Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 529: Chapter 529: Contradiction Chapter 529: Chapter 529: Contradiction “Have you thought this through? I don’t want to do anything extreme, but I also don’t want to put you in a difficult position. I know your grandmother has treated you poorly over the years, so I agreed to cut ties with them. Sending her back is also to avoid making you uncomfortable with this issue. But no matter how bad the old lady is, she is still of advanced age and can’t really be left to suffer any mishaps on the road,” An Zhiyuan considered for Bai Xiao.

Bai Xiao sighed, “I know, and it’s precisely because I know that we can’t do this. Let’s not bother with it; just take her with us to the provincial city. We’ll be leaving soon anyway. The Spring Festival is around the corner, and tickets are hard to come by — you’ll need to pull some strings.”

An Zhiyuan saw she was not opposed, “Then, I’ll be leaving. Go inside; I’ll come back to pick you up later.”

Bai Xiao nodded, waved her hand, and watched as An Zhiyuan went away.

He went back and opened a room for the old lady, taking Li Chunhua into the room.

Li Chunhua was tired too. At seventy-eight, the elderly woman would certainly feel exhausted. She didn’t expect Bai Xiao to take care of her.

She lay down on the bed and covered herself with the quilt.

Bai Xiao sat on the sofa chair, watching TV, and neither of them spoke. The only sound in the room came from the TV drama.

“Bai Xiao! I know you hate me, but I’m saying this now! I’m not doing it for you, so don’t get the wrong idea! I just don’t want you to be entangled by that Shang surname. Your elder brother and sisters will depend on you in the future. I am old, and I have done wrong things in my life; I will apologize to your parents down below, and I won’t say more,” the old lady suddenly blurted out, startling Bai Xiao.

The old lady had indeed changed a lot. It seemed she truly cared for Bai Song, Bai Yue, and Bai Ju, considering them in every aspect.

“I know, and I won’t hate you less because of what you said today! I can’t forget the things you did to me over those years, nor will I forget,” Bai Xiao replied coldly, her capacity for holding grudges well-known.

“You’re right to say that! That’s your character. I’m not afraid. I have lived long enough. If you want revenge, take it. But you mustn’t lose your conscience. You should know how your elder brother and sisters treated you these years; they have suffered for you. If you don’t take care of them for the rest of their lives, I won’t let it go even as a ghost,” the old lady stated her desires in a calm tone.

“You don’t need to tell me. Whether or not you become a ghost, I am not afraid. I will naturally treat my elder brother and sisters well! Not because of you, but because of their selfless kindness to me, without any demand or expectation in return,” Bai Xiao said.

“That’s good, that’s good. I know you are a person who distinguishes between gratitude and grudges. That’s good. The more you hate me, the better you’ll treat them later. With that, I can rest in peace,” Li Chunhua murmured to herself, gradually drifting off to sleep.

Bai Xiao’s mind was in turmoil.

Li Chunhua’s change disrupted her firm determination for revenge. She found herself feeling soft and helpless; she seemed to be easily moved by others. To her, Li Chunhua was an enemy, entirely irreconcilable.

Yet, she would still hesitate because of Li Chunhua’s treatment of her elder brother and sisters.

Life is just too hard.

She hoped to see her elder brother and sisters soon. That way, she might feel warmth in the depths of her heart instead of being disturbed by these messy matters.

She missed her siblings.

When she returned home that night, she saw Wei Shufen crying her eyes out. Only when she went back to her room did she learn that Ding Min’s family’s front door had been broken into the night before, Ding Min’s parents tied up tightly, their safe opened, and their bed covered with various documents, bankbooks, and dazzling jewelry. It was their neighbor who discovered it and called the police in the morning.

Before the police arrived, plenty of reporters, tipped off by a phone call, hurried over and took countless photos. Upon investigation, the police found a significant amount of illicit wealth in Ding Min’s parents’ safe, assets that didn’t match their background. Consequently, a higher authority stepped in for investigation, and the Ding Family’s downfall was foreseeable, with all their illegalities exposed to the light of day.

The couple was taken into custody, and everyone with clear eyes knew what would follow.

That night, Bai Xiao asked An Zhiyuan if he had done it. An Zhiyuan’s denial was as vigorous as a rattle-drum, but Bai Xiao knew that he hadn’t been home the previous night; she had awoken to find her side cold. Where he had gone, only he knew, but he wouldn’t say a word.

An Zhiyuan just hugged her and laughed, steadfast in his denial.

As for his second brother, he was so upright and law-abiding, how could he do such a thing?

It must have been someone else who despised the Ding Family—there were likely many who found them objectionable. Such acts of justice could only be carried out by someone with a chivalrous heart.

An Zhiyuan was merely a soldier.

Yet, Bai Xiao knew it must have been him, having made a promise to An Zhixiang that he couldn’t go back on. He sought indirectly to settle scores for her. Wei Shufen had wronged Bai Xiao for the Ding Family, and now An Zhiyuan had completely exterminated them.

This was retribution not to be delayed.

The Ding Family no longer needed to prance around. But Ding Min couldn’t have expected the repercussions of offending An Zhiyuan to be so severe.

It was said that later Ding Min lost her job, which her parents had secured for her by pulling strings. Due to her wounds not healing properly, she had developed various illnesses and eventually had a hysterectomy. She was reduced to relying on Wei Shufen for support.

Bai Xiao’s An Second Brother might seem silent, but when it came to taking someone’s life, he was particularly adept at killing without bloodshed.