I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 309 - 285: How About Making a Deal?
Just as they were about to subtly suggest that Chen Dong propose, trouble struck on Li Youcai’s side again. He was set up during gambling and lost a huge sum, most of which was in IOUs. Even if they sold all the Li Family’s property, they couldn’t repay it.
They wanted to chop off Li Youcai’s hand, and Wang Xiu was secretly pleased, thinking it would be best if they could be even more ruthless, making it the end of everything.
But to her disappointment, Li Hongmei actually went around borrowing money to prevent Li Youcai from losing his hand, even emptying Chen Dong’s assets. Later, she inexplicably got involved with a wild man.
Upon hearing the news, Wang Xiu took leave and went to the mountaintop to sit for three days and nights. She couldn’t understand why, where had she gone wrong in teaching Li Hongmei, who wasn’t the way she wanted. Then, she had an epiphany: since Li Hongmei wasn’t the way she wanted, it was time for reincarnation and reconstruction.
She secretly made many preparations and finally awaited the opportunity. When she saw that wild man snatched an earring and left the yard, Wang Xiu touched the tools she had with her. She just happened to see a hammer in the yard and temporarily changed her mind, then, taking advantage of Li Hongmei’s turning, she raised the hammer...
Before leaving, Wang Xiu tidied everything up, even wiping away traces of that man.
She too knew how to obscure the truth.
Inside and outside the house, everyone was incredibly heavy-hearted; they hadn’t expected Wang Xiu’s actions to be for this reason.
As for the matter of Li Youcai’s antihypertensive medicine being switched, Wang Xiu also confessed and meticulously explained how she repeatedly designed ways for Li Youcai to die. Unfortunately, that man seemed to have nine lives, but lucky enough, the ninth time, he was finally done for.
After hearing this, everyone felt even more horrified.
Wang Xiu surprisingly threw down another annoying line: "Regret? Yes. The only regret is not having enough time; my eldest son is still alive and well—what a pity!"
Duke of Thunder’s face darkened: "Wang Xiu, those who are guilty should be handed over to us, not dealt with privately by you; you shouldn’t do it."
The truth behind Li Hongmei’s death was finally revealed, and Lv Yan’s inquiry also ended.
Lv Yan disclosed many things, some of which were related to Li Hongmei. The two of them actually collaborated on quite a few affairs.
But the deceased is now gone, speaking serves no purpose.
As for Chen Dong’s death, with Li Youcai’s demise, his identification becomes ineffective, but the necessary record still needs to be made.
Li He Ping recounted exactly what he heard that night.
Chen Dong arranged to meet Li Youcai by the river, which itself was somewhat absurd, considering Chen Dong had always wanted to marry the Li Family’s daughter.
Instead of inviting his future father-in-law to a state-run restaurant, he arranged a meeting by the river—which certainly foreshadows something bad.
As soon as Chen Dong arrived, he questioned Li Youcai directly, "Is it true?" Li Youcai probably understood that Chen Dong had found out, and denial was useless, so he simply confessed and even said some filthy words.
Chen Dong, already on the verge of exploding, got provoked, suddenly like a firecracker with its fuse lit, he rushed straight at Li Youcai.
Li Youcai, valuing his life, quickly dodged and begged for mercy repeatedly, saying he was wrong, and soon he wouldn’t stand in their way, and he would marry her to Chen Dong. Whether these words comforted Chen Dong or not, Chen Dong finally stood firm.
However, Li Youcai did harbor ill intent, and while Chen Dong stood still, Li Youcai swiftly attacked, and suddenly pushed Chen Dong, catching him off guard, causing him to slip and fall into the river.
The instinct to survive drove Chen Dong to scramble towards the shore, but Li Youcai stood on the bank kicking him, not giving him any chance to climb out, and after several struggles, he sank into the water.
Li He Ping hid in the shadows, covering his mouth in shock, trembling uncontrollably; he never expected such brutality.
Before leaving, Li Youcai spat into the river: "Pah! Knowing the secrets of old Li’s family gives you no reason to live."
"That’s a closure that will last forever!"
Duke of Thunder: "According to the timeline, when Chen Dong arranged to meet Li Youcai, Li Hongmei was already dead. He didn’t know?"
Wen Yu: "He didn’t know. When we investigated Li Hongmei’s social relations, we couldn’t find him. Originally, we planned to stake out, but who would have thought..."
Duke of Thunder: "Such a pity! I saw that kid was truly infatuated with Li Hongmei and was still determined to marry her despite knowing those things."
Little Chao: "The most damnable one is Li Youcai; when he met Chen Dong, he clearly already knew about Li Hongmei’s death, yet he used marriage talk to numb him, and then when the man was unguarded, he pushed him into the river—truly deserving of ten thousand deaths."
Rarely did An Jian engage in such emotional discussions: "Indeed!"
The next day, Li Laoer, who was reprimanded by his family as a lunatic, brought a diary of Li Hongmei to the Southern Institute.
