CHAPTER 120: 120: INDEED, I WAS TOO GREEDY (PART 3)_1

He had become more submissive than before, his obedience slowly softened the woman’s wariness.

The woman seemed to forget that a life lay between them, as if she had forgotten the deep-seated hatred he held for her. Whenever she was displeased, she would return home to kick and punch him, her brutality never ceasing; he had essentially become her punching bag.

After his brother’s death, there was no one left to protect him as his brother had. Having been beaten so often, he eventually figured out some tricks, so when he was being hit, he would always protect his head, hunch his body, curl up, and try to defend his head and abdomen. As a result, the wounds on his body, though they looked terrible, were not actually serious.

The woman gradually grew complacent; she became careless, thinking he was just a spineless dough she could shape as she wished.

Little did she know, even if he were really a piece of dough, with time, he had already transformed into a venomous snake.

He was just waiting, waiting for the perfect opportunity!

Finally, he got it.

The mountain, the poisonous herbs, the poison he administered himself—no one would suspect his involvement even if that woman died.

But after he succeeded, another unexpected event occurred; it caught him completely off guard.

The woman who had driven him mad with hatred, the one who had taken his brother’s life, was actually thrown into jail!

.....

After leaving the Government Office, Dong Huiying set off immediately. She and two men climbed half a mountain and didn’t head straight home but directly to the neighboring Zhu Family Village instead.

It was a curious coincidence that Zhu Xingfang, though sharing the Zhu surname, was not a local and had settled there by a twist of fate.

She had visited Zhu Family Village once and was familiar with the area’s layout; she easily navigated the turns and arrived at the Zhu family’s home.

Seeing that the Zhu family’s doors were tightly closed, she raised an eyebrow slightly before lifting her small hand and gently tapping on the door.

Soon, footsteps sounded from within the courtyard.

The young man, dressed in a dusty gray robe, paused slightly upon seeing Dong Huiying and the two men.

"The three of you, what brings you here...?" he asked, looking shy and introverted, as if he were particularly prone to embarrassment. Some traits, if feigned for too long, can become real even if they were once pretend.

Dong Huiying smiled slightly, "Frankly, today I went to court against Lady Zhu, but Lady Zhu, eloquent and obstinate, refused to admit anything. The case has been temporarily halted, which goes against what I originally hoped for. So I believe... I must add a bit of leverage for myself, don’t you agree?"

The young man paused.

Dong Huiying gazed at the young man; she actually only had a suspicion in her heart, but the expression he revealed upon hearing about the trial confirmed her thoughts.

She smiled mysteriously.

"Very well, it seems we’ve reached an understanding."

Why not seize her weakness and take her life, what could be more satisfying than a straightforward and brutal end to an enemy?

The young man was quiet.

He didn’t say much, but quietly turned around and slowly closed the courtyard door.

With his back turned to them, his eyes half-veiled, his thin lips parted slightly, and he whispered quietly,

"Indeed, I was too greedy."

More than a silent takedown, more than a subtle approach, he yearned for a thunderous storm.

He wanted to expose that person’s crimes to the world.

He wanted even more for that person to know, by whose hand she was ultimately broken!

Thus,

Could this perhaps soothe his brother’s spirit in heaven?