Chapter 125 The Abused Woman (ETL) Part 2
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Chapter 125 Disobedience Means Death
Now that Wu Guilan no longer worried about her child being left without care, she was completely at ease. Her eyes were red as she looked at the Fang family, as if she wanted to grab each of them and kill them.
Fang Ping, whose legs were weak, was terrified and tried to run away. He stumbled and knelt on the ground, feeling a chill down his spine. His legs went weak, and he couldn’t get up. He remained kneeling there and said with a trembling voice, “Guilan, don’t scare me. I’m so sorry, I apologize. Please forgive me, for… for our daughter’s sake, please forgive me! She doesn’t have a mother anymore, she can’t be without a father!”
Wu Guilan seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. “So, you do know that the child is yours. You just want an excuse to take your anger out on me. Hit me then, hit me again, stand up straight like a hero.”
Fang Ping shook his head violently, “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare, Guilan, I’ll never do it again!”
“Wu Guilan sneered, “You still dare, but you won’t have the chance anymore.”
Terrified, Fang Ping kept kowtowing to Wu Guilan, “Please let me go, please let me go! I’ll find someone to perform a ritual to help you pass on to the afterlife, to chant scriptures for you. Please spare my family!”
But Wu Guilan only gave a disgusted sneer. The next moment, she lunged forward and possessed Fang Ping. With her eyes coldly fixed on her in-laws (in FP’s body), she said, “Your whole family will die a horrible death. You think it’s that easy for me to let you go?”
Wu Guilan controlled the body to grab the raw duck from the table, tore the corpse in half, and began to devour the bloodied flesh. The scene was like that of a starving ghost. “I wish I could eat your flesh and drink your blood!”
The old man and woman screamed in terror, too afraid to stop her, and knelt down in fear. “Guilan, please let Fang Ping go! He really didn’t mean it; it was an accident.”
“Yes, it was an accident.”
“An accident? He was just used to hitting people like that, so he got carried away!”
Wu Guilan banged his/her head against the wall, leaving Fang Ping covered in blood. The Fang old couple was terrified. They clung to Fang Ping’s legs, pleading, “Guilan, you can’t do this! Please let him go! The child can’t be without a father!”
Wu Guilan only sneered and kicked them aside. After that, she rushed into the kitchen. She pulled out a knife and brandished it at Fang Ping’s body a few times. Under the horrified gazes of the two elderly people, she slashed his wrists several times.
This time, the old couple couldn’t take it anymore. They kowtowed repeatedly, their heads thumping loudly on the ground. The old man, whose health was already poor, was overwhelmed by anger and fear. Before he could catch his breath, his head buzzed, and he fainted.
The old woman, trying to save her son and husband, also broke down. “I’ll give you my life, just let him (FP) go!”
Wu Guilan only felt a chill. In the end, the Fang old woman was just like her mother—only their son’s life mattered. Wu Guilan asked sarcastically, “You’re willing to die for your son, but don’t you think about your daughter, who’s still in the hospital?”
Hearing that, the old woman was stunned speechless; she truly hadn’t considered that. Wu Guilan looked at her mockingly, then put a rope around Fang Ping’s neck, intending to strangle him. The action terrified the old woman, and she grabbed Fang Ping’s legs, crying out, “Guilan, we’ll give you anything you want. What will it take for you to let us go?”
Wu Guilan gritted her teeth and said, “I want to kill your whole family!”
“What will happen to the child if we all die? You have to think about the child!”
Wu Guilan said with disgust, “Your whole family really disgusts me. Mentioning the child to me now? Hah, I want a divorce.”
The old woman’s reaction was similar to the Wu family’s, “How can you get a divorce after you’re dead?”
“Go find a fortune teller to give me a divorce, I’d rather die than be a ghost in your family. Move my ashes out of your ancestral grave. I don’t want to be included in your family genealogy even if you throw me into the ditch and let me rot there.”
Having said all that, the old lady dared not refuse. “Alright, you come out of Fang Ping’s body first. Tomorrow we’ll find someone to move the grave.”
Wu Guilan tightened the rope around her neck. “Make your daughter divorce too, and from now on, the two families will have no relation.”
“Divorce, I’ll make her divorce tomorrow! I’m not going to try to persuade her anymore. If she wants a divorce, then let her. Please just come out now.” The old woman almost doesn’t have the energy to cry; she was almost fainting.
Wu Guilan sneered, “If you change your mind tomorrow, I’ll make sure your whole family suffers a terrible fate!”
The old woman repeatedly assured Wu Guilan that she wouldn’t dare to change her mind, absolutely wouldn’t. Only then did Wu Guilan drop the rope, and her soul floated out of Fang Ping’s body. Fang Ping just stayed on the ground, unconscious.
Wu Guilan turned her head, her gaze falling on the side room. The door was ajar, and a small figure stood inside. The light was off, and the figure was secretly observing everything happening outside. Wu Guilan’s expression softened. She drifted over and whispered, “Mom’s leaving. From now on, you’ll stay with your aunt. Be good.”
Before the child could say anything, Wu Guilan floated away. She was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to leave.
The people in the Fang family were so frightened that the already frail old man didn’t wake up until the next day. But he was completely paralyzed and unable to move his legs. The old woman wanted to take him to the hospital, but she couldn’t manage it herself. She had been eagerly waiting for her son to wake up, but suddenly found his eyes vacant and his face blank. Terrified, she patted his face and called out several times, “Son, son! Fang Ping! Don’t scare me, wake up!”
However, Fang Ping only grinned at the old woman. Clearly, he was scared witless by what happened yesterday.
“This is terrible!” The old woman burst into tears, almost crying herself to death. “How are we going to live from now on?!”
Neighbors had heard commotion last night, and this morning they heard the old woman crying. A kind-hearted person came over to check and saw Fang Ping chuckling foolishly while taking off his blood-stained clothes. It was already late autumn, and Fang Ping, completely nek1d, ran out of the house. His mother tried to stop him, but to no avail. No matter how much she called out to him, he seemed not to hear her and rushed straight out the door.
The neighbors were all startled. “What happened?” They followed him and saw Fang Ping running towards the back of the village.
The old woman chased after Fang Ping, crying. Her family wasn’t known for their kindness, but seeing her stumbling and falling, several strong young men took pity on her and told her, “Don’t chase him anymore, let us go check on him.”
When the young men reached the back of the village, they saw Fang Ping jump into the river. The neighbors were terrified and shouted, “Fang Ping jumped into the river!” With a life at stake, they couldn’t ignore it. They rushed to help, but it was too late. They searched with nets for a long time, but couldn’t find Fang Ping. The neighbors then called the police. It was certain he was beyond saving; they just hoped the police could retrieve the body.
At the Fang’s home, the old woman stared blankly at her paralyzed husband, then she heard the news of her son’s death. She couldn’t catch her breath and fainted.
The news spread quickly. Some said Wu Guilan’s ghost had returned last night to claim their lives; everyone knew this family had treated Wu Guilan badly, and this was their retribution. The news also reached the neighboring village. Wu Guilan’s parents, who were worried about how to collect her ashes, turned pale upon hearing this news. “Could Guilan have done this?” they exclaimed.
“Guilan is really dared to kill someone.”
The elderly couple were relieved they had agreed quickly last night; otherwise, Wu Guilan would have killed them too. They now had no desire to resist Wu Guilan’s demands; Fang Mei had to get a divorce, or someone would die.
The news reached the hospital as well. When Fang Mei heard about it, she was silent for half a minute before finally managing to utter a single word, “Oh.”
Xie Cheng asked in shock, “So calm? Shouldn’t your expression be more complex? Or perhaps relieved?”
Fang Mei shook her head indifferently, not even bothering to feign an expression. Seeing that Gu Ye hadn’t arrived, she asked in confusion, “Where’s Master Gu?”
At the mention of Gu Ye, Xie Cheng chuckled, “He went back to take his exam, of course. Our Master Gu is still a student; no student can escape the evil clutches of their teacher.”
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Gu Ye was woken up by Brother Wang at 5:30 am. The helicopter had already arrived. To avoid failing his classes, Gu Ye rushed back to take his exam, arriving at school with only 3 minutes left before class. Gu Ye strongly suspected that Yu Ze had calculated this timing for him.
Seeing Gu Ye, Zhao Pengyu exclaimed in shock, “You’re back! I was so sure I’d win this round, now it’s a 50/501!”
Gu Ye earnestly told Zhao Pengyu, “Kid, don’t even think about it. Your uncle will always be your uncle.”
During the exam, the teacher stood behind Gu Ye for a while. Seeing that his handwriting was still beautiful, his answers accurate, and he wrote quickly and well, the teacher nodded in satisfaction, “Not bad, not bad.”
The teacher said ‘not bad’ twice, showing how satisfied he was with Gu Ye’s performance. Even though he had been absent, he hadn’t fallen behind in his studies. The teacher had previously been somewhat dissatisfied with Gu Ye, but now his gaze towards him was increasingly pleasing; he liked this kind of good student who studied on his own without constant prompting.
After completing two exam papers, Gu Ye finally solved the problem at hand. He lazily leaned back in his chair, letting his mind wander. He had really put in all his effort to avoid losing points.
Gu Ye had another class in the afternoon. It was already past 4.00 pm when the exam finished. Gu Ye hadn’t had time to go home, so he contacted Yu Ze, who then sent someone to take him home. The fact that Gu Ye came to school by helicopter, and after the exam, he left again by helicopter, a lot of people knew it. No secrets stay hidden forever. Some sneaky bastard took a picture of Gu Ye getting off the helicopter and uploaded it online, quickly making Gu Ye a trending topic.
[Headline: Let’s expose the rich kid who goes to school by helicopter.]
Too lazy to check online, Gu Ye went to Xie Cheng and asked, “How did it go?”
Xie Cheng told him about Fang Mei’s family situation, “Her in-laws came today too, saying they want Wu Licheng to divorce her. The police released Wu Licheng, and he signed the divorce agreement on the spot.”
Gu Ye was surprised, “So fast? Didn’t they even struggle?”
Xie Cheng laughed, “That Fang family has already lost someone, how could they dare not hurry? The most exciting part is yet to come. Attorney Zhang is truly cunning. After the papers were signed, he immediately went to sue Wu Licheng, filing a criminal lawsuit against him for marital murder, determined to put him in jail for life. Wu Licheng was released for less than half a day before he was arrested again.”
Gu Ye: “Pfft!”
“Go see Fang Mei? She’s asked about you 3 times today.” Xie Cheng said, then added helplessly, “Sometimes she’s distracted and doesn’t hear the doctor, but she hears anything about you immediately. Oh, right, and that little girl, Fang Yuzhou, came today too. Wu Guilan’s family (Fang family) had some trouble, and there was no one to look after the child, so Fang Yuzhou’s maternal grandparents took her back to care for her for a couple of days. They brought her over to see her aunt today. The little girl looked for you as soon as she arrived, asking where the pretty Big Brother was.”
Gu Ye chuckled, “Why not ‘handsome Big Brother’? What’s with ‘pretty Big Brother’?”
As they spoke, the two arrived at Fang Mei’s ward. Fang Mei, now looking much better, smiled slightly upon seeing Gu Ye, “Master Gu is back.”
Gu Ye smiled, “If I had known things would be resolved so quickly, I wouldn’t have come back today.”
Fang Mei said gratefully, “Thank you, thank you both.”
Gu Ye smiled and said, “You don’t need to worry about your in-laws anymore; you’ll sever ties with them. As for your family matters, you are not available to manage now either; they’ll be settled by the time you’re better. Their financial situation probably isn’t enough to raise the child. You’re her aunt, so you’re related by blood. Attorney Zhang will help you legally obtain custody. Take the child and leave here. You’ll have to handle your relationship with your family yourself; I won’t interfere.”
Fang Mei said gratefully, “Thank you, Master Gu. Thank you, Master Xie, and Lawyer Zhang. I really don’t know how to thank you enough.”
“You’ll definitely have to pay a price. I won’t help you for nothing, and I certainly don’t expect you to do anything difficult. I’m going to open a shop or a temple someday, and you’ll have to come work for it. Food and accommodation will be provided, plus the standard 5 social insurances and one housing fund, but no salary. Schooling for the child is free. You’ll have to work for 8 years. Is that okay?”
Gu Ye’s words made Fang Mei speechless for a moment, then she said gratefully, “I don’t want a salary; I’ll work for you for life.”
Gu Ye smiled and said, “Come find me when you’re better.”
The matter here has been largely resolved, and Gu Ye can finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, the news of him taking a helicopter back to take the exam is still trending on social media, and it’s unexpectedly getting more and more heated. At first, everyone just found it amusing, marveling at how amazing it is for the wealthy to travel by plane. But somehow, the conversation took a turn for the worse, and some people started criticizing Gu Decheng, saying that even if you’re rich, you can’t spoil your child like that. Some people criticized Gu Ye for being too extravagant, wondering where all that money came from.
Gu Ye’s fans retorted: [None of your business! Why pretend to be poor when you have money to spend? It’s not like it was illegally obtained.]
A passerby asked: [How do you know it wasn’t illegally obtained? Do you know if he evaded taxes?]
Many people tagged the tax bureau online, suggesting they check the ‘electricity meter’2 of Gu Decheng’s company; he’s definitely evading taxes!
Online criticism was mounting. Gu Ye initially didn’t intend to engage with them, because if someone wanted to insult you, even a single explanation would provide a thousand reasons to attack you. Those netizens could even conjure up a thousand things you never did, manipulating the narrative to get uninformed people to join in the insults. Some were even more blatant; they simply wanted to insult you without even reading any explanation. Since they didn’t know you, insulting you wasn’t illegal, so they could hurl whatever they wanted, finding satisfaction in driving you to the brink of collapse. On the internet, who knows who? As long as it’s fun, that’s all that matters.
Gu Ye always felt that talking to these people was a waste of time; he’d rather do something meaningful. But unexpectedly, his father was involved in the problem after a night, and Gu Ye couldn’t tolerate it anymore.
The doctors and nurses at the hospital also couldn’t stand the flaming online. They had witnessed the entire incident; Gu Ye was working hard, saving lives while also studying. Did people no longer need to think before they spoke online?
Yu Ze, seeing the online comments, couldn’t hold back any longer. “Secretary Liu, contact Weibo officials and have this trending topic removed and replaced with something else.”
Secretary Liu shuddered. “…Replace it with what?”
The author has something to say:
Yu Ze: You’re all spoiled rotten!
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