The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 1428 - 1441: Seeking Immortality (5)
Su Li lightly examined the person opposite, while Ye Zhiru on the opposite side was also observing this stepdaughter whose personality had changed.
What Zhi’er said was correct, the Second Young Lady had already become unruly to an uncontrollable degree. Even Zhi’er, who represented her reputation, didn’t manage to bring her over, making the master wait for a long time.
Does she still think the elderly lady can save her again this time?
A young girl with such heavy hostility, even willing to hurt her own kin, surely deserves to be taught a lesson.
The master was right, even if she feels guilty about past events, there should be limits. Indulgence has led to worsening circumstances, causing her own child to suffer misfortune.
Yansheng and He Yuan are still bedridden, yet the Second Young Lady shows not a hint of concern for them, which is truly chilling.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhiru tightly held her husband’s hand, slowly relaxing her grip.
Even if anger clouds Su XiuYu’s mind, part of his focus still remains on his beloved wife, quickly noticing the change in her attitude.
He immediately turned his head to reassuringly pat his wife’s hand, his stern gaze instantly transforming into tenderness and affection.
After seeing this, these two indeed have true love.
In the atmosphere between them at the moment, one could feel their deep bond just by looking, their gaze alone conveying everything without words, giving no chance for others to interrupt.
"Harming your siblings, how could I, Su XiuYu, have given birth to such a vicious daughter." Su XiuYu loudly rebuked, "You disgraceful child, kneel before me."
Ye Zhiru’s cold gaze lingered on the stepdaughter before indifferently turning away, clearly indicating she had no intention of intervening further.
The maids and servants following behind her each displayed furious and hateful expressions, with a hint of satisfaction upon closer inspection.
Their Madam long should have acted this way; her guilt let the Second Young Lady run amok for too long.
Even if the master and Madam had separated because of her, the Second Young Lady’s mother was indeed pitiful. But the master clearly stated his lack of love for Mrs. Tang; all decisions were his own, including marrying Madam after the separation. It had nothing to do with Madam.
Yet Madam, being kind-hearted, always shouldered the blame herself, often saying the Second Young Lady was also pitiful, leading even the Lady and Young Master to suffer.
Looking at everyone in the Su Residence, the original owner truly wasn’t welcomed.
It’s not difficult to understand how these servants regarded her disdainfully, for the original owner was indeed vicious and spoiled.
Despite her weak body, taking three breaths with each step, appearing as a sickly beauty not long for this world, her actions spoke otherwise.
Just the day before, she shoved her stepsister into the pond and kicked her half-brother in afterward.
Exploiting her frail health to stir trouble everywhere, she always found excuses to torment others.
The elderly lady kept shielding her, with previous minor incidents turning deadly this time.
The original owner truly can’t reform; she genuinely aimed to kill her stepsister and brother and acted on it. She just didn’t have the capability.
Despite needing to catch her breath with every step, she managed to plunge two living people into the water, exerting herself to the utmost, leaving Su Li still feeling the soreness in her arms from overexertion.
Yet she was vicious but lacked intelligence.
She chose the dumbest approach, failing to kill them, yet trapping herself. Even if she wanted to drag a couple down with her in death, she could have poisoned, hired a killer, or framed...
Oh, better not think about it. The more thought given, the more dangerous her thoughts become.
Su Li quickly cleared these dangerous notions from her mind, silently reciting: She is not a bad person, not a bad person.
No matter how much Su Li looked down upon the original owner’s childish revenge tactics, she now had to clean up the naive girl’s mess.
During Su Li’s daze, her calm, silent demeanor was interpreted by Su XiuYu as defiance.
This volcano, Su XiuYu, erupted completely, rolling up his sleeves and ordering, "Go, bring me the whip. I will teach this disgraceful daughter a lesson today."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhiru’s serene gaze shifted slightly; after a moment of hesitation, she said, "Master, you mustn’t. The Second Young Lady is too frail to endure your whipping."
Su XiuYu replied, "If she dies, it’ll be on me. Such a scourge shouldn’t exist in this world, almost causing harm to He Yuan and Yansheng, those good children..."
Mid-sentence, noticing Ye Zhiru’s silent demeanor, Su XiuYu felt slightly panicked, guiltily pulling Madam into his embrace, saying, "I’m sorry for you; if I had been more decisive then, you wouldn’t have endured these sufferings."
Ye Zhiru’s long eyelashes cast shadows over her eyes, concealing any trace of emotion within.
"These are the sins we both have to bear."
Su XiuYu said passionately, "No, you are not wrong."
"Is loving you a fault?"
Seeing a steady middle-aged man becoming so flustered, perhaps this is love. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Momentarily forgetting themselves, they ignored everyone else, completely forgetting about Su Li.
But flaunting true love ends quickly, as someone clueless and intrusive soon disrupts such moments.
Gone unseen, yet heard first.
Sobbing cries echoed from the distance, approaching and soon clearly reaching everyone’s ears.
Suddenly, a woman dressed in pink ran tearfully toward them.
The moment the sound was heard, Ye Zhiru, feeling uneasy, quickly withdrew her hand from Su XiuYu’s grasp and retreated a few steps to increase the gap between them.
Meanwhile, Su XiuYu’s eyes brewed a more terrifying storm, fiercely glaring at the surrounding servants, stating with disgust, "If I find out who notified her, I will absolutely strip away their skin for betraying us."
The surrounding servants were petrified, none daring to speak against the master’s wrath.
Only Ye Zhiru calmly said, "Sister Tang likely doesn’t want to see me, so I should leave first."
Su XiuYu firmly grasped Ye Zhiru’s hand, saying, "You stay, and let that woman see how malicious her daughter is."
"Her poor upbringing deserves an apology from her to you. Besides, you are the Madam of Su Family now; it should be her who avoids you."
Standing behind Ye Zhiru, Rong Zhi’er chimed in suitably, "Madam, Master is right; listen to the Master. Seeing Mrs. Tang might let her talk sense into the Second Young Lady, Mrs. Tang’s words are always heeded by the Second Young Lady."
Seeing both her husband and maid saying so, Ye Zhiru did not insist, merely stepping aside slightly.
While they talked, the woman dressed in pink continued like a gust until she reached them.
Upon seeing Su Li, her tears flowed more freely, filled with sorrow and woe, eyes a vast ocean, constantly shedding tears, exemplifying the phrase ’women are made of water.’
