Qin Chao felt a chill down his back. Before he could even turn around, Liu Renzhi had already landed a punch on him.
"You motherf—"
Seeing Liu Renzhi, he immediately swallowed his words, pasting a flattering smile on his face:
"Boss, boss, what brings you here? Did you come to see me?
"To see if my injuries have healed?"
Liu Renzhi didn't say a word. He grabbed Qin Chao by the hair and slammed his head against the wall—once, twice, three times, four times.
Qin Chao's head made loud thudding sounds against the wall.
The guys in the next dorm room, annoyed by the noise, stormed over to complain. But upon seeing Liu Renzhi's murderous expression, they all backed out of the room.
Qin Chao begged for mercy, "Let me go, boss, let me go. I'm begging you, please let me go.
"I'm going to die! If you smash me again, I'm really going to die!"
"Then die!"
Liu Renzhi didn't let him go at all; instead, he slammed him even harder.
Just thinking about how fragile and precarious Liu Siyue had looked standing on the rooftop that day filled him with terror.
Remembering the video where Liu Siyue pointed a fruit knife at herself made his heart bleed.
It was all because this piece of trash had caused Liu Siyue so much secondary trauma.
And yet he dared to spout such nonsense here.
Only beating him to death could quell the hatred in his heart.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the heavier his blows fell.
Eventually, Qin Chao couldn't even scream anymore. It wasn't until the dormitory security guards rushed over that they finally pulled Liu Renzhi away.
Qin Chao lay dumped on the ground like a dead dog, panting with his tongue hanging out.
He pointed a trembling finger at Liu Renzhi:
"I'm going to sue you. I'm definitely going to sue you."
Liu Renzhi straightened his ruffled suit jacket:
"Sue me if you have the guts. Remember, my name is Liu Renzhi.
"From now on, if you ever dare to harass my sister again, I won't be this polite.
"Qin Chao, believe it or not, I will end your life!"
Before leaving, he took away everything Liu Siyue had bought for Qin Chao. He didn't deserve any of those expensive items.
Qin Chao tried to stop him, but he was completely powerless to do so.
He could only shout, "Don't touch that! Those are my things, they're all mine!
"You can't take them! Put them down!"
How could Liu Renzhi put them down? His sister's money had no business being spent on a piece of trash like him.
Liu Renzhi just swaggered away. Qin Chao pounded the floor, questioning his roommates:
"Why didn't you call the police? Why didn't any of you call the cops?"
His roommates all rolled their eyes; not a single one of them respected him.
Seeing that the one-month mark was approaching, Liu Chunlan took the initiative to tidy up the room where Lin Wanyi used to live.
After a month of consideration, she decided that Lin Wanyi was still the most suitable person to be her daughter-in-law.
The local girls she had been so obsessed with all demanded hundreds of thousands of dollars right off the bat, along with a house, a car, and gold jewelry.
She regretted it to death. She deeply regretted letting Lin Wanyi leave back then.
She regretted letting Wang Hao sign the divorce papers.
At the time, she should have done everything in her power to keep her trapped here.
But it wasn't too late now.
She still had to come back to finalize the paperwork. As long as she showed up, she wouldn't let her leave again. It was that simple.
She hadn't even finished tidying up when she received a call from Wang Kai:
"Mom, when are you going to transfer the five hundred thousand you promised us?
"Qingxiu is getting impatient. She said if you don't transfer the money soon, she won't let our son change his last name."
Liu Chunlan stuck to her guns: "You change his last name first, and once it's done, I'll transfer the money immediately."
The voice on the other end of the phone switched to Chen Qingxiu: "You damn old hag, I'm just not going to change it. Let's see what you can do about it!
"It's just money, right? When you die, I can still get my share by taking it to court. I'll just wait and see when you drop dead."
Liu Chunlan was so furious that she sat on the bed panting heavily. Clutching her chest, she thought of Lin Wanyi again.
She really was the best. She never fought or argued, and she had such a mild temper. In all the years they had lived together, she had never even raised her voice at her.
Thinking of this, she made up her mind.
As long as she came back this time, stopped talking back, stopped opposing her, and continued trying to give her a grandson, then she wouldn't make things difficult for Lin Wanyi anymore.
She would truly start treating her like a proper daughter-in-law.
Back at her own home, Lin Wanyi sneezed.
Li Suhua was holding a calendar, calculating dates:
"Wanyi, I've made an appointment with Huizi's parents to meet tomorrow and renegotiate the wedding details. Since you're back, you should come with us."
Lin Wanyi shook her head. "Mom, just you and Jiajun go. It doesn't seem appropriate for me to go discuss a wedding right after getting divorced."
"What's not appropriate about it?"
Lin Jiajun immediately retorted, "Go, we're all going together. You're my older sister, why shouldn't you go?"
At Lin Jiajun's strong insistence, Lin Wanyi ended up going.
There weren't many people there—just the Lin family, Chen Hui's parents, and her younger brother, Chen Qiang.
Sure enough, just as Lin Wanyi had expected, before she even sat down, Chen Hui's mother looked at her with disdain:
"You must be Lin Wanyi. I heard you just got divorced."
Lin Wanyi immediately replied, "Yes, I just got divorced."
"Heh!"
She sneered. "Well then, what are you doing here? They're discussing marriage. What business does a divorced sister-in-law have being here?"
Hearing her say this, Chen Hui immediately tried to stop her:
"Mom, what are you saying? That's Jiajun's older sister. Today is a family dinner, why wouldn't she come?"
Tang Guihua glared at Chen Hui:
"What do you know? When I'm speaking, keep your mouth shut.
"But since you're already here, just sit down. I happen to have something to discuss with her anyway."
Lin Wanyi sat down awkwardly.
Tang Guihua continued:
"Mrs. Lin, the bride price we discussed last year was 188,000, right?"
Li Suhua nodded quickly. "Yes, yes, yes, a bride price of 188,000. We agreed to that."
Tang Guihua, however, said:
"That was last year's market rate. Things are definitely different this year."
"How are they different?" Li Suhua asked quickly.
"Times have changed. Nowadays, bride prices out there have generally gone up to 388,000.
"I'm not trying to fleece you. I'm just following the market rate, so it'll be that much."
Li Suhua didn't argue much. The money Su Jing had given them was enough, and she genuinely liked Chen Hui. If it was 388,000, then 388,000 it would be.
But she never expected Tang Guihua to have another demand:
"There is one more thing. Since Lin Wanyi happens to be here, I'll just make it clear to you all right now.
"She and her little burden cannot live in her maiden home. They have to move out immediately."
"Why?"
Lin Jiajun immediately shot back. "She's my sister, why can't she live at home?"
Tang Guihua glared at Lin Jiajun:
"What do you mean, your sister? She isn't the same sister you had before; she is now a divorced woman.
"That is unlucky and brings bad fortune. If you let her live with you newlyweds, isn't that placing a curse on your marriage?"
"What are you talking about?!"
Chen Hui also stepped in to stop her. "Mom, I don't feel that way at all! My sister just got divorced. If you don't let her live at home, where is she supposed to go?
"I never thought that, and I never said that. Mom, you're overstepping."
"You idiot!"
Tang Guihua rapped her knuckles hard against Chen Hui's head:
"I'm trying to help you, and you're holding me back?
"You really don't know what's good for you. Let me tell you, if these things aren't settled properly now, you'll be the one crying in the future.
"When that time comes, don't come crying home to me saying your sister-in-law is bullying you!"
