that the little dumpling only looked for Mu Jinnian, the other four felt a pang of jealousy.
The little dumpling pointed to the gold-inlaid jade necklace and said, "Brother, look, there are words on it, but I don't recognize them."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinchen immediately perked up and spoke first:
"It's your name. Big brother engraved it himself, so no one will ever take it away again."
Is that her name?
The little dumpling smiled brightly; she had never received anything engraved with her name before.
What is the little dumpling's name?
From birth until now, her mother and brother have always called her Little Dumpling.
“The Mu Jin Group,” Mu Tingzheng replied.
The little dumpling tilted its head and asked, "Did Mommy name it for me?"
"Yes, Father and Mother chose it together."
This was a wish for their family to be forever united and happy. He and his wife chose this name when he was just pregnant with their baby.
Now that the little dumpling has been found, Mu Ting is convinced that one day he will also find his beloved wife.
Then the family will truly be reunited.
The little dumpling also missed her mother. Her long eyelashes drooped, and she silently shrank back into Mu Jinnian's arms.
Although Mu Jinnian regained his memories after being reborn, he did not know his mother's whereabouts until his death in his previous life.
Seeing that the little dumpling was unhappy, Mu Jinyi quickly stepped forward to coax her:
"Little dumpling, your brothers have prepared a gift for you. Shall we take you to see the yard?"
After thinking for a moment, the little girl finally forced herself to nod, not wanting to disappoint her brothers' good intentions.
Mu Jinxuan dressed the little dumpling in a rabbit fur hooded cape with two pink and white rabbit ears on the hood, making the little dumpling's face look both festive and cute.
Mu Jinxuan handed another hand warmer to the little dumpling.
With everything prepared, Mu Jinnian carried the little baby out of the house.
The courtyard outside was filled with red lanterns, each adorned with a red plum blossom.
Under the warm yellow light, snowflakes fell gently, creating a stunning moonlit scene of plum blossoms in the snow.
The cold winter wind blew across the little girl's cheeks, and she felt warm all over and no longer shivered.
The little girl's eyes sparkled as she gazed at the beautifully arranged scene before her. She stretched out her tiny hand to let the snowflakes fall into her palm, a joyful smile on her face.
The Mu family members stood beside her and laughed along.
Three large carriages were parked in the courtyard, each with its door open.
The first carriage was piled high with candied fruit and sweets, which Mu Jinchen bought for the little dumpling.
He had wanted to prepare these things for her since the first time he met her.
When Mu Jinyi first saw the little girl, her thin and worn-out clothes broke his heart. So the second carriage was filled with all sorts of winter clothes that he had carefully selected.
The third carriage was filled with all sorts of glittering jewelry—made of gold, silver, pearls, diamonds, agate, and more. Any one of them was worth a fortune.
But Mu Jinxuan, who was so poor that all he had left was money, still felt that one carriage was not enough.
"Little dumpling, the things in these three carriages were all prepared for you by your older brothers. Which carriage do you like the most?" Mu Jinyi asked softly, looking confident.
Mu Jinchen and Mu Jinxuan both rolled their eyes at Mu Jinyi.
That second brother is up to his old tricks again.
But the two were also looking forward to the little girl's answer, hoping that she would choose what they had prepared.
The little dumpling looked at his three older brothers, then at the three carriages, and finally his gaze settled on one place.
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