Chapter 48

Lù Jiāo Jiāo was speechless!

Was she really compared to the teeth and tongue clashing with Yǐn Zhìhé?

Yǐn Zhìhé and his mother had been beating her mercilessly!

Lù Jiànguó had always said he loved her the most, and compared to Lù Bái Wēi, she was the one who grew up by his side, his closest one.

Is this how he treated her?

Lù Jiāo Jiāo couldn’t believe it: “Dad…”

Lù Jiànguó nodded, signaling that the matter was halfway settled.

Shěn Guìxiāng felt secretly pleased, not wanting her efforts to get Lù Jiāo Jiāo back to go to waste.

She knew very well that, at this point, her son’s stance was more important than anything.

Shěn Guìxiāng pushed Yǐn Zhìhé: “Zhìhé, you should say something too.”

“I’m telling you, I’m set on having Jiāo Jiāo as my daughter-in-law. If you bully her again, I’ll beat you.”

“Mom, I’m wrong!”

Yǐn Zhìhé suppressed his overwhelming hatred for Lù Jiāo Jiāo and pretended to be humble.

“Jiāo Jiāo, after you left, my mom hit me and told me not to bully you anymore.”

“I won’t treat you like that again.”

“I’ll treat you well.”

Yǐn Zhìhé stepped forward and grabbed Lù Jiāo Jiāo’s arm: “Jiāo Jiāo, come back with me. Let’s live well together.”

Had Yǐn Zhìhé really changed?

Shěn Guìxiāng was still beating her son, telling him to treat Lù Jiāo Jiāo better?

Lù Jiāo Jiāo’s mind was in a daze. She couldn’t process what was happening.

Liú Chūnhuā also believed that Yǐn Zhìhé and his mother had truly realized their mistakes. After all, Shěn Guìxiāng was so miserly, yet she was willing to spend money and come here with Yǐn Zhìhé to apologize, which showed Yǐn Zhìhé’s determination to change.

Liú Chūnhuā nodded in agreement, and just like that, Lù Jiāo Jiāo, in a daze, went back home with Yǐn Zhìhé and his mother.

What awaited her was a new round of mixed punishment.

Shěn Guìxiāng, who had been prepared, locked the door as soon as she entered the house and used a rope to bind Lù Jiāo Jiāo.

Driven by a desire to vent, Yǐn Zhìhé kicked viciously at Lù Jiāo Jiāo’s stomach.

Lù Jiāo Jiāo curled up on the ground, clutching her stomach, but he still refused to stop, kicking her heavily until she passed out.

Beating Lù Jiāo Jiāo, this “cheap” woman, gave Yǐn Zhìhé a twisted sense of satisfaction, like he was releasing his anger.

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Beating Lu Jiaojiao, this cheap woman, gave Yin Zhihe a sense of satisfaction in venting his anger.

“Mom, what should we do now?”

Lu Jiaojiao passed out, and Yin Zhihe asked Shen Guixiang for advice.

Shen Guixiang laughed wildly for a while: “No matter how tough this cheap woman is, there will be a time when she falls into our hands.”

“The person was hard for us to coax back, so of course, we tie her up and lock her in the dark room of the shed. When she wakes up, you can go in and take care of her. Remember, you must kick her hard in the stomach.”

“Once her stomach is broken, take her to the village clinic. Her sister, Lu Baiwei, doesn’t get along with her. At that point, everyone in the village will know that Lu Jiaojiao is a hen that doesn’t lay eggs.”

“By then, the whole village will also know that you, my son, were wronged. It’s Lu Jiaojiao who’s incapable, and she blamed it on you…”

Lu Jiaojiao felt as though her whole body was falling apart. When she woke up from the pain, she found herself locked in a pitch-black room with no light.

Shen Guixiang and Yin Zhihe only gave her some watery porridge to keep her alive.

Yin Zhihe, remembering how she had tarnished his reputation at the youth point, rushed into the room and beat her.

In just a few days, Lu Jiaojiao was beaten into a state that barely resembled a person.

During her unconsciousness, there were several times she thought she had returned to the small dark room where she was locked with an iron chain in her past life.

The experience was too terrifying, and the fear deeply lingered in her soul.

When she saw Yin Zhihe, she was certain that it wasn’t like before—she hadn’t run off with the man who claimed to be a truck driver, and she hadn’t been sold. She had fought with Lu Baiwei for Yin Zhihe, and he and his mother, Shen Guixiang, locked her in a dark room to beat her.

She was suffering now, but it was for the good days ahead when she would become a rich lady.

Not wanting to face the pain, Lu Jiaojiao started to manipulate herself, successfully brainwashing herself.

For the good days as a wealthy wife, she kneeled and licked Yin Zhihe’s boots, promising to obey him from now on and never again gossip at the youth point.

Having Lu Jiaojiao crawl like a dog for him, Yin Zhihe found a twisted pleasure.

But Lu Jiaojiao also had her support. Her mother, Liu Chunhua, loved her, and Lu Jianguo wouldn’t let her be bullied like this forever.

Yin Zhihe wanted to keep her locked up, but ultimately didn’t dare to.

So, when Lu Baiwei returned from her internship at the county hospital, having almost trained Lu Jiaojiao to be obedient, Yin Zhihe released her from the small dark room.

During the days Lu Jiaojiao was locked up, she couldn’t understand why, even though she had fought to marry Yin Zhihe, her life was so miserable.

In her past life, Lu Baiwei married Yin Zhihe, and their marriage didn’t fall apart like this.

In a flash of insight, Lu Jiaojiao remembered something that Lu Baiwei had asked when she had provoked her at the village clinic.

How did Lu Baiwei know that Yin Zhihe was incapable in that regard?

Could it be that Lu Baiwei had also been reborn?

Lu Jiaojiao wanted to understand the real reason and, using the excuse of visiting the village clinic, planned to probe Lu Baiwei for answers.

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Lu Jiaojiao wanted to figure out the real reason behind everything, and also planned to take the opportunity of visiting the village clinic to probe Lu Baiwei for some answers.

On the small path outside the clinic, Lu Jiaojiao smelled a mouthwatering fragrance—fried meat and vegetables.

For Lu Jiaojiao, who had been locked in the dark room and starved for nearly ten days, this smell was almost unbearable.

How did Lu Baiwei marry He Ting and live such a luxurious life?

The last time she saw Lu Baiwei washing pig’s stomach and intestines, and now, she smelled the aroma of stewed chicken soup and fried yellow eel.

The scent was absolutely irresistible!

Lu Jiaojiao swallowed hard, almost rushing into the clinic to snatch some food.

As she got closer, she hid outside and saw that there were quite a few people inside the clinic’s main room.

To her surprise, there were several of Lu Baiwei’s uncles, including her second uncle, who worked as an officer in the military.

Lu Jiaojiao was especially afraid of Lu Baiwei’s second uncle.

In the past, when she bullied Lu Baiwei, Tang Jingchuan didn’t let her off, directly hitting her without hesitation.

He didn’t care if she was a girl or whether she cried.

Seeing that it was Tang Jingchuan who had returned and was having a meal at Lu Baiwei’s place, Lu Jiaojiao dared not go inside. She hid behind some bamboo outside, secretly observing.

At that moment, He Yunqi and He Yunran, full after their meal, were brought outside to play by Tang Yunling.

Lu Jiaojiao’s eyes widened when she saw the two little ones, her face full of disbelief.

“Has the He family fallen on hard times?”

“Has the He family been sent to the labor camp? That’s why He Ting’s niece and nephew are being sent to Xiangyang Village?”

Everything was different in this life, and it made Lu Jiaojiao feel desperate.

But when she saw He Ting’s niece and nephew, hope sparked in her heart. The things she wanted to ask Lu Baiwei were now answered, and it filled her with immense joy.

The He family must have been sent to the labor camp.

That’s right!

She didn’t need to ask Lu Baiwei anything; she knew now that things were unfolding the same way as in her previous life. Even though Lu Baiwei married He Ting, the He family was still sent to the labor camp.

This meant that Yin Zhihe would definitely make a fortune, and she would become a wealthy lady with billions of dollars.

All she had to do was endure these tough times, and from then on, her path would be smooth sailing.