Living like a widow? My rough neighbor is coaxing me to have a baby every night.

Chapter 18 No one is allowed to make you shed tears

Qin Rushan loved her for her wholehearted trust in him.

Looking into Xianglian's fearful eyes, his heart softened, his tone softened, and he lowered his head, his forehead touching hers, their hot breaths mingling.

"Xianglian, do you believe me?"

Xianglian looked at the face so close to hers.

The scar no longer looked menacing in the night; instead, it exuded a reassuring power. This man, considered a "villain" by everyone in the village, was the only one who cherished her and held her in the palm of his hand.

"I believe you." She sniffed, her voice soft but firm.

"Fine." Qin Rushan's lips curled into a cruel sneer, his eyes gleaming with calculation. "Since they want to put on a show, then we'll play along. Didn't they want to sell you out? Didn't they want to throw this dirty water on you? Then I'll let them taste what it means to lift a rock only to drop it on their own foot!"

"What...what do you want to do?" Xianglian asked, somewhat flustered.

"Tomorrow night," Qin Rushan's large hand caressed her delicate cheek, his fingertips grinding hard against her pale lips, sending a shiver down her spine, "you just eat and sleep as usual. Leave the rest to me."

"But the medicine..."

"Don't worry, I have an antidote for that kind of low-class sleeping pill. I'll bring it to you first thing tomorrow morning. Take it in advance, and it'll be like plain water to you."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Qin Rushan's eyes. "Then, we'll turn the tables on them."

He leaned close to Xianglian's ear and whispered a few words.

As he spoke, Xianglian's eyes widened.

If she really did as he said, Aunt Zhao's life would be over.

Seeing that she remained silent, Qin Rushan frowned, grabbed her chin with his rough hand, and forced her to look up.

"Scared?"

His voice was rough and harsh, filled with a fierce disappointment. "Sister-in-law, think about what you just heard. Did they treat you like a human being? They treated you like meat on a chopping board, chopping you however they wanted!"

"Zhao Gang is using your hard-earned money to raise illegitimate children, and Zhao Cuifen is going to drug you and sell you into the deep mountains to be a breeding machine for old bachelors. When that time comes, you'll be all alone, with no one to turn to for help. Who will pity you then?"

Qin Rushan's fingers rubbed against her jawbone, the pressure so heavy it hurt. "To deal with these beasts, you have to be even more ruthless and vicious than them! Otherwise, you'll be the one who dies!"

Yes, why should she always be bullied? Since they are so heartless, then she shouldn't be blamed for being ruthless!

"Do you dare?" Qin Rushan asked, staring intently at her.

Xianglian bit her lower lip and tasted a hint of blood.

Looking at Qin Rushan, at this man who was willing to fight the whole world for her, the fire in her heart that had long been extinguished reignited.

"dare!"

now it's right.

Qin Rushan laughed, a laugh that was unruly and possessed a wild charm.

He suddenly lowered his head and kissed Xianglian's lips, which were bitten until they bled, hard.

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"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Tomorrow night, even if we create a huge mess, I'll hold it up for you!"

After saying that, he lowered his head and gently pecked her red and swollen eyes.

This time, there was no lust involved, only pure heartache.

"Your eyes are swollen from crying. That old hag will be suspicious tomorrow," Qin Rushan muttered softly, his large hand patting her back to soothe her. "You're not allowed to cry like that anymore. No one is allowed to let you shed tears except on my bed."

Li Xianglian was still moved, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, her face couldn't help but turn red again.

This man, after only three serious sentences, revealed his true scoundrel nature.

Strangely, she no longer felt repulsed; instead, a faint, inexplicable anticipation stirred within her. If she could truly escape the Zhao family's hellhole, if she could truly be with him cleanly and honestly…

Even if he is considered a jinx by the whole village, even if he is penniless, as long as he is caring and treats himself as a human being, then he is living a life of luxury.

……

As soon as the sun climbed above the treetops, the roosters of the Red Star Brigade crowed loudly, completely covering up the absurd events of the previous night.

The Zhao family's courtyard returned to its usual lifeless state.

The flames in the stove licked the bottom of the pot as Li Xianglian deftly stuck cornbread into it.

"Bang!"

The courtyard gate was kicked open, and the commotion was exactly like Aunt Zhao's usual behavior.

"Mom! I'm back!"

Before you see him, you hear his voice.

Immediately afterwards, a young woman wearing a red floral polyester shirt and with a head full of curly hair swaggered in, carrying a chubby-faced child.

That's Zhao Gang's younger sister, Zhao Xiaoyun.

She was the sister-in-law who was "exchanged" with Xianglian and married into the Li family back then.

Zhao Xiaoyun was a pampered girl in her own family. After marrying into the Li family, she relied on giving birth to a grandson for them and stood up straighter than anyone else. She fought with her shrewish stepmother, Xianglian, every few days, and neither of them would give in to the other.

"Oh my! My eldest grandson is here!"

Hearing the commotion, Aunt Zhao rushed out without even taking off her shoes, her face beaming with joy. "Quick, let Grandma hold you! What happened? You look so thin!"

Zhao Xiaoyun shoved her two-year-old son into Aunt Zhao's arms, pouting and complaining, "What else can I do? That old hag at home is so stingy, she won't even give Tiger an egg. I was thinking of coming back to see my mother and give Tiger a treat while I'm at it."

As she spoke, she glanced sideways and caught sight of Xianglian, who was carrying salted vegetables out of the kitchen.

"Oh, your sister-in-law is here too."

Zhao Xiaoyun gave a sarcastic snort, her eyes full of contempt, "Why haven't you cooked for my mother yet? You're such a grown woman, and you have no sense of propriety at all. No wonder my brother doesn't want to come back."

Xianglian lowered her head and didn't say a word, but gently placed the bowl and chopsticks in her hands on the small table in the yard.

She'd heard these barbed words for three years, and was long since numb to them.

In the past, she might have hidden in the woodshed to secretly wipe away her tears, but today, she just sneered inwardly.

This family is rotten to the core.

Just then, the curtain of the main room was lifted, and a hunched figure was preparing to slip out in the chaos.

Zhao Xiaoyun, with her sharp eyes, spotted it immediately.

"Isn't that Old Man Sun?" Zhao Xiaoyun frowned, pointing at the old man who was hunched over against the wall. "Why is he coming out of my main house so early in the morning?"