She was buried alive at the start, but she's determined to smash her ex-husband's head in

She turned around and slapped her son across the face: "Are you crazy! Why would you leave behind such a fine daughter of a noble family to get entangled with a courtesan!"

“Miss Fengxian is not what you think! She, she is pure and untainted! She used to be the legitimate daughter of a respectable family! She fell into prostitution but never gave herself to anyone! She truly loves me! How can I betray her!”

Liu Zizhen spoke with deep emotion, arguing incessantly for Fengxian, until Liu's mother, overwhelmed with anger, collapsed.

Liu Zizhen then hurriedly began to act as a dutiful son, checking on his mother's condition.

The debt collectors standing nearby didn't care about sincerity or pretense; they were just doing their jobs. If they didn't collect the debt today, they wouldn't have anything to eat when they got home. Seeing that the person in charge was Lin Qingwei, they walked up to her.

He said, "This young lady just said that the matter of repaying the debt is negotiable. What do you mean by 'negotiable'?"

Lin Qingwei took the indenture directly from her sleeve and handed it to the man: "You heard it too, our Lin family has no connection with the Liu family after the marriage is dissolved. I'm giving you this indenture, do you still have to worry about not getting your money back from him?"

I urge you, elder brother, to speak up for the Lin family after you leave. My mother thought that Young Master Liu was a good young man who was willing to make progress, and my third sister was in a hurry to get married, so she arranged a marriage between the two of them. Who would have thought that Young Master Liu would be entangled with a courtesan behind the scenes and even incite his mother to cause trouble at the Lin family mansion.

Do you think we've been wronged?

When Liu Zizhen saw that Fengxian's indenture had fallen into the hands of those people, he panicked and rushed forward to snatch the indenture, forgetting even to take care of his mother. His elder brother kicked him away.

He said to Lin Qingwei in a friendly manner, "Of course, thank you, Miss."

No sooner had he left the Lin residence with his brothers than Liu Zizhen followed, forgetting even his own mother. Madam Ye waved her hand in disgust, and several servants carried Liu's mother out of the Lin residence.

Those who had been waiting outside the Lin residence to watch the spectacle were even more excited when they saw this scene, and they surrounded the man, asking him all sorts of questions.

"What's going on?"

The eldest brother grabbed Liu Zizhen by the collar and dragged him to the front: "This guy lied to us, saying that the third young lady of the Lin family was engaged to him, and told us to ask the Lin family for money. He said that he gambled for the third young lady, pretending that he did everything for the third young lady. He even deceived the ladies and young ladies of the Lin family!"

As it turned out, he had an affair with a courtesan in a brothel, who became pregnant with his child, which forced him to redeem her.

But he had no money and could only gamble. He not only lost all his family fortune, but also almost angered his mother to death!

"It's the kind-hearted young lady of the Lin family who came up with a good way to collect the debt." He slapped Fengxian's indenture across Liu Zizhen's face repeatedly, as if to humiliate him.

The Lin family mansion had finally quieted down. Madam Ye slumped in her chair when she suddenly heard Lin Shuhui sobbing, and her anger flared up again!

That brat is so lucky! After all this, Lin Zhengwen doesn't even want to remarry her!

How did Liu Zizhen turn out like this?! During the investigation, we found absolutely no connection between him and Feng Xian! It's truly bizarre!

"Cry, cry, cry! All you do is cry! You unlucky, wretched creature!" Madam Ye couldn't help but scold him in public.

Aunt Liu was now unwilling to accept this, and retorted, "You can't blame Shuhui for this. It's not like Shuhui insisted on getting married..."

"What do you mean? Are you blaming me? Blaming the master?"

Aunt Liu shook her head aggrievedly, just like Lin Shuhui, as if she had been bullied. Ye Shi was furious when she saw this! She raised her hand to slap her, but Lin Zhengwen happened to arrive just then.

"What are you doing?" Lin Zhengwen asked, his face displeased. "Haven't you made enough trouble yet? If you hadn't insisted on arranging a marriage for Shuhui in the first place, none of this would have happened today!"

This was the first time Lin Zhengwen had spoken ill of Aunt Liu in order to defend her. Her eyes reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit her lower lip tightly, refusing to let herself cry.

Lin Qingwei snorted coldly, stood up from her seat, walked forward and slapped Aunt Liu and Lin Shuhui once each.

Aunt Liu, holding Lin Shuhui, cried out in alarm, "What are you doing, Miss!"

Lin Qingwei slapped her again with a cold face: "Disrespecting Madam deserves a beating. Who do you think you are? How dare you question Madam?"

Aunt Liu's face turned pale instantly. Lin Shuhui broke free from her embrace and was about to say something pitifully when Lin Qingwei slapped her again.

The beating left Lin Zhengwen and Madam Ye speechless, yet at the same time, they felt that Lin Qingwei's actions were not surprising at all...

Lin Qingwei raised her chin, looking down at Lin Shuhui with obvious disgust. She didn't need to hide it. Faced with the astonished expressions of the crowd, she simply said that she was in a bad mood and left.

No one dared to say a word.

After Lin Qingwei left, Lin Shuhui, with tears in her eyes, took small steps to Lin Zhengwen, raised her head slightly, and showed him the two bright red handprints, along with her aggrieved, weak, and helpless eyes.

She choked out, "Father."

Her cries softened everyone's hearts. Lin Zhengwen looked at her with heartache, but the words he spoke were even more chilling than Lin Qingwei's slap.

"Your sister has a temper, and there's nothing we can do about it. You've always been well-behaved and sensible, so just bear with it."

After saying that, he patted Lin Shuhui on the head before leaving.

Lin Shu-hui's eyes were terrifyingly gloomy! Why is she being treated like this? She's clearly the victim, so why is no one showing her any concern?

Endure? Endure again? Why should she endure?

If this had happened to Lin Qingwei or Lin Xiuyao, her father and wife would never have let it go so easily, right? So why treat her like this?

Aren't all three of them their father's children?

Aunt Liu walked up to Lin Shuhui with concern and said, "Alright, let's go back. Don't stand here and let people laugh at us."

“A joke?” Lin Shuhui shook off Aunt Liu’s hand. “Others will only look down on you when you think you’re a joke, but I don’t think so.”

At least she achieved her goal, and Lin Qingwei couldn't do anything about it, could she?

So what if others look down on her? She will definitely climb to a position that no one can ignore, making everyone look up to her!

She will repay Lin Qingwei a thousandfold for the humiliation she suffered today. She is not a fool like Lin Xiuyao; she means what she says!

Lin Qingwei's arrogance won't last long. She's not the only one who wants to deal with her. She's not qualified to fight Lin Qingwei right now, but there are others who are.

Lin Qingwei, after leaving the front hall, did not return to her own courtyard. Instead, she went to Manfangzhai, which startled Lin Xiuyao so much that she immediately got out of bed and began to desperately recall whether she had done anything wrong during this period.

Her fear of Lin Qingwei had become a conditioned reflex.