Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Saved a Life
Unexpectedly, after the little rat ingested it, its body began to convulse incessantly in no time.
Witnessing this scene, the old crone was greatly clarified, as she had never imagined such a spectacle to occur.
At that moment, she was completely stunned.
How could it not be considered a heavy blow to her?
She had thought that the man simply wanted to give her money to act in a play with him and, by the way, mess with Liu Zheng.
But she had never expected that the man actually wanted her life.
Before this, she hadn’t had the faintest idea what all of it was about or what it meant for her.
But now she thoroughly understood that she had been deceived all along.
Moreover, that person had not given her any chance to survive.
Seeing the old woman in such a state of shock, the person in front of her immediately spoke up.
"If I am not mistaken, someone must have given you a large sum of money to do this,"
"But did you not consider that, if it were merely causing a disturbance, I could be subjected to public condemnation? Could I really reach the state that he desires?"
"It surely can’t be that simple."
"Only if you truly die right at the doorstep of my clinic, could his desired condition be fulfilled, could he reach the state he aims for."
Liu Zheng didn’t know why the old woman could be so foolish; everything was already laid out before her, yet she seemed utterly unaware.
And when the old woman had heard Liu Zheng’s analysis, she finally came to understand what was going on.
At this very moment, she truly felt terrible.
She had thought herself clever for taking advantage of a situation, never considering that what they wanted was her life.
Soon she would be left with nothing, neither money nor life.
That indeed would be terrifying.
If it weren’t for Liu Zheng telling her, she would still be deceived and played like a fool.
Therefore, at this moment, her view of Liu Zheng had significantly changed.
Despite the many ill-willed things she had done to him and having slandered him before, she had not expected that he would hold no grudges and instead reveal the truth to her, saving her life.
At this moment, she was truly moved.
"I am really very thankful that you were willing to tell me all this."
As she uttered these words, Liu Zheng simply raised his hand and waved it gently before he spoke.
"It’s nothing, just don’t trust others so easily in the future. Do you think such pie-in-the-sky fortunes could really fall into your lap?"
"Besides, what you and Li Yanling did before was truly excessive, and I can’t be bothered to take it up with you anymore."
Having said this, Liu Zheng just sighed softly.
Thinking back on what had happened, he indeed felt very distressed.
But all that had been resolved; now Li Yanling and Xiao Kai were living happy lives. Not only that, Xiao Kai was indeed very sensible, and there was no need for him to be so concerned anymore.
As for the old woman, now destitute and helpless, and having narrowly escaped being swindled out of her life, this could perhaps be seen as her retribution.
It was fortunate that she encountered me; otherwise, who knows what might have become of her—she might have already died. Then, those people could have come out and freely spread rumors, freely slander me. It was really somewhat difficult to handle.
The elderly woman in front of me finally seemed to understand what exactly she had come across.
Before this, she had no idea at all.
She had never imagined that Liu Zheng would actually repay evil with kindness.
At this very moment.
She was truly very moved.
She even didn’t know how to express her feelings.
Her heart was truly touched in many ways.
If it had been someone else, they probably wouldn’t have been able to act as Liu Zheng had.
"I don’t know how he should thank you, thank you for saving this old woman’s life, and for not bearing grudges."
After she said that, Liu Zheng just gently shook his head and sighed.
"Sometimes I feel you really don’t know who truly cares for you and who pretends to."
"Those sisters you used to think you had a decent relationship with, have actually spoken ill of you more or less behind your back, but Li Yanling has truly devoted herself to you in every possible way."
"I think if you truly are willing, you should find a chance to properly apologize to them, but it would be best not to stay with them anymore, otherwise, it would only add to their burden."
After Liu Zheng said this, how could the elderly woman in front of him not know what she should do? Initially, she had indeed been very excessive, and all the consequences were the result of her own doings. She certainly should bear such consequences.
Regardless, she was now clear about how poorly she had treated her daughter-in-law in the past.
She knew that many things she had done were indeed very wrong.
This time, it was still Liu Zheng who saved her life.
Otherwise, she simply couldn’t imagine what terrible things she could have encountered.
"Okay, I understand. No matter what, I am very grateful to you today. I will definitely correct all these things and won’t let them happen again."
It was evident that she truly wanted to change now, perhaps because she had just witnessed that scene and was truly frightened by it.
Which can also be considered a good thing.
Before this, she had not realized her own faults at all, nor did she understand how excessive her past actions had been.
But now, after going through such an event, she finally understood everything and knew how she should deal with and resolve it going forward.
And naturally, she couldn’t stay here forever. After thanking the person in front of her repeatedly, she finally left.
Seeing her leave, the heavy heart that Liu Zheng had been carrying finally settled back into his chest at that moment.
The reason he had made such a decision was not because he felt that Li Yanling’s mood hadn’t been very high during this time.
Perhaps it was also because of the recent events that made it very difficult for her to accept inwardly and left her feeling very helpless.
He was also clear about what kind of person Li Yanling was.
Possibly also because of the education she received and certain influences, she couldn’t properly accept it.
But now everything was completely different.
