My sister received an offer from an overseas university, but her in – laws hoped she would first give birth to a baby in the Year of the Dragon.
She was hesitant and called me to ask for advice.
I advised her that girls should also strive for self – improvement, and it would be good to first enhance herself. She could have a baby in the Year of the Horse in a couple of years.
My sister finally made up her mind to choose to go abroad to study and travel to improve herself.
But after she returned to the country, she found that her husband had an affair, and the mistress had already given birth to a baby in the Year of the Dragon.
My sister hysterically questioned him but was brutally beaten by her husband. He said, “You were having a great time abroad, and you still don’t allow me to find someone else to have a son! Divorce!”
My sister, who was kicked out of the house, completely collapsed and actually blamed everything on me.
Even though I showed evidence that her husband had already had an affair.
She still took advantage of my unpreparedness and hacked me to death with a knife. She said, “It’s all your fault for ruining my happiness! Ruining my baby in the Year of the Dragon!”
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my sister called me.
1
The phone was still ringing non – stop. I stood there in a daze, my eyes tightly fixed on the caller ID.
The caller wasn’t some enemy, and I wasn’t avoiding anyone.
It was just that I had been reborn.
In the previous life, Bai Rui called me at this very time.
My sister, Bai Rui, had always had a dream of studying abroad and had been applying to overseas universities.
But now, although she had received an offer from an overseas university as she wished, she was in a dilemma.
Because she was already married.
Her in – laws hoped that she could give birth to a baby in the Year of the Dragon while she was young.
According to her mother – in – law, since she was still young, she could help take care of the child.
On one side was family pressure, and on the other side was her dream.
Bai Rui was hesitant, so she called me.
At that time, from Bai Rui’s perspective, I told her that girls should be independent and self – reliant. A child could be born at any time, but if she missed this opportunity, it would be too late to regret.
In the previous life, Bai Rui followed my advice and resolutely accepted the offer from overseas.
But two years later, when Bai Rui returned to the country, she found that her husband actually had an illegitimate child.
And the day the mistress was brought into the house was the day she went abroad.
Bai Rui went crazy. She went to confront the mistress and made a big mess in her in – laws’ house.
My brother – in – law was very angry. He directly pressed Bai Rui to the ground and beat her severely, and also shifted all the blame for his affair onto Bai Rui.
He said, “You’re just taking up space! You don’t give me a child, and you don’t allow others to give me one! Divorce and get out of my house!”
After learning this news, I rushed back from another city in a hurry, just to seek justice for Bai Rui.
Unexpectedly, when she saw me, my sister slapped me instead.
Her eyes were full of venom, and her tone was resentful. She said, “It’s all your fault. If you hadn’t persuaded me to go abroad, I would still have a happy family now. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been abandoned. What’s the use of having a successful career? I can’t get back the person I love!”
I earnestly endeavored to enlighten her. There was no wrongdoing in her quest for self-improvement. Moreover, her husband had indeed been unfaithful long before.
Now Bai Rui at least had more choices and a chance to start over. She would meet a better man.
But Bai Rui seemed not to hear me. She directly raised a knife and stabbed me, looking at me with blood – red eyes and saying, “It’s you who ruined my happiness. Pay with your life for my happy marriage!”
I never expected that Bai Rui would kill me with a knife, nor did I expect that the sister I had loved and raised would actually be so ruthless to me.
In the end, I died with unwillingness and injustice.
And after my death, my sister lied that I had committed suicide out of guilt and smoothly got all my inheritance.
She took the huge inheritance and begged her husband to get back together, even humbly saying that she could support her husband’s illegitimate child unconditionally.
The scumbag husband was greedy for money and got back together with Bai Rui.
The two of them reconciled and were affectionate.
And I, however, became a part of their play with my life.
Only then did I wake up. Bai Rui loved her husband so much that she lost herself. No matter what this scumbag did, she would never leave him.
Fortunately, I had a chance to be reborn.
This time, I would no longer care about this ungrateful sister.
2
“Brother, an overseas university has offered me an offer. You know, this is my dream. I can’t let my family hold me back from moving forward.
“But my mother – in – law and Zeng Yi want me to have a baby in the Year of the Dragon. What if Zeng Yi betrays me when I come back after two years abroad?”
When the phone was connected, it was the same words and the same tone.
I gritted my teeth in anger, suppressed the overwhelming hatred in my heart, and said with a laugh, “This is your own business. You’d better make your own decision.”
Bai Rui seemed not to expect me to say that. After a moment of silence, she continued to test me. “But you always said before that no matter what, a woman must have her own career. That’s a woman’s confidence. I don’t want to ruin my future because of a child.”
In the previous life, I loved my sister so much that I didn’t pay much attention to her tone.
Now I finally realized that Bai Rui actually had already made up her mind. She just lacked a scapegoat, someone who could offend the Zeng family for her.
I sneered. The sister I had raised with my own hands was ungrateful and only knew how to use me.
“Since you like your husband so much, you’d better have the baby first and then go. Besides, your mother – in – law is still young and can help you take care of the child.”
Bai Rui immediately became anxious.
“It takes a year from my pregnancy to giving birth. I’m not some extraordinary person. How could the overseas university wait for me all the time?”
“Then you can wait for another year. Maybe there will still be a chance.” I said indifferently.
Bai Rui got angry.
“I thought you were different from the people in the Zeng family. You all want me to have a child and don’t care about my life at all! You’re all in cahoots!”
“You’re a woman and you’re already married. Your main task is to carry on the family line for the Zeng family. Don’t be too ambitious.”
I repeated what Bai Rui had said to me in the previous life.
In the previous life, she kept saying that she should stay and have a child, and I listed the actual situation and the pros and cons to persuade Bai Rui.
I never expected that this time, when I said what she wanted to hear, she was not happy.
“Bai Chen, I never thought you were such a feudal person! I’m your sister. You’re not from the Zeng family! If I had known this, I would have gone with our parents! I wouldn’t have ended up with no one to rely on, not even my only relative!”
Listening to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, I laughed out loud.
In the previous life, I respected and understood women, and encouraged Bai Rui to pursue her dreams and not forget herself because of marriage.
But what was the end result? I ended up being killed by my own sister.
Now, I struggled back from hell and would never be stupid enough to be a scapegoat for others again.
3
Bai Rui and I were almost orphans. Our parents died in a car accident when I was ten years old, leaving only Bai Rui, who was only five years old.
At a young age, besides studying hard, I also had to take care of my sister, being both a father and a mother to her.
At an age when I could hardly take care of myself, I started to learn to take care of Bai Rui, urged her to study, picked her up and dropped her off, and cooked and washed clothes for her.
Finally, when Bai Rui graduated from university and got married, I finally let out a sigh of relief.
For Bai Rui’s sake, I remain without a girlfriend to this very day, solely because of her words that should I marry, she would be left without a parental home to return to.
Many girls chased me, and I also tried to date, but they were all messed up by Bai Rui for various reasons.
For this, Bai Rui didn’t feel ashamed at all. Instead, she playfully asked me if she was very cute.
I thought it was because my sister Bai Rui lacked a sense of security, so I took extra care of her emotions and let her do as she pleased.
Now I finally understood that it was just because Bai Rui had always coveted my property.
As long as I didn’t get married and have no offspring, everything of mine would be hers in the future.
After being reborn, the first thing I had to do was to accept the promotion and transfer from the company.
Before, if it weren’t for Bai Rui, I would never have given up such a good opportunity.
Just because on the day Bai Rui got married, she told me that if I was too far away, if she was bullied, I wouldn’t be able to come back in time.
Looking back, I had actually sacrificed so much for Bai Rui.
If I hadn’t died under Bai Rui’s knife and hadn’t been used as a stepping – stone for her love.
Perhaps the sister who appeared so pitiful and always relied on me, I would still genuinely love her from the depths of my heart.
The company’s notice came down soon. The company gave me a month to hand over and sort things out, and also let me have a good rest.
To be honest, I couldn’t wait to fly away immediately, as far away from the ungrateful sister as possible.
But unexpectedly, within two days, Bai Rui actually came to my door with Zeng Yi.
As soon as I opened the door, Bai Rui looked at me with an apologetic face.
“Sorry, brother. I was too harsh last time and hurt your feelings. You were right last time. I should focus on my family first and have a child. There are always opportunities, but if I want to have a baby in the Year of the Dragon, if I miss this time, I’ll have to wait another twelve years.”
Bai Rui pulled Zeng Yi into my house on her own, and I didn’t even have time to refuse.
Looking at Zeng Yi, he plopped down on my sofa, stepped on the expensive carpet with one foot, and then put his foot on the white coffee table.
I watched him take out a cigarette casually, light it, and start smoking as if no one else was around.
Although I’m a man, I’ve never liked the smell of cigarettes since I was a child.
Seeing this, I frowned.
“Don’t smoke. I have rhinitis.”
4
Zeng Yi, however, carelessly flicked the ash on the carpet, glanced at me, and said, “Brother – in – law, you’re too picky, aren’t you? I’m just smoking a cigarette. You can just hide in the kitchen.”
I was so angry that my lungs were about to explode. Zeng Yi knew to let me hide in the kitchen, so why didn’t he go to the kitchen to smoke himself?
But Bai Rui didn’t care about the confrontation between us. As soon as she entered the door, she started rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
After rummaging for a long time, Bai Rui became a little impatient.
“Brother, I remember you bought a lot of tonics before. Now that I’m going to prepare for pregnancy, I need to eat these. You know, Zeng Yi’s company is not doing well now, and it’s too expensive to buy those.”
I was still angry, and Bai Rui’s words made me even angrier.
Once, Bai Rui had a fight with Zeng Yi and came to my house to live for a few days.
I did buy a lot of tonics, but those were all thank – you gifts I bought for the project cooperation clients to maintain the cooperation for the next year.
Even if Zeng Yi’s company was not doing well, it should still be no problem for him to take out a few thousand yuan to buy tonics for his wife.
In the previous life, I didn’t think there was anything wrong with Bai Rui’s behavior.
After all, since I was a child, I was used to giving to her, and she always took from me.
Moreover, it was only natural for an older brother to spend money on his younger sister.
Now I finally understood that no matter how good things I gave to Bai Rui, she would never remember my kindness.
In the previous life, she took things from my house to her in – laws’ house like water. And I just liked the pickles she made by herself. When I took a box from her house, she complained to me at night that her mother – in – law scolded her.
She said that her mother – in – law scolded her as an ungrateful person who always took things to her parents’ home.
I found it both funny and sad. I thought that my sister Bai Rui would at least explain a few words for me.
But she didn’t even dare to say a word, and even promised Zeng Yi that she would never give me even a needle from then on.
Now that I think about it, what kind of brother and relative am I? I’m just Bai Rui’s free ATM.
I said expressionlessly, “Oh, I gave them away.”
“What? You gave them away? How could you give away such expensive tonics? I’m your own sister. Am I not as important as some outsiders?
“Forget it, forget it. Then transfer five thousand yuan to me, and I can forgive you.”
5
In the previous life, I was really blind and stupid. How could I not have found that Bai Rui was such a greedy person?
I looked at Bai Rui coldly.
“Can you bring me any benefits? I was being sarcastic when I took a box of pickles from your in – laws’ house. How many things have you taken from me? Why didn’t you say anything then? Your child is yours, not mine. Why should I transfer money to you?”
Bai Rui was a little stunned. Probably she didn’t expect me to directly refute her. She frowned.
“What do you mean? Aren’t you my brother? Isn’t it only natural for you to spend some money on me? My betrothal gifts were all kept by you.”
It’s really ridiculous. Wasn’t it because Bai Rui was afraid that her in – laws would covet her little betrothal gifts that she lied and said that she gave them to me for safekeeping, just to prevent her in – laws from taking control?
But in fact, not only did I give Bai Rui a dowry of five hundred thousand yuan, but also a lot of miscellaneous items. Even the money for the wedding banquet was paid by me.
It seems that after telling lies too many times, even Bai Rui herself believed it.
As soon as Zeng Yi heard this, he had been pretending to be dead just now, but now he immediately came out to echo Bai Rui.
“That’s right. Which brother – in – law takes his sister’s betrothal gifts? That’s three hundred thousand yuan. If you return the money to us, we would surely have turned things around by now!”
Before, I was just too good to Bai Rui, so she would ask me for things again and again.
I calmly sat down on the sofa and smiled.
“Really? Then where’s the evidence? Besides, I gave you a dowry of five hundred thousand yuan when you got married. Why didn’t you mention that?”
Bai Rui probably didn’t expect me to expose her directly. Her face immediately turned red with embarrassment. She quickly pulled Zeng Yi to leave.
“I can’t talk to you. Since you don’t want to care about me, forget it. In the future, don’t expect my child to support you in your old age!”
Just as Bai Rui was about to open the door and leave, I called them back.
“Just now your husband burned a hole in my blanket. It’s not expensive, just five thousand yuan. Transfer or cash?”
Before, I didn’t want to make Bai Rui feel embarrassed. Even if she made me lose face, after all, we grew up together.
Bai Rui was my only relative, and I wanted to do my best to make up for what she lacked.
Now I know that some people simply don’t deserve others’ kindness.
Bai Rui’s face turned green. She pointed at me, and her body was shaking with anger.
“Bai Chen, you’re so clear – cut with me now! Are you still my brother? Didn’t you say before that you were my only reliance?”
6
Looking at such a Bai Rui, I felt no waves in my heart.
I thought I would still be sad, but compared with life and death, no matter how big things are, they are not worth mentioning at all.
“Cut the crap. Are you going to pay or should I call the police?”
As soon as Zeng Yi heard the word “police”, he immediately obediently transferred the money to me. I knew that Zeng Yi was actually secretly doing some gray – area business and was most afraid of the police.
After transferring the money, Zeng Yi immediately gave me a dirty look and said to Bai Rui, “See what I said? Which relative is more reliable than a husband? I told you your brother was just eyeing the money you had. Now his true colors are finally showing!”
Bai Rui said resentfully, “I’ll never come back to this house again!”
With that, the door was slammed shut heavily. I gritted my molars. Even if Bai Rui didn’t say that, I wouldn’t let her come back either.
A small kindness is remembered, but a great one is resented.
In my previous life, I always gave in to Bai Rui’s requests, and she never fell out with me for the sake of her own interests.
This time, it was just a small thing, and her true nature was revealed immediately.
If I had to say I regretted something, I only regretted not seeing her true face earlier!
7
Half a month had passed since I finished handing over the work at the company.
During these half – a – month, Bai Rui really didn’t contact me again, nor did she come to my door.
However, I did see the news of her pregnancy in Bai Rui’s Moments.
I originally just wanted to stay away from Bai Rui, but at this time, Bai Rui suddenly called me.
“Brother, Zeng Yi got into some trouble and was taken to the police station. It takes three hundred thousand yuan to settle it. Come here quickly and bring the money for me.”
Three hundred thousand yuan?
Not to mention how Bai Rui could say such a large amount so confidently, furthermore, she actually had money in her hands.
The total of her betrothal gifts and dowry could easily reach three hundred thousand yuan, but she just didn’t want to take it out herself and insisted on asking me for it.
Bai Rui really only comes to me when she needs something. She really doesn’t hold grudges, but she just thinks that others won’t hold grudges against her.
It seemed that if I straightforwardly refused Bai Rui, she simply wouldn’t understand. So I changed my way of speaking.
“Brother hit someone and now needs five hundred thousand yuan for compensation. I remember I gave you a dowry of five hundred thousand yuan. Transfer it to me first to help me out.”
As soon as Bai Rui heard this, she exploded on the other end of the phone.
“Five hundred thousand yuan? Where do I have that much money? Solve your own problems. Why are you asking me for money? Besides, the dowry you gave me was what you should have given. It’s not reasonable for you to ask for it back now!”
I knew that Bai Rui was very selfish. My tone turned cold.
“Then you solve your own problems too!”
I hung up the phone. Strangely, Bai Rui didn’t call me persistently as she usually did.
She always used to be determined to achieve her goal. Before, as long as things didn’t go her way, she would surely try every means to bombard me with phone calls.
When something seems unusual, there must be a reason.
Sure enough, the next night, Bai Rui unexpectedly called me, and her tone was gentle.
“Brother, Zeng Yi came out of the police station. Come over for a meal!”
I guessed that Bai Rui had used her private savings. But her sudden invitation to dinner surely meant she had something up her sleeve.
But my damned curiosity still drove me to go.
8
When I went to the Zeng family’s place, Bai Rui and Zeng Yi were sitting at the dining table, and Bai Rui’s mother – in – law was also there, but her father – in – law was not.
Besides them, there was also a woman weighing about three hundred pounds, wearing gold and silver all over her body. She seemed to be in her late thirties to early forties.
When Bai Rui saw me, she immediately waved at me excitedly.
“Brother, come and sit here quickly. Today, I made all the dishes you like.”
I was forcefully pulled by Bai Rui to sit next to the fat woman. As soon as I sat down, a pungent smell of perfume hit my nose.
In addition, there was an obvious smell of body odor mixed in.
I frowned, wanting to leave, but Bai Rui enthusiastically picked up food for me.
“Brother, I was too impulsive some time ago. I shouldn’t have quarreled with you. But we are the closest people. You won’t hold it against me, right?”
At this moment, looking at Bai Rui’s hypocritical appearance, I endured the nausea and watched her act with a blank expression.
“Just…”
Bai Rui suddenly changed the topic, lengthening her voice and saying, “You’re getting old now. At first, I was afraid you wouldn’t love me anymore, so I stopped you from getting married. But you really need someone to care about you. So, my mom asked someone to arrange a blind date for you.”
With that, Bai Rui stood up and solemnly introduced the fat woman.
“Sister Zhang Jing has been divorced once and has a child, but she’s very virtuous. She has five houses in Beijing and enough luxury cars for you to drive. As long as you marry into her family, she will give a betrothal gift of two million yuan. Brother, anyway, we have no parents. Marrying into her family is the same as getting married in the normal way.”
So that’s it. The weasel pays a New Year’s call to the chicken. It turned out that Bai Rui was trying to arrange a blind date for me.
She could afford a betrothal gift of two million yuan. It seemed that if we got together, this Zhang Jing would give Bai Rui even more benefits.
Zhang Jing gave me a “hee – hee” smile, and her facial features were almost invisible as her fat squeezed together.
Bai Rui continued, “Brother, I’m your family. You can give me your betrothal gift to keep for you. You’re a big man, and you spend money recklessly. With such a large sum of money, you’ll squander it in a few days.”
Bai Rui’s calculating thoughts were almost palpable.
I had originally wanted to let her go, but Bai Rui was relentless and actually wanted to squeeze the last bit of value out of me.
Saying that I spend money recklessly, did Bai Rui forget who raised her?
I didn’t say a word and just lowered my head to eat.
This was probably the last time I ate the food Bai Rui cooked herself, and I was a little reluctant.
Of course, I was only reluctant about the food.
Bai Rui’s mother – in – law probably saw that I didn’t refute, so she thought there was a chance for this matter.
She had a mean – looking face, and now her eyes were full of excitement. She also chimed in, “Bai Chen, although you’re Rui Rui’s brother, in my eyes, I’ve already regarded you as half my son. I will definitely arrange your wedding properly.
“You don’t need to worry about other things. Just leave them to me and Rui Rui. As long as you show up on the wedding day, and as for Zhang Jing’s son, anyway, you’re getting old, and you may not be able to have a child. You’ll get a cheap son for nothing. What a good thing!”
9
I suddenly flipped the table over, and the people present were so scared that they let out screams.
“Bai Chen, are you crazy?”
Bai Rui was the first to react. She pointed at my nose and roared.
I slapped Bai Rui in the face.
“I raised you with great difficulty, and now you’re actually plotting against me. When we were living such a hard life, I never thought of marrying you off to a rich man. If I had known you were such an ungrateful person, I should have left you in the orphanage!”
Bai Rui covered her face and looked at me in disbelief.
From childhood to adulthood, Bai Rui had never been beaten by me. I always thought she was a girl, and I was so careful with her, afraid she would get hurt. Even if Bai Rui did something really bad, I would just be a little stricter in my words.
But I really never expected that Bai Rui would treat me like this.
But then again, since she could kill someone, selling her brother for personal gain was something she could surely do.
Bai Rui’s eyes immediately turned red.
“I was just thinking about you. You’re just a poor worker now. Yesterday, you couldn’t even take out three hundred thousand yuan for me. Do you want me to be poor with you forever? Can’t you just sacrifice a little for me?”
I laughed. So Bai Rui knew I was sacrificing, but how could she be so brazen?
“Thinking about me means spoiling my relationships again and again? Thinking about me means making me tighten my belt to save up a five – hundred – thousand – yuan dowry for you?
“One thing after another, when did you ever think about me?
“Bai Rui, our brother – sister relationship ends here. Even if I die in the future, you don’t need to come and collect my body!”
With that, I picked up my things and left directly.
Walking on the road, I couldn’t calm down for a long time. I was so angry that I laughed.
I really was nostalgic for the old days and kept tolerating and giving in to her again and again.
For an ungrateful person like Bai Rui, if I don’t make her end up like I did in my previous life, it’s not worthy of my rebirth!
10
During these half – a month, during the day, I sorted out the materials for the transfer, and at night, I followed Zeng Yi’s car and took a lot of photos of Zeng Yi going to hotels with other women.
Of course, I won’t send them to Bai Rui now. Since she wants to have a child for Zeng Yi, then let’s wait a little longer.
For now, the evidence I’ve collected is enough to give Bai Rui a big surprise.
After being transferred, I was busy taking on new business and starting a new life.
To be honest, life without Bai Rui was really great.
I no longer had to quarrel with Zeng Yi because of Bai Rui’s unreasonable behavior, and I didn’t have to rush to Zeng Yi’s house in the middle of the night to stand up for Bai Rui. Also, I wouldn’t be blamed by Bai Rui every time she and Zeng Yi tried to get back together.
“It’s all Bai Chen’s fault. If he hadn’t interfered, we wouldn’t have had such a big conflict.”
Obviously, every time Bai Rui called me, she would say that Zeng Yi was going to hit her. When I rushed over in a hurry, she would directly sit on the ground, looking wronged as if she had been bullied.
Every time Bai Rui called me, it was either to say that Zeng Yi treated her badly or that her mother – in – law was targeting her.
If I hadn’t gone to Zeng Yi’s house from time to time to support her, Bai Rui would probably have been eaten alive by the Zeng family.
And during the time I was away, one night, Bai Rui called me crying again.
“Brother, I really can’t go on with Zeng Yi anymore. They took away my betrothal gifts and dowry, saying they wanted to make a comeback, but Zeng Yi actually said they were all lost.
“I asked him for money, and he actually hit me. He said that since we’re a family, my money is his money. Now that I have no money, I feel so insecure.
“If I had gone overseas back then, I would definitely be very outstanding now, and the Zeng family would look up to me.”
I knew why even though I had completely fallen out with Bai Rui, she could still shamelessly come to me to complain.
There was no other reason. I was Bai Rui’s only relative, and she was sure that I wouldn’t haggle with her.
As long as she took the initiative to soften her attitude, no matter how big the mistake was, I would forgive her.
Making this call was Bai Rui’s way of giving me a step – down and her way of apologizing.
While living in a sea – view room, having a big meal, and looking at the company’s data, I said indifferently, “Wasn’t all this your own choice? What are you calling me to complain for now?”
I remembered that I had seen that Zeng Yi was not a reliable man and had tried to stop Bai Rui from marrying him several times.
But she didn’t listen and even threatened to break off relations with me.
She threatened me with breaking off relations countless times, and almost every time, I would go to her submissively.
But at that time, I saw that Bai Rui was determined, and nothing could stop her. So I could only prepare more money for her. And because I always went to support her, the Zeng family wouldn’t go too far.
The Zeng family was still a little afraid of me. Otherwise, why could I leave safely after flipping the table when they forced me to go on a blind date last time?
Bai Rui was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone, with a crying voice.
“Brother, Zeng Yi pushed me, and I almost had a miscarriage. Where are you? Come and stand up for me quickly!”
11
I finished the last bite of my meal and replied calmly, “I don’t dare to go to the Zeng family’s door again. What if you guys try to force another woman on me? I can’t afford that!”
This sentence obviously choked Bai Rui. She sobbed, “Last time, it was Zeng Yi who forced me to do it. I didn’t want to. You know, my situation in my husband’s family is very difficult. Even if I’m sorry for you, we’re blood – related siblings. Besides you, I can’t find anyone else to support me.”
It seemed that Bai Rui didn’t think she was wrong. But Bai Rui was just such a person.
There was a conflict between me and the Zeng family, and she lied to both sides. Obviously, it was her own idea, but she shifted the blame to the Zeng family in front of me and to me in front of the Zeng family.
This was why I never liked the Zeng family people. And their family really was hard to understand.
In my previous life, I trusted Bai Rui too much and was stabbed in the back by her.
I rolled my eyes and said directly, “Didn’t you say Zeng Yi was more reliable than me? Since that’s the case, you’d better live your life well. I’m very busy now and don’t have time to care about your mess. Don’t forget, I said we broke off relations.”
After that, I directly hung up the phone. Even without hearing Bai Rui’s response, I knew what she was going to say.
Anyway, it wasn’t anything nice.
Of course, I also blocked all of Bai Rui’s contact information and didn’t tell her where I was.
What if she went crazy and came to kill me again?
12
When Bai Rui’s pregnancy was almost eight months along, I sent all the photos I took to Bai Rui using a new account.
Then I pulled out the phone card and threw it away.
It happened to be a holiday, so I secretly went back to my hometown.
The moment Bai Rui saw those photos, she immediately had a miscarriage scare.
I saw Bai Rui being pushed on a stretcher in the hospital. She was tightly pulling Zeng Yi’s collar, her eyes bloodshot.
“Zeng Yi, how dare you betray me! You want me to have a difficult labor and take all my property. I’m telling you, as long as I’m alive, I won’t let you go!”
Zeng Yi slapped Bai Rui.
“You’re pregnant, and you still don’t allow me to have some fun? I’m a man. You’d better give birth to the child smoothly, or I’ll kill you!”
Bai Rui’s arm dropped weakly. As if by telepathy, she turned her eyes to me.
Her eyes were full of despair.
I wasn’t afraid of Bai Rui seeing me. I openly gave her a gloating look.
What true love, what meant – to – be. In the previous life, when Zeng Yi had an affair, Bai Rui turned around and killed me to vent her anger.
But she never thought of killing the real culprit. Bai Rui was really a bully to those close to her. She would harm whoever was good to her.
Zeng Yi was also ridiculous. In the previous life, the reason for his affair was that Bai Rui didn’t give him a child; this time, it was because Bai Rui was pregnant. He really knew how to find excuses for his scum behavior.
When Bai Rui was pushed into the operating room, Zeng Yi picked up the phone and answered it right at the operating room door. I immediately turned on the recording.
“Baby, don’t be angry. I didn’t mean not to come to you. My wife suddenly went into labor, and I’m here to see my son.
“No, no. How could I care about her? What she’s carrying in her belly is my child.
“I love you the most. Don’t worry. As soon as she gives birth, I’ll kick her out and definitely marry you.
“What? You’re pregnant? I’ll come to see you right away!”
After saying that, Zeng Yi hung up the phone excitedly and said to Zeng’s mother, “Mom, Yaoyao is pregnant with my child. If this bitch gives birth to a daughter, we’ll kick her out directly!”
Zeng’s mother’s face was full of calculation.
“My son is really capable. You go and see Yaoyao first. When she gives birth, I’ll tell you if it’s a boy or a girl. Anyway, whether it’s a boy or a girl, you divorce her.
“Now this bitch’s brother has also fallen out with her. If it weren’t for our little trick, she would still have her brother to support her. But this stupid woman, she doesn’t care about her brother’s feelings at all. She even helped us arrange a blind date for her brother.
“Yaoyao is more important. Hurry up and go. I’ll watch here. Anyway, all the money this bitch has is in our hands.”
After hearing Zeng’s mother’s words, Zeng Yi didn’t even look at Bai Rui and ran out of the hospital directly.
I sneered.
Bai Rui was really naive. What investment, what making a comeback. The Zeng family had always been eyeing the money in her hands.
After the money was swindled, she was naturally useless.
As for arranging a blind date for me, if it succeeded, they would get benefits, and if it didn’t, it could still drive a wedge between me and Bai Rui. But in fact, they didn’t need to do this at all.
Since I was reborn, I had no intention of caring about Bai Rui’s life or death.
13
The nurse rushed out of the operating room in a hurry and grabbed Zeng’s mother, asking, “The pregnant woman needs an analgesic injection. Hurry up and pay the fee!”
Zeng’s mother gave the nurse a disdainful look.
“Who hasn’t given birth? How painful can it be? Just let her give birth. Don’t come to me for anything that costs money!”
The nurse was left speechless but could only follow Zeng’s mother’s decision and went back inside.
Bai Rui was in excruciating pain now, but in my previous life, I was stabbed by Bai Rui, knife after knife.
How much of that pain could Bai Rui feel?
Another three hours passed. During this time, I heard Bai Rui screaming heartbreakingly inside, cursing, “Zeng Yi, you beast! I’m giving birth to your child, and you just watch me die in pain! You’re not even human!”
Then Bai Rui cried out heartbreakingly again, “Brother, I’m going to die. Please, save me, brother!”
In my previous life, I also begged Bai Rui not to kill me, but she showed no mercy. This time, I wouldn’t be soft – hearted either.
Then, with a “wail”, the cry of the baby came from the operating room. Zeng’s mother was pretending to be concerned, waiting at the door. The nurse handed the baby to Zeng’s mother.
She leaned forward with a big smile, but when she saw it was a daughter, her smile instantly froze on her face.
“Put the baby back! We don’t want it!”
Zeng’s mother stuffed the baby back into the nurse’s arms, turned around, and walked away, making a call to Zeng Yi while complaining,
“That useless thing couldn’t even give birth to a son. Don’t even think about getting a single cent of the operation fee from us!”
After a long time, Bai Rui was wheeled out. Her face was bloodless, and the white cloth under her was stained red.
The baby was probably put into an incubator by the nurse. After all, it was a premature baby.
As Bai Rui was wheeled past me, she reached out her hand to me, her pale lips moving.
“Brother, why is it different this time? Why didn’t you let me go overseas?
It shouldn’t be like this… I should have a bright future. I should have lived happily with Zeng Yi.”
Hearing these words, I knew that Bai Rui had also come back.
I just gave Bai Rui a cold look.
“You deserve all this. This is your just deserts.”
Bai Rui fainted weakly.
14
During the time Bai Rui was in the hospital, none of the Zeng family members came to visit her. They only sent Bai Rui a divorce agreement.
Among the couple’s joint property, Bai Rui only got one million yuan in debt.
It turned out that Zeng Yi had long since transferred their joint property. These debts were all loans taken out by Zeng Yi using Bai Rui’s ID.
Zeng Yi and that so – called Yaoyao had actually been having an affair for a long time.
No matter what choice Bai Rui made, Zeng Yi was determined to divorce her.
I wanted to see how Bai Rui could please Zeng Yi this time without inheriting my property.
I sent Zeng Yi’s recording to Bai Rui. As for what she thought, I didn’t care.
After doing all this, I went to another place again.
Because Bai Rui owed the hospital money, she was kicked out before she fully recovered.
The Zeng family didn’t accept Bai Rui. Even if she knelt at the door, no one would open the door for her.
Bai Rui then came to my house. Of course, I had changed the lock and installed a surveillance camera at the door.
On the surveillance video, Bai Rui kept knocking on the door, and she seemed completely broken down.
“Brother, open the door. I was really wrong. I was blind and misjudged people. Brother, how can I live without you?”
As she spoke, Bai Rui started to cry. She had lost a lot of weight, and her face was deathly pale.
The baby in the swaddle didn’t seem to be very healthy either. After being exposed to the cold wind with her for a long time, it didn’t even cry.
I didn’t feel soft – hearted at all. Although the child was innocent, with the blood of a selfish person like Bai Rui and the genes of the Zeng family, how could it turn out well when it grew up?
Bai Rui sat in front of my door for a whole day and night. Suddenly, she got up, as if she had made up her mind, and her eyes became sinister.
Bai Rui sent the child to the orphanage, which took her quite a while.
Then she went to a hardware store and bought a kitchen knife, and with a deathly pale face, she went to find Zeng Yi.
Zeng Yi was having an intimate moment with his mistress in the hotel at this time.
Bai Rui pretended to be a hotel staff and knocked on the door. Zeng Yi opened the door.
Seeing that it was Bai Rui, Zeng Yi was stunned for a few seconds, then said impatiently,
“Are you a ghost? What are you doing here? Didn’t I say we’re getting divorced? You’re useless. You couldn’t even give birth to a son. What else do I have to do with you?”
Yaoyao walked over provocatively and took Zeng Yi’s arm.
“So it’s sister. You’re out so soon after giving birth? You’ll get health problems. After all, you don’t have a husband or family now, unlike me…”
Yaoyao touched her slightly bulging belly.
“This baby in my belly is surely a boy. Thank you for giving Zeng Ge to me.”
Bai Rui asked Zeng Yi with a gloomy face,
“When did you two get together? Was it during my pregnancy? Or before?”
Zeng Yi didn’t answer, but Yaoyao answered quickly,
“Zeng Ge and I have known each other for a long time. It was at the hotel where you had your wedding. We’ve slept together there several times. I bet when you were happy in your wedding dress, you never thought your husband was having an affair with me!”
Bai Rui gritted her teeth and suddenly struck, slitting Zeng Yi’s throat with a knife.
“Beast! I went against my brother for you! You don’t deserve to live!”
Caught off – guard, with his throat slit, Zeng Yi’s eyes widened in horror. He covered his neck and fell to the ground, blood splattering everywhere.
Yaoyao was so scared that she let out a scream. Bai Rui turned and stabbed her with the knife.
“Bitch, you knew he had a wife but still got involved. You want to have a child? Dream on!”
Both of them died quickly.
Bai Rui didn’t stop there. She went to Zeng’s mother’s place and killed her too.
“You bitch, you’ve been tormenting me, belittling me, and trampling on me all these years…”
“When your son made mistakes, you didn’t persuade him. Instead, you helped him do evil. You deserve to die too!”
15
When I received the call from the police station, I wasn’t surprised.
Bai Rui’s personality was too extreme. It was normal for her to follow the same path as in the previous life.
It’s just that this time, the one who suffered the consequences wasn’t me.
When she saw me, Bai Rui was much more haggard, and she had lost so much weight that she was almost unrecognizable.
She looked at me weakly and gave a bitter smile.
“Brother, I’m sorry. I ruined everything for you.
I’m going to die, but I have a favor to ask. The child is innocent… Can you… I know it’s difficult for you. I’ll give you all the money from the Zeng family. I just beg you to teach my daughter well and don’t let her follow in my footsteps…”
It was a bit of humanity in her to think about the child for once.
I stared at her for a long time and then nodded.
Bai Rui smiled with relief.
“If there’s an afterlife, I’ll surely repay you by being your servant.”
I left without looking back.
“No need. If there’s an afterlife, let’s just be strangers.”
– The End –
