Chapter 8: Wife

Madam Xie was certainly not without fear. Just a few days ago, Xuexue beat Auntie Sun until she resembled a pig's head, completely disfigured. She's still lying in bed, constantly groaning. It's said that she's been crying and howling, seeking revenge on Xuexue. If it weren't for the pain of her wounds, she would have already come here to stir up trouble. That's why there's peace and quiet now.

The Beautiful Lady turned into the Grimacing Lady, and Mo Xiaoqiang felt even more heartbroken. A few days ago, after he left the house, he hadn't returned. He probably went to the brothel, indulging in the pleasures of the flesh there. This was his habit, and everyone in Mo Family Village knew that Mo Xiaoqiang loved to frequent brothels.

Because of this, Old Lady Mo looked at Madam Xie even more unfavorably. She had not stopped mistreating her these past few days, assigning her all the rough and dirty work to do alone.

Madam Xie, who had always felt guilty for not bearing offspring for the Mo family, submitted to all this meekly, not even daring to let out a sigh, shrinking into herself and bearing the hardship in silence.

Mo Xiuzhi, who had been wailing on the ground in pain, became furious with pain in her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys upon hearing Xuexue's words, her speech was no longer nimble. "You... you stinky... stinky girl dare... dare to frame me. It was clearly you who threw the pillow at me."

"That's because you tried to hit me. Sister threw it to defend against you," Chuner said crisply from the side.

Upon hearing that, Madam Xie became anxious, hurried forward, and examined Chuner from head to toe. "Chuner, are you alright?"

Blinking her innocent eyes, Chuner replied, "Mother, I'm fine. Sister is here, and she will protect me."

"Chuner is such a good child," Madam Xie said, patting her head before turning to look at Xiuzhi. "Xiuzhi, Chuner is so young, how could you bear to hit her?"

"You're all just lowly creatures; I'll hit if I like, what can you do about it?" Xiuzhi, with an injured arm from Xuexue's beating, seemed to have gotten over the pain and became arrogant and overbearing again. She truly was one who forgot the pain as soon as the wound healed.

Xuexue, who didn't know when she had gotten out of bed, now stood beside Xiuzhi and leaned in close, asking ominously, "So you like hitting? Just hit if you like, is it?"

"You... you… what are you trying to do?" The sudden approach of Xuexue startled Xiuzhi, who quickly stepped back several paces.

"You can't handle this? On the day my dad took a concubine, you almost drowned me and even stuffed me under the bed in my father's nuptial chamber. Mo Xiuzhi, your heart is really poisonous," Xuexue said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Xiuzhi was secretly shocked. How did this little cheap person know about it? That night, she was certain Xiuzhi had not seen her because she was hiding in a dark corner, sneak attacking her from behind.

In her previous life, Xuexue had lived a muddled existence, her mind simple and unaware that it was Xiuzhi who had harmed her. Later, after her foster mother died, the lives of the two sisters became even more desolate, with Xiuzhi becoming even more uninhibited. Once, she even unabashedly revealed this incident.

When Madam Xie heard Xuexue say this, she was extremely shocked and turned her head to look at Xiuzhi, asking, "Xiuzhi, is what Xuexue said true? You're sisters; you can't harm her like this."

"Nonsense, all you're doing is spouting nonsense. I've been injured from the beating, and now you're trying to frame me," Xiuzhi said, covering her arm before sitting down on the ground with a thump, crying loudly.

Looking at Xiuzhi like this, Madam Xie couldn't bear it. She stepped forward, crouched down, and tried to help her up. "Xiuzhi, let your Auntie look at your wound first. Later, we'll put some medicine on it, and it won't hurt anymore."

"Get lost, I don't need your false kindness!"

Perhaps the pain had subsided a bit, Xiuzhi got up from the ground and forcefully pushed the unsuspecting Madam Xie.

"Ouch!"

Instantly, Madam Xie fell to the ground with a cry.

"Mother, Mother, are you alright?" The sensible Chuner hurriedly came forward to help her up.

"Mother is fine." It was as though Madam Xie was used to this kind of treatment, and she responded as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.