Chapter 43

The truth, hidden for seventeen years, was finally revealed at this moment.

After their initial shock, the neighbors’ gazes toward Zhang Qiufeng changed repeatedly.

So, back then, Ye Dongming had taken the blame for Zhao Jianshe!

Selling off family assets, compensating the victims, enduring more than three months in prison, and even getting expelled from the factory—these were all consequences that should have been borne by Zhao Jianshe!

Now they finally understood why, after Ye Dongming left the compound, Zhao Jianshe treated Zhang Qiufeng and her daughter so well, often helping them out.

It turned out that everything was what Zhao Jianshe owed them.

But with the truth buried, everyone in the compound—including themselves—had firmly believed all those disgraceful rumors.

Yet Wang Guihua, despite knowing the truth, had still cruelly targeted the mother and daughter, allowing the rumors to spread and even using them to her advantage time and time again.

Zhao Jianshe, Wang Guihua, and even Zhao Qingqing—they had all gone too far. Far beyond what was acceptable.

“Wang Guihua, go home.”

Whether last night’s incident had anything to do with Ye Yao no longer mattered.

In everyone’s eyes, Wang Guihua had completely become the “perpetrator.” What face did she have left to stand in the Ye family’s courtyard?

Wang Guihua couldn’t understand—why had this led to the past being dredged up?

But when she caught a flash of cold calculation in Ye Yao’s eyes, she suddenly understood everything.

She did it on purpose!

This was yet another trap—Ye Yao had been waiting for her to walk right into it!

And now, her goal had been completely achieved.

“Ye Yao, you schemed against me!!”

Realizing this, Wang Guihua exploded in rage, her voice hoarse with fury.

That damn fatty—not only had she ruined her daughter, but now she had also destroyed their entire Zhao family. She wanted to kill her!

The neighbors hadn’t expected her to lose control like this. Before they could react, she had already charged forward.

Ye Yao remained standing still, making no move, as if she were just as caught off guard as everyone else.

Until Wang Guihua’s nails scratched across her face, leaving a deep, bloody gash.

But Ye Yao felt no pain. Instead, a sinister smile appeared in her eyes.

It was time.

Having landed a hit, Wang Guihua felt a rush of satisfaction. She grabbed at Ye Yao’s clothes, intending to keep tearing at her.

But just then, Ye Yao moved.

She swung up a wooden stick and struck her.

Surprisingly, Ye Yao was even faster than her.

SMACK!

The stick landed on flesh with a sharp, ear-piercing sound.

The excruciating pain made Wang Guihua let out a blood-curdling scream.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Then came the second strike, the third…

Wang Guihua was stunned by the pain. She shrieked in agony, her imposing demeanor completely gone, clutching her head as she tried to flee.

But Ye Yao wasn’t letting her get away. Every swing of the stick was precise and merciless.

The first strike—for all the humiliation she had inflicted on Ye Yao’s mother over the years!

The second strike—for all the bullying Zhao Qingqing had subjected her to for over a decade!

The third strike—for the Zhao family’s ungrateful betrayal!

The fourth…

The fifth…

“Help! Murder! She’s killing me!”

Wang Guihua’s desperate screams finally snapped the courtyard back to reality.

A few neighbors rushed in to break them apart.

But this time, they weren’t stopping the aggressive Wang Guihua.

Instead, they were restraining the terrifyingly furious Ye Yao, who was relentlessly chasing Wang Guihua down and beating her.

For the first time, they witnessed the usually quiet, submissive Ye Yao—who barely dared to speak up—revealing such a violent, vengeful side.

The Ye family’s courtyard was in utter chaos…