Chapter 9 (1/2)

Chapter 9

“Little wrench, if you have a death wish, don’t bring me along to your grave! You, are you trying to burn me to death?” Seeing the fire that was spreading all around her, Li s.h.i.+ was finally completely afraid . She screamed and tried to crawl away, her face was completely filled with terror .

With the help of the light from the fire, she walked towards Li s.h.i.+ . She forcefully pushed the drawer and caused it to fall directly on Li s.h.i.+’s broken leg . “Ah……Ah……”

Her shrill scream caused the ears to hurt and the sound travelled far and wide in the quiet night .

“Yao……Yao Er……” Su Qing was trembling greatly, her eyes were filled with turmoil as she looked at Mu Yunyao .

Mu Yunyao looked up, her venomous expression completely disappearing, tears immediately flowed from her eyes, “Mother, I had no choice, this was just to protect myself . Please, believe me, I would never hurt you . ”

She was afraid of Su Qing thinking that she was too brutal and that she was a cold-blooded creature . However, she had no choice, she could not possibly let Su Qing die four days later . Thus, she had to change . Even if this change would cause her hands to become bloodied, she would never resign to an ill fate . So, she had to make use of Li s.h.i.+ to get rid of Zhang Caizhu . That way, she and her Mother would be safe .

“Yao Er, don’t be scared, please don’t be afraid . Mother was the one who set the fire, Mother was the one who hurt her . Go, you must leave immediately!” Su Qing grabbed Mu Yunyao into an embrace . She was afraid, so afraid to the point of her legs nearly giving way . Even speaking proved to be difficult . But letting her view Mu Yunyao in a bad light was something that was not possible for her, “Yao Er, take this chance to escape, the further the better, never come back again!”

Su Qing looked at Li s.h.i.+ with immeasurable hatred . Her own emotions had always been very mild, but towards this abusive Mother-in-law who even wanted to sell her and her daughter off, for the first time, she hated someone to the point where her heart bled .

For many years, Mu Cheng and Mu Yunyao were the centre of her world . Now, with Mu Cheng dead, her heart had broken . Still, she had to remain strong to protect Mu Yunyao as a mother! Even if she had to sacrifice her own life, she would definitely push Mu Yunyao out of this h.e.l.l!

“No, Mother, please relax . We will not die . This time, we will live comfortably . The only people dying are the ones who have wronged us so!” Mu Yunyao’s cold gaze rested on Li s.h.i.+ .

The air during winter was very dry . Adding on to the fact that the house was made up of very old wood, even a small spark would successfully lead to a monstrous fire . Not long later, even the drawer on the floor was on fire .

Li s.h.i.+ screamed until her throat was sore . At first she had been spitting insults left and right, but now, she pleaded, “Yao Er, I am your Grandma, you must save me, save me!”

“Grandma, yesterday, Mother knelt down and begged you not to sell us off, but you did not agree . Do you think I would save you?”