Xie Zhi stood at the door and listened silently to the conversation between the two girls. When he heard Jiaojiao's words, he felt indescribably moved and a warm look appeared on his clear face.

There was a knock on the door. Xu Jiaojiao glanced at Hongyan, then walked forward with a smile and opened the door.

Xie Zhi came in with a bowl of noodles with a poached egg in it and a small dish of meat, and a bottle of orange soda next to it. This dinner was pretty good.

Xu Jiaojiao took it and put it on the table: "Hongyan, eat something, and you will sleep with me tonight."

Hongyan nodded, almost crying as she stuffed food into her mouth, as if there would be nothing more to eat after this meal.

She walked forward and took Xie Zhi out. She leaned her soft body against the man and they hugged each other tightly. After a long time, Xu Jiaojiao looked up and said, "Husband, thank you."

Xie Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Why thank me?" A layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his body still had that woody scent.

He silently picked up Jiaojiao's hand and took out a drop of ointment from his arms. The warm and cold fingertips touched each other, and in the blink of an eye, a heart-pounding spark flew.

Xie Zhi's blood was ignited by this spark in the blink of an eye, and his love for the girl and all the unbearableness almost penetrated into his flesh and blood.

The cold ointment soothed the burning wound. Xu Jiaojiao stood on tiptoe with a smile and kissed Xie Zhi's mouth: "Hubby, I love you so much. You don't know how scared I was today."

"Jiaojiao, I'm scared too." After Xie Zhi said this, his arms, as strong as iron, tightly clasped the girl's slender waist.

He rested his head on Jiaojiao's neck, with an infatuated look in his eyes, almost greedily absorbing the scent that belonged only to girls: "I really want to marry you soon."

"Me too." Xu Jiaojiao winked mischievously and put some distance between them.

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Late at night, the only sounds outside the house were the chirping of cicadas and the constant movement of the fan on the table, which made the cool breeze feel warm on people's bodies.

Qin Hongyan carefully took Jiaojiao's arm off her back, turned over, and stared at the girl's sweet sleeping face for a while in the silent night.

He murmured, "Thank you, Jiaojiao."

Then she got out of bed quietly, wrapped herself in a piece of clothes, and smeared the cosmetics that Jiaojiao had taken out to coax her during the day on her face. Her movements were both strange and familiar.

Before she got married, these things were very common to her, but she never bought them since she married into the Li family.

Cosmetics were too expensive and not worth it, and I was even stupid enough to take away the things my mother gave me.

The bright lipstick on Qin Hongyan's lips made her look a little bloody. She showed a miserable smile to the mirror, then glanced at the ** girl and walked out carefully.

In the early morning of a summer night, the air was still filled with humid moisture. Qin Hongyan took a greedy breath. This might be the last time she would feel it.

She found the axe they usually used in the yard, weighed it in her hand. Hongyan was used to doing rough work in the Li family, so she waved it in the air easily.

The knife sharpener had just arrived not long ago, and the sharp blade was already glowing silver under the moonlight.

When I turned the corner and walked out of the yard, I saw Xie Zhi leaning against the wall. I was startled and took a deep breath.

She looked at the man and said calmly: "If you are here to persuade me, you'd better not say anything."

Xie Zhi narrowed his long black eyes and saw the knife in her hand: "Jiaojiao and I can take you to the city. We will cover all your living expenses. If you kill them, you won't be able to leave."

"I know, but I just can't swallow this anger. After I kill them, you can help me find a better lawyer."

Hongyan shook her head and smiled, and soon disappeared from Xie Zhi's sight.

A woman who knows about divorce, lawyers, and cosmetics, and whose knowledge far exceeds that of many people, ended up like this. It's really fate that plays tricks on her.

Hongyan knew that there was only one fan in the house, but it was hot now, so she would give the old woman to her son and husband while she killed the old woman first.

Thinking of this, her cat entered the house. There was a dog tied at the door, but miraculously, the dog did not bark.

The snoring in the room was so loud that the sound of pushing the door seemed too small. I looked at the old woman who was sleeping soundly.

Hongyan was filled with resentment. Why could these evil people act as if nothing had happened? Why should she be pointed at by everyone? Since the way of heaven was unfair, she would go in search of the way of heaven.

Hongyan looked at the sharp machete in her hand. The human body is very fragile. She could get revenge with just one cut.

She closed her eyes and held the machete tightly with both hands. The moment she swung it down, it was grabbed by a pair of big hands in mid-air. She suddenly opened her eyes and met a pair of indifferent eyes. It was Xu Yan.

Xu Yan forcefully snatched the knife from Hongyan's hand, then covered the woman's mouth with one hand to prevent her from making any sound, and half-hugged and half-forced Hongyan to be dragged out.

When the two of them arrived at the yard, Xu Yan finally released his hand that was restraining the woman and said in a low voice, "You can't kill them."

Qin Hongyan snorted and laughed, with wet tears at the corners of her eyes: "Why can't I kill them."

"If they die, you won't be able to live. Have you ever thought about your parents?"

"Qin Hongyan, even if you can't die, what will happen after you get out of jail? You will have a criminal record. Even if some people sympathize with you, they will not forget that you are a murderer."

Xu Yan looked at the trembling woman and felt very sorry: "The law will punish them. You will only put yourself in an irreparable situation by doing this."

"But I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all. I dream of killing them. Xu Yan, you haven't experienced my life, so why should I let it go?"

Qin Hongyan shed tears with every word, and red bloodshot crawled up her eyeballs, like an evil ghost from hell claiming her life.

"Everyone tells me to be magnanimous and to endure, but I am not happy."

When Xu Yan saw the pale-faced woman, he felt as if his heart was being pulled tightly together, and he dropped the machete in his hand to the ground.

Xu Yan looked at the woman in extreme pain and almost shouted, "Even if you want to take revenge, you can do so after the police arrive. Hongyan has many ways to take revenge. There is no sentence for negligent injury after domestic violence."

"Xu Yan, you won't understand me. Sometimes killing an enemy is more satisfying than going to jail. They will only go to jail but won't die. Even if I try my best to forget all the pain, the scars will always be there."

His tone was excited: "But after I killed them, I felt happy and joyful whenever I thought of this scene. This is something that no matter how many times I was reborn, I could not get. If you really want to help me, don't stop me."

After Hongyan finished speaking, she bent down, picked up the machete on the ground, and cut her wrist hard. Warm blood gushed out instantly.

"I still feel pain, which proves that I am human."

"Go back early, it will be bad if you are involved."

Qin Hongyan whispered these words and slowly walked into the house. Xu Yan could only see her thin figure. For the first time in his life, he felt so powerless.