Chapter 371: Chapter 371: He Doesn’t Want to Be the Scapegoat
Sheng Yueyue glared resentfully at her mother-in-law. ’Is this all I get for my painstaking efforts? The heartless humiliation of my in-laws and Song Zijin?!’
"What are you glaring at, you jinx? What backing do you have now? Your father doesn’t want you, and your mother doesn’t want you either."
Aunt Song cursed in a strange, taunting tone. In the past, she had to be mindful of her husband and didn’t dare torment this little bitch too much.
Now, even her husband often made the bitch kneel. In front of her husband and son, she would still put on a show of advising against it.
But when they weren’t home, she would torment Sheng Yueyue with impunity, all to flaunt her power as the mother-in-law.
"You little bitch, you never should have stolen our Zijin from Jiaojiao. If Zijin had married Jiaojiao, would our family be in this state now?"
"What could a sickly weakling like her do? How could she have changed anything for your family?"
"Her? She’s incredible now. My husband heard from someone that Jiaojiao can freely enter that one compound in the Imperial City. You probably don’t know, you little bitch, but that’s a compound that even your grandfather and Zijin’s grandfather could never get into."
Of course, Sheng Yueyue didn’t know anything about some compound in the Imperial City. In her past life, she had never once left this compound before she died.
"So what if she’s so capable? It was your own Song Zijin who was a disappointment and insisted on falling for me. What was I supposed to do?"
At that moment, Sheng Yueyue truly detested Song Zijin. If she had known, she would have chosen He Aijun instead.
She resentfully ground Gu Jiaojiao’s name between her teeth, the hatred for her in her heart growing deeper and deeper.
Eventually, it formed a black, swirling vortex of obsession filled with resentment that she could not banish from her mind.
’I’m the chosen one! How could I be suppressed by an old hag like this?!’
Sheng Yueyue couldn’t do anything about Song Zijin and his father, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t give this vicious mother-in-law a savage beating.
Intense hatred gave her immense strength. She shot to her feet, grabbed Aunt Song, and began to beat her mercilessly.
There is no reasoning with someone in a rage. Sheng Yueyue’s fury from being forced to kneel was so great that she beat Aunt Song half to death.
Sheng Yueyue broke two of Aunt Song’s ribs, causing her to lose the initiative. After that, she had no strength to fight back.
She never would have dreamed that Sheng Yueyue would stand up and fight back. It was precisely because of Sheng Yueyue’s surprise attack that she lost.
She lost so miserably it was a tragic sight. Her face was beaten until it was as swollen as a pig’s head, her ribs were broken, her lower leg was broken...
After the beating, Sheng Yueyue stalked off. Although her parents weren’t home, she knew her second brother wouldn’t turn her away from the Sheng Family’s door.
She ran all the way back to the Sheng Family’s gate and shouted, "Second Brother! Second Brother, open the door! That old hag from the Song Family is trying to kill me!"
Sheng Shiwen still couldn’t walk properly. He was at home doing his rehabilitation exercises with a crutch.
When he opened the door and saw his sister’s miserable state, he felt a pang of unease. "Yueyue, why is your hair such a mess?"
The last few times they had met, the siblings had argued, but he had never seen his sister looking so disheveled.
"It’s bad enough that Song Zijin’s father always makes me kneel, but today that old hag made me kneel too.
I couldn’t take it anymore, so I got into a fight with her. WAHHH... Second Brother, the Song Family is going to torment me to death!"
"How outrageous! The Song Family is taking this too far! Do they really think the Sheng Family has no one left?" Sheng Shiwen cursed, unable to contain his fury.
Sheng Yueyue shot her foolish second brother a contemptuous look. "WAHHH... The Song Family does think the Sheng Family has no one left..."
"Yueyue, don’t be afraid. Dad may have been transferred far away, but he got a promotion. Our big brother got a promotion too. We don’t need to be afraid of the Song Family."
"SOB SOB... But what if Song Zijin comes looking for trouble for me? What are we going to do then?"
Sheng Yueyue conveniently forgot to tell her second brother that she had beaten her vicious mother-in-law half to death and hadn’t sent her to the hospital. She had no idea if the woman had stopped breathing yet.
"I’ll call Dad and Big Brother right now. Don’t worry, Yueyue. No matter how big the problem is, we’ll be here to handle it for you."
"Second Brother, can I live at home from now on?" Sheng Yueyue asked quietly, her eyes brimming with tears.
Sheng Shiwen couldn’t stand to see his sister cry. It was true that his inability to walk properly had made him short-tempered.
But that didn’t mean he didn’t love his only sister. He only got angry with her because he could hear the contempt in her voice when she spoke to him.
Now, Sheng Yueyue’s completely dependent act was extremely gratifying to him, and his sense of justice swelled.
"Yueyue, you can stay at home for as long as you want. Remember, this is your home too."
Sheng Yueyue nodded profusely. "Second Brother is the best! Yueyue likes Second Brother the most! I’ll live at home from now on, and Song Zijin will never be able to hit me again."
Hearing her call him "Second Brother" so affectionately made Sheng Shiwen’s heart swell with joy. He patted his sister’s head.
He promised, "Yueyue, just stay here and don’t worry. Whatever happens, Second Brother will handle it for you."
Sheng Yueyue blinked her teary eyes and said, "Second Brother, just now, to protect myself, I hit my vicious mother-in-law a few times without holding back.
She was screaming and wailing that I broke her ribs... WAHHH... Am I going to be arrested and thrown in jail?"
Sheng Shiwen froze. ’You actually broke the woman’s ribs! I don’t want to go to jail either!’
He forced a smile. "Silly girl, how could your second brother ever let you go to jail? As long as you stay home obediently and don’t do anything, I’ll call Dad and Big Brother right away."
Sheng Yueyue looked at Sheng Shiwen with a look of utter adoration. "Second Brother, really? Can you really keep me out of trouble?"
Sheng Shiwen had never been adored by his sister like this before. He was so happy he could barely think straight. "It’s true. If that old hag dies, your second brother will go to jail in your place."
"WAHHH... I’m so touched... SOB SOB... Second Brother is too good to Yueyue."
When Sheng Shiwu returned, the first thing he saw was his sister hugging their second brother, sobbing her heart out.
Confused, he asked, "Second Brother, Yueyue, what’s wrong with you two?"
Seeing her third brother, Sheng Yueyue started crying even more pitifully, but she refused to say a word.
Sheng Shiwen was actually quite pleased to see his sister ignoring Old Three. He spoke up.
"Xiao Wu, Song Zijin’s father often makes Yueyue kneel, and today even his mother tried to make her kneel, so Yueyue beat her up."
"Yueyue, did you beat Song Zijin’s mom to death?" Sheng Shiwu asked in astonishment.
"Xiao Wu, how can you say that? Where would Yueyue get the strength to beat that fat woman to death?"
"If she didn’t kill her, she probably crippled her. Why else would Yueyue be crying?" It had to be said, Sheng Shiwu knew Sheng Yueyue all too well.
Seeing Sheng Yueyue crying as if she were about to stop breathing, Sheng Shiwen grew displeased. "Xiao Wu, do you have any conscience?"
"I don’t need you to tell me whether I have a conscience or not. This is the money I earned moving bricks last month. You guys deal with it. I’m going back to work. I won’t be staying at home for a while."
After speaking, Sheng Shiwu took out one hundred and twenty yuan, placed it on the living room table, and left without a backward glance.
’Are you kidding me? I’m not about to be her scapegoat.’
