CHAPTER 19: CHAPTER 19: LIN QIN’S THREAT

Lin Qin paused for a moment, then said suddenly, "You’ve reminded me! Divorce! We must divorce! Today! If you can’t come up with five hundred bucks today, I’ll take the long-distance bus to your school first thing tomorrow morning to have a chat with your school leaders.

I was able to cause a scene at Liu Li’s school, so I can certainly cause a scene at yours. Want to bet on it?"

"Lin Qin! I’ll kill you!" Liu Yongming furiously grabbed Lin Qin by the throat.

Lin Qin decisively took out a small pencil knife and slashed his hand hard.

Liu Yongming screamed in pain, immediately let go, and covered the wound with his hand.

Bright red blood seeped continuously through the gaps in his fingers.

Lin Ying and Lin Yi were dumbfounded.

Lin Qin, like a madwoman, approached with the knife step by step, "Liu Yongming, sometimes I really think I’m not right in the head. You just tried to choke me, so what do you think would happen if I stabbed you now? If you don’t give me money, that’s fine, I’ll just stab you a few times as if you owe me!

Then I’ll go cause a scene at your school, at your workplace, what do you say? Hahaha..."

Liu Yongming was so scared that he kept retreating and stumbled out of the hospital room.

Lin Qin strode to the door of the ward and shouted, "If I don’t see five hundred bucks today, I’ll definitely catch a bus to the provincial city to find your school leaders tomorrow. I mean what I say!"

Lin Ying hurried out to snatch the knife from Lin Qin’s hand, crying and scolding, "Are you crazy? Why take out a knife? What if you hurt yourself? Is it worth sacrificing your whole life for that kind of scum? If something happens to you, what about Yaya? What about Dad and me?"

Lin Qin silently shed tears, went to the bathroom to wash the blood off her hands and body, and then washed her face.

When she returned to the ward, there was no trace of anything unusual.

Lin Yi kept sighing, "Five hundred bucks is not a small amount. The Liu family probably can’t even gather it. If you really want a divorce, just talk it out nicely. Why force him? What if you corner him and he does something crazy?"

"Dad! When I married into the Liu family, the dowry money and things added up to at least a hundred and fifty or more. I’ve been slaving away in the Liu family for years, yet I haven’t seen a dime, and then there’s Yaya. Yaya is his daughter; hasn’t he mistreated Yaya enough over the years? All I’m asking for is five hundred, what’s that compared to his future?"

With Lin Qin’s calculations, Lin Yi and Lin Ying fell silent immediately.

Anyway, Lin Qin had laid down the conditions, and if Liu Yongming couldn’t meet them, that was his problem.

To prevent Liu Yongming from being desperate, Lin Yi specially had Lin Ying use the nurse station phone to call Lin Qingxiang for help.

As soon as Lin Qingxiang learned about the situation, he brought his son Lin Shaojun over to support Lin Qin without a second word.

When the father and son arrived at the hospital, they found out that Lin Yi hadn’t called Lin Zhi and the two nephews at all.

Lin Qingxiang casually asked, "Since you’ve been in the hospital, that turtle of a grandson Lin Zhi hasn’t visited once?"

The news about Lin Yi being beaten into the hospital had already spread, causing quite a stir, and the police were still investigating. The village chiefs and team leaders were also stepping up patrols, fearing another incident.

Under such circumstances, it’s impossible for Lin Zhi’s family to be unaware.

Lin Yi shook his head with a bitter smile, "I’ve long seen through them. Counting on them is less reliable than counting on you all."

Lin Qingxiang was filled with anger, then looked at Lin Qin, "Girl, well done! People have to stand up for themselves; if you don’t stand up, others won’t know how to help you even if they want to.

Do whatever you want, Uncle and your brother Shaoyun will back you up!"

"Thank you, Uncle Qingxiang, Brother Shaoyun." Lin Qin expressed her gratitude solemnly to the two.

With them around, she wasn’t afraid of the Liu family coming to cause trouble.

Let’s talk about Liu Yongming.

The cut Lin Qin gave him almost hit a blood vessel; after getting his wound treated at the hospital, he hurried back to the Liu family to ask Ma Cuihua for money.

"Mom, do you have any money here to lend to me? That crazy woman Lin Qin is making a huge demand, asking for five hundred, or else she’ll cause a scene at my school first thing tomorrow morning. If things blow up, my future will be ruined!"

Ma Cuihua was both shocked and angry, her sharp voice piercing through the eardrum, "What? Five hundred? Why doesn’t she just go rob someone! We don’t have the money! At worst, I’ll go perish together with her!"

Ma Cuihua was so furious that she was about to storm outside.

Liu Yongming quickly held her back, "Mom, please don’t make a scene! Look at my hand."

Liu Yongming showed his arm wrapped in bandages. Because he had just exerted too much force, fresh blood seeped through the gauze, looking frightening.

Ma Cuihua widened her eyes immediately, "What happened? How did that happen?"

"That crazy woman Lin Qin slashed it with a knife. If I hadn’t run fast just now, she really would have killed me!" Liu Yongming’s face looked even worse as he thought of Lin Qin’s crazed appearance, and his tone became urgently pleading, "Mom! I can’t gamble on this. She can cause a scene at Lil’ sister’s school, she can do it at mine. Don’t you still hope for me to bring glory to the family?

I’m about to graduate! With ’Fang Yin’s’ dad pulling some strings, I can definitely get into a good job. If something goes wrong at this critical moment, all our efforts over the years will be in vain!"

Ma Cuihua’s expression changed back and forth.

She understood the reasons Liu Yongming was giving, but asking her to come up with five hundred bucks was truly impossible!

"Son, our family really doesn’t have five hundred bucks! All these years of your studies, comforting your sister-in-law, feeding and clothing so many people in the house, we’ve spent a lot. We even lost over a hundred bucks recently, and now I only have over three hundred left."

Ma Cuihua said with a worried face.

Liu Yongming’s face stiffened, "Then give me that for now. I’ll figure something out with ’Fang Yin’ to come up with five hundred. After the divorce, I’ll definitely get that money back, trust me!"

Ma Cuihua truly cried at this point, "Son, if I give you this money, your mom will be left with nothing!"

"Mom! It’s just a loan, I’ll pay you back in a while!"

After Liu Yongming promised several times, Ma Cuihua reluctantly turned over all her savings.

With the money in hand, Liu Yongming hurried back to the rental house to borrow more from "Fang Yin".

Upon hearing that Lin Qin demanded five hundred bucks to agree to a divorce, "Fang Yin’s" face twisted in anger, "Are you an idiot? How could you agree to such terms!"

Liu Yongming was anxious too, "What else could I do? She dared to take out a knife, it’s clear she doesn’t care about living anymore. Could I really fight her to the death? Wasn’t it you who’s been hasty to get married?

By the way, did you send someone to kidnap Yaya?"

"Fang Yin" immediately turned her head away guilty.

Liu Yongming sneered, "Great job! Lin Qin now suspects it’s us who took action, and she’s so confident that she’s asking me to cooperate with the police investigation at the station! Would you dare do that? At this point, all we can do is appease her, divorce her according to her wishes, and then I’ll somehow get that five hundred back, even if I have to steal it!"

Hearing this, "Fang Yin’s" demeanor finally softened, and she coquettishly pouted, "I was just worried about you being taken advantage of! Since you have a way to get the money back, I’ll follow your lead. It’s just over a hundred, I’ll find a relative and they’ll definitely lend it to you."