Chapter 26: The Cruel Wu

“What? What do we do?” Gu Jiaojiao’s face turned pale.

Wu Huanmei quickly calmed down: “Mammy Liu, go back to the residence and get the antidote. Also, tie up that little b*stard, Gu Ziming, and Yun’niang.”

Her eyes were cold: “That little b*stard, Gu Yunlan, dared to scheme against me. She’ll pay the price.”

“Yes, Madam.” Mammy Liu rushed off. Wu Huanmei then instructed Zhao Mammy: “Go out and tell Master to stall for time. Jiaojiao will go out later.”

“Yes, Madam.” Zhao Mammy immediately obeyed.

“Mother, you’re the best!” Gu Jiaojiao said gratefully, then felt another sharp pain in her stomach and rushed to the toilet.

Wu Huanmei sighed and could only turn around and wait.

When the guests were getting impatient, Mammy Liu finally rushed back from the residence, sweating profusely. Wu Huanmei quickly fed Gu Jiaojiao the antidote.

But she had been so weak from diarrhea that her whole body was limp and stank like she had been marinated. Even Wu Huanmei, her own mother, couldn’t help but cover her nose: “Go change your clothes and use some perfume. Don’t let the Third Prince dislike you.”

Gu Jiaojiao nodded weakly and was helped by Hong’er to change her clothes.

Wu Huanmei then turned to Mammy Liu: “Where are Yun’niang and Gu Ziming?”

Mammy Liu looked embarrassed: “Madam, I had Lady Yun under control before, but she escaped somehow.”

Wu Huanmei’s face turned black. Mammy Liu quickly made amends: “But I caught Gu Ziming! He helped that little b*tch, Gu Yunlan, to deceive the second miss. It’s definitely useful to threaten Gu Yunlan with him.”

Then, she pulled Gu Ziming, who was tied up, in from outside.

“Alright.” Wu Huanmei was impatient: “Something is better than nothing.”

She reached out and grabbed Gu Ziming’s neck: “You little beast, I raised you for so long, and you dare to betray me when I ask you to do something?”

Gu Ziming shook his head in fear: “Mother, Ziming didn’t! I wanted to trick Gu Yunlan into eating the pill, but the second sister saw it and snatched it. I tried to persuade her, but she didn’t listen…”

He couldn’t continue.

Because Wu Huanmei’s hand was tightening, and he was gradually unable to breathe.

This little beast dared to make her Jiaojiao suffer so much.

He deserved to die!

“Mo…ther…” Gu Ziming’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

He was deliberately left behind by Gu Yunlan.

Gu Yunlan told him that if he didn’t do what Wu Huanmei asked, she would kill him. He didn’t believe it.

He thought that his mother would at most punish him. How could she possibly kill him?

But now, he was starting to believe Gu Yunlan’s words.

Wu Huanmei didn’t loosen her grip for a while. She slowly wiped her hands with a handkerchief, but the killing intent in her eyes didn’t diminish: “I’ll spare your life for now. If Gu Yunlan doesn’t give up this competition for you…”

“Then you’ll sacrifice your life for my Jiaojiao’s future.”

Gu Ziming thought that Wu Huanmei was temporarily letting him go. He was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Wu Huanmei say calmly: “Mammy Liu, cut off one of his little fingers, put it in a box, and send it to Gu Yunlan.”

“Tell her that if she doesn’t voluntarily withdraw from this competition, the next thing she’ll receive is her brother’s head!”

“Yes, Madam.” Mammy Liu took out a dagger and approached Gu Ziming step by step.

Gu Ziming’s legs went weak with fear. He instinctively backed away: “No, no, Mother, don’t. I didn’t betray you, Mother… Ah!”

Mammy Liu’s hand moved, and Gu Ziming’s left finger fell to the ground.

“What does it matter if you didn’t betray me?” Wu Huanmei’s voice was as cold as a knife: “You harmed Jiaojiao. Even death is too good for you.”

“A useless waste. There’s no need to keep him. Watch him, don’t let him run away.”

Then, she turned and left without looking back.

“Ah! Ah!” Gu Ziming cried out in pain, tears streaming down his face.

It wasn’t just his hand that hurt, his heart hurt too.

Scenes from the past flashed before his eyes. All the wrong things he had done for Wu Huanmei and Gu Jiaojiao were now like loud slaps in his face.

It turned out that Gu Yunlan was telling the truth.

It turned out that the best, the most sincere person to him, was always his blood relative.

He was wrong, he was really wrong…

Sister…

Gu Ziming cried until his whole body trembled.

Mammy Liu quickly tied him up, locked him in the firewood shed in the backyard, and then left with the severed finger.

…

When Wu Huanmei and Gu Jiaojiao returned to the front hall, many guests were already impatient to leave.

Wu Huanmei quickly greeted them: “Don’t worry, everyone. My daughter was feeling unwell just now, but she’s fine now. We can continue the competition.”

Many people, for the sake of Wu Shangshu, chuckled and sat back down.

“Tch, a stench of sh*t.” Gu Yunlan sneered, then covered her nose and moved away.

Gu Jiaojiao’s face was a mixture of green and red.

She knew this was Gu Yunlan’s doing!

But…

A smug smile appeared on her face.

What good is Gu Yunlan’s ability? The winner today will only be her!

“Alright, let’s continue.” Gu Yunlan said impatiently: “You’ve kept us waiting for half a day.”

Wu Huanmei gave Mammy Liu a look. Mammy Liu walked towards Gu Yunlan with a small box and whispered: “Eldest Miss, take a look at what’s in here first.”

Gu Yunlan opened the box, confused, and then her brows furrowed tightly.

A severed finger with blood on it, still warm. Could it be Yun’niang’s…?

Gu Yunlan angrily grabbed Mammy Liu’s throat: “Shameless!”

Mammy Liu chuckled: “Eldest Miss, what’s the rush? Madam said that if you voluntarily admit defeat, Master Ziming will be safe and sound. Otherwise…”

It was Gu Ziming.

Gu Yunlan’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.

On the one hand, she was relieved that it wasn’t Yun’niang. On the other hand, although she had originally planned to give Gu Ziming a lesson, to let him see what kind of person Wu Huanmei was, she didn’t expect Wu Huanmei to be so cruel that she would directly chop off Gu Ziming’s finger!

She pursed her lips and sneered: “Good, very good. You’re ruthless!”

She took the box and turned to find Dugu Yue.

The finger had been severed not long ago. If it was within three hours, she was confident that she could reattach it.

But did they think she would just compromise and give up? Dream on!

She, Gu Yunlan, would rather die than lose!

“Master,” Gu Yunlan’s expression made Dugu Yue a little startled: “Disciple, what’s wrong? What happened?”

“They’re threatening me with my brother’s life.” Gu Yunlan said concisely: “Master, do you know any experts? Help me save my brother. He just had a finger cut off. I touched it just now, it’s still warm. He must be not far from here.”

“Leave it to me.” Dugu Yue immediately nodded: “But reattaching a severed finger, even I’ve never heard of it. Is it possible?”

“Don’t worry, Master. I can do it.” Gu Yunlan nodded calmly: “Now, we need to stall them.”

Dugu Yue glanced at Wu Huanmei and her daughter, who were determined to win, and immediately shouted: “No! I don’t agree to you quitting!”

“Either you survive or you’re poisoned to death! There’s no such thing as quitting in my place!”