CHAPTER 490: 471: COMPULSION (3RD UPDATE)

Bai Lianhua sat on the ground in a daze, no longer crying. Now she felt her only hope was Ye Ling’s side; if even that didn’t work out, she would be stuck under Lin Tao’s thumb all her life, earning money for him to spend. Otherwise, she’d just be indifferent and let Lin Tao drag her out, leaving her no face to stay here, and when that happened, she couldn’t work here anymore and would have to return to her hometown in disgrace.

A moment ago, Bai Xue was angry at this niece who brought shame upon her; now seeing her niece looking as if she was about to die, Bai Xue’s heart softened a little, "How about you talk to that Lin Tao? After all, you got rid of a child for him, so why not just marry him? Who else would he marry? You have a stable job now, which is better than most."

"Auntie, asking me to marry him is worse than letting me die." Bai Lianhua remained on the ground, unmoving.

Bai Xue got angry, "It’s death either way! If you know that, why didn’t you keep it tight in the first place and got taken advantage of? Now you’re acting all suicidal, what’s the point?"

Who are you trying to scare?

If you really were going to die, you should’ve done it after that shameless act.

Bai Xue began to regret why she got herself involved in this affair. It was all for her useless brother; now that her brother wasn’t around causing trouble, he left behind such a reckless niece who even aborted a child.

She usually acts so vulnerable, but to think she could do such a thing was beyond belief.

Upon hearing this, Bai Lianhua suddenly jumped up from the ground and headed straight to the backyard. Bai Xue hadn’t figured out what she was going to do, but when she got up, she saw her niece rushing out from the backyard holding a kitchen knife.

Bai Xue grabbed her, "Where do you think you’re going?"

Her face turned pale with fright.

"I have no way out anyway. I’ll kill him first; I won’t let him get away easily. After killing him, I’ll commit suicide to finally release the anger in my heart." Bai Lianhua’s eyes were filled with malice.

The menacing look on her face startled Bai Xue.

Bai Xue held her niece’s hand even tighter, "Are you crazy, thinking of murder? Calm down, it hasn’t come to a dead end yet."

"Auntie, don’t say anymore. I know I’ve shamed you, but back then, I was drunk and didn’t know anything when I was taken advantage of. I really hate him." Bai Lianhua cried miserably.

Bai Xue clenched her teeth, "Then get yourself together, I’ll take you to the Li Family."

Bai Lianhua stopped crying, looked up at her, "Auntie...."

"Once you get to the Li Family, kneel down, explain everything and ask them to stand up for you. If they don’t agree, just keep crying and don’t get up." Bai Xue steeled her heart, "You were bullied, plus you’re that wretched girl’s cousin, the Li Family can’t just ignore this."

This is the last resort.

That daughter and I aren’t close anyway; I haven’t been considerate of her feelings with her in-laws.

Having made up her mind, Bai Xue took her niece and, under the cover of night, headed for the big estate. Since Bai Xue is a relative of the Li Family, the young guard, seeing her return with a guest after leaving earlier in the day, didn’t ask many questions and let them in.

At this time, the Li Family was having dinner. Ever since Li Houguo hit his daughter-in-law, regardless of how busy he was, he would come back every day to have dinner with the family. Although it wasn’t said outright, Ye Ling, being a soldier, understood this and could see how much the father-in-law and mother-in-law valued her.

The table was never lacking in braised pork, and tonight there was fish stew. After Ye Ling returned, the Li Family’s originally light meals became more flavorful, mostly including meats of some kind. There were only two vegetable dishes for the elders; most of the meat was meant for Ye Ling.

The family had just picked up the chopsticks when the doorbell rang outside, and upon seeing who entered, Ye Ling’s face turned sour immediately. Before she could say anything, Bai Lianhua, who had entered, kneeled right down in front of Li Houguo in the dining room.

This action stunned everyone in the room.

Shen Bin furrowed his brow, "Mom, if there’s something to discuss, let’s talk in the living room. It’s not proper to kneel like this; let her stand up."

Bai Xue looked helpless, "This child, why did she kneel down."

With that, she pretended to pull her up, but Bai Lianhua didn’t move and cried, "Lingzi, only you can help me now."

Without giving anyone in the room a chance to speak, Bai Lianhua began pouring out her troubles. Earlier, Bai Lianhua’s kneeling had made Ye Zhenfen rather unhappy; even Li Houguo’s eyes showed discontent. But after Bai Lianhua finished speaking, their dissatisfaction lessened a bit, and they began to feel some sympathy for Bai Lianhua.

"Lingzi, I know I was foolish. At that time, if it weren’t for my feelings of inferiority and inadequacy compared to you, I wouldn’t have gone out drinking with someone, and the subsequent events wouldn’t have happened. It’s all my fault, I know I’m wrong, but I beg you to help me now." Bai Lianhua pleaded with Ye Ling.

Ye Zhenfen frowned and interrupted, "You went out drinking while you were dating my son Shen Bin?"

"No, no, it was before." Bai Lianhua hurriedly denied.

Ye Zhenfen listened and got even angrier, "You had relations with someone and then dated my son Shen Bin. What do you think of our Li Family, a dumping ground for cast-offs?"

Bai Lianhua’s face turned pale, completely bloodless, "Aunt, I know I was wrong, scold me all you want, I’ve always felt guilty about this."

"I dare not scold you. Our Li Family can’t help with this; go beg whoever you need to." Ye Zhenfen’s previous sympathy turned into a desire to trample her, directing her annoyance towards Bai Xue, "I say, dear in-law, Ye Ling is pregnant now, don’t drag her into all sorts of trouble, she’s your own daughter."

Usually, Bai Xue would retort at others’ words, but in front of the chief’s wife, whose position was clear, Bai Xue didn’t have the guts. Her eyes welled up, "Dear in-law, don’t laugh at me. I’ve reached a dead end, or I wouldn’t bring this child here. The Lin Family just wants to squeeze every bit of life out of her. Even if she wants to make amends, they don’t give her a chance, aren’t they just trying to drive her to death?"

"Alright, save those words for someone else. Our family doesn’t want to hear it. You came to me before to ask for a job for her, and I agreed, thinking that no matter what, she was involved with my son Shen Bin. Now, it seems I was blind at that time and got deceived by her appearance." Ye Zhenfen, being the head of the household, said, "Our family is having dinner now; if there’s nothing else, please leave. I don’t want to have the security guards escort you out, which would make everyone look bad."