Chapter 6: A Ruthless Beating!

Bang!

The door slammed against the wall with a loud crash.

In the living room, Li Huijuan and Song Tiezi were startled and instinctively turned to look.

When they saw who had walked in, their faces drained of color in sheer terror.

Wasn’t this wretched girl already sold off to the remote mountains? How had she made it back?

Did those people not keep an eye on her?

She had been sold out of the province! She had no money, no introduction letter—how did she return?

Li Huijuan and Song Tiezi stared at each other in shock.

Song Yue shut the door, slid the bolt into place, and locked it.

Only after locking the door did she turn around, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at Li Huijuan and Song Tiezi.

“Auntie, I’m thirsty.”

Hearing this, Li Huijuan and Song Tiezi finally snapped out of their daze. They took in Song Yue’s thin and frail figure and their initial fear quickly faded, replaced by mockery and disdain.

So what if the little wretch had come back? They could just sell her off again.

She had been lucky to escape this time, but there wouldn’t be a next time.

Song Tiezi stood up. “You have the audacity to order my mom around? Looks like you didn’t suffer enough out there, huh?”

“Perfect. I’ve been in a foul mood—guess I’ll take it out on you!”

Song Tiezi rolled up his sleeves, clenched his fists, and strode toward Song Yue.

Li Huijuan stood by, watching with amusement.

However—

Her laughter froze the very next second.

Song Tiezi swung his fist at Song Yue without hesitation, but she sidestepped effortlessly. Then, lifting her leg, she delivered a vicious kick straight to his lower body.

Bullseye.

“Ahhh!”

A piercing scream filled the room as Song Tiezi collapsed to the floor, clutching his crotch and writhing in agony.

Li Huijuan’s smile stiffened, panic flashing across her face as she lunged toward him.

“Song Tiezi!”

“Song Tiezi!”

Song Yue stood calmly to the side, watching Li Huijuan.

“Auntie, I’m thirsty,” she repeated.

Li Huijuan whipped her head around, her eyes wide with fury as she charged at Song Yue like a rabid beast.

“You wretched girl! You dare hit my precious son and still expect me to serve you?”

“Thirsty? Did you not get enough of drinking from men outside? I’ll beat you to death, you little slut!”

As Li Huijuan lunged, Song Yue smoothly sidestepped, swiftly moving behind her.

With a sharp kick to her backside, she sent Li Huijuan sprawling face-first onto the floor.

Song Yue then strode over, grabbed Li Huijuan by the hair, and slammed her head against the ground.

“Ahhh!”

Li Huijuan shrieked but didn’t stop cursing.

“You little—!”

Song Yue said nothing, only increasing the force and speed of her actions.

“Ahhh!”

“You—!”

“Ahhh!”

Thud. Thud. Thud.

After several hard smashes, Li Huijuan’s head buzzed, her ears ringing with her own screams.

Song Tiezi’s eyes turned bloodshot. Enduring the excruciating pain in his lower body, he staggered to his feet and charged at Song Yue.

“You bitch! I’ll kill you!”

Song Yue paused, turning just in time to see him lunging at her.

She released Li Huijuan and sent a powerful kick straight into Song Tiezi’s abdomen.

He grunted as he was thrown backward, crashing into a table and sending everything on it tumbling to the floor.

Clatter!

Li Huijuan saw her son being beaten and momentarily forgot her pain. She scrambled to her feet and hurled herself at Song Yue.

“You wretched girl!”

Without even turning around, Song Yue kicked backward.

Her foot struck Li Huijuan squarely in the chest.

“Ahhh—!”

Li Huijuan was sent flying, slamming hard against the wall before sliding down to the floor.

Song Yue turned to face her.

Li Huijuan clutched her stomach, writhing in pain in the corner.

Song Yue arched an eyebrow and stepped forward.

Seeing her approach, Li Huijuan panicked. She scrambled to her knees and began kowtowing desperately, crying as she pleaded.

“I was wrong! I was wrong! Auntie knows she was wrong!”

Song Yue slowly lowered her foot and pulled over a chair, sitting down.

Noticing this, Li Huijuan forced herself up despite the pain and rushed to fetch water.

As she passed by Song Yue, she kept muttering under her breath, afraid that this lunatic would start hitting her again.

“Auntie will get you water, Auntie will get you water…”

Song Tiezi had finally managed to get up from the floor. Seeing his own mother actually fetching water for Song Yue, his face twisted in rage and humiliation.

“Mom—!”

Song Yue glanced at him.

Just one look.

And Song Tiezi clamped his mouth shut.

His stomach ached, and the pain in his lower half was unbearable.

A terrible fear gnawed at him—what if he was crippled for life?

Li Huijuan, trembling, handed a cup of water to Song Yue.

“Water,” she murmured.

Song Yue took the cup and immediately flung its contents at her.

“Ahhh!”

Li Huijuan shrieked.

Song Yue’s expression was icy. “You poured it this hot—were you trying to scald me to death?”

“N-no! No!” Li Huijuan’s eyes filled with terror as she shook her head furiously. “Auntie will pour another one! I’ll pour another one!”

She quickly took back the cup and rushed to refill it.

Song Yue shifted her gaze to Song Tiezi.

His bloodshot eyes were locked onto her, filled with hatred, his fists clenched tightly.

Song Yue smirked. “Looking at me like that… Do you want another kick?”

She deliberately wiggled her right foot.

Song Tiezi instantly recalled the searing pain in his groin and lowered his head, swallowing his rage.

There was plenty of time. He would kill this wretch eventually.

Song Yue watched him drop his gaze, the mockery in her eyes deepening.

Just then, Li Huijuan returned with another cup of water.

This time, she held it out with both hands.

“Yueyue, water,” she said, forcing a smile.

Song Yue glanced at her.

Li Huijuan shuddered and quickly repeated, “Water.”

Song Yue accepted the cup.

After drinking, she looked at Li Huijuan.

“I’m hungry.”

Li Huijuan clenched her teeth but forced herself to smile.

“Okay, okay, Yueyue, what do you want to eat? Just tell Auntie.”

Song Yue chuckled.

“Auntie, since you asked, of course, I want meat.”

“Meat…” Li Huijuan hesitated but quickly nodded. “Alright, meat.”

“We’re out of meat at home. Auntie will take your brother to buy some.”

She cautiously watched Song Yue’s expression.

Seeing that she wasn’t stopping them, Li Huijuan rushed over to help Song Tiezi up.

Song Tiezi could barely walk without wincing in pain.

Li Huijuan saw this and seethed with hatred inside, but she plastered on a smile.

“Yueyue, we’ll go buy some meat, alright?”

The mother and son hobbled toward the door.

Li Huijuan shakily unlatched the lock.

The moment the door opened—

Tears of relief welled up in their eyes.

Freedom!

Ignoring the pain, Song Tiezi staggered out in huge strides.

Once outside, Li Huijuan immediately shut the door behind them.

If that little wretch changed her mind and chased after them, at least the door would buy them some time.

With the door closed, she hurriedly supported her son down the stairs—straight to the hospital.

…

Inside, Song Yue glanced around the messy living room, then turned toward her room.

Reaching the doorway, she found a lock hanging on the door.

They had locked her room.