Yang Ruyu let out a soft moan before slowly awakening, but after a quick glance around and another at Yang Ruxin, she suddenly widened her eyes, "You... where is this place?"
"A nice place indeed," laughed Yang Ruxin, "What do you think? Isn’t the environment great?"
"You..."
"My beautiful little cousin, my mother is such a pushover, treating you even better than her own daughter, and you still had the heart to act against her. I’m really quite impressed." Yang Ruxin patted Yang Ruyu’s cheek, "So young yet so ruthless, you’ll definitely be someone to reckon with in the future."
"I didn’t..." Yang Ruyu hurriedly shook her head, "Big cousin, I had no other choice, I was helpless..."
"Come on, tell me, how were you ’helpless’?" Yang Ruxin nodded, "I have always been known to be quite understanding."
"I..." Yang Ruyu swallowed, "I had no other choice..." she started to cry, "Someone made me do it, and if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have survived..."
"Tell me, who is it?" Yang Ruxin looked at Yang Ruyu, "Who holds such a grudge against my mother?"
"I don’t... don’t know..." Yang Ruyu shook her head.
Yang Ruxin slightly raised an eyebrow, "You only get one chance..."
"I really..." Yang Ruyu shook her head, "I really don’t know, please spare me, big cousin... ah, help—" She was just about to scream when a flash of silver light appeared and then she couldn’t make any sound.
"It’s a technique I just learned, the dumb acupoint." Yang Ruxin spread her hands, "Quite useful. I told you, you only had one chance, and if you don’t cherish it, then forget it. Now I don’t want to hear it, because I already know who it is..."
Yang Ruyu’s eyes widened in surprise.
"Yang Baiyue is still alive," Yang Ruxin smiled, "and he even became the Dong Family’s son-in-law. He had you do this to get rid of us burdens, didn’t he?"
Yang Ruyu stared at Yang Ruxin as if she were seeing a ghost.
"Don’t look at me like that, or I might start thinking you’ve fallen for me." Yang Ruxin patted Yang Ruyu’s cheek. It was originally just a suspicion, but Yang Ruyu’s expression confirmed she was right. The mastermind really was Yang Baiyue. Very good, today I’m dealing with Yang Ruyu, and next, it will be you, Yang Baiyue. Wash your neck and wait for me.
Meanwhile, Mo Wenjie, who was busy preparing for the New Year at the Dong Family’s separate residence, shivered inexplicably and felt a strange tremble in his heart. He quickly wrapped his cotton coat tighter around him and returned to his room to sit by the brazier. But he felt no warmth, instead shaking from the cold. Only after draping a cloak over himself did he feel a bit better.
Yang Ruyu, however, became even more terrified.
"The men in the mountains are short of wives," Yang Ruxin’s smile grew even gentler, "And you do like to seduce men, so this place is perfect for you. As long as you’re willing, all the men in the village can take turns dropping their pants and let you have your way with them... tsk tsk, a bride every day, honeymooning every night, just the thought must excite you, right?"
Yang Ruyu shook her head vigorously.
"I just wonder whether the men here will be gentle and treasure a beauty like you," Yang Ruxin mused, touching her chin in a curious manner, "And ah, what if you have a child eventually, who will the child call daddy? Gosh, that’s a real head-scratcher..."
Yang Ruyu was truly frightened, with tears dropping down ceaselessly, but it was a pity she could not speak having been silenced.