Chapter 4 – Continuing the Abuse

“Guifang, we’re here! Come out and greet the in-laws and the groom!”

The sound made Qin Yian stop in her tracks. She tightened her grip on the stick and turned around.

Was this the unscrupulous matchmaker who only cared about money? It was this woman who had found this family for the original owner, knowing full well that the man’s first wife had been tormented to death by them. Yet, she had taken money from both sides, deliberately finding such a family for the original owner.

The voice outside called again.

“Is the bride ready? We’re coming in now. Let’s get this over with. The relatives on the other side are waiting.”

The matchmaker, Zhang, pushed open the door, but upon seeing the scene in the courtyard, the happy expression on her face vanished. She took a step into the courtyard, then quickly retracted back, glancing at the house number on the wall.

“Sister Zhang, what are you doing? Go in quickly. Don’t delay my son’s auspicious hour. The relatives back home are waiting for us.” A shrill voice, undoubtedly belonging to the cruel and malicious mother-in-law, Zhao Xiaohong.

“That’s right, hurry up and go in. I paid eight hundred yuan for this beautiful bride, and she’s been waiting for me. Little An’an, your brother is here to pick you up!” This greasy voice must belong to the crippled, abusive widower, Liu Bing.

“What are you all shouting for? Just enter. Don’t waste time.” An impatient old man’s voice, clearly belonging to the lecherous old father-in-law, Liu Laogen.

The whole family had come to collect their bride. Were they afraid she would run away? Perfect. Qin Yian quickened her pace towards the door.

Liu Guifang, who had been the first to recover in the courtyard, heard the voices and it was like she had found a lifeline. She opened her eyes and tried to get up, but her body was too weak, so she could only sit there and cough violently, calling out weakly, “Help… help…”

“What was that noise?”

Liu Bing stepped into the courtyard, followed by Zhao Xiaohong, Liu Laogen, and Matchmaker Zhang. The door slammed shut behind them.

The group turned around in surprise to see Qin Yian approaching them with a stick. She attacked them all without mercy.

“Ah!”

The four of them were forced to dance around the courtyard, dodging and screaming. Not one of them escaped her blows.

Qin Yian aimed for their most painful spots, and soon all four of them were lying on the ground, wailing.

This little bitch had become so powerful.

The Qin family, who were lying on the ground watching, finally gave up hope. They didn’t even care about the filth on the ground and helped each other up.

“You’re not tough enough,” Qin Yian sneered, giving each of them a kick.

Seeing the four of them lying on the ground, she remembered reading in the book that after the original owner had been tormented to death by this family, they had thrown her body into a cesspit to cover up their crime and claimed that she had drowned in a well.

“A bunch of scum!” Qin Yian kicked them a few more times, then grabbed the two buckets of poop and urine that had been used on the Qin family and poured them over the four people on the ground.

“Ah!”

“You little bitch, when you come to my house, you’ll be sorry!” Zhao Xiaohong and Liu Laogen cursed.

“Don’t let me catch you. I’ll kill you and make you suffer a slow death,” Liu Bing glared at Qin Yian with hatred and secretly reached for the wooden stick that Qin Yian had dropped.

“Let’s see who dies first.”

Qin Yian laughed coldly, seeing through his plan. She let him do as he pleased, pretending to be terrified and falling to the ground with the bucket in her arms, spilling the liquid all over the clean ground. She feigned despair and shouted, “Human traffickers! I’m going to fight you to the death!”

“Oh my god! Yian! Comrade, please save this child!” Old Wang, a neighbor, exclaimed, then took a deep breath of the foul smell and nearly vomited up his breakfast.

Qin Yian was caught by the police officer who had arrived just in time.

Liu Bing was kicked to the ground by another police officer.

“Comrade, you’ve got it wrong, it’s her who hit me, it’s her!” Liu Bing shouted in protest, being stepped on.

“Shut up. We came in and heard you cursing and hitting a young girl. You’re a grown man, and you still have the nerve to claim you’re innocent?” The police officer applied more pressure on his back.

“Comrade, are you alright?” The police officer who had caught Qin Yi’an asked with concern.