Liu Chunlan was about to go mad with anger. She covered her face:
"Lin Wanyi, I am your mother-in-law. How dare you hit me in front of all these people?
"You are giving me absolutely no face."
"That's right!"
Lin Wanyi was entirely unapologetic:
"Why should I save face for you? You threw it away yourself.
"Liu Chunlan, you knew perfectly well that Liu Dabing is a piece of trash, yet you covered for him. You are an accomplice.
"If you dare to keep yapping here, believe me, I will hit you again!"
Liu Chunlan's chest began to ache again. She clutched her heart:
"Everyone, look at this! This wretched outsider is simply not human.
"In this world, filial piety comes first. No matter what, I am her mother-in-law. How could she hit me like this?
"You all must judge for me—should I hit her or not?"
There were many onlookers, but not a single person spoke up. Even Liu Xiulan kept her mouth shut.
Unwilling to back down, Liu Chunlan went to pull at Liu Xiulan:
"Older sister, you be the judge. Doesn't a daughter-in-law like this deserve to be beaten? Help me hit her back."
Liu Xiulan didn't move. Liu Chunlan then went to grab Liu Dabing, but he was even more afraid to move.
Zhang Cuihua laughed with pure delight:
"Serves you right, Liu Chunlan! I say you completely deserve it. Weren't you so arrogant before?
"What's wrong? Now that your daughter-in-law has stood up for herself, you can't beat her anymore?
"Liu Chunlan, who told you to treat Lin Wanyi like she wasn't even human? This is your karma.
"Hahaha, Liu Chunlan, you absolutely brought this upon yourself!"
Liu Chunlan was so angry she nearly fainted. She had cared about her pride her whole life, had been overbearing her whole life, and had competed with Zhang Cuihua her whole life.
She never expected to become a joke in front of her today.
Unable to swallow this insult, she raised her hand to slap Lin Wanyi back. But before her hand could even touch Lin Wanyi, she was slapped across the face again first.
Lin Wanyi shook her stinging hand:
"Liu Chunlan, you were the one who insisted on shoving your face forward for me to hit. It would be a waste not to."
Liu Chunlan had never suffered such a massive humiliation. She wailed to the heavens, but the men in black suits directly threw her out.
Lin Wanyi didn't want to waste time with her. She asked the shivering girl:
"Where is your home? Do you remember your family's phone number?
"Tell me, and I will take you out of here."
The woman finally lifted her head. She gripped Lin Wanyi tightly, as if clinging to a lifeline:
"I..."
"I told you to shut up!"
Wang Daniu and Wang Erniu shouted at the same time. The bodyguards immediately covered their mouths.
Lin Wanyi continued patiently, "Don't worry, just speak. We will absolutely get you out of here.
"Let's call your family first. They must be worried sick."
The woman took Lin Wanyi's phone. A moment later, she burst into loud, wailing sobs:
"Mom, Mom! I've been locked up.
"Save me, Mom, hurry up and call the police. You have to save me."
Lin Wanyi shed tears along with her, but she knew she had to stay calm.
She handed the phone to Liu Renzhi, who quickly jotted down all the contact information.
He gave Lin Wanyi a nod. Lin Wanyi wrapped the woman up tightly from head to toe and handed her over to the bodyguards:
"Take her to the hospital."
The bodyguards immediately took her and headed straight for the door.
Wang Daniu and Wang Erniu desperately tried to follow:
"Put her down! She is ours, she is ours!"
With so many bodyguards, they couldn't even get close.
They could only keep screaming and shouting. Lin Wanyi glared at them fiercely:
"Shout one more time, and we'll send you straight to prison."
Liu Renzhi grabbed Liu Dabing by the collar again:
"Let's go. Next house."
Liu Dabing couldn't even stand steady:
"I can't go, I'm begging you. If I go again, they'll beat me to death.
"Let me go. I already gave you the list, why won't you let me go?"
Liu Chunlan was also yelling: "Lin Wanyi, do you really have to drive your eldest uncle to his death?
"You took the people away, you got what you wanted, but your uncle still has to live here!
"You've made him offend everyone. How is he supposed to survive here now?"
Who cared?
Why should Lin Wanyi consider the plight of a human trafficker?
They continued dragging Liu Dabing to the next house.
With the bodyguards Liu Renzhi brought, no matter how much those buyers struggled, it was useless.
By the time it was getting dark, all six girls had been sent to the hospital and had successfully contacted their families.
After everyone left, Lin Wanyi breathed a massive sigh of relief.
Liu Renzhi threw Liu Dabing onto the ground.
Liu Chunlan hurriedly helped him up: "Brother, oh, brother.
"Don't worry, I'll avenge you. I will definitely help you get revenge."
After she said that, she picked up a rock and hurled it at Lin Wanyi. Lin Jiajun, who had just returned from the city, quickly pulled Lin Wanyi out of the way.
Furious, he picked up the rock and hurled it right back at Liu Chunlan:
"You dead old hag, don't push things too far!"
Liu Chunlan couldn't dodge in time, and the rock struck her hard on the thigh.
Amidst the piercing pain, she suddenly plopped down right in front of Liu Renzhi's car:
"You godforsaken outsider! You're a jinx, you shameless, cheap tramp! Will you only be satisfied when you've turned my house completely upside down?
"I never should have agreed to let you two get married. I should have found my son a pure, local girl.
"Lin Wanyi, you are a cheap, wretched bitch!"
Lin Wanyi simply stood to the side, watching her silently.
She knew that Liu Chunlan had completely run out of ways to deal with her, leaving her with nothing but throwing childish tantrums.
The bystanders were all watching the spectacle. Wang Cuihua, holding her grandson, was enjoying it the most:
"Oh my, Liu Chunlan, I have to say you really are pitiful. Your eldest son married into another family, and your youngest son is divorced.
"The precious grandson you've always wanted is nowhere to be seen, and it looks to me like you don't even have a granddaughter anymore, do you?
"Liu Chunlan, your Wang family line is going to end right here."
"Bullshit!"
Liu Chunlan's face turned red with rage:
"Who says I don't have a granddaughter? Isn't Wang Keke my granddaughter?
"Even though she's a money-losing burden, she's still a seed of our Wang family.
"As for a grandson, Lin Wanyi already has one in her belly. She'll give me a grandson in the second half of the year.
"Zhang Cuihua, what are you so smug about?"
"Pfft!"
Zhang Cuihua laughed: "I heard Keke went to her maternal grandmother's house. She went thousands of miles away and is never coming back.
"And you think Lin Wanyi is still going to give you a grandson? Keep dreaming."
"What?"
This time, the one speaking was Wang Hao. He interrogated Lin Wanyi:
"Where did you send Keke? Tell me!
"She is my daughter, how could you send her somewhere else?
"Lin Wanyi, I don't agree to this. You tell her to come back right now. Bring her back immediately."
"Impossible!"
Lin Wanyi stared at him intently:
"Come back for what? None of you even like her. You all call her a money-loser.
"Why do you want her back? So she can keep suffering your abuse?
"Wang Hao, I will never give you another chance to hurt her."
"You!"
Wang Hao broke into a panicked sweat. Lin Wanyi was right; he didn't actually care much for Wang Keke.
She was merely a tool he used to control Lin Wanyi.
Now that Wang Keke wasn't here, Lin Wanyi would be even harder to control.
What should he do?
What was he going to do?
