Chapter 6: Tormenting the Scoundrels

Outside in the courtyard, Gu Yining stood proudly in a black mourning dress, a white flower adorning her head, swaying in the evening breeze. The birthmark on her face, carefully reapplied, appeared even more menacing on this eerie night.

Behind her stood four crudely made, substandard coffins, arranged neatly as if they were a macabre welcome mat.

The wind whispered ominously through the night, thick with an atmosphere of dread, as if sorrowful spirits had manifested as vengeful ghosts, ready to take their toll.

Gu Wenxuan emerged from the villa, trembling in fear, and hurriedly hid behind a marble pillar, not daring to show her face. She was the one who had led the grave robbing operation.

Her heart raced with the thought that Gu Yining's mother, a woman she deemed a short-lived ghost, might return as a malevolent spirit to exact revenge.

Moments later, Gu Tingyuan, Chen Huilan, and Gu Wenshan stepped out together. The four of them stood at the entrance, staring at Gu Yining with a mix of confusion and fear.

"What are you doing, you crazy girl?" Chen Huilan shouted, hands on her hips, pointing an accusatory finger at her.

Seeing Chen Huilan's furious expression, Gu Yining curled her lips into a cold smile. "Are you angry to see me alive? Didn't you wish I'd be gone for good?"

Chen Huilan's gaze flickered uneasily toward her husband, Gu Tingyuan. No one knew of her plot against Gu Yining; the very idea that this girl had returned unscathed to seek revenge made her anxious.

"You shameless girl, why didn't you just die out there? What's the point of coming back?"

Gu Yining crossed her arms defiantly, tilting her chin upward, her proud eyes scrutinizing the despicable family before her. "What do you think I'm here for? Since you dug up my mother's grave, it's only fitting that I return the favor. I brought you some coffins as a gift, wishing you all a speedy journey underground to keep my mother company. She's cold and alone down there; she certainly needs someone to share her company."

"Damn you…" Gu Tingyuan roared in anger.

How could she speak such treasonous words to her own father? It was utterly unacceptable.

"Oh, by the way, I didn't have much money, so I bought these shoddy coffins. Don't complain too much; they suit your family just fine."

Gu Yining smirked, her eyes gleaming with defiance as a wave of arrogance radiated from her beautiful features.

Chen Huilan was almost beside herself with rage, her face contorted with fury.

Everyone present was bewildered.

What had happened to this girl?

Not long ago, she had been a timid, unambitious ugly duckling, someone who wouldn't dare raise her voice in the Gu family.

Now, this brazen, sharp-tongued girl—was she really Gu Yining?

"Someone, throw this ugly creature and her coffins out!" Gu Wenxuan stepped out from behind the pillar, issuing orders to the bodyguards with a haughty air.

Just hours ago, she had used a similar tone to command the guards to toss Gu Yining out of the Gu family estate.

Gu Wenshan and Chen Huilan stood in the same position, mocking smiles plastered across their faces as they remembered how Gu Yining had been sprawled on the ground in humiliation. Anger had seethed through her, but she had had to suppress it, adhering to her mother's dying advice.

When the Gu family had faced a crisis, Gu Tingyuan had resorted to a fake divorce from Chen Huilan, desperately pursuing Gu Yining's mother to acquire her perfume formula. With her help, the Gu family had risen to prominence in the industry.

However, Gu Yining's mother had fallen ill and passed away shortly after giving birth to her, leaving behind a final piece of advice: "Yining, if you want to survive in the Gu family, you must keep a low profile. Don't outshine your sisters. Avoid conflict and live a simple life."

For years, Gu Yining had adhered to her mother's wisdom, treading carefully in the Gu household. She had always yielded to her sisters, downplayed her achievements, hidden her talent for perfume-making, and maintained her plain appearance.

Yet now, this family—including her father, Gu Tingyuan—saw her as a thorn in their side, eager to rid themselves of her presence.

Her ugliness had brought shame to the Gu family; her existence made everyone uneasy.

They could not tolerate her, wishing only for her demise.

Despite her continued endurance, she had not gained a better fate.