Landlady who likes to hoard land

“I have no parents, and I don’t trust the police. I only trust you now.”

The woman's eyes reddened, and she gripped Wang Chengyu's arm even tighter, as if a drowning person were clinging to a piece of driftwood, afraid that Wang Chengyu would run away.

Just as Wang Chengyu was at a loss for what to do, a young man rushed over. He stopped and started panting heavily.

"Xiaoming, you scared me to death just now! You were too impulsive. Now that everything's alright, let's go back!"

As the man spoke, he came up and grabbed the woman's other arm.

The woman struggled to break free, shouting, "You beast, you scum! Get away from me! We broke up a long time ago! Stop bothering me!"

"Hello, do you need our help?" Two police officers came over and asked when they saw the situation.

Just as Wang Chengyu was about to answer that he needed to, the woman spoke up directly.

"Thank you, but no need!"

The two policemen glanced at the group, exchanged a look, and then turned and left decisively. They weren't good cops who would cause trouble for no reason; it was already the limit for them to come over and ask a question.

Now they themselves say they don't need it, and it has nothing to do with them.

"Xiaoming, don't be like this, let's talk about it when we get back!"

As the police left, a smug glint flashed in the man's eyes. He then continued to harass the woman, attempting to forcibly remove her from the scene.

"Are you deaf? She told you to stay away from her!" Wang Chengyu couldn't stand it anymore and pulled the woman back behind him.

This man is not a good person. His karma value is 1,000. Even if he has not directly killed anyone, his value is close to that of someone who has killed someone.

Judging from their conversation, the woman's suicide must be related to him. Of the two, Wang Chengyu believed the woman who had performed good deeds more.

"Sister, you don't know the truth. She's my girlfriend. There's been a misunderstanding between us. I'll go back and explain it to her."

The man's polite demeanor only served to highlight the girl's willful and unreasonable behavior. He gripped the girl's arm tightly, seemingly unconcerned about her wincing in pain.

"How could such a good man end up with such a demanding girlfriend!"

"Since your boyfriend doesn't care, girl, you should go back with him!"

Bystanders offering advice were also told to stop the commotion.

Wang Chengyu never judged people by their appearance, but only by their merits. The hypocritical face of the man in front of her was truly disgusting.

"Jiang Ze, there's no misunderstanding between us. I've already said we've broken up, so stop bothering me!" the girl cried out in despair as he continued to pester her.

"Xiaoming, have you thought this through? I still have some of your things there, don't you want them anymore?"

The man's eyes lost their gentleness, and his gloomy gaze fixed on the girl like a venomous snake.

The girl clung tightly to Wang Chengyu's clothes, her eyes filled with hatred as if she wanted to devour the man. "I don't want it anymore! Do whatever you want with me."

Seeing that further words were pointless, Jiang Ze didn't want to dwell on the matter in public. He softened his tone and said...

"Xiaoming, don't be impulsive, calm down first. If you want to come back, I'm always ready to let you turn back."

After Jiang Ze finished speaking in a feigned manner, he turned to Wang Chengyu.

"Sister, are you planning to take my girlfriend in? Why don't you leave me your address and I'll send her things there so you can give them to her?"

"I don't need to give you an address. I told you, you can do whatever you want with everything."

Unable to break free from the man, the woman kicked him in the groin.

The man, in pain, released his grip. He glared at the woman with a ferocious expression.

Once freed, the woman grabbed Wang Chengyu and dragged him away. Wang Chengyu passively followed her.

Only after walking quite a distance and making sure the man wasn't following did the woman release her grip on Wang Chengyu's clothes. She then plopped down on the roadside and burst into tears.

Wang Chengyu sat quietly to one side, took out her phone and sent a message to Mo Bai, asking him to take the two children out to eat, saying that she had something to do and would be home late.

After sending the message, I transferred another 500 yuan to Mo Bai.

Mo Bai didn't accept the money; he only replied with the word "received."

Wang Chengyu put down his phone and watched the passing cars with boredom, waiting for the woman to vent her emotions.

The woman cried for a long time before she slowly stopped.

"Are you hungry? There's a pretty good congee and side dish place nearby, want to grab some food?"

Alas, she was still too soft-hearted and didn't feel comfortable leaving the woman alone here. Even though she saved the woman, she didn't receive any merit points, which means the woman is very likely to try to commit suicide again.

She believed in seeing things through to the end and refused to give up halfway through.

Zhang Xiaoming nodded, her voice choked with emotion. She had been through a lot today, including a good cry, and was now both hungry and exhausted.

Resigned to his fate, Wang Chengyu led the woman on foot to a nearby restaurant.

Two bowls of lily porridge, a serving of black fungus in aged vinegar, a serving of hot and sour shredded potatoes, a serving of braised pork ribs with scallions, and a serving of scallion and egg pancakes.

The two of them ate everything clean.

Seeing the girl burping as she ate, Wang Chengyu pushed a glass of water over to her.

"Now that you've eaten and drunk your fill, it's time to talk about your business!"

Zhang Xiaoming blushed a little. She had eaten most of the food that Wang Chengyu had ordered. She felt embarrassed because she hadn't eaten all day and was really hungry.

He silently picked up the water glass and took two sips.

“My name is Zhang Xiaoming. I just graduated from university this year. The guy who claimed to be my boyfriend is Jiang Ze. He is my university classmate. We worked at the same company during our junior year internships. He took good care of me at work, and we naturally got together.”

Zhang Xiaoming looked down at the water glass in his hand, paused for a moment, and then continued.

"We moved in together shortly after we started dating. Soon after we moved in together, I discovered that he was secretly recording us every time we were intimate. I confronted him about why he was doing this."

At first, he tried to deny it, saying he was just looking for excitement. But after I pressed him repeatedly, he finally confessed that he had sold our videos.

His disgusting behavior made me extremely angry. I had a huge fight with him and broke up with him on the spot. He was furious and said that if I dared to break up with him, he would put my nude photos online.

I ignored his threats and packed my bags to leave. In a fit of rage, he knocked me unconscious and chained me to the house.

Zhang Xiaoming put down his water glass, rolled up his sleeves, and then rolled up his trouser legs.

Only then did Wang Chengyu notice that the woman had bruises around her ankles and wrists under her long clothes and trousers.

"He locked me in the house. At first, he was somewhat patient with me, but when he saw that I was tough and knew that I had completely given up on him, he started to find different men to abuse me and film the abuse in order to make money."

I was caught between life and death, and after much deliberation, I softened my stance and obediently cooperated, finally earning half an hour of fresh air time each day.

He would leash me on a dog leash every day and let me roam around on the rooftop like a dog on a walk.

Last night I finally had the chance to steal the key while he was drunk.

So I only had the chance to sit on the rooftop today after he went to work.

The reason I hesitated to jump was because I wanted to wait for him to come back, to let him watch me jump. I wanted to curse him with my life, to let all the neighbors and friends know that he drove a girl to her death, and thus keep their distance from him.

Zhang Xiaoming picked up his water glass and took another sip. He looked at Wang Chengyu, a smile playing on his lips.

"I just happened to run into you. I didn't die. I don't trust anyone else, but you saved me, which means you're a good person. So I immediately decided to stick with you."

"The police were there, why didn't you call the police?"

Wang Chengyu was puzzled. With so many people around, she could have easily called the police to seek justice.