Chapter 2 Punished

It was morning in the slum area, and Gong Hao could hear sounds of footsteps approaching. She woke up with a start. “It's me!” Liang Hanyu hurried over. “It took me much effort to find you. Glad you're still alive.” Gong Hao's dark eyes softened. “Were you hurt badly? Is it serious?” Liang Hanyu asked as he lifted Gong Hao's disheveled shirt. There were a few deep cuts on the vital areas of his body. Luckily, Gong Hao had carried with him some medications. Otherwise, he would have died. Liang Hanyu's expression darkened as he spoke in a low voice, “They really spared no mercy on you.” “Glad you know.” Gong Hao pushed his hands away and started buttoning up his shirt. Liang Hanyu inadvertently spotted a queer mark on his body. He grabbed his hands and asked, “What's this?” He saw that it was love bite alright, and exclaimed, “What beasts those people from your Gong family are. Apart from giving you these stabs, they actually got a woman to humiliate you while you were immobilized, knowing fully well that you hate women. They're really doing what they can to disgust you! Where did that woman touch you?” Gong Hao's expression was unfathomable. Disgust me? If they really wanted to disgust me, they wouldn't have sent that kind of woman. It was her first time, and... As Gong Hao recalled her shudder and appeal, his eyes darkened. Liang Hanyu was horrified seeing that he remained silent. “Did she have her way with you? You... had sex with her?” He felt as if the sky was falling. He thought back to that one time where an ignorant woman brazenly touched one of Gong Hao's fingers, and he broke out in rashes all over. It took quite a long while for the rashes to heal. “Are you really alright? Did you break out in rashes? Oh dear, I forgot to bring the medicine along with me. Anyway, I'll note this one down for you. We've got to have our revenge one day!” “Shut up!” Gong Hao glared at Liang Hanyu. “Just send me to the hospital!” It suddenly occurred to Liang Hanyu that Gong Hao's injuries were more important than rashes. “Right away!” ... Qiao Yuqi dragged her aching body home. They made love a few times last night, until it was almost dawn. Just then, she bumped into Wang Shulan when she pushed the door open. “Know how to make your way home? As Mo family's daughter-in-law, you actually had the guts to stay out all night? Where were you last night?” Qiao Yuqi was exhausted and thus, had ignored her. Annoyed by her insolence, Wang Shulan grabbed the corner of her shirt and shook her roughly. “You're showing me attitude? Did you forget how your family begged Jingwen marry you back then?” Qiao Yuqi let out a cold snort and pushed Wang Shulan away, “Take it up with them then!” Right then, Wang Shulan accidentally tore open Qiao Yuqi's collar and revealed the love bites on her body. “You!” Wang Shulan was wide-eyed. “Good going, Qiao Yuqi. You cheated on my son! Someone tie her up! Punishment awaits her!” In the ancestral hall, Wang Shulan, with the family's code of conduct in her hand, pointed at Qiao Yuqi with a contorted expression. “Are you going to spill it or not?” “I don't know!” Seeing how angry Wang Shulan was, Qiao Yuqi felt the exhilaration of having had her revenge. “You're not telling? Then don't blame me for not sparing the rod!” The cane rained down on Qiao Yuqi. She bent over in pain as her hair was drenched in cold sweat. Despite that, she smiled, “Your son can sleep around outside, and I can't find myself a lover? Since he can't keep his pants on outside, I'll make him a cuckold! An eye for an eye! That's fair!” Wang Shulan arched back in anger. She went on a rampage as the cane continued to rain down incessantly on Qiao Yuqi. “Do you think your family is still rich? They have long gone into decline. If Jingwen hadn't taken pity on you, I'm afraid you'd be leading a life worse than a beggar. And now you're asking for fairness? I'll beat you to death today!” Another stroke of cane came down on her and Qiao Yuqi keeled over in pain.