Chapter 37: Treat others in their own way [I]

One day, Wang Lijuan couldn’t take it anymore. She was worried about Lin Yuexi, so she knocked on her door at night and told her everything, asking her to be careful. Lin Yuexi finally realized how dark Liu Cuifang and her children’s hearts were. She thought about it and realized that it wouldn’t be that simple. Liu Cuifang and the others wouldn’t be able to get the house and allowance back just by spreading rumors. They must have a backup plan.

So, Lin Yuexi continued to go out early and come back late as usual, but she started to be more careful! She stopped going to the black market at night.

One night, Lin Yuexi returned home after selling Gastrodia elata as usual. While she was going to the kitchen to cook, a strange man entered the house. The man sneaked into Lin Yuexi’s master bedroom and hid. Lin Yuexi knew that Liu Cuifang and her children were up to something. She pretended not to know. She still cooked her meal, but this time, she really cooked two dishes on the firewood stove. With an extra person in the house, she couldn’t just conjure things out of thin air, as she was afraid that outsiders would find out.

After Lin Yuexi coaxed her children to sleep in the second bedroom, she went into the master bedroom. The man saw Lin Yuexi enter and wanted to approach her. Lin Yuexi, not wanting to scare her two children, sprayed the sleeping powder she had taken from her space into his face. The man instantly fell unconscious. Lin Yuexi took out a bag, put the man in it, and threw it aside. Then she thought for a moment. It was too easy on the mother and son. If she didn’t do something to make them terrified, they would probably come after her again next time.

Lin Yuexi put the man into her space and quickly changed into her night clothes. She climbed over the courtyard wall and went straight to the old house.

At this time, Liu Cuifang, Lu Jian Guo, and Li Xiuyin were discussing how to deal with Lin Yuexi.

“Mom, I’ve already made arrangements with that good-for-nothing. After we succeed, I’ll give him five yuan…” Li Xiuyin said.

“Xiuyin, is this man reliable?” Liu Cuifang asked.

“Mom, you can rest assured. This good-for-nothing will jump on any woman he sees. Besides, that bitch Lin Yuexi has been living so well lately. Any man who sees her won’t be able to resist taking a bite…” Li Xiuyin said through gritted teeth, her jealousy spreading like a poisonous snake. She thought that this bitch had been eating so well lately. Not only had her complexion improved, but her figure had also become more attractive to some people. Even this good-for-nothing she had found couldn’t stop drooling when he saw her.

“That’s good. Jian Guo, you go find some young men to break down the door. I’ll go and call a few gossipy women. We’ll catch her in the act together.” Liu Cuifang said.

“Okay, remember, don’t let your father know about this.”

“Mom, don’t worry. Dad has been sent to work in another village by the captain for the past two days. He won’t know about this…” Lu Jian Guo said.

Lin Yuexi heard this and her eyes almost burst into flames. Okay! Today, I’ll see who catches who in the act.

Liu Cuifang, Lu Jian Guo, and Li Xiuyin went to carry out their respective tasks. Lin Yuexi took advantage of this opportunity to throw the good-for-nothing onto Li Xiuyin’s bed. She had originally wanted to grab Li Xiuyin, throw her into her own house, and then give them both aphrodisiacs. But she was afraid of dirtying her own bed, so she changed her mind.

Speaking of Li Xiuyin, after she went with her mother-in-law to call people, she suddenly remembered that her front door was unlocked, and her son was still sleeping at home. She hurried back to close the door.

Lin Yuexi had been waiting in the shadows for a long time. When she saw her return, she waved her hand, and the sleeping powder dispersed in the air. Li Xiuyin was completely unprepared and fell unconscious without a sound. Lin Yuexi dragged her to the bed, stripped her clothes in a flash, and then stripped the good-for-nothing as well. She threw them both into the bed and then fed them a bowl of aphrodisiac before releasing their sleeping powder. Seeing that there was movement in the bed, Lin Yuexi sneered and quietly left.

Who doesn’t know how to fight fire with fire? Li Xiuyin, you’re going to experience ecstasy tonight!

On the other side, Liu Cuifang was telling Wang, Zhang, Liu, and a few other women about the man who entered Lin Yuexi’s house at night. She didn’t notice that Li Xiuyin was missing. She was talking as she led them towards Lin Yuexi’s house. Lu Jian Guo also arrived with a few young men. When everyone was gathered, Lu Jian Guo led the group to break down the courtyard gate and rushed inside.

Lu Jian Guo took the lead and charged into the courtyard. Liu Cuifang and a group of gossipy women followed behind, shouting, “We’re catching them in the act! We’re catching them in the act!” The sound was particularly jarring in the quiet night.

The group stormed into the house and headed straight for the master bedroom. Liu Cuifang thought that she would soon see Lin Yuexi’s shameful deeds exposed, and a smug look spread across her face. But when they pushed open the door to the master bedroom, they found that it was empty. The bed was neatly made and lay on the bed.

“Where are they? What’s going on?” Liu Cuifang widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.

“Mother-in-law, are you looking for me?…” As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yuexi came out of the next bedroom, holding Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun’s hands.

Liu Cuifang saw Lin Yuexi come out of the next bedroom with her children, and she was instantly stunned. The smug look on her face froze, and her mouth opened and closed but she couldn’t speak for a moment.

Lin Yuexi looked at her coldly and sneered, “Mother-in-law, you brought so many people to my house in the middle of the night, shouting about catching someone in the act. What are you trying to do?”

Liu Cuifang finally recovered and stammered, “You… Don’t pretend. We all know that you have a man hiding in your house. You must have hidden him beforehand.”

Lin Yuexi snorted softly, “You need evidence to accuse someone. My children and I are at home, and you disturbed us like this. You need to give me an explanation.”

At this time, the women around began to whisper among themselves, and their eyes looked at Liu Cuifang with more suspicion and dissatisfaction. They came to break down the door in the middle of the night to catch someone in the act, but they didn’t catch anything. How could they believe her?

“Impossible! I saw with my own eyes that a man came to her house every night…” Liu Cuifang shouted unwillingly. She turned to the women, trying to salvage the situation, “Sisters, don’t listen to her lies. We must have been tricked by her. She must have hidden him somewhere else. Let’s search…” After saying that, she took the lead and started searching every room, under the beds, and in the cabinets. Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun held Lin Yuexi’s hands tightly, their eyes about to burst into flames.

Lin Yuexi remained calm. She let them do whatever they wanted and didn’t say a word.

Liu Cuifang and the others searched the house, turning the once tidy home into a mess. Clothes were thrown everywhere, and furniture was moved around. But after searching for a long time, they still couldn’t find anything. The women became increasingly impatient. Zhang, one of the women, couldn’t help but say, “I say, Liu Cuifang, we’ve searched everywhere, and there’s nothing. Did you get it wrong? It’s the middle of the night, and we’re making a scene in our daughter-in-law’s house. It’s not appropriate.”