Chapter 17: Those Who Deceive Me Shall Surely Be Repaid!

“Wretched woman! You heartless beast, damn you!” Zhang Shi cried out, trying to crawl away. “Murder! Help! This whole family has lost their conscience, they want to kill me!”

Bai Ruyu stood coldly in place, her eyes icy as she stared at her. “What? You’re allowed to take others’ lives, but no one’s allowed to take yours?”

Her guiding principles throughout her life had always been twofold:

Those who harm me, I will repay in kind.

Those who treat me well, I will repay as well.

Without principles, without means, without ruthlessness, how could she have ever built a career for herself alone in the vast lands of China in her former life?

“Do it!” Bai Ruyu commanded coldly to the three men in black inside the house.

“Erlang! Erlang, I was wrong!”

At that moment, Zhang Shi completely panicked, crawling to Bai Xiuming’s legs. “Please, persuade Sister Yu, don’t kill me, okay? I promise I’ll never dare again! I beg you—ah! Let go of me, let go… Erlang…”

The short man and the tall man dragged Zhang Shi out from either side, her terrified screams tearing through the courtyard.

Silence fell once more inside the house.

Bai Xiuming’s clenched fists whitened slightly; his face looked worn and defeated.

“Father, do you think I’ve gone too far?” Bai Ruyu sat back down in her chair and spoke slowly.

“No, it’s your old man’s fault for being useless and letting you become the villain. She killed your grandfather and grandmother—she deserves her fate!”

There was pain in Bai Xiuming’s eyes. He had originally planned to expose that whole family’s true colors slowly.

But now it seemed his daughter’s resolve was far more decisive.

He recalled what his wife had said during the day: their daughter had spent some time in the underworld and learned many skills from various ‘people’ there.

“It’s just that my Sister Yu has suffered,” Bai Xiuming’s voice choked with emotion.

Bai Ruyu looked up at him, a gentle smile on her lips. “Father, I don’t suffer. As long as you’re here, as long as we are together, I feel no hardship.”

Those words must have been what the original Bai Ruyu wanted to say.

Bai Xiuming nodded heavily, his mind swirling with emotions. Turning, he left the room, determined to witness the villain’s fate with his own eyes.

But fate had decreed he would not see it.

The men in black moved swiftly; before Bai Xiuming had fully stepped outside, Zhang Shi’s throat was slit, and her body dragged away.

They were experienced; they knew exactly what to do and say next.

They were clear in their minds.

...

The summer night was fleeting. Bai Ruyu squinted as she saw the leader of the men in black come and go, retrieving the antidote.

After they left, she turned and collapsed onto the bed to sleep.

Her head had been bashed open earlier; without the medicine from the system, she probably wouldn’t have survived such torment.

Truly, she might as well be dead from exhaustion!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

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