At that time, when they carried Zhang Zixuan back, they were very careful, but the doctor had already warned them that he should not be moved.

Even now, she still felt somewhat guilty, wondering if she hadn’t handled things perfectly back then.

So this time, when faced with a similar situation, the two of them had some understanding of what to do.

“I understand, I understand! You go quickly!” Zhang Zifu urged anxiously.

As he spoke, his steps had already turned into a run, showing just how worried he was.

The closer he got to the small courtyard, the stronger the scent of blood became.

Hearing the couple’s conversation, Jianxiu immediately hid herself.

When she saw Zhang Zifu about to enter the courtyard, she quickly pulled him aside and gestured for him to stay silent.

“Third Brother, it’s me. Don’t say anything yet,” Jianxiu spoke first.

“Fourth Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Can’t you smell the strong scent of blood? Fourth Brother, he…”

“Don’t worry, I know everything. I’ve already given him medicine—he won’t be in any life-threatening danger,” Jianxiu whispered to him.

“Then why won’t you let me go in?” Zhang Zifu asked anxiously.

“Because if you go in now, you’ll ruin my plan—oh no, I mean, you’ll ruin your mother and Second Brother’s plan.”

“Why?” Zhang Zifu asked curiously.

But after asking, he suddenly seemed to realize something.

He lowered his head and remained silent.

Of course. Just now, the eldest brother and sister-in-law, along with the second sister-in-law, had all left.

Only their mother and second brother were nowhere to be seen—it was obvious they were still ransacking the place.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zifu’s face revealed a trace of guilt.

Jianxiu didn’t notice the look on his face. She simply said calmly, “Just wait, you’ll understand soon enough!”

At the same time, her sharp eyes spotted two figures rushing toward them in the distance.

Not long after, Wang Xiuying arrived with Doctor Zhang.

Doctor Zhang was a resident of Zhangjia Village, living nearby, so it was only a short walk away.

Seeing them, Jianxiu suddenly put on an extremely anxious expression and rushed out.

At this moment, Zhang Zifu was still completely clueless.

Just now, Jianxiu had been calm and composed, so why was she suddenly acting so panicked the moment Doctor Zhang arrived?

Jianxiu thought to herself: Acting—who doesn’t know how? If I don’t do this, how can I catch them red-handed?

As the two spoke, Wang Xiuying led Doctor Zhang toward the small courtyard in a hurry.

As they got closer, they saw Jianxiu and Zhang Zifu standing outside. Wang Xiuying hesitated for a moment—she hadn’t expected Jianxiu to return so soon.

But she quickly recovered and comforted her, “Fourth Sister-in-law, don’t worry. Fourth Brother will be fine now that Doctor Zhang is here! Quickly, let him take a look!”

Hearing this, Jianxiu just nodded lightly and stepped aside.

She kept a sorrowful expression on her face.

“I just got here myself. Third Brother told me you had already gone to find a doctor, so I… I didn’t dare go in. I was afraid… afraid…”

She trailed off, her eyes reddening, looking extremely worried.

From a distance, Zhang Zixuan lay there covered in blood, shocking Doctor Zhang.

“This… Who did this? How could he be injured so badly?” Doctor Zhang exclaimed.

Jianxiu curled her lips coldly and remained silent.

If even an outsider was this shocked, it was clear just how ruthless those people had been.

But that was good.

Now, she had the perfect excuse to make them pay the price.

This time, she would make them suffer.

She would let them know who they had messed with.

Doctor Zhang quickly rushed into the courtyard.

He had watched Zhang Zixuan grow up. Over the past two years, Zhang Zixuan had already suffered a lot because of his leg condition.

Not to mention, he had such a cruel mother like Old Madam Liu—his life was already miserable enough.

When Doctor Zhang stepped into the courtyard and saw the chaotic scene inside, he was utterly stunned.

“Zixuan’s wife, was your house robbed?” he asked immediately.

It wasn’t an unreasonable question—the entire courtyard looked as if it had been ransacked.

Everything was overturned, completely disordered.

There was not a single spot left untouched.

And with Zhang Zixuan lying there injured, Doctor Zhang’s assumption was understandable.

Jianxiu shook her head in confusion and said, “I’m not sure, but it seems…”

“Who’s making all that noise outside?”

Before she could finish, a voice came from inside the house—it was Old Madam Liu.

Jianxiu’s lips curled into a smirk.

Those who knew her well understood that whenever she showed this expression, it meant someone was about to suffer.

“Doctor Zhang, it seems my house really was robbed. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be strangers inside,” she said lightly.

Then, she picked up a bloodstained wooden stick from beside Zhang Zixuan.

If her guess was correct, this was the very stick Zhang Zihua had used to beat Zhang Zixuan.

Good.

Then she would use this very stick to return the favor—double the pain.

“Mother, whose voice is that? It doesn’t sound like that wretched Jianxiu…”

The voice suddenly stopped.

Not because of anything in particular—Zhang Zihua had simply shut his own mouth.

Because now, he was standing at the doorway, staring at Jian Xiu.

And when he met her sharp, cold gaze, he shuddered involuntarily.

She merely narrowed her eyes slightly, and Zhang Zihua trembled in fear.

Jianxiu didn’t speak.

She just stared at the mother and son coldly.

The entire courtyard was a mess—broken pottery, overturned furniture, utter chaos.

Clearly, they had ransacked everything.

Seeing this version of Jianxiu, it wasn’t just Zhang Zihua who was frightened.

Even Old Madam Liu seemed to realize that things might not be as simple as they had thought.

This was the first time they had seen Jianxiu like this.

In the past, whenever they saw her, she always had a half-smiling expression.

But now, she was different.

And even back then, they had suffered terribly under her hands.

Every time, they had been ruthlessly taught a lesson.

Now, seeing this expression—something even darker and colder than before—they couldn’t help but shiver.

Fear crept into their hearts.

They had a bad feeling about this.