In the dark and damp basement, Mu Qing was on the verge of collapsing and shivering in the corner.
She had been locked up here for three months.
There was no one, no light. Except for the leftovers and water thrown in regularly, there was only endless darkness and coldness.
"Let me out!"
"Let me out!"
She held her head with a shrill voice full of fear and tears streaming down her face.
It was retribution.
It was really the retribution of God for her.
"Grandma, dad, brothers, I was wrong. I really knew I was wrong..."
Mu Qing kowtowed to the ground, crying bitterly. She should not have listened to the provocation of Li Sisi and Feng Kun. She treated her family as enemies and her family.
She was so angry that her grandmother, who loved her so much, ruined the good future and life of her five brothers. She made her father disappointed and cut off all ties with her in front of her mother's grave and refused to see her again.
It was her.
It was all her fault.
If she had not fallen in love with Feng Kun and regarded Li Sisi as her best friend, all this would not have happened! It was she who had harmed her family!
"I was wrong. I was wrong. Boohoo."
At this moment, the basement door was opened. Mu Qing's eyes widened when she saw the man coming in.
It was him!
Mu Qing's forehead was blocked by the cold muzzle, and her eyes were full of despair.
"Mu Ze."
Her voice trembled.
This was the child her father picked up. She had hated him since she was a child. She had always beaten him and scolded him. She had never allowed him to eat at the table, nor allowed him to sleep in his room. She had even torn off his report in the army and accused him of being criticized by the soldiers from the entire province... It was only later that she found out that he was the lost Crown Prince of the Huo family in the capital.
Five years ago, he was taken away and never saw her again.
As expected, this man hated her.
"Your father just passed away at the late stage of stomach cancer."
The man's eyes were extremely cold, and his voice was emotionless. His handsome face was as cold as ice, and his whole body exuded a noble and fierce momentum.
Mu Qing shuddered.
"It's not enough for you to die ten times. But before your father died, he entrusted you to me, so..." You were free...
"Bang!" The sound of the gun interrupted the man's words.
His hand was held tightly by Mu Qing, and the blood on his forehead fell on his hand and clothes.
The man frowned slightly and then loosened his hand, looking extremely indifferent.
When Mu Qing fell down, numerous fragments flashed through her mind.
If there was a next life, she would never live like this again.
Mu Ze, I'm sorry.
Grandma, Dad, brothers, Little Six is here to keep you company...
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"How can you be so shameless at such a young age? How dare you steal things from me?"
"The Mu family likes to spoil children, doesn't it? What's wrong? You can't afford to raise children. Don't you think you're too shy to do something like stealing chickens and touching dogs? If you don't say that you lack a mother to discipline children, you'll be ill-bred!"
At a fork in the northwest of Red Star Village, a fat and fierce woman was yelling with her hands on her waist.
There was a petite girl curled up at her feet. Under the scorching sun, the girl was covered in cold sweat, her eyes were painful, and her face was pale.
The dirty dress was cut a few times, and blood could be seen oozing out from the serious part. The left arm pressed under her body was bent into a strange arc.
Around them, there were a few small, intact sweet melon seeds, which were still giving off a sweet fragrance.
Mu Qing felt like her head was about to explode, and her mind was in a daze.
Many villagers were watching from the side, but none of them spoke up for her. Instead, they were pointing at the girl's mistakes.
"If the old Mu family doesn't come, I'll throw this little b*tch into the police station!"
"Wang Qiuhua, how dare you!"
The Old Madame Mu, who had rushed over in a hurry, shouted angrily and pushed the crowd away. When she saw the girl lying on the ground, she panicked instantly.
"F*ck, you're such a good kid. Who made you like this?"
The Old Madame Mu squatted down with tears in her eyes. Her old hands kept trembling in the air. She wanted to help her up, but she didn't know how to do it.
It was Grandma's voice...
Tears suddenly flowed from the corners of Mu Qing's eyes, which made Old Madame Mu's heart ache even more.
The fat woman sneered. "God has eyes. Can she fall from the fence without stealing things? Why don't you throw her to death! Since you're here, tell me about the compensation. 5,000 yuan, no less!"
The old lady became anxious when she heard that. "You've turned my precious granddaughter into such a mess. I haven't even gotten even with you yet. You deserve to die from a plague. How can you still ask me for money?"
"What's wrong? Is it reasonable to steal things?" The fat woman was unhappy and shouted, "Not only did you eat and steal, but you also killed most of me. If you don't pay for it today, we'll call the police and let the villagers know that your family has a dirty man. Let's see how she will get married in the future!"
Wang Qiuhua's words made Old Madame Mu almost die of anger. Her face was red and her lips were trembling.
The villagers around began to talk about it one by one.
"Isn't this unreasonable? The Qiuhua Family lives in this garden. Now the garden has been destroyed before it can be cooked. It's not too much to pay for it."
"That's right. The Old Madame Mu dotes on her granddaughter and is biased. She can't distinguish right from wrong. If we don't discipline her now, she might do something in the future."
"I know this little bitch is not a good person. She seduces my son every day at such a young age. Fortunately, my son doesn't like her. Bah, disgusting!"
"..."
"All of you, shut up! Wang Qiuhua, I'll kill you!"
Old Madame Mu was so anxious that her eyes turned red. She rolled up her sleeves and was about to hit Wang Qiuhua.
Wang Qiuhua didn't give in. When they were about to fight, the girl on the ground suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed the old lady Mu's trouser legs, and said in a weak but firm voice, "Grandma, I didn't steal it."
She remembered, she remembered.
When she was 13 years old, she was pulled by Li Sisi and Feng Kun to steal sweet potatoes in the orchard. She didn't want to go there, so they asked her to show off outside. Wang Qiuhua happened to come over. She asked them to ignore her and wanted to climb over the fence to tell her. As a result, the skirt she wore that day was scratched by the fence. When Wang Qiuhua was about to arrive, she fell down in a hurry.
Li Sisi and Feng Kun heard the noise and ran away in a hurry. When she was scolded by Wang Qiuhua and surrounded by the villagers, the two of them appeared as if nothing had happened. They begged her secretly and slandered her at the same time. She took Li Sisi as her best friend and also liked Feng Kun, so she took over the matter.
Wang Qiu didn't want to give up. No matter what he said, he had to pay 5,000 yuan, and he couldn't lose a penny. His grandmother refused to pay for it, fought with Wang Qiu, and even asked Wang Qiu to pay for the medical expenses.
For this matter, the whole Red Star villager despised her and hated her even more. Her brothers were also implicated. Later, her father knew about it and lost a lot of money to Wang Qiuhua. Then, a lot of things happened. When her grandmother died, no one in the village came. Her father was very disappointed with her.
And it was more than one thing for her to take the blame for the two of them!
Since God had given her a chance to live again, she would never be so stupid. She would protect her family well and let the bad guys suffer the punishment they deserved.