CHAPTER 458: CHAPTER 458: THE PATH OF BAOCHUN HALL GROWS NARROWER AND NARROWER

Lin Shiyao’s gaze fell on Cui’er. If it weren’t for dealing with Pei Shu’er, she wouldn’t have bothered to say so much to this Cui’er.

"Don’t worry, it will be soon. Li Shuhua has been poisoned, she can’t have children, and she’s about to die. You’ve already given Manager Sun a big fat son, entering the Li Family is only a matter of time."

As soon as these words were spoken, Cui’er felt a little uncertain.

Even before she started working at Baochun Hall, she had already gotten involved with Manager Sun.

Later, she sought out poison formulas everywhere, hoping to ruin Li Shuhua’s appearance.

But those people were all con artists, although Li Shuhua became darker, her foundation was unchanged, and she didn’t become disfigured.

It wasn’t until she met Lin Shiyao, who gave her a box of ointment to apply on Li Shuhua,

that Li Shuhua became as ugly as she is now.

And she, in turn, became more favored by Manager Sun, but now she wanted more and wasn’t content just being a mistress.

However, her affair as a mistress was still unknown to Li Shuhua, who still treated her as an ordinary steward.

This woman is really foolish.

"Why does it seem to me that Li Shuhua’s skin tone has improved a lot recently, not that dark anymore."

Lin Shiyao was taken aback, then said, "Bring her to the main hall, and I’ll take a look from the back hall to see what her situation is."

Once Lin Shiyao saw Li Shuhua’s appearance, she understood.

"Li Shuhua has been cured of the poison, and soon her face will return to normal."

Cui’er was startled, "How could this be?"

Then she recalled that Li Shuhua had recently been using Pei’s whitening cream, wondering if it was related to that.

When she informed Lin Shiyao of this, Lin Shiyao immediately said, "No problem, just replace her whitening cream when the time comes."

When Cui’er went to replace the whitening cream, she was caught by Li Shuhua.

At first, she didn’t believe it but then figured everything out.

"It was you, you were bribed by that mistress to frame me, wanting to disfigure me."

"Cui’er, you are so cruel. If it weren’t for me taking you in as a maid when you were down and out, you’d have been dead long ago."

Cui’er laughed coldly, looking at Li Shuhua like she was an idiot, then shook her head.

"You are really too stupid."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuhua’s temper flared instantly.

"Get out of here, you’re fired from Baochun Hall."

But Cui’er didn’t move, she smiled and said, "No, it’s Baochun Hall that doesn’t want you."

Li Shuhua was a bit stunned, then saw her husband Sun Wen also enter the room, casting a disgusted glance at her before quickly looking away.

"Now you are divorced by me, quickly pack your things and leave this place."

Li Shuhua said, "Why, this is the Li Family, you should be the one to leave."

Cui’er snuggled into Sun Wen’s embrace, and Sun Wen affectionately held her in his arms.

Cui’er laughed, "Look at this, people of the Li Family, you can’t even order a maid around, do you still have the face to say this is the Li Family?"

Li Shuhua saw the two of them like this, and it was like a bolt from the blue.

Soon she realized something, and her eyes widened involuntarily.

"You, you’re the mistress Sun Wen kept outside."

Cui’er laughed heartily, "You’re just finding out? Madam, you’re really stupid."

Li Shuhua now wished she could tear Cui’er to pieces, the woman who destroyed her family, her husband who stayed out every night was saved by her.

Moreover, this was the villain responsible for her disfigurement.

But she was driven out of the Li Mansion by the servants.

Li Shuhua sought out several old friends one after another, but upon learning she had nothing left, they didn’t even bother opening their doors.

She wandered disoriented on the streets, and unwittingly went to Pei’s Trading House.

From outside the door, she saw Pei Shu’er bustling about inside.

She wanted to go in, but remembered that her friends were ignoring her, let alone Pei Shu’er, with whom she had only met twice.

But Pei Shu’er saw her, noticing she was carrying a bundle and seemingly ready for a journey.

She smiled and came out.

"Manager Li, where are you heading?"

Li Shuhua opened her mouth, then sighed.

"I’ve been divorced, there’s no place for me in the Li Family, and I’m no longer the manager."

After saying this, she raised her head with difficulty.

"So I’m sorry, Manager Pei, I can’t give you the Li Family’s assets."

Pei Shu’er thought it was something else.

Two-tenths of the Li Family’s assets didn’t really mean much to her.

But when helping someone, you always have to get some kind of reward.

"It’s okay, since we have a common enemy, that makes us friends."

Li Shuhua was taken aback, how could they become friends just like that?

She had seen lots of people from the Commerce Association who wanted to be friends with Pei Shu’er, but were refused.

Yet she, who had nothing, managed to gain Pei Shu’er as a friend.

A bitter smile appeared on her face.

"Come in and sit."

In the meeting room on the third floor, Pei Shu’er was made aware of the truth.

"I was wondering why that Cui’er was so arrogant, turns out she really is a mistress. But you need not panic, if a man isn’t committed to you and lacks responsibility, then it’s better to replace him."

Li Shuhua sighed, instinctively touching her face.

"Someone like me, if I switch men in the future, it will be even harder to find another."

Pei Shu’er carefully examined Li Shuhua’s features.

Finding that although she was darker, her features were quite regular, she was indeed a beauty.

Moreover, her experiences were indeed quite tragic.

At thirty, she had no children, her husband despised her and kept a mistress, she was now divorced, and her family property was taken away.

Pei Shu’er said, "Why not stay at Pei’s, I’ll help you take back the Li Family, but you need to give me four-tenths of the Li Family’s assets."

Li Shuhua nodded, now the Li Family had nothing to do with her.

If Pei Shu’er could really help her take back Li’s, then she could still retrieve six-tenths of the Li Family.

It would be keeping the ancestral business, she wouldn’t be ashamed before her ancestors.

Encouraged by Pei Shu’er, Li Shuhua finally regained her strength.

She diligently applied the whitening cream every day and went to the County Government to file a complaint, but the County Magistrate ignored her.

Clearly, he was bought off by Sun Wen.

Moreover, after filing a complaint, Li Shuhua was beaten up by people hired by Sun Wen.

If it weren’t for Pei Shu’er arranging for people to secretly protect her, she might have been killed by Sun Wen’s men.

As for going to the Prefectural Magistrate Mansion to file a complaint, the case wasn’t even qualified to go to the Prefectural Magistrate Mansion.

Pei Shu’er previously managed to go there because of a certain connection with Tang Zan.

Over this period, Li Shuhua could say she utterly hated Sun Wen now.

Previously she had hoped for Sun Wen to change his mind, now she just wanted him and his mistress to lose everything and leave.

Pei’s Trading House was similarly targeted by Sun Wen’s people.

Whenever Pei Shu’er went out, she was attacked several times by Sun Wen’s people.

Pei Shu’er felt that the path Sun Wen was taking was getting narrower and narrower.