"Why? I'm not backing down. It's all rightfully mine."
The two men began to brawl. Zhao Shixiao was no match for Li Dong, so Zhao Nuancheng immediately stepped forward to help her brother.
"You're not allowed to hit my brother! You're not a good person either. Don't think I don't know you're getting cozy with that little slut Chen Qianyue. Believe it or not, I'll report you to the police!"
This revelation stunned the onlookers, and a more heated discussion erupted from the crowd.
"Good heavens, is it the Chen Qianyue I'm thinking of?"
Zhao Nuancheng: "Who else could it be? That little slut looks like a vixen. She flirts shamelessly with my man, practically twisting her waist off."
Li Dong: "Zhao Nuancheng, shut your mouth! I won't let you slander her. Don't listen to her nonsense; she's just jealous because Chen Qianyue is prettier than her."
"Jealous of her? How ridiculous! Why would I be jealous of her? She's nothing but a cheap tramp. Who would want someone like that?"
"You're the cheap tramp! Whose fault is it that Yueyue ended up like this? It's your family's doing!"
"My family didn't force her to marry me. She's the one who's so brazen, falling for my brother's good looks and unable to move on. It's laughable. With your looks, would she even fancy you?"
"I won't let you talk about her like that. Today, I'm going to beat you to death."
With that, his fists rained down on Zhao Nuancheng. The surrounding people were long accustomed to such scenes and no one stepped forward to break up the fight.
Zhao Nuancheng wailed in pain. Normally, she would have rushed to help Zhao Shixiao. But at this moment, he stood there in a daze, as if struck by a devastating blow.
He stared at the unremarkable Li Dong, raised his hands to touch his own face, and his eyes burned with anger.
"It's Chen Qianyue from the Chen family's brigade. Why would she fancy you? Why would she fancy you! You're a married man, ugly, and abusive. Why?"
Li Dong had gained the upper hand. He fiercely pinned Zhao Nuancheng under his foot, and kicked her in the backside with his other foot.
As he kicked, he retorted, "Because I'm a man."
He then cast a contemptuous glance at Zhao Shixiao's lower body. Zhao Shixiao was instantly mortified, feeling his blood rush backward. Everyone seemed to be mocking him.
"Furthermore, I'm hitting Zhao Nuancheng because she deserves it. A wonderful woman like Yueyue, I'd present my best to her and cherish her forever. If you're smart, tell your sister to make way for her. Looking at her now already annoys me."
"Wuwuwu~ Li Dong, how could you do this to me? As the saying goes, a day of marriage is a hundred days of kindness. How can you be so heartless?"
Li Dong fiercely kicked her in the waist. "Do you consider me your husband? You treat me like a thief, like a mouse stealing oil! You're not worthy of me, nor can you compare to Yueyue. It's best you leave obediently, or you'll suffer even more?"
Zhao Nuancheng curled into a ball in pain, unable to utter a word. She genuinely wanted to build a life with Li Dong, but deep down, she didn't think there was anything wrong with her family taking things.
Zhao family was her family, and Li Dong was also her family. The Li family lacked what the Zhao family had. They were all one family, and mutual help was normal, wasn't it?
She felt a bit inferior standing in front of Chen Qianyue, but she didn't want to give up on Li Dong. She could only try different methods to get pregnant every day, but her belly was simply uncooperative.
Thinking of this, she cried even more sadly. Looking at her brother standing stupidly by the side, not saying a word, her heart ached even more.
Was Chen Qianyue that outstanding? That both men around her cared for her so deeply. Thinking of this, her eyes turned red with jealousy. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Why did Chen Qianyue exist in this world? She had lost her purity, yet she still had the face to live? Why did she seduce other people's husbands? Wuwuwu~
Zhao's mother suddenly rushed in from the side, holding Zhao Nuancheng and wailing.
The surrounding crowd immediately parted. Zhao's mother's face had never recovered since being hit by the Chen family's shoe sole.
It repeatedly cracked and never scabbed over. The flesh on her face burst open, looking terrifying, oozing pus and blood.
All the housework fell on her alone. She wasn't a particularly hygienic person to begin with.
Dirt clung to her face and wasn't cleaned promptly. Many areas had crusted over. With the hot weather, one could smell the stench from a step away.
"Oh, my Chengcheng ah. How can your life be so bitter? To be stuck with such a man. Mother only regrets her inability to help you. My poor Chengcheng ah, is there no law in this world? He beat you like this, and it's just going to be over like this?"
Zhao Nuancheng looked at her mother's state and was moved to tears.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm fine. Li Dong was just a bit impulsive. Nowadays, which couple doesn't fight? He's just temporarily bewitched by that vixen outside. He'll be fine in a while."
Li Dong, without any hesitation, slapped Zhao Nuancheng across the face. "Shut your foul mouth. If I ever hear you slandering Yueyue again, I'll beat you to death."
"Li Dong, you're going too far. You dare to hit Chengcheng like this in front of me. I'll go to your house today to demand an explanation. Did your parents teach you this? She's your wife!"
"She won't be for long. I'm definitely divorcing her. My family won't return the betrothal gifts. You should be grateful."
Thinking of the betrothal gifts, Zhao's mother's heart ached. Zhao Shixiao had taken the money, saying he was going to the big city to buy goods and resell them for business.
He hadn't even left the town before the money disappeared without a trace. Afterward, he became even more dispirited, not even going to work.
The family usually relied on her earnings from work and Zhao Nuancheng's support to survive. They wouldn't starve, but they definitely had no money to buy medicine.
The betrothal gifts borrowed to marry Chen Qianyue were still owed, and they were constantly being pressured by relatives demanding repayment.
"What are you saying? Our Chengcheng is a fine young lady who married you. You can't just discard her because you want to. Marriage is between two people, and so is divorce; it's not something you can decide alone."
"No, I'll never divorce. I'm already a member of the Li family. If I divorce, what hope do I have for the rest of my life?"
Li Dong was so enraged by these two women that he jumped up and down. He was powerless to retort verbally, so he could only resort to violence to vent his anger. Unable to hit his mother-in-law, he relentlessly kicked Zhao Nuancheng.
"Mother, don't worry about me. Quickly get away! Don't get hit by Li Dong, ahhhh~ Please, stop kicking, it really hurts!"
Zhao's mother feigned a few calls of concern, wiped her tears, and moved further away.
The onlookers were disgusted by their family's behavior. The first time Li Dong beat Zhao Nuancheng.
They thought they couldn't let a girl from their own brigade be bullied by outsiders, so they organized people to go to the Li family to support her.
Not only were they verbally abused by the Li family, but Zhao Nuancheng also showed no gratitude.
"Don't couples have minor squabbles? You're all making a mountain out of a molehill. Li Dong and I are doing fine. You don't need to worry about us."
The crowd then thought that perhaps they had overreacted and that it was a small matter that Zhao's mother had exaggerated.
Their visit had indeed caused trouble for the Li family and might even affect the young couple's relationship.
However, they all felt a bit uncomfortable and warned themselves not to be impulsive and meddle in affairs in the future.
Later, Zhao Nuancheng returned crying after being beaten, and Li Dong even hit her with a stick from time to time.
The young men in the village couldn't stand it and taught Li Dong a lesson. Afterward, Zhao Nuancheng bit back, and those families had to pay medical expenses.
From then on, everyone treated her and Li Dong's affairs as a joke, not interfering or helping, as it was a case of willing victim and willing perpetrator.